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Get Involved in the Society's Life

We are a volunteer-run organization. Every activity and event is organized by members who - without any financial reward - dedicate their efforts, abilities, and time to the good of the other members, the Society, and the scientific, professional, educational, governmental, and economic communities at large. Why are they doing all of this? Because there is nothing more rewarding than serving the colleagues and the communities as best as possible and getting back a warm, friendly, and respectful "Thank you!" from them. If we want, this could always be a way to get to know people better and make new friends and, in turn, to make the whole world more peaceful and prosperous.

Active people like to be where the action is: they like to be in the center of the action, being part of the action, and creating the action itself. In the field of Computational Intelligence theory and applications this means to be in CIS and to be active in CIS!

There are many ways to get involved with CIS and to make a mark on your career and the whole field of interest of CIS.

As a Member

Get involved as a CIS member and enjoy the CoNNectionS newsletters, IEEE Spectrum, the IEEE Institute, our IEEE Transactions at discounted prices, good prices for other publications, discounted registration fees to all CIS-sponsored conferences and workshops, discount for CIS educational programs, discounted registration fees to all IEEE-sponsored conferences and workshops, access to IEEE technical and educational activities, and personal, financial, and insurance programs, and more!

Enhance your professional development and personal networking through local and student chapter meetings and activities. Influence the computational intelligence field by participating in technical committees and Standards.

Join both the Computational Intelligence Society and the IEEE! Join Us!

As a Volunteer

Volunteer leadership is vital to the success of our Society. Our volunteers not only provide the technical information that we publish, but they help in the organization, planning and production of all our periodicals and publications, conferences, technical groups, standards development and local chapters.

You can volunteer, for example, in one or more of the following way, according to your expertise and skills:

• to review papers for our journals and serve on editorial boards,
• to work in technical committees and propose emerging technical topics,
• to organize and help in organizing and running workshops and conferences,
• to review papers for a conference and serve on the corresponding technical program committees,
• to give seminars, tutorials, and courses,
• to organize and help in organizing and running technical meetings and events in local chapters,
• to participates in standardization activities,
• to provide technical guidance and assistance to colleagues and students,
• to be in the governing committees and boards of the Society and the IEEE.

While volunteering for simpler tasks, you can easily learn from more experienced colleagues how to deal with more complex and challenging, but more exciting and rewarding tasks. All senior volunteers will be very happy and honored to show you the ropes to develop your skills for becoming more outstanding and serve even better the Society and the communities. Effective volunteers will be quickly recognized and will be asked to assume more responsible positions in the Society, up to be elected President!

Visit this web site to understand the structure, the governing rules, and the activities of our Society. And look for opportunities to volunteer, get involved, and shape your career and your profession. If you feel that you can contribute to anything, do not be shy! Contact the main organizers of that activity or event: they will be glad to have an additional hand for mutual benefit!

Members and volunteers like you are what makes our Society great!