IEEE WIE Affinity Groups can use these best practices to help plan their activities for the year.

•  Plan for the year: Hold your first meeting of the year and begin planning your yearly activities.

• Welcome and Membership Drive: Organize a IEEE WIE welcome reception for new students and your campus community.

• International Women’s Day: Celebrate March 8 (International Women’s Day) – host an event on campus and invite inspiring women to speak.

• Women in Workshop: Connect with your local student society chapters and organize a technical activity such as “Women in …” Workshop.

• Technical Visit: Promote a technical visit to a local industry site.

• Plan an event to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day in June.

• Female Entrepreneurship: Connect with your local student society chapters and Young Professional Affinity Group and organize a talk about Female Entrepreneurship.

• Learn about the history of women in STEM: Encourage volunteers to read a book that addresses the theme “Women in STEM”, share the histories and promote a discussion about each history. Watch a movie on women in STEM.

• Encourage young girls: Promote an IEEE WIE STAR based initiative with a local junior high and/or high schools.

• Leadership Development: Connect with your local student society chapters and Young Professional Affinity Group organize a talk about Leadership Development for Women.

• End-of-year meeting: Organize a group meeting to review activities conducted during the year and recognize volunteers.