See following article for summary of changes.
Section 1. This organization shall be known as the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
Section 2. The Society’s purpose shall be scientific and educational in character. The Society shall strive for the advancement of the theory and practice of electrical and electronic engineering and of the allied arts and sciences and for the maintenance of high scientific and technical standards among its members, all in consonance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the IEEE and with special attention to such aims within the field of interest of the Society, as hereinafter defined.
Section 3. The Society shall aid in promoting close cooperation and exchange of technical information among its members and affiliates, and to this end shall hold meetings for the presentation and discussion of original contributions, shall publish transactions reporting advances within the scope of the Society and through its committees shall study and otherwise provide for the needs of its members and affiliates.
Section 1. The fields of interest of the Society are the nuclear and plasma sciences. The Society shall devote itself to publication or other dissemination of original contributions to the theory, experiments, educational methods and applications of these fields, and to the development of standards. Areas of technical activity shall include but not be limited to the following:
Section 2. Nuclear science and engineering, including instrumentation for research; detection and measurement of radiation; nuclear biomedical applications; radiation monitoring and safety equipment; particle accelerators; nuclear instrumentation development for reactor systems; effects of radiation on materials, components, and systems; and applications of radiation and nuclear energy to other than utility power generation.
Section 3. Plasma science and engineering, including: magnetofluid dynamics and thermionics; plasma dynamics; gaseous electronics and arc technology; controlled thermonuclear fusion; electron, ion, and plasma sources; space plasmas; high-current relativistic electron beams; laser-plasma interactions; diagnostics; plasma chemistry and colloidal and solid state plasmas.
Section 1. Membership in the Society shall be available to all members
of the IEEE in any grade, including students, having an interest in the
nuclear or plasma sciences.
Section 2. Affiliates may participate in the activities of the Society as provided by the IEEE Bylaws and subject to the applicable IEEE rules and regulations and to any additional limitations imposed by the Society Bylaws.
Section 1. The Society shall collect from each member and affiliate an
assessment or fee in accordance with IEEE Bylaws and applicable rules and regulations. The
amount of the fees shall be established by the Ad Com AdCom.
Section 2. The Society may make registration charges at its meetings, symposia, conferences, and conventions. The registration fee for non-members of the IEEE shall normally be higher than for members.
Section 3. The Society may raise revenues by other means such as, but
not limited to, advertising, shows, requests for contributions, and charges for sending
out notices to non-Society members, provided such means are consistent with applicable
IEEE rules and regulations. Any new revenue means not explicitly covered by IEEE
rules and regulations must be approved by the General Manager of the IEEE before being
adopted by the Society.
Section 1. The Society shall be managed by an Administrative Committee
(Ad Com AdCom) consisting of 16 directly elected members
plus certain ex officio members as specified herein and in the Bylaws.
Section 2. The terms of office of the directly elected members shall be four years. Elections of members shall be held annually to fill vacancies for the coming year. The terms of office of the ex officio members shall be specified in the Bylaws. The terms of office of the Chairs of elective technical committees shall be defined in the Constitution and Bylaws of the elective technical committee.
Section 3.
(a) The affairs of the Society shall be managed by the President, as directed by the Ad
Com AdCom and in accordance with the powers and duties as defined
hereunder and in the Bylaws. In the event of the President’s absence or incapacity, the
presidential duties shall be performed by the Vice-President Vice-President
shall perform the presidential duties, or if the Vice-President is unable, then the most
recent Past President will do so.
(b) The President shall appoint a Secretary and Treasurer for the Society. The
Secretary and Treasurer need not be chosen from among the elected members.
Section 4.
(a) The President and Vice-President shall be elected for coincident two-year terms
by the voting members of the Ad Com AdCom from among the eligible elected
members of the Ad Com AdCom. Terms of office shall be two
years for the President and one year for the Vice-President. These elections of President
and Vice-President shall be held as defined in the Bylaws.at the final
Ad Com meeting of the year.
(b) Only those elected members having one year or more of their term remaining
shall be All directly elected AdCom members are eligible for election as
President or Vice-President. In addition, the Vice-President is eligible for election
as President. In the event that a President is elected in the last year of his
or her term as an elected member, said term shall automatically extend until the term of
office of President is completed. During this extension the President shall be considered
an ex officio member with vote. No individual may be elected to two successive
terms as President.
(c) In the event that the Vice-President is required to complete the term of the President, the Vice-President will be eligible to run for President in the next full-term election.
(cd) In the event that neither the President nor Vice-President is able to take office
as prescribed in the Bylaws, or if both are incapacitated or if both offices become vacant
for a period greater than 60 days, the Ad Com AdCom (under
the direction of the most recent Past-President) shall promptly elect an Acting
President from among the eligible elected members to assume the duties of President until
either the President or Vice-President takes or resumes office, or until the next election,
or until the final Ad Com meeting of the year.
(de) In the last year of the then current Presidents term, the person serving
as The NPSS vVice-pPresident
will, except under circumstances deemed unusual by a majority of the voting members of Ad
Com AdCom become the sole nominee for the succeeding NPSS Presidential
election. In a circumstance deemed unusual by the Ad Com, the Ad Com itself will
determine the slate of candidates or candidate for this position.
Section 5. The Ad Com AdCom may shall utilize
the services of IEEE Headquarters as bursar for all or part of Society
funds as provided by the IEEE Bylaws and rules and regulations. If any part of the Society
funds are received and deposited separately, the terms and conditions shall be in
accordance with IEEE policies and subject to the provisions of Society Bylaws and to any
special limitations that may be imposed by the Ad Com AdCom.
Section 6. The President shall be an ex officio member of all
committees of the Society. As a member of the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB),
the President shall, when notified of a meeting of said Board, endeavor to insure
ensure appropriate representation of the Society at IEEE and TAB such
meetings by personal attendance, or by ensuring that one of the
an alternates defined in Section 3(a) attends. Failing this, the President
should designate a representative. If an alternate is not designated, the
President shall present the views of the Society by a letter of proxy.
Section 7. The work of the Society shall be conducted through the Ad
Com AdCom and through both standing and ad hoc committees as provided
herein and in the Bylaws.
Section 8. The President, as soon as expedient after election, shall
appoint the chairmen Chairs of the standing Functional Committees
provided in the Bylaws. Other special or ad hoc committees may be authorized by the Ad
Com AdCom and appointed by the President.
Section 9.
(a) Standing Technical Committees may be administered by either elected or appointed committee officers as specified herein and in the Bylaws.
(b) Each Appointive Standing Technical Committee shall be directed by a ChairmanChair
who shall be appointed or reappointed annually by the President of the
Society as specified in the Bylaws.
(c) Each Electoral Elective Standing Technical Committee shall
consist of at least 15 members and shall be governed according to a written Constitution
and Bylaws approved by the committee and by the Ad Com AdCom which
shall include the following: (1) provision for periodic election of officers; (2)
provision for amendment of the rules of operation subject to the approval of the Ad
Com AdCom; and (3) a statement of criteria for membership. Each Electoral
Elective Standing Technical Committee shall maintain a roster of its membership.
Section 10
(a) All Presidential appointees serve at the pleasure of the President, and as such can be removed from office by the President.
(b) Any AdCom member may be removed from office if they fail to perform their duties in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the IEEE and NPSS. This prerogative of AdCom should be exercised only in extreme cases and always with great caution and after due circumspection. A petition signed by a minimum of five voting AdCom members is necessary to instigate the removal process and the petition must include the name of the member to be removed, the position in question, and a description of the grounds for removal. Upon receipt of the petition, the Secretary will notify all AdCom members that such a petition has been received, notify the member in question, and give that member 30 days to provide a written response. After this period, the Secretary will send a ballot that includes the statement of the grounds for removal and its rebuttal to each voting AdCom member. The ballots will be returned to the Secretary who will tally the votes 30 days after the ballots were sent. Should a minimum of two thirds of the voting AdCom members vote in favor of removal, then the member is question will be removed from office immediately. In the event that the Secretary is the member in question, the President will designate an alternate AdCom member to perform the duties assigned to the Secretary in this Section.
Section 1. Nominating procedures shall be as prescribed in the Bylaws and shall include provision for nomination by petition of Society members. Nominations by petition shall be included on the ballot and shall be so identified.
Section 2. Election of the members of the Ad Com AdCom
shall be as prescribed in the Bylaws.
Section 3. If a member of the Ad Com AdCom does
not complete a term, the vacancy shall be filled at the next Ad Com AdCom
election if more than one year remains in the term. Otherwise, the President will appoint
a replacement for the remainder of the term. When an AdCom member is elected or appointed
for a partial term, that person is eligible to run for the next full-term election to the
same position.
Section 1. The Society may hold meetings, conferences, symposia or conventions either alone or in cooperation with other organizations subject to applicable IEEE rules and regulations. The Society shall sponsor at least one technical conference of national or international scope each year.
Section 2. Meetings, conferences, symposia or conventions of the Society shall be open on an equal basis to all members of the IEEE. The Society may not sponsor or co-sponsor a meeting that is in any way subject to limitations on attendance by members for reasons other than availability of space.
Section 3. Eight Twelve (12) voting members of
the Ad Com AdCom shall constitute a quorum. No member shall be
able to cast more than one vote for any reason.
Section 4. A majority of the voting members present at an Ad
Com AdCom meeting must vote affirmatively for a motion to pass except as
otherwise provided in this Constitution.
Section 5. Business of the Ad Com AdCom may be
handled by any written means, which includes (but is not limited to) correspondence, telephone,
fax, or e-mail or telegraph if, in the opinion of the President, matters
requiring prompt action can be adequately handled in that manner. A majority of the voting
members of Ad Com AdCom is required to take action in such a case.
Such actions are to be promptly confirmed in writing by the President to Ad Com
AdCom.
Section 6. The Ad Com AdCom shall meet as
required to conduct business and in accordance with the Bylaws.
Section 1. Amendments to the Constitution may be initiated by
petition submittedfollowing approval by a two-thirds vote of the Ad Com
AdCom, such petition being submitted to the Technical Activities Board and
to the Executive Committee of the IEEE for approval. After such approval, the
proposed amendment shall be publicized in the Society Newsletter, with notice that it goes
into effectwill be submitted to the Technical Activities Board and to the
Executive Committee of the IEEE for final approval unless 25 Society members object within
60 days of the date of mailing of the notice. If such objections are received, a copy of
the proposed amendment shall be mailed with a ballot to all members of the Society at
least 30 45 days before the date set for the return of the ballots; the ballots shall
carry a statement of the postmark deadline for their return to the IEEE office. When a
mail vote of the entire Society membership is made necessary, approval of the amendment by
at least two-thirds of the ballots returned shall be necessary for its enactment. If
approved by Society members, the proposed amendment will be submitted to the Technical
Activities Board and to the Executive Committee of the IEEE for final approval.
Section 2. As an alternative to the procedure outlined in Section 1
above, twenty-five members of the Society may submit a petition to the Technical
Activities Board and to the IEEE Executive Committee. If approved by TAB and after
notification of the Ad Com AdCom, the proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the membership by mail ballot as described above.
Section 3. Society Bylaws and amendments thereto may be adopted by a
two-thirds vote of the Ad Com AdCom, provided that notice of the
proposed Bylaw or amendment has been sent to each member of the Ad Com AdCom
at least two weeks prior to such meeting; or a Society Bylaw, or amendment, may be adopted
by a two-thirds mail written vote of the eligible voting members of the Ad
Com AdCom, provided a two week period is provided for such responses. In
either event, the proposed Bylaw or amendment shall be published in the Society
Newsletter. No Bylaw or amendment shall take effect until it has been: (1) published and
(2) mailed to the secretary of the IEEE Technical Activities Board.
Section 1. The Society shall support a program by which tTransactions,
Conference Proceedings, newsletters, and other forms of publication appropriate to the
Society’s fields of interest are published and distributed. Publications undertaken
by the Society shall be subject to IEEE policies and to further guidance and controls
prescribed by the Ad Com AdCom or its duly appointed committees.
The Society shall be responsible for the financial aspects of its publication program.
Section 2. All publications of the Society shall have unrestricted circulation, subject only to the payment of appropriate fees. Circulation of Society Publications to non-members shall be subject only to the payment of appropriate fees or charges.
Section 3. The President with the advice and consent
of the Ad Com AdCom shall appoint an Editor-in-Chief to oversee
the publication program and to assure financial soundness and maintenance of schedules and
format standards. The responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief shall include the
preparation of the Society’s Annual Directory. The responsibility for technical
content of any Transactions shall be controlled by the Transactions Editor who shall be
nominated by the Chairman Editor-in-Chief or by the Society President and
confirmed approved by the Ad Com AdCom.
Section 1. The President shall appoint 5 members of the Ad Com
AdCom, no later than January 1, 2000, every five years
beginning in 2005 to evaluate the effectiveness and currency of this Constitution and
Bylaws, to study the rules and governance required by the activities of the Society at
that time, and to define the changes appropriate to the existing and anticipated needs of
the Society. The committee will be chairChaired by the
Vice-President, and will issue its report for action at by the 2000
final meeting of the Ad Com AdCom meeting of that year. Subsequent
reviews shall take place every 10 years.
1. Membership: There shall be two grades of Society membership: Student Members and Higher Grade Members. Student Members of the IEEE may become Student Members in the Society upon payment of the fee specified in Bylaw 3. Members of the IEEE in all grades may become members of the Society upon payment of the fee specified in Bylaw 3.
2. Affiliates: Non-members of the IEEE who are members of certain
other organizations accredited by the IEEE as provided in IEEE Rules and Regulations may
become affiliates of the Society upon payment of the fees specified in Bylaw 4. Affiliates
shall have the same rights and privileges as Society members except that they are not
eligible for election as members of the Ad Com. An Affiliate of the Society may not
receive any benefits that are derived through IEEE membership except as approved by the
Executive Committee of the IEEE. The rights of Affiliate members shall be as
specified by IEEE.
3. Membership Fees: The assessment or fee for Mmembership
in the Society, to include subscription to the Nuclear and Plasma Society
Newsletter, shall be established by the Ad Com AdCom. The
subscription fee for the Transactions on Nuclear Science and that for the Transactions on
Plasma Science shall likewise be established by the Ad Com. It will include
the NPSS Newsletter and one of the Society’s Transactions.
4. Affiliate Fees: Affiliates shall pay the fee or assessment specified in IEEE rules and regulations.
5. Administrative Committee: Article V of the Constitution provides
that the Ad Com AdCom shall consist of a number of
16 directly elected members plus certain ex officio members. The ex officio members
of the Ad Com AdCom shall be (unless they are already
elected members) the President, Vice-President, most recent pPast-President
of the Society, the Chairmen Chairs of the
Standing Technical Committees, the Chairmen Chairs of the Standing
Functional Committees, the Secretary, the Treasurer,
the Standards Lliaison Rrepresentatives for Standards and IEEE-USA, the
Editors of the Transactions and the Newsletter, and the Editor-in-Chief, and
other ex officio members provided for in the IEEE Constitution.
5.1. The voting members of the Ad Com AdCom
shall be the elected members, the President, Vice-President, the
most recent pPast-President, and the Chairmen
Chairs of the Technical Committees.
5.2. The Ad Com AdCom shall meet at least
three times per year, upon dates determined by the committee at least three weeks in
advance of the meetings. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the
President or upon request of at least nine twelve (12) voting
members of the Ad Com AdCom with at least three weeks notice.
5.3. The final regularly scheduled meeting in the calendar year is the meeting at which written reports of all committees shall be presented.
5.4. In the absence of extenuating circumstances (as approved by Ad
Com AdCom), directly elected members who miss three successive
meetings shall automatically be dropped from the Committee AdCom. Official
proxy representation A designated representative does not constitute
attendance.
6. Nomination and Election of the Administrative Committee: The
Nominating Committee shall be Chaired by the most recent Past-President include
at least one member from each Standing Technical Committee and shall nominate
candidates for all elected members of positions on the AdCom
Administrative Committee, as well as for President and Vice-President.
6.1. As soon as expedient after January 1 of each year, the
President shall appoint the Nominating Committee and its chairman. Apart from the
chairman Chair, the Nominating Committee should consist of
include all the Technical Committee Chairmen Chairs. In
exceptional circumstances a Technical Committee Chairman Chair
may, in consultation with the relevant Technical Committee and the President, name a
replacement to serve on the Nominating Committee.
6.2. The number of vacancies for elected members shall be the
difference between the number authorized for the year according to in
Article V, Section 1, of the Constitution and the number with continuing terms. The
Transnational Functional Committee will be allocated one directly elected AdCom member.
The remaining vacancies shall be divided into categories corresponding to the
appropriate Standing Technical Committees (Section 7) and the Functional
Committees (Section 8), with the number per category chosen to maintain
representation of the entire Ad Com AdCom in proportion to the
NPSS membership technical interests as determined by periodic surveys. The Nuclear
Instrument and Detectors Standards Committee will have no directly elected AdCom members.
The Nominating Committee shall submit a slate of at least two names for each vacancy to be
filled.
6.3. The Chairman Chair of the Nominating
Committee shall assure, before April 1, that a call for nominations is conveyed to the
whole membership either through the Newsletter or through a separate mailing. Nominations
must be submitted to the Chairman Chair of the Nominating
Committee on a nomination form that includes a statement of the willingness and ability of
the nominee to serve if elected, the membership status of the nominee in IEEE and NPSS, a
short biography and a statement of the issues that the candidate wishes to address as an Ad
Com AdCom member. Additional nominations for the available category
vacancies may be submitted to the Society President using the same nomination form,
between June 1 and July 1 upon petition signed by 20 members in good standing of the
Society or by 5 members of the Ad Com AdCom.
6.4. The Chairman Chair of the Nominating
Committee shall with the aid of the committee members determine the slate of nominees before
June 1 by July 1.
6.5. Current elected members of the Ad Com AdCom
and current Nominating Committee members are ineligible for nomination.
6.6. All nominees and petition candidates must be members in good standing of the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the IEEE.
6.7. The Chairman Chair of the Nominating
Committee shall annually arrange for the distribution (through IEEE Headquarters) to the
members of the Society on or about July 31, a ballot to elect the candidates to fill
vacancies on the Ad Com AdCom. The NPSS does not use
preference voting. The names on the ballot shall be followed by an indication of
the method of nomination, whether by committee nomination or by petition. The names of the
nominees shall be grouped and labeled by categories corresponding to the Standing
Technical Committees. The ballot shall be accompanied by a short biographical sketch and
position statement prepared by each nominee or petition candidate.
6.8. Sixty days after distribution of the ballots, the IEEE
Headquarters shall count and tabulate the votes received and report the results to the Ad
Com AdCom. The candidate with the most votes shall be elected.
6.9. Election of the President of AdCom: Nomination and
Election of the President and Vice President of the Ad Com: The Chairman of the Nominating
Committee shall seek advice of the committee members and the members of Ad Com in
developing a slate of nominees for President and Vice President, according to the
guidelines in Article V, Section 4. If there is more than one candidate for either of
these offices an election will be held by mail An election for President will
be held by written ballot before the final Ad Com AdCom
meeting of the in even-numbered years. The ballot for
election of President will indicate two choices: 1) the current Vice-President and (2) an
indication that an open election is desirable. The mail ballots shall
be distributed by the Chairman Chair of the Nominating Committee
to all voting members of Ad Com AdCom for return to the Secretary
of Ad Com AdCom 30 days prior to the final Ad Com
AdCom meeting of the year. The Secretary of Ad Com AdCom is
responsible for counting the ballots and announcing the results of the election. Provision
shall also be made for submission of ballots during the final Ad Com meeting of the year.
Should the Vice-President fail to receive a majority of the votes on the returned
ballots, then AdCom will itself determine a slate of candidates for President and vote at
the final AdCom meeting.
6.10. Nomination and Election of the Vice-President of AdCom: The
Nominating Committee shall determine a slate on candidates for Vice-President according to
the guidelines set forth in Article V, Section 4. In selecting candidates for the NPSS
vVice-pPresident,ial election that
occurs during the first year of a Presidents term, the Nominating Committee will
ensure that those candidates shall be eligible for and will, barring unforeseen
circumstances, be willing to serve for the full terms of both all
succeeding positions (one two years as Vice-President,
two years as President, and two years as the Mmost Rrecent
Past Past-President). The slate of candidates for
Vice-President will appear on the same ballot as the election for President (specified in
Bylaw 6.9) and will be subject to the same election schedule.
6.11. In the event that an elected AdCom members term is
terminated prematurely (e.g., through resignation) the remainder of the term may be served
by someone appointed by the NPSS President in consultation with the Chair of the Technical
Committee that the AdCom member represented. If there is more than one year left in the
term, an election to fill out the term will be held in conjunction with the next annual
election process. The appointed person may run as a candidate to serve out the remainder
of the term. In this case, where an AdCom member is elected for a partial term, that
person is eligible to run for the next full-term election to the same position.
6.11 Executive Committee (ExCom): An executive committee consisting of the President, Vice President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer and any other current members of AdCom, whether voting members or not, who have held the position of President, shall form the ExCom.
6.12 The ExCom shall advise the President on issues that the President or other members of the ExCom choose to raise between meetings of the AdCom. Business shall generally be conducted by telephone, e-mail or similar means of communication. In exceptional circumstances, the President can call a meeting of the ExCom.
7. Standing Technical Committees: The Standing Technical Committees of the Society shall be:
7.1. Standing Technical Committees may be of either of two forms, elective or appointive, in accordance with Article V, Section 9, of the Constitution of the Society.
7.2. The Chairmen Chairs of Standing Technical
Committees shall be members in good standing of the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
and the IEEE.
7.3. The terms of office of the chairmen Chairs
of elective Standing Technical Committees shall be in accordance with the rules of each
committee except that no chairman Chair shall serve consecutively
for more than three years or for two conferences when the technical committee has
conferences every two years.
7.4. The President of the Society shall appoint the chairmen
Chairs of the appointive Standing Technical Committees for a term of one year. A chairman
Chair may not serve consecutively for more than three years except in the case
where a conference is held biennially and it is the wish of the appointive Standing
Technical Committee that runs the conference to have their chairman Chair
serve for two of the conferences.
7.5. The Chairmen Chairs and the Vice
Chairmen Vice-Chairs of elective Standing Technical Committees shall be
elected by the respective committees. The name of the Chairman Chair
and the Vice Chairman Vice-Chair so elected shall be transmitted
along with a notification of the length of term of office to the Secretary of the Ad
Com AdCom by the outgoing Chairman Chair of each
elective Technical Committee as soon as expedient after election.
7.6. A standing Technical Committee shall gain elective status by presenting a petition requesting such status signed by at least 15 members of the Committee which shall demonstrate that the requirements of Article V, Section 9 of the Constitution have been met. Approval of the elective status of a Standing Technical Committee shall be processed as an amendment to the Bylaws in accordance with Article VIII of the Constitution.
7.7. Standing Technical Committees may be created or changed by amending the Bylaws in accordance with Article VIII of the Constitution.
7.8. The Standing Technical Committee shall take the initiative in
their respective fields of interest on behalf of the Society by:
cooperating with IEEE in national and international meetings, assisting the Society in its
annual and special meetings, contributing to the Transactions, and other publications of
the Society, and cooperating with IEEE in the generation of standards in nuclear and
plasma technology.
7.9. Each of the Standing Technical Committees shall as a minimum
submit a written report of its activities to theAd Com AdCom prior
to the final meeting of each year. The membership and activities of the Standing Technical
Committees will be publicized to the membership of the Society via the newsletter or
Transactions, and suggestions for committee membership will be invited from Society
members and chapters.
7.10. Status and Fields of Interest of Standing Technical Committees:
7.10.1. The field of interest of the Appointive Computer Applications in Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Standing Technical Committee shall include real-time and off-line computer systems, including hardware and software aspects of data acquisition, data analysis, data storage, and control, in any and all of the technical disciplines covered by the Society.
7.10.2. The field of interest of the Appointive Standing
Technical Committee on Fusion Technology Standing Technical Committee
shall include the engineering aspects of controlled fusion research and fusion reactor
technology.
7.10.3. The field of interest of the Appointive Standing
Technical Nuclear Instrument and Detectors Standards Standing Technical
Committee shall include activities relating to standards for nuclear radiation
detectors and associated instrumentation.
7.10.4. The field of interest of the Elective Appointive
Standing Technical Committee on Nuclear Medical and Imaging Sciences Standing
Technical Committee shall include radiation sources and detectors, radiation standards
and monitoring, scanning and imaging systems, including image reconstruction and analysis.
7.10.5. The field of interest of the Appointive Standing
Technical Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Standing Technical
Committee shall include the theory, design, construction and operation of nuclear particle
accelerators, their beam diagnostics, and their applications in high energy particle
physics, low energy nuclear physics, radiation sources and general technology.
7.10.6. The Standing Technical Committee on field
of interest of the Elective Plasma Science and Applications Standing Technical
Committee (PSAC) gained elective status as of April 27, 1973. The PSAC will be governed by
the Constitution and Bylaws approved by the NPSS Ad Com at its meeting of April 27, 1973,
and any changes thereto subsequently approved by NPSS Ad Com. The field of interest of the
Plasma Sciences and Applications Committee shall include plasma science and
engineering, including: magnetofluid dynamics and thermionics; plasma dynamics; gaseous
electronics and arc technology; controlled thermonuclear fusion; electron, ion, and plasma
sources; space plasmas; high current relativistic electron beams; laser-plasma
interactions; diagnostics; plasma chemistry, plasma processing and colloidal and solid
state plasmas.
7.10.7. The field of interest of the Appointive Standing
Technical Pulsed Power Science and Technology Standing Technical Committee
shall include the understanding, development and applications of pulsed power to plasma
physics, nuclear science and related fields.
7.10.8. The field of interest of the Standing Technical
Committee on Elective Radiation Effects Standing Technical Committee
(REC) gained elective status as of February 11,1988. The REC shall be governed by the
Constitution and Bylaws approved by the NPSS Ad Com at its meeting of February 11, 1988
and any changes thereto subsequently approved by NPSS Ad Com. The field of interest of the
Elective Standing Radiation Effects Technical Committee shall include the effects
of radiation on materials, components, and systems.
7.10.9. The fields of interest of the Appointive Standing
Elective Radiation Instrumentation Standing Technical Committee shall
include sensors, electronic instrumentation, and systems for the measurement of ionizing
radiation and high-energy particles with the emphasis on the tools, not the results of
experiments using these tools. The committee will oversee continuity of operation
of the Nuclear Science Symposium, in cooperation with the Medical Imaging Conference and
the Sessions on Nuclear Power Systems.
8. Functional Committees: The President of the Society shall appoint
the chairmen Chairs of the following Standing Functional
Committees. except the Transnational Committee, whose Chairperson shall be elected
as a member-at-large of AdCom:
The remaining Functional Committees have their Chairs defined elsewhere in the Bylaws:
8.1. Except as further where otherwise
specified in the Bylaws, each committee chairman Chair shall
appoint the members of the committee.
8.2. The terms of office of chairmen Chairs of
Standing Functional Committees shall be one year.
8.3. The chairmen Chairs of Standing
Functional Committees shall be members in good standing of the Nuclear and Plasma
Sciences Society and the IEEE.
8.4. The President shall appoint the Editor-in-Chief for the
Society’s Transactions. The duties of the Editor-in-Chief shall include the
preparation of the Society’s Annual Directory. The Editor-in-Chief shall act as the
Society’s Historian.
8.45. Awards Committee: Solicits nominations for the various
awards made by the Society, evaluates the nominees and recommends to Ad Com
selects those to whom the awards should will be made. The Cahier
Chair of the Awards Committee serves as the NPSS liaison to the TAB Awards and
Recognition Committee.
8.56. Chapter and Local Activities Committee: Provides
organization and program assistance, especially with respect to conferences, educational
activities and the Speakers Bureau, to support and motivate existing Chapters. Promotes
and assists in the creation of new Chapters in collaboration with the appropriate IEEE
Section or Council Chairpersons Chairs.
8.7. Continuing Education Committee: Develops educational and
continuing professional development programs appropriate for the Society membership.
Maintains liaison with similar committees in the IEEE.
8.68. Fellow Candidate Evaluation Committee:
Evaluates the credentials of and ranks the IEEE Fellow Candidates referred to the NPSS for
evaluation. The committee shall follow the procedures and guidelines established by the
IEEE Fellows Committee.
8.79. Finance Committee: Monitors the financial status of the
Society and reports any developing trends along with recommended actions, conducts
financial studies and analyses on any Society or IEEE issues having financial implications
for the Society, and reports on these matters regularly at Ad Com AdCom
meetings.
8.810. Meetings Committee: Responsible for
recommending policies and procedures to Ad Com AdCom for all
conferences and symposia for which the NPSS takes full or partial financial
responsibility.
8.911. Membership Committee: Responsible for
encouraging and recruiting new Society memberships and Society affiliation by
inviting IEEE members who have an interest in NPSS activities, by generating interest
among non-IEEE members, and by making application forms available and soliciting
memberships at appropriate meetings and symposia.
8.1012. Nominating Committee: The Nominating
Committee shall be formed and administered according to the Bylaws pertaining to
nominations. The Nominating Committee develops a slate of nominees for the directly
elected member positions on the Ad Com AdCom that become vacant
each year and recommends candidates for President and Vice-President of
the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. The Most Recent Past President of the
NPSS shall serve as Chair of this committee.
8.1113. Publications Committee: Reports to Ad
Com AdCom on all publications activities sponsored by the NPSS. In
particular proposes an annual budget for each publication and brings to Ad Com
AdCom’s attention any proposed new initiatives for discussion and possible
approval. Also keeps Ad Com AdCom apprized of IEEE publications
policies and procedures and is responsible for ensuring that NPSS publications follow
these policies and procedures. The Publications Committee shall include be
Chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, and include the Editor of the Transactions on
Nuclear Science, the Editor of the Transactions on Plasma Science, the Editor of the
Transactions on Medical Imaging, the Editor of the Newsletter, and the Treasurer of
the Society.
8.1214. Students and Careers Committee:
Studies and proposes specific programs to foster engineering careers, including the
following: special support for students to attend conferences, short courses and related
IEEE activities; scholarship support for graduate students specializing in Nuclear and
Plasma Sciences; programs to help engineers in career transition; programs to encourage
women, minorities and the handicapped into and within the profession.
8.1315 Transnational Committee: The purpose of
this committee is to foster the involvement in NPSS activities from of
people from non-North American countries other than the United States
and Canada. The directly elected member representing Chair of
the Transnational Committee is the Chair for this committee. elected as a
member-at-large of the NPSS. Candidates for this member-at-large
position may not be from the United States or Canada.
9. Disbursements: Disbursement from Society funds shall be on the
authority of the Treasurer as directed by the Ad Com AdCom, and in
accordance with established procedures and policies of the IEEE. The President and Ad
Com AdCom may authorize the Treasurer to disburse funds to defray
legitimate expenses incurred by the Chairmen Chairs and members of
the Standing Technical and Functional Committees and others in connection with required
attendance at official Society, IEEE or other meetings and the costs of publications. Such
expenditures must be approved by the President before being incurred.
9.1. The compensation and expense allowance of the Editor-in-Chief and
the Editors of the Society’s Transactions and Newsletter shall be reviewed annually
as a part of the preparation of the annual budget by the Treasurer and shall be approved
by the Ad Com AdCom as part of the budget approval.
10. Ballots: All ballots, for purposes of election of members of Ad
Com AdCom or changes in the Constitution, shall be issued to all
voting members of the NPSS on instructions of the Chairman Chair
of the Nominating Committee pursuant to action by the Ad Com AdCom.
Ballots for directly elected AdCom members will direct Society members to only vote for
candidates of Standing Technical Committees of which they are members or in which they are
active. No ballot shall be counted unless unambiguously marked by a qualified voter to
indicate a choice, sent in a sealed envelope bearing the voter’s name, and received
on or before the specified deadline date. This specified deadline date shall be at least
sixty days subsequent to the date of mailing of the ballots. The counting of the ballots
shall be entrusted to IEEE Headquarters. The Secretary Chair of the
Nominating Committee shall report the results to the Ad Com AdCom.
11. Beginning of Terms of Office: All terms of office of elected
members of the Ad Com AdCom shall begin January 1 of the year
immediately following their election, except in the case where an elected member of Ad
Com AdCom does not complete a term of office. In this special case, the
term of office of the replacement will begin immediately after the results of the election
are known.
12. Meetings: The Society may not organize or sponsor a meeting,
conference, symposium, or session thereof without consulting the chair Chair
of the Meetings Committee.
13. Proxies Alternates:
13.1. Any Chairman Chair of a Standing
Technical Committee may designate an alternate to represent the a
member in good standing of the Society to represent the Standing Technical Committee
at Ad Com AdCom meetings. The alternate shall be a member
in good standing of the Society and must furnish the Secretary of Ad Com with a written
proxy signed by the STC chairman to be represented. The alternate
representative shall have the privilege of the floor, and but
may not vote on all any matters coming before Ad
Com AdCom, subject only to any instructions from the STC chairman
whose proxy is being exercised. No member or alternate shall have more than one vote for
any reason.
13.2 As defined in the Constitution and Bylaws of a Elective Standing Technical Committee, its Chair may designate an alternate which shall have the privilege of the floor and may vote on all matters coming before AdCom.
13.2. An elected member may designate an alternate to act as a
voting replacement at Ad Com meetings. The alternate must furnish the Secretary of Ad Com
with a written proxy signed by the elected member who is being represented, and the proxy
must also be approved by the NPSS President or presiding officer. The alternate shall have
the privilege of the floor, and may vote on all matters coming before , subject only to
any instructions from the elected member whose vote is being exercised.
13.3. While the use of a written proxy is allowed it shall be
used rarely to assure effective functioning of Ad Com.
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