Admission and Advancement Committee.
The Admission and Advancement
Committee shall report to the Board of
Directors with administrative responsibility and
operational support assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Member and Geographic
Activities Board. The Admission and Advancement
Committee shall implement IEEE policies,
rules, and procedures in acting on
nominations, applications for membership and
advancement in the Member and Senior
Member grades and for reinstatement of
membership in accordance with Bylaw I-109.2.
Membership. The Admission and
Advancement Committee shall consist of not more
than 11 members including the Chair, all
of whom shall be of Fellow or Senior Member
grade, appointed by the Member and Geographic
Activities Board. The Admission and
Advancement Committee shall select a Vice Chair
from among its members to provide
assistance to the Chair and to act on
behalf of the Chair in the event of his/her absence.
Audit Committee. The Audit
Committee shall be appointed by and shall be
responsible to the Board of
Directors. It shall review policies and
procedures which substantially impact
the finances and operations of the IEEE, monitor
conformance thereto, and recommend such changes
as it considers desirable.
Membership. The Audit Committee
shall consist of not more than four
members. Members shall be chosen from
those who will be serving the first year of a
two-year term on the Board of Directors,
none of whom shall be a corporate officer. Such
members shall be appointed for two-year
staggered terms, providing for
reasonably balanced representation from MGAB and
TAB. If there is an insufficient number
of qualified candidates for Committee membership
available from the first year Board members, the
Board of Directors may appoint a second
year Board member for a one-year term.
The Board of Directors shall
appoint the Chair, normally from those
who will be serving the second year of their
term on the Committee.
One or more immediate past
members of the Audit Committee may be
appointed by the Board of Directors to serve
one-year terms as consultants. One
additional consultant, who qualifies as a
financial expert and may be a
non-member of IEEE, may be appointed by the
Board of Directors on the
recommendation of the Audit Committee.
Awards Board. The Awards
Board shall be responsible to the Board
of Directors for administering the
awards specified in the IEEE Policies; for
monitoring all other awards,
scholarships, and formal recognitions excluding
Fellow grade elevations; for
recommending candidates for IEEE Honorary
Membership; and for developing an awards
structure for recognizing excellence in
activities within the fields of interest to the
IEEE. The Awards Board shall
recommend policies to the IEEE Board of
Directors for awards, scholarships, and
formal recognitions of the IEEE other than
Fellow awards, under its administrative
purview. It may delegate to the
appropriate body responsibility for
administration, selection of candidates,
and presentation of all awards, other than those
listed in IEEE Policies.
Membership. The Awards Board
shall consist of not more than 19
members who shall be the Chair and Vice
Chair, appointed by the Board of Directors;
the Past Chair; Chairs of the
Medals Council, Technical Field Awards
Council, Recognitions Council,
Awards Finance Committee and Presentation
and Publicity Committee, all of
whom shall be appointed by the outgoing
Awards Board; six
members-at-large, four of whom shall be
appointed by the Board of
Directors, one Division Delegate/Director
and one Region Delegate/Director
who shall be appointed by their respective
Vice Presidents, and whom shall be
the only members of the Awards Board
who are also members of the Board of
Directors; the Chairs of the
Awards and Recognition Committees of EAB,
MGAB, IEEE-SA, TAB and IEEE-USA,
all of whom shall be appointed by their
respective Vice Presidents.
Conferences Committee. The
Conferences Committee shall be appointed by and
shall report to the Board of Directors
with administrative responsibility and
operational support assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Technical Activities
Board. The IEEE Conferences Committee
shall formulate and recommend strategies
and policies for IEEE conferences and provide
oversight for conference-related activities. The
oversight responsibility shall apply to
the Technical Activities Department
Conference Services, IEEE Meetings and
Conference Management Services, IEEE
Conference Database Search, and responsibility
for the IEEE Conferences Organization
Manual. The IEEE Conferences Committee shall
make recommendations on conferences to the IEEE
Board of Directors for possible action
and shall monitor compliance and recommend
changes to the IEEE Bylaws and IEEE
Policies related to conferences.
The term
“conferences” shall encompass all
technical or professional meetings that
have a budgeted income or expense of greater
than twenty-five thousand U.S.
dollars. Conferences shall include
symposia, workshops, short courses, expositions,
conventions, and/or tutorials.
Membership. The IEEE Conferences
Committee shall consist of not more than twelve
voting members including the Chair, who
shall be appointed by the Board of Directors;
the immediate past Chair; one member appointed
by each Chair of EAB, PSPB, IEEE-SA, and
IEEE-USA; two members appointed by the Chair of
MGAB; and four members appointed by the Chair of
TAB, upon the recommendation of the
Division Directors, one of whom shall be a
member of the Conference Publications
Committee. All voting members shall have
demonstrated conference management experience.
Members shall serve one-year terms with
reappointment permissible for two additional
terms. The Chair shall serve a two-year
term with reappointment permissible for
one additional term. The total length of service
on the Conferences Committee for those
individuals having served as Chair shall not
exceed seven years.
The Staff Secretaries for the
Technical Activities Board and the Member
and Geographic Activities Board shall serve
without vote.
Employee Benefits and Compensation
Committee. The IEEE
Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee
shall report to the Board of Directors.
It shall review and recommend for
approval to the Board of Directors compensation
guidelines, benefits whose costs are
budgeted, and related matters, including
philosophy, policies, programs and
long-term planning, and financial considerations
for IEEE employees. The Committee shall also
assist the IEEE in its role as
Administrator for all employee benefit plans of
the IEEE governed by the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA). To ensure relative market
reasonableness, the Committee shall
review and approve the employee benefits and
compensation provided to highly
compensated staff and other individuals, which
shall be specified in the Committee
Charter, and shall provide a report to the
Board of Directors annually.
Membership.
The Employee Benefits and Compensation
Committee shall be appointed by
the Board of Directors and shall consist of
not more than six members, who
shall serve two-year staggered terms, which
shall include two members-at-large
who may be non-members of the IEEE, and
up to four current or past members of the
Board of Directors. The Chair, who
shall be selected from among the members who
are current or past members of the
Board of Directors, shall serve a one-year
term in that position and shall have served
at least one year on the Employee
Benefits and Compensation Committee prior to
becoming Chair. Individuals
may be re-appointed to serve one additional
term. The specific officers or other
individuals, as specified in the
Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee
Charter, shall be restricted from
service on the Employee Benefits and
Compensation Committee.
Non-members of the IEEE who are eligible for
appointment as voting members shall be
professionals in the field of
human resources, compensation, employee
relations, organizational
development, and/or employee benefits.
Ethics and Member Conduct Committee.
The Ethics and Member Conduct
Committee shall make recommendations for
policies and/or educational programs to promote
the ethical behavior of members and
staff, and shall consider instituting
proceedings, as defined in IEEE Bylaws I-110 and
I-111, related to matters of member and
officer discipline and requests for support.
Neither the Ethics and Member
Conduct Committee nor any of its members
shall solicit or otherwise invite complaints,
nor shall they provide advice to individuals.
Membership. The IEEE Ethics and
Member Conduct Committee shall be appointed by
and responsible to the Board of
Directors and shall consist of not more than
nine members of IEEE, including the
Chair, who are not members of the Board of
Directors. The Committee membership should
include persons having experience and
knowledge of the major operational
organizational units of IEEE.
Fellow Committee. The Fellow Committee
shall be appointed by and shall be
responsible to the Board of Directors for
making recommendations to the Board of Directors
for nominees to be conferred the grade
of Fellow. The Fellow Committee shall also
provide a citation for each such nominee.
The total number of Fellow
recommendations in any one-year must not exceed
one-tenth of one percent of the IEEE
voting membership on record as of 31 December of
the year preceding. The nomination process
shall be set forth in the Fellow Manual.
No member of the Board of
Directors, the Fellow Committee, the
Technical Society/Council Fellow Evaluating
Committee reviewing the nomination, or
the staff shall act as nominator, reference, or
endorser for any candidate for Fellow
grade. If the nominator, reference,
or endorser occupies any of these positions on
the date of submission of the
nomination, reference,or endorsement form, then
the nomination, reference or endorsement
by such person shall not be considered.
Membership. The Fellow Committee
shall consist of not more than 52 members chosen
from among those of Fellow grade, with
consideration to representation from the
geographical and technical divisions of IEEE,
appointed by and responsible to the
Board of Directors. The Fellow Committee shall
name a Vice Chair from among its members
to assist the work of the Chair and to
act on behalf of the Chair in the event of
his/her incapacity.
Finance Committee. The
Finance Committee shall be appointed by
and shall report to the Board of
Directors. The Finance Committee shall be
responsible for annually providing a
statement concerning the IEEE's short-term and
long-term financial strategy; providing
a list of all financial issues affecting
the IEEE; developing the Capital and Operating
Budgets; and providing a statement of
allocated and unallocated operating and capital
reserves of the IEEE, subdivided by
individual organizational unit.
Membership. The Finance Committee
shall consist of not more than nine members
including the Treasurer, Past Treasurer;
and the financial representatives from the
Awards Board, Educational Activities
Board, Publication Services and Products
Board, Member and Geographic Activities Board,
Standards Association, Technical
Activities Board and IEEE-USA. Travel support
for these representatives shall be the
responsibility of the appointing
organizational unit. All members of the Finance
Committee shall have voting rights. The
Treasurer shall act as Chair.
Governance
Committee. The IEEE Governance
Committee shall be appointed by and shall be
responsible to the Board of
Directors. The Committee shall assist the
Board of Directors on governance matters
related to the effectiveness and
efficiency of IEEE. Such matters shall
include, but are not limited to, the
review of proposed amendments to IEEE’s
governing documents to assure clarity,
consistency, and legal compliance;
leadership training and orientation for new
Board members; and providing guidance on
organizational structure.
Membership. The IEEE Governance Committee
shall consist of up to eight voting members,
including the IEEE Secretary who shall
be Chair, the Immediate Past Secretary and up to
six additional members who shall be appointed by
the Board of Directors. Members
shall have a detailed knowledge of IEEE and
its governing documents, operations, vision and
strategic direction, and an
understanding of best governance practices.
History Committee. The
History Committee shall be appointed by
and shall report to the Board of
Directors. The History Committee shall be
responsible for promoting the
collection, writing, and dissemination of
historical information in the fields
covered by IEEE technical and professional
activities, as well as historical information
about the IEEE and its predecessor
organizations. It shall provide assistance
to all major boards, work with
institutions of a public nature such as the
Smithsonian Institution when helpful information
is requested and can be secured, and
provide information and recommendations to the
Board of Directors when
appropriate. The History Committee also
works with the Trustees of the IEEE
History Center in recommending historical
projects to be carried out by or under the
direction of the Center.
Membership. The History Committee
shall consist of not more than 15 members, who
shall be chosen for knowledge of and
interest in electro technical history. In
view of the special expertise required,
non-members of the IEEE shall be
eligible for appointment as voting members of
this Committee. The Chair shall be
an IEEE member.
The Staff Secretary shall serve as
an ex officio non-voting member.
Information Technology Strategy
Committee. The IEEE
Information Technology Strategy Committee (ITSC)
is a Standing Committee of, and reports to, the
IEEE Board of Directors. The ITSC
shall be responsible for facilitating the
development and maintenance of an ongoing IT
strategic plan for IEEE and for
facilitating the implementation of the strategic
plan by the formation of appropriate
subject matter working groups to develop
recommendations in specific areas, and to report
these back to relevant Organizational
Units for action.
Membership. The IEEE ITSC shall
consist of no fewer than six nor more than eight
voting members, including the Chair who
shall be a member, or former member of the IEEE
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
shall appoint members for staggered
two-year terms. Members shall have
knowledge of information technology
concepts, and organizational unit information
technology requirements. In addition, the
IEEE Executive Director shall designate
staff members, with information technology based
activities, to participate as non-voting members
of the committee, and each Major Board
may appoint one non-voting corresponding member.
Insurance Committee. The
Insurance Committee shall be appointed
by and shall report to the Board of
Directors. The IEEE Insurance Committee
shall advise and assist the Board of
Directors on matters relating to IEEE
corporate insurance programs. The
Insurance Committee shall advise and
assist the Individual Benefits and Services
Committee on matters relating to IEEE
member insurance programs. The
Insurance Committee shall act pursuant
to such rules as it shall determine.
The Board of Directors shall periodically
review the operation of the Insurance
Committee and shall require such notices and
reports from the Insurance Committee as
the Board of Directors determines may
be required to permit such a review.
Membership. The IEEE Insurance
Committee shall consist of not more than eight
members who shall be the IEEE Treasurer;
Chairs of the MGA Individual Benefits and
Services Committee and IEEE Employee
Benefits and Compensation Committee; and
three to five additional members-at-large.
The Chair of the Insurance Committee and
members-at-large shall be appointed by the
Board of Directors on the recommendation of the
Treasurer. In view of the
expertise required, non-members of IEEE shall be
eligible for appointment as voting
members of this Committee.
Investment Committee. The
Investment Committee shall be appointed by and
shall report to the Board of
Directors. The Investment Committee shall
advise and assist the Board of
Directors on matters relating to IEEE
investments. The Investment Committee
shall meet and act pursuant to such
rules as it shall determine, but no report or
recommendation shall be implemented
without the approval of the Treasurer. The
Investment Committee may recommend to the Board
of Directors the appointment of one or
more asset managers who shall have the authority
to invest, manage, or control IEEE assets
subject to the terms of the their
appointment, and to restrictions and
specifications therein. The
Investment Committee Chair may create
subcommittees to address specific
issues. The Chair and the members-at-large
of each subcommittee must be members of
the Investment Committee.
Membership. The Investment Committee
shall consist of not more than eleven members
including a Chair; the IEEE Treasurer;
one member appointed by the IEEE President; one
member appointed by the Vice President,
Technical Activities; and from four to
seven members-at-large. The
members-at-large, including the Chair,
shall be appointed by the Board of Directors on
the recommendation of the
Treasurer. In view of the expertise
required, with the exception of the appointments
made by the President and the Vice
President, Technical Activities who shall be
IEEE members, nonmembers of IEEE shall
be eligible for appointment as voting members
of this Committee. The Chair of the Investment
Committee shall be appointed for an
initial one-year term, with the possibility for
reappointment for up to four additional one-year
terms. Members-at-large of the
Investment Committee shall be appointed for an
initial one-year term, with the possibility for
re-appointment for two additional
three-year terms, for a maximum of seven years
of service. When deemed in the
best interest of the IEEE, the Board of
Directors may reappoint a member-at-large for an
additional three-year term. The
maximum term of service for any member of
the Investment Committee shall be ten years.
Life Members Committee. The
Life Members Committee is a joint
committee of IEEE and of the IEEE
Foundation. It shall authorize
disbursements from the Life Members
Fund, which is an account of the IEEE
Foundation, in accordance with the
objectives and procedures of the IEEE and the
IEEE Foundation. Projects which
receive Life Members funds are to be
consistent with the interests of IEEE Life
Members. The Life Members Committee
shall be responsible to the IEEE Foundation for
stimulating and monitoring contributions
to the Life Members Fund.
The Life Members Committee shall
report to the IEEE Board of Directors
with administrative responsibility and
operational support assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Member and Geographic
Activities Board. The Life Members
Committee shall be responsible for promoting the
interests of Life Members and other older
members of IEEE. It shall be responsible
for disseminating information useful to such
members and for encouraging their
continued participation in IEEE. It shall
consider suggestions for activities of interest
for older members, and it may make
recommendations to other IEEE organizational
units and to the IEEE Foundation for
policies and activities appropriate for such members.
Membership. The Life Members
Committee shall consist of not more than nine
members who shall be the Chair, the
immediate past Chair, and six members who shall
normally have Life Member status all of
whom shall be appointed by the Member
and Geographic Activities Board; and one member,
who need not be a Life Member, appointed
by the IEEE Foundation Board. At least one
member, who need not have Life Member
status, shall be a member of the IEEE
Board of Directors. The Life Members Committee
shall elect a Vice Chair from among its
members who shall assist the work of the Chair
and who shall act on behalf of the Chair
in the event of his/her absence or incapacity.
Marketing and Sales Committee.
The Marketing and Sales
Committee shall report to the Board of Directors
with administrative responsibility and
operational support assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Technical Activities
Board and the Publication, Services and
Products Board. The Marketing and Sales
Committee, in partnership with the Sales and
Marketing department, shall be the
volunteer group responsible for the IEEE
marketing and sales strategies and
activities, including but not limited to,
packaged intellectual property (IP)
products. Direct staff support for the
committee shall be provided by the Sales and
Marketing department.
Membership. The Marketing and Sales
Committee shall consist of not more than nine
members: the Chair, jointly appointed by
the Vice Presidents of the Technical Activities
and Publication, Services and Products; the Past
Chair; one Director, appointed by the
IEEE President, selected from among the current
members of the Board of Directors serving in the
first year of their term, who shall act
as Board liaison for the committee; one member
appointed by the Vice-President of Member and
Geographic Activities; one member
appointed by the President of the Standards
Association; one member appointed by the
Vice President of Educational Activities; two
members appointed by the Vice President of
Technical Activities; and the Chair of
the TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee.
The term of office for committee members
shall be two years. Members may be
reappointed to serve a second term.
New Initiatives Committee. The
IEEE New Initiatives Committee (NIC)
shall be a committee of and report directly
to the IEEE Board of Directors. The NIC
shall identify, recommend, and monitor
new initiative projects and programs consistent
with IEEE’s vision, mission, and
Strategic Plan.
Membership. The New Initiatives
Committee shall consist of not more than eleven
voting members as follows: the Chair,
who shall be the IEEE President-Elect; the
Strategic Planning Committee Chair; up to
three members-at-large appointed
by the NIC Chair; and one member appointed by
each of the Chairs of the six Major
Boards in consultation with the NIC Chair.
Nominations and Appointments Committee.
The Nominations and Appointments
Committee shall be appointed by and
shall be responsible to the Board of Directors
and shall:
(1)
Submit to the Board
of Directors a list of candidates
recommended for
appointment to all Standing
Committees, Boards, and Major
Boards (as defined in Bylaws I-303
and I-304) for the ensuing
year, excluding those persons who
are nominated through other
sources as provided in these Bylaws.
The list shall be submitted
in time for appointment before 31
December of the preceding year
or as otherwise called for in these Bylaws.
(2)
Discharge
responsibilities assigned to it
pursuant to Bylaw I-307.
(3)
Submit to the
Assembly, prior to its annual
meeting, a list of
candidates recommended for
election by that body for the
positions set forth below and in
accordance with the following:
Vice President -
Educational Activities,
Vice President -
Publication Services and
Products,
Secretary-Treasurer or for the
offices of Secretary and
Treasurer in such years as the
Assembly shall elect separate
individuals to those positions.
(a)
No
candidate may be
nominated for more than
one position.
(b)
Each slate shall contain
the names of not less
than three
candidates. At
least two of the
candidates shall not
be included on the IEEE
Annual Election ballot
for a
position in which the
period of service as a
member of the
IEEE Board of Directors
will run concurrently
with the
Assembly-elected position.
(4)
Membership. The
Nominations and
Appointments Committee shall
comprise 16 members as follows: six
members, who shall serve two-year
terms, three of whom shall be
appointed in even-numbered years,
and three of whom shall be
appointed in odd-numbered years,
none of whom shall be
concurrently serving on the Board of
Directors; the Chair-Elect,
who shall be the Past President
currently serving on the Board of
Directors in such capacity and who
shall assume the position of
Chair in the succeeding year; the
Chair; the Past Chair; the
Chair of each Major Board
Nominations and Appointments
Committee and the
Chair of the Awards Board
Nominations and Appointments Committee.
In the event the
Past President declines to serve as
Chair-Elect, a past
member of the Board of Directors not
currently serving on
the Board of Directors shall be
recommended for the position by
the Nominations and Appointments
Committee and appointed by the
Board of Directors.
(5)
A member of the
Nominations and Appointments
Committee shall not be
eligible to be elected or appointed
to any office for which
the Nominations and Appointments
Committee makes nominations.
Strategic Planning Committee.
The Strategic Planning
Committee (SPC) shall be responsible to the
Board of Directors for assisting the
Board of Director’s development and
annual review of an IEEE Strategic Plan.
Membership. The Strategic Planning
Committee shall consist of not more than twelve
voting members which shall include the
Chair, four members of the Board of Directors,
one of whom shall be the
President-Elect, the ITSC Chair, and one member
recommended by each of the six Major Boards, all
of whom shall be appointed by the Board
of Directors.
The IEEE Executive Director shall
serve as a non-voting member of the
Strategic Planning Committee.
Tellers Committee. The
Tellers Committee shall be appointed by
and shall be responsible to the Board of
Directors. They shall supervise the processing
of ballots received and the tallying of
the votes on matters normally on the annual
election ballot submitted to the membership of
IEEE or to groups of members for a
vote. The Tellers Committee shall announce
the tally of the votes not later than
the eighth working day following the
final election ballot receipt date (as defined
in Bylaw I-307.14), the final recall
election ballot receipt date (as defined in
Bylaw I-111) or the final referendum
ballot receipt date (as defined in Bylaw
I-308.), as the case may be, in a report to the
Board of Directors signed by the Chair
of the Tellers Committee.
The Tellers Committee shall also
supervise the processing and tallying of
any petitions received that are to be part of
the IEEE annual election ballot.
The Tellers Committee shall announce the tally
of the petition signatures, not later than 15
working days following the deadline for
receipt of petitions, in a report to the Board
of Directors signed by the Chair of the
Tellers Committee. The committee
shall have such other related duties as are
delegated to it by resolution of the
Board of Directors.
Membership. The Tellers Committee,
shall consist of not more than ten IEEE voting
members, including the Chair and Vice
Chair, appointed by the IEEE Board of Directors.
Women in Engineering Committee.
The IEEE Women in Engineering
Committee (WIEC) shall be appointed by
and shall report to the IEEE Board of
Directors. The WIEC shall be
responsible for facilitating the development of
programs and activities that promote the
entry into and the retention of women in
engineering programs, enhance the career
advancement of women in the profession,
and which promote IEEE membership and retention
of IEEE women members.
Membership. The WIEC shall consist
of ten voting members, appointed by the
IEEE Board of Directors as follows: Six
members shall serve three-year staggered terms;
one member who shall be an IEEE Student
Member, who shall serve a one-year term,
beginning 1 July through 30 June; and one
representative each from the Educational
Activities, Member and Geographic Activities,
and Technical Activities Boards, who
shall be appointed by the respective Vice
Presidents. Members may serve a maximum of two
consecutive terms, however with respect
to the Past Chair, tenure on the WIEC may extend
beyond six years until replaced. In such years
the WIEC shall consist of eleven
members. The Chair, who shall serve a three-year
term on the WIEC, shall serve no more
than two consecutive one-year terms in that position.
The WIEC shall appoint one of its
members to serve as a liaison to the
IEEE Awards Board.
The IEEE-USA Board, Publication
Services and Products Board, the
Standards Association, and the Awards Board may
appoint a liaison. Regions and Societies
may appoint coordinators to assist in the
development of related programs and
activities. Additional IEEE
organizational units, with interest in
coordinating joint activities and
facilitating programs which align with
WIEC’s purpose and other
professional organizations with similar
interests and programs may appoint a
liaison. Coordinators and liaisons shall
be non-voting members of the committee.
Travel expenses for the
representative members, liaisons, and
coordinators shall be the responsibility of the
appointing organizational unit.
In accordance with Bylaw I-107,
the WIEC may establish an IEEE WIE
membership organizational unit. Membership
in WIE shall be open to any member of
IEEE, and shall require the payment of
dues. Dues shall be approved by
the IEEE Board of Directors, upon
recommendation of the WIEC. Dues shall be
waived for Life Members, Graduate
Student Members and Student Members.
WIE affinity groups may be
established, the requirements for which
shall be specified in the WIE Operations Manual.
