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.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee
shall report to the Board of Directors with
administrative responsibility assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Executive
Committee. Compensation of individual
IEEE staff members shall be submitted by the
IEEE Executive Director to the Compensation
Committee for review and approval. The
Committee shall also participate in the
determination of a compensation package for
the IEEE Executive Director, as shall be
specified in the IEEE Policies.
The Compensation Committee shall
annually report to the Board of Directors, and
shall include a listing of the names,
positions, and total compensation packages,
including both qualified and non-qualified
plans and other benefits, of the 30 most
highly compensated staff employees.
Membership. The Committee shall consist
of the President, the Past President, the
President-Elect, the Treasurer, and the IEEE
Executive Director as an ex officio non-voting
member. The President is empowered to
add two additional members to represent
operational organizational units within the IEEE.
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 Committee. The IEEE Employee Benefits
Committee shall be appointed by and shall report
to the Board of Directors with administrative
responsibility assigned by the Board of
Directors to the Executive Committee. It
shall review and make recommendations for
approval to the Executive Committee on
compensation guidelines, benefits, and related
matters, including policies, long-term
planning, and financial considerations
regarding the IEEE’s employees. It
shall also be responsible to assist the IEEE
in its role as Administrator for all ERISA
(Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974) -covered employee benefit plans of the
IEEE, including the IEEE Employee Pension Plan
and the IEEE Employee 401(k) Savings Plan.
Membership. The Employee
Benefits Committee shall consist of not more
than seven members including the Chair; the
Treasurer; the IEEE Executive Director serving
ex officio without vote; a volunteer member
from the Computer Society, designated by the
Computer Society; and three other
members. Non-members of the IEEE should
be professionals in the field of human
resources and/or employee benefits and shall
be eligible for appointment as voting members,
including the Chair of this Committee.
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 with administrative responsibility
assigned by the Board of Directors to the
Executive Committee. 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. It shall have oversight of the
process of reviewing proposed amendments to
IEEE’s governing documents to assure
clarity, consistency, and legal compliance. The
committee shall make recommendations to the
Board of Directors on matters affecting
governance, including, but not limited to, the
Certificate of Incorporation, IEEE Constitution,
Bylaws, Policies, major board operations
manuals, and other related governing
documents.
Membership. The IEEE Governance Committee
shall consist of up to four voting members,
including the IEEE Secretary who shall be
Chair, the Immediate Past Secretary and up to
two Current or Past Directors who shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors on the
recommendation of the IEEE Secretary. If the
Immediate Past Secretary is not available to
serve, a Past Director, appointed by the Board
of Directors, shall serve.
History Committee. The History Committee shall be
appointed by and shall report to the Board of
Directors with administrative responsibility
assigned by the Board of Directors to the
Executive Committee. 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 Executive Committee
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.
Individual
Benefits and Services Committee. The Individual Benefits and
Services Committee shall be appointed by and
shall report to the Board of Directors with
administrative responsibility assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Executive
Committee. The Individual Benefits and
Services Committee shall be responsible for
formulating and recommending to the Executive
Committee programs for individual member
benefits and services, including member
insurance programs. The Committee shall also
be responsible for monitoring, coordinating,
and advising on such programs. Organizational
units of the IEEE may develop and submit
recommended programs for the IEEE membership,
which shall require review and coordination by
the Individual Benefits and Services Committee.
Proposed new benefits or special
services shall be reviewed and evaluated by
the Committee to determine their conformity to
the Committee Guidelines established in the
IEEE Policies, and with regard to financial
and other legal liabilities, before such new
benefits and services are recommended to the
Executive Committee.
Membership. The Individual Benefits
and Services Committee shall consist of the
Chair and three Members-at-Large appointed by
the Board of Directors; the IEEE Treasurer;
one member appointed by the IEEE-USA
President; and one member each from Regions
7,8,9, and 10, appointed by the Board of
Directors on the recommendations of the Chair,
after the Chair has consulted with the
respective Regional Director. In addition
the MGAB Vice Chair - Member Development may
appoint one member to serve as a non-voting
member of the Committee, and other Vice
Presidents representing Boards with an
interest may designate a non-voting member of
the Committee. Such members, if
subsequently approved by the Board of
Directors, shall have voting privileges.
The Secretary shall be a member of the
IEEE staff as designated by the IEEE Executive Director.
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.
Infrastructure
Oversight Committee. The IEEE Infrastructure Oversight
Committee shall be appointed by and shall
report to the Board of Directors with
administrative responsibility assigned by the
Board of Directors to the IEEE Executive
Committee for the oversight of infrastructure
units of the IEEE. Such infrastructure
units shall include, but are not limited to,
Business Administration, Controller's Office,
Corporate Activities, Customer Service, Human
Resources, Information Technology, and Sales
& Marketing. In addition, the IEEE
Infrastructure Oversight Committee shall have
oversight responsibility for the
administration and activities of IEEE travel
services. The Infrastructure Oversight
Committee shall review such infrastructure
units and recommend to the Executive Committee
changes in such infrastructure units.
Such changes may include, but are not limited
to, the budgets, the sizes of the operations,
capital equipment and other aspects of such
infrastructure unit's operations. The
Infrastructure Oversight Committee shall
present a report on its activities to the
Board of Directors at each regularly scheduled
Board meeting.
Membership. The IEEE Infrastructure
Oversight Committee shall consist of not more
than seven members who shall be the IEEE Past
Past President, who shall be Chair; the IEEE
Past President, who shall be Vice Chair; the
IEEE Past Treasurer; and four Directors or
past Directors with financial and/or
management expertise who are familiar with
IEEE’s financial and operations
structure, policies, and processes, one who
shall be appointed based on a recommendation
from the Vice President Technical Activities,
one who shall be appointed based on a
recommendation from the Vice President Member
and Geographic Activities, and two
members who shall be recommended by the
Nominations and Appointments Committee.
The Major Boards shall be solicited for
nominees. The term of service for these four
members shall be three years and the terms shall
be staggered, with reappointment permissible
for one additional term. With the exception of
the IEEE Past Treasurer, no member shall also
be a member of the IEEE Finance Committee.
The IEEE Executive Director shall
designate the Staff Secretary.
Vacancies shall be filled by the Board
of Directors on the recommendation of the Chair.
Insurance Committee. The Insurance Committee shall
be appointed by and shall report to the Board
of Directors with administrative
responsibility assigned by the Board of
Directors to the Executive Committee.
The IEEE Insurance Committee shall advise and
assist the Executive Committee 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
Executive Committee shall periodically review
the operation of the Insurance Committee and
shall require such notices and reports from
the Insurance Committee as the Executive
Committee 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 IEEE Individual Benefits and
Services Committee and IEEE Employee Benefits
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
report to the Board of Directors with
administrative responsibility assigned by the
Board of Directors to the Executive
Committee. The Investment Committee
shall advise and assist the Executive
Committee 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
shall be 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-304 and I-305) 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-308.
(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-308.14), 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-309.), 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.
