IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Links to each Section: Section 1 - Introduction - IEEE Technical Activities Section 2 - IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Section 3 - IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Committees Section 4 - IEEE Societies and IEEE Technical Councils (S/Cs) Section 5 - Technical Publications and Products Section 6 - IEEE Conferences Section 7 - Financial Matters Section 8 - TAB Nominations & Appointments Process

Links to each topic:
1.0	INTRODUCTION - IEEE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
1.1	IEEE INCORPORATION
1.2	IEEE GOVERNMENT
1.3	TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES
1.4	TAB MISSION
1.5	TAB VISION
1.6	FORMAT OF THE IEEE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (TAB) OPERATIONS MANUAL
1.7	REVISIONS TO THE IEEE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (TAB) OPERATIONS MANUAL

2.0	IEEE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (TAB)
2.1	TAB OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND FUNCTIONS
2.2	TAB MEMBERSHIP
2.3	TAB MEETINGS
2.4	ALTERNATES AT TAB MEETINGS
2.5	TAB/COMMITTEE AGENDAS AND MINUTES
2.6	TAB FORUMS
2.7	TAB OFFICERS AND ROLES
2.8	TAB MEMBERS AND ROLES
2.9	INCOMING TAB MEMBERS AND ROLES
2.10	TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES STAFF SUPPORT

3.0	IEEE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES BOARD (TAB) COMMITTEES
3.1	APPOINTMENTS
3.2	VOTE TO REMOVE MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE
3.3	TAB STANDING COMMITTEES
3.4	JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES
3.5	STANDING TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
3.6	IEEE BOARD STANDING COMMITTEES ADMINISTERED BY TAB
3.7	AD HOC COMMITTEES
3.8	COMMITTEE CHARTERS
3.9		TAB MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.10			TAB AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.11			TAB ETHICS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.12			TAB FINANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.13			TRANSNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.14			TAB SOCIETY REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.15			IEEE CONFERENCES COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.16		MGA BOARD GRADUATES OF THE LAST DECADE COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.17		TAB PERIODICALS COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.18			TAB MAGAZINES COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.19			TAB NEWSLETTERS COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.20			TAB PERIODICALS REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.21			TAB TRANSACTIONS COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.22		TAB/PSPB PRODUCTS & SERVICES COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.23			CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.24			TAB PERIODICALS PACKAGES COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.25		TAB NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.26		TAB STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE CHARTER
3.27		TAB NEW TECHNOLOGY DIRECTIONS CHARTER
3.28		IEEE COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION (ICEO) CHARTER
3.29		BEST PRACTICES FOR TAB COMMITTEES


4.0	IEEE SOCIETIES, IEEE TECHNICAL COUNCILS (S/Cs) AND DIVISIONS
4.1	DEFINITION
4.2	FUNCTION OF IEEE SOCIETIES
4.3	SOCIETY ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE TAB ENDORSEMENT/APPROVAL
4.4	SOCIETY FORMATION PROCESS
4.5	IEEE TECHNICAL COUNCIL OPERATIONS
4.6	COUNCIL ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE TAB APPROVAL
4.7	TECHNICAL COUNCIL FORMATION
4.8	S/C TITLES AND FIELD OF INTEREST STATEMENTS
4.9		IEEE AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETY (AES-10)
4.10		IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY (AP-03)
4.11		IEEE BIOMETRICS COUNCIL (BIO-46)
4.12		IEEE BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY (BT-02)
4.13		IEEE CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS SOCIETY (CAS-04)
4.14		IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY (COMM-19)
4.15		IEEE COMPONENTS, PACKAGING, AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY (CPMT-21)
4.16		IEEE COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SOCIETY (CIS-11)
4.17		IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY (COMP-16)
4.18		IEEE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY (CE-08)
4.19		IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY (CS-23)
4.20		IEEE DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION SOCIETY (DEI-32)
4.21		IEEE EDUCATION SOCIETY (Ed-25)
4.22		IEEE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY (EMC-27)
4.23		IEEE COUNCIL ON ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION(CEDA-44)
4.24		IEEE ELECTRON DEVICES SOCIETY (ED-15)
4.25		IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMB-18)
4.26		IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SOCIETY (GRS-29)
4.27		IEEE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS SOCIETY (IE-13)
4.28		IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY (IA-34)
4.29		IEEE INFORMATION THEORY SOCIETY (IT-12)
4.30		IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT SOCIETY (IM-09)
4.31		IEEE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SOCIETY (ITS-38)
4.32		IEEE LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS SOCIETY (LEO-36)
4.33		IEEE MAGNETICS SOCIETY (Mag-33)
4.34		IEEE MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES SOCIETY (MTT-17)
4.35		IEEE NANOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (NANO-42)
4.36		IEEE NUCLEAR AND PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY (NPS-05)
4.37		IEEE OCEANIC ENGINEERING SOCIETY (OE-22)
4.38		IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY (PEL-35)
4.39		IEEE POWER ENGINEERING SOCIETY (PE-31)
4.40		IEEE PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEERING SOCIETY (PSE-43)
4.41		IEEE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SOCIETY (PC-26)
4.42		IEEE RELIABILITY SOCIETY (R-07)
4.43		IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION SOCIETY (RA-24)
4.44		IEEE SENSORS COUNCIL (SEN-39)
4.45		IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY (SP-01)
4.46		IEEE SOCIETY ON SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY (SIT-30)
4.47		IEEE SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS SOCIETY (SSC-37)
4.48		IEEE COUNCIL ON SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (SCC-41)
4.49		IEEE SYSTEMS COUNCIL (SYS-45)
4.50		IEEE SYSTEMS, MAN AND CYBERNETICS SOCIETY (SMC-28)
4.51		IEEE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (TMC-14)
4.52		IEEE ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL SOCIETY (UFFC-20)
4.53		IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY (VT-06)
4.54		SOCIETY AND TECHNICAL COUNCIL PROFILES
4.54		TECHNICAL SOCIETY AGREEMENTS

5.0		TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCTS
5.1		PUBLICATION POLICIES
5.2		OBJECTIVES
5.3		PUBLICATIONS
5.4		GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW PERIODICALS
5.5		BEST PRACTICES

6.1		IEEE CONFERENCES
6.2		ORGANIZING A CONFERENCE
6.3		IEEE CONFERENCE SERVICES
6.4		ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED TO IEEE CONFERENCES

7.0		FINANCIAL MATTERS
7.1		TAB FINANCES
7.2		TAB FINANCE COMMITTEE
7.3		SOCIETY FINANCES
7.4		SOCIETY/COUNCIL/CO-SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS
7.5		ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIETY/COUNCIL AND TAB FINANCES
7.6		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY

8.0		TAB NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS PROCESS
8.1		TAB NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (N&A)
8.2		TAB NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS GUIDELINES
8.3		TAB ELECTION PROCEDURE
8.4		TIMELINE FOR TAB ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
8.5		ELECTED POSITIONS/SLATES
8.6		APPOINTED POSITIONS
8.7		RECALL PROVISION
8.8		DIVISION/DELEGATE DIRECTORS
8.9		DIVISION NOMINATING COMMITTEES