IEEE Bylaws

I-201.  Membership

1. How Constituted.   The Assembly shall consist of 23 delegates, who shall be the President, the President-Elect, the Past President, the ten Region Delegates, and the ten Division Delegates.
   
   
2. Term of Division Delegates.   The terms of the Delegates from even-numbered Divisions shall begin in odd-numbered years and terms of the Delegates from odd-numbered Divisions shall begin in even-numbered years.  A Delegate elected by a Division shall be a member of and maintain membership in at least one of the Societies within that Division and shall have a term of office of two years.  In the case of Delegate-Elect, the term of office may be for one or two years and shall be consistent with the provisions of the Bylaws dealing with Nominations and Elections.  If a vacancy occurs for any reason, it shall be filled in accordance with Bylaw I-301.10.
   
   
3. Term of Region Delegates.   The Delegates elected by Regions shall be members of and reside in the Regions electing them and shall have terms of office of two years.  In the case of Delegate-Elect, the term of office may be for one or two years and shall be consistent with the provisions of the Bylaws dealing with Nominations and Elections.  The terms of the Delegates from even-numbered Regions shall begin in odd-numbered years and terms of the Delegates from odd-numbered Regions shall begin in even-numbered years.  If a vacancy occurs for any reason, it shall be filled in accordance with Bylaw I-301.10.
   
   
4. Terms of Directors.   As stated in the Constitution, all Delegates shall be elected Directors by virtue of their election as Delegates, and shall serve terms as Directors concurrent with their terms as Delegates.  All Delegates-Elect shall be elected as Directors-Elect by virtue of their election as Delegates-Elect, and shall serve the same terms as Directors-Elect concurrent with their terms as Delegates-Elect. 
   
   
5. Grade.   All Delegates shall be of Fellow or Senior Member grade.
   
   
6. President.   The presiding officer of the Assembly, as provided by the Constitution, shall be the President.
   
   
7. IEEE Executive Director.   The IEEE Executive Director shall serve as Staff Secretary for the Assembly and provide the recordkeeping and secretarial functions. In the absence of the IEEE Executive Director, the President shall perform the above functions or may delegate these tasks to another person.