2.1 IEEE Societies
In recognition of the continuing growth and
diversification of its technical activities, the
IEEE has provided for Societies within the IEEE
structure.The Societies benefit from the economies
of centralized administration, extensive
geographical organization of the IEEE, and the
ease with which an individual can participate in
several organizational units within the IEEE, thus
providing a better match between technical needs
and the necessarily arbitrary lines of organization.
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Functions
of Societies. Each Society operates
in a distinct technical area, and shall
provide the necessary basis for its further
growth, for attracting new members in
competition with other societies in the field,
for merging IEEE Societies into stronger
technical organizational units, for merging
non-IEEE societies into IEEE, for dealing with
other professional societies, and for
facilitating the representation of the
profession to outside agencies including
governments. Each Society carries out its own
publication, meetings, standards, and other
activities as required and operates within its
own budget and may establish Technical
Committees to allow members to promote
specialized technical areas.
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Administration.
Each Society is governed by its own
administrative body responsible to its members.
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Society
Membership Dues. The membership dues
structure for Societies shall be set as part
of the annual budget cycle.
- No Society shall be recognized as joint with
any other organization, society, or group
outside the IEEE. However, Societies may
cooperate with other organizations in the
operation of joint committees and the holding
of joint meetings and may invite members of
such organizations and the public to their
meetings.E. Society Finances. The annual
Society budget must be approved by the TAB
Finance Committee and the Technical Activities
Board.
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