IEEE Bylaws

I-105.  Privileges 

1. Honorary Members.   Honorary Members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the IEEE except the right to hold office therein, including the use of HIEEE or “IEEE Honorary Member” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   

2. Fellows.   Fellows shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the IEEE, including the use of FIEEE or “IEEE Fellow” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   
3. Senior Members.   Senior Members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the IEEE except the right to serve on the Fellow Committee.  Senior Members may use SMIEEE or “IEEE Senior Member” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   
4. Members.   Members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the IEEE except the right to hold (1) any corporate office, (2) the office of Director, (3) membership on the Admission and Advancement Committee, the Awards Board, the Fellow Committee, the Member and Geographic Activities Board, as specified in IEEE Bylaw I-304.5, or the IEEE-USA Board. Members may use MIEEE or “IEEE Member” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   
5. Associate Members.    Associate Members shall be entitled to attend meetings of IEEE members, to vote only on matters presented to groups of members (such as Societies and Sections), and to be appointed on committees with the right to vote when specifically approved by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee. (See Bylaw I-310.)  Associate Members may use AMIEEE or “IEEE Associate Member” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   
6. Graduate Student Members.   Graduate Student Members shall have the rights and privileges of Members.   Graduate Student Members may use GSMIEEE or “IEEE Graduate Student Member” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   
7. Student Members.    Student Members shall have the rights and privileges of the Member grade, except the right to vote. Additional rights and privileges or limitations thereof, if any, shall be specified by the Member and Geographic Activities Board. Student Members may use StMIEEE or “IEEE Student Member” in their signature blocks, and on business cards, letterheads and such.
   
   
8. Exchange Members.    Exchange Members shall have the rights and privileges of the Member grade, except the right to vote and the right to hold any IEEE office.
   
   
9. Life Members.   Life Members have those privileges associated with their grade immediately before becoming a Life Member or with such higher grade to which they may be advanced.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the rights and privileges of members and affiliates shall be limited from time to time to the extent necessary to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.