15.6 Procedure for Approval of an
IEEE Position Paper
- The completed IEEE Position Paper and a
one-page Position Digest are to be sent
by the originating Board to the Chairs of the
other IEEE Major Boards, with
notification that it is intended that the
Position Paper be considered by the
Board of Directors. A Board desiring to
review the paper should so indicate.
- For each Board expressing a desire to
review the proposed IEEE Position Paper,
the paper must be approved by a majority vote of
the Board or by a two-thirds vote of its
formally constituted management group.
- Failure to approve a proposed IEEE
Position Paper by any major interested
Board should be accompanied by a statement to
the originating Board explaining the
basis for such rejection and, if
possible, recommended changes that would make
the Position Paper acceptable.
- Upon approval by the major interested
Boards, the paper shall be brought to
the Board of Directors. A majority vote is
required for final approval.
- A copy of every approved IEEE Position
Paper and a consolidated listing of such
Position Papers shall be maintained in the
office of the IEEE Executive Director.
- When an IEEE Position Paper is approved
and issued, it (or a suitable summary)
shall be published in an IEEE-wide publication.
(Should the originating organizational
unit have a newsletter or other publication,
it is recommended that the IEEE Position Paper
also be published therein.) A
listing of extant IEEE Position Papers shall be
published periodically in an IEEE-wide
publication.
