IEEE Policies

5.1   Objectives

In support of the engineering profession as a whole, it is IEEE Policy to encourage relationships with other organizations.

• Such organizations shall share similar objectives and may not be limited to those that are engineering or scientific in character.
  
  
• Such relationships may vary in their degree of formality.
  
  
• Such relationship may result in the appointment of representatives, delegates, or a corporate membership in that organization.
  
  
• Such organizations may appoint representatives to IEEE.
  
  
• Such relationships shall encourage interdisciplinary activity.

IEEE’s relationship with outside organizations shall be in consonance with the principles and objectives of the IEEE Certificate of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws and subject to the legal limitations of IEEE’s 501(c)(3) tax status.  Policy Section 9.1 - Affiliation with Tax Exempt Organizations and Policy 5.2 below shall be followed when considering affiliations with for-profit organizations or other organizations that are exempt from US Federal income tax.

Other parts of this Policy Manual may address intersociety activities more specifically, however, the general principles of this Section 5 shall also apply.  Any apparent conflicts related to any intersociety activity shall be referred to the IEEE Board of Directors for review and adjudication.