Unit Operations - Addendums (Bylaws)

IEEE Geographic Units include - Region, Section, Geographic Council, Technical Chapter, Affinity Group, Student Branch, Student Branch Chapter and Student Branch Affinity Group. Each of these units acts as a governing/administrative body. The basis of governance by which geographic units should be managed is through the Member and Geographic Activities Operations Manual. If required by local law, Sections and Geographic Councils may also create their own addendum/bylaws, using the MGA Operations Manual as a guideline.

Basic principles:

All Sections are required to operate in accordance with the MGA Operations Manual.
Sections are permitted to maintain an addendum or separate governance document.
Those Sections maintaining an addendum or separate document which includes exceptions to the requirements of the MGA Operations Manual will submit a request for exception to the Region Director who will present the item to MGA Board for action.
Those Sections maintaining an addendum or separate document which includes additions or changes to the requirements of the MGA Operations Manual, and where those changes do not pose a conflict, may submit a request for approval to the Region Director.

Questions and/or addendums should be sent to sec-bylaws@Ieee.org.