REQUIREMENTS
TO
FORM A CHAPTER OF AN IEEE
SOCIETY/TECHNICAL COUNCIL
A Chapter shall be a technical subunit
of a Region, one or more Sections, or a
Geographic Council, and is constituted by a
minimum of twelve (12) members of a
Society, or group of Societies and established
by petition to the parent geographical and
technical organizational units concerned
to fulfill the mission of IEEE. A Chapter
functions in a manner similar to that of
a committee of the Section/Council. (MGA
Board OpsMan 9.6.A)
Required qualifications for IEEE Geographic
unit officers
The petition must include:
- The name of the Region, Section
or Geographic Council
- The name of the Society,
Societies or Technical Council
- The name and address of the
Chapter organizer
- Written approval of the Unit
Executive Committee.
- Signatures of at least 12 Section
members, above Student grade, who
are members of the Society. Each petition to
form a Technical Council Chapter
will be signed by at least 12 individuals
who are members of a Society which
is a Member Society of the Technical
Council.
The completed petition shall be
submitted to the Unit Executive
Committee, via the Unit Secretary, for approval.
It is suggested that more than the
specified amount of names and signatures be
included to ensure that all petitioners
qualify, thus speeding the petition’s
processing.
Member and Geographic Activities
staff will review the petition and work
with the organizer to resolve any discrepancies.
The Chapter will be considered
established after Member and
Geographic Activities has ascertained that
the Regional Director and the Technical
Council President/Society President(s) have no
objections to the formation of the Chapter.
Following approval, the Geographic Unit
Chair, the Chapter Organizer, the
Regional Director, the President of the
Societ(ies)/Technical Council
President will be notified. The Chapter
formation will be noted in the Report of
the Managing Director at the next meeting of the
Member and Geographic Activities Board.
PETITION TO FORM AN IEEE CHAPTER
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TO FORM A JOINT
CHAPTER COVERING TWO OR MORE SOCIETIES
The requirements are the same as for a
single Society Chapter, except that not
less than three of the 12 signatures on the
petition shall be members of each of the
Societies involved
For example, a joint Power Engineering
(PE31) and Industry Applications (IA34)
Society Chapter, might be formed with eight
petitioners belonging to PE31 and four
petitioners to IA34. It is not required, but
may be useful, that Chapter members or officers
maintain membership in both Societies.
It is suggested that more than the specified
amount of names and signatures be
included to ensure that all petitioners
qualify, thus speeding the process of the
petition.
TO FORM A JOINT
CHAPTER OF 2 OR MORE CONTIGUOUS SECTIONS
A petition must be signed by not less
than twelve (12) members, other than
Students, of the Sections involved, who are
members of the Society or Societies, and
submitted for approval by the pertinent Sections
Executive Committees. It is suggested that more
than the specified amount of names and
signatures be included to assure that all
petitioners qualify, thus speeding the process
of the petition.
The petition must include:
- The names of the Sections
involved
- The name(s) of the Society or
Societies
- The name and address of the
Chapter Organizer
- The organizational unit
(administrative parent Section) which shall
be responsible for Chapter management. (In
joint Chapters, administrative
matters relate to the parent Section.)
- Written approval of the entities
involved.
The Joint Chapter shall be considered
established after Member and
Geographic Activities has ascertained that
all entities involved have no objections
to the formation of the Chapter.
Following approval, the Sections and
Societies involved, the Chapter
organizer and the Regional Director will be
notified. The Chapter formation will be
noted in the Report of the Managing Director at
the next meeting of the Member and
Geographic Activities Board.
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TO CHANGE THE STATUS
OF AN EXISTING CHAPTER
The status of an existing Chapter may be
changed from single to joint, or
vice-versa, or from one joint combination to
another without submission of a
petition. The change in status will become
effective following approval of the
change by the Regional Director, the Society
Presidents and the involved Section Executive
Committee(s).
- The written request, with full
details on the proposed change in
Chapter status, shall be submitted by the
Section Executive Committee. This
request should include the name and address
of the Organizer of the
restructured Chapter who will act as its
Chair, and be faxed or mailed to
the address below.
- Action will be taken by Member
and Geographic Activities staff
to obtain approval of the change in status
by those concerned.
- When the necessary approvals have
been received, the Section
Chairman, the Chapter Organizer, the
Regional Director and the
Presidents of the Societies concerned will
be notified.
- The Chapter formation will be
noted in the Report of the Managing
Director at the next meeting of the Member
and Geographic Activities
Board.
- Send the completed petition
to
PETITION TO FORM AN IEEE CHAPTER
DOC (51KB)
IEEE MEMBER AND GEOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway,
New Jersey 08854-4141 USA
OR
Phone: +1 732 562 5511
Fax:
+1 732 463 3657
e-mail: petition@ieee.org
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