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. There may be
single Society Chapters, joint Society
Chapters, and Technical Council
Chapters. A Chapter shall comprise a
minimum of twelve (12) IEEE voting members of
a Society, or group of Societies in the case
of a joint Chapter, and shall be established
by petition to the parent geographical and
technical organizational units concerned to
fulfill the mission of IEEE. In case of
a Technical Council Chapter a minimum of any
twelve (12) IEEE voting members of Council
Member Societies in the parent geographical
unit shall be required to petition to the
geographic unit and to the Technical Council.
IEEE members of Graduate Student
Member, Member, Senior Member or Fellow grade
who belong to an IEEE Society and a Geographic
unit which has formed a Technical Chapter of
such Society are considered Chapter members.
In instances where Section/Council territorial
geography may warrant and Society member
interests are sufficient to support multiple
Chapters of a Society, additional Chapters,
suitably identified, may be formed and operate
under the current applicable procedures.
(MGA Board Operations Manual,
Section 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, 51 KB)
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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