A.     GENERAL

The Committee shall report to the MGA Board through the MGA Member Engagement and Life Cycle Committee. Changes to this charter must be endorsed by the MGA Member Engagement and Life Cycle Committee and approved by the Member and Geographic Activities Board and the Technical Activities Board.

B.   SCOPE

To serve the interests of the members of the IEEE characterized as GOLD FUNCTIONS

1. The functions of the Committee shall consist of ensuring that GOLD activities are relevant to members and the Institute.  Notably, the committee will:

1. 1.       Promote strategies to facilitate the transition from Student Member to higher grade and to work with the Student Activities Committee to achieve this goal. Also promote strategies to encourage the retention of GOLD members.
2. 2.       Promote and coordinate the establishment and support of GOLD Affinity Groups.
3. 3.       Advocate IEEE GOLD-specific benefits and services to the appropriate IEEE units and at conferences, symposia and similar events.
4. 4.       Encourage recognition of GOLD activities performed by individuals or units and promote GOLD awards at all levels.
5. 5.       Assist the development of volunteer leaders among GOLD members and promote their representation in appropriate IEEE organizational units.

2. The function of the Region GOLD Coordinator is to develop GOLD activities in his/her defined IEEE Region.  Specifically, IEEE Region GOLD Coordinators will:

2. 1.       Encourage and help form GOLD Affinity Groups in their respective Regions by mentoring GOLD leaders, assisting in the establishment of GOLD Affinity Groups and maintaining communication links with GOLD leaders in their Regions.
3. 2.       Recruit leaders by working with the Regional Student Activities Committee to identify future GOLD leaders.
4. 3.       Act as a liaison between local GOLD members regionally and promote their activities to their Regional Leadership.
5. 4.       Collect and forward information on best practices to the GOLD Committee.
6. 5.       Inform local GOLD members of IEEE (GOLD, MGA, TAB, etc) meetings and encourage their attendance.
7. 6.       Promote participation in IEEE activities (e.g., conferences, Chapters, GOLD groups, etc.) to GOLD members at various events.
8. 7.       Provide reports to the respective Region Director and Region Committee on GOLD activities.

D.   COMPOSITION

The Committee shall consist of the following members:

Voting Members

• Chair
• Immediate Past Chair
• Up to three (3) members appointed by the Vice President, Technical Activities.
• Up to three (3) members appointed by the Vice Chair – Member Development
• Regions 1-10 GOLD Coordinators

The MGA Chair, MGA Secretary and MGA Vice Chair – Member Development shall receive all announcements and other documentation that is distributed to the Committee, but their participation in committee activities is not required.

E.    APPOINTMENTS, ELECTIONS AND TERMS OF OFFICE

1.  The MGA Vice Chair – Member Development shall appoint the GOLD Chair.
2. Of the three (3) members appointed by the Vice President, Technical Activities, one should be a Society President or Division Director (or Society President Elect or Division Director Elect), one should be a member from Regions 7-10, and one should be from Regions 1-6.  At least two (2) of the three (3) members should be GOLD members.
3. Of the three (3) members appointed by the MGA Vice Chair – Member Development, one should be a Region Director (or Region Director Elect), one should be a member from Regions 7-10, and one should be from Regions 1-6.  Of the three, at least two should be members of the GOLD affinity group.
4. The respective Region’s Directors shall appoint the Region GOLD Coordinators who shall serve terms consistent with their Region’s Charter.

F.    FINANCIAL SUPPORT

1. The Technical Activities Board shall fund the three (3) TAB appointees.
2. The Member and Geographic Activities Board shall fund the three (3) MGA appointees, the Past Chair of the Committee, and the Chair of the Committee.
3. The Regions shall fund their respective Region GOLD Coordinator for expenses incurred by attending the Committee meeting.
4. The MGA Board shall cover expenses incurred in the work of the Committee.

5. Administrative support for the Committee will be provided by the Member and Geographic Activities Department.

G.    REPORTS

A report outlining business transacted shall be provided at each MGA Board and TAB Meetings.  

H.    ADMINISTRATION

Information regarding Committee Member eligibility, Committee Meetings, Voting Procedures, and Removal of a Member of a standing committee is shown in the MGA Operations Manual – Section 4.1 (MGA Committees).

 As part of the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities organization, this Charter was approved by IEEE Board of Directors and became effective January 2008.