For Computer Society Internal Use Only

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IEEE-CS ConstitutionStandards Activity Board
request to amend

• John Walz
• Prepared for IEEE CS CB, 12-May-08

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Computer Society Purposes

• CS Standards Activities started in 1968
• New IEEE members select their Societies based on
  the Societys Field of Interest (FOI)
• Societys FOI is part of their Constitution
• CS FOI was last updated in 1977
• CS FOI does not include Standards Activities
• Other Societies were slow to start up their
  Standards Activities (e.g. Communications
  Society)
• Today most Societies recognize the Standards
  value proposition to their membership, IEEE-TAB
• Some Societies may want their rightful Standards
  Activities moved back to them according to FOI

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CS Constitution Section 2 FOI

• The purposes of the Society shall be scientific,
  literary, and educational in character. The
  Society shall strive to advance the theory,
  practice, and application of computer and
  information processing science and technology and
  shall maintain a high professional standing among
  its members. The Society shall promote
  cooperation and exchange of technical information
  among its members and to this end shall hold
  meetings for the presentation and discussion of
  technical papers, shall publish technical
  journals, and shall through its organization and
  other appropriate means provide for the needs of
  its members. The scope of the Society shall
  encompass all aspects of theory, design,
  practice, and application relating to computer
  and information processing science and
  technology. (10/77)

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Proposed CS FOI

• The purposes of the Society shall be scientific,
  literary, and educational in character. The
  Society shall strive to advance the theory,
  practice, and application of computer and
  information processing science and technology and
  shall maintain a high professional standing among
  its members. The Society shall promote
  cooperation and exchange of technical information
  among its members and to this end shall hold
  meetings for the presentation and discussion of
  technical papers, shall publish technical
  journals, shall support development of life long
  professional education and certification, shall
  establish standards, and shall through its
  organization and other appropriate means provide
  for the needs of its members. The scope of the
  Society shall encompass all aspects of theory,
  design, practice, and application relating to
  computer and information processing science and
  technology.

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Pro / Con

• Pro
• CS FOI provides equality among CS Boards
• Insurance against other Societies / Councils
  going after our members activities
• Appropriate time to adjust the constitution is
  during Society transformation
• Con
• As IEEE-TAB approval is required, TAB debate
  focus on CS FOI which overlaps many other
  Societys FOI

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CB Conclusion

• Now is the time to clean up the CS Constitution
  as there is a cost for membership ballot
• Mike Williams agreed to review the CS
  Constitution with Gerry Engel for other necessary
  changes to be added this FOI changes.

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Field of Interest Motion

• MOVED, that the Constitution Bylaws Committee
  of the IEEE Computer Society approves the
  highlighted additions to the Constitution,
  Section 2, Field of Interest.

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Backup
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IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual

• 4.0 IEEE SOCIETIES, IEEE TECHNICAL COUNCILS
  (S/Cs) AND DIVISIONS
• 4.1 DEFINITION A. IEEE Societies
• IEEE Policy 2.1 In recognition of the continuing
  growth and diversification of its technical
  activities, the IEEE has provided for Societies
  within the IEEE structure. The Societies benefit
  from the economies of centralized administration,
  extensive geographical organization of the IEEE,
  and the ease with which an individual can
  participate in several organizational units
  within the IEEE, thus providing a better match
  between technical needs and the necessarily
  arbitrary lines of organization.
• A. Functions of Societies. Each Society operates
  in a distinct technical area, and shall provide
  the necessary basis for its further growth, for
  attracting new members in competition with other
  societies in the field, for merging IEEE
  Societies into stronger technical organizational
  units, for merging non-IEEE societies into IEEE,
  for dealing with other professional societies,
  and for facilitating the representation of the
  profession to outside agencies including
  governments. Each Society carries out its own
  publication, meetings, standards, and other
  activities as required and operates within its
  own budget and may establish Technical Committees
  to allow members to promote specialized technical
  areas.

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IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual

• 4.2 FUNCTION OF IEEE SOCIETIES 
• IEEE Bylaw I-401.2 Societies. A Society provides
  a forum and community for the exchange of
  technical information among members in the
  respective discipline and industries of
  electrical and electronics engineering and
  related arts and sciences. Societies may
  represent either an identifiable segment of the
  electrical and electronics industries, or a
  discipline having applicability in different
  industries and functions. A Society's scope or
  mission shall be approved by TAB.
• Each Society operates in a distinct technical
  area, and shall provide the necessary basis for
  its further growth, for attracting new members in
  competition with other societies in the field,
  for merging IEEE Societies into stronger
  technical organizational units, for merging
  non-IEEE societies into IEEE, for dealing with
  other professional societies, and for
  facilitating the representation of the profession
  to outside agencies including governments. Each
  Society carries out its own publication,
  meetings, standards, and other activities as
  required and operates within its own budget and
  may establish Technical Committees to allow
  members to promote specialized technical areas.

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IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual

• 4.2 FUNCTION OF IEEE SOCIETIES
• B. SOCIETY OPERATION
• 8. Standards. The Societies may prepare Standards
  recommendations, provided that advance approval
  for each such preparation is obtained from the
  Standards Board.

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IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual

• 4.4 IEEE TECHNICAL SOCIETY FORMATION PROCESS
• 2. Development of a Full Proposal for forming a
  new IEEE Technical Society. The Proposer, in
  consultation with the TAB New Technology
  Directions Committee, the TAB Strategic Planning
  Committee, and the Managing Director, Technical
  Activities, develops a Full Proposal, considering
  the opportunities for attaching the proposed
  activities to an existing society or council and
  the IEEE's need to be involved in emerging
  technologies.Upon acceptance by TAB, the Full
  proposal becomes the agreement between the
  Proposer and TAB.The Full Proposal shall include
  the following information, including
  milestonesProposed Field of Interest
  StatementProposed Constitution and
  BylawsProposed Society Development Plan,
  including activities and observable achievements
  (e.g., Conference Plan) with dates.Proposed
  Society Membership PlanProposed Publication
  Plan, if appropriateProposed Conference Plan, if
  appropriateProposed Plans for other activities,
  e.g., educational products, standardsProposed
  Resource Plan, including funds and other
  resources

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• 4.7 IEEE TECHNICAL COUNCIL FORMATION PROCESS
• 3. Development of a Full Proposal for forming a
  new IEEE Technical Council. The Proposing
  Societies, in consultation with the TAB New
  Technology Directions Committee, the TAB
  Strategic Planning Committee, and the Managing
  Director, Technical Activities, develop a Full
  Proposal, considering the opportunities for
  attaching the proposed activities to an existing
  society or council and the IEEE's need to be
  involved in emerging technologies.(1) Upon
  acceptance by TAB, the Full proposal becomes the
  agreement between the Proposing Societies and
  TAB.(2) The Full Proposal shall include the
  following information, including milestonesi.
  Proposed Field of Interest Statementii. Proposed
  Constitution and Bylaws iii. Proposed Council
  Development Plan, including activities and
  observable achievements (e.g., Conference Plan)
  with dates.iv. Proposed Publication Plan, if
  appropriatev. Proposed Conference Plan, if
  appropriatevi. Proposed Plans for other
  activities, e.g., educational products,
  standardsvii. Proposed Resource Plan, including
  funds and other resources

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IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual

• 4.0 IEEE SOCIETIES, IEEE TECHNICAL COUNCILS
  (S/Cs) AND DIVISIONS
• 4.8 B. Field of Interest Statements. To change a
  Society's Field of Interest statement, which is
  part of a Society's Constitution, the following
  steps must be followed 1) To initiate a change
  in its Field of Interest, a Society files a
  notice of proposed change with the Managing
  Director, Technical Activities. The Society
  President must then send this notice to all other
  Society/Council (S/C) Presidents (and the Society
  Presidents' Forum Chair) with a request to notify
  the proposing S/C President of any comments. The
  notice should be sent out in accordance with the
  deadline set for the upcoming TAB agenda. (2)
  The proposed change should then be communicated
  as an action item at the Presidents' Forum with a
  summary of comments received from S/C Presidents.
  If not approved by a majority of S/C Presidents,
  an Ad Hoc Committee of interested and affected
  S/C Presidents shall be appointed by the Forum
  Chair (who will also act as the Chair of the Ad
  Hoc Committee). Following due deliberations and
  input from Society Administrative Committees, the
  Ad Hoc Committee will attempt to arrive at a
  mutually acceptable statement of the proposed
  change.The Committee must report back to the
  Presidents' Forum at the next meeting of the
  Forum with either an appropriate Motion or a
  recommendation that an Ad Hoc Arbitration
  Committee - chaired by the Forum Chair and
  consisting of five (5) Presidents from
  disinterested Societies and who are not members
  of the affected S/C - be formed. Again, this
  Committee must report back to the Presidents'
  Forum at the next meeting of the Forum with its
  recommendation. (3) Based on the approval of the
  majority of the S/C Presidents present at the
  Presidents' Forum, the proposed change will be
  introduced to TAB as a Forum Motion and voted on
  accordingly. TAB may authorize the change in the
  Society's Field of Interest statement.

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• 4.14 IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY (COMM-19)
• The IEEE Communications Society embraces the
  science, technology and applications supporting
  the transfer and organization of information, of
  diverse media types and formats, through
  communication networks and channels. (11/02)This
  may include
• Communications standards and specifications
• 4.46 IEEE SYSTEMS COUNCIL (SysC-45) 
• This Council integrates IEEE activities regarding
  aspects of multiple disciplines and specialty
  areas associated with the engineering of systems.
  This Council covers, but is not limited to the
  following Systems engineering, education,
  standards, processes and methodologies Modeling,
  simulation and integration related to design,
  testing, production and support Design aspects
  for robust design, human factors, safety,
  security and usability Transition of products
  from design to production, deployment and use
  Quality control and system management
  Program/product/project management interactions
  Risk management Systems architecture (6/05)