1.0 SECTION NAME AND TERRITORY

2.0 GUIDING PRINCIPLES

(a)

The Section shall have for its purpose the advancement of the theory and practice of IEEE designated fields and the maintenance of high professional standards among its members, with special attention to such aims within the territory of the Section, in consonance with the IEEE Constitution and these Bylaws.

(b)

The operation of the Section shall be in accordance with the Bylaws and the Section Operations Guide of the IEEE. Bylaws and Regulations shall be enacted from time to time to deal with problems peculiar to the Section but they shall at all times by considered supplementary to the IEEE Bylaws and Section Operations Guide.

3.0 OFFICERS

4.0 SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

5.0 DUTIES OF THE SECTION CHAIRPERSON

(a)

shall exercise general supervision of the affairs of the Section in accordance with the provisions of the Section Manual, these Bylaws and the policies and instructions of the Section Executive Committee,

(b)

when the Executive Committee moves the appointment of an Ad Hoc Committee, shall appoint a Chairperson for the Ad Hoc Committee with the approval of the Executive, and this Chairperson shall be a member of the Section Executive Committee during the life of the Ad Hoc Committee but no longer,

(c)

shall preside at all general meetings of the Section and at all meeting of the Executive Committee, and shall be the representative of the Section at any District, Regional or other meeting requiring such representation. In the event that neither the Chairperson nor the Vice-Chairperson can attend any particular event, the Chairperson shall appoint a member of the Executive Committee or, if necessary, a member of the Section to act in his/her place,

(d)

shall deposit and sign cheques when the Treasurer is unable to act,

(e)

shall ensure that copies of all official correspondence received and originated by him/her are forwarded to the Secretary for retention,

(f)

shall be guided by the Sections Operations Guide V part 2.

6.0 DUTIES OF THE SECTION VICE-CHAIRPERSON

(a)

shall carry out the duties of the Chairperson whenever the Chairperson is not available. At the end of the term of office of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall normally be expected to serve as the next Chairperson of the Section and shall therefore as much as possible become familiar with the history and current affairs of the Section,

(b)

shall be guided by the Sections Operations Guide V part 3,

(c)

shall deposit and sign cheques when the Treasurer is unable to act.

7.0 DUTIES OF THE SECTION SECRETARY

(a)

shall record accurate minutes of all Section Executive Committee meetings and all Section business meetings, and shall distribute them promptly to the members of the Section Executive Committee,

(b)

shall normally originate and answer all correspondence for the Section, and shall keep a complete record of the activities of the Section, including copies of all correspondence received or issued by any other member of the Executive Committee,

(c)

shall forward to the Regional Activities Board an annual report of all meetings held by the Section, its Chapters and its Subsections,

(d)

shall notify Headquarters, and the member of the Executive Committee of the names and addresses of the Executive Committee members within 20 days of their election,

(e)

shall prepare and distribute an agenda for each meeting of the Executive Committee as directed by the Chairperson of the Section,

(f)

shall keep an adequate stock of the forms, stationery and other material supplied by IEEE Headquarters to Sections of the Institute,

(g)

shall be guided by the Sections Operations Guide V part 5, and IEEE Bylaws 404.9,

(h)

shall deposit and sign cheques when the Treasurer is unable to act.

8.0 DUTIES OF THE SECTION TREASURER

(a)

shall be responsible for the receipt of all moneys received by the Section and for their deposit in one or more accounts as directed by the Section Executive Committee,

(b)

normally shall sign all cheques for the disbursement of Section funds. Such disbursements shall be as laid down in the approved Section budget or as authorized by the Section Executive Committee,

(c)

shall keep and submit quarterly for audit by one or more Section Officers adequate records of the receipt and expenditure of funds and shall prepare all budgets and other financial reports required by the Executive Committee or IEEE Headquarters,

(d)

shall ensure that annual reports are forwarded to IEEE Headquarters, that rebates are received and that they are correct,

(e)

shall provide copies of all official correspondence undertaken by him/her to the Secretary of the Section for retention,

(f)

shall arrange for the signing authority required by the bank where the section funds are kept. At least three and no more than four officers of the section plus the Staff Director of Financial Operations, as required by the Financial Operations Guide, shall have signing authority,

(g)

shall prepare a Financial Statement at the end of the Fiscal Year submit it to the IEEE Staff Director of Financial Operations as required by the IEEE Financial Operations Guide,

(h)

shall be guided by the Current Financial Operations Guide.

9.0 QUORUM AND CONDUCT OF MEETINGS

(a)

Six members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(b)

Ten members shall constitute a quorum of a Section business meeting.

(c)

Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Roberts' Rules of Order.

10.0 SECTION FISCAL YEAR AND OPERATING YEAR

(a)

The fiscal year of the Section shall be the Calendar year. (see IEEE Bylaw 318).

(b)

The period between the first of January of one year and the thirty-first of December of that year shall be the Section Operating Year and the members of the Executive shall hold office for two such periods.

11.0 MEETINGS

(a)

The Section shall hold at least five regular meetings, which may include up to 4 Chapter meetings during the fiscal year. The meetings will normally be arranged by the Chairperson of the Program Committee but will be conducted by the Chairperson of the Section or his/her appointee. (see Section Operations Guide III E).

(b)

The annual meeting of the Section shall be held in November of each Year. At this meeting, the officers for the succeeding operating year shall be elected.

(c)

A Student Papers Night Meeting shall be held once each calendar year.

(d)

Each Group Chapter shall hold at least two meetings a year, conducted by the Chairperson of that Chapter.

12.0 NOMINATING COMMITTEE

(a)

The Nominating Committee is a Standing Committee.

(b)

When the Chairperson of the Section steps down, he/she becomes a member of the Nominating Committee.

(c)

The Committee shall consist of at least three members. The Chairperson of the Section shall appoint members as required if the number falls below three.

(d)

The Section Chairperson shall appoint the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee from among its members. The longest serving member of the committee shall normally be appointed to this position.

(e)

Members of the nominating committee may not be Officers of the Section. See IEEE Bylaws 404.5.

13.0 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

(a)

The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall normally serve two full years in office. At the end of the term of office of the Chairperson, he/she shall step down and the Vice-Chairperson shall automatically become Chairperson. The Nominating Committee shall nominate a member in good standing who has given consent to serve as Vice-Chairperson and in due course as Chairperson. Neither position can be held for more than 2 consecutive years by the same individual.

(b)

The Nominating Committee shall also nominate members in good standing who have agreed to serve, to the positions of Secretary and Treasurer. No individual can hold one office for more than 2 consecutive years.

(c)

These nominations shall be submitted to the Chairperson, who shall instruct the Secretary to notify all members, giving them at least 28 days to propose alternate nominations (petition candidates) for any or all of the positions.

(d)

If any petition candidates are proposed, the Chairperson shall arrange for elections to be held at the next Annual General Meeting.

(e)

If a quorum is not obtained at the Annual General Meeting, or for other good reason as determined by the Chairperson, the Chairperson:

i)

shall call for a postal ballot of all members in good standing, in accordance with IEEE Bylaws 315.16 and .17,

ii)

shall immediately instruct the Secretary to prepare and mail to all voting members of the Section by November 31st a ballot containing the names of the contestants and the office or offices contested,

iii)

shall also appoint an Election Officer who shall not receive a ballot. The Election Officer may not be the holder of any current office nor a candidate for office nor the signer of a petition of nomination.

(f)

Every member who wishes to vote shall mark his/her ballot to indicate his/her choice and shall seal the ballot in an envelope. He/she shall write his/her name on the outside of the envelope and shall mail the envelope to the Chairperson for the Section to arrive no later than December 21st.

(g)

On December 22nd the Chairperson shall take the unopened ballot envelopes to the Election Officer who shall open them and count them in the presence of the Chairperson. The candidate obtaining the largest number of votes shall be declared elected to the office. If there should be a tie, the deciding vote or votes shall be cast by the Election Officer. The final list of successful candidates shall be circulated to the members before December 30th.

(h)

The nominating committee is responsible for filling, by appointment, vacancies among the officers which occur during the term.

14.0 APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE

(a)

As soon as possible (if possible, no later than the fifteenth of October), the Nominating Committee shall report to the Chairperson of the Section the names of the nominees for the following positions:

• Membership Development Chairperson
• Education Chairperson
• Program Chairperson
• Publications Chairperson
• Student Branch Representative
• Chapter Chairpersons:
  • Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
  • Antennas and Propagation, Circuits and Systems, Electron Devices, Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • Computer

These nominees shall be members in good standing who have given their consent to serve as Officers of the Section if elected.

(b)

These nominations shall be subject to votes at a meeting of the existing executive, and if confirmed, the appointments shall be announced at the Annual General Meeting in November, and published in the Section Newsletter.

(c)

The Nominating Committee is instructed to make an effort to find members of the Section to fill these positions. However, if these positions are not filled by October 15, the Nominating Committee is asked to continue their efforts to fill same by no later than September 15th of the year.

(d)

More than one position of officer, chairperson, student branch representative or committee member can be held by the same person, except that the positions of officers must be held by separate persons.

(e)

The nominating committee is responsible for filling vacancies in the executive which occur during the term .

15.0 DUTIES OF THE MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIRPERSON

(a)

shall keep a current record of Section membership,

(b)

shall perform all duties outlined in the Section Operations Guide V part 13.

16.0 DUTIES OF THE OTHER EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

17.0 MEETING NOTICES

(a)

The Chairperson of the Program Committee of the Section shall prepare notices giving details of future regular Section Meetings and pass them to the Chairperson of the Publications Committee.

(b)

The Chairperson of the Publications Committee shall prepare a newsletter containing these notices, and any other information of interest to the members, and shall arrange to have copies mailed to all members. In addition, a special notice shall be mailed in circumstances calling for such action.

(c)

These activities shall be timed so that notice of any meeting reaches the members not less than seven days prior to that meeting.

(d)

The Publication Chairperson shall provide copies of newsletters and notices to the Region 7 Office and to IEEE Headquarters, as published.

(e)

The Publicity Chairperson shall take whatever additional actions are appropriate and practical to advertise meetings and to encourage members and non-members to attend meetings.

18.0 AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS