Various Committees of the Member Activities Board

Chapter and International Affairs Committee

This Committee is in charge of organizing and fostering international cooperation among scholars and students. An important means towards this goal are Regional Chapters of the Society, which will report to this SC. A concern of the SC shall be to ensure that members and students of all regions are well represented and feel equally at home in the diverse Society activities (conferences, schools, ballots, etc.).

Education Committee

This Committee is in charge of coordinating and fostering educational initiatives in the Society. An important means toward this goal are specialized meetings, workshops and dedicated conference sessions on the education of students. Society-sponsored books and summer schools are also under the responsibility of this Committee. A concern of the society shall be to ensure that quality of the educational activities sponsored by the Society is constantly checked through feedback from students, and by emphasizing their interactive participation.

Human Rights and Ethics Committee

This Committee shall be responsible for making recommendations to the AdCom for actions to be taken on behalf of the Society for the benefit of members or colleagues whose professional activities have been severely hampered by governmental or institutional authorities. It shall be responsible for making recommendations regarding the societal impact of research and development. It shall also be responsible for making recommendations on issues such as conflict of interest, plagiarism, multiple submissions, student/teacher relations, etc., and promulgating information on these matters to the membership.

Membership Admissions and Retention committee

This Committee shall be responsible for encouraging membership in the Society by all members of the IEEE who are interested in the Field of Interest of the Society, and by non-IEEE members as Affiliate Members. This Committee shall pass upon the qualifications of applicants for Affiliate Membership in the Society. It shall also focus on membership retention.

Student Activities Committee

This Committee shall promote student participation in the Society activities in cooperation with all Society Boards, Committees and Working Groups. The Chair of this Committee shall be appointed by the President from a slate of candidate Society student members recommended by the Membership Activities Board and by the AdCom to serve for a two-year term. The Chair of the Student Activities Standing Committee shall be an ex officio AdCom member with vote.

Members Services Committee

The objective of this committee is to improve the services provided to the Society's members. The emphasis will be on the mentoring and guidance of junior members of the Society along with a variety of new services (e.g., professional and networking) to the more senior members. The web will be extensively used along with special workshops at Society meetings.