Dear Respective Members of SMC Society,
The amendment of Bylaws is approved as follows:
- Date of Society BoG approval: 2 November 2022
- Date of Vice President, Technical Activities approval: 31 May 2023
- Effective Date of Constitution: August 1, 2023 (60 days after communication to membership)
If you have any questions about this amendment, please send your inquiry to:
Vice President for Organization and Planning, Tadahiko Murata ([email protected]).
Sincerely Yours,
Tadahiko Murata, Vice President for Organization and Planning, IEEE SMC Society
[BEFORE AMENDED] Bylaws Article I, Section 2
2.2 All candidates for Vice President shall have been a member of BoG or ExCom sometime during the past 5 years and served for at least one year. The candidates for President-Elect and President shall have served at least one year as a Vice President. All BoG, President, President-Elect, and Vice President nominees must be members of the Society at the time ballots are distributed. The information about nominees for President, President-Elect, Vice Presidents, and BoG shall include, but not be restricted to, the following:
[AFTER AMENDED] Bylaws Article I, Section 2 (Amended words are highlighted in red)
2.2 All candidates for Vice President shall have been voting members of BoG elected by the membership-at-large sometime during the past 5 calendar years, and have served for at least one full year by the time of nomination. The candidates for President-Elect and President shall have served at least one year as a Vice President. All BoG, President, President-Elect, and Vice President nominees must be members of the Society at the time ballots are distributed. The information about nominees for President, President-Elect, Vice Presidents, and BoG shall include, but not be restricted to, the following:
Download a copy of the entire SMC Society Constitution and Bylaws (PDF).
- Article I: Nominations and Objectives
- Article II: Meetings of the Board of Governors
- Article III: Committee Structure
- Article IV: Powers, Privileges, Duties, Fees
Latest Revision: 14 June 2021