Leadership Position Descriptions
Training is available for all positions locally via the Section and online from IEEE at https://ieee-elearning.org/CLE/.
Section Chair:
- Knows about: IEEE Bylaws; IEEE Policies; MGA Operations Manual.
- Presides over meetings.
- Works with ExCom, Committees, Chapters, and Affinity Group Chairs to support activities.
- Represents Section at Region meetings.
- Is a signer on bank account.
Section Vice Chair:
- Presides over meetings in absence of Chair.
- Is familiar with the policies relating to the activity of the Section and subunits, including IEEE Bylaws, IEEE Policies, MGA Operations Manual.
- Assumes additional authority or activity as designated by Chair.
Section Treasurer:
- Prepares the annual budget.
- Records all financial activity.
- Reconciles bank statements/activity.
- Reports status of unit’s finances to the Section ExCom on a regular basis.
- Prepares and submits Annual Financial Report (L-50).
- Is a signer on bank account.
Section Secretary:
- Records minutes of ExCom and other Section meetings.
- Handles correspondence.
- Distributes meeting notices.
- Maintains Section records
- Submits officer and meeting reporting, including officer changes during the year, to IEEE Operations Center.
Administrative Chair/Webmaster:
- Sends WNC Section weekly email & calendar updates.
- Posts WNC website pages, advertisements, job notices, etc. to website.
- Responds to Web requests from groups outside IEEE, forwarding to appropriate WNC Section volunteer as required
Awards and Recognition:
- Assists with Section Award & Recognition programs.
Past Chair:
- Provides guidance, recommendations.
Membership Development Chair:
- Welcomes new Section Members.
- Coordinates membership exhibits for local meetings and conferences, job fairs, etc.
- Coordinates Senior Membership Upgrade Events.
- Identifies membership problems and opportunities.
Professional Activities (PACE) Chair
- PACE Chair Description
- Organizes a Region 3 Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop as prescribed by new leadership.
- Organizes WNC Professional Advancement and Career opportunities for Section members.
Educational Meeting Chair
- Selects lecturer and topic.
- Selects program of broad appeal such that members and targeted individuals find value in participating.
- Schedules event in a venue of significance and with proper promotion.
- Targets an audience that is mixture of Members, high schools, magnet programs, industry, and other professionals, and other IEEE Sections in North and South Carolina.
Industry Liaison:
- Helps the Section to strengthen partnerships between the WNC Section and industry for mentorship, careers, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and innovation.
- Represent industry at the IEEE WNC Section Executive Committee meetings.
- Presents monthly activity reports to the IEEE WNC Section.
University Liaison:
- Strengthens partnership between student members, Student Branches, and Society Branch Chapters in the WNC Section.
- Provides support and resources for success of student members and student branches.
- Encourages student members to involve themselves in various IEEE activities including technical and professional development.
- Represent colleges/universities at the IEEE WNC Section Executive Committee meetings.
- Present monthly activity reports to the IEEE WNC Section
Government Liaison:
- Strengthens partnership between the Section and governments at all levels in the WNC Section.
- Provides support and resources for success of the partnership.
- Encourages government members to involve themselves in various IEEE activities including technical and professional development.
- Represent governments at the IEEE WNC Section Executive Committee meetings.
- Present monthly activity reports to the IEEE WNC Section.
Young Professionals Chapter
Officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.
- Work with members to ensure each has a mentor and has setup his/her myIEEE Profile.
- Work with members to ensure each is successfully making IEEE WNC his/her Professional Home.
- Help the Section to strengthen partnerships between the WNC Section and industry for mentorship, careers, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and innovation.
- Invite members to present at Section meetings.
- Represent the Chapter at the IEEE WNC Section Executive Committee meetings.
- Represent the Chapter at at least one IEEE conference each year, as determined by the group.
- Present monthly activity reports to the IEEE WNC Section.
- Present monthly financial reports to the IEEE WNC Section.
- Appoint one member to serve on the IEEE WNC Section Professional Activities Committee.
- If the Chapter Chair cannot attend meetings, he/she is responsible for insuring that another Chapter officer attends in his/her place.
- Hold at least four meetings per year -one per quarter.
- File meeting reports (IEEE L31) for all chapter meetings
- File chapter officer nominations with the Section Chair.
- Work with the Section Administrative Chair/Webmaster, by the deadline, to help maintain your webpages on the Section’s website.
- Ensure your Chapter is working and listening to its members.
Women In Engineering Chapter
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Officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer
- Work with members to ensure each has a mentor and has setup his/her myIEEE Profile.
- Work with members to ensure each is successfully making IEEE WNC his/her Professional Home.
- Help the Section to strengthen partnerships between the WNC Section and industry for mentorship, careers, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and innovation
- Invite members to present at Section meetings.
- Represent the Chapter at the IEEE WNC Section Executive Committee meetings.
- Represent the Chapter at at least one IEEE conference each year, as determined by the group.
- Present monthly activity reports to the IEEE WNC Section.
- Present monthly financial reports to the IEEE WNC Section.
- Appoint one member to serve on the IEEE WNC Section Professional Activities Committee.
- If the Chapter Chair cannot attend meetings, he/she is responsible for insuring that another Chapter officer attends in his/her place.
- Hold at least four meetings per year -one per quarter.
- File meeting reports (IEEE L31) for all chapter meetings.
- File chapter officer nominations with the Section Chair.
- Work with the Section Administrative Chair/Webmaster, by the deadline, to help maintain your webpages on the Section’s website.
- Ensure your Chapter is working and listening to its members.
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