Technical Activities Board (Feb 2009)
13-14 February 2009
8am-5pm AST
Condado Plaza Hotel
San Juan Puerto Rico,USA
AGENDA
Final Agenda Approval: 14 February 2009

Pre Meeting Items
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
S008:00TABDiscussion-Presidents & Division Directors Forums (COMPLETED)
  1. 2010 VP Technical Activities Appointments
  2. Presidents Forum Presentation
  3. Division Directors Forum Presentation
Action Agenda
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
B110:15TABMotionFlescherRoll Call and Welcome with Photo Introductions and Meeting Information (COMPLETED)
  1. Seating Chart
B210:45TABMotionFlescherApprove Meeting Agenda (COMPLETED) 
B310:47TABMotionFlescher Approve the Minutes from the 2008-11-13 TAB Meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. 2008 November Draft TAB Minutes
  2. 13 November 08 Presidents' Forum Minutes
B410:50TABReportFlescher TAB Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Chair's Presentation
*511:30TABInfo-2009 TAB Photo (COMPLETED)
  1. 2008 TAB Photo
*612:00TABInfoFlescherLunch  
B713:00TAB SRCReportFlescher YoffaTAB Society Review Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Committee Chair's Report
S813:25TABDiscussionFlescherVice President Technical Activities Discussion (COMPLETED)
  1. Background Info on "Talk About"
B913:45IEEE CONReportEngelConferences Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Conference Committee Presentation
B1014:15TAB SPCReportPollardTAB Strategic Planning Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Committee Chair's Presentation
R1114:40TAB SPCMotionPollardApprove Adding "Strategic impact to Technical Activities and/or Relationship to the Strategic Plan" to the TAB Motions (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Template for Future Motions
  3. Motion with friendly amendment as passed
S1214:40TAB SPCDiscussionFlescherTechnology Navigator Demonstration (COMPLETED)
  1. Navigator Link
  2. Technology Navigation Project Presentation
B1315:10TAB PSCReportRahmanTAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Committee Chair's Presentation
S1415:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanThe IEEE-SA seeks the endorsement for the online version of the Color Books, thereby including the product in Xplore as outlined in the business case. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
S1515:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanApprove the development and sale of IEEE Conference Library Plus through IEEE Xplore (PASSED)
  1. Motion
S1615:30TAB PSCMotion RahmanApprove business plan that includes IBM content on the IEEE Xplore database and within online package products (WITHDRAWN)
  1. Motion
B1715:30TAB PFReportPollardTAB Presidents' Forum Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Presidents Forum Presentation
  2. 2010 VP Technical Activities Appointments
B1815:45TAB TMCReportFlescherTAB Management Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Committee Chair's Presentation
B1916:25TABReportWard-CallanTAB Secretary's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation
-2016:45TABMotionFlescher Friday Evening Recess (Meeting reconvenes at 8:00 am Saturday)  
*2108:15TABInfoFlescherReconvene Meeting for Saturday Session  
S2208:15TABDiscussionFlescherVice President Technical Activities Discussion (COMPLETED)
  1. Background Information on "Think About"
B2309:15TAB DDFReportFlescherTAB Division Directors' Forum Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation
B2409:30TAB PCReportTsangTAB Periodicals Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Chair's Presentation
B2510:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove changes to the Periodicals Development Process (PASSED)
  1. Periodicals Development Process changes
B2610:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove PRAC discontinuing review of Society/Council newsletters (in conformity with PSPB Operations Manual Section 8.4.1.B) (PASSED)
  1. Motion to approve discontinuing PRAC reviews of Society/Council newsletters
B2710:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Consumer Electronics Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (PASSED)
  1. IEEE Consumer Technology Magazine Phase 1 Proposal
B2810:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Biometrics Council's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Biometrics Compendium (PASSED)
  1. IEEE Biometrics Compendium Phase 1 Proposal
B2910:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Computer Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (PASSED)
  1. IEEE Trans. on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction Phase 1 Proposal
B3010:00TAB PCMotion TsangApprove IEEE Consumer Electronics Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Transactions on Energy Harvesting and Storage (WITHDRAWN)
  1. IEEE Trans. on Energy Harvesting and Storage Phase 1 Proposal
B3110:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Magnetics Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Magnetics Letters (PASSED)
  1. IEEE Magnetics Letters Phase 1 Proposal
B3210:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Power and Energy Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (PASSED)
  1. IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid Phase 1 Proposal
B3310:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Power and Energy Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (PASSED)
  1. IEEE Trans. on Renewable Energy Phase 1 Proposal
B3410:00TAB PCMotionTsangApprove IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope and sponsorship - 2010 launch) for AMA/IEEE Journal of Clinical Engineering and Healthcare Solutions (PASSED)
  1. AMA-IEEE Journal of Clinical Engineering and Healthcare Solutions Phase 1 Proposal
  2. IEEE Healthcare Focus Group Report - April 2005
B3510:00TAB PCMotion TsangApprove change in scope for all IEEE Signal Processing Society periodicals (IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE Trans on Signal Processing, IEEE Trans on Image Processing, IEEE Trans on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, IEEE Trans on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, and IEEE Trans on Multimedia (WITHDRAWN)
  1. Motion to change scopes cover sheet
  2. Scope changes to IEEE Signal Processing Society periodicals
B3610:00TAB FINReportBarrTAB Finance Committee Chair's Report (TAB Treasurer's Report) (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Treasurer's Report
B3710:30TAB FINMotionRederAdd additional out of cycle headcount for Power & Energy Society (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Presentation on PES/IAS Personnel
R3810:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanTo approve in principle, the addition of the IBM content to the IEEE Xplore database, pending submission to TAB in June 2009 of:
i) financial analysis and impact on existing package product revenues and in TAB and S/Cs finances, if any;
ii) quality control mechanisms that will be put in place for content generated outside of IEEE;
iii) how Xplore will be organized to include content generated by outside entities, including for profit organizations.
(PASSED)
  1. Presentation and Motion
  2. Motion
B3910:50TABMotionFlescher New Business (no new business introduced) (COMPLETED) 
S4010:55TABDiscussionFlescherVice President Technical Activities Discussion (COMPLETED)
  1. Background Information on "Think About"
B4111:25TAB FINInfoBarrUpdate on Financial Impact of TAB actions resulting from meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. Financial Impact to TAB
R4211:35TABReportPollardUpdate on Strategic Impact of TAB actions resulting from meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation on Impact to TA Strategic Plan
B4311:50TABInfoFlescherAdjournment (PASSED) 
Consent Agenda
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
B200 --- TAB PCMotionTsangApprove the update to the Reprint Voluntary Page Charge/Overlength Paper Charge (VP/OPC)listing
  1. Motion Cover Page
  2. 2009 Voluntary and Overlength Page Charge Listing
B201 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherReceive the following IEEE TAB Society Review Committee reports which have completed the entire review process: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
  1. AP Society SRC Report
  2. DEIS SRC Report
B202 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Radiation Effects Award”
  1. Motion
B203 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award”
  1. Motion
B204 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Award”
  1. Motion
B205 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Edward J. Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award”
  1. Motion
B206 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Bruce H. Hasegawa Young Investigator Medical Imaging Science Award”
  1. Motion
B207 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Erwin Marx Award”
  1. Motion
B208 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Peter Haas Pulsed Power Award”
  1. Motion
B209 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Fusion Technology Award”
  1. Motion
B210 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievement Award”
  1. Motion
B211 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of prize of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society “IEEE Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award”
  1. Motion
B212 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove revision of name of IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology “IEEE Distinguished Service Award” TO “IEEE Brian O’Connell SSIT Distinguished Service Award”
  1. Motion
B213 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove establishment of IEEE Computer Society “IEEE Ken Kennedy Award”.
  1. Motion
B214 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove establishment of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society “IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Spansion™ Best Conference Paper Award”
  1. Motion
B215 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove establishment of “IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society IEEE Donald G. Dudley, Jr. Undergraduate Teaching Award”
  1. Motion
B216 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove establishment of IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society “IEEE Outstanding SMCS Student Branch Chapter Award”.
  1. Motion
B217 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove establishment of IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation “IEEE CEDA Early Career Award”.
  1. Motion
B218 --- TAB ARCMotionRuspiniApprove establishment of IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation “IEEE CEDA Distinguished Service Award”.
  1. Motion
B219 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual 3.17 - TAB Periodicals Committee Charter, to increase the term length of members on the committee (Governance Committee review complete).
  1. 20092_TAB TMC_Flescher_519_1.doc
B220 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.20 - TAB Periodicals Review Committee Charter. Revisions will increase membership, change the committee name and enhance the functions and scope of the committee(Governance Committee review complete).
  1. 20092_TAB TMC_Flescher_520_3.doc
B221 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual 3.9 - TAB Management Committee Charter. Revisions expand criteria for MAL's and allows appt. to be conducted in TAB meeting (Governance Committee review complete).
  1. 20092_TAB TMC_Flescher_521_2.doc
R222 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.5 - Standing Technical Committees. Revisions update formation process (Governance Committee review complete).
  1. 20092_TAB TMC_Flescher_522_5.doc
B223 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4.50 - IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society (UFFC) Field of Interest (Governance Committee review complete).
  1. UFFC FOI Revisions
R224 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.9 - TAB Management Committee Charter (to add responsibility for the TA Operational Plan) (pending IEEE Governance Committee review).
  1. 20092_TAB TMC_Flescher_748_2.doc
B226 --- TAB PRACMotionTsangReceive the following IEEE Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee reports which have completed the entire review process: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and IEEE Power & Energy Society
  1. Motion to Receive PRAC Reports
  2. GRS Society PRAC Review Report
  3. LEOS PRAC Review Report
  4. NPS Society PRAC Review Report
  5. PE Society PRAC Review Report
R227 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.26 - TAB Strateigic Planning and Review Committee Charter(to remove responsibility for the TA Operational Plan)(pending IEEE Governance Committee review).
  1. SPC Charter Revisions - Remove TA Operational Plan
R228 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.4 – Joint Standing Committees, 3.8 – Committee Charters, 3.13 – Transnational Committee Charter and 8.6 – Appointed Positions, to remove the Transnational Committee from the TAB structure (Governance Committee review complete).
  1. Remove TC from TAB Structure
R229 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescher Approve reivsions to TAB Operations Manual 2.4 - Alternates at TAB Meetings (to add that no member of TAB may hold more than one TAB voting position simultaneously)(pending IEEE Governance Committee review).
  1. Alternates at TAB Meetings
R230 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual 3.27 - TAB New Technology Directions Committee Charter (pending IEEE Governance Committee review)
  1. NTDC Charter Revisions
R231 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.22 - TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee (pending IEEE Governance Committee review) to indicate who appoints the CPC and PPC Chairs)
  1. TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee Charter Revisions
R232 --- TAB TMCMotionFlescherApprove to remove Technical Committee Charters from TAB Operations Manual (ICEO)(Governance Committee review complete).
  1. Remove Technical Committee Charters from TAB Ops Manual
R233 --- TAB PFMotionKirkiciApprove DEIS Field of Interest Change
  1. Motion
Reference: Committee / Forum Reports
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W300 --- TAB SRCReportYoffaTAB Society Review Committee Chair's Report
  1. SRC Chair's Report
W301 --- TAB PRCReportYurkovichTAB Periodicals Review Committee Chair's Report
  1. PRC Chair's Report to TAB
W302 --- TAB FINReportBarrTAB Finance Committee Chair's Report (TAB Treasurer's Report)  
W303 --- TAB Adhoc MemReportHabetlerMembership Value Project - Survey Report and Recommendations
  1. Membership Survey Results-Report
  2. Presentation-Survey Results
Reference: Reports from Representatives
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W400 --- IEEE MGABReportGruver WilliamsMGA Board Representative Report to TAB
  1. MGA Board Rep Report to TAB
W401 --- TABReportWinokurIEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Committee Report to TAB
  1. IEEE USA Awards and Recognition Committee Report
W402 --- TABReportWinokurIEEE Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) Program Report to TAB
  1. IEEE WISE Program Report to TAB
W403 --- TABReportWinokurIEEE-USA Board of Directors Report to TAB
  1. IEEE-USA Board of Directors Report to TAB
W404 --- TABReportTodiIEEE MGA Graduate of the Last Decade Committee Report to TAB
  1. MGA GOLD Committee Report
W405 --- TABReportJoffeIEEE MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee report to TAB
  1. IEEE MGA Operations Support Committee Report to TAB
Reference: Supplemental Reports
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W500 --- IEEE TAInfoWard-CallanTechnical Activities Operational Overview (revised February 2009)
  1. 2009 Februrary Operational Overview v3
W501 --- IEEE TAInfoWard-CallanTAB Society Review Committee review schedule
  1. 2008 - 2012 SRC Review Schedule
W502 --- IEEE TAInfoWard-CallanTAB Periodicals Review Committee review schedule
  1. 2008-2012 PRAC Review Schedule
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Agenda Sections (column 2 of agenda)
1-199Action Agenda
200-299Consent Agenda
300-399 Reference:Committee / Forum Reports
400-499 Reference:Reports from Representatives
500-599 Reference:Supplemental Reports
ITEM Type (column 5 of agenda)
MOTIONMotion
INFOInformation Item
PROCEDURAL Procedural
REPORTReport
DISCUSSIONDiscussion
ITEM Categories (column 1 of agenda)
SStrategy Discussion
RRefinement of Strategy
PPolicy Determination
BRoutine Business
WWritten Report
*Procedural
MOTION Results (appended to title)
-IN PROCESS-In Process
COMPLETEDDiscussion Completed
FAILEDMotion Failed
PASSEDMotion Passed
PENDINGMotion Pending
POSTPONEDMotion Postponed
PULLED FROM CONSENTPulled from Consent
RECONSIDEREDMotion Reconsidered
TABLEDMotion Tabled
UNFINISHED BUSINESSUnfinished Business
WITHDRAWNMotion Withdrawn
Submitter (column 4 of agenda)
IEEE ABIEEE Awards Board
IEEE ABIEEE Awards Board
IEEE BoDIEEE Board of Directors
IEEE CEOIEEE Committee on Earth Observation
IEEE CONIEEE Conferences Committee
IEEE CPCIEEE Conference Publications Committee
IEEE EABIEEE Educational Activities Board
IEEE FINIEEE Finance Committee
IEEE GOLIEEE GOLD Committee
IEEE GCIEEE Governance Committee
IEEE INVIEEE Investment Committee
IEEE USABIEEE USA Board
IEEE MSCIEEE Marketing and Sales Committee
IEEE MGABIEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board
IEEE NICIEEE New Initiatives Committee
IEEE NAIEEE Nominations and Appointments Committee
IEEE PSPBIEEE Publication Services and Products Board
IEEE PVCIEEE Public Visibility Committee
IEEE SABIEEE Standards Association Board
IEEE SPCIEEE Strategic Planning Committee
IEEE TAIEEE Technical Activities
IEEE RFIDIEEE Technical Committee on RFID
IEEE WIEIEEE Women in Engineering
JOINTJoint OU Meeting
TABTechnical Activities Board
TAB Adhoc EdTAB Adhoc Committee on Education
TAB Adhoc MemTAB Adhoc Committee on Society Membership
TAB Adhoc TechTAB Adhoc Committee on Technical Committee
TAB Adhoc StdsTAB Adhoc Committee on Standards
TAB ARCTAB Awards and Recognition Committee
TAB DDFTAB Division Directors Forum
TAB ECRTAB Ethics & Conflict Resolution Committee
TAB FDCTAB Future Directions Committee
TAB FINTAB Finance Committee
TAB MCTAB Magazines Committee
TAB MemMember of the Technical Activities Board
TAB TMCTAB Management Committee
TAB NCTAB Newsletters Committee
TAB NATAB Nominations and Appointments Committee
TAB PCTAB Periodicals Committee
TAB PPCTAB Periodicals Packages Committee
TAB PRACTAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee
TAB PSCTAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee
TAB PFTAB Presidents Forum
TAB SRCTAB Society Review Committee
TAB SPCTAB Strategic Planning Committee
TAB TCTAB Transactions Committee
Wkshp FinWorkshop: TA Finance Workshop & Tutorial
Wkshp LOWorkshop: TA & MGA Leadership Orientation
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