Technical Activities Board (June 2010)
25 June 2010: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
26 June 2010; 8:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Hyatt Regency Montreal
Montreal, Quebec Canada

AGENDA
Final Agenda Approval: 26 June 2010

Pre Meeting Items
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
S008:00TABDiscussion-Division Directors & Presidents Forums (COMPLETED)
  1. Web Link: Presidents Forum Agenda
Action Agenda
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
*110:00TABProceduralWard-Callan Housekeeping: Voting Procedures, On-Site Access, Teleconference Protocols, etc. (COMPLETED)
  1. Voting Machine Instructions
_210:10TABProceduralPollardWelcome and Roll Call (COMPLETED) 
B310:20TABMotionPollardApprove Meeting Agenda (Including Consent Agenda) (PASSED) 
B410:25TABMotionPollardApprove the Minutes from the 2010-02-12 and 13 TAB Meeting (PASSED)
  1. Unapproved February 2010 TAB Minutes
S510:30TABDiscussionPollardTAB Chair's Report & Discussion (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Chair's Report
  2. Standing Orders
  3. Must Haves Compliance Additional Information
B611:00TAB PCDiscussionZuradaTAB Periodicals Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation PDF (592 KB): for in-meeting download
  2. Presentation PPT (1.67 KB): for post-meeting download
B712:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society's new periodical proposal (phase two approval of full business plan - 2011 launch) for IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Proposal
B812:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's new periodical proposal (approval of full business plan - 2011 launch) for IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Proposal
  3. New Aims and Scope - 21 June 2010
B912:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Electron Devices Society's new periodical proposal (approval of full business plan - 2011 launch) for IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Proposal
B1012:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope, and sponsorship - 2012 launch) for IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Magazine (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Proposal
B1112:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the scope change request for IEEE Journal on Solid-State Circuits (Revised 2 June 2010 due to Society feedback) (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Scope change request
B1212:00TAB PCInfoZuradaUPDATE: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine name change approved in November 2009 as ieee emb PULSE, will now be IEEE Pulse and will have a descriptor: A Magazine published by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (COMPLETED) 
B1312:00TAB PCInfoZuradaTAB Periodicals Proposal and Title/Scope Change Comments (COMPLETED)
  1. Proposal comments
  2. Title/Scope change comments
B1412:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's new periodical proposal (approval of full business plan - 2011 launch) for IEEE Transactions on Radio Frequency Monolithic Integrated Circuits (WITHDRAWN) 
B1512:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove IEEE Professional Communication Society's request to move publishing out of house for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (WITHDRAWN)
  1. Motion
  2. Request to move T-PC publishing out of house
  3. Vendor quote comparison
B1612:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the scope and title change requests for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Parts A, B, and C (2012 launch) (WITHDRAWN)
  1. Motion
  2. Title and scope change request
B1712:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the scope and title change request for IEEE Trans on Neural Networks to IEEE Trans on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (WITHDRAWN)
  1. Motion
  2. Title and scope change request
_1812:00_Procedural-Lunch (COMPLETED) 
B1913:00TAB NAInfoRezekTAB Nominations and Appointments Committee Presentation (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation - Products Chair
B2013:05TAB PSCDiscussionRezekTAB Nominations and Appointments Committee -
Candidate Presentations: 2011-2012 TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee Chair (COMPLETED)
  1. Motion - Additional Info
  2. Gaynor Bio and Position Stmt.
  3. Kasturi Bio and Position Stmt.
  4. Kasturi Presentation
  5. Varian Bio and Position Stmt.
  6. Varian Presentation
  7. Gaynor Presentation
S2113:25TABDiscussionPollardTAB Vice President's Discussion:
Open Access (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation: Pollard and Rokne TAB/PSPB Joint Meeting 25 June 2010
  2. Draft REVISED Open Access and Public Access Policy v2.6
  3. Motion to Board of Directors on Open Access 23 June 2010
  4. Update: Feb 2010 Background and Data On Open Access Publishing
  5. Open Access: Feb 2010 Pollard Presentation to Board on Options and Opportunities
  6. Open Access: Feb 2010 IEEE Board Additional Information
B2214:10_Procedural-Break (COMPLETED) 
B2314:25TAB NAProceduralRezekTAB Nominations and Appointments Committee Candidate Presentations:
2011-2012 IEEE Conferences Committee Chair (COMPLETED)
  1. N&A Chair Presentation
  2. Karol Biography and Position Stmt.
  3. Karol Presentation
  4. Moses Biography and Position Stmt.
  5. Moses Presentation
B2414:55TAB SRCReportYoffaTAB Society Review Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. SRC Chair's Report
S2515:15TABDiscussionPasikIEEE Information Technology - Update (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation v2
  2. Bio of Alexander Pasik
R2615:45TAB FDCDiscussionRederFuture Directions Report: Smart Grid Update (COMPLETED)
  1. Status Report: Smart Grid Initiative
S2716:00TAB FDCReportde MarcaFuture Directions: Strategy Session Overview (COMPLETED)
  1. Future Directions Technology Summit
P2816:15TABMotionVigIEEE Technology News (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation (684 KB): for in-meeting download
R2916:30_ReportVigMotion to Recommend that the New Initiative Committee fund the development of IEEE Technology News (PASSED)
  1. Technology News Motion
S3016:30TABDiscussionPollardVice President Technical Activities Discussion
- Ad Hoc Committee on TAB Structure Report
- Ad Hoc Committee on Society Membership Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Ad Hoc Committee on TAB Structure-Short Presentation
  2. Ad Hoc Committee on TAB Structure-Long Presentation
  3. Ad Hoc Committee on Society Membership-Presentation
*3117:15_Procedural-Friday Evening Recess (Meeting reconvenes at 8:00 am on Saturday) (COMPLETED) 
*3308:00_Procedural-Reconvene Meeting for Saturday Session (COMPLETED) 
B3408:00TAB PSCProceduralRezekTAB Nominations and Appointments Committee: 2011-2012 TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee Chair Appointment (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation
  2. Gaynor - Bio and Position Stmt.
  3. Kasturi - Bio and Position Stmt.
  4. Varian - Bio and Position Stmt.
B3508:15IEEE NAProceduralRezekTAB Nominations and Appointments Committee: 2011-2012 IEEE Conference Committee Chair Appointment (COMPLETED)
  1. Karol Bio and Position Stmt.
  2. Moses Bio and Position Stmt.
B3608:30TAB FINReportBarrTAB Treasurer's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Treasurer's Report
B3709:00TAB FINMotionBarrApprove the 2011 Society/Council/Co Sponsored Publication Fees, Member and Non Member Periodical Prices, Special Offerings/Rates, Periodical Page Budgets and number of Issues (PASSED)
  1. Motion to approve 2011 S/C Parameters
  2. 2011 S/C Parameter Schedule
B3809:05TABReportWard-CallanTAB Secretary's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Secretary's Report
B4009:20TAB TMCReportPollardTAB Management Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TMC Chair's Report
R4110:05TMC and SPCMotionPollardMotion for Society/Council Fields of Interest (PASSED)
  1. Field of Interest Presentation Updated
  2. Summary: FoI Statistics
  3. S/Cs FOIs: Full Details
  4. Field of Interest Presentation v2
B4210:15TAB TMCMotionKavehEndorse revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4 - IEEE Signal Processing Society Field of Interest (IEEE Governance Committee review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Amended IEEE SPS FoI
  2. Presentation - IEEE SPS FOI Revisions
  3. Motion Summary - IEEE SPS FOI
*4310:15_Procedural-Break (COMPLETED) 
B4410:30IEEE CONReportEngelIEEE Conferences Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. IEEE Conferences Committee Report - Engel
P4511:00IEEE CONMotionEngelApprove modification of current IEEE policy definition of a conference to include new criteria (FAILED)
  1. IEEE ConfComm Motion - Definition of a Conference
P4611:00IEEE CONMotionEngelApprove to institute a fee of $500 to recover costs for each Technically Co-Sponsored conference that does not publish with IEEE (PASSED)
  1. IEEE ConfComm Motion - Fee for TCS Non IEEE Published Conferences
B4711:00TAB PSCReportRahmanTAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB/PSPB Product and Services Committee Chair's Report - With Motions
B4811:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanApprove the recommended 2011 product pricing as submitted (PASSED)
  1. Motion - 2011 Pricing
R4911:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanApprove the following plan to sunset the IEEE Student Branch Magazine Package as of 2012:
   - 2010: Notice of package cancellation sent to the Student Branches
   - 2011: No new subscriptions are accepted. Sales staff outreaches to the schools’ librarians
   - 2012: No longer offer the package (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Student Branch Magazine Package
R5011:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanApprove the Periodicals Package Algorithm change - count content and downloads from seven article types (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Periodicals Distribution Algorithm
R5111:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanApprove the development the IEEE Library for Corporate Workgroups on the IEEE Xplore platform in the next available release (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Corporate Workgroups Product Offer
R5211:30TAB PSCMotionRahmanApprove the branding of Non-Sponsored Conference content in Xplore, and create a new product outside of IEL for all NSC conference content effective 2012 and beyond (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Non-Sponsored Conferences
B5311:30TAB DDFReportPollardTAB Division Directors' Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Division Directors' Chair's Report
B5411:35TAB PFReportHudsonTAB Presidents' Forum Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation
B5511:40TABInfo-New Business (COMPLETED) 
S5611:50TAB FINInfoBarrUpdate on Financial Impact of TAB actions resulting from meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. Financial Impact to TA
S5711:55TAB SPCInfoHudsonUpdate on Strategic Impact of TAB actions resulting from meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. 2010 June Strategic Impact Summary
  2. Supporting Data v2
  3. 2010 Feb Strategic Impact Summary
B5812:00TABMotionPollardMotion to Adjourn
Next Meeting: 19-20 November 2010 (COMPLETED)
 
Consent Agenda
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
R201 --- TAB TMCMotionPollardApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4.2.B.5 - Society Nominating Committees (to provide guidelines for the number of candidates for S/C slates). Pending IEEE BoD approval in June. IEEE Governance Committee review complete. (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Society Nominating Committees
B202 --- TAB TMCMotionPollardApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3 - IEEE Future Directions Committee Charter (to remove DD's from composition, inadvertently left in from previous revisions). IEEE Governance Committee review complete. (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Revisions to TAB Ops Manual Section 3.25 - FDC Charter
B203 --- TAB TMCMotionPollardApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual 3.13 - TAB Society Review Committee Charter (to address the issue of potential or perceived conflicts of interest for SRC Chair and Members). IEEE Governance Committee review complete. (PASSED)
  1. Motion Summary - TAB Ops Manual Revisions - TAB SRC Charter
B204 --- TAB TMCMotionPollardApprove addition of IEEE Antennas and Propagaion Society as a member society of the IEEE Sensors Council (per Council Constitution). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Adding AP Society to Sensors Council
B205 --- TAB PFMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4 - IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Field of Interest. IEEE Governance Committee review complete (Pending Presidents' Forum endorsement. Will be removed if not endorsed by Forum). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - AES FOI Revision
B206 --- TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the update to the Reprint Voluntary and Overlength Page Charge (VP/OPC) listing (PULLED FROM CONSENT AND PASSED DURING THE ACTION AGENDA)
  1. Motion
  2. Voluntary and Overlength page charge listing
B207 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Revision to Increase Prize for “GRS-S Student Prize Paper Award”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B208 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Revision to Increase Prize for “Mikio Takagi Student Prize”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B209 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Revision to increase prize for “I&M Outstanding Young Engineer Award,” IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B210 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Revision to remove year reference to “Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B211 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Revision to Name of “IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters Best Paper Award” to “IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters Tatsuo Itoh Prize”, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B212 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Establishment of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, and Robotics and Automation Society “IEEE Biomedical Engineering Technical Field Award”. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B213 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Establishment of IEEE Sensors Council “IEEE Sensors Council Early Career GOLD Award”. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B214 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Establishment of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society “IEEE GRS-S J-STARS Prize Paper Award”. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B215 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Establishment of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society “IEEE ITSS Outstanding ITS Application Award". (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B216 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Establishment of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society “IEEE ITSS Outstanding ITS Research Award”. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B217 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerProposed Establishment of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society “IEEE ITSS Institutional Lead Award". (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B218 --- TAB TMCMotionPollardReceive the following IEEE TAB Society Review Committee reports which have completed the entire review process: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, IEEE Biometrics Council, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Nanotechnology Council, IEEE Social Implications of Technology, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, and IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (PASSED)
  1. Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Report
  2. Biometrics Council Society Report
  3. Communications Society Report
  4. Nanotechnology Council Report
  5. Society on Social Implications of Technology Report
  6. Solid-State Circuits Society Report
  7. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society Report
B219 --- TAB PCMotionZuradaRecieve the following IEEE Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee reports which have completed the entire review process: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, IEEE Reliability Society, IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, IEEE Technology Management Council, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience
(PASSED)
  1. Motion to Receive Reports
  2. AES Report
  3. Broadcast Technology Report
  4. Consumer Electronics Society Report
  5. J-STARS Report
  6. Reliability Society
  7. Reviews in Biomedical Engineering Report
  8. Security and Privacy Magazine Report
  9. Technology Management Council Report
  10. Transactions in Mobile Computing Report
  11. Transactions in Nanobioscience Report
S220 --- TAB TMCMotionPollardApprove the extension of Systems Council provisional status for one year, with an option for TMC to approve extension for a second year (PASSED)
  1. Systems Council Motion
Reference: Committee / Forum Reports
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W301 --- TAB PRACReportTsangPeriodicals Review and Advisory Committee-Chair's Report
  1. PRAC Chair's Report
W302 --- TAB SPCReportHudsonTAB Strategic Planning Committee Report  
R303 --- IEEE MGABInfoMGAMGA Inactive Chapters Report
  1. June Inactive Chapters Report
Reference: Reports from Representatives
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W401 --- IEEE MGABReportZuckermanMGAB Member Engagement and Life Cycle Committee
  1. MELCC Report to TAB
W402 --- IEEE PSPBReportCooperPSPB Report-2010 Year to Date Publication Activities
  1. PSPB Report
W403 --- IEEE INVReportBarrIEEE Investment Committee Report
  1. IEEE Investment Committee Report
W404 --- IEEE SABReportGelmanIEEE Standards Association Report
  1. IEEE Standards Association Board Report
  2. Global Smart Grid Initiative Master Plan
  3. Smart Grid Initiative Operating Plan
W405 --- IEEE GOLReportSwanepoel/Wan/JoffeMGA GOLD Committee Report to TAB
  1. MGA GOLD Committee Report to TAB
P406 --- IEEE MGABMotionHabetler/de MarcaMGA Representatives Report to TAB
  1. MGA Representatives Report to TAB
Reference: Supplemental Reports
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W501 --- TABReportWard-CallanTechnical Activities Operational Overview
  1. Operational Overview (2010 June)
_502 --- _InfoTAB Agenda TeamInstructions for downloading all attachments & Agenda web page for viewing offline
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  1. Tools & Instructions for Downloading Agenda & Supporting Documents
_503 --- _Info--Technical Activities Board IEEE.org Web Page
  1. Web Link: IEEE.org TAB Website
_504 --- _Info--Web Link: IEEE Conferences Committee Agenda-June 2010
  1. Web Link: IEEE Conferences Committee Agenda-June 2010
_505 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB Finance Commttee Agenda-June 2010
  1. Web Link: TAB Finance Committee Agenda-June 2010
_506 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB Periodicals Committee Agenda-June 2010
  1. Web Link: TAB Periodicals Committee Agendas-June 2010
_507 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee Agenda-June 2010
  1. Web Link: TAB/PSPB PSC Agenda-June 2010
_508 --- TAB FDCInfo-Web Link: TAB Future Directions Committee - June 2010
  1. Web Link: 2010 June TAB-FDC
LEGEND 

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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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