Technical Activities Board Meeting
18 February 2011; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
19 February 2011; 8:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Intercontinental Miami
Miami, Florida USA
AGENDA
Final Agenda Approval: 19 February 2011

Action Agenda
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
S108:00_DiscussionTABDivision Directors' & Presidents' Forum
  1. Web Link: Presidents' Forum Agenda
*210:00_ProceduralWard-CallanHousekeeping: Voting Procedures, On-Site Access (COMPLETED)
  1. Electronic Voting Procedures
  2. On-Site Access Instructions
  3. Slides for Access
*310:15_ProceduralAllWelcome and Roll Call (COMPLETED)
  1. Seating Chart-Feb 2011 Meeting
  2. TA Directory-2011 Volunteers
  3. TA Directory-2011 Staff
B410:45TABMotionHudsonApprove Meeting Agenda (Including Consent Agenda) (PASSED)
  1. Standing Orders
B510:50TABMotionHudsonApprove the Minutes from the 2010-11 TAB Meeting (PASSED)
  1. Unapproved November 2010 TAB Minutes
S610:55TABDiscussionHudsonTAB Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Chair's Report
B711:30TABProcedural--TAB Photo
(Please proceed promptly to Mezzanine North) (COMPLETED)
 
*812:00_Procedural-Lunch  
B913:00IEEE CONReportMosesIEEE Conference Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. IEEE Conferences Committee Chair's Report
  2. Draft - IEEE Meetings and Conferences Operations Manual
R1013:00IEEE CONMotionMosesApprove change to IEEE Conference Committee Charter to dissolve IEEE Meeting and Conference Management Financial Oversight Committee (PASSED)
  1. Motion
S1113:00IEEE CONMotionMosesEndorse the recommendations of the Quality Ad Hoc Subcommittees of IEEE Conferences Committee and Publication Services and Products Board (COMPLETED)
  1. Motion
  2. Conference Paper Quality Research Summary
S1213:30TABInfoHebner/FlescherAd Hoc Committee on TAB Structure - Update (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Structure Presentation
S1313:30TABMotionHebner/FlescherApprove revisions to Technical Activities Board Operations Manual and endorsement of revisions to IEEE Bylaw I-303.7 – Technical Activities Board (TAB) (PASSED)
  1. Restructure - Original Motion (ppt)
  2. Restructure - Original Motion (word)
  3. Amended Motion (ppt) (FAILED)
  4. Amended Motion (word) (FAILED)
B1414:00TAB PCDiscussionZuradaTAB Periodicals Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Periodical's Committee Chair's Report
B1514:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Technical Committee on RFID (CRFID)'s new periodical proposal (phase two approval of business plan - 2012 launch) for IEEE RFID Compendium (WITHDRAWN)
  1. IEEE RFID Compendium Phase 2 Proposal
  2. Motion
B1614:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society's new periodical proposal (phase one approval of title, scope, and sponsorship - 2012 launch) for IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. Wireless Communications Letters Phase 1 Proposal
B1714:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the scope and title change request for IEEE Trans on Neural Networks to IEEE Trans on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. TNN title and scope change proposal
B1814:00TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove that the TAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee will only review Society/Council periodicals written in English as established in the IEEE PSPB Operations Manual Section 8.1.1.H. (OUT OF ORDER)
  1. motion
B1914:30TAB PSCReportVarianTAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB/PSPB PSC Chair's Report
B2014:30TAB PSCMotionVarianApprove the inclusion of additional content from VDE in IEEE Xplore (PASSED)
  1. Motion - VDE
B2114:30TAB PSCMotionVarianApprove the inclusion of content from SIAM in IEEE Xplore (PASSED)
  1. Motion - SIAM
*2215:00_Procedural-Break  
B2315:15TABInfoVigIEEE Technology News - Free Downloads for Members Proposal (COMPLETED)
  1. IEEE Technology News Presentation
B2415:30TAB SRCReportYoffaTAB Society Review Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. SRC Chair's Report
B2515:45TAB NAReportMintzerTAB Nomination and Appointments Committee - Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Chair's Report
S2616:00IEEE EABInfoDurraniPresentation on IEEE Educational Activities (COMPLETED)
  1. EAB Presentation
B2716:20TABReportWard-CallanTAB Secretary's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Secretary's Report-February 2011
B2816:40TAB TMCReportHudsonTAB Management Committee Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TMC Chair's Report
P2916:40TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove in concept revisions to IEEE Policy 16.3 – Dues – Membership Categories; Reduced; Waived: 50% discount to IEEE dues and assessments, society dues, and society periodicals for members eligible for Special Circumstance discounts (Retired Members, Unemployed Members, and Minimum Income) (PASSED)
  1. Special Circumstances Member Fees Motion
R3016:40TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 3.24 – TAB SPC Charter, 3.23 - TAB N&A Charter,
TAB OPS Manual Section 2.7.B – VP-Elect, TA Responsibilities and TAB Ops Manual Section 2.7.C – Immediate Past Chair, TA Responsibilities
(PASSED)
  1. Presentation
*3117:00_Procedural-Friday Evening Recess (Meeting reconvenes at 8:00am on Saturday)  
*3208:00_ProceduralHudsonReconvene Meeting for Saturday Session  
S3308:00IEEE BoDReportFlescherIEEE Treasurer's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. IEEE Treasurer's Report (Short Version)
  2. IEEE Treasurer's Report (Long Version)
S3408:30IEEE MSCDiscussionMahoneyIEEE Marketing Presentation (COMPLETED)
  1. Mahoney Presentation
B3508:50TAB FDCReportHebnerTAB Future Directions Committee - Chair's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Future Directions Committee-Presentation
  2. Technology Navigator Presentation
B3609:10TAB FINReportBarrTAB Treasurer's Report (COMPLETED)
  1. TAB Treasurer's Reort
B3709:30TAB PFReportMintzerPresidents' Forum Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Forum Report
B3809:40TAB DDFReportHudsonDivision Directors' Forum Report (COMPLETED)
  1. Division Directors' Report
*3909:45_Procedural--Break  
S4010:00TABDiscussionHudson/MichelJoint TAB - MGA Session
- Society Membership Initiatives
- Co-Sponsored Conferences (COMPLETED)
  1. Society Membership Initiatives (ppt version)
  2. Society Membership Initiatives (pdf version)
R4110:00IEEE CONMotionMosesEndorse that requests for co-sponsorship or technical co-sponsorship of geographic conferences involving non-IEEE entities must be approved by the Region to which that co-sponsoring or technically co-sponsoring IEEE OU belongs. (SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED)
  1. Co-Sponsorship Motion
S4211:15IEEE PSPBInfoHodgesPresentation on Publication Services and Products Activities (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation on Publication Services and Products Activities
B4311:30TABInfo-New Business  
S4411:35TAB FINInfoBarrUpdate of Financial Impact of TAB actions resulting from meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. Financial Impact to TA
S4511:40TAB SPCInfoPollardUpdate on Strategic Impact of TAB actions resulting from meeting (COMPLETED)
  1. Presentation - TAB Meeting alignment with TA Strategic Plan
  2. Data Matrix - TAB Meeting Item alignment with TA Strategic Themes
B4611:50TABMotionHudsonMotion to Adjourn (PASSED) 
Consent Agenda
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
B201 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 2.4 - Alternates at TAB Meetings and 2.2 - TAB Membership, for clarity - to remove a sentence from 2.4 and add it to 2.2 noting that no member of TAB may hold more than one TAB voting position simultaneously (IEEE Governance Committee review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Revisions to TAB Ops Manual 2.2 and 2.4
B202 --- TAB PCMotionZuradaApprove the update to the Reprint Voluntary and Overlength Page Charge (VP/OPC) listing (PASSED)
  1. Motion
  2. VPC and OPC listing
B203 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 8.9 - Division Nominating Committees, to incorporate a new process for Division Nominating Committees, as directed by the IEEE BoD (IEEE Governance Committee review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Revisions to TAB Ops Manual Section 8.9
B204 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4.5 - Technical Council Operations - 4.5.6 - Council Nominating Committees - to add guidelines that the number of candidates on a slate for S/C Officer elections shall be no less than one and a half times the number of vacant positions. Pending IEEE BoD approval in February (IEEE Governance Committee review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Revisions to TAB Ops Manual Section 4.5
B205 --- IEEE NAMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 8 - TAB N&A Process - to clarify the TA Petition Process for the position of VP-Elect, Technical Activities (IEEE Governance Review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Revisions to TAB Ops Manual Section 8
B206 --- TAB PCMotionZuradaReceive the following IEEE TAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee reports which have completed the entire review process: IEEE Annals of History of Computing, IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Magazine, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Computer Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. (PASSED)
  1. Motion to Receive Reports
  2. Annals of History of Computing Report
  3. Intelligent Systems Magazine Report
  4. Transactions on Services Computing Report
  5. Computer Graphics and Applications Magazine Report
  6. Internet Computing Report
  7. Transactions on Computers Report
  8. Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Report
  9. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems Report
  10. Computer Magazine Report
  11. Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing Report
B207 --- TAB SRCMotionHudsonReceive the following IEEE TAB Society Review Committee reports which have completed the entire review process: Biometrics Council, Broadcast Technology Society, Technology Management Council and Education Society (PASSED)
  1. Motion to Receive Reports
  2. Biometrics Council Report
  3. Broadcast Technology Report
  4. Education Society Report
  5. Technology Management Council Report
B208 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerApprove revision to expand scope to “The Guglielmo Marconi Prize Paper Award”, IEEE Communications Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B209 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerApprove revision to increase prize of “IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Award”, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
B210 --- TAB ARCMotionDarringerApprove revisions to award criteria, including title, description, prize, eligibility, basis for judging, and presentation of “Andrew R. Chi Prize Paper Award”, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society. (PASSED)
  1. Motion
S211 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 2.7 - TAB Officers and Roles; 3.23 - TAB Nominations and Appointments Committee Charter; 3.24 - TAB Strategic Planning Committee Charter to switch roles of VP-Elect, TA and Past VP-Elect, TA. Pending IEEE BoD Approval in February to IEEE Bylaw I-307.1 - Nominations and Appointments Committees (IEEE Governance Committee review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Revisions to TAB Ops Manual 2.7, 3.23 and 3.24
B212 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonAffirm remaining TAB 2011 TAB VP and TAB Standing Committee Appointments (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Affirm remaining 2011 VP and TAB Standing Cmte. Appts.
B213 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4.8 - S/C Titles and Field of Interests - to include wording TAB passed in June 2010, that the word length of S/C FOIs shall be no longer than 75 words (IEEE Governance Committee review complete). (PASSED)
  1. Motion - TAB Ops Manual revisions to Section 4.8
R214 --- TAB TMCMotionHudsonAffirm that Roger Pollard will serve as the 2011 Chair, TAB Strategic Planning Committee. (PASSED)
  1. Motion - Pollard as 2011 SPC Chair
B215 --- _MotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual 4.12 - IEEE BT Society Field of Interest (pending Presidents' Forum endorsement). IEEE Governance Committee review complete. (PASSED)
  1. Summary of IEEE BT FOI revisions from Presidents' Forum
B216 --- _MotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4.14 - IEEE ComSoc FOI revisions (pending Presidents' Forum endorsement) IEEE Governance Committee review complete. (PASSED)
  1. Summary of IEEE ComSoc FOI revisions from Presidents' Forum
B217 --- _MotionHudsonApprove revisions to TAB Operations Manual Section 4.39 - IEEE PES FOI revisions (pending Presidents Forum endorsement) IEEE Governance Committee review complete. (PASSED)
  1. Summary of IEEE PES FOI revisions from Presidents Forum
Reference: Committee / Forum Reports
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
*301 --- TAB PRACReportTsangTAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee Chair's Report
  1. Chair's Report
*302 --- TAB MCReportDautTAB Magazine Committee Chair's Report
  1. Chair's Report
Reference: Reports from Representatives
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
B401 --- _ReportHebnerWashington Internships of Students of Engineering (WISE)
  1. WISE Report
B402 --- IEEE WIEReportRuggieriIEEE Women in Engineering Committee
  1. IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Report
B403 --- IEEE INVReportBarrIEEE Investment Committee
  1. IEEE Investment Committee Report
R404 --- _ReportDe Marca/CooperMGA Board Report
  1. MGA Board Report
Reference: Supplemental Reports
Category#TimeSubmitterTypePresenterAgenda ItemSupporting Documents
W501 --- TABReportWard-CallanTechnical Activities Operational Overview
  1. Operational Overview (February 2011)
  2. Operational Overview (November 2010)
W502 --- TABReportHudsonTechnical Activities Major Board Report
  1. TA Report
_503 --- _Info--Instructions for downloading all attachments & Agenda web page for viewing offline
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  1. Tools and Instructions for Downloading Agenda and Supporting Documents
_504 --- _Info--Technical Activities Board IEEE.org Web Page
  1. TAB IEEE.org Web Page
_505 --- _Info--Web Link: IEEE Conferences Committee Agenda -February 2011
  1. Weblink: IEEE Conferences Committee Agenda-February 2011
_506 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB Finance Commttee Agenda-February 2011
  1. Weblink: TAB Finance Committee Agenda-February 2011
_507 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB Periodicals Committee Agenda-February 2011
  1. Weblink: TAB Periodicals Committee Agenda-February 2011
_508 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee Agenda-February 2011
  1. Web Link: TAB/PSPB Products and Services Commitee Agenda-February 2011
_509 --- _Info--Web Link: TAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee Agenda-February 2011
  1. Web Link: TAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee Agenda-February 2011
_510 --- _Info--Web Link: Society Review Committee Agenda-February 2011
  1. Web Link: TAB Society Review Committee Agenda-February 2011
_511 --- _Report--Society/Council Constitution and Bylaws Report
  1. Society/Council Constitution and Bylaws Report
  2. Report-October 2008-November 2010
_512 --- _Report--Society and Council Must Haves
  1. Must Haves Compliance Worksheet
_513 --- _Report--Status of TAB Items for IEEE Governance Committee
  1. Status Chart
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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