DUTIES OF CHAPTER OFFICERS
IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

An active IEEE chapter serves the Society's members in a given section or regional council, as well as interested non-members. Technical speakers provide insight into the latest happenings in the field and the meetings provide a venue for one to network with fellow engineers with similar professional interests. All chapter chairpersons must be members of the IEEE and of the Society. The duties of the chapter chairperson are the following:

NOTE: The Society may reimburse speaker's travel or lodging expenses, but only for speakers in the Society Speakers Program and only by prior arrangement. Inquire with your local Section or Council whether it will assist in cases where the Society does not.

  • Arrange no-cost location for technical meetings.

  • Advertise meeting

    • Write and submit notice to local Section or Council newsletter and Society or Council Web Page. Use direct mailing if appropriate. Do not rely exclusively on e-mail unless you are certain that all members can be reached in that manner.

  • If your Section or Council provides funding for it, provide refreshments for attendees (optional).

  • Hold technical chapter meetings at least 2, preferably 4 or more times per year.

  • If your Section or Council provides funding for it, take speaker to pre-meeting dinner (optional).

  • Fill out and submit L-31 form for each meeting and return to Don Hendrickson. Your Section or Council may also require a copy of the L-31.

    • NOTE: Your Section or Council will not submit the L-31 to the VTS Chapters Chair. You must do that yourself.

  • Keep the VTS Chapters Chair and the VTS Webmaster apprised of changes in the identities and contact information of chapter officers and of the URL of the chapter web page.

  • Hold non-technical (planning, business, social) chapter meetings (optional).

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    Tom Rubinstein
    29 May 2009