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Revision of Constitution and Bylaws

Revision of Constitution and Bylaws. Committee: R. Reinovsky (chair), P. Clout, S. Gold, J. Lehr, C. Melcher, W. Moses. NPSS AdCom Meeting 24 July 2010 Denver, CO. Revision of Field of Interest (Article II). TAB now limits the FOI to 75 words:

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Revision of Constitution and Bylaws

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  1. Revision of Constitution and Bylaws Committee: R. Reinovsky (chair), P. Clout, S. Gold, J. Lehr, C. Melcher, W. Moses NPSS AdCom Meeting 24 July 2010 Denver, CO

  2. Revision of Field of Interest (Article II) TAB now limits the FOI to 75 words: Section 1. The fields of interest of the Society are the nuclear and plasma sciences and related emerging technologies. Areas of technical activity include: computer applications in nuclear and plasma sciences, fusion technology, nuclear and medical imaging, radiation instrumentation, radiation effects, particle accelerator science and technology, plasma science and applications, pulsed power science and technology, and nuclear power instrumentation and control systems.

  3. Other Changes • Conditions for removal of appointed AdCom members clarified (Art. V, Sec. 10a) • Distinction is made between concurrent and non-concurrent means of telecommunication (Art. VII, Sec. 5 and 6) • Statement on use of Robert’s Rules of Order added (Art. VII, Sec. 7) • Procedure to amend the C&BL by petition aligned more closely with those for amendments initiated by AdCom (Art. VIII, Sec. 2) • Process for setting date and location of AdCom meetings clarified (Bylaw 5.2) • Provisions for removal of elected AdCom members who miss three consecutive meetings clarified (Bylaw 5.5) • Rules governing Nominating Committee clarified (Bylaws 6.0–6.5) • Periodic membership surveys to be done every 5 years (Bylaw 6.2) • Associates may not be candidates (Bylaw 6.5)

  4. More Changes • Appointive TC chair may be appointed for a fourth year when conferences are held less than annually (Bylaw 7.4) • Conference officers with fiduciary responsibility may be members of either NPSS or of another cosponsoring IEEE Society (Bylaws 7.8 and 8.9 changed, added to Bylaw 12) • Conference Policy Committee renamed the Conferences Committee, and description revised (Bylaw 8.9) • Gold Functional Committee established (Bylaw 8.15) • Electronic ballots permitted (Bylaw 10) • AdCom may approve the C&BL of an appointive TC (Art. V, Sec. 9b). The approved C&BL may permit a voting alternate to attend AdCom meetings in place of the TC chair (Bylaw 13.2).

  5. Changes Not Made • Align term of PAST chair with 18 month PAC cycle (Bylaw 7.4) • Authorize President to waive term limit for appointive TC chairs (Bylaw 7.4) • Add specific requirements for C&BL of elective TCs (Art. V, Sec. 9) • Prohibit AdCom members from being officers in other IEEE Societies • Remove description of TCs and FCs from Bylaws to separate Organization Manual

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