Bylaws
of the Circuits and Systems for Communication Technical Committee
of the IEEE Circuits and Systems society.
Preamble:
The Technical Committee on Circuits and Systems
for Communication (CASC-TC) is a Technical Committee of the
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (IEEE-CASS). The CASC-TC is
a subsidiary organization of the IEEE-CASS and is governed by
the rules and regulations of the IEEE and by the constitution
of the IEEE-CASS, which take precedence over these bylaws in
case of conflict.
A) Purpose:
The Circuits and Systems for Communication technical committee
focuses on the circuit theory and design for wireless, internet,
and wired communication systems; transmission, reception, interface,
and protocol. The committee deals with the issues of systems'
integration and interfacing.
B) Membership:
The committee shall have three officers: Chair, Chair-Elect
(who will act as a secretary) and the past chair. Each will
serve a two-year term. Membership in the CASC-TC is open to
any IEEE CASS member. Any prospective member is encouraged to
attend the meeting of the TC held every year at ISCAS as a guest.
A candidate can be nominated for membership in the TC by any
one of the TC members. Membership is approved by a majority
of members voting in favor of the candidate. The voting may
take place at the TC meeting held at ISCAS or electronically
at any time. Membership in the TC meeting is considered to be
ACTIVE if the member attends the TC meeting at ISCAS, or participates
in the TC related activities such as reviewing papers for conferences
or workshops supported by or are of interest to the TC, or by
serving on the editorial boards of the Transactions and Journals
of the society. If a member becomes inactive for a period of
two years, the secretary of the TC will remind the member to
be active. If a member remains inactive for four years, then
the member will be automatically removed from the TC. The committee
shall have up to 30 members.
C) Meeting:
The committee shall meet every year at ISCAS. The committee
may meet at other times at conferences or workshops which are
organized by the TC members. All business requiring committee
approval will be conducted during a TC meeting or by email voting
arranged by the chair.
D) Duties and Election of Officers:
The Chair will preside over the TC meetings and will be responsible
for all interactions with the CAS society. The chair will be
responsible for recommending Associate Editors for various transactions,
for nominating candidates for distinguished lecturers, for endorsing
tutorials and special sessions for ISCAS, and for nominating
candidates for awards of the society. Every year, he will report
the committee's activities to the CAS society. He may be assisted
by sub-committees for collecting candidates for various nominations
such as editorships or society awards. The chair and members
of these sub-committees will be appointed by the Chair of the
Technical Committee.
The Secretary will record the minutes of the TC meetings and
will maintain the roll of the committee.
The Chair-Elect (Secretary) will be the chair of the committee
immediately after the committee meeting at second ISCAS following
the ISCAS of his/her election. He will be the chair of the committee
if the current chair resigns before his/her term expires. The
TC will maintain a web site which will be maintained by the
Chair, the Secretary, and/or any designated member.
E) Activities:
The committee will be responsible for nominating individuals
for CAS society awards, including prize paper awards of the
society. The committee will organize tutorials and special sessions
at ISCAS. The committee members will help in reviewing of papers
for ISCAS. The committee members will recommend candidates for
associate editorships of various Journals and Transactions of
the society. The committee will assist in organizing special
issues on CAS society's journals, and in technical program committees
of conferences and workshops of interest to the TC.
F) Amendments:
Future amendments to these bylaws will be by majority voting
from the committee members present at the meeting or by majority
voting of members at large through email. The process should
be initiated by the chair. |
