Presentation to the Systems Council

1. Mark Montrose Division IV Director Elect IEEE PSES Representative m.montrose@ieee.org Montreal, Quebec Canada April 11, 2008 Presentation to the Systems Council

2. Chapter Support Program • RAA (Responsibility/Accountability/Authority) is under VP – Services • Provides financial support to Chapters to help with expenses related to hosting meetings, speakers or local events/activities. • This support program is not related to the Distinguished Lecturer financial support program. A chapter can use one or the other mode of financial support from the Council. • The maximum amount of support will be $600/year per chapter. Multiple requests may be made as long as the calendar year amount does not exceed $600. • Chapter support is not limited to only Systems Council Chapters but may be used in conjunction with joint chapters. For this situation, pro-rated use of funds must be shared. • The Chapter requesting funding will make a written request to the VP of Technical Operations who will then approve or disapprove. If approved the request goes to the Council Treasurer for disbursement from IEEE HQ. • Sufficient details on use of the money must be made in the formal request.

3. Distinguished Lecturer Program • RAA (Responsibility/Accountability/Authority) is under VP – Technical Operations • Provides an opportunity for recognized experts to speak about Systems Engineering to interested parties, namely Council Chapters and interested affiliates. • Chosen for a 2-year term by the BOD. • The hosting chapter is responsible for selecting a speaker, dates and to provide [supplemental] funding. • Maximum of 3 talks/year, funded at $750/talk (R1-R7) or $1K (R8-R10). For Non-North American speakers, the amount is reversed. • Talks may coincide with a business trip. Under this situation the employer subsidizes travel expenses. If combined with personal holiday, pro-rated expenses are paid. • Under no condition can marketing or promotion of oneself occur while a distinguished lecturer.