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  Position Statements

Select a topical area to find the list of relevant IEEE-USA position statements or learn more about them hereSee also position statements and policy communications adopted by IEEE's Standards Association.


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About IEEE-USA Position Statements

IEEE-USA position statements identify important technical and/or engineering career-related aspects of specific public policy issues deemed to be of concern or affecting IEEE's U.S. members.  They make specific public policy recommendations and provide recommended approaches for consideration by the U.S. Congress, Executive Branch officials, the Judiciary, representatives of State and Local Government, and other interested groups and individuals, including IEEE members. 

All IEEE-USA position statements must be approved by the IEEE-USA Board of Directors.  They are first initiated and/or reviewed by IEEE-USA volunteer committees that are comprised of U.S. IEEE members with expertise in the subject field, including liaison representatives (where appointed) of IEEE technical societies, divisions, regions and sections.  Once approved by the committee, a proposed position statement is then reviewed in turn by the responsible Vice President/Council, the Operating Committee (OpCom), and finally by the IEEE-USA Board of Directors.  When position statements address issues of specific concern to other IEEE organizational units (e.g. standards), consultation with that organizational unit is conducted as part of the review process, and a joint statement may result.  The specific processes and policies governing development and approval of IEEE-USA position statements are outlined in Section 10 of the IEEE-USA Operations Manual.

IEEE-USA position statements are not copyrighted and may be linked to, reproduced or excerpted with appropriate attribution as entity positions of the IEEE-United States of America (IEEE-USA).  IEEE-USA position statements should not be attributed as policy statements of IEEE or any other IEEE organizational unit.

This archive is updated following each Board meeting or electronic ballot by which position statements are considered.

Copies of IEEE-USA position statements are also available free of charge by request to IEEE-USA, 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20036, phone: 202-785-0017, by email to ieeeusa@ieee.org, or by fax to 202-785-0835.

Last Update: 09 January 2008
Staff Contact: Chris Brantley

 

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