REGIONALLY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS
PROPOSAL
Phil Garrou, President
November 2004
•
At its 4 June 2004 meeting, the CPMT Board of Governors approved a proposal
adopt proportional representation for Member-at-Large positions based on IEEE
Regional location of Society members according to a plan presented at that
meeting (see attached).
• Revised Bylaws have been prepared that incorporate changes required to
implement the approved plan.
MOTION:
• To approve revisions to CPMT Society Bylaws to implement regionally
proportional representation on Board of Governors as detailed in document
DRAFT REVISIONS FOR APPROVAL – ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 2004.
REGIONALLY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS
PROPOSAL
Phil Garrou, President
June 2004
Motion:
To approve adoption of proportional representation for Member-at-Large positions based on IEEE Regional
location of Society members, according to the following plan:
1. Determining Proportions
Annually, in spring, using IEEE Region definitions, and Society membership statistics as of 31 December of
the preceding year, an analysis will be made of the proportion of Society members in each of the following
Regions/grouping of Regions:
1-6 (US)
7 (Canada)
8 (Europe, Africa, Middle East)
9 (Central and South America)
10 (Asia, Pacific)
REGIONALLY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Any Region/grouping of Regions determined to have at least 5% of CPMT members will have the
proportional number of Member-at-Large positions designated to it for representation on the Board
2. Constructing Slate of Candidates:
The slate of candidates for each year’s election will be constructed to ensure that the resulting total of
newly elected Members-at-Large plus continuing Members-at-Large has the proper proportion of
representatives from each Region/grouping of Regions.
Candidates to represent the each Regions/grouping of Regions will be selected from among members of
the respective Regions/grouping of Regions, by a process to be defined by the Nominating
Committee in consultation with the Society President. The process will ensure that input is provided
by Society volunteers in the respective Regions/grouping of Regions.
3. Voting Procedures:
Society members in each Region/grouping of Regions with designated positions will vote for their
Region/grouping of Regions’ respective positions only. That is, members in Region 8 will vote for
Members-at-Large for Region 8 only.
Society members in Regions without designated positions will vote with the Region/grouping of Regions
with the majority of members.