The name of the organization is Region 10 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), and may be referred to as IEEE Region 10 or simply Region 10.

In order to fulfill IEEE's mission of advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering, as well as computer science and related areas, Region 10 activities are directed to developing and maintaining regional entities for the best interests and benefits of the IEEE members in the region.

To achieve that mission, the Regional activities include:

- to formulate goals and objectives for the Region

- to plan Regional operations, including budget preparation and approval

- to report officer, financial operation and meeting reports to the Regional Activities Department

- to plan and implement programs in support of the local organizational units in meeting the needs of the members of the Region

- to plan and implement programs for the volunteer structure of the Region, for example, develop and implement leadership training programs for volunteers and members to enhance their interpersonal skills, group skills and leadership abilities

- to provide leadership opportunities for interested members to take an active role within the operations of the Region.

The officers of Region10 shall comprise:

- the Regional Director

- the Regional Director-Elect

- the Immediate Past Regional Director

- the Regional Secretary

- the Regional Treasurer

The Regional Director serves the Region 10 as Chair, and both the Regional Director-Elect and the Immediate Past Regional Director serve as Vice Chairs.

The Region 10 office manages the operation of the Region to best serve the needs of the members.

• The Chair shall have the general supervision of the affairs of the Region and provide primary interface between the members of the Region and the IEEE Board of Directors;
• The Vice Chairs assist the Chair through the operations of the Region;
• The Secretary shall have the responsibility for sending out notices, preparing the agenda for, and recording the minutes of all meetings held by the office.
• The Treasurer shall make only such disbursements as approved by the Regional Director, and shall make such financial reports as may be required by the IEEE Bylaws and/or by the laws of the country where he or she resides

• The Regional Director shall serve as Chair for a two-year term beginning January 1 of odd number years.
• the Regional Director-Elect and the Immediate Past Regional Director shall serve as Vice Chairs for a two-year term concurrently with the Regional Director
• the Regional Secretary and the Regional Treasurer serve for a two-year term concurrently with the Regional Director

The Regional Secretary and the Regional Treasurer shall be appointed by the Regional Director in accordance with IEEE Bylaws.

Region 10 shall have a Regional Committee and shall be organized and operated in accordance with Region 10 Bylaws and Operation Manual.   Membership representation and participation at the Regional Committee Meetings shall be optimized within financial, organizational and/or other restraints as decided by the Director.

The Regional Committee shall consist of the following voting members:

• Region 10 Officers:
• Region 10 Chair (Regional Director),
• Region 10 Vice Chairs (Director-Elect, Immediate Past Director),
• Region 10 Secretary
• Region 10 Treasurer
• Ex-Officio:
• Each Section Chair
Its alternate as approved by that Section can represent the Section Chair with prior notification to the Regional Chair. When a Council encompasses Sections, these Sections may collectively elect to be represented by the Council Chair at the Regional Committee.
• Region 10 Student Activities Committee Chair
• Other Region 10 Standing Committee Chairs or Coordinators where applicable.
• Appointees:
The Regional Director may appoint additional voting members.   These may include an Area Chairs, Council Chairs, Region 10 Student Branch Representatives, and Ad Hoc Committee Chairs.   The additional members shall not exceed by more than one-fourth the number of members specified in Offices and Ex-Officio above. The Director, subject to the approval of the Regional Committee, shall appoint such additional members on a year-to-year basis.

The Regional Committee makes recommendations on Regional policies, Regional organizations and operations, and changes thereof, to the Regional Activities Board, via the Regional Director, for approval before implementation.

The Regional Director is responsible for assuring that the Region is operated in accordance with the IEEE and Regional Bylaws and Statements of Policy.

The Regional Committee shall hold at least one meeting each year, at an appropriate time and place within the Region.

A quorum for a Regional Committee meeting shall consist of a majority of the members of the Committee or their alternates and shall include representation from at least half of the Sections in the Region.

The Regional Committee Chair, or in the event of his unavailability, one of the Regional Committee Vice Chairs, shall chair the Regional Committee meetings.

The Regional Director, or the Regional Secretary in the instruction of the Director, shall be responsible for calling the Regional Committee meetings and for designating the places of meetings.

The Regional Committee meeting shall generally be conducted in accordance with Robert¡¯s Rules of Orders. But, decisions will normally be arrived at by consensus. In cases where a consensus is not achieved after normal channels of persuasion have been tried, decisions may be taken by voting. All Committee members are entitled to vote, each member present having one vote. The motion will be generally decided by majority vote unless specifically stated otherwise in the Regional Bylaws.

During the Regional Committee meeting, the session is conducted in the English language.

The Regional Director takes office for a two-year term as the Chair beginning on January 1, and at the end of his term becomes a new Immediate Past Regional Director.   The Regional Director-Elect shall automatically become a new Regional Director at the end of his two -year terms as Regional Director-Elect.   The term of the Immediate Past Regional Director, who shall serve as Regional Vice Chair concurrently with the Regional Director, will expire when the Director-Elect assumes office as Regional Director.

The Regional Director-Elect shall be elected by voting members in Region 10 for a two-year term beginning January 1 in odd numbered years concurrently with the Regional Director.   The Regional Director-Elect shall serve both Region 10 and the Region 10 Regional Committee as Vice Chair.   The Regional Director-Elect shall be elected from a slate of nominees submitted in accordance with the IEEE Bylaws governing Regional Director-Elect, and shall allow for petition candidates.

The Regional Student Activities Committee shall comprise all Counselors in the Region, at least one Regional Student Appointee, and any Student Activities Committee Chair in Sections, and the Regional Student Activities Coordinator appointed by the Regional Director

The Regional Director shall appoint the Chair of this Committee from the membership of the Regional Student Activities Committee, for a two-year term of office that corresponds with that of the Regional Director. The Chair of the Regional Student Activities Committee shall serve, Ex Officio, on the IEEE Student Activities Committee.

The committee consists of Regional Director, Regional Director Elect and Immediate Past Director.   The Immediate Past Director serves as the Chair.

The term is concurrent with that of the Regional Director.

No later than December 15 of the odd numbered year preceding the year of election of Regional Director-Elect, the Regional Nominations Committee will call for candidates from all Sections by the submission of the candidate¡¯s names for the position of Region 10 Director-Elect.

No later than March 15 of the Region 10 election year, the Nominations Committee will have nominated a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of three (3) candidates for Region 10 Director Elect among those proposed by Sections within the Region 10.   And, the slates of candidates shall be submitted to the IEEE Headquarters via the serving Region 10 Director.

To be valid, all candidates must be a Senior Member or Fellow grade and shall be residing in Region 10 and also must have written to the Chair of the Nominations Committee expressing acceptance of nomination.

Individual members may, by petition, propose names of other eligible voting members to be added to the list of candidates for Region 10 Director-Elect. To be valid, such petition for Director-Elect must be signed by at least one percent of the total number of voting members eligible in Region10 as listed in the official IEEE membership records at the end of the preceding year.  Such petition must also reach IEEE Headquarters no later than twelve o'clock noon, New York U.S.A. time, on the Friday preceding June 15 of the election year, accompanied by a signed statement from the petition candidate, indicating his/her willingness to serve if elected.

IEEE Headquarters in accordance with the IEEE Bylaws shall conduct the election.

All members of Member Grade or Higher in Region 10 shall be voting members of Region 10, each having one vote.

The committee is also responsible for preparing a list of potential candidates to be considered by the IEEE nominations and Appointments Committee for service on Institute Committees and Boards.

Membership Development Coordinator shall facilitate in forming The Regional Membership Development Committee whose members are existing Membership Development Committee Chairs in Sections.   The coordinator shall also encourage the establishment of Membership Development Committee for that Section without them. The Membership Development Committee shall make plans and implementation for the membership development as well as monitoring membership strength.   The Regional Director appoints the Chair.

Conference Activities Coordinator shall make an effort to form The Regional Conference Activities Committee, where the planning, proposal, budget, implementation and report of the Regional conferences are centralized and monitored.   The committee shall work closely with other committees including the Student Activities Committee, Awards Committee and Educational Committee.   The Regional Director appoints the Chair.

Section/Chapter Coordinator facilitates in promoting stronger ties between Sections and Chapters.   The committee Chair is appointed by the Regional Director.

The Gold Coordinator functions as the representative from all the Gold Committees in Sections, and works closely with all the Region 10 committees for enhancing the young membership activities.   The Regional Director appoints the coordinator.

The Newsletter Editor is engaged in publishing the Region 10 Newsletter both in printed and electronic version working closely with Electronic Communication Coordinator.   The Regional Director appoints the Newsletter Editor.

The Region 10 may establish Executive Committee (ExCom) to act for more efficient operation on behalf of the Regional Committee between meetings of that Regional Committee.   All actions of the ExCom are subject to ratification by the Regional Committee.

The ExCom comprises the Region Officers, Student Activities Committee Chair, Standing Committee Chairs and Coordinators, and Ad Hoc Committee Chairs as are designated by the Regional Director.

An annual budget of expected income and expenditures shall be prepared by the Treasurer and approved by the Director

The fiscal year shall be the calendar year.

In view of the geographical spread over and limited financial resources of the Region, the travel expenses for attending Regional or Area Meeting shall be partially reimbursed and the policy thereof shall be made known before the end of March each year to all members concerned. All Regional Members must have written consent of the Regional Director or the Treasurer before incurring any Regional expenses.

Upon approval by the IEEE Board of Directors, a voluntary or mandatory fee may be charged to members resident in Region 10 for specified services for the benefit of members within the Region. Such charges, however, will have to be based on the recommendation of the Regional Committee.

Only a Regional Committee shall have the power of amending the Regional Operational Rules/Bylaws.   For any of these Rules/Bylaws to be amended, a two-thirds majority of all votes cast at a properly constituted Regional Committee Meeting will be required. The proposed changes and the reasons therefore shall be mailed to all voting members of the Regional Committee at least 20 days prior to the meeting at which the vote is to be taken.

This issue was considered by the Regional Committee in August 1983.

Revised: February 1985.

Approved by the Regional Activities Board: February 22,1985.

This revision was considered by the Regional Committee in October, 2003.

Revised: October, 2003

Approved by the Regional Activities Board: November 2003.