IEEE Region 3 Government Relations Council Report

(aka IEEE-USA Policy Committees Liaison)


The IEEE-USA Government Relations Council includes committees and individuals
concerned with shaping government policy. Its web page is found at
https://ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/grc/default.asp

Region 3 encourages sections to have corresponding members for these
committees. There are teleconference facilities for remote attendance at
committee meetings, which may occur four or six times per year, usually for a
half-day. Corresponding committee members serve as two-way conduits passing
information of interest back to the region and making IEEE-USA aware of key
region concerns. A recent example was the Patent Reform Act, last year.

Region 3 has representatives on some but not all of these committees. Anyone
interested in working with a policy committee is encouraged to contact George
McClure, to arrange the link-up. There is no cost, other than the time the
volunteer wishes to devote to the activity.

The Government Relations Council is composed of the Vice President, Government
Relations, who acts as chair, a Vice Chair, the appointed chairs of the
chartered IEEE-USA government relations committees (Career & Workforce Policy,
Communications Policy, Critical Infrastructure Policy, Energy Policy,
Government Fellows, Intellectual Property, PACE Gov't Activities, R&D Policy,
Medical Technology Policy, Transportation and Aerospace Policy), and two
members-at-large appointed for their expertise in government relations.