I voted “NO” as well. Doug Nix [email protected] +1 (519) 729-5704
> On 14-Sep-16, at 15:58, Schaefer, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > I’m sure you all have been receiving emails from the IEEE about the upcoming > elections and vote on the constitutional amendment. A link is below about it. > > http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/election/2016_constitutional_amendment.html > > <http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/election/2016_constitutional_amendment.html> > > I’d like to ask the people here their opinions about it. It’s a major change > in the structure of the IEEE. > > My opinion are below. > > I think there has been electioneering happening in favor of the proposal, and > the consolidation of power in the BoD could eliminate checks on their ability > to do as they wish. With this change it looks like the BoD approves > candidates that would be elected to the board, thereby letting them choose > their own membership with much less input from the societies and regions. So > now a list of candidates would be published, and as few members have the time > or ability to become familiar with these candidates, they will be rubber > stamped. As the Board also controls the budget and bylaws, I see the > elimination of checks on their power as a major problem. I also see too much > corporate weasel words in the rebuttals to the objections that have been > raised. For example: > > The proposal increases flexibility and agility in a complex and > rapidly-changing world while providing for a governance structure that > increases the members’ voice in governing IEEE. The Board has taken > considerable time and effort to review viable alternatives, including a > review by external non-profit governance experts that concluded the risk of > not changing was greater than under these changes. The Board identified these > changes for the members’ consideration as the most appropriate mechanism to > achieve its strategic goals. Draft Bylaws, necessary to comply with changes > in the Amendment if it is approved, are available on the Amendment webpage. > > To me this reads as ‘we want to change, and consultants we hired agreed with > us’. It didn’t address the opposition statement. That does not give me > confidence in their sincere desire to improve IEEE instead of just making > changes they wish to see. > > > David Schaefer > EMC Chief Technical Advisor > TÜV SÜD America Inc > Office: 651 638 0251 > Cell: 612 578 6038 > Fax: 651 638 0285 > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > <http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html> > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ > <http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/> can be used for graphics (in > well-used formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > <http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html> > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > David Heald <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
