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From time to time, the VTS Board of Governors (BoG) finds it necessary to amend the Society's Bylaws. An amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote of the BoG plus approval of IEEE's Vice President for Technical Activities (VP-TA). At its 10 June 2026 meeting, the BoG approved a number of changes. The VP-TA approved the changes on 29 June 2026. The purposes of the amendments were the following:
- To “future-proof” the first position that may be used to qualify to run for Board of Governors.
- To update the minimum number of nominees to comply with new IEEE requirements
To update the description of the Standards Development Committee description in compliance with IEEE standards policies.
- To make the currently ad hoc Conference Planning Committee into a standing committee.
Article III Board of Governors
Section 2.0 Qualifications
Section 2.2 [Positions that qualify]
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1. General Chair, Technical Program Committee Chair or Track Chair for the Society’s majority financially-sponsored conference. General Chair or Technical Program Committee Chair for either of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference or the IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference.
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Article V Nominations and Elections
Section
2.0. A slate of nominees for elected member vacancies on the Board of Governors shall
be prepared by the Nominating Committee. The slate shall exceed the number of vacancies by at least 2. The number of candidates on the slate shall be at least 1.5 times the number of vacancies. Recommendations for nominations shall be solicited to the chairmen of all the Chapters and
Committees. In addition, the chair of the Nominating Committee shall publish and distribute a
call for nominations to the entire Society membership.
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Article VIII Standing Committees
Section 2.0. Standards Development Committee
This Committee, which may also be referred to as the Standards Development Board (SDB), will operate as an IEEE-SA Standards Committee in accordance with IEEE Standards Association procedures to sponsor standards in the Society’s field of interest. The Standards Development Board Policies and Procedures (SDB P&P) and those of the Standards Committees reporting to the SDB shall be approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board. Each of the Standard Committees other than SDB is considered a sub-committee of SDB. The subcommittee chairs will be voting members of the Standards Development Committee. The Chair of the Standards Development Committee will be appointed according to Article VIII, section 1.0 upon recommendation by the VTS VP Standards. The VTS VP Standards may additionally appoint up to 5 further voting members.
Vehicular Technology Society Standards Development Committee (VT-SDC), which may also be referred to as the Vehicular Technology Standards Development Board, will operate in accordance with the VTS Bylaws and IEEE Standards Association procedures. Its main functions are to oversee the VTS Standards Committees, and to act as the sponsor of a given proposed standards project should it not fit into the scope of one of the existing VTS Standards Committees. The Chairs of the VTS Standards Committees will be voting members of the VTSDC. The Chair of the VT-SDC will be appointed according to Article VIII, section 1.0 upon recommendation by the VTS Nominations Committee. The Chair of the VT-SDC may additionally appoint up to 5 further voting members, upon the approval of the VTS President.
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Article VIII Standing Committees
Section
3.20 Conference Planning Committee
This committee is responsible for supporting the Vice President Conferences by soliciting, as requested by the BoG, proposals to host and organize VTS conferences, and by assisting volunteers with proposal preparation
The changes will take effect 30 days after the publication of this article. Those wishing to have a full copy of the VTS Bylaws can view a copy on the VTS website.
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