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IEEE NEWS
IEEE Revises Reporting
Process for Professional
Ethics Violations
BY IEEE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
AS PART OF IEEE's
commitment to meeting
the highest standards of
integrity, responsibility, and
ethical behavior, IEEE's Ad
Hoc Committee on Diversity,
Inclusion, and Professional
Ethics identified several
opportunities to improve
upon the organization's
current processes around
reporting, mediation,
adjudication, appeal,
and sanctions of ethical
misconduct.
Acting on the recommendations
of the committee,
the IEEE Board of
Directors adopted a set of
changes to the IEEE Bylaws
and Policies to strengthen
our Ethics and Member
Conduct processes. The new
processes went into effect
on 1 April.
Centralized location for
reporting misconduct
There is now one location
within IEEE for the
confidential receipt of all
reports of both member
and nonmember violations
of professional ethics. The
reports may be submitted
anonymously. IEEE's
existing process has been
expanded to receive these
reports by either telephone
or through a Web portal
(https://www.ieee.org/
about/ethics/complaintprocedures.html)
that has
additional capabilities,
IEEE Foundation Campaign
Raises Over US $30 Million
HUMANITARIAN
TECH PROGRAMS:
17.1 %
630 projects
funded
ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES: 7.8 %
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dedicated
allowing it to serve as the
single entry point. This
centralized ethics reporting
process will improve
the manner in which
professional ethics violations
are handled within
IEEE, as well as ensure
those cases are reviewed
in a timely manner.
Extended reporting
time frame
The time frame to report
professional ethics violations
has been increased
from two years to five
years from the date of
the incident.
Updated procedures
The IEEE Ethics and
Member Conduct
Committee now has a
separate Conduct Review
Committee to handle
reports of violations of
professional ethics. EMCC
procedures have been
modified to streamline
the reporting, evaluating,
managing, and tracking
of violations-which will
allow for the early identification
of trends.
Next steps
To support organizationwide
compliance with
the centralized reporting
system, IEEE organizational
unit Web pages will
link to the centralized
Web portal.
IEEE regards matters
of professional ethics with
the utmost importance
and thanks its volunteers,
members, and staff for
supporting its revised
professional ethics violations
reporting process
and honoring IEEE's
global commitment to
diversity, inclusion, and
professional ethics.
MEMBER
RECOGNITION
PROGRAMS:
32.4 %
The IEEE Foundation has
surpassed its US $30 million
goal for its Realize the Full
Potential of IEEE fundraising
campaign.
More than 15,000 individuals
and institutions donated to
the campaign, which publicly
launched in February 2018. Its
aim was to raise awareness of
IEEE initiatives that address
pressing global challenges such
as access to the Internet; reliable
electricity; and educational
programs on science, technology,
engineering, and math.
" The IEEE Foundation thanks
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all the donors, supporters, and
volunteers for their contributions
to the campaign and their
support of our shared mission
been instrumental to IEEE
donor-supported programs such
as IEEE Smart Village, the IEEE
Power & Energy Society Scholarship
Plus Initiative, and the IEEEUSA
Mobile Outreach VEhicle
community outreach program.
- Karen Kaufman
Karen Kaufman is senior manager
of communications for the
IEEE Foundation.
to advance technology for the
benefit of humanity, " says Leah
Jamieson, IEEE Foundation
president emerita. " With every
dollar contributed, we are one
step closer to solving some of
the most pressing issues
of our time. "
The $30 million raised has
SOURCE: IEEE FOUNDATION

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