ASEE-ENERGY
CONVERSION AND CONSERVATION DIVISION
BYLAWS
The name of this division is the
Energy Conversion and Conservation Division (ECCD) of the American Society for
Engineering Education (ASEE).
2. OBJECT
The object of this Division shall be
to coordinate and promote the understanding of energy conversion and
conservation through engineering education and to provide a liaison with
various technical organizations involved in energy conversion and energy
conservation.The Division should consider its domain to include:
· (1) Electric power
production (utility and industrial, and public and investor owned).
· (2) Non-conventional
augmentation of power production.
· (3) Renewable energy
resources including solar, wind, hydro, etc.
· (4) Energy conversion
applications:e.g., aerospace, biomedical, automotive, industrial, etc.
· (5) Energy management and
conservation principles and practices.
· (6) Cogeneration.
· (7) Energy resources and
environmental issues.
Programs and discussion forums
relating to the above information shall be presented at each annual meeting of
the ASEE.
3. MEMBERSHIP
Membership in this division is
comprised of all members of the ASEE who choose the ECCD on their annual ASEE
dues statement.
4. DUES
Regular membership dues in the ASEE
are required of all members to be on the current mailing list.There are no ECCD
division dues.
5. ORGANIZATION
AND OFFICERS
(1) The
Division officers shall be the Chair, the Chair-Elect, the Program Chair, the Secretary/Treasurer,
the Newsletter Editor and the Web Page Editor.Except for the Web Page Editor,
they shall serve one (1) year terms.The Web Page Editor shall be appointed by
the Chair and may be re-appointed annually as long as he/she is willing to serve.
(2) An
Executive Board shall consist of the six (6) officers, plus the immediate Past
Chair and a quorum shall consist of any four (4) board members.
(3) An
Editorial Review Board shall consist of the Chair, the Newsletter Editor and
the Web Page Editor.
(4) The duties
of each officer of the Division shall be those usually associated with the
respective office, including the following:
(a) Chair
The Chair shall have
administrative responsibility for the Division and shall be responsible for conducting
all meetings.He/She shall serve as Chair of the Executive Board.He/She shall
prepare a written report for his/her term of office.He/She shall, with the
advice of the Executive Board, appoint such committees as are necessary for the
adequate administration and operation of the Division, including a Nominating
Committee.The Chair shall serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.
(b) Chair-Elect
The Chair-Elect shall assume the
duties of the Chair in his/her absence.He/She shall have responsibility for
arranging sessions other than the business meeting and paper presentation
sessions at the annual meeting of the ASEE.Specifically, the Chair-Elect shall
arrange such sessions as mini-plenary and panel sessions.He/She shall have the
authority to arrange joint sessions with other interested divisions or
committees of ASEE, and may coordinate with other interested divisions and
committees of ASEE to obtain speakers.He/She shall supply timely program
planning information to the Program Chair for submission to ASEE.
(c) Program
Chair
The Program Chair shall arrange
preliminary and final programs for the ECCD sessions at the annual meeting of
the ASEE and shall supply all required program planning information to
ASEE.He/She shall arrange all paper presentation sessions and the business
luncheon session.He/She shall have the authority to arrange joint sponsorships
by other interested divisions or committees of ASEE.He/She shall disseminate
calls for papers and coordinate the peer review of papers for the Proceedings
of the ASEE Annual Conference.
(d) Secretary/Treasurer
The Secretary/Treasurer of the
Division shall keep complete records of all meetings of the Division and the
Executive Board and furnish copies of the minutes to all members of the Executive
Board within sixty (60) days following each meeting.He/She shall supply to the
officers of the Division up-to-date copies of these Bylaws with all amendments,
within sixty (60) days following the annual business meeting of the committee,
provided any changes were made.
(e) Newsletter
Editor
The Newsletter Editor shall work
with the Chair to publish a Division newsletter and any other appropriate
publications.
(f) Web
Page Editor
The Web Page Editor shall work with
the other officers of the Division, to maintain a World Wide Web Homepage for
the Division.
6. ELECTIONS
AND SUCCESSION OF OFFICERS
(1) A slate of
candidate(s) for each office shall be prepared by the Nominating Committee.An
eligible candidate must have expressed a willingness to serve if elected to the
office to be filled.The Candidate must be a member of the Division.
(2) The
Chair-Elect shall automatically assume the position of Chair, unless he/she is
unable to serve.Officers in the positions of Program Chair,
Secretary/Treasurer, and Newsletter Editor are automatically candidates for the
next higher office unless they personally act to remove themselves from
consideration.
(3) A Candidate
for an elective position may be nominated by a written petition addressed to
the Chair of the Nominating Committee or the Division Chair bearing ten (10)
signatures of members of the Division and accompanied by a statement from the
Candidate affirming his/her willingness to serve if elected.Such nominations must
be received thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting of the ECCD.
(4) Voting for
officers shall take place at the annual business meeting of the division.All
ECCD members in attendance are eligible to vote.The candidate receiving the
largest number of votes for the office sought shall be declared elected.
(5) Assumption
of office by newly elected personnel shall be concurrent with that of national
officers of the ASEE.
(6) If any
elected person is unable to perform the duties of his/her office, the Chair
shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.
(7) In the
event that both the Chair and Chair-Elect are unable to fulfill the duties of
their offices, the Executive Board shall elect a Chair from its membership.
7. MEETINGS
AND ACTIVITIES
(1) An annual
business meeting of the division shall be held concurrently with the annual
meeting of the ASEE.The Executive Board shall arrange for such other
conferences and meetings as may be desirable.
(2) The
Executive Board shall administer such activities as it deems to be desirable
for the promotion of the purposes of the Division including the appointment of
special committees to work with other societies and organizations on meetings
or projects of special interest to the Division.
(3) Members of
ASEE and other interested persons shall be eligible to attend all meetings of
the Division.
8. PUBLICATIONS
(1) Annual
Conference Papers and Presentations
Persons desiring to present papers
at the annual meeting of the ASEE and to publish papers in the proceedings of
the ASEE must submit abstracts and papers to the Program Chair in a timely
fashion and must comply with the guidance of the Program Chair and the ASEE
regarding presentation and publication.In particular, papers intended for
inclusion in the Proceedings are subject to peer review, as described below.
The Division Newsletter shall
include pertinent, suitable and desirable ECCD information including items
submitted by members, within the limits of budget and reasonable newsletter
format and length.Major purposes of the newsletter shall be to advertise calls
for papers and Division sessions at the annual conference of ASEE.The Division
Newsletter shall be delivered electronically to as many members as possible.
The Division World Wide Web Home
Page shall contain information of interest to the membership of the Division,
including calls for papers, abstracts for papers to be presented at the Annual
Conference, copies of Division Newsletters, and links to other pages relevant
to the Division interests.The Division Home Page shall be hosted by a member’s
server in accordance with ASEE Headquarter’s policies.
9. EDITORIAL
POLICY
All material to be published in the
division newsletter and homepage shall be reviewed by the Editorial Review
Board, which shall determine that publication is pertinent, suitable, and
desirable.The Editorial Review Board shall also decide questions of budget
limitations and reasonable newsletter format and length.
10. AWARDS
The Division may sponsor, or
co-sponsor with industry, awards to recognize individuals for outstanding
contributions in any aspects of energy conversion and conservation.
11. AMENDMENT
OF THE BYLAWS
Amendments may be proposed by the
Executive Board or by any group of ten (10) or more members of the Division,
not all from the same institution.They may be considered at the Annual Meeting
of the Society and adopted by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members
present.
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