The following perspective was provided by John Vig, IEEE Past President (among other IEEE roles)
Under the proposed new structure, TAB and MGA lose power, big timebecause:
- The major OUs will no longer report to the BoD
- The VPs will no longer serve on either the BoD or the Assembly
- The major OUs will report to the EB. This implies that the EB can overrule the Major OUs.
- The EB will have 10 volunteers (voting) and 12 staff (nonvoting)
- The EB “Prepares IEEE budget…” This implies that the EB can overrule the TAB, MGA…budgets
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Whereas TAB+MGA have >70% of the votes on the current BoD, they will have no votes on the proposed BoD, and they will have just 20% of the votes on the proposed EB
- TAB & MGA will be just committees of the EB, same as the History, Tellers… Committees