Wanted: nominees! Call for Board of Trustees and Networking Leadership Council positions.

IIE is seeking nominees for various positions to be filled. Members who are elected to the Board of Trustees are required to attend four meetings per year. Spring, summer, and fall meetings are held at IIE headquarters in Norcross, Ga. An additional meeting is held at the site of the IIE Annual Conference and Expo. In addition, BOT members participate in monthly conference calls.

To nominate yourself, e-mail your resume with a daytime phone number, curriculum vitae, or a brief biography to nominations@iienet.org. The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 21. Inquiries should be addressed to Donna Calvert, IIE's corporate operations manager, at (770) 349-1108.

Below are brief descriptions of each position that membership will vote on in the next election, slotted for December. Elected representatives take office in April 2009.

Board of Trustees positions

President-elect is a three-year position during which the elected individual transitions from president-elect to president to past president. The president-elect is responsible for long-range organizational planning for IIE, sponsorship activities, financial affairs, and acting as IIE's chief financial officer. This individual assists the president as required, serves in the absence of the president, and ultimately assumes the duties of the president during the second year and the immediate past president in the third.

Senior vice president, academics is responsible for focusing on strengthening relationships with the academic community, acting as a liaison between the BOT and the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads, and managing alliance activity and professional activities such as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and professional registration. During the three-year term, the senior vice president of academics also assists the president in the overall administration of IIE and acts for the president in all relations with Institute officers, directors, and others reporting to them.

Senior vice president, continuing education assists in the overall administration of IIE with a focus on continued professional development that includes all IIE conferences. During the three-year term, the senior vice president of continuing education works with other professionals and professional organizations to ensure that IIE offers relevant, comprehensive, and up-to-date training, skill/career enhancing experiences, and certifications. The senior vice president of continuing education assists the president in the overall administration of IIE and acts for the president in all relations with Institute officers, directors, and others reporting to them.

Senior vice president, chapter networking is primarily responsible for initiating, strengthening, and expanding IIE's chapter communities and managing their interface with the society, division, and interest group networking communities. The senior vice president of chapter networking serves for three years and works directly with the senior vice president of technical networking to co-lead the Networking Leadership Council. The senior vice president of chapter networking assists the president in the overall administration of IIE and acts for the president in all relations with Institute officers, directors, and others reporting to them.

Networking Leadership Council positions

Vice president, technical networking is part of the Networking Leadership Council and reports through the senior vice president, technical networking. (Note that IIE is seeking two vice presidents of technical networking.) During the two-year term, the vice president of technical networking is responsible for representing a subset of technical networking communities, providing support for networking community leaders and working closely with them to foster strong relationships between the communities, members, and IIE as a whole.

Region vice presidents serve two-year terms on the Networking Leadership Council. They represent the needs of chapters in their region. They are responsible for providing support for chapter leaders and working closely with them to foster strong relationships between the chapters, regions, members, and IIE as a whole. Region vice presidents report directly to the senior vice president of chapter networking. Nominations are sought for representatives of three regions:

* Region 2, representing chapters in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina

* Region 4, representing chapters in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky

* Region 6, representing the chapters in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois