5.1 Technical Committees are established to promote and achieve the technical objectives of the Society.
5.2 Technical Committees may be created, merged, or dissolved by resolution of the BoG. A resolution to create or substantially change a Technical Committee may be submitted by the Vice President - Technical Activities and must include the name, scope, tentative program for the first year, and approximate numbers of interested and potential members.
5.3 New Technical Committees may also be proposed by petition of 25 Society Members; petitions must be submitted to the BoG by the Vice President - Technical Activities and include information in 5.2.
5.4 The Chair of a new Technical Committee is appointed for two years by the Vice President - Technical Activities with the approval of the President. During this period a mentor is assigned to the committee by the Vice President – Technical Activities. Subsequently, the Chair will be elected by members of the Technical Committee.
5.5 Elections for Technical Committee Chairs are held every two years for a two-year term. A Chair cannot serve more than two consecutive terms of office.
5.6 General policies and procedures are provided to guide technical committees and may be modified for the individual technical committee with approval of the Vice President – Technical Activities. Policies must include officer positions and election procedures.
5.7 Each Technical Committee will have a technical scope that may be modified when appropriate, upon approval of the Technical Activities Council and consent of the BoG.