IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society

IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society

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Abbreviation	IEEE TEMS
Predecessor	IEEE Technology Management Council (TMC)
Formation	1951 (1951)
Type	Non-profit professional organization
Purpose	Help members to maintain essential engineering management skills Support the leadership career path of IEEE members Foster active knowledge transfer between the academic and practicing communities
Products	Publications and conferences on leadership and management
President	Jennifer Trelewicz
President-elect	Felix Lustenberger
Immediate Past President	Tuna Tarim
Board of directors	VP of Publications VP of Conferences VP of Membership VP of Education Secretary Treasurer Members-at-large
Parent organization	The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Website	ieee-tems.org

The IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) was formerly one of seven Councils of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The Council became the [IEEE Technology Engineering and Management Society (TEMS)] as of 01 January, 2015.

History

The Professional Group on Engineering Management was established under the Institute of Radio Engineers in 1951. This Group became the Engineering Management Society (EMS) of the IEEE in 1955. In 2007 the EMS became the IEEE Technology Management Council (TMC).

On 24 June, 2014, IEEE Board of Directors approved the transition of TMC to the Technology Engineering and Management Society (TEMS) effective from 01 January, 2015.

Field of interest

The Field of Interest of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society encompasses the management sciences and practices required for defining, implementing, and managing engineering and technology. IEEE TEMS strives to be the premier resource of essential management and leadership knowledge, with the mission to advance, enhance, and improve essential management and leadership knowledge and skills of IEEE members.

IEEE TEMS Value Proposition

IEEE TEMS works to help its members to maintain essential engineering management skills, as well as supporting the leadership career path of IEEE members and fostering active knowledge transfer between the academic and practicing communities.

Publications

IEEE TEMS publishes two widely read, peer-reviewed publications: The Transactions on Engineering Management and The Engineering Management Review.

Conferences

IEEE TEMS sponsors and co-sponsors a number of internationally-held conferences and events that focus on the advancement of those subjects listed in its Field of Interest, including

• Energy conservation & harvesting
• Maintaining quality, accessibility and security
• Medical device innovation
• Product development with Agile management
• BYOD – extended infrastructure
• Cloud computing – SaaS, Hybrid cloud
• Data integrity, security, reliability, document management
• Healthcare information management – heath metrics, patient care, record access & management
• Big Data, informatics
• Internet of Things, telematics
• Innovative PLM
• Predictive Analytics
• Six Sigma
• Agile Project Management
• Education programs in MoT, R&D

Governance

IEEE TEMS is governed by an Administrative Committee (AdCom) consisting of the officers and members in the table below, most of whom are elected by the IEEE TEMS membership.

Furthermore, IEEE TEMS is establishing Technical Committees dealing with the major management issues, beginning with the following topics: Innovation, Project Management, Strategic Technology Management, Management Communication, Entrepreneurship, Decision Making, and Managing Technical Professionals. Other topics will be selected as the need requires. This group of volunteers is responsible for promoting TEMS’s publications and conferences, identifying Distinguished Lecturers, and supporting other TEMS activities.

References

Office	Votes?	How chosen	Sphere of responsibility
President	Tie-breaking vote	Elected
President-elect	Yes	Elected	Budget Committee Chair Contact for “sister” Societies
Immediate past president	Yes	Elected	Actual responsibilities of the Technology Management Council VP Operations, including numerous standing committees (minus sphere of VP of Member Services), as well as Nominating Committee chair
VP Publications	Yes	Elected	TEM, EMR, The TEMS Leader (electronic publication)
VP Conferences	Yes	Elected	Leading the permanent conference committee
VP Membership	Yes	Elected	Attracting members Liaison with the Chapters Recruiting volunteers Marketing and communications Technical Activities Committee
VP Education	Yes	Elected	Educational products, as developed by the corresponding committee.
Secretary	No	Appointed	ex officio, term 1 year
Treasurer	No	Appointed	ex officio, term 1 year
5 additional members-at-large	Yes	Elected	2-year rotating terms, 1/2 elected each year