These Operating Procedures outline the orderly transaction of business of this committee.
Due process allows for equity and fair play.
In addition to openess, due process requires balance, i.e., the standards development processs should have a balance of interests and shall not be dominated by any single interest category. When staff resources permit, the Sponsor Committee shall be supported by a Standards Staff Liaison. In the absence of such procedures, the Chair and Vice-chair shall be elected by the members of the Sponsor, and the Secretary shall be appointed by the Chair. They may serve consecutive terms. The Chair shall organize the Sponsor Committee, oversee the committee's compliance with these procedures and, submit proposed standards approved by the Sponsor Committee, with supporting documentation, for IEEE Standards Board review and approval as IEEE standards.