Volunteer Opportunities in IEEE and IEEE Canada

There are many volunteer opportunities in various aspects of IEEE and IEEE Canada

your nation-wide IEEE Canada – see this page.
your local Section or Chapter – please, check with your local Section or Chapter. Links to IEEE Canada Sections can be found on the IEEE Canada map: https://www.ieee.ca/en/. The Section websites contain links to the local chapters.
your favourite Technical Society. A list of IEEE Societies and Councils can be found at: https://www.ieee.org/communities/societies/index.html and https://www.ieee.org/communities/societies/about-technical-councils.html
your favourite IEEE Conference(s) and/or Journal/Magazine
IEEE MGA https://mga.ieee.org/board-committees/available-mga-positions
And many others, e.g. the Affinity Groups, Educational Activities, Entrepreneurship and so on.

IEEE Canada welcomes volunteers for a wide range of activities, for example:

Chairs, vice-chairs, or members of the various activity committees,
publication editors, associate editors and reviewers,
translators for IEEE Canada communications, documents and published articles,
translators for web sites,
web masters and assistant webmasters.

We welcome volunteers whose working language is English, French, or both.

List of IEEE Canada Board Positions

Treasurer
Secretary
Group Chairs: ERG, ESG, MSG, OSG, PCG (see below)
RSR (Regional Student Representative)

List of IEEE Canada Board Committees

External Relations Group (ERG) – Chair elected by the Committee Chairs of the Group

Industry Relations Committee (IRC)

Outreach and Partnership Committee (OPC)

Humanitarian Initiatives Committee (HIC)

Standards Association Liaison (SAL) – nominated by SA

PAGSE Committee Representative (PCR)

Member Services Group (MSG) – Chair elected by the Committee Chairs of the Group

Membership Development Committee (MDC)

Young Professionals (YP) Committee

Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee

Life Members Committee (LMC)

Student Activities Committee (SAC)

Regional Student Representative (RSR)

Publications and Communications Group (PCG)

IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (CJECE) Committee

IEEE Canadian Review (ICR) Committee

IEEE Canada Electronic Newsletter (ICEN) Committee

IEEE Canada Web Committee

Advertising Coordinator (AC)

Translation Committee (TC)

Educational Services Group – Chair elected by the Committee Chairs of the Group

Educational Activities Committee (EAC) and EA Coordinator

Teacher in Service Program (TISP) Committee

Training Coordinator

Operational Support Group – Chair elected by the Committee Chairs of the Group

Meeting Coordinator

Publicity Coordinator

History Committee (HC)

vTools Coordinator

Region Vitality Coordinator

Chapter & Student Branch Chapter Coordinator (CSCC)

IEEE Canada Standing Committees:

Audit Committee (AC)

Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC)

Nominations and Appointments Committee (NAC)

Conference Advisory Committee (CONAC)

IEEE Canada Areas:

Canada East Area – Chair elected by the Section Chairs of the Area

Canada Central Area – Chair elected by the Section Chairs of the Area

Canada West Area – Chair elected by the Section Chairs of the Area

IEEE Canada / Region 7 Committee Chair position description – general:

The common requirements for IEEE Canada Group and Committee Chairs are defined in the IEEE Canada Operations Manual, section 6.2. The most recent version of the operations manual was approved in November, 2021:

https://www.ieee.ca/wp-content/uploads/IEEE-Canada-Operations-Manual-5-DEC-2021.pdf