Responsibilities

• Store and maintain Regional IEEE history archives.
• Prepare Regional IEEE history report for Regional Board of Governors Meeting.
• Personalize the report to reflect the history of the Section hosting the meeting.
• Prepare and maintain a “Living History” for IEEE, Region 1.
• Correspond with Sections regarding local IEEE history, including the following:
  • Request Sections appoint a history chair.
  • Encourage the Sections to collect local IEEE history and provide copies for Regional history archives.
  • Encourage Sections to nominate significant local electrical/electronic milestones to the IEEE History Center, and provide copies to Region 1 Historian.

The Region Historian is appointed for a two year term by the incoming Director. The Historian shall take office on January 1st. Reappointment of the incumbent is permissible.

• Maintaining Regional history archives is a continuous process as additional data is received.
• Report to Regional Board of Governors provided to Regional Secretary at least 2 weeks prior to meeting.
• Maintaining Living History document is a continuous process as new data is obtained.
• Set up an e-mail correspondence with the individual responsible for history at the local Section.
• Correspondence should be semi-annual with information provided by the Section as generated.

The Historian operates under the direction of the Region Director, and within the authority specifically granted to him/her by the Region 1 Bylaws. He/she is provided with a Budget Line Item to enable him/her to carry out his/her functions.