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    Committees of the Assembly


    Executive Committee
    Chair, Winfred Phillips,

    Charge: To oversee, on behalf of the Board of Governors, the duly authorized transactions of AAES business and, between meetings of the Assembly, exercise all powers and duties of the Assembly in accordance with applicable law and any policies or specific directives of the Assembly. The Executive Committee oversees administration and fiscal management of AAES organizational units, reports to the Assembly on the annual audit of AAES finances, and oversees the AAES staff compensation and benefits program.

    Awards Committee
    Chair, Luther Graef,

    Charge: To oversee all AAES award activities and recommend to the Board the recipients of AAES awards to be presented at the annual AAES Awards Banquet & Ceremony held in conjunction with the May Board Meeting.

    Council on the Public Awareness of Engineering
    Chairs, Victoria A. Rockwell, ASME

    Charge: To have primary authority to address issues related to public awareness, recognition, and understanding of the engineering profession as approved by the Board.

    Engineers' Public Policy Council
    Chair, Paul Kostek, IEEE-USA

    Charge: To serve as the principal forum for the development of AAES policies affecting the professional and technical practice of engineering, and to coordinate efforts of AAES member societies on public policy issues that require a unified response.

    Engineering Workforce Commission
    Chair, Eleanor Baum

    Charge: The EWC has been a source of objective, timely data relating to the supply and demand for technological personnel since its organization in 1950. As an AAES Commission, the EWC is composed of volunteers from professional engineering societies, academia, government, and industry.

    Engineers' and Scientists' Joint Committee on Pensions
    Chair, George McClure

    Charge: To disseminate information regarding retirement benefits of engineers and scientists and provide a mechanism for engineering and scientific societies to coordinate their views on these issues.

    Finance Committee
    Chair, Kenneth W. Dungan, P.E.

    Charge: To develop and recommend to the Board an annual operating budget, long-range financial plans, and policies governing financial reserves and the investment of funds.

    International Activities Commission
    Chair, Luther Graef

    Charge: To facilitate the exchange of ideas among its members and to communicate U.S. engineering concerns and views to the world engineering community through such organizations as the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). To further the dialogue on sustainable technology issues through the Engineers Forum for Sustainable Development.

    Nominating Committee
    Chair, Paul Torpey

    Charge: To nominate and present to the Board each December a slate of AAES officers, the chairs and vice chairs of AAES Councils, Committees, and Commissions, and such other nominees for office as may be required by the AAES Constitution and By-laws.