IEEE Member Code of Ethics IEEE Board of Directors Meeting New Brunswick, New Jersey November 24 - 25, 2013 Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication

Enhancement of the Code of Ethics Spring 2013 Outreach to 128 IEEE Leaders Attempted to contact all IEEE major Boards Emails sent to available individual email addresses Total of 46 members, 13 from this Board, replied In general, an overwhelming majority suggested current Code of Ethics is good or needs “minor changes” or tweaking Some suggested each item of Code of Ethic to be expanded and/or elaborated Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Enhancement of the Code of Ethics (continued) Conclusion Change One Section Only: “We, the members of the IEEE,… do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree: …to treat fairly all persons and to not engage in acts of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin or sexual orientation…;” Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Procedure to Change Code of Ethics under Section 7.8 of IEEE Policies Proposed changes to be published for comment in THE INSTITUTE at least 3 months in advance of final consideration by IEEE Board; All IEEE Major Boards to have an opportunity to discuss changes before final vote by IEEE Board; and Affirmative vote of two-thirds of IEEE Board members present required Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Comments Received Published in The Institute on-line August 7th and September print edition Comment Period Officially Closed November 7th Responses Total: 79 Positive: 13 Negative: 34 Suggested Additional Modifications: 20 Leave Alone: 7 Outside of No. America: 2 (both in favor) 11/24/2018

IEEE Policy on Nondiscrimination Section 9.6: “IEEE prohibits discrimination, harassment and bullying against any person because of age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity, appearance matriculation, political affiliation, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.” 11/24/2018

Benchmarking of Suggested Change in Code of Ethics International Organizations: UN, IET, Amnesty International, UNICEF, International Red Cross: No reference to discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation. Major New York Not-for-Profit Corporations: American Cancer Society, Inc. “No associate shall discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, national origin, age, physical ability, sexual orientation, marital status, or veteran status in the conduct of services for the Society.” Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Benchmarking of Suggested Change in Code of Ethics (continued) American Heart Association, Inc. “Employees are provided opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status or disability.” Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. “The Fund prohibits not only unlawful harassment, but also other unprofessional and discourteous actions. Accordingly, derogatory racial, ethnic, religious, age, sexual orientation, sexual or other inappropriate remarks, slurs, or jokes will not be tolerated.” Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Benchmarking of Suggested Change in Code of Ethics (continued) ACM: “Discrimination on the basis of…sex…or other factors … will not be tolerated.” SWE: “SWE has a zero-tolerance policy toward intentional or unintentional discrimination and all forms of unlawful harassment…all types of harassment include and are not limited to sex,…sexual orientation…or any other legally protected characteristic.” Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Benchmarking of Top 10 U.S. Charities by Total Revenue Ranking Name of Charity Reference to Sex/ Gender Discrimination Reference to Sexual Orientation Discrimination 1 United Way X 2 Salvation Army   3 Catholic Charities USA 4 Feeding America 5 American National Red Cross 6 Food for the Poor 7 American Cancer Society 8 World Vision 9 YMCA 10 Goodwill Industries International Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Action Requested Resolved that the eighth bullet of the member Code of Ethics shall be, and hereby is amended to read as follows: “…to treat fairly all persons and to not engage in acts of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin or sexual orientation;…”; and it is Further resolved, that the published member Code of Ethics shall be restated to incorporate the foregoing changes. Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013

Discussion Privileged and Confidential Attorney-Client Communication November 25, 2013