Guidelines and Process

1. Guidelines and Process

2. AIAA TCM Membership Selection Guidelines • A formal education in both the technical (engineering and/or science) and the management (business administration, management or finance) fields is desired • Practical experience in each field is mandatory with both line and staff experience desired • Must have at least 10 years experience in aerospace programs and must currently be in a position of substantial management responsibility • Each prospective member is personally interested in developments in the technical and management fields and has personally contributed to each in the form of speeches, papers, panels, etc • He or she should be an active member of, and have demonstrated personal interest in, the AIAA through past or current contributions • Similar interest demonstrated in other professional management societies is desired

3. AIAA TCM Active Membership Guidelines • Active members serve at the discretion of the TCM committee leadership • New members serve a three year term. A two year extension may be granted to active members by the TCM leadership • Active members must have sponsoring organization support for committee participation and attendance. Any member missing more than two consecutive meetings will be asked to reaffirm this commitment as a criteria for continuing active member status • Active members are expected to attend at least two meetings per calendar year • Active members are to participate on at least one subcommittee • Active members are expected to make both proactive and constructive contributions to the operations and activities of the TCM

4. Associate Membership Guidelines(Page 1 of 2 from AIAA Web Page) • The purpose of instituting an associate membership category for technical committees (TC) is to encourage the nomination of young professionals for TC membership. TCs have a membership limit of 35. TCs may add associate members in addition to the 35 regular member limit. • Associate membership is restricted to those who have not yet reached their 35th birthday. • Associate membership is a one-year term renewable to three years. • Associate membership is restricted to current AIAA members. • Selection to associate membership is based on technical merit. The associate members should show promise within the field of the technical committee. • Associate members may attend TC or subcommittee meetings and will assist in carrying out committee work.

5. Associate Membership Guidelines(Page 2 of 2 from AIAA Web Page) • At the discretion of the TC, associate members may be assigned a volunteer full member as counselor. The counselor will advise and guide the associate member on TC procedures and activities. • Associate members will have no voting privileges on the TC, but may (with consent) act as a substitute for their counselor. • Associate members will not count toward the TC membership limit. • Application forms for associate membership are the same as those of full membership, but a resumé is a required attachment. Applicants for full membership who were not selected may be considered associate members provided they meet the age restriction. • At least two associate members should be appointed to each TC. At no time should the number of associate members exceed that of full members. • An endorsement form from the nominee’s department head, indicating that the nominee may travel to two meetings per year and have some time to devote to committee business, must accompany each nomination form.

6. Management TC Candidate Member Process • Resumes screened by Membership Subcommittee using TCM criteria • Candidates invited to participate in TCM meeting • If candidate can attend: Follow-up by membership subcommittee • To candidate to assess interest in joining • To TC membership to assess interest in adding candidate • To candidate and TC with results • If candidate cannot attend, but expresses interest: invitations extended to following two meetings before dropping off invite list