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Procdure For Developing IECA Policy Papers

1. A topic will be proposed to the IECA Board of Directors.
   1. A proposal will be submitted to the Association Development Director who will then submit the proposal to the Board at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting, or sooner via email if the topic is urgent.
   2. A topic can be proposed by any interested party, including members, committees, staff and Board members.
   3. A proposal must be submitted at least two months prior to the Board meeting at which it is to be considered. The Association Development Director may, at his or her discretion, submit the proposal to the Board via email and obtain Board consensus via email in order to expedite the process.
   4. A proposal should include the following information:
      1. Topic
      2. Type of paper
      3. Rationale
      4. Suggested author(s)
      5. Suggested reviewers
      6. Urgency or deadlines
2. The Board will decide whether to proceed with a topic.
3. Once the Board has decided to proceed with a topic, it will assign authors and reviewers.
   1. Authors can be any IECA member or group of members that the Board feels is most appropriate for the task. Most commonly, the Board will assign a standing committee of the association to author a paper. If a group is assigned to author the paper, a lead author should be selected by the group.
   2. Reviewers can be any IECA member or group of members that the Board feels is most appropriate for the task. Most commonly, the Board will assign a standing committee of the association to review a paper.
4. Once an individual or group accepts the assignment to author a paper, the lead author will report to the Board at every Board meeting regarding progress on the paper. Reports should include any significant obstacles that have been encountered, and a projected completion date.
5. Once a paper is written, the lead author will submit it to the assigned reviewer. The reviewer and author(s) can work back and forth to get the paper completed to the satisfaction of the reviewer.
6. Once the reviewer determines that the paper is either completed satisfactorily or is unfixable, the reviewer will submit the paper to the Board along with a recommendation to either accept or reject the paper as an official policy paper of the association.
7. The Board will vote on the reviewer’s recommendation at the next Board meeting, or via email.
8. Once a policy paper has been accepted by the Board, it will be published in print and on IECA’s web site.

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