DASC Bylaws

1.0 Purpose
The purpose of the DASC is to promote the development of
standards in the Design Automation industry. Such standards are beneficial
to the designers and users of tools in this industry since they provide
a mechanism for defining common semantics for the operation of tools.
The DASC acts as the administrator for the working groups under it
which develop and maintain standards. In this role the DASC also provides
liaison to the governing bodies of the IEEE and represents the interests
of the working groups in these bodies.

2.0 Organization
The DASC is governed by a chairman and a steering committee. The
steering committee is composed of the chairmen of the working groups
under the DASC plus ex officio members who may be chosen for the sake of
continuity or coordination with related groups. The ex officio members
will also include such functions as are required for the effective
administration of the DASC such as secretary and treasurer. The ex
officio members will be selected by the steering committee.

The DASC chair is elected by the membership of the DASC and confirmed
by the SAB. The term of
office is two years, with a maximum of three consecutive terms. The voting
is by the "approval" method where a voter may vote for any number of
candidates and the one with the most votes wins. Candidates will be
nominated by the membership.
Working group chairs will be elected by the DASC membership
and confirmed by the DASC steering committee, for
an initial term of two years after which their tenure will be subject to
"approval" election. In the interest of continuity, existing chairs will be
retained for a period of one year until their first "approval" election.

3.0 Membership

Membership in DASC will be by application. In order to join the DASC
a written request must be submitted to the DASC chair. The DASC Chair will
respond with an acknowledgment, copy of the bylaws, latest meeting
announcement, and a sign up form. Once per year, the members will receive
a new signup form. Only people who respond remain members.

An annual fee will be charged. The fee will cover the expenses of
the group which are primarily:
-maintaining the mailing list,
-distributing documents,
-holding meetings.
-necessary IEEE costs.
It is anticipated that the annual fee will be $150 per year with the
primary cost going toward distribution of minutes and related documents.
In order to keep costs low, where ever feasible, meeting will be hosted
by interested companies in the area where the meetings are to be held.
For people who are unable to obtain funding for membership on an annual
dues basis, special arrangements can be made to have their membership
based on a registration fee for a meeting attended.
In the event that a host cannot be found for a meeting, a small fee
may be charged to cover expenses. It anticipated that this will rarely
happen. It will be the responsibility of the DASC chair to promote the
hosting of meetings.

4. DASC Mailing List
An up do date, accurate mailing list is critical for the efficient
operation of the DASC. The DASC Chair will be responsible for the
maintenance of the mailing list. This responsibility may be delegated to a
commercial designate (such as CMS). The mailing list will contain all
active members. Members who fail to respond to the annual sign up request
will be culled from the list.

In order to generate the first mailing list the following steps will be
taken:
-Send bylaws, meeting announcement, and signup sheet to people on the
current list. Only people that respond will be on the initial mailing list.
-Note: we will also send an "election nomination" letter with this
packet (See below)

Mailings
There will be a minimum 3 mailings per year (1 per meeting, with minutes)
plus other smaller mailings with pertinent information such as:
- Meeting Announcements
- New PARs, Chair replacement etc.

Observers can receive meeting notices/agendas and minutes by paying a
fee which will be determined by the costs incurred.

5. Elections

Elections will be held once every two years.

Process:
1. Nomination request sent to members:
- 1 month to respond
- Invite candidate to submit a 1 page "plan" to send out with the
election ballot.
2. Ballot sent out
- 1 Month to respond
3. Result announced at the next DASC meeting and included in the next mailing.

6.PAR Control

It will be the responsibility of the DASC Chair, with the approval of
the steering committee, to recommend sponsorship of new PARs and to have
PARs withdrawn if they no longer are in accordance with the purpose
of the DASC. As part of this responsibility recommendations will be made
for the replacement of working group chairs in cases where the working
group has become inactive or ineffective.