Standing committees shall be appointed by the Society President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Governors. It will be discretionary with the Society President to appoint any part or all of any standing committees or to appoint the 'Chair only' of a committee and request the latter to appoint additional committee members.

The terms of office of the Chair and members shall be for one year or until a successor is appointed unless a different term of office is designated by the Board of Governors.

The Chairs of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Standards Committee are ex-officio members of the IEEE Education Society Board of Governors with voting privileges.