It will be the function of the AACE Board of Directors and the AACE membership, to
promote and advance the science, technology, art, and terminology of cost engineering and
cost management in support of the objectives stated in Article II of the AACE
Constitution. The Technical Board shall function through the authority of the AACE Board,
which is responsible for establishing the scope and definition of cost engineering,
approving the Association’s technical standards, and approving disbursement of AACE
funds for technical purposes. The Technical Board shall recommend to the AACE Board of
Directors the utilization of funds for technical activities.
The Technical Board shall report to the Vice President-TEC. The
Technical Board shall be comprised of a Chair and a minimum of six but not more than ten
additional voting members. The Technical Board will be assisted by a Technical
Administrator assigned from the Headquarters staff by the Executive Director. The
Education Board Chair, Certification Board Chair, Vice President-Regions, Vice
President-TEC, and members representing technical committees, task forces, and technical
product authors may also serve as ex-officio members of the Technical Board.
The chair shall be nominated by a majority of the Technical Board subject to approval by
the AACE Board of Directors. The remaining members shall be recommended by the Chair for
appointment by the Vice President-TEC.
The Technical Board may, subject to compliance with the AACE Constitution and Bylaws and
the approval of the Board of Directors, develop and adopt any rules, procedures, or
methods needed to effectively perform its functions in accordance with the provisions of
this charter.
Technical subcommittees and teams that include other personnel from within AACE membership
may be appointed by the Technical Board at its discretion for the purpose of performing
specialized tasks in furtherance of Technical Board objectives.
The Technical Board will meet in person at least three times per year. One meeting will be
in conjunction with the AACE annual meeting. The other meeting or meetings will be
scheduled at the discretion of the Technical Board, but may be coordinated with the AACE
Board and/or other associate board meetings when such scheduling is advantageous to the
Association.
The Technical Board is responsible for planning, facilitating the development and
maintenance of, promoting, and monitoring Association technical products and activities.
Technical products include those needed to establish the technical basis of education and
certification programs of the Association and to advance the science and art of cost
engineering. Technical activities encompass documenting and maintaining recommended
practices, standard approaches and methodologies, common terminology, reference, and
facilitating and promoting technical research, development, and publication. It shall also
recommend to the AACE Board the utilization of funds for technical purposes.
The Technical Board will monitor technical documents, developments, and activities outside
of AACE and, with approval of the AACE Board, will work cooperatively with industry and
other technical and professional organizations on technical products and activities
related to cost engineering.
The Technical Board will support the President-Elect in development of the AACE annual
meeting technical program. The Technical Board will be a primary resource for review of
technical materials for AACE International.
The Chair shall convene the Technical Board and preside over such meetings. The Chair
shall be responsible for nomination of Board members; making any task assignments,
interfacing with the Board of Directors, Headquarters staff, and other boards and
committees, and establishing and reporting on AACE’s goals and accomplishments to the
Vice President-TEC and the AACE Board. The members shall attend Technical Board meetings,
perform tasks assigned by the Chair, and review and provide input to AACE technical
products and activities. The Technical Administrator shall maintain Technical Board
records and provide day-to-day contact with the Headquarters staff on the implementation
and support of technical products and activities.
The Chair shall appoint a representative from the Technical Board to serve as a member of
the Certification Examination Advisory Group (CEAG). The individual must be certified as a
CCE/CCC.
Members of the Technical Board shall be members in good standing of AACE. They must be
willing and able to carry out the obligations of the office. The Chair shall serve with
the approval of the Board of Directors. The Chair and members shall be appointed to 2-year
terms of office and shall be eligible to serve any number of successive terms to which
they are appointed. The terms of service should be staggered so that they do not expire
the same year.
Policies and procedures for acceptance of primary technical products (e.g.,
Recommended Practices and Standards and Professional Practice Guides) will be established
and documented by the Technical Board and included in the AACE Organizational Manual, upon
approval by the AACE Board of Directors.
