Policies and Governance | Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

At its Annual General Membership Meeting held on 27 October 2010, the SMPTE membership voted overwhelmingly to approve new Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.

Since that time, the Society has developed a set of contemporary manuals that form the basis of the Society’s policies of operation. The Operations Manuals are Governance OM, Education OM, Membership OM, Standards OM and Finance/Administration OM. These Operations Manuals are designed to accurately reflect the Society’s manner of business today and into the future; they must be approved by the Board of Governors.

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Articles of Incorporation (2010)

Society Bylaws (2010)

Operations Manuals:

Governance, Version 4.7 (approved 23 June 2020)
Finance/Administration, Version 2.4 (approved 24 June 2019)
Education, Version 3.4 (approved 24 June 2019)
Membership, Version 3.5 (approved 23 June 20202)
Standards Operations Manual, Version 3.1(4 April 2015)
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