The Section Executive Board shall include a: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President, and 4 Directors (who are Institute Members), and one Section Affiliate Director (who is an Affiliate Section Member). All Board Members shall read the Illinois Section Charter, Illinois Section By-Laws, and District IV documents.

The Officers of the Executive Board are comprised of four Section and International Members who shall hold the title of President, Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer. In addition to the duties of their elected office, each Officer shall assist at least one Director with their group as stated below. The Immediate Past President will assist the fifth Director position.

1. To direct the activities and development of the Section.
2. To preside over all general membership and Section Executive board meetings.
3. To be an ex officio member of all committees, except the nominations committee.
4. To notify the Section of issues identified by District IV and International ITE.
5. To serve as a spokesperson for the Section.
6. To serve as a liaison with other professional organizations.
7. To appoint all committees and their chairs with the approval of the Section Executive Board.
8. To direct the operations of the Section in accordance with the Section Charter and Bylaws.
9. To invite a representative of District IV to the annual business meeting in December.
10. To author a President’s Message for each issue of the ITEMS newsletter.
11. To assist the Public Affairs Director.
12. To report the names and addresses of all elected officers to the District Director within 30 days of the election.

1. To assume the duties of the president in his/her absence.
2. To serve as the Section membership chair, including the solicitation and processing of new member applications. New applications should be forwarded to the Ambassador and Records and Mailing committees as well as the Section Treasurer.
3. To serve as the Section's representative to the District IV membership committee.
4. To update the Yearly Calendar for scheduled events and critical dates.
5. To submit a written annual report to the District Board two months in advance of the Annual Meeting of the Institute.
6. To email monthly all Board Members advising them of upcoming critical dates.
7. To assist the Activities Director.
8. To review the Section Affiliates annually and encourage those who are eligible for Institute membership to apply.
9. To appoint a Nominating Committee of five Section members no later than August 15th and serve on that Committee.

1.  To maintain all official records and the seal of the organization.
2.  To prepare minutes of each Section Executive Board meeting and provide copies to each board member and the District IV director.
3. To run the election process, including the dissemination and receipt of ballots, according to the Bylaws.
4. To affix the seal to all official documents and certificates.
5. To provide a summary of each board meeting to the editor of ITEMS.
6. To send a list of candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee to the members of the Section by October 1st according to the By-laws.
7. Record any new write in candidates and mail final ballot by November 1st.
8. To assist the Technical Director.
9. To maintain list of annual award winners for official record

1. To maintain records of all financial transactions.
2. To prepare a financial statement for each Section Executive Board meeting.
3. To pay all bills in a timely fashion.
4. To deposit all receipts in a timely manner and verify that they have been properly credited.
5. To mail, or coordinate with International to mail, a first dues notice and membership information update form by November 1.
6. To mail, or coordinate with International to mail, a second dues notice and membership information update form by January 31.
7. To provide a list of all paid members and membership information updates to the directory and mailing committee by February 15.
8. To provide the Section Executive Board with a list of unpaid members by June 1.
9. To coordinate the receipt of dues from new members with the Section Vice President.
10. To report the financial condition of the Section at the December Annual Meeting.
11. To develop the next year budget from input of the Executive Board for approval at the current year December meeting.
12. To maintain a comparison between actual and budgeted income and expenses.
13. To assist the Operations Director.

1. To serve as a member of the Section Executive Board.          
2. To coordinate the past president award process, including:
   · To appoint a committee of at least four other past presidents to select the recipient by the December business meeting.
   · To make arrangements for the attendance of the recipient at the annual January installation of directors and officers night.
   · To provide the name of the award recipient to the treasurer immediately after the December business meeting.
   · To present the award at the January meeting.
   · To assure that only the incoming treasurer and the past presidents award committee know the name of the recipient.
3. To assist the Student Affairs Director.

1. To make recommendations for committee chairs at the January board meeting.
2. To monitor and support the activities of the committee chairs.
3. To regularly attend general membership meetings and other Section events.
4. To regularly attend Section Executive Board meetings.
5. To submit a monthly report to Section Executive Board on committee activities.
6. To ensure that committee activities are appropriately reported in ITEMS.
7. To assure the orderly transfer of records concerning committee activities.

The activities of the Illinois Section are a result of its various committees. These committees involve technical/social programs, student activities, legislative affairs, professional development and communications to the membership. The committees provide the members the opportunity for professional growth while also assisting the Section in its activities.