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While the documents themselves are robust in nature, they collectively fall within a hierarchy of authority that is described as follows:</p> <p>To request a copy of an archived version of an IEEE SA policy document, please send us a <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72010616015f021d1e1b110b5f161d115f00170307170106321b1717175c1d0015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detailed email</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <div class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img decoding="async" width="186" height="186" data-src="https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/import/books.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-full lazyload" alt="A stack of books." title="" 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</div></div></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading h4 mt-5" >Additional Policies, Procedures, and Documentation</h3> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><a class="arrow-link" href="/wp-content/uploads/import/documents/other/policy_rev.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE SA Policy Changes聽(PDF)</a><br /> Approved changes to the Standards Board Bylaws and Operations Manual.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><a class="arrow-link" href="/wp-content/uploads/import/documents/other/Participant-Behavior-Individual-Method.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Participant Behavior – Individual Method聽(PDF)</a><br /> Outlines participant behavior for the individual standards development method.<br /> <small>If you would like to request a .ppt version for use during IEEE standards development meetings, please send us聽<a 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