Engineers Education Association (EEA) is a volun- teer membership organization providing educational and professional services to its
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Engineers Education Association (EEA) is a volun- teer membership organization providing educational and professional services to its members. The professional staff is organized into four divisions with a total of 14 operating departments. EEA adopted an annual budget program many years ago as a means for planning and controlling activities. Each department of EEA prepares an annual budget in consultation with its respective volunteer committee(s). After a series of reviews by both the professional staff and the volunteer structure, the budget is adopted. The professional staff is expected to comply with the budget in conducting its activities and operations. The EEA's accounting department generates monthly income statements that present actual performance as compared to budget for each department of EEA. The November 2007 statement for the publications department is reproduced in the next column. Accompanying the report this month was a memorandum from EEA's president, Daniel Riley, which is presented on the following page.
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