Obituaries will be published in the DEIS Electrical Insulation Magazine (EIM) based on the following guidelines:
- The deceased was at some point a DEIS Member
- Up to 1/2 a page maximum will be permitted per entry, including a photograph
- The obituary should be written by someone who is/was a DEIS member, a friend/family member, or work colleague
- Anyone intending to submit an obituary should initially contact the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) EIM for approval to submit
- Obituaries should be submitted to the EiC EIM for review
- Obituaries will appear at the end of the appropriate EIM
- Obituaries published in the EIM will also be placed on the DEIS website
- Longer or expanded obituaries for anyone based on the EIM obituary may be permitted to be published on the DEIS website, but requires review and approval by the EiC EIM
- If the person writing the obituary considers the deceased had made significant contributions to DEIS Society activities then a request for approval to the EIM Board through the EiC EIM to increase the size of the EIM obituary up to typically 1 page including photograph, is required. Any expanded obituary will be reviewed by the EiC EIM and will also be permitted to appear on the DEIS website