IEEE members are requested to participate in the annual IEEE elections. Participating in IEEE elections is your opportunity to shape IEEE’s future by voting for IEEE leaders. In addition to the two candidates for 2012 IEEE President-Elect, there are 38 others running for office in various IEEE Divisions and Regions, as well as in the IEEE Standards Association, IEEE Technical Activities, and IEEE-USA. Please remind the members in your geographic unit to vote. The IEEE Annual Election Web page http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/election/index.html  has more information about the election and a link to access the ballot electronically. The balloting period will end on Monday, 3 October 2011, at 12:00 noon Central Time USA (17:00 UTC).