April 2016

This year SP Cup competition was on “Exploring Power Signatures for Location Forensics of Media Recordings”, to determine the location-of-recording by exploring a time-varying signature embedded in media recordings. This year 52 teams (around 334 students) registered for the SP Cup and 33 submitted their work. Three teams have been selected to participate in the final competition at ICASSP 2016.

The IEEE Meetings, Conferences & Events (MCE) Conference Education Program is offering the following upcoming webinars: How to Develop Your Conference Budget

The MGA Information Management and vTools teams are very happy to announce the first release of IEEE eNotice Express. vTools.eNotice is an email distribution service, provided by MGA, that has been developed to send newsletters, meeting notices, social events, and IEEE conference materials to members on behalf of volunteers. Up until now, all eNotices required staff to process them, which could take up to 5 business days. eNotice Express removes the staff component and the wait time for delivery.

As a special benefit to IEEE members for the month of March, IEEE-USA E-Books will offer "Shaping an Engineering Career – Book 1: Responding to Career Challenges-A Personal Journey," by author Gerard H. (Gus) Gaynor. The "Shaping an Engineering Career" series documents the personal history of selected engineers and describes their journeys in transitioning from entry-level employees to technology professionals or managers. Book 1 is the personal journey of Gaynor. The e-book is available 1 March to 15 April.

As part of the IEEE international community, members have access to the IEEE International Insurance Marketplace, where they can research options that will be right for themselves and their families. At this time, IEEE Member Life Insurance, underwritten by Lloyds of London, is available to IEEE members in more than 60 countries, and many other essential insurance plans are available to members who are living outside their native countries as expatriates. The IEEE Member Life plan is offered with no health questions to answer and benefit options up to US$500,000.

IEEE Future Directions is your resource to emerging technologies within IEEE. The team has identified specific technologies as primary focus areas and has established them as formal initiatives to engage IEEE and technologists globally. For each initiative, you can find a wealth of knowledge, resources, and opportunities in which to participate. Visit each featured portal for access to upcoming conferences, news articles, technical papers, related standards, professional organizations, and academic programs.

Here are three facts to tell members about the IEEE Member Discounts Program:

Nominations are due 1 July 2016 for the 2017 IEEE Medals and Recognitions. IEEE Medals are the highest recognition within the IEEE awards hierarchy, with the prestigious IEEE Medal of Honor as the premier award. IEEE Medals embrace broad and significant contributions within the technical fields of interest of IEEE.

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is pleased to announce upcoming events and opportunities: International Leadership Conference - Speakers and Conference Program Announced Don't miss your chance to Lead Beyond and join over 1,000 women in technology at the 2016 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (2016 WIE-ILC), which will take place 23-24 May 2016, in the capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA, USA. With a theme of "Lead Beyond.