Call for Nominations: Awards Board, Industry Board and Nominations & Elections Committee

In accordance with the Bylaws of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, I am writing to solicit nominations for the Awards Board, Industry Board and the Nominations and Elections (N&E) Committee. This year, the Society will be filling THREE positions on the N&A Committee for the term 2026-2027, TWO positions on the Awards Board for the term 2026-2028, and ONE position on the Industry Board for the term 2026-2028. Nominations must be received no later than Friday, 19 September 2025.

The Awards Board and Nominations & Elections Committee should reflect the technical balance of the Society. Accordingly, nominations and appointments of nominees should reflect a balance between the three below noted clusters of technical areas. 

In order for the Awards Board to retain the cluster balance, nominations in the following clusters are now being requested:

• One open position for Cluster 1
• One open position for Cluster 2

In order for the Nominations & Elections Committee to retain the cluster balance, nominations in the following clusters are now being requested:

• One open position for Cluster 1
• One open position for Cluster 2
• One open position for Cluster 3

Nominations for the Awards Board and Nominations and Elections Committee positions must be submitted through the new online nomination system at https://ieee.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/1289/home. The following information is required for each nomination: candidate name, IEEE Region, IEEE member number and grade, Cluster number and technical area, nominator statement of support, and candidate’s brief biography including information about current SP, IEEE, or other Society volunteer activities.

Manage Collaborators on Nomination: There is a Manage Collaborators button in the top right corner of the nomination page. The Primary Collaborator, who is the person who started the nomination, can add additional collaborators on the nomination by clicking the Add Collaborator button. Once a Collaborator is added, the application can be transferred to a new Primary Collaborator by clicking Make Primary next to the name. Access can also be removed from a collaborator by clicking Remove Access next to the name. Only the Primary Collaborator can submit or finalize the application, as well as add other Collaborators. All Collaborators can view and edit the application. However, only one user can be editing the nomination at a time to avoid accidental overwriting of another's information.

Nominations must be received no later than Friday, 19 September 2025.

Below you will find descriptions about the Awards Board, Nominations and Elections Committee, and Industry Board positions.

Please note that current members of the Board of Governors are ineligible to serve on the Awards Board. Awards Board members sitting on Technical Committees must ensure that they do not participate in the Technical Committee award nomination or selection process and are ineligible for awards under the purview of the Awards Board during their term on the Awards Board.  The term of Board members is three-years, non-renewable. For more information, please review the Awards Board Member-at-Large Position Description.

Please note that members of the Nominations and Appointments Committee cannot currently be serving as an Officer or Member-at-Large of the Board of Governors. The term of committee members is two-years, individuals may serve more than one term and such terms can be consecutive up to two consecutive terms. For more information, please review the Nominations & Appointments Committee Member Position Description.

• Identify and provide updates on industry trends and topics of high relevance to SPS on a bi-annual basis through reporting shared with other boards;
• Provide oversight and approval of industry programming and recruitment efforts to ensure that industry needs are being met; this includes, but is not limited to:
  • Corporate sponsorship program;
  • Defining continuing Education activities for industry members through the Education Board;
  • Defining industry events at conferences, workshops, and other events;
  • Updates to existing awards or new awards for industry under the auspices of the Awards Board; and
  • Oversight and development of Society Standards activities.
• Establish and foster industry mentorship programs;
• Interface and engage with the Membership Board to establish industry-related local activities, and foster industry-related member networks such as for industry executives, technologists, and entrepreneurs, respectively.
• Solicit nominations for industry volunteers to serve on SPS committees and boards;
• Solicit award nominations for industrial innovations, including major society awards, best paper awards, and distinguished lecturers, as well as nominations for IEEE Fellow; and
• Solicit industry attendance and speakers at conferences, workshops, and other events.

The term of Industry Board Members-at-Large is three-years, renewable once.