Society News

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) invites nominations for the position of Director-Membership Services. The term for the Director position will be three years (1 January 2013-31 December 2015).

Two SPS Members Nominated for 2013 President-Elect

From THE INSTITUTE: http://theinstitute.ieee.org/briefings/election/two-nominated-for-2013-presidentelect

The IEEE Board of Directors has nominated IEEE Fellows J. Roberto Boisson de Marca and Tariq S. Durrani as candidates for 2013 IEEE President-Elect. The two men, chosen by the board in November, are set to face off in the annual election this year. The winner of the election will serve as 2014 IEEE President.

Nominations Open for 2012 Major SPS Awards

The SPS Awards Board is now accepting nominations for 2012 major SPS awards. Prospective nominators are encouraged to submit nominations well in advance of the deadline of 1 October 2012.

New Society Officers for 2013

The Board of Governors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) elected two new officers who will start their terms on 1 January 2013.

SPS Congratulated 53 New Fellows and Members Who Received 2012 Awards at ICASSP 2012

In the awards ceremony of ICASSP 2012, the IEEE Signal Processing Society congratulated 53 SPS members who were recognized with the grade of Fellow as of 1 January 2012 and the SPS members who received the Society's prestigious 2012 awards.

Call for Nominations: 2013 Distinguished Lecturers

The IEEE Signal Processing Society invites nominations for the 2013 Class of SPS Distinguished Lecturers (DLs). The deadline for nominations is 1 June 2012. Each year, up to ten (10) technically diverse and geographically dispersed individuals serve as IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturers. Up to five (5) new individuals are appointed each year, and their formal term of appointment is two calendar years.

Call for Nominations - IEEE Medals and Recognitions

Nominations are due 1 July 2012 for the 2013 IEEE Medals and Recognitions.

Sadaoki Furui received the 63rd NHK Broadcast Cultural Award

Our SPS member Sadaoki Furui received the 63rd NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai: Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Broadcast Cultural Award .

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