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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.

Reminder: 2015 Annual Reporting and Rebate Requirements: Due 15 March

All Section officers and Chapter/affinity group chairs will be contacted with a reminder that the following annual reports are required to be eligible for a rebate:

SPS Jobs Marketplace

Now IEEE SPS has built a streamlined mechanism for employers to add a job announcement by simply filling in a simple job opportunity submission Web form at the related TC section pages. To submit job announcements for a particular Technical Committee, the submission form can be found by visiting the page below and clicking on a particular TC. A link for the form can be found in the sidebar menu of the TC pages. Jobs can also be viewed from its individual TC pages or a combined listing that includes all TC jobs.

Upcoming Distinguished Lectures

Chapter	Dates	Distinguished Lecturer	Lecture Details
Toronto	March 7, 2016	Hamid Krim (NC State University, USA)	Lecture topic: "Convexity, Nullity and all that in Data Analysis". Contact chapter chair Mehrnaz Shokrollahi for more information.
Ottawa

Video of the month: NVIDIA Unveils Supercomputer for Self-driving Cars

At the first keynote of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled DRIVE PX 2, an automotive supercomputing platform for autonomous car driving. Please watch the video or visit NVIDIA Blog for more details.

NVIDIA @ CES 2016

2015 Conference Best Paper Award for Industry

The Conference Best Paper Award for Industry recognizes author(s) of an ICIP and ICASSP/GlobalSIP paper of exceptional industrial merit and industrial impact dealing with a subject related to the Society’s technical scope. To be eligible for consideration, the paper must have been submitted to ICIP or ICASSP/GlobalSIP.

Reminder call for Nominations: IEEE Fellow Class of 2017: Deadline 1 March

Visit the Fellow web page for nominee eligibility requirements, steps to become an IEEE Fellow, nomination instructions, and much more

The nomination period for the 2017 Fellow Class is open and will continue through 1 March 2016.

Reminder Call for Nominations: IEEE Technical Field Awards: Deadline 31 January

Nominations are due 31 January annually for the IEEE Technical Field Awards (TFAs). IEEE TFAs are awarded for contributions or leadership in a specific field of interest of the IEEE and are among the highest awards presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors.

All IEEE members are encouraged to submit a nomination for a worthy candidate within their technical fields.

2015 Annual Reporting and Rebate Requirements: Due 15 March

All Section officers and Chapter/Affinity Group chairs will be contacted with a reminder that the following annual reports are required to be eligible for a rebate:

52 SPS Members Elevated to Fellow