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There are currently seven technical communities you can join at no cost.

IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership of the IEEE. It honors members with an outstanding record of technical achievements, contributing importantly to the advancement or application of engineering, science and technology, and bringing significant value to society. Anyone can be a nominator (no need to be an IEEE Fellow, or even an IEEE member). The nomination deadline is 1 March, and all required information is obtained from www.ieee.org/fellows.

The IEEE Information Theory Society Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award, established in 2013, is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding doctoral dissertation.

Three new Members-at-Large will take their seats on the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors beginning 1 January 2014 and will serve until 31 December 2016. The successful candidates are: Geert Leus, Helen Meng, and Fernando Pereira. Two new Regional Directors-at-Large, Douglas O’Shaughnessy and Hong-Yuan Mark Liao, will take their seats on the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Membership Board beginning 1 January 2014 and will serve until 31 December 2015.