Society News

The SPS Awards Board is now accepting nominations for 2013 major SPS awards.

August 30th Deadline Approaching: Election of Members-at-Large and Directors-at-Large of SPS Board of Governors

Your vote is important! The election of Members-at-Large (term 1 January 2014 through 31 December 2016) and the Directors-at-Large for Regions 7 & 9 and Region 10 (term 1 January 2014 through 31 December 2015) of the IEEE SPS Board of Governors is now open. Ballots must be received at IEEE no later than 30 August 2013 in order to be counted.

Call for Grant Applications: IEEE Foundation/IEEE Life Members Fund

To fulfill its role, the IEEE Foundation awards grants to new and innovative projects and administers more than 130 funds that support a variety of educational, humanitarian, historical preservation, and peer recognition programs of IEEE units.

Call for Nominations: Chair, Fellow Reference Committee

The Vice President-Awards and Membership, John Treichler, is seeking nominations for the position of Chair of the Fellow Reference Committee. Nominations should be received no later than 30 September 2013.

Election of Members-at-Large and Directors-at-Large of SPS Board of Governors

New Society Officers for 2014

The Board of Governors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) elected two new officers who will start their terms on 1 January 2014:

Rabab K. Ward (University of British Columbia) will serve as 2014-2015 SPS President-Elect. She succeeds Alex Acero (Microsoft) who has held the post of President-Elect and will become President in 2014.

New Awards Board Chair for 2014

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) appointed José M. F. Moura (Carnegie Mellon University) to serve as 2014-2016 SPS Awards Board Chair. He succeeds John Treichler (Raytheon Applied Signal Technology), who has held the post since January 2011.

SPS Member Nominated for 2014 President-Elect

From THE INSTITUTE: http://theinstitute.ieee.org/briefings/election/two-vie-for-2014-presidentelect

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June 2013