ICASSP 2011 will include new sessions in its technical program, namely Emerging Trends in Signal Processing. In a session, a Technical Committee of the Signal Processing Society features a number of experts that will highlight the most significant advances and upcoming trends within the TC area over the past year. The TC chair introduces the speakers and moderates the discussion--or initiates and stimulates it, as in a panel discussion.

Please send your nominations to awards@ieee.org by 1 July 2011.

There are a number of things we want readers to know about the Signal Processing Education (SPED) Technical Committee activities this year.

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Candidate will work hands-on on developing and implementing innovative signal-processing solutions for Siemens businesses. Candidate will work on a broad variety of technologies and products relevant for Siemens businesses.

The IEEE Board of Directors recently approved a five-point approach to address open access to IEEE publications.

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The Membership Board is delighted to introduce the Seasonal Schools in Signal Processing (S3P) Program in the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS). This program was established in 2010 as an outcome of the SPS Long Range Planning Retreat held during ICIP 2010 in Hong Kong. S3P seasonal schools are typically either Summer schools or Winter schools, and are geared towards providing graduate students, early stage researchers, and practitioners with background on selected topics in signal processing.