The IEEE Signal Processing Society Chapter of the Year Award will be presented for the 12th time in 2023. The award will be presented annually to a Chapter that has provided their membership with the highest quality of programs, activities and services. The award will be presented annually in conjunction with the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) to the Chapter’s representative. The award will consist of a certificate, a check in the amount of $1,000 to support local chapter activities and up to $1200 for continental or $2100 for intercontinental travel support to the Chapter of the Year recipient to attend the ICASSP awards ceremony and the ICASSP Chapter Chairs Luncheon meeting to present a brief talk highlighting their Chapter’s accomplishments.

The nominated Chapters will be evaluated based on the following Chapter activities, programs and services during the past year:

1. Technical activities (e.g. technical meetings, workshops and conferences, tours with industry)
2. Educational programs (e.g. courses, seminars, student workshops, tutorials, student activities)
3. Membership development (e.g. programs to encourage students and engineers to join the society, growth in chapter’s membership, member advancement programs)
4. Annual IEEE Chapter report submitted by the chapter.