Call for Nominations Extended: Chair, Young Professionals Committee

K.V.S. Hari
SPS Vice President-Membership

Deadline: 16 October 2020

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) has extended the nomination period for the position of the Chair, Young Professionals Committee in order to allow for a more diverse slate of candidates.  Candidates from the following regions are encouraged to be submitted: Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Region 9 (Latin America) and Region 10 (Asia and the Pacific Rim). The term is three years (1 January 2021-31 December 2023).

The Young Professionals Committee Chair heads the Young Professionals Committee and is responsible for identifying value/benefit/services to young professional members and recommending policy/mechanism for recruiting young professional members; developing programs and material to facilitate young professional member recruiting and services; maintaining and developing contacts with leadership and membership constituents; and providing proper communication channels and feedback.  The Young Professional Committee Chair is a voting member of the Membership Board and a non-voting member of the Board of Governors.

Nominations should be submitted to Theresa Argiropoulos via t.argiropoulos@ieee.org on behalf of K.V.S. Hari, SPS Vice President-Membership. When making your nomination, please provide the following information:

• Name of candidate
• Member Number
• Region
• Contact information
• Brief biography including information about current SP, IEEE, or other Society, as well other volunteer activities (paragraph style, not bullets).

Nominations must be received no later than 16 October 2020.