The IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board approved a motion that limits the number of years any one individual may serve in any one geographic unit officer position. This term limit policy is applicable to the following geographic units: Region, Section, Subsection, Geographic Council, Chapter, and Affinity Group. Section 9 of the IEEE MGA Operations Manual: Geographic Organizational Units - includes the new policy.

The IEEE Signal Processing Society Italy Chapter has been selected as the third recipient of the 2013 Chapter of the Year Award! The Chapter of the Year Award will be presented for the third time at the ICASSP 2014 Awards Ceremony in Florence, Itlay. The award is presented annually to a Chapter that has provided their membership with the highest quality of programs, activities and services. The SPS Italy Chapter will receive a certificate and a check in the amount of $1,000 to support local chapter activities.

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IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members. The honor is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.