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The IEEE MGA vTools team is excited to announce the release of a new version of vTools.Meetings. This new version is re-branded vTools.Events to better identify with the meetings and activities that are included. vTools.Events is more than just a place to report past meeting activity.

IEEE Future Directions is your resource to emerging technologies within IEEE. The team has identified specific technologies as primary focus areas and has established them as formal initiatives to engage IEEE and the general public. For each initiative, you can find a wealth of knowledge, resources, and opportunities to participate. Visit each featured portal for access to upcoming conferences, news articles, technical papers, related standards, professional organizations, and academic programs.

With help from members in Region 10, a new app to help IEEE members identify IEEE events or conferences has been released. The app will use the geolocation feature of the user's phone to identify events happening nearby. Using the search functionality allows the user to find events by:

Three new Members-at-Large will take their seats on the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors beginning 1 January 2017 and will serve until 31 December 2019. The successful candidates are Abeer A.H. Alwan, Antonio Ortega and Beatrice Pesquet-Popescu.

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The Board of Governors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) has allocated $40,000 for Member-Driven Initiatives for the 2016 calendar year. The funding is open to all Signal Processing Society members, Chapters and Committees. However, all proposals must include the involvement of the local Chapter to encourage geographic development. Allocation of funds will be competitive.

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Thrasos Pappas SPS Vice President-Publications The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) invites nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief for the following journals: IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, IEEE Tran

IEEE is pleased to announce a new program that allows members and non-members alike to give the gift of IEEE membership. Please help promote this new program to your members and others who might want to share the opportunities of IEEE membership. When they give the gift of IEEE membership they are helping someone special build a platform for success. You already know how IEEE membership has helped you in your career, provided countless networking opportunities and the ability to stay technically current.

Jose M.F. Moura, SPS Vice President-Awards and Membership and Sadaoki Furui, Chair, SPS Fellow Reference Committee IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership of the IEEE. It honors members with an outstanding record of technical achievements, contributing importantly to the advancement or application of engineering, science and technology, and bringing significant value to society. Around this time (end of November), the new class of IEEE Fellows is announced. Hopefully, the list contains many names familiar to you.

The Executive Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) appointed two new Chairs who will start their terms on 1 January 2017: H.Vincent Poor and Isabel Trancoso.

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