Society News

In accordance with the Bylaws of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, the membership will elect, by direct ballot, THREE Members-at-Large to the Board of Governors (BoG) for three-year terms commencing 1 January 2017 and ending 31 December 2019, as well as ONE Regional Director-at-Large each for the corresponding regions: Regions 1-6 (USA) and Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa) for two-year terms commencing 1 January 2017 and ending 31 December 2018.

Call for Nominations: 2017 Distinguished Lecturers

April 2016

The IEEE Signal Processing Society invites nominations for the 2017 Class of SPS Distinguished Lecturers (DLs). The deadline for nominations is 31 May 2016. Each year, up to ten (10) technically diverse and geographically dispersed individuals serve as IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturers.

42 Signal Processing Society Members Elevated to Senior Member

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is honored to announce the elevation of 42 of its members to the grade of IEEE Senior Member. These members have demonstrated outstanding professional performance, exhibited professional maturity through long-term experience, and established themselves as leaders in their respective IEEE-designated fields of interest. Senior Member is the only membership grade that is eligible to be nominated for IEEE Fellow. The new Senior Members of the IEEE Signal Processing Society are:

SPS Job Marketplace

Now IEEE SPS has built a streamlined mechanism for employers to add a job announcement by simply filling in a simple job opportunity submission Web form at the related TC section pages. To submit job announcements for a particular Technical Committee, the submission form can be found by visiting the page below and clicking on a particular TC. A link for the form can be found in the sidebar menu of the TC pages. Jobs can also be viewed from its individual TC pages or a combined listing that includes all TC jobs.

Call for Nominations: Regional Directors-at-Large and Members-at-Large

In accordance with the Bylaws of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, the membership will elect, by direct ballot, THREE Members-at-Large to the Board of Governors (BoG) for three-year terms commencing 1 January 2017 and ending 31 December 2019, as well as ONE Regional Director-at-Large each for the corresponding regions: Regions 1-6 (USA) and Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa) for two-year terms commencing 1 January 2017 and ending 31 December 2018.

Upcoming Distinguish Lectures (March 2016)

Chapter	Dates	Distinguished Lecturer	Lecture Details
Toronto	March 7, 2016	Hamid Krim (NC State University, USA)	Lecture topic: "Convexity, Nullity and all that in Data Analysis". Contact chapter chair Mehrnaz Shokrollahi for more information.
Ottawa

Reminder call for Nominations: IEEE Fellow Class of 2017: Deadline 1 March

Visit the Fellow web page for nominee eligibility requirements, steps to become an IEEE Fellow, nomination instructions, and much more

The nomination period for the 2017 Fellow Class is open and will continue through 1 March 2016.

Call for Nominations: IEEE Signal Processing Letters Editor-in-Chief

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) invites nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief for the following journal: IEEE Signal Processing Letters (SPL) for a 3-year term starting 1 January 2017.

2015 IEEE Signal Processing Society Accomplishments

2015 was an exciting year for the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS). We launched several new initiatives that will lay the foundation for many years of growth, establishing a renewed vision and sense of purpose and look towards the future of our Society and our field. First and foremost, 2015 marked the launch of the SPS visibility campaign.

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