IEEE Division III Director-Elect Report

1. IEEE Division III Director-Elect Report Doug Zuckerman IEEE Division III Director-Elect Chair – IEEE/COMSOC Coordination Committee BoG2 Dec. 7-8, 2011 Houston, Texas

2. 2011 IEEE Meeting Series III - Highlights • November 15-21 in New Brunswick • Starts with committees, then boards and finally Board of Directors meeting • See http://www.cvent.com/events/ieee-meeting-series-november-2011/agenda-6df5e84f7ab54ef6ac09459689ede3bc.aspx • Key actions • Postponed discussion/action on “bundled society membership” • Conference quality efforts will grow significantly • Applying for “.IEEE” top domain name • ComSoc shown in IEEE Executive Director’s report to Board of Directors – see http://services35.ieee.org/organizations/corporate/bod_info/bn11/b05p.pdf

3. IEEE-COMSOC Coordination Committee • Doug Zuckerman – Chair • Sergio Benedetto • Vijay Bhargava • Nim Cheung • Byeong Gi Lee • Roberto Saracco • Jack Howell - Staff

4. IEEE-COMSOC Coordination • ComSoc members have been filling increasing number of IEEE positions (TAB, EAB, MGAB, PSPB, Board of Directors, etc.) • Some new committee and board members are • IEEE Secretary: Celia Desmond • IEEE Fellow Committee Chair: Nim Cheung • PSPB: Khaled Ben Letaif • TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee: Curtis Siller • IEEE Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee: Doug Zuckerman • Some continuing committee and board members are • PSPB: Curtis Siller • IEEE Conferences Committee: Fred Bauer • TAB Periodicals Committee: Sergio Benedetto • Candidates for IEEE President in 2012 IEEE election • Roberto deMarca • Tariq Durrani