Seoul Chapter Receives Outstanding Chapter Award

The SSCS Outstanding Chapter Award is offered annually to an outstanding Chapter, based on the quality and quantity of activities sponsored by the Chapter, benefits for Chapter members, successful outreach programs to the professional community, and growth of Chapter membership. Any member can nominate a Chapter and Chapter Chairs can nominate their own Chapters. Nominations close at the end of June each year. The Award consists of a check for $1,000 to be used for Chapter activities and a Certificate of Recognition for the Chapter.

Picture taken with Jan Van der Spiegel, University of Pennsylvania after a distinguished lecturer seminar (19 July 2000). Back row from left to right: Kwang Sub Yoon (Secretary, Inha Univ.), Moon Key Lee (Chairman, Yonsei Univ.), J. Van der Spiegel (Distinguished Lecturer, Univ. of Pennsylvania), Chong Woo Park (Vice Chairman, Samsung Electronics), Chanho Lee (Publicity Chair, Soongsil Univ.) Front row from left to right: Jinwook Burm (Publicity Chair, Sogang Univ.), Jinku Kang (Student Activity Chair, Inha Univ.), Gunhee Han (Guest, Yonsei University)

The Seoul, Korea Chapter has been named an Outstanding Chapter of SSCS. This award is given to only one Chapter each year for consistently demonstrating outstanding leadership and initiative in its activities.

The Chapter will be recognized when the award is presented in February at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).

Jan Van der Spiegel, the SSCS Chapters Coordinator, said of this well-deserved honor, "The Seoul Chapter's receipt of this year's SSCS Outstanding Chapter Award is a recognition of the excellent leadership and organizational qualities they have exhibited during the past 12 months. From sponsoring and co-sponsoring a series of highly successful conferences both at the local and regional level, to introducing a number of new initiatives to encourage and increase membership, Professor Lee and his colleagues have fully deserved the title of "Outstanding Chapter". My congratulations go out to them."

When asked to name a key management practice of the Seoul Chapter that he would recommend to other Chapters, Moon Key Lee, Chair of the Seoul Chapter, said "It is the work of volunteers that is the basis of chapter activities. In the IEEE Seoul Chapter we have monthly officer's meetings; the agenda varies and sometimes we meet just to socialize and have a delicious dinner. The strong ties built during these regular meetings are a key to our management. It is extremely important to stimulate the academic interests of volunteer leaders, which motivates volunteer service. Hosting Distinguished Lecturer seminars and meeting with these lecturers attracts an interested audience. Having a chance to talk to and mingle with world-prominent scholars is certainly a privilege. Finally, getting financial sponsorships from industries is an essential part of managing a Chapter." The Seoul Chapter, a joint Chapter with the Electron Devices Society, typically invites two or three Distinguished Lecturers each year, alternating from the lists of both Societies.

Moon Key Lee SSCS Chapter Chair Seoul, Korea

When Chapter Chair Lee was asked how he finds effective people to help manage Chapter activities, he said, "Fortunately, the Seoul Chapter has many talented and capable SSCS members whom we draw on. The key is to find the people willing to become actively involved. A member who has actively participated in research projects is an excellent choice to work for the Chapter. Then we need to provide funding, responsibility and exact goals for the Chapter activities. We build good relations among our members through our local organizational meetings."

Seoul Chapter technical meeting in August featured an SSCS Distinguished Lecture on "Ultra low-power wireless sensors." left to right: Ilgu Yun, Chapter Educational Activities; Hee-Gook Lee, President, LG Elite; Charles Sodini, Distinguished Lecturer; Moon Key Lee, Chapter Chair; Hyun Chang Park, Chapter Awards; Jinwook Burm, Chapter Publicity.

Jinwook Burm, the Chapter publicity officer, was instrumental in nominating the Seoul Chapter for the award. When asked how his participation in the Chapter helps his professional growth, he replied, "Participating in Chapter activities provides me with invaluable opportunities to get to know the people in the research field. I value especially the Distinguished Lecturer seminars and chances to meet lecturers personally, to discuss ideas. It's energizing and self motivating."

To view the activities of the Seoul Chapter, visit its Web site: sscs-eds.ieee.org.kr.

Congratulations to the Seoul Chapter on an outstanding year!

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