The IEEE Leadership Wire

3 January 2005

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CONTENTS:
*MESSAGE SENT TO IEEE LEADERS IN TSUNAMI-AFFECTED REGION
*NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
*IEEE ADOPTS NEW BROWSER REQUIREMENTS FOR IEEE XPLORE
*IEEE RESEARCH RESULTS AVAILABLE TO VOLUNTEERS
*NEW FOUNDATION GRANTS SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
*PSPB APPROVES NEW GUIDELINES ON MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS
*AWARDS BOARD COMMITTEE SEEKS CANDIDATES
*IN THE NEWS

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**MESSAGE SENT TO IEEE LEADERS IN TSUNAMI-AFFECTED REGION**
On Thursday, 30 Dec., the following letter, signed by IEEE Past-president Arthur Winston, was sent to leaders of the sections local to or in the countries where the recent earthquake and tsunami damage occurred.

Dear Section Leaders,

IEEE members around the world are deeply saddened to learn of the devastation and loss of so many lives in South Asia as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami. We are concerned about you, your loved ones, the entire IEEE community in the region, and all others who may have been impacted by this terrible tragedy.

Although this disaster is centered in the Indian Ocean area, the impact is felt worldwide. On behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors and our members in over 150 nations, please accept our heartfelt condolences for your losses. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families, your colleagues and your country at this difficult time.

**NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS**
IEEE membership totaled 359,221 in November. This is a 1.4 percent increase from November 2003. Specifically, higher-grade memberships grew 0.2 percent to 290,037 while student memberships increased 7.1 percent to 69,184.

For complete details, read the Membership Development Report at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/mdprogrpt.html.

**IEEE ADOPTS NEW BROWSER REQUIREMENTS FOR IEEE XPLORE**
New Web browser requirements will soon go into effect to support a major upgrade of the IEEE Xplore(R) online delivery system.

The new requirements are based on IEEE Xplore usage statistics indicating the most highly used browsers, and browser compatibility with elements of the new design. IEEE Xplore may not function if the requirements identified below are not followed.

WINDOWS

• Internet Explorer 5.X or higher
• Netscape 7.X or higher
• Opera 7.23
• Mozilla Firefox 1.0.X

MAC

• Internet Explorer 5.2.3
• Netscape 7.1

UNIX

• Netscape 7.X or higher

In addition, the following options must be enabled within the browser:

• Cookies
• JavaScript
• CSS styles

For more information, contact onlinesupport@ieee.org.

**IEEE RESEARCH RESULTS AVAILABLE TO VOLUNTEERS**
IEEE volunteers can now access the results of recent IEEE Strategic Research & Planning projects online using their IEEE Web Account username and password.

Current content includes the 2004 IEEE Web Usability Study, 2004 IEEE Nonrenewing Higher Grade Member Study, 2004 Member Segmentation Study, the 2003 and 2004 All Society Research Projects, and the 2004 PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE Study. These studies contain information related to Membership, Publications, Conferences, Standards, Education, Awards, Financial Advantage and IEEE-USA.

To access the reports, visit http://www.ieee.org/corporate/research/Recent_Studies.html. Additional studies will be posted on an ongoing basis.

IEEE Strategic Research and Planning conducts, coordinates or participates in most IEEE research projects. All research studies should be coordinated through IEEE Strategic Research & Planning.

For more information, visit http://www.ieee.org/corporate/research or contactFrank Pepe, IEEE Strategic Research & Planning, at f.pepe@ieee.org or +1 732 465 5864.

**NEW FOUNDATION GRANTS SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS**
At its November meeting, the IEEE Foundation awarded two new education grants totaling US$50,000. One will provide resources to the IEEE's grassroots leaders at IEEE Sections Congress 2005; the other will work through the global scouting movement to improve the technological literacy of boys and girls around the world.

To view a full list of the grants awarded this year, visit http://www.ieee.org/organizations/foundation/html/2004grants.html.

**PSPB APPROVES NEW GUIDELINES ON MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS**
On 18 Nov., the IEEE Publications Products and Services Board (PSPB) approved new policies and procedures for handling reported cases of authors who have submitted the same manuscript to two or more publications, or who have not properly cited the reuse of their previously published work in newly submitted papers.
Under the new policy, corrective actions are as follows:

• The author will be reminded that the practice is considered inappropriate scholarly practice;
• The author will be required to submit an apology to the publication editor for possible publication; and/or
• The work will be suspended of publication in the IEEE publication where the offense took place for one year or, if appropriate, the next volume of the conference proceedings.

It is at the discretion of each IEEE organizational unit whether or not to allow multiple submissions. The editor of a publication may choose to re-publish existing material for a variety of reasons, including promoting wider distribution and serving readers by aggregating special material in a single publication. This practice continues to be recognized and accepted by the IEEE.

An updated version of the PSPB Operations Manual is available at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/pab/opsmanual.pdf. The new multiple submission guidelines appear in section 8.2, Publication Guidelines.

For more information, contact Bill Hagen, IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office, at w.hagen@ieee.org or +1 732 562 3966.

**AWARDS BOARD COMMITTEE SEEKS CANDIDATES**
The IEEE Awards Board Nominations and Appointments Committee (AB N&A) is currently seeking candidates for the following positions:

• AWARDS BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE -- Responsible for attending Awards Board (AB) meetings and performing special short-term tasks, as recommended by the AB Chair.
• AWARDS BOARD PRESENTATION & PUBLICITY CHAIR -- Responsible to the AB for proposing and reviewing policies related to the IEEE presentation and publicity of IEEE awards.
• AWARDS BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR -- Responsible for overseeing the AB budget.
• AWARDS BOARD MEDALS COUNCIL CHAIR, AWARDS BOARD RECOGNITIONS COUNCIL CHAIR and AWARDS BOARD TECHNICAL FIELD AWARDS COUNCIL CHAIR -- Responsible for facilitating and overseeing activities of the award selection committees.
• AWARD/MEDAL SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- Responsible for reviewing nominations and recommending recipients for IEEE awards.

Criteria considered by AB N&A for appointment consists of, but is not limited to, membership on an Awards Board selection committee, receipt of an IEEE Institute-level award, membership on society, section or region awards committee, and membership on another IEEE board.

If interested, send a brief biography along with a complete list of IEEE award activity experience in two pages or less to Leslie Russell, IEEE Awards, at l.russell@ieee.org. The deadline is 1 March.  

**IN THE NEWS**
The IEEE, its members, and its products and services are mentioned frequently in journalists' reports on technology and the engineering profession. Here are just a few recent references.

15 Dec. -- THE DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL (http://denver.bizjournals.com) announced that University of Colorado professor Michael Lightner had been elected to lead the IEEE as president in 2006. The story said Lightner has been a member of the IEEE since 1971 and had previously served the IEEE as vice president of the Publications, Products and Services Board.

1 Dec. -- EE TIMES (http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=54201518) reported that Stephen Chou, head of Princeton University’s Nanostructure Laboratory, received the 2004 IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). The article said Chou’s award-winning work in developing tools for nanoscale patterning, especially nanoimprint lithography, was touted as a next-generation technology for chip manufacturing.

The WIRELESS NEWS daily electronic newsletter (http://www.oskar.com/m2.cfm) announced that Texas Instruments Fellow Larry J. Hornbeck received the 2004 IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award at IEDM as well. The story said he accepted the award for his pioneering work on and sustained development of digital light processing display technology.

24 Nov. -- In an article on the danger of exploding cell phones, FORBES (http://www.forbes.com/associatedpress/feeds/ap/2004/11/24/ap1675095.html) and more than 60 other media outlets including INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE and THE MIAMI HERALD noted that the IEEE had begun work on design and performance standards for all cell phone batteries.