2007 IEEE Annual Election

BABAK D. BEHESHTI
(Nominated by Region 1)

Faculty Member
School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York, USA
http://iris.nyit.edu/~bbehesht/R1_Candidate/

Babak D. Beheshti has been an IEEE member for over 18 years and active in IEEE volunteer leadership positions at all levels.  Babak is a faculty member in New York Institute of Technology since 1987. Babak has also been an active consultant and has held positions of increasing responsibility in technical management in the areas of wireless and cellular systems as well as embedded microprocessor systems, having worked directly with the world’s most widely known handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and LG.

Babak received his BEEE and MSEE in Electrical Engineering from SUNY Stony Brook, in 1985 and 1987, respectively, and PhD in computer science from KWU in 2004. Babak is author of numerous articles and papers, presented in many conferences. Babak is a recipient of the IEEE Millennium Medal and also a member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor society.
 
IEEE Activities – (M’89-SM’97) BOARDS/COMMITTEES: Tellers Committee: Chair, 2003-05; Member, 2001-03; RAB Student Activities Committee (RSAC): Vice Chair, 2006-07; Member, 2003-07; Steering Subcommittee, Chair, 2003-07; Student Web site Contest, Coordinator, 2005. REGION: Region 1: Student Activities Committee, Chair, 2003-07; Executive Committee, Member, 2003-07; Membership Development, Chair, 2002-03; Employment & Career Activities Coordinator, 2002; Industrial Relations Liaison, 2001-03; Board of Governors, 2002-07. COUNCIL: Metropolitan Sections Council (METSAC): Treasurer, 2001; Member, 2000.  SECTION: Long Island Section: Senior Past Chair, 2003; Junior Past Chair, 2002; Chair, 2000-01; Membership Development, Chair, 2001-03; Section First Vice Chair, 1998-99; Section Second Vice Chair, 1997-98; Section Treasurer, 1995-97; Section Newsletter Editor, 2000-05; Signal Processing Chapter Chair, 1999-2004; Section Seminars Coordinator, 1999-2004. CHAPTER:  Signal Processing Society, Chapter Chair, 1997-2003.  CONFERENCE: Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference, Vice Chair, 2005-06.  AWARDS: IEEE Long Island Section, Alex Gruenwald Award, 2002; IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000; IEEE Region 1 Award, 1997.

IEEE Accomplishments – IEEE Long Island Section, Alex Gruenwald Award for “Outstanding Service to the Section”, April 2002, IEEE Region 1 Award For “Improving Public Safety by Developing a Breath Alcohol Interlock Device”, May 1997, IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000. In his capacity as the Seminars Coordinator, Babak has organized and instructed many seminars and workshops for the Long Island engineers, including: Instructor/Developer, Windows™ based programming for Engineers Using Visual Basic, February 2003, Advanced Wireless and Cellular Systems (2nd and 3rd Generation systems), June 2001, Wireless and Cellular Systems (1st and 2nd Generation systems), April 2000, November 2000, Multi-Threaded Programming for Embedded Systems, November 1999, December 1998, Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing, September 1998, Instructor, C/C++/Visual C++ Seminar, July 1997, February 1997, July 1996, May 1996, Instructor/Developer, Microprocessors and Software Seminar II, April 1997. Since 2005, coordinated the IEEE Global Student Web Site contest.

Statement – I believe that my strength as the Region 1 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect will be the combination of my solid understanding of and the commitment to the IEEE’s local activities through my long standing ties to sections and councils, and with my experience in several leadership positions at the IEEE at the national and global levels.

I have maintained a balance between my career as an academician, and my active participation in the industry in various positions of leadership. This has given me the opportunity to have a deep perspective of the issues and challenges facing the engineering profession both from the academic vantage point, as well as the practicing engineers’ outlook.

My commitment to the IEEE members is that I will utilize all my skills and experience to bring about effective change in streamlining IEEE’s member-focused services, and increasing IEEE’s relevance to the practicing engineer by providing networking, access to technology, and technical training. I will also pursue promoting the prestige and value of membership in the IEEE as the largest professional organization in the world.

CHARLES P. RUBENSTEIN
(Nominated by Region 1)
 
Professor
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Charles Rubenstein is a tenured professor at Pratt Institute’s graduate School of Information and Library Science in Brooklyn, New York and a visiting professor of engineering in the Institute for Research and Technology Transfer (IRTT) at Farmingdale State College (SUNY), Farmingdale, New York.  He has an earned doctorate in bioengineering (Polytechnic Institute of New York) and the Master’s in library and information science (Pratt Institute).  In over 25 years of service to IEEE he has received many honors including IEEE’s Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished Professionalism Award, IEEE-USA Citation of Honor, Third Millennium Medal, and Regional Activities Board Innovation Award.  Dr. Rubenstein, an internationally known Distinguished Lecturer for the Engineering Management Society and Computer Society Chapter Tutorial Programs, has delivered HTML and e-Commerce tutorials as well as IEEE Leadership Skills Workshops, S-PAC "Scalability of Membership" presentations and IEEE 802.11 wireless technology seminars in the United States and all over the world.

IEEE Activities – (S’65-M’80-SM’82) COMMITTEES/BOARDS:   IEEE Conference Committee, 2006-07; IEEE-USA Board of Directors, 2003; Operating Committee, 2003; PACE: Vice Chair, 2003-04; Member, 2001-04; PACE Divisional Activities: Vice Chair, 2000; Chair, 2001; Member, 1999-2001; Charter Member, 1987-88; Today's Engineer , Advisory Board, 1999-2000; Registration & Licensure, 1988-91; Intellectual Property, 1986-88; Publication Services & Products Board, 2000-02; Strategic Planning, 2001-02; Finance, 2001-02; RAB Electronic Communications, 1994-2004; Transnational, 2002, 2000; Electronic Meetings Focus, 2000; Student Activities, Vice Chair, 1985; Technical Activities Board, 2003; Panel of Webmasters, 1999-2002; Newsletter Committee, Chair, 1998-99; Periodicals Committee, 1998-99; Meetings Council, 1988-92; Educational Activities Board Section Outreach, 2003; Products Committee, Chair, 2001-02; Life-Long Learning Council, 1999-2002; Society Education Committee, 2001; Professional Development, 1999-2000.  REGION:   Region 1:  Executive Committee, 2002-03; Area B, Chair, 2002-03; Conference Coordinator, 2004-07; Electronic Communications, Coordinator, 1994-2004; Chapters Coordinator, 1992-99; Student Activities, Coordinator, 1982-84; METSAC, 2002-07; Bylaws, Chair, 2000-07; Student Activities, Coordinator, 1991-2002, 1981-86.  SECTIONS:   New York:  Executive Committee, 1994-2007; Student Activities, Chair, 1981-82; Vice Chair, 1989-92; Educational Activities, Chair, 1982-84; Long Island:  Mentor, 2004-07; Tutorial/Seminar Provider, 2002-04, 1995-97.  SOCIETIES:   Engineering Management: Conferences, Vice President, 2005-07; Member Relations, Vice President, 2000-04; Board of Governors, 1988-2007; Distinguished Visitor, 1997-2007; Website, Webmaster/Editor, 1997-2002; Newsletter, Editor, 1990-97; Professional Activities, Chair, 1995-99, 1987-91; Society on Social Implications of Technology:  Board of Governors, 1987-89; Conference Committee, Chair, 1986-89; Instrumentation & Measurement:  Student Activities, 1985-86; Computer:  Chapter Tutorial Program, 1998-2000.  STUDENT BRANCH:   Polytechnic Institute:  Counselor, 1975-80.  CONFERENCES:   Long Island Systems, Applications, and technology conference (LISAT), Chair 2004-07; S-PAC, Speaker, 2002-07; Sections Congress, ’99 Coordinator, 1998-99; Sections Congress, Presenter, 2005, 2002; PRODEVCON, Operating Committee, 1998-2000; Tutorials, Chair, 1999-2000; IEMC, Tutorial Provider/Session Chair, 1999-2002; Chapter Chair Workshop, Coordinator, 2001-04.  REPRESENTATIVE: IEEE-USA Rep to IEEE Conference Committee, 2006-07; ELECTRO, 1999-2001, 1983-87. AWARDS:   2004 Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism Award; Long Island Section Alex Gruenwald Professional Activities Award, 2004; Engineering Management Society Service, 2002; IEEE-USA Citation of Honor, 2000; Third Millennium Medal, 2000; Regional Activities Board Innovation Award, 1985; Outstanding Young Engineer Award, 1984; Region 1 Award, 1983.

IEEE Accomplishments – During more than twenty-five years of service to Region 1, I have held leadership roles in student activities, and conferences, coordinated the Region’s chapter growth, Sections Congress participation, and created its website.

My reputation as a hands-on leader doing projects rather than merely talking about ideas is demonstrated by creating and chairing the Long Island Systems, Applications, and Technology (LISAT) Conference (2005-2007), the Region 1 Area B PACE Workshop (2002) and Engineering Management Society Region 1 Chapter Chairs Workshop (2001). I also developed and delivered dozens of Leadership Skills Workshops, HTML and e-Commerce tutorials, and other presentations.

My accomplishments have not been confined to service within our Region. I have had the privilege of being a member on several of IEEE major boards including IEEE-USA, Technical Activities (TAB), Publication Services & Products Board (PSPB), and Engineering Management Society. At the committee level I have worked with the PACE, Student Activities, GOLD, Transnational, and Student-Professional Awareness Conference committees furthering their goals and bringing opportunities to further our member’s career and professional needs as a result.
A member of the New York Section and its Executive Committee, perhaps my favorite accomplishment is becoming a mentor to the Long Island Section ExCom.

Statement – I continue to mentor other volunteers and to work towards creatively enhancing programs that serve you, the member and our profession. I am honored to have been recognized for my activities having received the Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism Award, IEEE-USA Citation of Honor, Third Millennium Medal, Regional Activities Board Innovation Award, and IEEE Centennial Outstanding Young Engineer Award. These awards have recognized not only the results of good volunteer leadership, but also the ability to motivate and empower up and coming leaders and volunteers while providing service to the IEEE.

For additional information please see my website at: www.SolutionsMall.com/info.