Transcript Sensors Council Status Report

November 3, 2013
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
Chris Schober N&A Committee Chair
IEEE Sensors Council
2013 Sensors Council Officers
President:
President Elect:*
Past President:
Past Past President:
VP – Finances:
VP – Publications:
VP – Conferences*:
VP – Technical Operations*:
Secretary/Treasurer:
Sensors Journal EIC:
Vladimir Lumelsky
H. Troy Nagle
Christina M. Schober
Mona E. Zaghloul
Mike McShane
John Vig
Michael Shur
Tom Wiener
David Horsley
Krikor B. Ozanyan
*2013 Elections held for these offices
Elected to term 2014-2015
IEEE Sensors Council
2013 Sensors Council Members-at -Large
2012-2013*
Elfed Lewis
Paul C. P. Chao
2013-2014
Anil Roy
Hulya Kirkici
*2013 Elections held for these offices
Elected to term 2014-2015
2013 Elections
Odd Year Elections
(2 yr terms)
Even Year Elections
(2 yr terms)
 President Elect
 VP Publications
 VP Conferences
 VP Finances
 VP Technical Operations
 Member –at-Large (up to 2)
 Member-at-Large (up to 2)
Appointments by President
Confirmed by Adcom
 Secretary/Treasurer
 Journal EIC
2013 N&A committee
•Chris Schober, Chair (Jr Past President)
•Georg Brasseur (Instrumentation & Measurement Society rep)
•Amie’ Lay-Ekuakille
(Sensor Journal Assoc. Editor)
•Thilo Sauter (Industrial Electronics rep)
•VR Singh (Sensors Journal Assoc. Editor)
•Judy Scharmann (Executive Staff)
New for 2013 N&A Committee
 Used Review Room a tool used by MGA and TAB for
nominations
 Review Room allows secure sharing of candidate
information.
Voting Members of Council
 President
 IEEE Sensors Journal EIC
 President Elect
 Members-at-Large (up to 4)
 Past President
 Society President Appointed
 Past-Past-President
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Adcom members
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Vice President -Finances
Vice President – Publications consecutive term limit
Vice President – Conferences  25 total member societies
Vice President - Technical
Operations
Secretary- Treasurer
Max. Eligible voters = 39, 38 for 2013 election
IEEE Sensors Council
www.ieee-sensors.org
The Sensors Council consists of 25 member societies:
 Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
 Antennas and Propagation Society
 Broadcast Technology Society
 Circuits and Systems Society
 Communications Society
 Computer Society
 Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
Society
IEEE Sensors Council
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Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
Electron Devices Society
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Industrial Electronics Society
Industry Applications Society
Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Magnetics Society
Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
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Oceanic Engineering Society
Photonics Society
Power and Energy Society
Robotics and Automation Society
Signal Processing Society
Solid-State Circuits Society
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Society
 Vehicular Technology Society
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Constitution & Bylaws (as of October 1, 2013)
Constitution Article IV 1 of 2
 ARTICLE IV ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
 Section 1. The AdCom shall elect every two years a President-Elect
whose term of office will be for two years. The President-Elect shall
assume the Presidency for a two-year term at the conclusion of his/her
term as President-Elect.
 On a schedule specified by the Bylaws, the AdCom shall also elect a
Vice-President for Conferences, a Vice-President for Technical
Operations, a Vice-President for Publications, and a Vice President for
Finances. Eligibility and terms of office for the Officers of the Council
are specified by the Bylaws.
Constitution Article IV – 2 of 2
 Section 2. Officers shall be elected and appointed in accordance with
the rules specified in the Council Bylaws.
 Section 3. If the Office of President becomes vacant, the PresidentElect shall become President for the remainder of the term assumed. If
the President is incapacitated, the duties of the President shall be
performed by the President-Elect for the duration of the President’s
incapacity, when the incapacity is certified by a majority of the
Executive Committee. In the absence of the President, and under
written and time-limited delegation from the President, the PresidentElect may also carry out the duties of the President. If the office of the
President-Elect, or a Vice-President becomes vacant, the voting
members of the Council AdCom shall promptly elect a new officer. If
the office of Immediate Past President becomes vacant, the President
may appoint another Past President to that office.
Bylaws Article III – Nominations,
Elections and Appointments
 Section 1. The Nominations and Appointments Committee, which is a
Standing Committee of the Council, shall consist of a Chairperson and
four other members. At least one shall not be a current Council
member but shall belong to at least one Member Society. The
Immediate Past President shall be the Chair of the Nominations and
Appointments Committee, except for the first two years when the
Administrative Committee shall elect the chair. Other officers of the
Council may not serve on the Nominations and Appointments
Committee nor be members ex-officio.
 Section 2. The Chairperson of the Nominations and Appointments
Committee shall consult with each candidate prior to nomination to
determine willingness to serve if elected.
Bylaws Article III continued (2)
 Section 3. The Nominations and Appointments Committee shall be
guided in its selections by the principles of efficiency, geographical
distribution, past history, and technical interest.
 Section 4. The Chairperson of the Nominations and Appointments
Committee shall submit the Committee Report to the Council AdCom
at the beginning of its Annual Meeting, or with the approval of the
Council President, by letter or email to all qualified voting officers and
representatives on the Council AdCom prior to the Annual Meeting.
From the floor of the same meeting or by letters or email mailed to the
entire Council AdCom, the officers and representatives may make
additional nominations.
 Section 5. The names of any candidates of the Council who are not
eligible under the Constitution or Bylaws shall be withdrawn by the
President of the Council.
Nominations allowed from the floor
Bylaws Article III continued (3)
 Section 6. Election of the officers, whenever a vacancy exists, shall be
from those nominates as specified in these Bylaws, Article III, Sections
2, 3, 4, and 5. Elections shall be by secret ballot of the voting members
of the Council AdCom. For the first year of operation of the Council,
the officers must be elected by secret ballot or or by email directly by
the Council AdCom. Nominations must be made by the voting AdCom
members.
Secret Ballot voting
Bylaws Article III continued (4)
 Section 7. The AdCom shall elect the President-Elect, the Vice-President for
Technical Operations, the Vice-President for Conferences, the VicePresident for Publications, and the Vice President for Finances from its
current members or among those past members who have served as Societyappointed or ex-officio AdCom members. Nominees for the Vice-President
for Conferences and the Vice-President for Publications may also come from
IEEE Sensors Conference committees and from the IEEE Sensors Journal
editorial boards, respectively. The AdCom shall elect the President-elect
from its members who have served as Officers within the previous four
years. If a candidate for President-elect cannot be found who meets this
criterion, then candidates for President-elect may be chosen from the
current Society-appointed members of AdCom or among those past
members who have served as Society-appointed AdCom members within
the previous three years.
Bylaws Article III continued (5)
 Section 8. The terms of office for the Officers of the Council, and their eligibility for re-election
shall be:
 the President-elect (2 year term, odd year election),
 the President (2 year term nonrenewable),
 the Immediate Past-President (2-year term nonrenewable),
 the Senior Past-President (2-year term nonrenewable),
 the Vice-President for Technical Operations (2 year term, odd year election, renewable once),
 the Vice-President for Conferences (2 year term, odd year election, renewable),
 the Vice-President for Publications (2 year term, even year election, renewable), and
 the Vice President for Finances (2 year term, even year election, renewable).
 Eligibility for a particular office shall be restored after a lapse from that office of one year. The
President-elect, Vice-President for Technical Operations and the Vice-President for Conferences
will be elected to begin their terms in even numbered years while the Vice-President for
Publications and the Vice President for Finances will be elected to begin their terms in odd
numbered years. Following 2 years as President-Elect, the elected individual will take the office of
President for 2 years, Immediate Past-President for the next 2 years, and Senior Past President for
the next 2 years.
Bylaws Article III continued (6)
 Section 9. If any Council office becomes vacant at any time during the
year, and if the vacant office cannot be filled by logical succession of an
existing Council officer as described in the Constitution and Bylaws, the
Council will promptly hold an election to fill the existing vacancy.
Bylaws Article III continued (7)
 Section 10. As needed, elections shall be held separately for the offices of
President-elect, Vice-President for Conferences, Vice President Technical
Operations, Vice President for Publications and Vice President for
Finances, in that order. To be elected, a nominee must receive a majority of
the proper votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority on a ballot, the
name of the candidate receiving the smallest vote shall be withdrawn and a
second ballot taken. This procedure shall be repeated until one candidate
receives a majority vote.
 The Council AdCom may hold contingent elections to be effective if an
elected officer fails to accept office, is disapproved by IEEE Headquarters
because there has been some irregularity in the nominations and election
procedures, or has failed to maintain IEEE membership and Society
membership.
Must receive MAJORITY of votes
Bylaws Article III continued (8)
 Section 11. The President of the Council shall inform each successful
candidate of his election and shall arrange for the transfer of responsibility.
The name of each elected officer shall be reported to the Chairman and
Secretary of the IEEE Technical Activities Board.
TAB IEEE requirement
 2 candidates per elected position or exception approval
needed from TAB VP
 “Application of 1.5 Rule in Technical Activities
Organizational Units” prepared by Jayne Cerone
We have met the requirement for all positions
Sensors Council website home page & election page, emails with
monthly reminders to AdCom, Sensor Journal Editors, Past
Adcom members
Call for Nominations
 The Nominations Committee requests you to consider carefully a self-
nomination or recruiting qualified individuals whom you would
recommend for the 2013 nominations slate (for positions in 2014-2015).
We are looking for 2 candidates for each of the elected positions; this
will exceed the 1.5 minimum rule1 per IEEE TAB. The following two
year term positions are up for election at the AdCom meetings in even
years:
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 President Elect (2 year term)
 Vice-President for Conferences (2 year term, renewable once).
 Vice-President for Technical Activities ( 2 year term, renewable once)
 Member-at-Large (2 year term)
Job Descriptions on SC website
 http://www.ieee-sensors.org/job-descriptions
The following information will be required from the candidate or nominator by the
Nominations Committee for each candidate, by September 5th, 2013. The elections will
be during the next AdCom meeting (at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace hotel,
tentatively Nov 2 & 3rd, 2013) prior to the 2013 SENSORS Conference in Baltimore, MD,
USA.
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Candidate Information: Name (as it should appear on all election materials),
Business Title/Position, Business Name, Business Address, Preferred Phone, Mobile
Phone, Email.
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Personal Biography: A brief statement not to exceed 350 words describing support
for all IEEE and IEEE Sensors Council activities. Explain the candidate’s strengths and
how these strengths would support the IEEE-SC leadership position.
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Statement of Candidacy: Not to exceed 300 words in length. This should include a
description of what plans the candidate has for using their office to improve or
strengthen the IEEE Sensors Council.
Please send candidate nominations packages to Chris Schober, [email protected], with a
cc to Judy Scharmann, [email protected].
The list of proposed nominees will be sent to the AdCom members by October 1, 2013.
President Elect 2014-2015
 President Elect - 2 candidates
 Michael J. McShane
 Michael Shur
 Will be President 2016-2017
Any nominations from the floor?
Mike McShane
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Statement of Candidacy: If elected to the position of President-Elect, I will attempt to continue to
build on the momentum we have in new journals and conferences while trying to grow the technical
activities areas. I think several activities can help to do this. First, strategic planning is in order. While
we must be vigilant in watching expenses as well as quality in all that we do, we should expand our
activities to provide greater value to the sensors community rather than continue to build reserves. As
President-Elect, I would fully participate in such planning activities if initiated soon, and strive for
development of a prioritized list of “new initiative” projects that can be pursued as finances allow. It is
time to “think big”—identify some substantial, impactful goals and find ways to achieve them
through the collective expertise of our AdCom as well as hired professionals as needed. As President, I
will remain committed to these carefully devised goals and actively lead with these purposes in focus.
Second, I would like to greatly increase the engagement of AdCom members and, through them,
create more value for our member societies and the sensors community in general. I envision this may
be done through more frequent and deeper communication with both AdCom and home society
leadership. We can do much more with local chapters, giving them opportunities and incentives to
promote sensor activities on a regional level. The Distinguished Lecturer program can be leveraged as
well, having DL visits combined with local AdCom member or other chapter activities intended to
promote Council involvement (i.e. larger event such as a workshop). Finally, I see many opportunities
to expand our use of multimedia in the journals and conferences, as well as potential to partner with
member societies, to gain more visibility for sensors through online content.
Michael Shur
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Statement of Candidacy: I have been affiliated with IEEE Sensors Council since 2002, as VP for Publications,
Technical Activities, and Conferences, and as Technical Program co-Chair of the inaugural IEEE Sensors
Conference. As an elected Member of IEEE EDS Board of Governors, I am also familiar with IEEE Society
Governance. As an Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center Director and faculty member and a co-founder and
Vice-President of Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc., I have an extensive experience in academic and sensors
industry leadership. My company, SET Inc., has been cited as DARPA success story and has received the PRISM
Award from SPIE for the most innovative product of the year. In both academia and industry, I lead by
consensus, but make quick decisions when consensus cannot be reached.
If elected, I will work with EXCOM, ADCOM, IEEE Sensors Council Chapters, and volunteers to facilitate
information exchange, and raise and provide resources supporting students and researchers. This will be
achieved by promoting and improving the IEEE Sensors publications, conferences, and the WEB site. Working
with EXCOM, I will establish clear policies and guidelines for all activities of the Sensors Council. My key
initiatives will promote a much broader ADCOM participation, achieving visibility of the Council in national
and international trade and professional publications and news services. I will also establish better collaboration
with the IEEE Gold program and Sensor Council member societies, advertising and promoting IEEE Sensors
Council Fellow program and IEEE Sensors Council Awards. I will raise funds from industry for new awards in the
sensor field. I will encourage the establishment of new Council chapters as well as support existing chapters. I
will pay special attention to creating and
promoting networking opportunities for engineers, scientists, and students in the sensor field by expanding
interactions via the WEB forums and live exchanges during the IEEE Sensors Council conferences.
President Elect 2014-2015
Michael J. McShane
Michael Shur
VP Conferences 2014-2015
 VP Conferences - 4 candidates
 Venkat R. Bhethanabotla
 Fabrice Labeau
 Elfed Lewis
 Yu-Cheng Lin
Any nominations from the floor?
Venkat Bhethanabotla
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Statement of Candidacy: In the proposal to host IEEE Sensors 2016 in Orlando, I have considered all details described as
duties and responsibilities of the VP-Conferences. Some important aspects include: conference format and tracks,
selection of diverse and strong programming committee members, finances of the conference, site selection, venue
negotiations, and interaction with the Sensors Council and staff members.
As VP of Conferences, I shall:
Utilize my 27 years of academic and 3 years of Bell Laboratories experience to stay focused on technical and innovation excellence
in arranging our Sensors Conferences.
Utilize my exposure to meetings, organizations and research in non-EE areas (such as AIChE, BMES, MRS, and ECS) to broaden
awareness of our conferences.
Utilize my administrative experience as Department Chair, Center Director, Academic Program Director, Research Council Chair
and Governance Council Chair at USF, to address details of conference organization.
Utilize my experience with organizing Symposia, Topicals and Sessions at ECS, AIChE, IEEE and MRS to organizing our Sensors
Conference.
Utilize the experience I gained in proposing to organize Sensors 2016 in planning future Sensors Council conferences. This
experience is directly beneficial to this position, as I have assembled an excellent team of 28 researchers from around the world as
organizing committee members, negotiated with venues, worked with the VP-Conferences and SC staff, worked out local support,
thought through the conference structure, and produced a detailed budget estimate based on hard data.
Strive to interface with high-quality conferences to promote our conferences, and to co-sponsor our conferences and theirs.
Utilize my financial management experience with large grants, department and center administration, and other USF financial
responsibilities to organize or help organize profitable, effective and efficient conferences.
Utilize my international experience, living and working in diverse places and connections with people, to identify or help identify
excellent locations for our conferences.
Fabrice Labeau
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Statement of Candidacy: Conferences form a central part of the Council’s offering, both as
networking and exchange opportunities for Sensors experts and as one of the main sources of revenue
for the Council. They support both the position of the Sensors Council as a scientific and technical
“home” for sensors research and the Council’s financial ability to provide services to the IEEE sensors
community. In this perspective, the VP conference should, over the coming few years, lead the
development of topical and/or regional conferences to complement the main Sensors conference. In
particular, it is important for a council with a wide technical scope such as the Sensors Council to be
able to cater to its many constituents in their area of speciality, through small, topical workshops.
Regional events are also important, in particular in the prevailing economic context, in which travel
to remote locations to attend the main Sensors conference may not be affordable. In the same vein,
the ongoing process of making contents from the conferences available after the events should be
continued, and additional thought should be given to the possibility of making specific contents such
as keynotes available to all IEEE members, e.g. through IEEE TV.
In terms of the conference technical contents, the VP conferences will need to exercise technical
leadership in order to make sure that the conferences (in particular the flagship Sensors conference)
provide a dynamic environment for technical exchanges; this involves making sure that innovative
initiatives are included in the program of each conference (special sessions, panels, industry
workshops, demonstrations, etc)
Elfed Lewis
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Statement of Candidacy: The principle role of the VP Conferences is to oversee the successful implementation
IEEE Sensors Conference and its development on an annual basis. The flagship conference of the Council has
become a popular and successful event since the inaugural event in 2002. If appointed to the position of VP
conferences I would continue to work with the management group (currently Conference Catalysts LLC),
successive general chairs and colleagues on the AdCom to ensure that this goal is delivered. As chair of the
meetings committee I will also work hard to ensure that the best possible venues are selected and the academic
standing of the conference is upheld and protected.
As with all major activities there is always scope for improvement as well as the need to keep up with a rapidly
changing international communications and dissemination landscape. In order to flourish in this climate it is
essential that IEEE Sensors Conference embraces these changes e.g. linking up to social media Twitter, Linkedin
and Facebook etc. The question of industrial involvement including attendance and exhibition is critical to the
future well being of
this conference. It therefore essential that cognisance is given in choosing the location and thereafter working
with general chair/chairs to facilitate delivery of this e.g. any bid must be able to show proximity to world class
sensor industry and evidence of working closely with them. Apart from the IEEE Sensors Conference it is also
essential that the Council and the conference itself continues to be proactive in seeking linkages with other
conferences and organisations in appropriate areas e.g. Institute of Physics in the UK. In summary the
Conference is in very good shape entering into the second decade of existence and we (the Sensors Council)
have a responsibility to ensure its continued success. If appointed it would be my absolute pleasure and honour
to serve as VP conferences and be given the opportunity to fulfil this objective.
Yu-Cheng Lin
 Statement of Candidacy: The VP of conferences is responsible to accomplish the yearly
IEEE SENSORS Conference. To let the participants have a great impression of the IEEE
Sensors Conference, the VP of conferences must have the experiences of choosing the
venue by previously attending many different conferences, controlling budget and
making surplus without sacrificing the conference quality, arranging great technical
programs, providing decent social events, and transferring valuable experience and
information from one conference to the next conference. I have been actively
participating in several major sensor-related conferences, such as IEEE Sensors
Conference, IEEE NEMS, IEEE NanoMed, Transducers, MicroTas, etc. Furthermore, I
have been devoting to organizing several IEEE conferences and non-IEEE conferences. I
am very skillful and familiar with conferences organizing. If elected to the position of the
VP of conferences, I will keep contributing my experience in organizing IEEE Sensors
Conferences and attempt to have better IEEE Sensors Conferences ever.
VP Conferences 2014-2015
Venkat R. Bhethanabotla
Fabrice Labeau
Elfed Lewis
Yu-Cheng Lin
VP Technical Operations 2014-2015
 VP Technical Operations - 2 candidates
 Paul C.-P. Chao
 Michael C. Wicks
Any nominations from the floor?
Paul C.-P.Chao
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Statement of Candidacy: The primary role of VP Technical Operations is to effectively interact with membership societies, oversee
Local Chapters and manage the Distinguished Lecture (DL) program. If elected, I will strive to revive the afore-mentioned activities
and programs by taking advantage of my prior experience in establishing/managing the local Taipei chapter and dedication to SC’s
varied initiatives as a member-at-large in the past three years. Specific efforts will be on the followings.
For Local Chapters:
Reach out proactively local sensors communities around the globe to identify potential chapter chairs for establishing new
chapters.
Vitalize the local chapter board by building a web forum to increase the interaction among existing chapters and SC.
Work with SC president to foster the chances and incentives for the local chapters to promote sensor activities at a regional level.
For Distinguished Lecturer Program:
Encourage local chapters to invite SC Distinguished Lecturers (DL) for local visits. I will seek helps from the SC president to
locate possible traveling funding for the DLs.
Invite new noted scholars to serve as DLs, in order to broaden the DL base to varied areas.
Identify proactively the leaders in local sensors communities to urge them to host DL visits.
For Member Societies:
Establish a web forum for member society representatives. In this forum, SC decision and activities will be conveyed for fostering
conference technical co-sponsorship and posting availability of representatives.
Interact intensively with the Council’s member societies to ensure their active participations in the SC.
Others:
Endeavor to establish the IEEE Asia-Pacific Sensors Conference in 2015 or 2016 with the helps from local chapters and member
societies, in order to ensure a general support from the overall Asia-Pacific Sensors Community.
If appointed, I will be fully devoted to elevate the activities of local chapters and the lecturer program to the next level.
Michael Wicks
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Statement of Candidacy: Sensor technology is changing with explosive advances in computing,
materials, manufacturing, and systems engineering. The way in which sensors change the way we work
and live is accelerating. The Sensors Council is in the enviable position to foster that change, and the
sharing of ideas and inventions. I want to be part of that process. The emerging smart grid, dark
factories, the intelligent transportation system, classrooms of the future, and much more, all depends
upon how we grow the IEEE Sensors Council.
The Vice-President of Technical Affairs represents the Sensors Council working across the Institute to develop,
define and implement policy and procedures that facilitates and guides the coming change for the betterment of
the IEEE, and the whole of humanity. Our ongoing
technical activities from conferences, workshops and lectures, to nominations and awards, depend upon an
active, well-articulated, and fully integrated vice president.
A systems approach to the management of technical operations will create a process which is open and easily
understood by all members of the Sensors Council. This will permit timely organization and execution of
studies essential to the formulation of policy and procedures which guides future endeavors at all levels. A
systems approach thus permits reliable yet flexible direction on all aspects of operations from policies to
scientific studies, which not only changes with technology, but guides and documents that change.
A robust program of distinguished lectures could facilitate the establishment of local chapter boards working
together with existing boards to recognize and reward excellent researchers. This will further advance the
quality and participation in Sensor Council conferences, which in turn, establishes a forum for advancing
technical projects and positions of the Sensor Council. From this simple systems-oriented approach, Sensor
Council sections and chapters will flourish, and emerge as foundational to the future of IEEE.
VP Technical Operations 2014-2015
Paul C.-P. Chao
Michael C. Wicks
Member-at-Large 2014-2015
 Member-At-Large - 5 candidates
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2 positions available
 Okyay Kaynak
 Kathy Land
 Anna Grazia Mignani
 Andrei Shkel
 Ning Xi
Any nominations from the floor?
Okyay Kaynak
 Statement of Candidacy: The strengths of the candidate are in his varied IEEE
activities and extensive international connections. These should positively
support the activities of the Sensor Council on a worldwide scale. His connections
to China as a 1000 Talent Program professor will be very useful in this respect. It
is to be noted additionally that Dr. Kaynak has been serving as an Associate
Editor of IEEE Sensors Journal for the past six years.
Susan K. Land
 Statement of Candidacy: If elected to the position of IEEE Sensors Council Member-atLarge, I will strive to ensure that Council activities continue to be relevant to sponsoring
societies and the larger global technical community. The technical diversity of IEEE
membership is directly addressed by IEEE technical councils as these activities are
designed to cover broad, boundary-crossing, technologies. I am a strong proponent of
the IEEE Sensors Council mission and vision and as a previous society liaison
representative understand the continual challenge the IEEE Sensors Council faces to
provide value to each stakeholder. I will aim to maintain a focus on what is required to
establish and nurture mechanisms that help us understand, respond to, and serve our
current, and potential, stakeholder community. I will work to ensure that all Sensors
Council products and services provide true value this community and I will focus on the
definition of initiatives and direction that support successful Sensors Council activities
and products.
Anna Grazia Mignani
 Statement of Candidacy: In addition to continuing with dedication the service of IEEE-SJ
Associate Editor, and to support and advertise the IEEE Sensors Conference wherever possible, the
main intention of Mignani is twofold: 1) to increase as much as possible the participation of
Chinese scientists, and 2) to increase the active participation of young scientists. Mignani is Guest
Professor at the Harbin Engineering University located in the Heilongjiang Province of China, and
she is frequently going to China for joint research activities. During these trips she can better
spread the IEEE Sensors Council ideas and initiatives, thus increasing the participation of
numerous scientists. Also, since she is regularly involved in technical schools and seminars, she
can help in increasing the numbers of IEEE young scientists, who are the pillars of future IEEE
Sensors community.
 Mignani is an active member of AICT – the Italian Association of Information Technology, which
is running every year a highly attended national conference on photonics (see last conference in
note ), where IEEE is technical co-sponsor. At the moment, conference proceedings are published
as a technical report without ISBN. Another action of Mignani can be the adoption of IEEE as
conference proceedings publisher.
 Lastly, Mignani can offer and exploit her position of SPIE Fellow for a better coordination of SPIE
and IEEE actions.
Andrei M. Shkel
 Statement of Candidacy: Andrei is a past VP, Conferences of the Sensors Council.
He has also served as the general Chair of the IEEE Sensors 2005, vice-general
chair for the IEEE Sensors 2004, and IEEE Sensors 2006. He is the founding chair
of the Sensor Council’s sponsored IEEE International Symposium on Inertial
Sensors and Systems (ISISS), with the inaugural event in February 2014. He will be
contributing to the development of policies and procedures of the flagship IEEE
Sensors conference, satellite Sensor Council’s conferences and symposia, and
special issues of the IEEE Sensor Journal.
Ning Xi
 Statement of Candidacy: As the IEEE Sensor Council Member-at-Large, I intend
to work with the AdCom in increasing the technical spectrum of the IEEE Sensor
Council, specifically activities in the areas of nano sensors and sensors for
medicine and biology. The effort will be focused on increasing the industrial
participations of the IEEE Sensor Council by creating a platform in which the
industry can both contribute to and benefit from. In addition, I will also strive to
increase the international representation of the IEEE Sensor Council.
Member-at-Large 2014-2015
Vote for 2
Okyay Kaynak
Kathy Land
Anna Grazia Mignani
Andrei Shkel
Ning Xi
Bylaws Article III
 Section 9. If any Council office becomes vacant at
any time during the year, and if the vacant office
cannot be filled by logical succession of an existing
Council officer as described in the Constitution and
Bylaws, the Council will promptly hold an election to
fill the existing vacancy.
Election causing a vacancy
 If a current officer with a “opposite start year” is elected, their position
becomes open so an election would occur to fill that spot.
 Vacancy Options
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1. Election immediately at the November AdCom meeting. Nominations from the
floor.
2. AdCom can decide to solicit nominations & hold the election by teleconference call
or email ballots.
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Elections require 2 candidates
Officer positions are very important and time consuming.
Candidates may need to confirm with their employer suport
Is it too impulsive to put candidates “on the spot” .
Only candidates “in the room” would be able to confirm they agree to run & serve.
Waiting and sending out a call for nominations would allow other eligible candidates
to consider running.
Statements of candidacy & bios could be written specific for the officer position.
Election of officer whose term will not
finish before new one starts?
If a vacancy is created. Does the AdCom want to
run an election immediately for that vacancy
(what has been done in the past), or postpone so
candidates can self-nominate after gaining support
from their employer, reviewing job description &
workload and submitting a bio and candidate
statement specific for the postion?
If a vacancy is created.
Current officer comments on the
position & workload.
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