Dear all, on behalf of Christine Miyachi, Chair - IEEE Future Directions Committee (FDC), and Steve Diamond, Vice Chair - FDC, you are invited to submit a nomination to fill open positions to serve as a voting member on FDC. The service term starts on 1 January 2022 and ends 31 December 2023 with a possible reappointment to a second two year term.

Send a completed nomination form to Kathy Grise, k.l.grise@ieee.org by EOD Monday, 25 October 2021.

The principal mission of the IEEE Future Directions Committee is to anticipate and determine the direction of existing, new and emerging technologies, and related issues, and to spearhead their investigation and development by IEEE in collaboration with Societies/Councils (S/C’s). 

The committee members shall provide expertise in TAB and S/C operations to facilitate the technological process as well as ethical, legal, and societal implications.  Newly appointed individuals in any given year shall represent an identifiable diversity of technical areas and have professional backgrounds that include experience in identifying and pursuing new technological advances. They shall serve two-year staggered terms, with reappointment permissible for one additional term. 

For anticipated time commitment, FDC holds monthly remote one hour meetings, with the exception of three expanded FDC meetings held to coincide with the IEEE Meeting Series.

Please send any questions and comments to Kathy, k.l.grise@ieee.org.

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