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William A. Gruver, PhD, FIEEE
President, Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
w.gruver@ieee.org
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A significant means for professional
advancement is peer recognition of your experience and abilities. Networking
is one of the most effective methods to broaden your knowledge and earn
peer recognition. In fact, networking with IEEE members and active participation
in IEEE societies and councils have been significant factors in my own
professional development and recognition throughout my career. The key
is “active participation” and the SMC Society offers numerous
possibilities for you to be active.
The following elected and appointed
positions are open to members of the SMC Society:
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Member-at-Large – each year
five new members are elected to the Board of Governors for a three
year term and all SMC members are invited to vote
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Executive officers – every
second year the President-Elect and five vice presidents are elected
to the Board of Governors
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Treasurer and Secretary –
appointed every second year by the President.
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Editorial boards of the Transactions
and eNewsletter – appointed by the editors
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Special committees and liaison
positions – appointed by the President
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Committees for technical activities,
membership, student activities, publications, and conferences –
appointed by the committee chairs.
If you would like to be become a candidate for the position
of Member-at-Large, contact the nominations chair (m.smith@ieee.org).
A list of special committee and liaison positions appears at the bottom
of the “Board of Governors” page on the SMC web site (http://www.ieeesmc.org).
Using the “Contact SMC” drop down menu at the top of the SMC
web site, send a message to the committee that matches your interests
– Technical Activities, Membership, Transactions, eNewsletter, Conferences,
Student Activities. A reply will be sent to you by an officer, editor,
or committee chair.
Finally, there are possibilities to serve as an officer
or committee member of an SMC chapter, providing opportunities for you
to network throughout the year. There has been strong growth in the formation
of SMC chapters during the past several years. The SMC Society currently
has 17 chapters located throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, including
five new chapters in China, Italy, Germany, and Hong Kong. If there is
no chapter in your area, you may contact the SMC Chapters Coordinator
(jeng@mail.ntou.edu.tw) for assistance to start a new chapter. Only 12
members are needed and the SMC Society will provide a subsidy for the
startup. Also,the newly established Distinguished Lecturer Program provides
travel subsidies for technical presenters to visit your chapter meetings.
Details concerning the process for chapter startup and the Distinguished
Lecturer Program are available on the SMC web site.
I encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities
that the SMC Society offers for active participation.
Sincerely,
William A. Gruver, PhD, FIEEE
President
IEEE SMC Society
w.gruver@ieee.org
Vancouver, June 12, 2005
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