Information Theory Society Board of Governors Meeting St Petersburg Russia July 31 2011 Members Andrea Goldsmith ExOfficio and Chair Frank Kschischang ExOfficio Dan Costello Jim Massey ID: 598087
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Nominations and Appointments Committee Report
Information Theory Society Board of Governors Meeting
St. Petersburg, Russia
July 31, 2011 Slide2
Members:Andrea Goldsmith (Ex-Officio and Chair)
Frank
Kschischang (Ex-Officio)Dan CostelloJim MasseyDave NeuhoffResponsible for staffing Fellows, Shannon, Wyner, and Awards committees By Jan. 31, except for Fellows (Oct. 1 of previous year)Puts forward a BoG slate of candidates at the annual BoG meeting.Other appointments as needed (EiC, CC Chair).
Committee Overview
So barring any unexpected resignations, scandals, etc., our committee’s work is doneSlide3
“No later than two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting of the Society,
the N&A Committee
shall forward to the Board the biographies of at least 12 Society members as candidates for election to the Board.”“Additional nominations of Society members can be made by Board members at the Annual Meeting, provided such nominations are endorsed by five Board members.”“Individual voting members of the Society eligible to vote in the election for the Board may nominate Society Members by written petition provided such nominations are made at least 28 days before the date of the election”.BoG Candidates: Bylaws
The biographies were sent and posted two weeks ago There is no vote on these candidates
Six new
BoG
members elected in fall, along
with one from each under-represented regionSlide4
Suggestions solicited from the BoG
and the N&A Committee.
Superlist generated based on all suggestions.N&A Committee converged on 12 candidates + backups, taking into accountBoG members completing their 1st termSeasoned wisdom vs. “young turks”Demonstrated Society leadershipGeographic representation, including underrepresented regions (none this year)Diversity, broadly interpretedCandidate and BoG historyOur BoG Candidates: ProcedureSlide5
Jeffrey Andrews
Elza Erkip Hendrik Ferreira Abbas El Gamal Michael L. Honig Ioannis Kontoyiannis Urbashi Mitra Alon Orlitsky
Paul H. Siegel Emina
SoljaninSergio Verdú Marcelo J. Weinberger
BoG
Candidates from N&ASlide6
Nomination
Endorsement
Additional NominationsSlide7
“At the Annual Meeting of the Society, the Board shall nominate one or more of its members for the posts of President, 1st Vice-President, and 2nd Vice-President.
Each nomination shall require a mover and one
seconder. It shall be the responsibility of the mover to ascertain in advance the willingness of the nominee to serve if elected.”Officer Elections: BylawsSlide8
Second Vice-President
First Vice-President
PresidentOfficer NominationsSlide9
Will be done at the fall BoG
meeting
One known change will be to make Student and Online Committees standing committeesOthers?P.S. Bylaw Changes