By Edward J. Joyce, Life Senior Member, former software engineering manager, now retired One fine spring day, I went into a 9 a.m. meeting at my company with a senior vice president whom I had neither met nor spoken to previously. I expected a reorganization announcement, something I had seen routinely during my 22 years ...
Life Members Mike Andrews and Kirpal Khalsa co-hosted the second AgeTech webinar on Feb. 27th which included an update on the IEEE AgeTech Initiative as well as live break-out sessions for the three working groups of this initiative. “We as technical professionals have a voice and a sensitivity to our surroundings and the people we ...
For a humble peanut farmer, President Jimmy Carter was surprisingly ahead of the technology curve. When he took office in 1976, he called the American Federation of Information Societies (AFIPS) to see how computers could help the U.S. government become more efficient, knowing how they had helped his own business. IEEE Life Senior Member Russ ...
Last spring, at its inaugural conference held in Austin, Texas, IEEE Life Members hosted a panel discussion about how Life Members could share their deep knowledge to influence the development of technology to benefit humanity. The topic of age tech was identified as a top opportunity. The rapid emergence of technology solutions designed to improve ...
The IEEE Board of Directors nominated David Alan Koehler and Jill I. Gostin for 2026 IEEE President-Elect. Additionally, Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler is seeking nomination by petition (sign petition) for 2026 IEEE President-Elect. The petition signatures deadline is April 11, 2025 at noon ET (16:00 UTC). The 2026 President-Elect will serve as IEEE President in ...
