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IEEE volunteers and staff members celebrate the
launch of the Foundation campaign at the Board
of Directors meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Help the Foundation Meet
Its Fund-raising Goal
T H E I E E E F O U N DAT I O N ,

the organization's philanthropic
arm, launched its first public
fund-raising campaign during the
February IEEE Board of Directors
meeting. The Foundation's goal is
to raise US $30 million by October
2020. More than 50 percent of the
total had already been committed
at press time-that's nearly $15.5
million raised.
The campaign is seeking donations from IEEE members and
nonmembers as well as academic
institutions, companies, and other
organizations that want to address
global challenges and support
IEEE's mission of advancing
technology for humanity.
Funds generated by the campaign will help drive new levels of

technological access, innovation,
and engagement through a variety
of far-reaching global initiatives
designed to transform lives
through the power of technology
and education.
There are several ways to support the campaign and help the
Foundation meet its fund-raising
goal. You can donate online (http://
www.ieeefoundation.org/donate)
and designate a specific program
or let the Foundation determine
where the need is greatest. Or you
can donate by mail, over the phone,
or through your company's matching gift program. You can also
contact the Foundation directly
through its website, http://www.
ieeefoundation.org.
-Amanda Davis

Three Vie for President-Elect
I E E E L I F E F E L L O W Toshio Fukuda was successful in getting
nominated by petition as a candidate for 2019 president-elect. His
name will appear on this year's ballot along with the two Boardnominated candidates, Fellow Vincenzo Piuri and Life Fellow
Jacek M. Zurada. The candidate chosen in this year's annual election will serve as IEEE president in 2020.
-A.D.

L O O K F O R Y O U R annual
election ballot package to arrive
in August via first-class mail with
a postage-paid reply envelope.
You'll also receive instructions
by email explaining how you may
access and return your ballot
electronically.
Those eligible to vote include
new members as of 30 June and
students elevated to member
or graduate student member
grades on or before that date.
Associate members are not
eligible to vote.
To be eligible, student
members graduating this year
between 1 January and 30 June
must update their education
information online to be elevated
to member or graduate student
member grade.
To become an IEEE member,
you must be regularly employed
in an IEEE-designated field and
have a combination of education
and work experience totaling at
least six years. To apply for transfer
to member grade, complete
the online form at https://www.
ieee.org/membership_services/
membership/grade_elevation.html.
Log in to your IEEE account
(http://www.ieee.org/profile) by
30 June and confirm or update
your contact information, your
communication preferences, and
education information. That will
help guarantee you receive your
ballot package.
ELECTION DEADLINES
15 AU G U S T

IEEE annual election ballots are
mailed to voting members and
electronic ballots are accessible.
1 OCTOBER

Last day that members' marked
ballots will be accepted by IEEE,
by noon CDT USA/17:00 UTC.
15 O C T O B E R

JUNE
3-6

IEEE Vehicular Technology
Conference, Porto, Portugal

20-25
IEEE Meeting Series,
New Brunswick, N.J.

25-29
IEEE Conference on Network
Softwarization, Montreal

JULY
8-13

IEEE World Congress on Computational
Intelligence, Rio de Janeiro

9-11
IEEE 5G World Forum,
Santa Clara, Calif.

30 July-3 August
IEEE International Conference on
Blockchain, Halifax, N.S., Canada

AUGUST
10-12

IEEE Women in Engineering
International Leadership
Summit, Hammamet, Tunisia

15
IEEE Milestone ceremonies honoring
Moore's Law and the birthplace of
Silicon Valley, Mountain View, Calif.

15-17
IEEE Games, Entertainment, and
Media Conference, Galway, Ireland

Election results are announced by
the IEEE Tellers Committee.
18 -19 N OV E M B E R

Toshio Fukuda

Vincenzo Piuri

TH E IN STITUTE JUN E 2018

Jacek M. Zurada

IEEE Board of Directors acts to
accept the report of the Tellers
Committee. Election results are
made official.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: ISTOCKPHOTO (2); WIKIMEDIA COMMONS; JACEK M. ZURADA; VINCENZO PIURI; TOSHIO FUKUDA; IEEE FOUNDATION

Annual Election
Begins in August

of Events

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