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Student volunteers from nearby
universities assisted guests with
local arrangements.

acclaimed San Diego guitarist, and
there was ample food for everyone.
On Tuesday evening, 7 October,
the conference banquet was held in
the ballroom of the Paradise Point
Resort, preceded by the annual SMC
Awards Ceremony, at which awards
were presented to recognize outstanding SMCS volunteers and their
significant achievements. Howard
Michel, 2014 IEEE president-elect,
presented the IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award to Geoffrey Hinton.
The list of recipients of 2014 SMCS

nical committee chairs and SMCS
awards may be viewed on the awards
Chapter cha i r s; a nd a n appre Web page (http://www.ieeesmc.org/
ciation lunch for associate editors
about-smcs/awards).
of the Society's publications. Travel
Entertainment during the confergrant competitions were organized
ence banquet was provided by Mariafor IEEE Young Professionals and
chi Garibaldi, a performing ensemble
SMCS graduate student members
from Southwestern College, the
with accepted confirst school in the
ference papers. A
world to offer a colfarewell barbecue
lege degree in maridinner was held at
achi music.
Thanks to all
the conclusion of
Announcements
who helped to
t h e c o n fe r e n c e .
preced i ng SMC
make SMC 2014 a
Student volunteers,
2014 and during the
resounding success.
the majority comcon ference were
ing from local uniposted on LinkedIn,
versities, provided
Facebook, Twitter,
d a i ly a s si s t a nce
Google+, and, for the
with local arrangements and were
first time for an annual SMC conferalways visible in their prominent
ence, on the Chinese platforms Sina
blue T-shirts.
Weibo and WeChat.
The sunny San Diego weather
Other notable events at SMC
was complemented by the spectacu2014 included a reception for IEEE
lar ambience of the Paradise Point
Young Professionals and Women in
Resort and Spa. Thanks to all who
Engineering, with support and parhelped to make SMC 2014 a resoundticipation from the IEEE San Diego
ing success.
Section; receptions for SMCS tech-

by Vladik Kreinovich

Norbert Wiener Panel
Session at SMC 2014

netics," in honor of
he 2014 IEEE
SMC 2014 was
the 120th anniverInternational
sary of his birth.
Con ference
dedicated to
To commemorate
on Systems, Man,
Norbert Wiener,
this a nniversar y,
a nd Cyber net ic s
the "father of
SMC 2014 featured
(SMC 2014), which
cybernetics."
the Norbert Wiener
wa s held in Sa n
Pa nel Session in
Diego on 6-8 Octowhich recipients of
ber, was dedicated
the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetto Norbert Wiener, the "father of cyberics Society (SMCS) Norbert Wiener
Award discussed a broad selection of
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MSMC.2014.2386056
Society-related topics.
Date of publication: 24 April 2015
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IEEE SyStEmS, man, & CybErnEtICS magazInE Janu ar y 2015

The IEEE SMCS Norbert Wiener
Award, the primary research award
of the SMCS, recognizes "significant contributions to research in
systems science and engineering,
human-machine systems, and/or
cybernetics." The awardees are the
research leaders of the SMCS, and
their experience and opinions are
of great interest and great value to
all members.
During the Norbert Wiener Panel
Session, seven recipients of the Norbert Wiener Award were featured:
◆ W i l l i a m B . R ou s e, S t e ve n s
Institute of Technology, 1986
Norbert Wiener Award recipient, presented "Control a nd
Com mu n ication i n A n i ma ls,
Machines, Organizations, and
Societies."

http://www.ieeesmc.org/

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