President's Message to transfer knowledge from more to less experienced volunteers, and we need to avoid capture of leadership positions by an old guard. By consciously working to resolve these demographic tensions, we can help ensure that our next 50 years are even more impactful than the first 50. Clinton J. Andrews is the President of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology. He is Direct questions and comments about this article to Clinton J. Andrews, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA; c.j.andrews@ieee.org. a professor and the Associate Dean for Research with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. 6 IEEE Technology and Society Magazine