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                Please read the voting instructions that appear on pages 2-3.

    IEEE President-Elect, 2016                                   Page               Region 7
    Karen Bartleson..................................................6              Xavier N. Fernando............................................46
    Frederick "Fred" C. Mintzer.............................10                      Maike Luiken.......................................................48

    IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/                                                   Region 9
    Director-Elect, 2016                                                            TeÓfilo J. Ramos.................................................50
                                                                                    José-Ignacio Castillo-Velázquez.....................52
    Division II                                                                     Enrique A. Tejera M...........................................54
    F.D. "Don" Tan.....................................................12
    Hulya Kirkici.........................................................14        IEEE Standards Association
                                                                                    President-Elect, 2016
    Division IV                                                                     Robert S. Fish......................................................56
    Tapan K. Sarkar...................................................16            Forrest D. "Don" Wright...................................58
    Jennifer T. Bernhard..........................................18
    John T. Barr, IV....................................................20          IEEE Standards Association
                                                                                    Board of Governors
    Division VI                                                                     Member-At-Large, 2016-2017
    Luke R. Maki........................................................22          Philip B. Winston................................................60
    John Y. Hung.......................................................24           W.C. "Chuck" Adams, Jr...................................62

    Division VIII                                                                   IEEE Standards Association
    Dejan S. Milojicic................................................26            Board of Governors
    Arnold N. Pears...................................................28            Member-At-Large, 2016-2017
                                                                                    Paul Nikolich........................................................64
    Division X                                                                      Stanley Krolikoski...............................................66
    John R. Vig............................................................30
    Toshio Fukuda.....................................................32            IEEE Technical Activities
                                                                                    Vice President-Elect, 2016
    IEEE Region Delegate-Elect/                                                     Douglas N. Zuckerman....................................68
    Director-Elect, 2016-2017                                                       Marina Ruggieri...................................................70

    Region 1                                                                        IEEE-USA President-Elect, 2016
    Babak D. Beheshti.............................................34                Karen S. Pedersen.............................................72
    Gim Soon Wan ..................................................36               Keith D. Grzelak..................................................74

    Region 3                                                                        IEEE-USA Member-At-Large, 2016-2017
    Gregg L. Vaughn.................................................38              Wole Akpose........................................................76
    John E. Montague..............................................40                Daniel N. Donahoe...........................................78

    Region 5
    Robert C. Shapiro...............................................42
    T. Scott Atkinson.................................................44
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                             For IEEE President-Elect, 2016
                                  IEEE President, 2017

                           KAREN BARTLESON
                           (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)

                           Senior Director of Corporate Programs and Initiatives
                           Synopsys
                           Mountain View, California, USA
                           www.KarenBartleson.net

                          Karen Bartleson is a Senior Director at Synopsys, an
                          electronic design automation company. Her responsibilities
    include technical standards development, software tool interoperability,
    relationships with universities and research institutions worldwide, and customer
    engagement through social media.

    Karen was 2013-2014 President of the IEEE Standards Association. As
    President, she led their new strategic plan, furthered the OpenStand™ market-
    driven standardization paradigm, and finalized IEEE’s membership in the Global
    Standards Collaboration. She chaired the IEEE Internet Initiative, whose charter is
    to raise IEEE’s influence in Internet governance, cyber-security, and cyber-privacy
    policy. She was also a member of IEEE’s strategy committee, overseeing the role
    of IEEE in global public policy.

    She received the 2003 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation
    Achievement Award and authored The Ten Commandments for Effective
    Standards: Practical Insights for Creating Technical Standards. She holds a BS in
    engineering science with an electronic engineering concentration from California
    Polytechnic State University.

                         IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                                     (S’78-M’80-SM’10)

    My significant, recent contributions include:

    •      Chairing the IEEE Internet Initiative and driving the development of its
           mission, vision, and strategic plan to bring IEEE’s technical expertise to bear
           on Internet governance.
    •      Participating on the IEEE Strategic Planning Committee and leading the
           subteam for investigating the role that IEEE can play in global public policy.
    •      Leading the IEEE Standards Association in its creation of a new five-year
           strategic plan. This was accomplished in less than six months, following
           a highly-effective process demonstrating strong collaboration between
           volunteers and staff.
    •      Overseeing efforts under my administration as IEEE-SA President to
           successfully obtain full membership status for IEEE in the Global Standards
           Collaboration, which had been attempted for many years.

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     •     Promoting the "OpenStand" initiative for global, market-driven standards – a
           partnership between IEEE and four organizations which develop standards
           that make the Internet work.

     Additionally, I contributed to numerous activities including:

     •     Global Public Policy Committee 2015
     •     Public Visibility Committee 2015
     •     IEEE-SA Strategic Planning Committee 2015
     •     Internet Governance Chair 2014
     •     Strategic Planning Committee 2014
     •     Open Access Summit 2014
     •     IEEE-SA Strategic Planning Advisory Group 2014
     •     IEEE-SA Ad Hoc Council 2013-2015
     •     IEEE Board of Directors 2013-2014
     •     President, IEEE Standards Association 2013-2014
     •     IEEE Branding Committee 2013-2014
     •     IEEE Foundation Signature Program Review Committee 2013-2014
     •     IEEE-SA Finance Committee 2013-2014
     •     IEEE-SA Appeals Committee Chair 2013-2014
     •     IEEE-SA Standards Education Committee 2013-2014, 2007
     •     IEEE-SA President-elect, Past President 2012, 2015
     •     IEEE-SA Board of Governors 2011-2015
     •     IEEE Board of Directors-elect 2011-2012
     •     Women in Engineering 2011-2012, 2014-2015
     •     Publication Services and Products Board 2011-2012
     •     TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee 2011-2012
     •     IEEE-SA Nominations & Appointments Committee 2011
     •     Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Committee 2010-2012
     •     IEEE-SA Audit Committee 2010
     •     IEEE-SA Awards and Recognition Committee 2010
     •     IEEE-SA Standards Board 2009-2010
     •     IEEE-SA Procedures Committee 2009-2010
     •     IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group 2008-2011
     •     IEEE-SA New Standards Committee 2008-2009
     •     Computer Society Design Automation Standards Committee 1995-2014

                                        Statement

     As President of IEEE, I will work constantly to:

     Bring greater visibility to our profession

     We are responsible for the greatest technological advancements of the human
     race. I will increase our visibility, so we are well-known and highly valued
     throughout the world. I am involved in three globally-visible initiatives in which
     IEEE is already making progress. The Internet Initiative’s goal is to help restore
     trust in the Internet, given spying, hacking, identity theft, and other misuses that
     threaten our way of life. We are becoming involved in global public policy, bringing
     our expertise to policy makers. Our global standards are enabling technologies
     and industries such as Smart Cities, the Smart Grid, and the Internet of Things.

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     Bring you greater value from your membership

     The needs of our practitioners today are equally as important as those of our
     students and young professionals, our future technologists. I will direct my
     attention to both, ensuring you are aware of the breadth of member benefits
     available; encouraging you to take full advantage; and enhancing benefits
     globally wherever possible.

     Bring IEEE to more global and local communities

     IEEE is growing in regions all over the world, and I believe this is key to our future.
     There is a difference between IEEE being global – everywhere with uniform
     goals – and globalizing IEEE – addressing diverse needs at local levels. I will lead
     IEEE in enabling technologies that span multiple societies, providing technology-
     related insights into public policy, and using powerful communication tools, so
     we are both global and globalized.

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                           For IEEE President-Elect, 2016
                                IEEE President, 2017

                         FREDERICK "FRED" C. MINTZER
                         (Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)

                         IBM (Retired)
                         IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
                         Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
                         www.FredMintzer.net

                          Fred Mintzer received a BSEE from Rutgers University and
                          a PhD in EECS from Princeton University. He joined IBM’s
    Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1978. Beginning in the middle 1980s,
    he managed a team that developed new technologies for image database
    applications and validated them in projects with cultural institutions that included
    the Vatican Library, Russia’s Hermitage Museum, and the Egyptian Museum in
    Cairo. From 2001 until 2005, he managed the Visual Technologies Department
    which developed new technologies for digital imaging, computer graphics and
    data visualization. From 2005 until retirement in 2013, he was the Program
    Director for IBM’s Blue Gene Watson facility, which once included the world’s
    second fastest supercomputer.

    He produced over fifty publications, twenty-five patents, and key features
    of several IBM offerings. His honors include recognition as an IEEE Fellow,
    membership in the IBM Academy of Technology and twice being named an IBM
    Research Master Inventor.

                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                             (S’75-M’78-SM’91-F’99-LF’14)

    COMMITTEES/BOARDS: IEEE Board of Directors, 2012, 2008-09. Technical
    Activities Board (TAB): Member, 2011-13, 2008-09, 2004-05; TAB Strategic
    Planning, Chair, 2013; VP Technical Activities and Chair, TAB and TAB
    Management Committee, 2012; IEEE New Initiatives Committee, 2013; TAB
    Ad Hoc on a New Level of TAB Recognition, Chair, 2012; TAB Nominations and
    Appointments, Chair, 2011. IEEE Nominations and Appointments, 2011. IEEE
    Governance, 2010. Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee, Chair,
    2009. IEEE Audit Committee, 2008-09. Membership Development Committee,
    2007.

    SOCIETY: Signal Processing Society (SPS): Past-President and Nominations and
    Appointments Committee Chair, 2006-07; President, 2004-05; President-Elect
    and Chair of SPS Technical Directions Committee and Long Range Planning
    Committee, 2002-03; Board of Governors, Member-at-Large, 2000-01; Vice
    President - Finance, 1996-99.

    PUBLICATIONS: Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Technical Community Spotlight, 2013-
    14.

    CONFERENCES: 1995 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing,
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     Finance Chair. 1984 IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop, Technical Co-Chair.

     AWARDS: IEEE Fellow, 1999. IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000. IEEE Signal
     Processing Society’s Meritorious Service Award, 2009.

     MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

     I joined with leaders of MGA (Member and Geographic Activities) and PSPB
     (Publication Services and Products) to successfully advocate a new collaboration
     platform to enable IEEE members to better network, collaborate and create – all
     within a centralized hub.

     I championed the three-pronged Open Access strategy that was endorsed by
     the IEEE Board of Directors and helped IEEE move forward in this space. We are
     now seeing Open Access successes.

     Under my leadership, Technical Activities:
     •    increased its efforts in emerging technologies.
     •    created on-line communities, free to all, that are centered on its emerging
          technology activities. They now have over 30,000 members.
     •    created an e-magazine, IEEE Technical Community Spotlight, free to all
          members, that republishes Magazine articles on emerging technologies
          and tells readers how to participate in emerging technology activities. I also
          served as its first editor-in-chief.

                                        Statement

     The needs and expectations of today’s technology professionals are changing.
     Today’s tech professionals – especially young professionals – expect more and
     higher quality interactions within the IEEE and its communities. They also expect
     greater opportunities to engage with emerging technologies, which are homes
     of tomorrow’s jobs.

     We need to create and provide more value for today’s members. Let me share
     some ways we might do this.

     •    Evolve our collaboration platform to support new types of communities –
          including volunteers, practitioners, and entrepreneurs.
     •    Create and strengthen offerings that target members employed in the
          private sector.
     •    Expand our emerging technology efforts and more broadly share their
          results.
     •    Increase our humanitarian efforts. Many members take great pride in their
          membership because of them – and they demonstrate our commitment
          to our mission.
     •    Develop crisper value propositions for key member audiences. Four of
          special importance are: industrial employees, young professionals, author/
          researchers, and tech professionals in emerging economies. They are our
          membership base and our membership growth opportunities.

     If elected, I will support these and other ideas that create more value for
     members.

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             For IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2016
                  IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
               Division II (CPMTS, DEIS, IAS, IMS, PELS, UFFCS)

                         F.D. “DON” TAN
                         (Nominated by IEEE Division II)

                         Distinguished Engineer and Senior Staff Manager
                         Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
                         Irvine, California, USA
                         http://tpe101.strikingly.com/

                          Don is a Distinguished Engineer and Senior Staff Manager
                          with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. He earned his
     PhD from Caltech and is an IEEE fellow. He is a chief technologist, a researcher
     in power electronic systems, and an authority in space power management.

     His accomplishments include 2 national standards, 4 industry firsts, 5 editorial
     positions, 7 professional educational and under/graduate courses, 15 patents
     and trade secrets, recipient of more than 30 awards, served on >70 industry
     and professional leadership positions, authored >100 research and technology
     articles and presentations, and >300 technology insertions and product
     developments with >1,800 space flight designs delivered without a single on-
     orbit failure. His Adiabatic Point-of-Load program has attracted US$15M customer
     funding in 5 years and his power product line values at greater than US$200M.
     His double forward technology was licensed to a major telecommunications
     company. His technology for in-space electric propulsion is being licensed to
     industry.

                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                                (S’89-M’95-SM’98-F’07)

     BOARD/COMMITTEE: Technical Activities Board (TAB), 2013-2014. TAB
     Awards and Recognition Committee (TABARC), Division II Representative.

     COUNCIL/SECTION/CHAPTER: LA Council, Chapter Program Chair/Vice-Chair/
     Chair, 1996-2001. PELS Regional Distinguished Lecturer, 2001-2004.

     POWER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY (PELS): Nomination Committee Chair,
     2015-present. PELS President, 2013-2014. IEEE Journal of Emerging and
     Selected Topics in Power Electronics, EiC (founding), 2013-present. Vice-
     President Operations, 2009-2012. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics:
     Associate Editor, 1996-2000; Guest EiC, 2011. IEEE Transactions on Industry
     Applications: Guest EiC, 2012. Fellow Committee, 2010-2013.

     CONFERENCES: Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC): Steering
     Committee Chair, 2001; General/Program/Assistant Program Chairs, 1996-
     2000. Steering Committee Member of: Energy Conversion Congress
     and Exposition (ECCE), 2009-present; ECCE Global Series, 2009-present;
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     ECE-Europe Series (EPE), 2010-present; ECE-Asia Series (IPEC/IPEMC/
     ICPE), 2011-present; Power Electronics for Distributed Generation (PEDG),
     2009-present. Honorary General Conference Chair of: 2015 International
     Future Energy Electronics Conference; 2015 International Conference on Power
     Electronics – ECCE-Asia; 2014 International Power Electronics Conference –
     ECCE-Asia; 2013 International Future Energy Electronics Conference; 2013 1st
     IEEE Workshop on Wide Band-Gap Power Device Applications.

     OTHERS: Department of Defense/IEEE Joint Working Group on Open Systems,
     Chair, 1997-2004. Standards Association: IEEE std 1515, IEEE std 1573.

     MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

     1.   As founding Editor-in-Chief, I helped lead the IEEE JESTPE launch in July
          2013 and succeeded in getting it indexed by Thompson Reuters in January
          2015.
     2.   Instrumental in securing TAB approval of the new IEEE Transactions on
          Transportation Electrification (four participating societies).
     3.   Leadership in launching IEEE Power Electronics Magazine within record
          time (less than 3 months – something many thought was impossible). As
          the first president from industry, I provided leadership in establishing PELS
          inaugural Industry Advisory Committee to ensure that the magazine is truly
          for practitioners.
     4.   As Operations Vice-President, my efforts in revitalizing PELS technical
          activities led to streamlined structure and more autonomy. Now PELS
          technical committees are unprecedentedly vibrant and organize their own
          conferences, special issues, and paper awards.

                                         Statement
     Having volunteered for 20 years, I know that members and volunteers are the
     life blood of the IEEE. They deliver conferences and publications that distinguish
     IEEE as the global power house in technical innovation and in technical
     information curation.

     The first priority, if elected Division II Director, is to provide our volunteers with
     easy processes for conference operation, reporting and closure, and effective
     tools for publications to monitor financial health.

     Another priority is to enhance Division II society collaborations and better
     representation. For instance, last year, I strongly supported a motion for our
     Sister Society Meeting to include the Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Society.
     Similar synergies should be explored for other societies.

     Finally, I have many years of experience as a mid-level functional manager
     for a diverse group of employees. I am a doer with an established record of
     “getting things done.” I intend to meet with every society. By listening to you and
     developing our priorities together, we can maximize our service to our members
     and volunteers, which in turn will fuel our future successes.

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             For IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2016
                  IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
               Division II (CPMTS, DEIS, IAS, IMS, PELS, UFFCS)

                          HULYA KIRKICI
                          (Nominated by IEEE Division II)
                          Professor
                          Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
                          Auburn University
                          Auburn, Alabama, USA
                          www.eng.auburn.edu/~kirkih/DivisionI I_Director_
                          Candidate.html
                            Hulya Kirkici is a Professor of Electrical and Computer
     Engineering, Auburn University, USA. Dr. Kirkici received the B.S. and M.S. in
     physics from Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey; and the
     Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University (NYU - Poly), Brooklyn,
     NY, USA in 1990. She was a visiting scientist/engineer at NASA, Marshall Space
     Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA (1999-2000) and Wright-Patterson Air Force
     Base, OH, USA (2014-2015). Dr. Kirkici’s research interests are in dielectrics and
     electrical insulation, high-frequency dielectric breakdown in space/aerospace
     environments, cold plasmas, and repetitive pulsed power. She has published
     numerous journal and conference papers and given invited talks in these related
     topics (in USA, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, China). Dr. Kirkici is a Senior Member
     of IEEE, and members of American Physical Society (APS), Sigma Xi Scientific
     Honor Society, Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, and American
     Association of University Women (AAUW).

                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                              (S’86-M’88-S’89-M’89-SM’97)
     Boards/Committees:
     •   Member, IEEE Finance Committee, 2012-2014
     •   Member, TAB Strategic Planning Committee, 2013
     •   Member, TAB Finance Committee, 2011-2014
     •   Member, IEEE Conferences Committee, 2011-2012
     •   Treasurer and Finance Chair, IEEE Publication Services and Products Board
         (PSPB), 2012-2014
     •   Member-at-Large, IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB),
         2011-present
     •   Member, TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee, 2015-present
     IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS):
     •   President, 2009-2010
     •   Vice President Administrative, 2007-2008
     •   Vice President-Technical, 2005-2006
     •   Secretary and ExCom Member, 2000-2004
     •   Ad-Com Member, 1998-2004
     •   Ad-Com Corresponding Member (DIEIS rep.), IEEE Industry Applications
         Society, 2014
     IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Society:
     •   Distinguished Lecturer
     IEEE Sensors Council:
     •   Vice President of Technical Operations, 2014-present

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     •   Ad-Com Member-at-Large, 2013, 2009-2012
     •   Chair, Distinguished Lecturer Program, 2014-present
     Conferences:
     •   Chair, Technical Program Committee, 2014 IEEE International Power
         Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC), 2014
     •   Chair, Executive Committee, IEEE IPMHVC 2005-2014
     •   General Chair, IEEE Power Modulator Conference, 2004
     •   Vice-Chair and Treasurer, IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and
         Dielectrics Phenomena (CEIDP), 2004-2005
     Publications:
     •   IEEE Access Editorial Board, 2014-present
     •   Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 1997-
         2007, 2012-present
     •   Guest Editor, IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Power
         Modulators Special Issue, Aug. 2009
     •   Guest Editor, IEEE Trans. Plasma Science, Power Modulators and Repetitive
         Pulsed Power Special Issue, Aug. 2004
     •   Guest Editor, IEEE Trans. Plasma Science, Pulsed Power Science and
         Technology Special Issue, Oct. 2002
     Other:
     •   IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, “Novel Dielectrics and Advanced Electrical
         Insulation Technology,” 2011 IEEE Panel of Conference Organizers (POCO)
         meeting, (Beijing, China)
     Awards:
     •   Sol Schneider Award “for continuing technical and administrative
         leadership in the power modulator and high voltage communities”
         presented at 2010 IEEE-IPMHVC.
     •   William G. Dunbar Award “for continuing contribution to high-voltage and
         high frequency insulation research and engineering education” presented
         at 2014 IEEE-IPMHVC.
     Memberships:
     •   IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
     •   IEEE Industry Applications Society
     •   IEEE Electron Devices Society
     •   IEEE Photonics Society
     •   IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Society

                                        Statement
     I am interested in this position because I want to give back to the IEEE
     community. I joined IEEE as a graduate student and I have been continuously
     nurtured, supported and mentored by many IEEE volunteers and colleagues.
     As this is a leadership position, my focus will be to foster dialogue among the
     communities/societies, support the growth to advance technologies, enhance
     the collaboration between the societies, elevate the technical strength of our
     scholarly work, support financial transparency, and continue to be part of this
     great community that makes IEEE what it is.

     I will work towards nurturing communities across cultures to further its reach
     and innovations in technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE volunteers and
     members, are the drivers behind the technological innovation and excellence
     for the benefit of communities. As the Division II Director, I will continue to
     support IEEE’s mission to the fullest, by listening, engaging, and working together
     alongside the societies. I will continue to strengthen the financial health and
     technical strength of societies through publications and technical conferences.
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             For IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2016
                  IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
            Division IV (APS, BTS, CES, EMCS, MAGS, MTTS, NPSS)

                          TAPAN K. SARKAR, PHD, PE
                          (Nominated by IEEE Division IV)

                          Professor
                          Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
                          Syracuse University
                          Syracuse, New York, USA
                          http://ecs.syr.edu/faculty/sarkar/

                           Tapan K. Sarkar received B.Tech. (IIT, Kharagpur, India),
     M.Sc.E. (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada) and M.S. and Ph.D.
     (Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY). He was an engineer at General Instruments,
     a faculty member at RIT, Rochester, NY and a research fellow at Gordon McKay
     Laboratory, Harvard University. He is now Professor at Syracuse University. He
     has authored or coauthored more than 360 journal articles and numerous
     conference papers, 32 chapters in books and 15 books. He has an H-index
     of 60 with 14,901 citations. He received three Doctor Honoris Causa degrees
     from Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont Ferrand, France, in 1998; Polytechnic
     University of Madrid, Spain, in 2004; and Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, in
     2012. He is president of OHRN Enterprises, Inc., a small business incorporated
     in New York State (1985) performing research for government, private and
     foreign organizations in system analysis. He is a professional engineer registered
     in New York.
                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                             (S’69-M’76-SM’81-F’92-LF’14)

     COMMITTEES/BOARDS:
     • Member, Electromagnetics Award Board, 2004-2007.
     • Member, TAB-PSPB Committee, 2013.
     SECTION/CHAPTER:
     • Chairman, IEEE Syracuse Section AP-S/MTT-S Joint Chapter, 1995-2000.
     SOCIETY:
     • Distinguished Lecturer, Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S), 2000-
        2003, 2011-2013.
     • Elected Member, AP-S AdCom, 2005-2007.
     • President-Elect, AP-S, 2013.
     • President, AP-S, 2014.
     • Chair, AP-S Nominations Committee, 2015.
     • Chair, AP-S Past-Presidents Council, 2015.
     • Associate Editor, Feature Articles, Antennas and Propagation Newsletter,
        1986-1988.
     • Associate Editor, Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2004-2010.
     • Associate Editor, Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1986-
        1989.

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     CONFERENCES:
     •  Chair, Technical Program Committee (TPC), IEEE Antennas and
        Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science
        Meeting, 1988.
     •  Member, TPC, numerous IEEE Antennas and Propagation International
        Symposia and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meetings.
     •  General Chair, Plenary Speaker, Tutorial and Short Course Speaker, and
        Session Chair, many AP-S sponsored conferences.
     •  Chair, Technical Program Review Committee #1, IEEE International
        Microwave Symposium, 2008-2010. Member (before 2008 and after
        2010).
     •  Organizer, Panel Session, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, 2012.
     •  Initiated three new AP-S financially sponsored conferences (Antenna
        Applications and Measurements, Computational Electromagnetics and
        RADIO), while serving as AP-S President and President-Elect.

     OTHERS:
     •  IEEE Fellow, 1992.
     •  Associate Editor, Digital Signal Processing – A Review Journal.
     •  Best Paper Award, Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1979.
     •  Started three membership initiatives: in Region 9 under AP-S Region 9
        Coordinator, in ASEAN countries, Region 10, and in Africa, Region 8, to
        promote IEEE and also Electromagnetic research and education.
     •  Initiated two new Journals while serving as AP-S President:
        •     Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques (AP-S & MTT-S;
              Phase I proposal approved).
        •     Electromagnetics in Medicine and Biology (AP-S, MTT-S & EMB-S,
              Letter of Intent approved, Phase I proposal prepared).

                                        Statement
     I will stimulate outreach efforts to increase IEEE members and chapters in those
     countries of Regions 8, 9 and 10 specially needed and to project IEEE as a
     member-friendly society, devoting time and effort to analyze member needs.
     Another goal will be to identify, encourage, nominate and mentor candidates
     for higher volunteer positions within IEEE. Also facilitate communication and
     cooperation among the seven societies and councils in Division IV which in turn
     will help resolve any conflicts and will promote communication, cooperation and
     problem resolution across IEEE in general.

     I will favor projects related to educational tools and tutorials, very much needed
     nowadays in multidisciplinary areas. A better integration of industry members is
     also needed so that they are aware of the advantages of working in the frame
     of IEEE. I will try to facilitate the communication of needs, concerns, and actions
     between TAB and IEEE Board of Directors.

     I will promote future directions initiatives involving multiple societies focused
     on manufacturing real products and directed towards humanitarian technology
     along the line of IEEE SIGHT initiative.

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             For IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2016
                  IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
            Division IV (APS, BTS, CES, EMCS, MAGS, MTTS, NPSS)

                         JENNIFER T. BERNHARD
                         (Nominated by IEEE Division IV)

                         Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
                         Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
                         University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
                         Urbana, Illinois, USA
                         http://antennas.ece.illinois.edu

                             Jennifer T. Bernhard (S’89, M’95, SM’01, F’10) earned
                             the B.S.E.E. degree from Cornell University in 1988.
     She earned the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Duke
     University in 1990 and 1994, respectively, with support from a NSF Graduate
     Fellowship. From 1995-1999, Prof. Bernhard was an Assistant Professor in the
     ECE Department at the University of New Hampshire, where she held the Class
     of 1994 Professorship. Since 1999, she has been with the ECE Department
     at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is now a Professor.
     In 2012, she was named the Associate Dean for Research in the College of
     Engineering. Prof. Bernhard’s research interests include reconfigurable and
     wideband microwave antennas and circuits, wireless sensors/sensor networks,
     high speed wireless communication, and electromagnetics for industrial,
     agricultural, and medical applications, and has five patents in these areas. She
     has authored over 250 publications and has advised 59 graduate students.

                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                                (S’89-M’95-SM’01-F’10)

     COMMITTEES/BOARDS:
     •  PSPB, Member-at-Large, 2014-Present.
     •  Women In Engineering Committee, PSPB Representative, 2014-Present.
     •  PSPB, TAB Representative, 2012.
     •  TAB, Ad hoc Committee on Affiliates, 2012.
     •  TAB Strategic Planning Committee, 2009-2011.
     •  TAB, Antennas and Propagation Society President, 2008.

     SECTION/CHAPTER:
     •   NH IEEE State Executive Committee, 1996-1998.

     STUDENT BRANCH:
     •  UNH IEEE Student Branch Advisor, 1996-1998.

     SOCIETY: IEEE Antennas and Propagation (APS):
     •  Distinguished Lecturer Committee, 2011-2014.
     •  Constitution and Bylaws Committee, 2011-2014; Chair, 2003-2007.
     •  Past Presidents Council, 2009-Present.
     •  Nominations Committee, Chair, 2009.
     •  URSI Liaison, 2009-2011.
     •  Administrative Committee, 2007-2012.
     •  President, 2008.
     •  Administrative Committee, 2004-2006.

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     PUBLICATIONS:
     •  Guest Editor
        •   Special Issue on Antenna Design and Integration in Smart Sensors,
            IEEE Sensors Journal, August 2014 (Joint between Sensors Council
            and IEEE APS).
        •   Special Issue on Antenna Systems and Propagation for Cognitive
            Radio, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, March 2014.
        •   Special Issue on Multifunction Antennas and Systems, IEEE Transactions
            on Antennas and Propagation, February 2006.
     •  Associate Editor
        •   IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2001-2007.
        •   IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2001-2005.

     CONFERENCES:
     •  Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Workshop on Antenna
        Technology: Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, 2006.
     •  Technical Program Chair, IEEE APS Conference on Antennas and Propagation
        for Wireless Communications, 2000.
     •  Nearly 20 international steering/technical program committees for IEEE
        meetings.

     MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
     •  Led major modernization of the APS Constitution and Bylaws, 2003-2005.
     •  As APS President:
        •    Led successful AP Publications/Society reviews.
        •    Established the Editor-in-Chief position for website.
        •    Initiated membership of APS in Council on Electronic Design
             Automation and Sensors Council.
        •    Initiated first outreach program to Region 9, including new Chapters,
             Distinguished Lecturer visits.
     •  Introduced double-blind review process for the AP Symposium’s student
        paper competition, resulting in significant increases in authors from Regions
        7-10 and women authors from all regions being recognized as finalists/
        honorable mentions (from 0% to nearly 30%). Advised organizers of
        the IEEE-MTT International Microwave Symposium in double-blind review
        implementation.

                                       Statement
     While Division IV encompasses a wide range of fields, we often address similar
     technologies and face common challenges. These challenges include finding
     new and efficient ways to increase member value, to develop interdisciplinary
     technical cooperation, and to steward resources. To strengthen and deepen ties
     between our Societies, I will bring our Division together to build a set of best
     practices in the areas of member benefits/outreach, volunteer engagement,
     inclusion and recruitment of members of underrepresented groups, open/
     accountable governance, and new technology directions. Critical to the success
     of these efforts will be the establishment of robust communication pathways
     between Society leaders. Additionally, I will organize representatives from across
     the Division to develop partnerships to advance emerging interdisciplinary
     technical activities. Finally, I will promote transparency in operations, finance,
     and planning at every level within the IEEE. This transparency allows our
     volunteers, the foundation of our Societies, to be confident that the resources
     and results produced by their hard work and dedication are allocated wisely
     toward the IEEE’s overarching goals of technical excellence and service to the
     global community.
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             For IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2016
                  IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
            Division IV (APS, BTS, CES, EMCS, MAGS, MTTS, NPSS)

                          JOHN T. BARR, IV
                          (Nominated by IEEE Division IV)

                          R&D Manager/Director (Retired)
                          Agilent Technologies / Hewlett-Packard
                          Santa Rosa, California, USA
                          www.johntbarr.net

                            John Barr received a BSEE from Georgia Institute of
                            Technology in 1971, a MSEE in 1974 from Stanford
     University and a MS in Engineering Management in 1982, from Stanford. Co-Op
     at Scientific Atlanta 1967-70. Retired after 37 years from Agilent Technologies /
     Hewlett-Packard in 2008. He served in various engineering R&D roles, including
     as the R&D Manager/Director for Agilent’s Wireless Semiconductor Test Solutions.
     Later served as Agilent’s EEsof Product Marketing Manager for RFIC EDA.

     John’s technical activities started with the development and design of RF
     & Microwave component measurement systems, including design of RF
     downconvertors, IF detectors and automation of these systems. This work
     in conventional and six-port network analyzers led to five patents and ten
     published papers covering vector error correction, time domain conversion and
     multi-parameter measurement systems. This evolved into a concentration in the
     development of high throughput manufacturing semiconductor test systems for
     RFICs and wireless communications ICs.

                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                          (S’69-M’74-M’81-SM’84-F’02-LF’14)
     Committees/Boards
     •  IEEE Board of Directors 2013-2014
     •  IEEE Treasurer 2013-2014, FinCom 2007-2015
     •  Investment Committee 2010-2014
     •  Ideation Committee 2013-2015
     •  Infrastructure Strategy and Growth AdHoc 2014-2015
     •  Technical Activities Board (TAB): Member 2002, 2005-2006, 2009-2012;
        Treasurer 2009-2012; FinCom 2005-2015; Management Committee
        2005, 2009-2012
     •  MGA Individual Benefits and Services 2013
     •  TAB/PSPB Products & Services: Member 2002-2006, Chair 2005-2006
     •  Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB) 2005-2008; Finance Chair
        2007-2008; Vice-Chair 2006; Strategic Planning 2005-2008
     •  New Initiatives 2008
     •  Marketing & Sales 2006
     •  Large/Small Societies Issues AdHoc 2006
     Regions/Sections/Chapters
     •   Redwood Empire Subsection: Co-Founder 1982, Chair 1984, Program
         Chair 1985-1986
     •   Georgia Tech Student Chapter, Vice-Chair 1970-1971

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     Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S)
     •   AdCom 1994-2005
     •   President 2002, Vice-President 2001, Treasurer 1998-2000
     •   Numerous chair roles: Membership Development 1992-1993; Membership
         Services 1994-1995; Operations 1996-1997; Long Range Planning 2004;
         Conferences 2008; Memorials 2014-2015; Parliamentarian 2014-2015
     •   T-MTT & L-MWC Reviewer 1986-Present
     •   Also member of “Instrumentation and Measurement Society” and “Society
         on Social Implications of Technology”
     IEEE Conferences
     •   International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2006 General Chair
     •   Radio & Wireless Week (RWW) 2012 General Chair
     •   RWW2011 TPC Chair
     •   IMS TPRC (Microwave Measurements) 1990-2001, 2008-2015
     •   IMS Technical Session Chair - multiple times
     Others
     •   IEEE Fellow 2002
     •   IEEE-Stds-378 Scattering Coefficient Measurements 1988-1992
     •   IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award Committee 2005-2008
     Major Accomplishments
     1. Successful IMS2006 general chair. Led large committee (60+), 11,000+
         attendees, 1,000+ technical presentations and 900+ exhibition booths.
         Also MTT-S Radio Wireless Week TPC Chair and General Chair (2011-
         2012), a multidisciplinary conference with cross-society sponsorship/
         participation (APS/ComSoc/EMBS).
     2. Worked with TAB/PSPB on R&D funding mechanism for IEEE Xplore.
     3. In various roles led efforts to increase data-driven, fact-based decision
         making: including “most read content” periodical revenue distribution and
         IEEE Reserves Policy based on needs (versus arbitrary percentage).
     4. As IEEE Treasurer provided BoD improved financial reporting transparency /
         understandability including the implications of their actions.
     5. TAB mentor to SSIT’s society re-engineering process.

                                        Statement
     Division IV is a diverse group of eight societies/council based on fundamental
     principles of engineering and foundational as engineering and academic study
     is increasingly multidisciplinary. As Division Director, I would encourage inter-
     society events, enhancing the value of the IEEE to these communities.

     Many members are unsure of the IEEE value to them. The IEEE and Societies
     are working to addressing this, and if elected, I would support the societal efforts
     and work within the BoD to provide the needed organizational and financial
     support to address these unmet needs.

     The most valuable IEEE asset is our volunteers. We need to improve the volunteer
     experience, provide better training, mentorship and less bureaucratic overhead
     – these are areas the BoD and Division Directors can have a positive impact.

     With a long history of interacting with many societies, past BoD member, a
     deep understanding of the IEEE interworkings and a passion for the success of
     the IEEE mission – I will be an effective Director and worthy of being your BoD
     representative.

     I look forward to being a part of an ever more successful IEEE.
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                  IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
                Division VI (ES, IES, PSES, PCS, RS, SSIT, TEMS)

                         LUKE R. MAKI, P.E.
                         (Nominated by IEEE Division VI)

                         Senior Network Architect
                         The Boeing Company
                         Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
                         http://lukemaki.net

                          Mr. Luke Maki, BSME ’78, MSCS (EE, Computing Systems)
                          ’84, is a registered Professional Engineer. He has been
     involved with data communications technology implementation, and technical
     process development and execution, for 30+ years. Prior employment included
     GTE South (now Verizon) as a Data Specialist in Marketing, and the Air Force
     Flight Dynamics Laboratory, supporting flight simulation. His demonstrated
     individual and team leadership has been tapped to: justify the use of 10Mbps
     Ethernet to transfer, with the simulation cycle-time, aircraft state information
     between multiple simulators (1984 AFIT Master’s Thesis); develop data
     communications and systems proposals; develop and execute the process for
     ensuring production support readiness for new network products and services;
     develop common design approval processes; design and manage test networks
     for technology investigations; lead WAN design, new technology investigations,
     and deployments; lead regulatory compliance activities relative to network
     change management; and, foster a corporate strategic alliance with IEEE.
                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                                   (A’94-M’98-SM’03)
     IEEE Professional Communication Society
     •   1999-Present: PCS Member
         • 1999-2007 Administrative Committee, Member
              • 2003: IPCC 2003, Publications Chair
              • 2003: IEEE PCS Emily K. Schlesinger Award (outstanding service
                   to the society)
              • 2004-2005 Vice President, Meetings Chair
              • 2006-2007 President
              • 2007: IPCC 2007, Publications Chair
         • 1999-2007: Liaison from PCS to IEEE-USA Committee on
              Communications Policy (CCIP)
              • 2003-2004: Chair of IEEE-USA CCIP
              • 2005: IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award
         • 2008: PCS Representative, Technology Management Council BoG
         • 2015: Co-Chair, PCS Chapter, Philadelphia Section
     IEEE Technology Management Council
     • 2008-2014: Board of Governors, IEEE Technology Management Council
         • 2008: PCS Representative on TMC BoG
         • 2008-2010: Chair, Communications Committee
         • 2009: President-Elect (Executive Committee)
         • 2010-2011: President (Executive Committee), Structure Options
              AdHoc
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           •       ITMC 2012, Publications Chair
           •       2012-2013: Past-President (Executive Committee), Secretary, and
                   Nominations Committee Chair
           •       ITMC 2013, Vice-Chair, established initial MOU with ICE Conference
                   in Europe
           •       IEEE Ethics 2014, Launch Event Team Member, Publications Chair
           •       IEEE ITMC 2014, Conference Committee
     IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society
     • 2015-2016: Member-At-Large, AdCom
         • 2015: Secretary, ExCom
         • 2015: Conferences Committee
              • IEEE ITMC 2015 and 21st ICE Conference: Vice-Chair
              • IEEE Ethics 2016: Conference Committee
     IEEE-USA
     • Committee on Communications Policy (CCP; formerly the Communications
         and Information Policy Committee, CIPC)
         • 1999-2007: Liaison from IEEE PCS to IEEE-USA CIPC
              • 2003-2004: Chair of IEEE-USA CIPC
              • 2005: IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award
         • 2008-2014: Liaison from IEEE TMC to IEEE-USA CCP
     • 2006-2010: Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee
     • IEEE RFID 2007: Launch Event Team
     • IEEE RFID 2008: Pubs Chair
     • Government Relations Committee
         • 2011-2012: Vice Chair
     • IEEE Ethics 2014, Launch Event Team, Pubs Chair
     • 2015: IEEE-USA Communications Committee, Member-At-Large
     TAB Committees Served
     • Strategic Planning
     • Future Directions
     • Awards & Recognition
     • TAB Management
         • AdHoc Society Advisory
     • AdHoc: Structure
         • ‘New Technical Community’ Process
                                         Statement
     Having helped manage two of the Operating Units (OUs) in Division VI, and
     interacting with volunteers from all seven, there is no doubt that all embrace the
     IEEE Vision to be “…universally recognized for the contributions of technology
     and of technical professionals in improving global conditions.” With the most
     diverse set of Fields Of Interest of any, Division VI helps make whole the
     technical expertise of the Technical Activities Board. For this reason, when serving
     on TAB, I have consistently advocated for retention of this diversity, even in light
     of financial challenges. While conferences and publications are a mainstay, I will
     work to further develop more direct IEEE-Industry collaboration, and increase
     visibility of the Division VI OUs in this regard. Collaboration with some larger,
     international, corporations has been successful, and can potentially expand in
     new ways; efforts must be made to incubate similar relationships with small and
     medium businesses as well. I am honored to be considered for this leadership
     position, and with your vote of confidence will look forward to serving Division VI.

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                   IEEE Division Delegate/Director, 2017-2018
                 Division VI (ES, IES, PSES, PCS, RS, SSIT, TEMS)

                          JOHN Y. HUNG
                          (Nominated by IEEE Division VI)

                          Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
                          Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
                          Auburn University
                          Auburn, Alabama, USA

                            John Hung has been on the Auburn University faculty since
     1989, and his technical interests are in control systems engineering. His degrees
     were earned at University of Tennessee (B.S.), Princeton University (M.E.E.),
     and University of Illinois (Ph.D.) Earlier, he worked for Johnson Controls, Inc.,
     helping develop the company’s first digital controller for commercial building
     automation systems. He held several visiting appointments in industry over the
     past 25 years, worked as an engineering consultant, and was a visiting professor
     at National Taiwan University of Science & Technology for one year. He received
     department and college-level recognitions for teaching excellence, as well as
     best paper awards from the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and IEEE Region
     3. He holds several U.S. patents and an amateur radio license.

     John and wife Diana have been married since 1984 and have three adult
     children, and one grandson. He also enjoys cooking, outdoor life, and fixing old
     engines.

                       IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
                      (S’78-S’80-M’81-S’86-S’88-M’89-SM’93-F’11)

     IEEE member of 38 years, elected Fellow in 2011.

     IEEE Leadership/Service:
     •     Technical Activities Board (TAB) (2014, 2015)
     •     IES President (2014, 2015), President-Elect (2012, 2013), Vice-President
           for Conference Activities (2008-2010), Treasurer (2002-2007)
     •     IES Life AdCom Member
     •     IEEE Conferences:
           •    General Co-Chair: IECON (2008, 2013), ISIE (2010, 2013, 2016),
                ICIT-2011, Industry Summit 2016
           •    Technical Program Co-Chair: ICIT (2000, 2010), ISIE (2000, 2007),
                IECON (2006, 2010), ICM (2011, 2017)
           •    Finance Chair: 15 IEEE conferences
     •     Associate Editor:
           •    Transactions on Industrial Electronics (TIE): 1996-2005
           •    Transactions on Control Systems Technology: 1997-1998
           •    Guest Editor for 4 Special Sections (TIE)
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