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Since it was exactly one year ago that Nim and I completed the EiC transition process, it seemed appropriate to provide an update on the status of the magazine. Even with the excellent mentorship from Nim, there has been a steep learning curve. During this time, there have also been three significant Communications Society initiatives that directly affected the magazine. I would like to first evaluate the progress of the magazine relative to goals that I had outlined in January 2010, then thank some of the people who have been supporting the magazine, and finally briefly explain the motivations and impact of the new initiatives. The implementation of two of these initiatives will be explained in a subsequent editorial. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article announces the return of the "Global Communications Newsletter" section of the "IEEE Communications Magazine." The regional correspondents for this section include Bin Hu, Rajan Dinesh and Nicolae Oaca. It is explained that articles in this section will not be technical papers but instead will members of the Communications Society about various activities.

The article announces the slate of candidates to lead the IEEE Communications Society in 2013 along with their position statements and biographies which include Khaled B. Letaief, Mehmet Ulema and Stefano Bregni.

The article presents the platforms and biographies of the candidates for vice president and member-of-large of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society (ComSoc). It presents various approaches of Khaled B. Letaief, candidate for vice-president for Conferences, to response to the challenges faced by ComSoc. It reveals the aim of Ian F. Akyildiz, candidate for member-at-large, to raise the value of the society. Candidate for vice-president for publications Len Cimini details her strategy to maintain the standard and to continue the influential role of the society's publications. It also presents the statements and biographies of the other vice-presidential candidates and member-of-large including Sergio Benedetto, Alexander Gelman, and Ricardo Veiga.

The article presents development surrounding the election of the board of governors of the IEEE Communication Society. The slate of candidates corresponds to four vice president positions. These positions include conferences, member relations, publications, and technical activities. In addition, there is a separate slate of candidates to fill four positions on the board of governors. Furthermore, it has been requested that members and interested participants take time to consider the candidates' individual position statements and description of prior experience.

Presents a listing of ComSoc candidates for Board of Governors election. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers IEEE Communications Society news briefs as of July 2012. Election ballots were electronic mailed (e-mailed) or postal mailed to all Higher Grade IEEE Communications Society members on May 31, 2012. The objectives of the Network Testing Series of "IEEE Communications Magazine" have been outlined as part of a call for papers to academic and industry researchers regarding defects in network testing.

In the following paragraphs you will find the position statements and biographies of an outstanding slate of candidates to manage the IEEE Communications Society. Your vote is very important to the individual candidates and to ComSoc as a whole. Ballots will be e-mailed or mailed to all ComSoc members later this month. We encourage your careful consideration as you cast your vote for the future success of the Society. If you do not receive an email from ieee-comsocvote@ieee.org on 31 May 2011 or a paper ballot by 30 June, but you feel your membership was valid before 1 May 2011, you may e-mail ieee-comsocvote@ieee.org or call +1 732 562 3904 to check your member status. (Provide your member number, full name, and address.) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the goal of the IEEE Communications Society to provide opportunities to publish articles on the general topic of consumer communications and networking in the issue of "IEEE Communications Magazine." It mentions that the number of research papers submitted, as detailed in the article "Record Number of Attendees Explore Latest Consumer Networking Technologies at CCNC 2009" in the February 2009 issue, leads them to conclude that the topic area is one that continues to grow.

The article presents an activity report on the Asia Pacific Region of the Communications Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. An Asia Pacific Board Regional Chapters Chair Congress was held on March 15, 2007 in Hong Kong, China. Winners of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Young Researcher Award in 2007 include Phone Lin, W. Choi and H. Harai. Meanwhile, three new chapters were formed in this region in 2006-2007.

This article presents information about the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) which is working for the expansion of distance learning technologies, in Saudi Arabia. IPA was established in Riyadh in 1961. It is the country's leading government organization and it is responsible for the development of the nation's public sector. It has four main functions in the country's public sector: training, research, consultation, and archiving. Training is delivered to local government employees and high school graduates. The subjects includes accounting, public administration, marketing, English language, and computer science. In 2004 more than 18,000 students attended training and graduated from IPA. The IPA Research Center is mainly responsible for research funding and development, book publishing, and translation. The responsibility of the Consultation Department is to improve the performance of the government sector in several fields such as regulation, organization, and technology. In 1980, the Computer Center was established to support the growing need for IT. This unit is responsible for planning, developing, supporting, operating, securing, and maintaining IPA's whole computing infrastructure.

The article reports on the 60th anniversary of HTE, the Scientific Association for Infocommunication in Hungary, on January 29, 2009. The HTE is formerly known as the Scientific Society for Telecommunications. It is a voluntary and autonomous professional society of engineers and economists, researchers and businessmen, managers and educational, regulatory and other professionals active in the fields related to telecommunications in the country. The anniversary will be celebrated by the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference in Budapest in April 2009.

A year has passed, and it is time for a first analysis of the main actions undertaken by ComSoc leadership. The five Com- Soc Vice Presidents will describe their main achievements in 2014, but before leaving the floor to them, I would like to give a concise description of the whole picture. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article the candidates for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society (ComSoc) board of governors election in 2014. They include Harvey A. Freeman, Mark Karol, Adam Drobot, T. Russell Hsing, Steve Gorshe, Stan Moyer and James Hong. The position statement of the candidates are also presented.

The article discusses the highlights of a one-day educational program IEEE Emerging Topics on Communication Systems (ETCOMS) held in Kolkata, India on February 2, 2013 by the IEEE Communications Society Kolkata Chapter. Topics addressed include the initiatives being taken by the Chapter to organize educational programs to reach out to its members, the importance of collaborative programs and a framework for trading of wireless networks. Also covered are topics on green wireless communications.

From October 15th through 19th, 2012, Prof. Tiffany Jing Li of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Lehigh University visited the Communications Society Morelia, Guadalajara and Monterrey Chapters as part of the ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour (DLT) program. The IEEE Communications Society provides the initiative of the DLT program, where recognized and world renowned experts give lectures at Chapters on all continents. The initiative allows students, professionals and researchers to attend open lectures given in their cities and interact with the Distinguished Lecturer to improve their knowledge and perspective on the topics presented. The Chapters started planning to host this event in March 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information on the activities of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The IEEE-SA has a membership of approximately 7000 individuals. It is also one of six major organization units (OUs) of the IEEE, along with Technical Activities, IEEE USA, Educational Activities, Regional Activities, and Publication Services and Products. The SA offers a forum for creating internationally recognized standards that are used by industry in support of their products and various market strategies.

The article discusses the professional staffs of the Communications Society (ComSoc). It presents an organized presentation of staffs of the individual departments with comments from the department heads. The departments include marketing, advertising, executive and volunteer services, information technology (IT), finance and administration, publications, and meetings and conferences. The heads of the different departments are also provided which include John Pape of marketing, Eric Levine of advertising, and David Alvarez of IT.

As anticipated in my first message in January, the President?s Pages in February to June will be devoted to the presentation of the five ComSoc Vice Presidents, who will describe their sector activities and programs for the next two years. This month?s column concerns the Vice President for Publications, Sarah Kate (Katie) Wilson. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In January, 2004 Communications Society's first IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC '04), took place in Nevada. By all measures the venue was a complete success. CCNC '04 attracted over 340 registrants to hear 12 technical papers and 35 poster presentations, see 20 technical demos and experience eight panels including one Distinguished Expert Panel. And those presenting their work came from 31 countries. To help make the program possible, 17 volunteers served on the Organizing and Steering Committees, 64 on the Technical Program Committee, and 120 received submissions. By society norms, of the approximately 50 meetings and conferences sponsored by the society each year, CCNC is not the largest, and there are quite a few that are smaller, especially their more intimate workshops. If the CCNC statistics for volunteer support is to be considered and scaled to encompass all such conferences, the number become very impressive. Furthermore, like the proverbial iceberg where so much is not visible to the casual viewer, this count does not include the many volunteers who are busily engaged in facilitating the society's educational programs and noteworthy publications.

The article focuses on the several sponsored conferences by the Communications Society (ComSoc), the second largest Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) society in the U.S. It describes what does the IEEE society does in supporting those conferences of interests to its members. Moreover, it notes that the events were organized by engineers Fred Bauer, Merrily Hartmann and Raouf Boutaba.

The article focuses on the 25th anniversary celebration of IEEE/OSA's "Journal of Lightwave Technology." A list of sponsoring societies of the "Journal of Lightwave Technology" is presented. The contributions of distinguished individuals such as Tom Giallorenzi, Don Keck and Rod Alferness to the "Journal of Lightwave Technology" are discussed. A brief description of Giallorenzi, Keck and Alferness' career is presented. It discusses how the "Journal of Lightwave Technology" maintained the extremely high standards of quality that are the cornerstone of the community.

In the following paragraphs you will find the position statements and biographies of an outstanding slate of candidates to lead the IEEE Communications Society. Your vote is very important to the individual candidates and to ComSoc as a whole. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents the statement of the IEEE Communication Society presidential candidate Michele Zorzi. According to Zorzi, he is concentrating in improving the quality of publications and conferences of IEEE Communication Society. He also mentions that he is willing to promote student participation. Zorzi studied and became the professor of University of Padova, Italy. He became the editor-in-chief of "IEEE Wireless Communications" and "IEEE Transactions on Communications." It is mentioned that he is interested in wireless communications research and networking in the area of protocol analysis and design.

The author reflects on the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Communications (ICC) and Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2007 in the U.S. He emphasized that the two conferences are the largest annual Communications Society (ComSoc) conferences in the country. Furthermore, he added that the two conferences are good opportunities to see the latest research activities and exchange ideas with other researchers.

As noted in the January message, the President's Pages in February through June 2014 will be devoted to presentations on the five ComSoc Vice Presidents. Each will describe their sector activities and programs for the next two years. The February installment highlights the Technical Activities Vice President, Khaled Ben Letaief. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the highlights of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC) held at Darling Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales in April 2010. The welcome address was delivered by Doctor Adam T. Drobot, chief technology officer and president of Advanced Technology Solutions at Telcordia Technologies. Professor Khaled Ben Letaief described cognitive and agile networks.

The article discusses the importance and visibility of the Meetings and Conferences (MandC) services of the International Electrical and Electric Engineering (IEEE) organization. Shri Goyal and Brian Bigalke provide the direct leadership in the department. Mand C is an invaluable service that the Commnications Society provides its members and professionals at large. The fora provide the earliest opportunity for sharing new results and information, peer-to-peer networking, community building, and professional development tailored to a globally diverse membership. The MandC Department organizes a broad spectrum of program events in the communications arena, showcasing research results affecting products, use and application developments and deployment for wireless, optical, and Internet technologies. Conferences are internationally organized around the world, embracing over 65 countries. The organization of a conference consists of a top-level organizing committee. that oversees the conference in partnership with IEEE staff. Combined, it has participation of specialists in all areas of strategic, technical, operational, and financial organizational matters as they relate to event positioning, topical content/focus, local arrangements, financing, and cooperative ventures with various sister, related, and geographic organizations.

Focuses on the evolution of the IEEE Communications Society involving the role played by journal and magazines published by this society in the development of this society, as of November 2003. Highlights of the journal "IEEE Transactions on Communications" published by this society, reflecting topics in the field of telecommunications; Overview of other journal that are published by this society; Overview of magazines published by this society in paper or electronic form.

Presents the President?s Message for this issue of the publication. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The first meeting of the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) this year was held in Austin, Texas during 14-16 February, and I would like to share some items of interest to you. But before doing so, I would like to inform you about the IEEE ComSoc 60th Anniversary Video contest. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The communications and Signal processing societies Joint Chapter of IEEE Hyderabad section has taken initiative for IEEE Comm. Society Distinguished Lecture Tours (DLTs) of Prof. Marco Chiani and Prof. Koichi Asatani, and IEEE SPS DLT of Prof. Sheila Hemami in 2011 and 20112 in India.The chapter has organized the DLs of Prof. Hemami, Prof. Chiani and Prof. Asatani in Hyderabad. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information on the IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC) elections which closes on July 26, 2012.

The following information is included in this newsletter: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), Pakistan; Distinguished Lecturer Tour of Xavier Fernando in South India; Activities of IEEE ComSoc Xi'an Chapter in 2012; and The Nets4Cars & Nets4Trains Workshop Series. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reflects on the survey conducted on Communications Society (ComSoc) members to better understand the composition and needs of its membership. It presents the observations from member surveys which include the high regard for the "Communications Magazine." It also presents the three elements of the publication equation which include the authors, editors, and readers. It also cites the topics of the papers in the issue of the journal.

The article presents the position statements and biographies of candidates running in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Communications Society elections.

From May 14-15, 2004, Cal Poly Pomona's IEEE Communications Society Student Branch held its Fourth Annual Wireless Telecommunications Symposium. The symposium was a very successful event, attracting close to 200 attendees representing 11 countries. Twenty four papers were accepted.

The article presents a calendar of various congresses and conventions to be held in 2006. The IEEE International Conference on Communications will be held on June 11-15, 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey. The 14th International Workshop on Quality of Service will be held on June 19-21, 2006 in New Haven, Connecticut. The 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications will be held on September 11-14, 2006 in Helsinki, Finland.

This article presents the author's views about the activities of the IEEE Communications Society. The author started his Presidential term in 2004 when the Society had just relocated its headquarters from 305 East 47th Street, New York City, to collocate with the IEEE Spectrum offices at 3 Park Avenue. The new space was significantly smaller and it resulted in a significant savings for the Society. That modest beginning was an auspicious prelude to many other positive accomplishments that followed. The Journal Citation Reports, published by Thomson Scientific-Institute of Scientific Information, listing for telecommunications ranks the seven publications as the top five, and numbers eight and fifteen. The fifth-ranked IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications first appeared in January 2002. In the same year, the Society also passed its IEEE Technical Activities Board five-year publications review. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials has been added to the IEEE Electronic Library.

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) has two major goals as prescribed in its Constitution: scientific and educational activities and the professional activities. To achieve these goals, ComSoc is structured in five major areas: Conferences, Publications, Standards, Technical Activities, and Member Relations. Each of these areas is under the leadership of a Vice President. Member Relations promotes ComSoc membership and services to members around the world, as well as the relationship of ComSoc with other professional societies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses a strategic planning for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society (ComSoc). The first duty of the Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by Steve Weinstein, is to identify current problems, analyze them, and develop strategies and initiatives for ComSoc to implement. The Golden Triangle strategic vision is composed of globalization, industry relations, and the new generation leaders.

The article discusses the strategic planning within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society. It provides information on how the Strategic Planning Committee of the Communications Society (ComSoc) has been working toward the future. It profiles Dr. Stu Personick, the committee's chairman. It notes that ComSoc exists because it provides products and services that its members value. It mentions some of the committee's plans including on-line forums for the society, and virtual extensions of meetings and conferences. It enumerates several prospective initiatives which are considered in the committee's discussions.

The article presents a calendar of events related to the communications industry. The REV 2006: 10th Biennial Vietnam Conference on Radio and Electronic will be on November 6-7, 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The NETWORKS 2006: 12th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium will be on November 6-9, 2006 in New Delhi, India. The CCNSI 2006: Consumer Communications and Networking Symposium will be on November 15-16, 2006 in Eliat, Israel.

The article provides an overview of the activities and membership development of the Communication Society. The election of professor Byeong Gi Lee as vice president of membership development has been acknowledged. An illustration of the graphical distribution of members was presented. Majority of the activities of the society are focused on large conferences and publications. There are 169 chapters of the society worldwide, each has a chapter chair and an executive committee. The programs which are supported by the directors includes the distinguished lecturer tours, chapter funding, chapter achievement award, student travel grants and free publications to chapters.

Presents views of the president of the IEEE Communications Society on the collaborative relationships of the society with other professional groups. Information on the contributions of the collaborating professional groups in the development of the IEEE Communications Society; Classes of these collaborating society; Introduction of Naohisa Ohta, director of Sister Societies of the IEEE Communications Society; Introduction of Joe LoCicero, director of the Related Societies of the IEEE Communications Society; Views of Naohisa Ohta on his responsibility to promote relationships with worldwide professional societies; Views of Joe LoCicero the theme of collaboration with other societies.

The article presents information regarding the working of the Membership Development Council of IEEE ComSoc Society. The council's president invites Alex Gelman to share his perspectives, as their newly elected Vice President for Membership Development. As a volunteer Gelman has served on organizing and technical program committees for major IEEE conferences, and as an editor of magazines and journals. The council is concerned with establishing policies and setting strategic direction to promote and further the interests of ComSoc members, as well as establishing policies for promoting and expanding society membership. A major responsibility of the council is to assist chapters. The programs administered include funding chapter activities and supplying them with periodicals, and managing Distinguished Lecture Tours, where designated speakers are available to speak at chapter and section functions. The Society's primary goal is to serve its membership. However, this service cannot be viewed independent of environmental factors.

The article discusses the role of the chief information officer (CIO) and the Information Technology (IT) department at the Communications Society (ComSoc) in the U.S. The CIO and the IT department play an information part in leveraging information and communications technology (ICT) to keep with the demands of members. Harvey Freeman, the president of HAF Consulting Inc., is the society's CIO. He has 35 years of experience in designing and managing innovative technology-based solutions. As the CIO, Freeman aims to develop a new ComSoc web site based on content and a set of electronic community tools.

The article stresses the importance of the technical activities of the Communications Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The society now has 23 Technical Committees, which are grouped into the four clusters: Communications/Signal Processing; Communication Software and Services; Vertical Issues in Communications Systems; and Networking.

The article reports on the plan of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) regarding certain issues concerning the planning of its vision for the future. The IEEE asks for consultants' advice to help them plan and envision the future. They concluded that the IEEE has very good visions and goals, however, they are poor in implementing them. In order to solve this problem, the IEEE directed at least two percent of its budget in support for new initiatives. The IEEE New Initiatives Committee recommends the funding to be distributed.

This article focuses on conference calendar. Some of the conferences are: IPSI 2004-IPSI BgD Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary conference, ONDM-2005-9th Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling, OFC 2005-Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, NGI 2005-1st Conference on Next generation Internet Networks Traffic Engineering, CCW 2004- 19th IEEE Annual Computer Communications Workshop, GLOBECOM 2005-IEEE Global Communications Conference.