IEEE Computer Society BoG Caucus May 8, 2003, Vancouver, BC Michael Lightner VP IEEE Publication Services and Products Board

Candidate for 2004 IEEE President - Elect l My personal background l My professional background l My IEEE background l Some key issues for IEEE

Personal Background l Born in Florida, Region 3 l Irish - German Family l Oldest of four children l Father and Mother worked for Telephone Company l Grew up in Florida, moving every year for 12 years l Telephone company moved employees when they were promoted l Married, no children

Professional Background l BS, MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Florida l Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University l Positions included l Member technical staff - Bell Labs l Summer Faculty - IBM Research l Assistant Prof. University of Illinois l Visiting Faculty - University of British Columbia

Professional Background l Have been at University of Colorado since 1981 l Professor, Director Graduate Studies, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs l Currently have a joint appointment with our Medical School - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine l Started the University of Colorado Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities with $250M private gift l Awards for Teaching and Service l Chair of the 4-campus University Faculty Grievance committee - received Special Training in Mediation

Professional Background l Research Interests l Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits l Simulation, Statistical Design, Synthesis, Testing, Formal Verification l Signal Processing l Multi-objective design of digital filters, adaptive filters l Technology for Cognitive Disabilities l Working at the intersection of cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, learning science and computer science and engineering

IEEE Background l Member for 33 years l Primary Society - Circuits and Systems l Also, Computer, Signal Processing, Education, Communications, Engineering Medicine and Biology l Helped found Signal Processing Chapter in Denver l Have lived, worked (permanent, temporary, or consulting), or had direct research partners in every Region - except Region 9

IEEE Background l Circuits and Systems l Reviewer and Author l Technical Committee Chair l Associate Editor and Editor - Trans CAD l Technical and General Chair, ICCAD l Member BoG l VP Technical Activities l President

IEEE Background l TAB l Member l Division Director l Chair of Products Committee l VP-Elect, VP, Past VP l Management, Strategic Planning, Finance

IEEE Background l Awards and Honors l Fellow l Millenium Medal l CAS Golden Jubilee Award l Distinguished Service Award l Best Paper

IEEE Background l Board of Directors l Division Director l Member of Audit Committee l Member of Executive Committee l Member of Operations Review Committee - hire consultants and oversee the review of headquarters infrastructure - BDO Seidman Report l Member of the governance committee - part of current strategic planning l Currently VP Publications Services and Products Board

Key Issues for the IEEE l Top operational issue - clear, consistent, continuous communications within the organization l Absolutely necessary to build trust l Trust is absolutely essential to enable change and growth

Key Issues for IEEE l We must operate in a business like manner l Analyze plans and opportunities l What will something cost - life cycle costing? l Where will the money come from? l Is it part of our strategic plan? l What are the tangible and intangible benefits? l Can we scale an activity to support many members? l What are the costs of not doing something?

Key Issues for IEEE l Finances continues to be a difficult challenge. l The latest results show a problem for 2003 l We are working hard on this l 2004 will inherit some of the challenges l This one issue can tear us apart! l We must communicate clearly and often - the issues, reasons and what we are all doing to address the problems l It is a challenge for us all in both IEEE and our professional and personal lives l We will live through it and we must work to maintain our key values and activities as we move forward

Key Issues for IEEE l How can we share across our organizations? l Imperative for future success l First establish trust - communications l Develop understanding of opportunities for mutual success l Build infrastructure to support sharing

Key Issues for IEEE l Our entire business model is or will be facing incredible challenges l Publications l Access all IEEE IP through IEL l Will be available to all members (and non-members) through a variety of mechanisms in the next 5 years l Raises issues of member in societies and even membership in IEEE l Conference are in difficulty because of economy l They may emerge with quite different characters l Continuing/Professional Education l Absolutely required for our members - we must be part of the solution

Key Issues for IEEE l We need a continuing multiple year: l Budget process l Analysis of risks l Analysis of multiple scenarios and generation of potential responses l We react to a problem, often too late - we must become proactive l Planning for integration of projects/initiatives across the Institute l We need to become much more data and information driven in our decision making l We must have an informed BoD - we don’t!

Key Issues for IEEE l Membership and Volunteers l How many, how to grow into new areas, cost, benefits l While I stand firmly for a de-centralized and locally driven structure the values of centralizing some portions of the infrastructure are clear - Pubs l One major challenge is to maintain the local flavor while supplying appropriate centralized infrastructure l Insure that central infrastructure supports local creativity

Operational Vision l Creativity l Driven from the Societies, Chapters, etc. l Enable and Encourage l Coherence l As appropriate activities must be scalable across the range of our organization l Coordinate at the OU level l Effectiveness l Our activities have to work from a fiscal setting l Coordinate between OU’s and BoD

A Personal Vision for IEEE l In the many different areas I have worked technically and geographically there has always been IEEE l IEEE has been the integrating thread, the constant, in my career l I believe that IEEE can be this integrating thread in the careers of all members l This is done by maintaining a highly diverse organization of excellence which encourages, acknowledges and rewards participation and is as broad as our growing field l We should ask what is needed to be a constant support and point of focus and integration in the careers of our members - not just what we can give them.

Summary l Many problems/challenges l Cannot waste time and talent on trivial issues l Must look forward, use current situation and facts and not urban legends in our decision making l Must utilize talent from all parts of this vast organization l There are excellent candidates for President-Elect, Directors, VP TAB and all the other elected positions l Think about running for a position yourself! l Must engage more of our membership in voting, voicing opinions and knowing that they can make a difference and their opinion is important - please vote