1. 2014 IEEE President-Elect Candidate
Tariq S Durrani
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow
Scotland UK
Region 10
Strathclyde

2. Background –TAB, PSPB, EAB, Confs Awards Board, Region 8
President IEEE Signal Processing Society
President IEEE Engineering Management Society
Chair IEEE Periodicals Council
Founding Chair IEEE Periodicals Review Committee
Vice Chair R8 Technical Activities
VP IEEE Educational Activities Bd
I have had the good fortune of serving 8 years on the TAB, four years on PSPB, four years on the Awards Board, and four years on Region 8 committee. This has given me a unique insight and understanding of the workings and motivation of these Boards, indeed of the IEEE in the large. In each case I have delivered achievements that have had a long term impact.
TAB – Periodicals Review Committee –improving quality and timeliness of journals and transactions
Establishment of Technology Management Council
AWARDS –Two IEEE level Medals –Kilby Medal in Signal Processing and RSE Maxwell medal –unique achievements
PSPB – early proponent of electronic publishing,
R8 Review of sections for effectiveness. Industry liaison group
Not worked on standards Board ,but on liaison with standards, standards education initiative, elearning library, standards magazine.
Mladen - first recipient of the new joint IEEE EAB and SA Standards Education Award. “for educating students and engineers about the importance and benefits of interoperability standards
7-Apr-19

3. Background
Senior academic providing leadership, vision and strategic direction to University Deputy Principal
Vice President –Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow: UK Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE, RSE, IET.
Authored 350 publications; over 40 PhD theses
Directorship of eight organizations
– public and private
Current Visiting Appointments – University of Southern California; Princeton
UESTC- Chengdu, Stirling University

4. Position Statement Support for members and their careers
Technological lead and development
New approaches to Publications
Support for Globalization 

5. Position statement Specific Support for industry members
 Support for members and their careers
Specific Support for industry members
Enhancing skills base. Support and extend career enhancement initiatives – CPD
International Panel of Chief Executive/Technology Officers - for greater engagement with industry.
Encourage more practitioner-driven and practitioner-oriented conferences.
Promote job fares at IEEE Conferences.
GOLD members- Career support through Virtual Network of Mentors.
For continuing professional development -61 partners, 14 outside US, offer over 6000 courses, in 2010 over 700 members took 550 courses.
Elearning library offering close to 300 courses.
For advice on industry needs -
As in Signal Proc conference in feb2012
Virtual network of mentors
Student support role of Chapter chairs, greater integration
Support guidance of student members to make life choices in terms of career opportunities

6. Position statement
 Technological lead and development
Promote IEEE global presence in areas such as Green Technologies; Smart Grid, Cloud Computing; Life Sciences, Cyber Security, Technology Management, Social Media, Transportation, and Energy.
New approaches to publications
- Mass customization of technological information- This offers a new business model for publications - customer-needs driven and user focused
-Multi-lingual journals - serving members world-wide and opening new markets for IEEE products- major enhancement of Xplore products.
Managing the lead on specific topics, interdisciplinary approaches. On subject area that will not only maintain the technological lead, I areas of growth and impact. Requiring new arrangements.
Publications –Mass customisation – business models. CE briefs , multilingual journals –starting by publishing multilingual abstracts – e.g.. When I was Publisher at the Project Mgt Institute, the CEO decided to translate the certification exam and companion textbook (which I was in charge of) into 9 languages. Membership increased from 65,000 to 222,000 in 2 years. I'm a firm believer that IEEE should translate "selectively" and use it to increase the visibility of IEEE in emerging markets or to use a translation of a sampling of IEEE articles as a renewal or subscription premium

7. Position statement Support for Globalization
Focused support for Regional Activities
Deliver IEEE’s Humanitarian Vision, - with UNESCO **, World Federation of Engineering Organizations; Engineering for Change, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Inspire an interest in the excitement of engineering in school learners through global Teacher-In-Service Program.
EPICS
Promote Jump into IEEE (Junior Membership)
Multilingualism
1. Member benefits Affordable
New models a strong offer. Offering additional benefits currently available to US members to be accepted to members in other parts –ripple effect –Western Europe and further afield –Same Insurance companies.
2. President’s Internship scheme –for international development. Building on EPICS success and globalising it through best practice sharing. Mainstreaming activity. This is a first in the civil engineering field as an open-source set of materials and ideas to help engineers plan and deliver infrastructure for international development, poverty alleviation and the UN MDGs.
Working with UNESCO, RSE, WFEO , E4C, e.g current WFEO UNESCO initiative on ICT in Education on China.
JUMP
5. Innovation Academy building o n RSE relationship, TMC, HKN, IEEE Foundation, e.g. links to
¾ IEC-IEEE GLOBAL ACADEMIC CHALLENGE LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE INNOVATION AND JOBS WORLDWIDE

8. Position statement Globalization Technical lead
New approaches to Publications
Technical lead
Support for members & their Careers
4/7/2019

9. Q & A. www.tariqdurrani.org
Thank you
Q & A.

10. Publication Translation International Conferences
Strategic issues inR10
Industry liaison
Education Faculty
training
Publication Translation
International Conferences
Student retention
/growth
Policy Advice
Govt /National Societies liaison/
Standards
Activities
Australia X
China
India
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
4/7/2019

11. Technology Mapping for R10
Green Technologies
Cloud Computing
Life Sciences
Transportation
Food Sciences
Advanced Comms
Standards
Activities
Australia X
China
India
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
4/7/2019

12. Pledges in 2011
Development of educational products to meet demands for continuing professional development (Singapore/India; E-learning Library) 
Stimulate interest in uptake of engineering by pre-college students (TISP, Tryengineering expansion) 
Partnering with Chinese Leadership to increase cooperation between Universities and IEEE (Reform of Engg Edn Conf; Accred visits) 
Enhanced quality of Engineering education
(Global accreditation Activity) 
5. Develop Network of Heads of Electrical & Computer Engineering Departments -(Initial Activity in South Africa and UK) 
Current over 300 IEEE modules, but in partnership with others offering 600 courses –through 61 agencies ,14 outside US. La year 550 courses were taken by IEEE members.
Programme of Continuing Edn programmes for industry in Singapore and India. Etc.
4/7/2019

13. Our ‘mental map’ is not reality!
DSPscotland Grouping of Companies
Sub -
systems
Core
DSP Scotland
Components
Systems
4/7/2019

14. 4/7/2019

15. Develop Regional strategy /sectional strategy
Engagement with local industry, to meet local needs?
4/7/2019