IEEE Region 1 MeetingSchenectady, NYAugust 16, 2003

IEEE Region 1 MeetingSchenectady, NYAugust 16, 2003

100 YearsCongratulations Schenectady Section !

Michael R. Lightner Candidate for

2004 IEEE President - Elect

Some personal and professional background

My views of the position of IEEE President

Personal Background Born in Florida, 1950 - Region 3 Irish - German Family Oldest of four children Father and Mother worked for Telephone

Company Grew up in Florida, moving every year for

12 years Telephone company moved employees when

they were promoted Married, no children

Professional Background BS, MS in Electrical Engineering from

University of Florida Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University Positions included

Member technical staff - Bell Labs Summer Faculty - IBM Research Assistant Prof. University of Illinois Visiting Faculty - University of British Columbia

Consultant for Rockwell, Fujitsu, Epic Technologies, the World Bank and the State of Georgia among others

Professional Background

Have been at University of Colorado since 1981

Professor, Director Graduate Studies, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Currently have a joint appointment with our Medical School - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Started the University of Colorado Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities with $250M private gift

Awards for Teaching and Service Chair of the 4-campus University Faculty

Grievance committee - received Special Training in Mediation

Professional Background Research Interests

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits Simulation, Statistical Design, Synthesis, Testing,

Formal Verification Signal Processing

Multi-objective design of digital filters, adaptive filters

Technology for Cognitive Disabilities Working at the intersection of cognitive science,

cognitive neuroscience, learning science and computer science and engineering

Fellow and IEEE member for 33 years

IEEE Background

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

IEEE Background

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

Finance

IEEE Background

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

IEEE Background

Board of Directors Division Director Member of Audit Committee Member of Executive Committee Member of Operations Review Committee - hire consultants

and oversee the review of headquarters infrastructure - BDO Seidman Report

Member of the governance committee - part of current strategic planning

Currently VP Publications Services and Products Board

Key Issues for the IEEE

Top operational issue - clear, consistent, continuous communications within the organization Absolutely necessary to build trust Trust is absolutely essential to enable

change and growth

Key Issues for IEEE

We must operate in a business like manner Analyze plans and opportunities

What will something cost - life cycle costing? Where will the money come from? Is it part of our strategic plan? What are the tangible and intangible benefits? Can we scale an activity to support many

members? What are the costs of not doing something?

Key Issues for IEEE Finances continues to be a difficult challenge. The latest results shows a challenge for 2003

We are working hard on this and will likely meet budget 2004 will inherit some of the challenges At this time we must make decision based on services and

service levels, not just across the board cuts This one issue can tear us apart!

We must communicate clearly and often - the issues, reasons and what we are all doing to address the problems

It is a challenge for us all in both IEEE and our professional and personal lives

We will live through it and we must work to maintain our key values and activities as we move forward

Key Issues for IEEE Our entire business model is or will be facing

incredible challenges Publications

Access all IEEE IP through IEL Will be available to all members (and non-members) through

a variety of mechanisms in the next 5 years Raises issues of member in societies and even

membership in IEEE Conference are in difficulty because of economy

They may emerge with quite different characters Continuing/Professional Education

Absolutely required for our members - we must be part of the solution

Key Issues for IEEE We need a continuing multiple year:

Budget process Analysis of risks Analysis of multiple scenarios and generation of

potential responses We react to a problem, often too late - we must

become proactive Planning for integration of projects/initiatives across

the Institute We need to become much more data and

information driven in our decision making We must have an informed BoD - we don’t!

Key Issues for IEEE Membership and Volunteers

How many, how to grow into new areas, cost, benefits While I stand firmly for a de-centralized and locally

driven structure the values of centralizing some portions of the infrastructure are clear - Pubs

One major challenge is to maintain the local flavor while supplying appropriate centralized infrastructure

Insure that central infrastructure supports local creativity

The IEEE President

Effective at building consensus Have worked effectively in very difficult times across the IEEE units Excellent relations with IEEE staff. Have worked with staff to achieve common goals

Chairs the IEEE Board of Directors Top officer and top volunteer interface with IEEE staff

Significant experience working in IEEE, academia, industry, and with government organizations across the globe Have spent time in at least 25 countries

IEEE’s Ambassador to all elements of the IEEE and the profession

Members, students, non-members, industry, other organizations, customers and partners

My views and qualificationsActivities of IEEE President

The IEEE President

Excellent record in new IEEE Products, strategic planning in TAB, PSPB and the BoD, developing an enabling culture in different organizations

Provide vision for both operation and strategic improvements Coordinate and enable IEEE strategic planning

Excellent connections with TAB, Societies, PSPB, EAB. Good and growing connections with RAB, IEEE-USA and IEEE-SA. Skills in listening and integrating views and suggestions into creative, effective solutions

Has the pulse of the activities and opportunities of the various IEEE entities Works to integrate and enable the activities of entities within the broader vision of IEEE

My views and qualificationsActivities of IEEE President

A balanced and dynamic response is the key to our organizational vitality and our economic viability. This balance consists of:

A decentralized organization of creative, entrepreneurial volunteers;

An efficient, coherent, flexible, affordable, and consistent infrastructure;

Continual development, marketing and delivery of products and services with affordable member rates;

Extending our connections to industry, including new products and services, continuing education, leadership and management opportunities for volunteers, and an expanded standards activity;

Quickly and visibly responding to our rapidly changing technical environment

Operational Vision

Creativity Driven from the Societies, Chapters, etc.

Enable and Encourage Coherence

As appropriate activities must be scalable across the range of our organization

Coordinate at the OU level Effectiveness

Our activities have to work from a fiscal perspective Coordinate between OU’s and BoD

Summary IEEE is the defining organization for our profession As such it must embrace

Change Opportunity All elements of profession

Members, non-members, industry, other organizations, customers and partners

Now is the time to look to the future, building on our inspiring past and current strengths

I would appreciate your vote and help in building the IEEE of the future

Thank you!