2015 IEEE Annual Election
Candidates For IEEE President-Elect, 2016
KAREN BARTLESON
(Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)
FREDERICK (FRED) C. MINTZER
(Nominated by IEEE Board of Directors)
Senior Director, Corporate Programs and Initiatives
Synopsys
Mountain View, California, USA
[email protected]
www.karenbartleson.net
IBM (Retired)
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
[email protected]
www.FredMintzer.net
What do you believe are the major issues facing the IEEE?
Three challenges in front of IEEE are member value, visibility, and
globalization. It’s vital that members – professionals and students –
make the most of: career enhancement, technology development,
publishing, conferences, discounts, networking, and education.
As IEEE enters new areas, such as Internet governance, security, and
privacy, we must be visible, respected, and invited to participate in
global fora.
What do you believe are the major issues facing the IEEE?
The appearance of new technologies, including Open Access and
Social Media, has diminished the perceived value that we provide
members. We need to create new member value.
Members receive great value from networking. It helps them remain
technically current and develop leadership skills, communications
skills, and global perspective. We need to harness social networking
to enhance members’ networking opportunities.
IEEE is expanding worldwide. A global organization is present
everywhere with uniform goals. A globalized organization addresses
diverse needs at local levels. By enabling emerging technologies,
providing technology-related insights into public policy, and using
powerful communication tools, we can be global and globalized.
Important new technology areas are emerging daily. We need broader
and timelier engagement with emerging technologies to remain
relevant to members, industry, and tech professionals.
What do you think is the number one goal for the IEEE
leadership?
It is incumbent upon IEEE leadership to ensure the continuing
relevance of IEEE far into the future. The world is ever-changing: not
only technologically, but also socially, economically, and culturally. The
Internet has dramatically and permanently changed how we work, live,
and play. The ways that technologists interact have begun radical
transformations, such as print media declining, virtual conferences
emerging, and online communications happening constantly. It is up
to the leaders of IEEE to recognize, embrace, and deploy change to
provide ongoing value and service – while balancing the needs of our
highly diverse membership – for decades to come.
What do you think is the number one goal for the IEEE
leadership?
The primary goal of current IEEE leadership should be to provide more
value to our members. Virtually all members would benefit from
enhanced networking opportunities. Virtually all members would
benefit from greater exposure to emerging technologies – which are
the homes of tomorrow’s jobs.
What qualifies you for the job?
I am a multidimensional candidate, having many years of experience,
leadership, and success within the IEEE and the semiconductor
industry. I have exercised my technical skills while expanding my
abilities into strategic thinking, partnership development, and global
concerns. I am known by my colleagues as a change agent.
What qualifies you for the job?
Leadership. I have demonstrated both vision and success in past IEEE
leadership positions. My accomplishments have included:
An enthusiastic spokesperson, I’ve represented IEEE to government
agencies, universities, industries, and other organizations, in countries
all over the world.
My perspective is from industry and management. I believe in
establishing and improving processes for managing large or complex
activities. I am a listener, collaborator, and consensus-builder –
outgoing and respectful of others.
Balloting starts on 17 August 2015
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Our profession and our membership are becoming increasingly global.
We need to increase our global relevance.
But our members’ needs are also diverse – and in many ways. We
should focus on creating value for Young Professionals, industrial
employees, author/researchers, and tech professionals in emerging
economies. From a membership perspective, they are both our base
and our growth opportunities. Furthermore, we need to better
understand their needs, so that we can meet them.
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successfully advocating a new social networking platform, called
Collabratec™, which will allow IEEE members to better network
with local colleagues, colleagues with similar technical interests,
and research collaborators.
successfully advocating an Open Access strategy that has helped
move the IEEE forward in this important space.
enabling on-line communities, centered on emerging technology
activities, which are free to all members.
initiating an e-magazine, TA Community Spotlight, which provides
all IEEE members with magazine articles on emerging
technologies and information about participating in emergingtechnology communities.