Election to the grade of IEEE Fellow is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon our members by the Institute in recognition of their technical, educational, and leadership achievements. Only a select few IEEE members earn this prestigious honor.

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We are pleased to announce the 2023 ComSoc BoG, which includes the office of President, President Elect, Vice Presidents, Members-At-Large, IEEE Division III Director,IEEE Division III Director Elect and Directors.

The IEEE Communications Society Paper Awards honors the contributions of members and individuals who advance communications technology through published papers in ComSoc sponsored or co-sponsored publications. Do you have a paper in mind?

Deadline to 15 February 2023

Nominate a peer for the Distinguished Industry Leader Award which recognizes an industry executive whose leadership has resulted in major and outstanding advances and new directions in the information and communications business area.

Deadline to 15 February 2023

Lawrence Wai Choong Wong, Professor Emeritus at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and former IEEE Vice President passed away on 12 October 2022, at the age of 68.

December 2022 issue is now available. Featured article on the 8th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization 2022 (IEEE NetSoft 2022), Milan, Italy.

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New white paper available:
Network Digital Twins Add Necessary Fidelity to Constructive Simulations

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2023 IEEE ComSoc “Communications Technology Changing the World” Student Competition. Thanks to everyone who participated in our contest!

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 IEEE ComSoc “Communications Technology Changing the Word” Student Competition. Thanks to everyone who participated in our contest!

A team of volunteer judges from IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Educational Services Board, Women in Communications Engineering Committee (WICE), and the TryEngineering Program of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) diligently worked to review the significant number of entries received for the Pre-University Hands-On Activities Contest. The objective of this contest was to identify imaginative and innovative hands-on activities designed to explain communication technologies topics to Pre-University students. The contest team was overjoyed with the response and the number of creative ideas that were submitted. The team expresses its gratitude to all contest participants and would like to recognize that it is members like you that will inspire the next generation of communications engineers.

The entries that stood out as being exceptional and fully met the terms of the contest were selected as winners in the various age categories. Congratulations to these winning entries for sharing creative activities for use with Pre-University children in these various age groups:

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) invites nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Communications Letters (COMML) for a two–year term starting on 1 July 2023.

November 2022 issue is now available. Featured article on Virtual Webinars at IEEE ComSoc Santa Clara Valley Chapter and Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering.

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The Career awards recognize distinguished and significant contributions to education, major industry advances, and major contributions to public welfare. The Service awards Recognize members who have demonstrated exemplary service to IEEE ComSoc in the areas of meetings and conferences, publications, globalization, and overall service to the Society.

New white paper available:
Fundamentals of THz Technology for 6G

October 2022 issue is now available. Featured article on Communications History: Capturing, Curating and Making Easily Available: Interview with Douglas Zuckerman, IEEE ComSoc Communications History Committee Chair.

In this issue, we feature the latest updates on the various ComSoc educational programs including the IEEE ComSoc PreUniversity / STEM Education, upcoming ComSoc Training courses, IEEE Day Celebrations, and Membership updates. Important upcoming events are noted such as ComSoc's TryEngineering Tuesday Webinar on Wi-FI on 18 October 2022.

With a location close to an important milestone in telecommunications, where Italian Nobel laureate Guglielmo Marconi in Coltano sent a signal to light up the Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro in 1931, Pisa, Italy seems only fitting to host the first ComSoc sponsored Pre-University event. This inaugural program will be held during the BRIGHT festival (European night of research) followed by additional workshops to be held during the Internet Festival in Pisa, Italy.

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ComSoc and our partners are looking for hands-on activity projects for younger students that are exciting, engaging, and delivered in a format that is age-level appropriate. If you have an innovative idea on how to illustrate a Communications technology and engineering topic to ignite younger students’ interest in STEM topics, this contest is for you. Prizes for the best entries are available.

September 2022 issue is now available. Featured article on Latin America’s ComSoc Chapters Commemorate the International Day of Girls in ICT.

Teachers in the Pre-University levels have a significant influence and impact on the formative minds of students at these ages. Among the ways ComSoc Chapter Members can influence local Pre-University Education in their communities is by educating teachers. ComSoc volunteers in Pune, India successfully designed and delivered workshops to help these Pre-University teachers learn more about communications engineering technologies and empower them to instruct their students on these topics.

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