Candidate for IEEE President-Elect     

OFFICES: Board of Directors, 2008, 2004-06; Executive Committee, 2008, 2006; Technical Activities, Vice President, 2008; IEEE Secretary, 2006; Division III Director, 2004-05.

COMMITTEES/BOARDS: Technical Activities Board, Member, 2007-09, 2004-05, 2000-01; Standards Board, Member, 2004; IEEE Executive Director Search Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2009; IEEE OU Conferences & Education Activities Cooperation AdHoc Committee, Member, 2009; PSPB Strategic Planning Committee, Member, 2008; IEEE Technical Co-sponsorship Ad Hoc Committee, Chair, 2009; New Initiatives Committee, 2007; Strategic Planning Committee, 2007; Audit Committee: Chair, 2005; Member, 2004; Secretary, 2004; Consultant, 2006; Conferences Committee, Member, 2005; Sales and Marketing Committee, Member, 2004; IEEE International Communications Award Committee: Chair, 2003; Member, 2001-02; New Technology Directions Committee, Chair, 2009; Technical Activities Board, Chair, 2008;  TAB Management Committee, Chair, 2008; TAB Management Committee, Member, 2007-09; TAB Society Review Committee, Member, 2006; RAB/TAB Section/Chapter Support Committee, Member, 2003; TAB Strategic Planning Committee: Chair, 2007; Member, 2008-09, 2001-02; TAB Governance Sub-committee, Member, 2003-04; TAB Periodicals Committee, Member, 2000-01; TAB Nominations & Appointments Committee, Member, 2000-03; TAB Colloquium Committee, Member, 2003-04; TAB Colloquium Committee, Chair, 2001-02; TAB Wireless Working Group, Chair, 2000-01.   

SOCIETY: IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc): President, 2000-01; Vice President, International Affairs, 1994-95; Vice President, Membership, 1996-97; Board of Governors, 2008-09, 1999-2005, 1994-97; Awards Committee, Chair, 2006-07; Nominations and Elections Committee, Chair, 2003-04; Fellow Evaluation Committee, Chair, 1998-99; Strategic Planning Committee, Chair, 1996-97; Meetings and Conferences Board, Member, 2004-09; Society Relations Council, 2002-05; Staff and Facilities Committee, Chair, 2000-01; Nominations and Elections Committee, 1994-96; Staff and Facilities and Investment Committee, 2002, 1999, 1994-97; International Activities Council, 1986-1993; IEEE Communications Magazine Editorial Board, Member, 1987-93; Latin American Committee, Chair, 1986-93. 

SECTION: Rio de Janeiro Section, Vice Chair, 1990-92.

CONFERENCES: IEEE Intl. Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Co-General Chair, 2009; IEEE Mobile WiMAX, Co-General Chair, 2009, 2007; IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC): Steering Committee, Chair, 2005-09; General Chair, 2004; Technical Program Chair, 2003; IEEE Global Communications Conference Exhibition & Industry Forum (GLOBECOM), General Chair, 1999; IEEE International Telecommunications Symposium (ITS) General Chair, 1994, 1990; GLOBECOM/ICC (GICC): Conference Board, 1998-99; GICC Technical Program Committees, 1986-93. 

- As IEEE Vice President  Technical Activities I have focused my attention in strategic issues such as:  strengthening relations with other boards, in particular working with MGA to  develop ways to increase Society membership and with EAB to reach a common understanding of the business model for continuing education activities; re-establish contacts with industry leaders to improve the quality of our products to practitioners; develop a technology roadmap for IEEE-TA and;  significantly improve the operations of the Society Review Committee.

- As IEEE Secretary, in addition to the creation of the Governance Committee, I worked with corporate leadership to develop an agenda preparation process and document submission schedule to improve the ability of Board members to make informed decisions during the meeting. I also brought forward the necessary motions to bring the appointments by the BoD and major board operations manuals into compliance with legal requirements.

- Under my chairmanship the IEEE Audit Committee:  recommended to the BoD the creation of the Whistle Blower position and the adoption of best practices derived from the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation; worked with TAB and RAB staff and volunteers to create the control processes required for conference closings and Section finances and; worked with the Standards Association to bring standard group finances into compliance and to develop a process of risk assessment.

- As an IEEE BoD member, I have authored or co-authored more than 20 successful motions. Among them were motions creating the Marketing and Sales Committee, the Governance Committee and the Conferences Committee in its present form. The motions also included a major revision of IEEE Policy 10, dealing with conferences, and an important policy dealing with information disclosure (co-authored with Moshe Kahn).

- In my term as IEEE ComSoc President the Society achieved its highest membership level ever – over 62000 members, and had the best year in its history in terms of revenues, a number that was only surpassed in 2007. Other achievements during my tenure worth of mentioning are:  led the strategic positioning of the Society in the area of wireless communications by creating the Transactions on Wireless Communications, revitalizing the Wireless Communications and Networking Conference - WCNC, after a disaster year, and acquiring a 50% ownership for IEEE in the successful PIMRC conference; developed partnership with Internet Society and secured Vint Cerf as Chair of the newly created Internet Steering Committee; launched the first ComSoc Global Chapter Chair Congress, with the presence of over 100 chapter chairs and; increased by 5 fold the number of Distinguished Lecture Tours.

- As Chair of TA’s Strategic Planning Committee I led the development of a new strategic document for Technical Activities, which had not been revised in 7 years, and established Goals for the years 2008 -2009, which had not been done in many years.

- As an IEEE ComSoc volunteer and officer I was one of the recognized leaders of the Society’s globalization. In the mid-nineties ComSoc led the way within IEEE in terms of having a significant number of its Board members, Conference chairs and members of editorial Boards from outside the US. I developed with two other colleagues a new, and later proven successful, structure for the ComSoc flagship conferences (mall of mini conferences concept) aimed at increasing their value to participants. More recently, as Chair of WCNC Steering Committee I led the development of this conference to become the premier ComSoc (and possibly IEEE’s) event on Wireless Communications. In recognition of my efforts and accomplishments in the Conferences area I have just been awarded the IEEE ComSoc Harold Sobol Meritorious Service Award.