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Dear BMI Colleague<br><br>
I am honored to be a candidate for 2019 IEEE President-Elect, who will
then serve as 2020 IEEE President. <br><br>
Below you find my position statement and qualifications. I hope that you
share my vision for our IEEE and will support me with your vote and by
encouraging your colleagues, friends, and graduate students to do the
same. Thank you! <br><br>
Do not miss this opportunity to <b>shape together the future of our IEEE,
an IEEE by people for people</b>! <br>
Voting is open till Oct. 1, 1pm EDT USA / 17:00 UTC. <br><br>
ciao <br>
Vin <br><br>
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<b>POSITION STATEMENT</b> <br><br>
IEEE is uniquely positioned as a global leader in science, technology,
and innovation. We should continue to be the premier reference in our
field and further grow as a driver of innovation, timely identifying
emerging needs and opportunities. <br><br>
With the extraordinary expertise and dedication that our IEEE community
offers, together we can face this challenge and enhance our profession
by:
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<li><b>Engaging and effectively serving</b> the IEEE members and all
people in the scientific and professional community, by ensuring
<b>membership fees affordable everywhere</b> in the world, offering
<b>personalized bundles of services</b>, addressing the <b>specific local
needs</b>, providing <b>sustainable access to knowledge</b>, and
enhancing <b>membership value</b>;
<li><b>Empowering members and promoting transparency</b>, by pervasively
ensuring <b>transparency of finance and decision processes</b>, enabling
<b>active participation and relevance of members in IEEE management</b>,
and supporting <b>underserved groups and areas</b>;
<li><b>Continuing to be the trusted source for high-quality
knowledge</b>, by facilitating the access to information with
<b>recommendation systems</b>, providing <b>practical knowledge for
professionals</b>, offering <b>data and experiment repositories</b> for
research and industry innovation, and creating innovative <b>services and
delivery methods for the professionals of the future</b>.
</ul>I am fully committed to serve our community, with strategic vision
and guidance, encouraging participation, galvanizing enthusiasm, and
catalyzing the rich and diverse competences and aspirations of members
and volunteers. I envision a <b>holistic view for One IEEE while
nurturing the local communities</b>. An IEEE in which everybody finds
value and feels proud to be. <b>An IEEE by people for people</b>.
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<b>QUALIFICATIONS</b> <br><br>
I started volunteering for IEEE when I was a young student, 34 years ago.
Since then, I have been involved in a large spectrum of IEEE activities,
including members services, technical committees, conferences,
publications, education, people networking, management, finances, and
strategic planning. I have served on the Technical Activities Board and
the Publication Services and Products Board as well as on their
Committees, and on Committees of the Member and Geographic Activities
Board, the Educational Activities Board, and the IEEE. I have served as
IEEE Vice President for Technical Activities and as a member of the IEEE
Board of Directors for four years. <br><br>
My <b>long-lasting volunteer service</b> has given me a <b>broad and deep
experience in IEEE</b> and has made me very sensitive to the needs and
aspirations of all IEEE members and volunteers. I believe that I have the
<b>experience and competence</b> to lead our activities, engaging all
IEEE members and volunteers, working together for the benefit of our
scientific and professional community. <br><br>
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