IEEE-SPSChapterActivities

1、 IEEE-SPS Chapter ActivitiesProf. Fu Li, Ph.D., P.EChapters CoordinatorChair of Chapters Chairs Committee1Organizational StructureChapter officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, TreasurerChapter officers term: one year but could be re-electedJoint chapters with other societies2Organizational Structu

2、re (Cont.)Chapter Coordinator: contact point for chapter activitiesChapters Committee:Chair: Chapters CoordinatorMembers: one each to represent Regions 1-6, 7, 8, 9, 10Volunteers are welcome!Info: 3Distinguished Lecturer ProgramThe Distinguished Lecturer Program provides means for chapters to have a

3、ccess to individuals who are well known educators and authors in the fields of signal processing, to lecture at Chapter meetings. While many IEEE Societies have similar programs, the SPS provides financial support for the Chapters to take advantage of the service. 4Distinguished Lecturer ProgramThe

4、Distinguished Lecturers are Nominated by all technical committeesElected by the Signal Processing Education Technical CommitteeApproved by SPS ExComAppointed by Chapters CoordinatorInput on topics and nominations are welcome from chapters5Terms of Distinguished LecturersThe Term for each class of Di

5、stinguished Lecturers is January 1 December 31 Each class of Distinguished Lecturers will be available for International Lectures until June 30 of the following year due to the difficulty of planning the international trips6Eligibility for DL programSignal Processing Society Chapters Only Not eligib

6、le:Non SPS chaptersSectionsUniversitiesLabs7Eligibility for DL programIEEE-SPS chapters in active status:Held two technical activities a yearFiled the Annual Report If your chapter falls into inactive status, please reactivate it8Eligibility for DL programThe request to host a DL trip must be origin

7、ated from Chapter Chair of recordThe record is at If the record is out of date, please update it by proper reporting or notify the Society Office at sp.9To Request a Speaker Chapter chair should: Contact directly the desired Distinguished Lecturer to set date and negotiate travel expense; Contact Pr

8、ogram Coordinator for pre-approval of expense; Re-contact Distinguished Lecturer to confirm expense/arrangements. 10Speaker Expenses For approved Society Distinguished Lecturers, Chapters may qualify for up to $1,750 per year from the Society Distinguished Lecturer Program subsidy in addition to up

9、to $1,750 per year from the Society Chapters account to defray Lecturer travel expenses. For speakers who are not Society Distinguished Lecturers but who are pre-approved by the Program Coordinator, up to $1,750 per year from the Society Chapters account may be available to help defray speaker trave

10、l expense. 11Speaker Expenses Joint chapters are only eligible for the partial funding:If a chapter is joint with another society, SPS pays only half of the expensesIf a chapter is joint with another two societies, SPS pays only a third of the expensesTravel costsEconomic (coach) flight fareAdvanced

11、 planning and booking for lower fareIEEE travel agency12Speaker Expenses HotelFor the nights necessary to deliver the lectures onlyMeals For the meals of the DL onlyNot for other peopleNot for food/drink that may be provided during the lecture 13Speaker Expenses The DLs will pay all the costs pre-ap

12、proved by the IEEE/SPS Chapters Coordinator, and get the reimbursement from the societyThe IEEE Expense Report is required for the reimbursementAll the original receipts are required for the reimbursement14To better use this resource Contact the adjacent chapters to share the same DL trip (especiall

13、y for international trips)Find a co-sponsor for the DL trip15IEEE Electronic Distinguished Lecturer Program IEEE Electronic Distinguished Lecturer Program is Available on CD-ROM from the Lending Library at 16Contact and Support Chapter Coordinator: Prof. Fu LiDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringPortland State University, 1900 SW 4th Ave, #160-10Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA(P)503-725-3824 (F)