IEEE Computer Society BoG CaucusMay 8, 2003, Vancouver, BC

Michael LightnerVP IEEE Publication Services and Products

Board

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Candidate for 2004 IEEE President - Elect

My personal background My professional background My IEEE background Some key issues for IEEE

Personal Background Born in Florida, 1950 - Region 3 Irish - German Family Oldest of four children Father and Mother worked for Telephone

Company Grew up in Florida, moving every year for

12 years Telephone company moved employees when

they were promoted Married, no children

Professional Background

BS, MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Florida

Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University Positions included

Member technical staff - Bell Labs Summer Faculty - IBM Research Assistant Prof. University of Illinois Visiting Faculty - University of British

Columbia

Professional Background

Have been at University of Colorado since 1981

Professor, Director Graduate Studies, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Currently have a joint appointment with our Medical School - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Started the University of Colorado Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities with $250M private gift

Awards for Teaching and Service Chair of the 4-campus University Faculty

Grievance committee - received Special Training in Mediation

Professional Background Research Interests

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits Simulation, Statistical Design, Synthesis, Testing,

Formal Verification Signal Processing

Multi-objective design of digital filters, adaptive filters

Technology for Cognitive Disabilities Working at the intersection of cognitive science,

cognitive neuroscience, learning science and computer science and engineering

IEEE Background

Member for 33 years Primary Society - Circuits and Systems

Also, Computer, Signal Processing, Education, Communications, Engineering Medicine and Biology

Helped found Signal Processing Chapter in Denver

Have lived, worked (permanent, temporary, or consulting), or had direct research partners in every Region - except Region 9

IEEE Background

Circuits and Systems Reviewer and Author Technical Committee Chair Associate Editor and Editor - Trans CAD Technical and General Chair, ICCAD Member BoG VP Technical Activities President

IEEE Background

TAB Member Division Director Chair of Products Committee VP-Elect, VP, Past VP Management, Strategic Planning,

Finance

IEEE Background

Awards and Honors Fellow Millenium Medal CAS Golden Jubilee Award Distinguished Service Award Best Paper

IEEE Background

Board of Directors Division Director Member of Audit Committee Member of Executive Committee Member of Operations Review Committee - hire

consultants and oversee the review of headquarters infrastructure - BDO Seidman Report

Member of the governance committee - part of current strategic planning

Currently VP Publications Services and Products Board

Key Issues for the IEEE

Top operational issue - clear, consistent, continuous communications within the organization Absolutely necessary to build trust Trust is absolutely essential to enable

change and growth

Key Issues for IEEE

We must operate in a business like manner Analyze plans and opportunities

What will something cost - life cycle costing? Where will the money come from? Is it part of our strategic plan? What are the tangible and intangible benefits? Can we scale an activity to support many

members? What are the costs of not doing something?

Key Issues for IEEE Finances continues to be a difficult challenge. The latest results show a problem for 2003

We are working hard on this 2004 will inherit some of the challenges This one issue can tear us apart!

We must communicate clearly and often - the issues, reasons and what we are all doing to address the problems

It is a challenge for us all in both IEEE and our professional and personal lives

We will live through it and we must work to maintain our key values and activities as we move forward

Key Issues for IEEE

How can we share across our organizations? Imperative for future success First establish trust - communications Develop understanding of

opportunities for mutual success Build infrastructure to support sharing

Key Issues for IEEE Our entire business model is or will be facing

incredible challenges Publications

Access all IEEE IP through IEL Will be available to all members (and non-members)

through a variety of mechanisms in the next 5 years Raises issues of member in societies and even

membership in IEEE Conference are in difficulty because of economy

They may emerge with quite different characters Continuing/Professional Education

Absolutely required for our members - we must be part of the solution

Key Issues for IEEE We need a continuing multiple year:

Budget process Analysis of risks Analysis of multiple scenarios and generation of

potential responses We react to a problem, often too late - we must become

proactive Planning for integration of projects/initiatives

across the Institute We need to become much more data and

information driven in our decision making We must have an informed BoD - we don’t!

Key Issues for IEEE Membership and Volunteers

How many, how to grow into new areas, cost, benefits

While I stand firmly for a de-centralized and locally driven structure the values of centralizing some portions of the infrastructure are clear - Pubs

One major challenge is to maintain the local flavor while supplying appropriate centralized infrastructure

Insure that central infrastructure supports local creativity

Operational Vision

Creativity Driven from the Societies, Chapters, etc.

Enable and Encourage Coherence

As appropriate activities must be scalable across the range of our organization

Coordinate at the OU level Effectiveness

Our activities have to work from a fiscal setting Coordinate between OU’s and BoD

A Personal Vision for IEEE In the many different areas I have worked technically and

geographically there has always been IEEE IEEE has been the integrating thread, the constant, in

my career I believe that IEEE can be this integrating thread in the

careers of all members This is done by maintaining a highly diverse organization

of excellence which encourages, acknowledges and rewards participation and is as broad as our growing field

We should ask what is needed to be a constant support and point of focus and integration in the careers of our members - not just what we can give them.

Summary Many problems/challenges Cannot waste time and talent on trivial issues

Must look forward, use current situation and facts and not urban legends in our decision making

Must utilize talent from all parts of this vast organization There are excellent candidates for President-Elect,

Directors, VP TAB and all the other elected positions Think about running for a position yourself!

Must engage more of our membership in voting, voicing opinions and knowing that they can make a difference and their opinion is important - please vote