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Board of Governors Election
Voting is open for the BoG Election.
Aug 28, 2012
Deadline Extended - IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Special Issue on Cyber-security and Privacy
The submission date for the white paper for IEEE SPM special issue on cyber-security and privacy has been extended to Tuesday September 4, 2012
Aug 28, 2012
September 2012 Issue of the Newsletter
Annual IT awards announced. Summary of 2011 Shannon Lecture. President's Column. BOG meeting minutes. Historian and Puzzle Columns.
Aug 27, 2012
September 2012 Issue of the Newsletter
Annual IT Awards Announced. Summary of 2011 Shannon Lecture. President's Column. IT BOG Minutes.
Aug 26, 2012
Memorial for Thomas Cover at Stanford University on Friday, October 12, 2012
The Departments of Electrical Engineering and Statistics are planning a memorial gathering to celebrate Tom Cover's life.
Aug 14, 2012
Call for Papers - Signal Processing Magazine
Special Issue on on Signal Processing for Cyber‐security and Privacy
Aug 1, 2012
Transactions on Information Theory: Policy regarding reviewing
The Board of Governors of the IEEE Information Theory Society passed a resolution regarding reviewing duties for the Transactions at its July 1, 2012, meeting.
Jul 13, 2012
Creation of the Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award
The creation of the Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award was announced during the awards luncheon at ISIT.
Jul 11, 2012
2012 IEEE Medals and 2012 IEEE Fellows
Several members of the Information Theory community have been awarded IEEE Medals and promoted to IEEE Fellows.
Jul 11, 2012
2012 Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award
Ezio Biglieri has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award.
Jul 11, 2012
2013 Claude E. Shannon Award
Katalin Marton has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Information Theory Society Claude E. Shannon award.
Jul 9, 2012
2012 ISIT Student Paper Awards
Three papers received the Student Paper Award at ISIT 2012, Cambridge, MA
Jul 7, 2012
Tom Cover Memorial Session at ISIT
A memorial session will be organized at the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium on Monday, July 2, 2012 from 8pm to 9:30pm .
Jun 17, 2012
2012 IEEE Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award
The 2012 IEEE Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award has been awarded.
Jun 12, 2012
IT Society Mentoring Network, Call For Participation
Would you be interested in becoming a mentor or mentee in the IT society's mentoring network?
Jun 7, 2012
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) position at University of Cambridge, UK
The Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge is looking to appoint a University Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the intersection of Digital Communications and Signal Processing, including Information Theory.
May 30, 2012
Call for Nominations - 2013 Marconi Prize
The Marconi Society, the premier organization recognizing the achievements of living scientists in the field of communications science and the Internet, is seeking nominations for its 2013 Marconi Prize, given to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of communications for the benefit of mankind through scientific or technological discoveries or innovations.
May 11, 2012
Research Fellows in Wireless Communications
Two research fellow positions in wireless communications open at Macquarie University, Sydney Australia. Candidates with active research profiles in wireless communications, with strong backgrounds in communications theory, are encouraged to apply. Research fellows will work with Stephen Hanly and his group. Closing date: June 1, 2012.
May 5, 2012

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