Contents:

We start with the Presi­dent’s Column and then congratulate all the members of our community who have recently received prestigious awards and honors. Next, we have an article on the activities of the Greater Bay Area International Workshop on Coding and Data Storage. We also have a report from the 2022 Munich Workshop on Coding and Cryptography. We continue with the minutes from the Board of Governors meeting that was held in ISIT. With sadness, we include a tribute to Toby Berger and Pravin Varaiya who passed away this May and June, respectively. We conclude with call for papers, conference calendar, and call for nominations.

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