IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine - May/June 2023 - 12

Past President's Message
roots trace back to Thomas Edison and Alexander
Graham Bell. On 13 May 1884, in New York
City, a group of electrical engineers, including
Edison and Bell, formed the American Institute
of Electrical Engineers (AIEE). In 1912, with the
invention and development of radio, a spin-off
society called the Institute of Radio Engineers
(IRE) formed and held its first meeting on 1
November 1949. In 1963, IRE merged with AIEE
to form the present Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The birth of CTSoc
was in 1963 when the name changed to the " IEEE
Professional Technical Group on Broadcast and
Television Receivers " (PTGoBTR); a year later it
changed to " Group on Broadcast and Television
Receivers (GoBTR), " and sometime between
August and December 1974, it changed to " IEEE
Group on Consumer Electronics (GoCE). " A year
later, GoCE merged with " Group on Broadcasting
(GoBC) " to form the " Broadcast and Consumer
Electronics (BCCE) Society. " However, between
1976-1982, the Consumer Electronics Group ran
as a separate subgroup under the BCCE Society.
In 1982, the IEEE Technical Activities Board
(TAB) approved the dissolution of BCCE in
favor of forming two separate societies: the
" Consumer Electronics Society (CES), " and the
" Broadcast Technology Society (BTS). " CES held
its first meeting in 1983. Three decades later in
2013, the CES Administrative Committee became
the CES Board of Governors. This body, on 16
August 2020, proclaimed the change of our Society's
name from " Consumer Electronics Society
(CESoc) " to " Consumer Technology Society
(CTSoc), " which took effect on 1 January 2021. In
the last four years, CTSoc internally changed to
become a stronger, more relevant and sustainable
society that can stay current or ahead of
industry change and deliver for its members,
industry, government, academia, and the public.
CTSOC AWARDS
IEEE and CTSoc are governed and run by volunteers,
and strengthened by its members, companies,
and institutions in its FoIs. Recognizing
contributions and achievements for CTSoc and
its FoIs is very important and we do so by providing
recognition and awards.
Given mycommitment tobring industry back
to CTSoc, in 2019, I established two most distinguished
awards to annually recognize industry
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leaders and corporations:- " Distinctive Exemplary
Industry Leader Award " -recognizes a distinctive
and exemplary industry executive whose leadership
has made a significant impact globally and
who has led preeminent and extraordinary advancements
in consumer technology- " Corporate
Innovation Leadership Award " -recognizes an organization
that has demonstrated outstanding innovation
and leadership in consumer technology.
The organization had also contributed to the IEEE
Consumer Technology Society's (CTSoc) service
to the public andmembers.
In 2021, two new CTSoc Awards were established
to recognize themost active chapters- " Best
Chapter of the Year Award " -recognizes, with a
monetary award, the best Chapter of the IEEE ConsumerTechnology
Society (CTSoc) that has accomplished
outstanding activities that promote
Chaptermembership growth and participation into
the activities of IEEE CTSoc, which include (but are
not limited to) conferences, workshops, tutorials,
standardization, publications, editorial work, etc.-
" Outstanding Achievement Chapter Award " -recognizes,
with a monetary award, the IEEE Consumer
Technology Society (CTSoc) Chapters that have
accomplished outstanding activities that promote
Chaptermembership growth and participation into
the activities of IEEE CTSoc, which include (but are
not limited to) conferences, workshops, tutorials,
standardization, publications, editorial work, etc.
In 2022, CTSoc, for the first time, established
and funded the " IEEE Consumer Technology Society
Student Scholarship " Awards to be administered
by the IEEE Foundation. Every year, a
winner(s) will get a monetary award. This scholarship
is intended to recognize and reward an active
CTSoc student volunteer who has outstanding
and impactful contributions in the areas of interest
of the IEEE Consumer Technology Society.
In collaboration with the TAB Awards and
Recognition Committee, we made the application
form more relevant, and the submission
plus selection process more rigorous and transparent
for the following three awards: Significant
Achievement Award, Outstanding Service Award,
and Chester WSall Memorial Awards. CTSoc also
improved the review and selection processes
done by the Editorial Board and the TPC, respectively,
for the Consumer Electronics Magazine
(CEM) Awards and Conference Awards.
Of valuable mention is the prestigious " IEEE
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Technology Award " that is
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