J. Roberto B. de Marca IEEE Fellow Member National Academy of Engineering (BR) Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences IEEE 2013 President Elect Candidate Presentation at Region 10 Meeting Kolkata, March 2012

Student/GOLD/WIE Meeting in Chennai, 2008

Credentials: Broad and long-term IEEE experience IEEE BoD: Vice President, Technical Activities and Division III Director Society: President IEEE Communications Society ( ) Governance: IEEE Secretary (2006) IEEE Standards Board (Member, 2005) Finance: IEEE Audit Committee (Member, Chair); IEEE Sales and Marketing Membership TAB/RAB Section Chapter Support Comm.; Society VP for Membership; Vice-Chair, Rio de Janeiro Section Awards: IEEE Intl. Communication Award Comm (member and Chair); ComSoc Awards Chair; ComSoc Fellow Evaluation Comm. Chair Strategic Planning : Chair of TAB and ComSoc Strategic Planning Committees; Publications, Conferences.

Recent IEEE activity  MGA Board member (2010 – 2011)  Member, IEEE Spectrum Editorial Board ( )  Chair, IEEE Humanitarian Technology Challenge Steering Committee (2008 – 2011)  Chair, IEEE Future Directions Committee (2009 – 2010, 2012) – Executive Chair, IEEE TTM 2011 – Chair, Steering Committee, SGWF

TTM 2011: Hong Kong 602/25/12

SGWF 2011 China: An IEEE Thought Leadership Event 7 02/25/12

Future Directions Committee Intitiatives  Smart Grid  Cloud Computing  Electric Vehicles/Transportation Electrification  IEEE Technology Time Machine Symposium  IEEE Smart Grid World Forum  Strong Emphasis in Partnering with Industry and Marketplace understanding for product development

My Overarching Priority as 2014 IEEE President  To lead IEEE into the next decades. Action : Promote thought leadership Challenge : How can IEEE play a larger role in fostering global innovation initiatives?

Specific Priorities as IEEE President 1.Guarantee that IEEE will have a leadership role in new technologies and in fostering and sustaining global innovation initiatives. Region 10 Opportunities: Cooperation with indigenous large corporations (from Director Wong presentation to IEEE BoD Last June)

Specific Priorities as IEEE President (2) 2. Continue the push for IEEE Globalization to ensure greater worldwide participation of members and volunteers, that will also guarantee the offering of better and regionally focused products and services across the globe. R10 Threat: Perception that IEEE is US-centric R10 Opportunity: Enlarged pool of volunteer leaders that can contribute beyond local and regional R10 Threat: Lack of equitable member benefits across global IEEE

Specific Priorities as IEEE President (3) 3. Develop benefits and services that will allow members worldwide to perceive IEEE as essential to their career development and professional success, including more on- line networking and learning opportunities. R10 Threat: Lack of equitable member benefits across global IEEE

Specific Priorities as IEEE President (4) 4. Position IEEE to remain relevant in the presence of modern networking and work partnership opportunities offered by new social media platforms that will become more powerful and appealing in future years.

Specific Priorities as IEEE President (5) 5. Promote an environment in which volunteers find enjoyment and enrichment in their activity and can balance their expectations and personal career goals with IEEE business requirements. R10 Threat: Competing associations and commercial entities reduces IEEE value proposition

Why you should support Roberto for 2014 IEEE President My diversified IEEE experience My diversified professional experience being the only candidate with experience in academia, industry and government. Award winning contributions to globalization within IEEE. My diverse cultural sensitivity having lived in 6 different IEEE Regions. My experience with fostering activities in new technologies with extensive contacts with global industry leaders. My proven record of accomplishments as IEEE volunteer. I make things happen!!

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Credentials: Extensive International Experience Scientific Consultant, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill,USA (twice) Visiting Scientist, NEC Europe Labs., Germany Visiting Professor: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (China) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy) Other Visiting Assignments: Telecom Italia Labs. (Italy), University of Toronto, Canada, UCLA, USA. Served as an Expert for European Commission in the evaluation of FP6 proposals.

Essential Outcomes  IEEE 2021 products and services will truly make a difference in the professional life of members and will guarantee that it is still the most respected professional organization in the world  IEEE 2021 will still be the networking place of choice for professionals in its field of interest. (social network platforms pose a significant threat to this goal)

Enabling Elements for a successful IEEE in 2021 IEEE 2021 GlobalizationInnovation Partnering with Industry Nimbleness New Business Models Risk Taking Quality Control

Accomplishments as Society President Strengthned ComSoc leadership in the key telecommunication technology areas; Society Membership reached members, an all time record; Society had record revenue years Developed a coherent package of products and activities for a then evolving technology; Established partnership with other Societies to address new technology areas; Enhanced web-based products; Established mechanisms for interaction with industry. Created a Global Chapter Chair Congress Created IEEE Transactions on Wireless Comm. Revamped the IEEE Communications and Networking Conf., now its premier event in this area.

Accomplishments as IEEE Vice President, Technical Activities (1) Strengthened relations with other boards: Held joint Sessions with MGA and PSPB Appointed Society Membership Adhoc Committee to partner and leverage MGA expertise in addressing society membership decline and value offered to members. Worked with PSPB on timeliness issue. Successfully worked with EAB to develop a framework for IEEE Certification Business. re-established contacts with industry leaders to improve the quality of our products to practitioners; Initiated development of a technology roadmap (Technology Navigator tool) for IEEE-TA and IEEE.

Accomplishments as IEEE Vice President, Technical Activities (2) Significantly improved the operations of the Society Review Committee. Appointed a task force to analyze TA Business Models that made very important recommendations for the future of IEEE TA and that were endorsed by TAB. Pushed the successful solution of long-standing items such as: new conference publications revenue distribution algorithm and policy regarding conference no-shows, creation of Technical Commitees.