Pablo Fernando Sanchez for IEEE Computer Society

IEEE Computer Society election article published in Computer magazine

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:48:00 +0000

As I announced here, the IEEE Computer Society election information has been published in the September 2009 Computer Magazine issue.

My biographical data and my position statement are on the last page of the article, at page 80 of the magazine, since within each category, candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

The position statements and biographies of the IEEE Computer Society's candidates for president-elect, first and second vice presidents, and Board of Governors positions in 2010 was published as follows:

Nominees for Computer Society Officers and Board of Governors Positions in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:55:00 +0000

The following brochure containing candidate information for president-elect, first and second vice presidents, and Board of Governors members, has been mailed to IEEE Computer Society members:

Of course, the same information can be found at www.computer.org/election.

Balloting Underway in Computer Society Election

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:23:00 +0000

IEEE Computer Society members are being mailed ballots and candidate information for president-elect, first and second vice presidents, and Board of Governors members. Members can vote by mail, fax, or online at https://www.directvote.net/ieeecs. Ballots must be returned by Monday, 5 October.

To view candidate bios and position statements, visit http://www.computer.org/election.

You can find the full official press release right here.

IEEE President-Elect candidates address Computer Society concerns

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:17:00 +0000

This could be interesting for all IEEE Computer Society's members. The President-Elect candidates in this year's IEEE election, Roberto Boisson de Marca, Moshe Kam and Joe Lillie, provide responses to key questions posed by the IEEE Computer Society's volunteer leaders addressing topics of concern to Society members. You can download this article from IEEE Computer magazine right here.

IEEE Computer Society election begins 10 August

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:55:00 +0000

The IEEE Computer Society election will begin on Monday, 10 August 2009.

Ballots, a brochure with candidate biographies and position statements, and a postage-paid return envelope will be mailed to eligible voters on that date. In addition, members who accept Society e-mail announcements will receive e-mail notification of the election during the week of 10 August. Members can vote via mail, fax, or on-line.

Candidate biographies and position statements will be posted on the election vendor website, Computer Society website and published in the September issue of Computer magazine.

Ballots must be returned no later than 12:00 noon EDT on Monday, 5 October 2009. Results will be known within a week after the election.

IEEE Computer Society 2009 election slate

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:14:00 +0000

My position statement as official media will publish

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:42:00 +0000

Position statement. We members of the IEEE Computer Society, as part of the world's leading organization of computing professionals, must strengthen the development of our social network and be proud of our community. We must develop a sustainable Society, not just act as individual clients of an information provider.

If elected, I will work to foster our Society as an inclusive and networked community, focusing on membership's value, developing relevant products, programs, and services targeted to underserved populations like practitioners, young professionals, women, and members living in economically stressed areas of the world.

We have the opportunity to embrace our network, history, knowledge, ethics, and vision of future. As member of the Board of Governors, I will work to bring these strengths to coordinated action, and responsibly foster initiatives in this direction. I ask for your support. For more details about my vision, please visit my blog at www.pfsanchez.blogspot.com.

My biographical data as official media will publish

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:15:00 +0000

Biography. Pablo Fernando Sanchez received an MS in information systems and computing from the Universidad Católica Argentina. He has been an active Society volunteer since 1998, serving as vice chair of the Argentina chapter in 2001, and its secretary in 2002.

Sanchez has more than sixteen years' experience in the area of information technologies and communications, having served in positions of different natures and hierarchical levels at organizations such as the University Information System Program at the Ministry of Culture and Education of Argentina, CyberScope Argentina, ME Corp, the Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia and several high-level international consultancy firms.

He has had the opportunity to manage, create and advise on business creation and entrepreneurship. Sanchez is currently CEO of Expértika, advising Latin American technology-based companies in software, management and strategic use of technology for business expansion.

An IEEE member and secretary of the IEEE Argentina section, Sanchez has developed and deployed several programs that resulted in recognition for the entities he served, including a wide range of contributions to the IEEE, GOLD, and the IEEE Computer Society. He also served on the Advisory Board of The Institute, and served as chair of the IEEE Region 9 Regional Communications Committee.

IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors approved 2010 candidates

noreply@blogger.com (Pablo Fernando Sanchez) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:43:00 +0000

As announced here on June 9, the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors has approved the slate of candidates for 2010 leadership positions at its meeting on June 5.

So, as an approved candidate for the 2010-2012 term on the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors, I was instructed to send Bob Ward, Membership News Editor, some material for being published in the August 10, 2009, IEEE Computer Society ballot mailing and the September 2009 Computer Magazine issue.

I transcript the rest of the announcement:

The Nominations Committee attracted a strong slate of candidates. Vice President of Publications Sorel Reisman and Board of Governors member Jon Rokne will vie for the position of 2010 Computer Society president. Reisman is managing director of MERLOT and professor of information systems at California State University, Fullerton. Rokne is professor of computer science at the University of Calgary.
Roger Fujii, vice president and business unit general manager for Northrop Grumman Information Systems; and Don Shafer, IEEE Computer Society Treasurer and CTO for the Athens Group; will compete for first vice president. Both are completing their first terms on the Board of Governors. Sattupatha Sankaran, Vice President of Chapter Activities and an IT consultant for SAP Labs; and Jeffrey Voas, director of systems assurance at SAIC; are running for the position of second vice president.
IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors candidates include:
Pierre Bourque, associate professor and director of the master in software engineering program at Ecole de Technologie Superieure
Elizabeth Burd, senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Durham
José I. Castillo-Velázquez, 2009 head of the Autonomous University of Mexico City's Campus-SLT Engineering Academy
Thomas M. Conte, professor of computer science at Georgia Tech
Frank E. Ferrante, adjunct faculty/executive partner, Mason School of Business, College of William & Mary
Jean-Luc Gaudiot, professor and chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California-Irvine
Gargi Keeni, vice president of Quality Consulting Practice, Tata Consultancy Services
Luis Kun, senior research professor of Homeland Security at the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University
James W. Moore, principal engineer at MITRE Corp.
Pablo F. Sanchez, CEO of Expértika
John W. Walz, Lucent Technologies, retired
The Nominations Committee is chaired by Rangachar Kasturi, 2008 IEEE Computer Society president. Article II, Sections 1-9, of the Computer Society's Bylaws set forth the procedures for selection of candidates and election of the Computer Society's officers and members of the Board of Governors.
IEEE Computer Society ballots will be mailed on 10 August. Candidates and their bios will be published in the September issue of Computer magazine.