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Executive Committee Officer Nominations: 2027-2028 Term

Each year, the members of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) nominate several members to the Executive Committee (ExCom) to serve the Society starting at the beginning of the following year. This year, we are calling for nominations for the following officer positions to serve the Society for the 2027-2028 term:

• Vice President - Publications
• Vice President - Education and Communications
• Vice President - Financial Activities
• Vice President - Inudstry

Descriptions of the officer positions, duties, and eligibility criteria can be found in the CASS Constitution and the CASS Bylaws.

CASS is a professional volunteer-based organization. It is essential that we elect energetic and engaged leaders who will organize activities that will meet the needs of the entire Circuits and Systems community and who will guide our Society into the future. As a CASS member, you are in an excellent position to know the strengths of your fellow members and how they can best serve our community. As you consider potential nominees, please take into account that CASS wishes to promote diversity in every possible dimension. As such, CASS would love to receive nominations that also complete the current composition of its Executive Committee with respect to, to name a few, technical, gender, and geographic diversity.

Complete candidate nominations must be received by the close of business (5:00 PM EDT (UTC -5:00)) on 11 September 2026, in order to be considered.

Nomination Process

There are two options for adding nominees to the election slate. Nominators should indicate which of the following two options they prefer.

1. The first option is to nominate by petition. The CASS Bylaws regarding the nomination petition process states: “Nomination petitions for the officers appointed by the Board of Governors require signatures from at least 22% of the voting members of the Board of Governors. The petition must be submitted to the Nominations Committee, together with the biography and position statement of the candidate no later than 28 days prior to the scheduled opening of the appointment ballot." Please contact the Society Operations Manager prior to 14 August 2026 should you care to nominate an individual by petition.
2. The second option involves forwarding the nomination to the Nominations Committee, which may also place candidates on the ballot at its discretion. Forwarded nominations should be submitted to the nomination form, here.

Nomination Documents

A complete nomination must include all items indicated by an asterisk in the nomination form. These items include data for the Candidate and the Nominator, a Candidate Photo, a Candidate Position Statement (limited to 150-200 words), and a Candidate Biography (limited to 350 words), which needs to describe the most important contributions of the candidate (for CASS or in other organizations) which makes him/her particularly suitable for the specific position he/she is running for.

1. Candidate Position Statement: 
   • The position statement should state their plans and how they will help support the society if elected to 150-200 words.
2. Candidate Biography:
   • The biography should include topics demonstrating the nominee's experience relevant to the position, specifically emphasizing society and/or IEEE activities/responsibilities to be no more than 350 words.
3. An electronic Candidate Photograph - taken within the last two years (optional)

Nomination Submission

The nomination form must be submitted by 11 September 2026 through the CASS website.

The Nominations Committee encourages you to recommend suitable candidates for these elections. Our strength as a society is not only in our engineering expertise but also in our societal spirit. The Society does its best when we have a strong organization with engaged membership. 

Electioneering Policies

To ensure all activities comply with IEEE policies, please review the IEEE Policies, Sections 13, 14, and 9.28. Each candidate should confirm that they agree to adhere to the IEEE Policies and guidelines. There are general electioneering guidelines with Q&As available on the IEEE Election Campaign Resources website. 

 

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Student Travel Grants for Financially Co-Sponsored Conferences: Round Five

The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) is pleased to announce the fifth call for applications for the 2026 Financially Co-Sponsored (FCS) Conferences Student Travel Support program. This program is intended to provide financial assistance for students traveling to CASS financially co-sponsored conferences in 2026. The primary goal is to help recipients present their accepted research papers at these events.

Important Dates:

• Submission Deadline: 30 August 2026
• Winner Notification: 7 September 2026

The amount of financial assistance provided to each selected student will be given through a reimbursement process. The travel support is limited to 2026 conferences that are financially co-sponsored by the CAS Society. 

Selection Criteria:

• CASS Membership: Students must be CASS student members at the time of application and during the conference.
• Paper Acceptance: Students must have had their paper accepted for presentation at the conference they plan to attend. The recipient must attend the conference in-person to present the paper.
• Student Status: Applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate student during the time of the conference.
  • Note: A faculty member is required to confirm the nominee's undergraduate or graduate student status. This should be uploaded to the Faculty Letter field on the application.
• Financial Need: Eligibility will also be based on demonstrated financial needs.
• Annual Limit: An individual is only eligible for this travel support once per calendar year.
• Registration fees are no longer eligible for reimbursement under travel grants. Eligible reimbursable expenses are limited to travel-related costs, including airfare, accommodations, ground transportation, and other reasonable expenses incurred for conference travel.

The CASS 2026 Financially Co-Sponsored Conferences included in Round Five are:

• IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD 2026)
• IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems (SiPS 2026)
• IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics (CAFE 2026)
• 2026 Embedded Systems Week (ESWEEK 2026)
• International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC 2026)

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