Welcome to my 2010 IEEE election website. I am glad you are interested in the IEEE’s leadership elections, and I thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself.
My name is Moshe Kam. I am an electrical engineer and electrical engineering educator. At present I serve as the Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Prior to joining academia, I was a technical officer in the Military. My technical interests are in wireless communications, robotics and navigation, detection and estimation, and engineering education.
I served IEEE in a number of volunteer positions, including Vice President for Educational Activities, Director of Region 2 (Eastern USA), and Member of the IEEE Finance Committee. I have chaired the IEEE New Initiatives Committee, Audit Committee, Membership Development Committee, and Committee on Global Accreditation Activities. I have initiated the popular IEEE portals www.TryEngineering.org as well as www.Accreditation.org (developed jointly with IBM and the New York Hall of Science).
I offer my candidacy for 2010 President-Elect because IEEE is facing strong challenges, which were aggravated by the recent worldwide economic downturn. The pace of information flow in engineering and computing has accelerated and deadlines are shorter. Careers in technology are less secure and they require new skills as well as increased flexibility and adaptability. Technical information is generated, delivered, shared and disseminated using new methodologies and ever changing technology. These changes affect our members, our profession and IEEE. In this environment, IEEE needs a stable and experienced leadership – focused, adaptive, responsive, quick to act, and ready to make the most of new opportunities.
The challenging economic times offer IEEE the opportunity to revisit and revise its short and long-term plans – focus on our essential activities, and phase out activities which are tangential or have low impact. At the same time we need to strengthen our bonds with members, and make sure that they are satisfied with IEEE’s activities, directions, products, and services. We also need to develop better opportunities for members to network, discover and take advantage of employment prospects, and receive from IEEE authoritative assessments of professional and technological trends. We should diversify IEEE’s offerings and form new alliances – including strategic mergers and acquisitions. These will strengthen IEEE’s long-term leadership role, and widen IEEE’s appeal to professionals.
My site includes sections on Challenges, Priorities and some of my writings. I hope you will find it interesting. I welcome your comments and suggestions, and hope you will find my candidacy worthy of support.
