Sorel Reisman

Candidate for 2022 IEEE Division VIII Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect

Many are called

Many stand for election

But many fewer are really qualified!

Thank you for visiting this website. I am a candidate for the position of 2022 IEEE Division VIII Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect. I hope that you will vote for me because I would like to represent every member of our profession in developing the goals and programs of IEEE.

When I agreed to run for this position, I carefully reviewed the published requirements shown in the left-hand column in the table below. I then reviewed and did a self assessment of my own qualifications for each of those requirements.

It’s unfortunate that more candidates don’t carry out this kind of exercise, and it’s even more unfortunate that voters don’t analyze candidates this way. Below, in the right-hand column of the table is my self-analysis of my qualifications for this position. I hope that you agree with my

conclusion that I am most qualified, and that you will vote for me for this position.

In addition to the table, you can browse my resume to read details about my professional accomplishments.

I'd also like to draw your attention to two of my very recent activities, mostly related to the Covid-19 pandemic:

1) Please visit the "Teaching with Technology Resource Center" (accessible from the Education Society's homepage) which I developed to address pandemic teaching issues for higher education instructors.
2) You can also visit two portals (accessible from the Education Society's homepage) that I developed, based on ABET/CSAB criteria, with colleagues from Hong Kong and Madrid, for instructors of i) Computer Science and ii) Information Technology/Systems.

By the way, another criterion that isn’t specifically included in the table below is that the candidate needs to be a nice person. My sons and grandchildren, surveyed by my wife who agrees with them, all think I meet that criterion!

THE REQUIREMENTS	MY QUALIFICATIONS
Demonstrated business acumen, experience and ability to exercise sound judgments in matters that relate to the current and long-term objectives of IEEE and a willingness and ability to contribute positively to the decision-making process of IEEE	Led development of 2011 Computer Society Strategic Plan Member of PSPB Strategic Planning Committee Member of TAB Strategic Planning Committee
Working knowledge of the IEEE and its fields of interests, values and reputation, activities, mission, governance and organizational structure, legal landscape, finances, goals, needs, and strategic direction	Served on Publications Board (PSPB) Served on Technical Activities Board (TAB) Served on Education Activities Board (EAB)
Working knowledge of the fiduciary responsibilities of a Director	As CS President, responsible for ~$40M annual budget As COMPSAC Standing Committee Chair, responsible for annual conference budget ~$350K
Ability to listen, analyze, think clearly and creatively, work well with people individually and in a group	Invited back to serve on dozens of IEEE committees Have managed hundreds of employees in my professional career
Ability to cultivate and recruit Board members and other volunteers	Served as CS Nominations Committee Chair Served 2 terms on Publications Board N & A committee
Ability to read and understand basic financial statements	As CS President and ~10 years of IEEE board membership, responsible for review and approval of multiple annual budget proposals. In my professional career, responsible for managing the finances of dozens of technical projects
Interest and ability to understand the sometimes-conflicting interests of the various constituencies of IEEE, which include members, employees, customers, governmental units, creditors, and the general public and to act in the interests of IEEE as a whole, all members and the public	Always acted in the interests of IEEE and our profession
Honesty, integrity and adherence to high ethical standards Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations	Five decades of unblemished professional and academic career
Sensitivity to and tolerance of differing views; a friendly, responsive, and patient approach; and community-building skills	Developed and launched Computer Society Special Technical Communities (STCs) to address diverse technical and social requirements of members of our profession
Excellent relationship skills and the ability to interact with the public, other organizations and diverse communities on a global scale	Invited speaker at IEEE locations around the world. Author, presenter, and Fulbright researcher with colleagues around the world. Have been employed by Canadian, US, UK, and Japanese multinationals.
Excellent leadership skills including the ability to motivate others; negotiate compromise and resolve differences; maintain positive working relationships and capability to set direction Ability to adhere to strong governance practices Capability to focus on strategic issues and make effectiveness a top objective Normally should have had experience as a S/C President or S/C senior leadership position (e.g., Vice President/Chair of a S/C Board Prior relevant volunteer experience Ability to meet deadlines and respond to communications in a timely fashion	I have demonstrated these skills, which are essential for a society/council president, when I served as CS President, and as I continue to lead the CS signature COMPSAC conference. Have held senior management positions in industry and education administration
Excellent communication skills	Hundreds of presentations and papers published, and participated in hundreds of meetings
Familiarity with the basics of Robert’s Rules of Order	Chaired dozen of IEEE committees in my decades of volunteering
Should have the support of that person’s employer in meeting the obligations of the position	N/A
Passion for, and interest in, the IEEE organization	More than 35 years of continuous non-stop volunteerism!!

Sorel Reisman

THE REQUIREMENTS

MY QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated business acumen, experience and ability to exercise sound judgments in matters that relate to the current and long-term objectives of IEEE and a willingness and ability to contribute positively to the decision-making process of IEEE

Led development of 2011 Computer Society Strategic Plan

Member of PSPB Strategic Planning Committee

Member of TAB Strategic Planning Committee

Working knowledge of the IEEE and its fields of interests, values and reputation, activities, mission, governance and organizational structure, legal landscape, finances, goals, needs, and strategic direction

Served on Publications Board (PSPB)

Served on Technical Activities Board (TAB)

Served on Education Activities Board (EAB)

Working knowledge of the fiduciary responsibilities of a Director

As CS President, responsible for ~$40M annual budget

As COMPSAC Standing Committee Chair, responsible for annual conference budget ~$350K

Ability to listen, analyze, think clearly and creatively, work well with people individually and in a group

Invited back to serve on dozens of IEEE committees

Have managed hundreds of employees in my professional career

Ability to cultivate and recruit Board members and other volunteers

Served as CS Nominations Committee Chair

Served 2 terms on Publications Board N & A committee

Ability to read and understand basic financial statements

As CS President and ~10 years of IEEE board membership, responsible for review and approval of multiple annual budget proposals.

In my professional career, responsible for managing the finances of dozens of technical projects

Interest and ability to understand the sometimes-conflicting interests of the various constituencies of IEEE, which include members, employees, customers, governmental units, creditors, and the general public and to act in the interests of IEEE as a whole, all members and the public

Always acted in the interests of IEEE and our profession

Honesty, integrity and adherence to high ethical standards

Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations

Five decades of unblemished professional and academic career

Sensitivity to and tolerance of differing views; a friendly, responsive, and patient approach; and community-building skills

Developed and launched Computer Society Special Technical Communities (STCs) to address diverse technical and social requirements of members of our profession

Excellent relationship skills and the ability to interact with the public, other organizations and diverse communities on a global scale

Invited speaker at IEEE locations around the world.

Author, presenter, and Fulbright researcher with colleagues around the world.

Have been employed by Canadian, US, UK, and Japanese multinationals.

Excellent leadership skills including the ability to motivate others; negotiate compromise and resolve differences; maintain positive working relationships and capability to set direction

Ability to adhere to strong governance practices

Capability to focus on strategic issues and make effectiveness a top objective

Normally should have had experience as a S/C President or S/C senior leadership position (e.g., Vice President/Chair of a S/C Board

Prior relevant volunteer experience

Ability to meet deadlines and respond to communications in a timely fashion

I have demonstrated these skills, which are essential for a society/council president, when I served as CS President, and as I continue to lead the CS signature COMPSAC conference.

Have held senior management positions in industry and education administration

Excellent communication skills

Hundreds of presentations and papers published, and participated in hundreds of meetings

Familiarity with the basics of Robert’s Rules of Order

Chaired dozen of IEEE committees in my decades of volunteering

Should have the support of that person’s employer in meeting the obligations of the position

N/A

Passion for, and interest in, the IEEE organization

More than 35 years of continuous

non-stop volunteerism!!