Nominations Appointments Committee Report Information Theory Society Board

Nominations & Appointments Committee Report Information Theory Society Board of Governors Meeting Chicago October 7, 2017

Committee Overview • Members: – – – Michelle Effros (Ex-Officio and Chair) Alon Orlitsky (Ex-Officio) Dan Costello Gerhard Kramer Amos Lapidoth • Responsible for staffing Fellows, Shannon, Wyner, Cover, Massey, Awards, and External Nominating committees – Deadlines October – January. • Puts forward a Bo. G slate of candidates at the annual Bo. G meeting. • Other appointments as needed (Ei. C, CC Chair, Membership sub-Committee chairs).

N&A Committee Candidates: Procedure • Super-list generated based on N&A Committee suggestions. • Proposed selection taking into account • Committee requirements under Bylaws • Geographic representation, including underrepresented regions • Technical area representation • Seasoned wisdom vs. new energy & ideas • Demonstrated Society leadership • Diversity, broadly interpreted • Modification and discussion until convergence

Appointments for 2018 • Awards Committee – – Alex Dimakis Negar Kiyavash Haim Permuter Antonia Tulino • Shannon Award Committee – Janos Korner – David Tse • Fellows Committee – Hirosuke Yamamoto – Aylin Yener • Massey Award Committee – Erdal Arikan – Tara Javidi • Wyner Award Committee – Bruce Hajek – Muriel Medard • Cover Award Committee – Christina Fragouli • External Nominations Committee – – Ubli Mitra (chair) Stephen Hanly Pierre Moulin Vince Poor