Douglas N. Zuckerman

Candidate's Statement

A recovering world economy and transforming industry will provide major opportunities – and challenges – for ComSoc to provide meaningful and affordable services to its members. Specifically, we should facilitate participation in ComSoc activities through online communities and interest groups to address technical and professional issues; team with local Chapters and Sister Societies throughout the world to expand our lecture series to reach more members; use online content selection to provide customizable newsletters and publications; work with standards bodies to visibly increase our relevance and support from industry; collocate more conferences with related events or trade shows to stimulate attendance, networking, learning and making business contacts, while reducing costs; and offer free and low-cost continuing education products such as online tutorials and Web-based seminars to aid member career growth. Our activities must accommodate worldwide differences in professional needs and economic situations. Through my multiple Vice Presidential and other leadership positions, my proven experience and accomplishments have improved all facets of Society activities. This strong background positions me to work for you with the technical committees, local Chapters, Sister Societies, and Board of Governors to enable our Communications Society to reshape and strengthen our global collaborations within the evolving business-focused communications industry, while enhancing our value to the more R&D-focused technical communities. I am enthusiastic about serving and would appreciate your vote.

Biography

Douglas N. Zuckerman received his B.S., M.S., and Eng.Sc.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1969, 1971, and 1976. His over 33 years of experience at Bell Labs and Telcordia Technologies span the operations, management, and engineering of emerging networks and services. An IEEE Fellow, he has authored numerous papers and has been Guest Editor of several IEEE publications. Currently, he is Vice President – Membership Services, working hard to enhance the value of ComSoc publications, conferences, educational products, and online services to our members. Previously, he has been Vice President — Membership Development, Vice President — Technical Activities, and Director of Meetings and Conferences, chaired ComSoc's Strategic Planning Committee, and served on the Board of Governors, Technical Activities Council, and Meetings and Conferences Board. He was co-founder/Chair of two technical committees: Enterprise Networking, and Network Operations and Management. He helped create the IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) and helped organize several network management symposia (NOMS, IM, and DSOM). His sustained contributions have been recognized through the IEEE Communications Society's Donald W. McLellan Meritorious Service Award and Conference Achievement Award, and the IEEE's Third Millennium Medal