Harvey Freeman

Candidate's Statement

As Treasurer for the past four years and as the current Vice President — Technical Activities, I continue to work to restore the Society to its former strong financial health, to move quickly into new technologies, to reach out to colleagues in small and medium-size organizations that do not participate in ComSoc activities, and to compete with online publications and educational products on the basis of our intellectual property and with new tools and ideas. As President I will expand on these and other activities. I will strengthen our global position by working more closely with local members, Chapters, Sister Societies, and IEEE executives. I will lead the Society away from recent telecom disasters and the continuing global economic downturn, enhancing its position as the premier organization of communications industry professionals. With your vote, I will use my 23 years of extensive Communications Society activity to take the Society to a new level of professional society achievement.

Biography

Harvey is an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, a global leader in strategy and technology consulting, providing services to major international corporations and government clients around the world. With over 30 years of experience in the communications field, he specializes in designing/managing innovative technology-based solutions. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1966) and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois (1970).

Harvey is a long-term committed volunteer in ComSoc. In his present position as Vice President — Technical Activities, he is in his fourth term on the Board of Governors, having recently completed a second term as Treasurer. He was founder/first Editor-in-Chief of the highly regarded IEEE Network and founder/first General Chair and current Standing Committee Chair of IEEE INFOCOM. Last year he started Tutorials Now, ComSoc's new online educational effort. He has served on ComSoc's Meetings and Conferences Board, and Strategic Planning, Awards, Staff and Facilities, and Nominations and Elections Committees. In 2001 he was honored with the IEEE Communications Society's Meetings and Conferences Exemplary Service Award.