
The IEEE Assembly in November elected five officers to the IEEE Board of Directors for 2018. They began serving their terms on 1 January.
Three of the five are serving their first terms: Francis B. Grosz Jr., IEEE vice president–elect, Member and Geographic Activities; Witold M. Kinsner, IEEE vice president, Educational Activities; and Joseph V. Lillie, IEEE treasurer. Samir M. El-Ghazaly and William P. Walsh were elected to serve a second year as IEEE vice president, Publication Services and Products, and IEEE secretary, respectively.