Washington Section's volunteer leaders begin a new year of service to the Section's 5,000 members. Pictured from left are Monica Mallini, Jorome Gibbon, Dr. George Simonis, Dr. George Dimitoglou, Dr. Brian Riely, Richard Hill, Mónica Taysing-Lara, Harry Sauberman, and Wally Lee.

Region 2 service award recipients are honored at the Region 2 Committee's awards banquet in 2012. Standing left to right are: Andrew Thompson, SAC Representative, Javvad Qasimi, Membership Development Chair, Anna Romaniuk, Awards and Recognition Chair, Kate McDevitt, WIE Coordinator, Ralph Ford, Region 2 Director, Holly Cyrus, Region 2 Employment Coordinator (shown with her special award), Moshe Kam, IEEE Past President, Joe Burns, PreCollege and SPAC Coordinator, and Murty Polavarapu, Professional Activities Coordinator.

Dr. Paul Cotae accepts the "Chapter of the Year" award from the IEEE Communications Society on behalf of the Washington, DC Chapter at IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 in Houston, Texas, in December 2011. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Byeong Gi Lee, IEEE Communications Society President, Dr. Paul Cotae, Washington Chapter Chair, Dr. Sergio Benedetto, IEEE Vice President for Member Relations, and Dr. H. Vincent Poor, IEEE Communications Society Award Chair.

Dr. Paul Cotae displays Washington Chapter's awards with the other Chapter Achievement Award winners at the awards ceremony at IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 in Houston, Texas.  Pictured from left to right are Dr. Byeong Gi Lee, IEEE Communications Society President, Dr. Paul Cotae, Washington Chapter Chair, Dr. Carlos Eduardo Velasquez, Columbia Chapter Chair, Dr. Tommy Svensson, Sweden Chapter Chair, Dr. Sasi P. Meethal, Kerala Chapter Chair, and Dr. Sergio Benedetto, IEEE Vice President for Member Relations.