President's Message
2001 year-end Review
2001 was a difficult time for many of us
given recent economic challenges not only in the U.S. economy
but throughout the world, as well as the events of September 11th.
Despite these, the CPMT Society has enjoyed continued growth and
improvement. Hundreds of volunteers have been working hard throughout
the year to continue providing value to CPMT Society members in
the areas of conferences, workshops, publications, short courses
and chapter activities.
I want to thank each and everyone of the volunteers for their
dedication to our Society.
Recent Accomplishments
Start of Student Branch Chapters: The first two CPMT Student Branch Chapters have been formed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia USA and in Romania. The Student Branch Chapter in Romania consists of students from several different institutions and reports to the IEEE Romania Student Branch, which, in turn, reports to the IEEE Romania Section. Efforts are underway to establish additional Branch Chapters at the University of Arkansas and in Malaysia and China.
Global Membership Growth: Global membership has grown to over 4100 -- close
to a 7% increase over the year 2000 -- making CPMT one of the
fastest growing Societies in
IEEE.
Implementation of Electronic Manuscript Submission System: Our CPMT Transactions (Components and Packaging Technologies; Advanced Packaging; Electronics Packaging Manufacturing) are all operating through the new IEEE Manuscript Central for electronic manuscript submission and review process management. Early indications already confirm that this system will significantly speed up the time from manuscript submission to publication.
Development of Marketing and Public Relations Campaign: Work is underway to better position our Society as the leading global professional organization in the field by building stronger brand identity and global recognition. Professional expertise has been brought in to assist in the development of effective marketing and communication programs, as well as media outreach.
Awards Program Changes: Changes have been implemented in our Awards Program
to better recognize the achievements of our members and outstanding
contributors in
our technical fields. In the past most of these recognitions have
been from within the US. A new award has been established to recognize
outstanding technical achievement; cash prizes for all awards
have been increased; a major new IEEE-level Technical Field Award
has been approved by the IEEE Society.
CPMT Joins IEEE Sensor Council and Nanotech Committee: The CPMT Society has become a member of two new IEEE Technical Councils/Committees: the Sensors Council and the Nanotechnology Committee. By virtue of this membership, CPMT Society members are eligible to subscribe to Sensors Journal and Transactions on Nanotechnology at low member rates.
Year -end Summary
- 36 Chapters around the world
2 Student chapters
4111 Global members
4 Archival publications
28 Global conferences and workshops
46 Years of publications on 9 CD-ROMS
18 Technology & Education committees
125 IEEE Fellows- 1 Nobel Prize Winner