Vice President of CPMT Publications Reports
New IEEE Press
books:
"Integrated Passives" by Rick Ulrich (U-Ark) was published
by Wiley/IEEE Press and is selling well.
We are self-publishing a monograph on Electrical Contacts this
summer, a translation of an out-of-print book in German. TC-ECCC
(old TC-1) has taken the lead, with Jerry Witter doing the editing
following the translation. The cost to CPMT will be about US$3700,
and income expected of $4000 to $14,000.
We are looking for other good manuscripts that can be co-published
by IEEE Press and Wiley.
CPMT Newsletter:
Dave Palmer, after perhaps 80 years as Editor (I jest!), has indicated
that he will be retiring from the position this year after the
June issue. I approached a number of active CPMT Board-level people
about taking on this position, but none elected to be candidates.
Our call for applicants has resulted (so far) in two candidates,
and a new Newsletter Editor should be selected during the summer.
The CPMT Society
Website:
I have received positive feedback from those conferences who have
requested that I put a rotating banner ad for their CFP or Advance
Program on our various web pages (Home Page, plus a number of
second-level pages). Click-through rates for these run from 0.3%
of the number of times shown (for small regional conferences)
up to 1.83% (this one was for ISEPT'05). A click-through rate
of 1% of impressions is considered very good for websites, and
these little display ads enhance the awareness of members and
non-members. I'm happy to compose them for any CPMT event, on
request.
"Open
Positions" in the Publications/Web field:
I'm seeking one or two Board members (and recommendations of other potential volunteers) with an interest in service to our membership, to take on some level of leadership within Publications. If this sort of multi-year assignment appeals to you, with a level of effort to be defined by you and me, then please let me know!
Potential Assignments:
· Assistant Webmaster: coordinate a portion of the work,
such as taking responsibility for the TC/Chapter sites, or the
educational modules. Requires HTML, FTP, Server knowledge; has
a budget of several thousand dollars, plus access to our web resources.
· Assistant Webmaster: streaming technology, server mirroring,
on-line meetings software -- select software or services; install
on our systems or select ISPs; prepare instructions for use.
· IEEE Press: Develop the structure for soliciting authors
for manuscripts suitable for IEEE to publish or co-publish, on
CPMT's behalf; work with Joe Brewer, our IEEE Press Liaison.
· Other assignments: I can offer all or part of any of
the jobs outlined above, or we can custom-fit one to your interests.
Our members see our publications as being the primary reason for
belonging; we want to enhance our publications offerings and visibility,
for a stronger Society. Give me a call!