Vehicular Technology Society

"Connecting the Mobile World"

Fields of Interest The Society concerns itself with land, airborne and maritime mobile services; portable commercial and citizen's communications services; vehicular electrotechnology, equipment and systems of the automotive industry; traction power, signals, communications and control systems for mass transit and railroads. Vehicular Technology ?= Wireless by Wireless Pioneer Sam McConoughey Publications VT Magazine TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY Published quarterly Published bimonthly, with special issues. Cost: Included in $18.00 Society membership fee Cost: $22 to VTS members Link to VT Mag in IEEEXplore Link to TVT in IEEEXplore Link to TVC* in IEEEXplore *TVC=Former title of TVT (1952-1961) Chapters The Society has active chapters all over the world. Scholarships / Fellowships The Society has several endowments to support the education of students in the fields of interest. Awards In addition to scholarships and fellowships, the Society has established a number of awards for paper competitions, for technical excellence in the fields of interest, and for service to the Society.

Conferences The VTS sponsors semi-annual international conferences in the fields of interest. The VTS co-sponsors additional conferences with other Societies within IEEE and with other technical societies. Links to VTC Websites VTC '07F Baltimore MD 01 OCT 07 VTC '08S Singapore 11 MAY 08 VTC '08F Calgary AB 21 Sep 08 Technical Committees The society has several Technical Committees. Each Technical Committee is intended to provide a source of technical and professional advice in a particular field of interest. Some Technical Committees (e.g. the Standards Committee) also provide assistance to the other entities of the IEEE. Additional information is currently available on this site regarding the Propagation Committee, the Land Transportation Committee, and the Standards Committee. Information on other Technical Committees will be added soon. Membership All IEEE Members are welcome to join the Vehicular Technology Society. An electronic membership brochure as well as means of choosing the appropriate membership application are available at the click of a button. Administration The VTS is managed by a Board of Governors, consisting of 15 members elected by the membership five per annual slate for three-year terms. Following a published Constitution and published Bylaws, officers of the Society are elected and appointed.

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