The strength of IEEE lies in its diversity, incredible volunteers and staff, global membership, and the international reach of its products and services.

My goal is to take the tremendous organization that the IEEE is, and together with volunteers, members and staff, develop appropriate responses to current and future challenges so that the IEEE remains the integrating thread of our professional lives for generations to come.

To accomplish this goal I am proposing five initial actions:

1. Reduce the current membership dues and introduce a menu of member service and benefit options.

2. Introduce a new membership category of Distinguished Member for outstanding contributions to the IEEE.

3. Increase the range of technical areas explicitly supported by the IEEE and IEEE societies.

4. Develop an initiative process that allows Societies to access their reserves for innovative projects.

5. Develop the research tool of choice for the technical professionals in our fields.