Abstract :
New DLs who will serve a two-year term from 1 January 2007 through 31 December 2008 are Dennis Fischette, Ian Galton, Ali Hajimiri, Tadahiro Kuroda, John R. Long, Toshiaki Masuhara, Akira Matsuzawa, Sreedhar Natarajan, Bram Nauta, Clark T. C. Nguyen, Mehmet Soyuer, Mircea R. Stan, Ken Uchida, Albert J. P. Theuwissen, Roland Thewes, and Ian Young. The first SSCS Distinguished Lecturer Tour took place in the Far East (IEEE Region 10) on 15-18 November 2006, immediately after the A-SSCC. The Shanghai and Beijing chapters each hosted a segment. The Society is planning a second Distinguished Lecturer tour in Europe (IEEE Region 8) for the fall of 2007.