Saifur Rahman, the Joseph R. Loring Professor of Electrical and Computer system Engineering at Virginia Tech and founding director of the Sophisticated Investigate Institute, was elected president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Autumn Visser, an attorney and principal at Woods Rogers PLC, has been elected by the board of directors to provide as main financial officer.

Karen Pillis has joined the West Conclude Centre for Youth as the government director.

Kaitlin Burroughs de Varona has joined Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards as govt director.

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