The Institute requested IEEE Previous President Ray Liu to share parting remarks he made to the IEEE Board of Administrators on 21 November on the Assembly Sequence, held in Washington, D.C.
I need to thank every considered one of you on your time, your help, and your imaginative and prescient, as we labored collectively all through the COVID-19 pandemic for the skilled dwelling that we worth a lot. I need to say from the underside of my coronary heart that I’m so proud that IEEE is my skilled dwelling.
I made a decision to pursue the IEEE presidency in 2021 as a result of I needed to pay again the IEEE neighborhood, which has finished a lot for me. It has been my pleasure and honor to serve our members.
If you happen to had been to ask me what I worth most about IEEE, I might say it’s the many alternatives to construct friendships with individuals from world wide who come from completely different cultures, backgrounds, and methods of life. Everybody has their very own distinctive knowledge to supply. I’ve additionally been impressed by IEEE’s core mission: “Advancing know-how for the good thing about humanity.” It was the very cause why I got down to be a scientist and technologist.
“If you happen to had been to ask me what I worth most about IEEE, I might say it’s the many alternatives to construct friendships with individuals from world wide who come from completely different cultures, backgrounds, and methods of life.”
As a result of I really like IEEE, I needed to show that the group is actually various and inclusive. I used to be the primary East-Asian president of the IEEE Sign Processing Society. I used to be the primary Asian vice chairman of the IEEE Technical Actions Board. And I used to be the primary IEEE president of Chinese language descent. I say this not for my private glory however to show to the world and our members that in IEEE, people from completely different backgrounds and cultures can play a serious position and make an incredible influence.
I’ll treasure my many fond reminiscences of you. Most significantly, I’ll treasure the friendships I’ve made with all of you. We share a standard technical language, mutual passions, and knowledgeable dwelling that defines who we’re.
We have now completed loads collectively. However every little thing will come to an finish. It has been a humbling expertise and an honor to work with you. It’s time to bid farewell as my time period as previous president has come to an finish. If I can put my ideas into one sentence, it’s: “Outdated troopers by no means die—they simply fade away.”
This previous soldier will proceed to contribute to IEEE in significant methods. I’m merely passing the torch to all of you. I’m certain with you; IEEE could have an incredible future.
