Bylaw changes

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Board of Governors, at the 11 September 2003 meeting in Newark, New Jersey, USA, approved changes to the Society´s Constitution and Bylaws. As required by the Bylaws, changes are published for member comment and become effective 30 days following completion of the comment period and approval by the IEEE Technical Activities Board. The SPS Board of Governors held two long-range planning retreats in May 2001 and September 2002. As a result of those retreats, the Board created a vision statement for the Society and also updated the mission statement to better reflect the Society´s purpose. The changes approved unanimously by the Society´s Board of Governors are presented.