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Call for Nominations: Goldsmith Lecturer, Padovani Lecturer, and Distinguished Lecturers
The IEEE Information Theory Society invites nominations for the 2022 class of Lecturers. Nomination deadline is November 1, 2021.
Sep 29, 2021
Next JSAIT Special Issue will be on Distributed Coding and Computation
JSAIT Call for Papers: This special issue will focus on information theoretic aspects of distributed coding and computing. Deadline for papers is December 15, 2021.
Sep 29, 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions Available
Postdoctoral Researcher Positions at AI-Edge Institute
Sep 17, 2021
Early Registration and Technical Program for ITW 2021
Early registration to ITW 2021 is open for one more day! Discounts are available for students, IEEE members and IT Society members. Check out the technical program as well.
Sep 16, 2021
ITW 2021 Early Registration Now Open
ITW 2021 will be held as a virtual event from October 17 to October 21, 2021. Registration is now open. IT Society student members can register for free before September 21.
Aug 24, 2021
Deadline Extension: JSAIT Special Issue on Information Theoretic Foundations of Future Communication Systems
The deadline for JSAIT Special Issue on Information Theoretic Foundations of Future Communication Systems is extended to September 15. That is a hard deadline.
Aug 22, 2021
ISIT 2021 Post-Symposium Summary and Thanks
ISIT 2021, the longest ISIT ever, is now completed. We thank all participants for contributing to the success of this virtual conference. Read on to see a summary of the statistics.
Jul 22, 2021
Raymond W. Yeung Named Recipient of 2022 Claude E. Shannon Award
The IEEE Information Theory Society is pleased to announce that Raymond W. Yeung is the recipient of the Claude E. Shannon award for consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory. He will deliver his Shannon Lecture at ISIT 2022.
Jul 20, 2021
2021 Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award Recipients Announced
Two recipients have been announced for the 2021 Jack Keil Wolf ISIT Student Paper Award
Jul 20, 2021
2021 Information Theory Society Paper Award Recipients Named
2021 Information Theory Society Paper Award recipients named
Jul 13, 2021
Contributions for Society Newsletter
Please submit any contributions for the society newsletter by July 31st.
Jul 13, 2021
ITSoc Diversity and Inclusion Survey
As part of efforts to improve inclusivity in the information theory community, if you have participated in the information theory community in any way, please fill out this demographics and inclusion survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ITSoc
Jul 12, 2021
Survey on the Possible Format of Future ISITs
Please let us know what you think about the format of future of ISITs by taking this survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RHSZ29L With ISIT now running, it is a great time to let us know what you think.
Jul 12, 2021
ISIT 2021 - Virtual Mentorship Event
The Student and Outreach Subcommittee and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the IEEE IT society are organizing a virtual mentorship event during the ISIT 2021 conference, on topics relevant to the student, postdoc and young faculty community of the IT society.
Jul 8, 2021
Q&A Session with Shannon Award Recipient Alon Orlitsky
The IT Society's Student and Outreach subcommittee is excited to announce a live Q&A session with this year’s Shannon Award recipient Alon Orlitsky. Register by July 16 at https://2021.ieee-isit.org/MeetShannonLecturer.asp
Jul 7, 2021
2021 ComSoc/ITSoc Joint Paper Award Recipients Named
2021 ComSoc/ITSoc Joint Paper Award Recipients Named
Jul 6, 2021
ISIT 2021 - Meet the Shannon Lecturer
ISIT 2021 - Meet the 2021 Shannon Lecturer, Alon Orlitsky, during a live Q&A session.
Jul 6, 2021
ISIT 2021 Begins July 12 (Australia Time!)
ISIT 2021 begins on July 12, and there is still time to register. A welcome message video is now available, with an overview of the program and session format. https://2021.ieee-isit.org/#footer
Jul 1, 2021
Gerhard Kramer Named Recipient of the 2021 Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award
Gerhard Kramer has been named recipient of the 2021 Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award.
Jul 1, 2021
Call for Volunteers - Table Hosts for WITHITS Networking Event
WITHITS is recruiting volunteers as table hosts for networking event at ISIT2021. We are planning a virtual networking roundtables event for WITHITS at ISIT this year, and we are looking for people willing to help virtually host a table at this event. 
Jun 29, 2021

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