CASS Industry Division

The Industry activities of CASS are conducted by the Industry Division, chaired by the Vice President – Industry. The Vice President – Industry shall act as liaison to the Board of Governors for the activities developed in the Industry Division for approval. Particular duties of the Vice President – Industry are:

1. Collaborate with the CASS Vice President – Technical Activities to (i) encourage the participation of Industry members in the CAS Society’s Technical Committees, Special Interest Groups, and Standards Activities Sub-Division and promote the technical interaction between Industry and Academia with emphasis on industry trends, (ii) oversight of the organization and promotion of new CASS communities that are attractive to members of Industry or other non-academic sectors, (iii) attract and enhance industry participation in Academia-Industry Forums, and (iv) promote and supervise entrepreneurship activities.
    
2. Cooperate with the Vice President – Publications to directly engage Industry members in the publication activities. This would include (i) incentivize the submission of papers from industry authors to all of the CAS periodicals, as well as their participation into the peer review process; (ii) ensure that the representation in the composition of the Journal’s editorial boards is consistent with the society’s industry membership. Incentives will include the selection of topics for special issues or featured articles or invited manuscripts, within the scope of the journals, that are highly relevant to industry members. Financial incentives or company or product advertisements (including branding or the use of company logos) in association with the technical contents of journals, beyond the space and means prescribed by the IEEE policy and the IEEE PSPB Operations Manual, are inappropriate. Similarly, accepting corporate incentives in the form of funds or in-kind contributions, beyond the IEEE policies and society bylaws, is not allowed.
    
3. Cooperate with the Vice President – Conferences to develop new or enhance existing mechanisms to engage the interest of Industry members and encourage their participation in CAS Society flagship/premier conferences. These mechanisms include, but are not limited to: embedded industry-oriented technical events; encounter programs to foster interaction with attendees, particularly, students; and matchmaking activities to identify common ground for collaboration with academic experts.
    
4. Collaborate with the Vice President – Education and Communications for appropriate publicity of all the initiatives conducted by the Industry Division and recommend Industry members to contribute to the Society's educational activities.