tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post1682134119042579118..comments2024-03-28T14:44:27.790+02:00Comments on Image Sensors World: News from IISW 2011Vladimir Koifmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-60973066594161584972011-06-14T18:06:33.245+03:002011-06-14T18:06:33.245+03:00Eric:
THanks fo r the cogent explanation, seems li...Eric:<br />THanks fo r the cogent explanation, seems like a very reasonable approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-47680591094840852612011-06-13T17:27:23.300+03:002011-06-13T17:27:23.300+03:00Congratulations to Wakabayashi-san and his co-auth...Congratulations to Wakabayashi-san and his co-authors, and to Mr. Koifman, as well!<br /><br />E.StevensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-76815513449803602852011-06-13T11:28:18.091+03:002011-06-13T11:28:18.091+03:00Congratulations, SirCongratulations, SirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-21361921190622343332011-06-13T08:50:03.137+03:002011-06-13T08:50:03.137+03:00First of all, my sincere congratulations to Vladim...First of all, my sincere congratulations to Vladimir Koifman for the Exceptional Service Award, well done, this blog is great. Regarding the society, as an IEEE member (including CAS and SSCS), and as Prof. Fossum says, I do find the lack for a specialized society IS society in IEEE. This year I attended the workshop for the first time and the experience couldn't have been better.Expósitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295730621885189107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-11522714395881731342011-06-13T07:18:22.220+03:002011-06-13T07:18:22.220+03:00IEEE is non-profit so they must run themselves ver...IEEE is non-profit so they must run themselves very inefficiently in order to not be sitting on a pile of money.<br /><br />Thanks to the IISS for posting access to papers and for holding a more modern philosophy about this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-2859112309050408422011-06-13T04:39:28.255+03:002011-06-13T04:39:28.255+03:00As mentioned in the conference, there are several ...As mentioned in the conference, there are several issues related to IEEE.<br /><br />First, we have and expect to continue technical co-operation with IEEE. Every IISW since 1986 has either been sponsored or technically co-sponsored by IEEE. So IEEE association has been and will remain important to us. The 3 directors of ImageSensors Inc are all IEEE Fellows and heavily engaged with IEEE.<br /><br />Second, the main problem with IEEE has been financial. Every workshop sponsored by IEEE has to apply for sponsorship and start up funding (on a year by year basis). Such sponsorship is not guaranteed despite 20+ years of association. There is a vast amount of paperwork to be prepared. The IEEE expects about 20% return on all Gross receipts, so basically 20% of the registration fee goes directly to IEEE with little direct return benefit to our attendees. Any funds leftover from the meeting, independent of the 20% guideline, are swept back into the IEEE general fund with no benefit to our members. The next meeting starts again from scratch. There is no ability to carry over funds to improve the next workshop or reduce registration fees. We found this to be a real nuisance after 20+ years.<br /><br />Third, the IEEE strictly controls publications. It is possible that under IEEE sponsorship one would need to pay in order to retrieve workshop material from the web. We find this philosophically wrong, esp. since any payments to access technical material are not shared with the authors.<br /><br />We will continue to try to get IEEE to change its ways from the inside. In the meantime, and without a lot of hope for success in that endeavor, we needed to form ISI, and now IISS.<br /><br />We note that IISS is focused on image sensors and quite interdisciplinary according to IEEE Society silos. IISS embraces optics, devices, circuits and ISP algorithms, and some applications. You should not need to belong to 5 or 6 IEEE societies to have access across these areas. For those of us working in image sensors, I think you understand what I am saying. Maybe in the future there will be an IEEE IISS but for now we are on our own. It will be an interesting adventure. If it does not work out well, we can always revert to the present situation. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I think there is always room for improvement and for trying new things.Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-46314925280228066342011-06-13T03:28:46.671+03:002011-06-13T03:28:46.671+03:00A purly money issue I guess ...A purly money issue I guess ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-46116691827466335062011-06-13T00:21:00.159+03:002011-06-13T00:21:00.159+03:00THe IISW was under the IEEE umbrella at one point ...THe IISW was under the IEEE umbrella at one point in time. perhaps Eric, Jerry, albert and the others who know the history can chime in as to why it spun out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-3619864068837885412011-06-12T04:07:18.294+03:002011-06-12T04:07:18.294+03:00Thank you. It was a big honor for me!
In a hindsi...Thank you. It was a big honor for me!<br /><br />In a hindsight, over the years the blog has developed in a quite different direction than I initially thought, but I'm glad it went this way.Vladimir Koifmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-46826939460537567442011-06-11T22:18:32.910+03:002011-06-11T22:18:32.910+03:00Congrats, Vladimir...Congrats, Vladimir...shri123https://www.blogger.com/profile/00786078104498518929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-91432639356459672392011-06-11T15:52:43.840+03:002011-06-11T15:52:43.840+03:00The service award is well-deserved. Congratulation...The service award is well-deserved. Congratulations!Don Scansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051273037062811054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-15716221953716781182011-06-11T14:57:08.936+03:002011-06-11T14:57:08.936+03:00Why IEEE affiliation is so essential for you?Why IEEE affiliation is so essential for you?Vladimir Koifmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-55098849550261105972011-06-11T13:25:14.456+03:002011-06-11T13:25:14.456+03:00It isn't useful to create another society when...It isn't useful to create another society when the others listed are already doing the job. The IEEE already exists and the IISW could well be a workshop under that society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-47151626497364665332011-06-11T06:24:15.156+03:002011-06-11T06:24:15.156+03:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com