Membership Council

The IEEE Photonics Society’s Membership Council was formed to ensure that the interests of the members are addressed, to oversee the direction of the Society’s chapters and to initiate programs that add value to the membership and photonics community at large. The Membership Council also leads the Society's membership recruitment and retention strategies. 

The Membership Council is chaired by the IEEE Photonics Society’s Vice President of Membership and consists of the President, the President‐Elect, Associate Vice Presidents segmented by the Society’s strategic areas of focus, the Newsletter Editor and the four Board of Governors Members serving the second year of their elected terms. A complete roster is below. 

Membership Council Strategic Objectives 

• Enhance the coordination between the Society’s activities at the local chapter and international levels; 
• Provide a long-term membership career paths to guide members at they transition from student to member to leader; 
• Expand the diversity of the photonics community by increasing the participation of women, students, Young Professionls, underrepresented minorities, and members from developing nations; 
• Increase education, training, mentorship, and networking opportunities for the photonics community in academia, industry and government; 
• Increase volunteering opportunities within the Society; 
• Educate public and government leaders on the capabilities and benefits of photonic technology. 

VP MembershipClick for role description

René-Jean Essiambre

VP Membership Term: 2017 - 2019

Nokia Bell Labs

E: rene.essiambre@nokia.com

AVP Chapter RelationsClick for role description

Naresh Chand

AVP Chapter Relations Term: 2018 - 2020

Huawei Technologies

E: nchand@ieee.org

AVP DiversityClick for role description

Arti Agrawal

AVP Diversity Term: 2018 - 2020

University of Technology Sydney

E: Arti.Agrawal@uts.edu.au

AVP Multicultural OutreachClick for role description

Fatima Garcia-Gunning

AVP Multicultural Outreach Term: 2018 - 2020

Tyndall National Institute

E: fatima.gunning@tyndall.ie

AVP STEM OutreachClick for role description

Natalia Canas-Estrada

AVP STEM Outreach Term: 2019 - 2021

Tyndall National Institute

E: natalia.canasestrada@tyndall.ie

AVP Women in PhotonicsClick for role description

Lidia Galdino

AVP Women in Photonics Term: 2018 - 2021

University College London

E: l.galdino@ucl.ac.uk

AVP Young ProfessionalsClick for role description

Stanley Ikpe

AVP Young Professionals Term: 2018 - 2020

NASA Langley Research Center

E: stanleyi131@gmail.com

AVP Member AdvancementClick for role description

Roland Ryf

AVP Member Advancement Term: 2018 - 2020

Nokia Bell Labs

E: roland.ryf@nokia-bell-labs.com

AVP Student MembershipClick for role description

Bassem Tossoun

AVP Student Membership Term: 2016 - 2019

University of Virginia

E: bassemtossoun@gmail.com

AVP CommunicationsClick for role description

Dominic Siriani

AVP Communications Term: 2018 - 2020

Cisco, USA

E: dsiriani@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor-in-Chief Click for role description

Nicolas Fontaine

Newsletter Editor-in-Chief Term: 2018 - 2020

Nokia Bell Labs

E: nicolas.fontaine@nokia.com

2nd Year Elected Board of Governors MemberClick for role description

Nicolas Fontaine

2nd Year Elected Board of Governors Member Term: 2019 - 2019

Nokia Bell Labs

E: nicolas.fontaine@nokia.com

Nobuhiko Nishiyama

2nd Year Elected Board of Governors Member Term: 2019 - 2019

Tokyo Institute of Technology

E: nishiyama@ee.e.titech.ac.jp

Anna Peacock

2nd Year Elected Board of Governors Member Term: 2019 - 2019

University of Southhampton
UK

E: acp@orc.soton.ac.uk

Seb Savory

2nd Year Elected Board of Governors Member Term: 2019 - 2019

University of Cambridge

E: sjs1001@cam.ac.uk

Membership Council Staff Support