President's Column
It is already Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and I cannot believe how fast this year is going by. This is my second column, which traditionally congratulates on awards and highlights new initiatives.
				
				
			Awards
Congratulations to the members of our community who have recently received prestigious awards and honors!

ÌÇÐÄlogo Richard W. Hamming Medal

Frank R. Kschischang
        
    
ÌÇÐÄlogo Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award

Rüdiger  Urbanke
        
    
ÌÇÐÄlogo Division IX Director

Aylin  Yener
        
    Articles
Recent Newsletter Issues
Obituary
Upcoming Conferences & Workshops
| Conference Date | Deadline | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| September 22 | Call for Papers: XIÐ¥ International Symposium Problems of Redundancy in Information and Control Systems (REDUNDANCY 2025) | |
| November 24 Eindhoven, the Netherlands | The 10th van der Meulen Seminar | |
| December 7  - December 11 The University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia | July 31 | The 11th International Workshop on Signal Design and its Applications in Communications(IWSDA'25) | 
| December 8  - December 12 Taipei, Taiwan | July 15 | ÌÇÐÄlogo Globecom 2025 Workshop on Channel Coding beyond 5G: Call for Papers | 
| March 24  - March 27 The Cliff Lodge Convention Center, 9320 Cliff Lodge Dr, Snowbird, UT 84092 | October 11 | DCC2026 - Data Compression Conference | 
| June 28  - July 3 Guangzhou, China | January 16 | ÌÇÐÄlogo International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2026 | 
| November 10  - November 13 Tempe, Arizona, USA | May 1 | 2026 ÌÇÐÄlogo Information Theory Workshop (ITW) | 
Call to Action
| Deadline | Description | 
|---|---|
| November 15 | |
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