Signal Processing Is More than Its Beloved Name [President's Message]

Since its inception in 1948, the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) has evolved in pace with the many technological changes and advancements in our field. In its early days, our Society- the first and oldest among the IEEE's Societies-was known as the Professional Group on Audio of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Over the course of four decades, our name has changed few times from Audio to Audio and ElectroAcoustics and then to Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, and then to Signal Processing to reflect the field's growth and diversity, becoming the IEEE Signal Processing Society in 1989. Since then, our scope of interest has been revised twice to reflect new theories and applications, and many SPS technical committees have also changed their names. Our Society has also developed many new workshops, conferences, specialized publications, journals, periodicals, and outreach programs in an effort to celebrate the achievements of our members, strengthen our industry networking opportunities, and also increase public awareness about signal processing.