An Overview of the Industry Initiatives Committee [Report of the Industry Initiatives Committee]

The Industry Initiatives Committee (IIC) is a standing committee of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. The Industry Initiatives Committee was formed in early 2010 as an ad hoc committee, with the vision and initiative of Prof. Robert Nevels, who was also the past President of the IEEE AP-S. During the early stages, Dr. Charles Rhodes provided the advice and support needed in the growth of the Industry Initiatives Committee. There were initially four members, and it has now 12 members from the international community of the Society. The Industry Initiatives Committee was approved as a standing committee of AP-S during the AdCom meeting in February 2012. The Industry Initiatives Committee is chaired by Dr. Sudhakar Rao, and has the fol lowing members: . Sudhakar Rao, Northrop Grumman, USA (Chair) . Isamu Chiba, MELCO, Japan . Jay Guo, CSIRO, Australia . Robert Hoferer, GD Satcom, USA . Jay Kralovec, Harris, USA . Nuria Llombart, Delft Technical University, The Netherlands . Peter de Maagt, European Space Agency, The Netherlands . Tom Milligan, Consultant, USA . Aldo Petosa, Communications Research Corporation, Canada . Charles Rhodes, Raytheon, USA . Michael Shields, MIT Lincoln Labs, USA . Hema Singh, National Aerospace Labs, India