Gordon Day

IEEE Activities (S'66-M'67-SM'78-F'94)

Committees/Boards:  Member, TAB Finance Committee, 2004-6; Member, RAB/TAB Section-Chapter Support Committee, 2003-04; Member, IEEE Membership Development Committee, 2002; TAB Representative to RAB, 2002-03; Technical Activities Board, 2000.

Societies/Councils:  Lasers & Electro-Optics Society: Sr. Past President, 2002; Jr. Past President, 2001; President, 2000; President-Elect, 1999; Nominations Committee, Chair, 2001; Long Range Planning, Chair, 2001; Secretary/Treasurer, 1995-96; Vice President for Finance & Administration, 1997-99; Board of Governors, Elected Member, 1995-97; Fellows Committee, 1996, Chair 2002-04; Sensors Council: Administrative committee, 1999-03.  IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Associate Editor, 1993-97; Guest Editor, 1995.

Conferences:  Optical Fiber Communications Conference, Steering committee, 1997-02; Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Program Committee, 1989-96, International Steering Committee, 1992-99, General Chair, 1997; Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements, Program Chair, 1980-98, General Chair, 2000-04.

Representative:  LEOS Rep. to Nanotechnology Committee, 2000-01; LEOS Rep to Coalition for Photonics and Optics, 1998-2001; IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow, 2005.

Accomplishments as an IEEE Volunteer:

As an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow, I advised Senator Jay Rockefeller, helped develop consensus on science issues, and developed proposals for legislation on homeland security, science funding, and science education that were introduced in the Senate.

As a member of the TAB Finance Committee, I designed and co-wrote the new TAB Finance Manual.  I served on two infrastructure allocation sub-committees and personally proposed the allocation formula that was adopted by TAB in February 2006.

As President of the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), I emphasized membership growth.  In 2000, I presided over the largest annual membership increase of any Society (17%), while Society reserves reached a record of nearly $6M.  Under my leadership the LEOS Annual meeting was held offshore for the first time.

Over the years 1997-2002, when I was a member of the Management Committee for the IEEE-cosponsored Optical Fiber Communications Conference, OFC contributed a net income of over $17 million to the IEEE, and had a peak registration of over 37,000.

 As LEOS VP for Finance and Administration, I led a revision of its Constitution and Bylaws.

 As LEOS Treasurer, I worked with a new Executive Director to revise the Society’s budget and accounting procedures.

Gordon W. Day
S’66-M’67-SM’78-F’94

Director of Government Relations   Optoelectronics Industry Development Association

g.day@ieee.org