IEEE Vehicular Technology Society History

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Background

At the end of World War II, the then Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) was seeing an explosion of technology in the form of radio, radar, television and more. Members were being encouraged by IRE to form professional groups around each of these various technologies.

One such group formed in Detroit in 1949, the Professional Group on Vehicular Communications (PGVC), headed by James Evans of the Michigan State Police. All of the original members were involved with 2-way radio, or what is termed Land Mobile Radio Services. One of the members was from the Chrysler Corporation and involved with radio installed in vehicles. Thus, the term "vehicular" was included in the group's name.

In 1963, the IRE and the AIEE merged to become the IEEE. The PGVC then went through a series of name changes before becoming the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) in 1978.

The VTS remained small, having on the order of 2,000 members in the 1950 - 1983 era. But land mobile began to change as transistors replaced vacuum tubes, and it became possible to have a land mobile radio that did not need to be installed in a vehicle. The advent of cellular radio changed the picture radically. The public could enjoy the advantages of "wireless" telephones. From cellular radio's start in late 1983, membership has grown to over 5,500 today.

The advent of electric and hybrid motor vehicle developments from year 2000 onwards has seen additional interest in the Society, even though electric powered vehicles were being mooted around the same time that combustion engine vehicles were still being prototyped.

Group Development Calendar

  • April 5, 1949 - IRE Professional Group on Vehicular and Railroad Radio Communications
  • July 12, 1950 - IRE Professional Group on Vehicular Communications
  • March 25, 1963 - Professional Technical Group on Vehicular Communications
  • June, 1964 - IEEE Vehicular Communications Group
  • November, 1966 - IEEE Vehicular Group
  • December, 1967 - IEEE Vehicular Technology Group
  • January 1, 1978 - IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
  • August 1985 – Field of Interest revision (TAB)

According to Evans, "Birth & Growth of VTS," IEEE T-VT, vol. VT-30, no 4, Nov. 1981.

Society officers

IRE Professional Group chairs

  • 1950, A.B. Buchanan
  • 1951, Austin Bailey
  • 1952, Frederick T. Budelman
  • 1953, Waldo A. Shipman
  • 1954, Waldo A. Shipman
  • 1955, Newton Monk
  • 1956, Newton Monk
  • 1957, Charles M. Heiden
  • 1958, Charles M. Heiden
  • 1959, Angus A. MacDonald
  • 1960, Richard P. Gifford
  • 1961, Richard P. Gifford
  • 1962, Solon C. Bartlett

IEEE

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Past Officers and Editors
Year Chair Vice-chair Secretary Treasurer Transactions editor
1963 Jan - 1963 June S. C. Bartlett William J. Weisz John J. Renner J. R. Neubauer
1963 July - 1964 June William J. Weisz J. R. Neubauer John J. Renner W. G. Chaney
1964 July - 1965 June W.J Weisz J.R. Neubauer J.J. Renner W.G. Chaney H.W. Nylund
1965 July - 1966 June John R. Neubauer William G. Chaney R.J. Evans J.J. Renner H.W. Nylund
1966 July - 1967 December John R. Neubauer William G. Chaney R.J. Evans J.J. Renner H.W. Nylund
1968 J.J. Renner R.E. Bloor R.J. Evans M. Cooper H.W. Nylund
1969 J.J. Renner R.E. Bloor N. Alimpich M. Cooper C.N. Brooks
1970 R.E. Bloor M. Cooper S. Lane N. Alimpich C.N. Brooks
1971 R.E. Bloor M. Cooper W.E. Elder N. Alimpich C.N. Brooks
1972 M. Cooper N. Alimpich W.E. Elder S. Lane C.N. Brooks
1973 M. Cooper N. Alimpich T. McKee S. Lane C.N. Brooks
1974 N. Alimpich S. Lane T. McKee W.E. Elder C.N. Brooks
1975 N. Alimpich S. Lane T. McKee J.F. Cassidy C.N. Brooks
1976 S. Lane J.F. Cassidy T. McKee Roger D. Madden George F. McClure
1977 S. Lane John F. Cassidy, jr George J. Mitchell Roger D. Madden George F. McClure
1978 John F. Cassidy, jr Roger D. Madden George J. Mitchell vacant George F. McClure
1979 Roger D. Madden Stuart F. Meyer George J. Mitchell Stuart F. Meyer George F. McClure
1980 Roger D. Madden Stuart F. Meyer Samuel A. Leslie William H. Chriss George F. McClure
1981 Stuart F. Meyer George J. Mitchell Samuel A. Leslie Robert E. Fenton George F. McClure
1982 Stuart F. Meyer George J. Mitchell Samuel A. Leslie Robert E. Fenton George F. McClure
1983 January - 1983 May Stuart F. Meyer S.R. McConoughey Samuel A. Leslie Robert E. Fenton George F. McClure
1983 June - 1984 May S.R. McConoughey Robert E. Fenton Samuel A. Leslie A. Goldsmith George F. McClure
1984 June - 1985 May S.R. McConoughey Robert E. Fenton Samuel A. Leslie A. Goldsmith George F. McClure
1985 June - 1986 May Robert E. Fenton R.D. Madden Samuel A. Leslie A. Goldsmith George F. McClure
1986 June - 1987 May Robert E. Fenton R.D. Madden Samuel A. Leslie A. Goldsmith George F. McClure
1987 June - 1987 December S.F. Meyer George F. McClure Samuel A. Leslie A. Goldsmith George F. McClure
1988 S.F. Meyer George F. McClure Samuel A. Leslie A. Goldsmith George F. McClure
1989 George F. McClure R.D. Madden J.M. Sears Samuel A. Leslie S.B. Rhee
1990 George F. McClure R.D. Madden J.M. Sears Samuel A. Leslie S.B. Rhee
1991 R.D. Madden Samuel A. Leslie J.M. Sears A.K. Johnson S.B. Rhee
1992 R.D. Madden Samuel A. Leslie J.M. Sears A.K. Johnson S.B. Rhee
1993 Samuel A. Leslie L.S. Boehmer J.M. Sears A.K. Johnson S.B. Rhee
1994 Samuel A. Leslie L.S. Boehmer J.C. Chen A.K. Johnson S.B. Rhee
1995 L.S. Boehmer E.B. Richards J.C. Chen A.K. Johnson S.B. Rhee
1996 L.S. Boehmer E.B. Richards J.C. Chen A.K. Johnson J.R. Cruz
1997 E. Schimmel A.K. Johnson E. Sourour C.A. Backof J.R. Cruz
1998 E. Schimmel A.K. Johnson E. Sourour C.A. Backof J.R. Cruz
1999 A.K. Johnson J.R. Cruz E. Sourour C.A. Backof J.R. Cruz
2000 A.K. Johnson J.R. Cruz E. Sourour C.A. Backof J.R. Cruz
2001 J.R. Cruz D. Bodson Y.P.E. Wang C.A. Backof G. Bottomley
2002 J. R. Cruz Dennis Bodson Yi-Pin Eric Wang Charles A. Backof
2003 Charles A. Backof Dennis Bodson Tracy L. Fulghum George F. McClure
2004 Charles A. Backof Dennis Bodson Tracy L. Fulghum George F. McClure
2005 Dennis Bodson Samuel R. McConoughey Tracy L. Fulghum George F. McClure
2006 Dennis Bodson James M. Irvine Tracy L. Fulghum George F. McClure
2007 Charles A. Backof Jae Hong Lee Tracy L. Fulghum A. Kent Johnson
2008 James M. Irvine Jae Hong Lee Tracy L. Fulghum A. Kent Johnson
2009 James M. Irvine Jae Hong Lee Tracy L. Fulghum A. Kent Johnson Weihua Zhuang
2010 Jae Hong Lee Tracy L. Fulghum Swee Keow Goo A. Kent Johnson
2011 Jae Hong Lee Tracy L. Fulghum Swee Keow Goo A. Kent Johnson
2012 Tracy L. Fulghum Fabrice Labeau Swee Keow Goo Thomas N Rubinstein
2013 Tracy L. Fulghum Fabrice Labeau Swee Keow Goo Thomas N Rubinstein
2014
2015 Fabrice Labeau Javier Gozalvez Swee Keow Goo Tom Rubinstein Michael Fang
2016 Javier Gozalvez Alexander Wyglinski James Irvine Tom Rubinstein
2017
2018 Alexander Wyglinski Abbas Jamalipour James Irvine Nicholas Kirsh
2019 Alexander Wyglinski Abbas Jamalipour James Irvine Nicholas Kirsh
2020 Abbas Jamalipour James Irvine Fabrice Labeau Tom Rubinstein


Membership statistics

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Membership
Year Total Society Members
1950 421
1951 433
1952 419
1953 584
1954 669
1955 741
1956 966
1957 1161
1958 1229
1959 1442
1960 1487
1961 1483
1962 1606
1963 1577
1964 1579
1965 1705
1966 1911
1967 2088
1968 2192
1969 2359
1970 2505
1971 2540
1972 2506
1973 2459
1974 2523
1975 2595
1976 2552
1977 2470
1978 2569
1979 2674
1980 2818
1981 2652
1982 2468
1983 2404
1984 2450
1985 2526
1986 2560
1987 2630
1988 2802
1989 3092
1990 3458
1991 4181
1992 4925
1993 5160
1994 4973
1995 5293
1996 5494
1997 5513
1998 5579
1999 5500
2000 5456
2001 5396
2002 5076
2003 4638
2004 4338
2005 4282
2006 4425
2007 4731
2008 4495
2009 4434
2010 4110
2011 4551
2012 4741
2013 4461
2014 4432
2015 4372
2016 4447
2017 4585
2018 4810
2019 5246
2020 5246
2021 5820

Newsletter

IEEE Vehicular Technology Group Newsletter

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Newsletter

Further Reading

Link to IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

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