Diversity & Inclusion Mission The mission of the Systems Council Diversity & Inclusion Committee is to bring awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion to all operating units, conferences, nominations, awards, and recognitions within IEEE Systems Council activities. IEEE Diversity Statement IEEE’s mission to foster technological innovation and excellence to benefit humanity requires the talents and perspectives of people with different personal, cultural, and disciplinary backgrounds. IEEE is committed to advancing diversity in the technical profession, and to promoting an inclusive and equitable culture that welcomes, engages, and rewards all who contribute to the field, without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Learn more. Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Professor University of Kansas, Lawrence United States 5 (Southwestern U.S.) Email Website Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair Amir G. Aghdam Concordia University Canada 7 (Canada) Email Diversity & Inclusion Committee The committee welcomes all who are interested in making important contributions to diversity and inclusion. Please contact the D&I Chair if you are interested in becoming more involved. Amir G. Aghdam Concordia University Canada 7 (Canada) Email Representing CSS in CS Afef Fekih University of Louisiana at Lafayette United States 5 (Southwestern U.S.) Representing CSS and CSS Women in Control (WIC) Prasanta Ghosh Professor Syracuse University United States 1 (Northeastern U.S.) Email Representing SSIT in SYSC Holly Handley Old Dominion University United States 2 (Eastern U.S.) Email Representing Women in Systems Engineering (WISE) and in IEEE WIE Iven Mareels IBM Australia/New Zealand Australia 10 (Asia and Pacific) Representing CSS and SSIT Ramalatha Marimuthu iExplore Foundation for Sustainability Development India 10 (Asia and Pacific) Representing CS in IEEE WIE and SSIT WIE Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Professor University of Kansas, Lawrence United States 5 (Southwestern U.S.) Email Website Representing CSS in SSIT and SSIT in SYSC and WIC, WISE, SSIT WIE and in IEEE WIE and SYSC in IEEE TAB Committee on DI