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IEEE ProComm Book Reviews–Digital Collection

IEEE PCS/ProComm, via its website, is now publishing vetted book reviews. And while our Transactions on Professional Communication journal will still publish 3-5 book reviews in each print edition, ProComm has more book reviews than room in the printed journal. To that end, IEEE ProComm introduces this …

Article Abstracts in English, Chinese, and Spanish

To extend the reach of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, each edition has its abstracts translated from English to Chinese and Spanish. We are proud to use human translators who can address nuance with their multilingual expertise.

Find out more about the IEEE Transactions …

Internationalism

Book Reviews: Internationalism

Introducing Globalization Theories: A Concise Overview for Students

Manfred B. Steger. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. 2025. 218 pages, including index.

Index terms — critical reflection, globalization, inclusivity, theory

Reviewed by Mickella Rast (mickellarast@gmail.com).

Many people have a vague grasp of what the word “globalization” means, …

Book Reviews: AI & Emerging Technologies

The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions

Marek Kowalkiewicz. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. 2024. 224 pages.

Index Terms—artificial intelligence, ethical AI practices, digital economy, adaptive economic strategies

Reviewed by Fahrino Ahmad, Student, Universitas Gadjah Mada, supported by Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan …

IEEE ProComm 2025 Conference was amazing!

ProComm 2025–A recap penned by Oliver Niebuhr of the University of Southern Denmark (shared with permission). Photo gallery below!

The ProComm 2025 Proceedings are available via IEEE Xplore. 

DOI: 10.1109/ProComm64814.2025

Persistent link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=11114918

The 51st IEEE Professional Communication Conference just wrapped up here at the Syddansk Universitet – …

Japan ProComm Event: Global Comm Skills

“Why Engineers Need Communication Skills for Global Success”

Note: A summary of the presentation is at the end of this post.

In 2024, Dr. Pam Estes Brewer, who is the IEEE ProComm Membership Chair, visited with members of the Japan chapter of ProComm. They are a small …

Suzanne Lane: Lufkin Award Winner Interview

Dr. Suzanne Lane

Dr. Lane won the James M. Lufkin Award for Best IPCC/ProComm Paper, which highlights papers submitted to the annual conference. Her work, titled “Meeting ABET Outcomes through Teaching Students to Analyze the Ethics of an AI System,” can be found in the IEEE …

IEEE Constitution and Bylaws Revisions, Approved 13 March 2025

Dear members,

On December 7th, 2024, the IEEE Professional Communication Society BoG approved a new Constitution and Bylaws. These revisions to our governance documents were approved by IEEE’s VP, Technical Activities on March 13th, 2025 and are being posted here for comment and review until April …

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Dec Issue Available

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

DECEMBER 2024       VOLUME 67      NUMBER 4       IEPCBU      (ISSN 0361-1434)

INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEWS

The Packaging and Labeling of Cannabis Edibles: Opportunities for Professional Communication Researchers, M. J. Madson

I examined a corpus of 25 empirical studies that covered five aspects of packaging and labeling of …

Experience Design Should Not Make Users Cry

An Experience Design Review of Munich’s Altes Pinakothek Museum

By Kristin Zibell, guest author

June 2024

I thought the Albrecht Dürer masterwork painting, “Selbstbildnis imcPelzrock” would make me cry.cInstead, it was the abominable experience design of the Altes Pinakothek museum that brought me to tears.

My parents and I …