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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 …

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 …

Book Reviews: AI & Emerging Technologies

AI Governance: Applying AI Policy and Ethics through Principles and Assessments

Darryl J. Carlton. Bradley Beach, NJ: Technics Publication. 2024. 82 pages, including index.

Index Terms—AI governance, ethical AI practices, European Union AI Act.

Reviewed by Jackie Damrau, IEEE PCS Member.

Darryl J. Carlton’s book, AI Governance: Applying AI …

JUNE 26: Some Secrets of Effective Oral Communication

REMINDER!

Free webinar to all who register.

PDH available via Registration portal.

Date: 26 June 2025

Time: 11:00 PM UTC to 12:00 AM UTC, which is 7:00 PM – 8:00PM Eastern time

Registrationhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487163

See descriptions below.

Event Summary

Effective oral communication is a cornerstone of success in engineering and technical fields, whether …

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 …

Antenarratives to the Single Story: Tham Interview

 

 
 
Introduction
Over the next weeks and months, we will be highlighting award winners recognized by IEEE ProComm. This week’s interview is with Dr. Jason Tham, who is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University. Tham is also the Assistant Chair of …

Call for Board of Governors (BoG) Nominations 2023

The IEEE Professional Communication Society is managed by a Board of Governors comprising 12 volunteers who work to assure that our society serves its members and the field of technical and professional communication. If you are interested in a higher level of involvement in the society …