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'''REPORT ON THE STATUS OF MILESTONES IN SUBMISSION/APPROVAL/DEDICATION PROCESS'''  
'''REPORT ON THE STATUS OF MILESTONES IN SUBMISSION/APPROVAL/DEDICATION PROCESS'''  


'''Last updated: 11 January 2018'''  
'''Last updated: 19 February 2019'''  


This ongoing report shows the status of Milestones in the various stages of the process, updated continually by IEEE History Center staff. Milestones are listed with their docket numbers. The IEEE Region and the sponsoring organizational unit are shown in parentheses. ''Please note the titles given here are shortened or working titles, '''not''' the full or official titles. ''While in the approval process, proposals have a History Committee advocate assigned to them, whose initials are given in brackets.  [[Special:MilestoneProposals|Proposals in progress as well as completed proposals can be viewed here]]
This ongoing report shows the status of Milestones in the various stages of the process, updated continually by IEEE History Center staff. Milestones are listed with their docket numbers. The IEEE Region and the sponsoring organizational unit are shown in parentheses. ''Please note the titles given here are shortened or working titles, '''not''' the full or official titles. ''While in the approval process, proposals have a History Committee advocate assigned to them, whose initials are given in brackets.  [[Special:MilestoneProposals|Proposals in progress as well as completed proposals can be viewed here]]
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|[http://ieeemilestones.ethw.org/Milestone-Proposal:AFIS_NEC First Operational Large-scale Fingerprint Identification System, 1982]
|[http://ieeemilestones.ethw.org/Milestone-Proposal:Walter_Guyton_Cady Piezoelectric Resonator and Piezoelectric Oscillator, 1921-1923]
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|[http://ieeemilestones.ethw.org/Milestone-Proposal:Role_of_the_Parkes_Radiotelescope_in_the_First_Moon_Landing Parkes Radiotelescope, 1969]
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|[http://ieeemilestones.ethw.org/Milestone-Proposal:Milestone_pacinotti  Pacinotti Ring Armature, 1863]
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Revision as of 15:19, 19 February 2019


REPORT ON THE STATUS OF MILESTONES IN SUBMISSION/APPROVAL/DEDICATION PROCESS

Last updated: 19 February 2019

This ongoing report shows the status of Milestones in the various stages of the process, updated continually by IEEE History Center staff. Milestones are listed with their docket numbers. The IEEE Region and the sponsoring organizational unit are shown in parentheses. Please note the titles given here are shortened or working titles, not the full or official titles. While in the approval process, proposals have a History Committee advocate assigned to them, whose initials are given in brackets.  Proposals in progress as well as completed proposals can be viewed here

To see a count of how many IEEE Milestones have been dedicated, click List of Milestones by year dedicated


For a list of dedicated Milestones in chronological order by date of achievement, see Chronological List of Milestones

To see how many Milestones have been dedicated in each Region and Section, see List of Dedicated Milestones by Region

Interested in proposing a milestone? Any IEEE member can submit a milestone proposal. Here is a list of important achievements suitable for proposal, and which we encourage a proposer to consult the Milestones Guidelines and submit. This list is not exclusive; if you know of other achievements you wish to submit, you are welcome to do so.

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A. ADVOCATES NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES:

Docket Number Short Name Advocate initials Region Sponsoring Org Unit Submitted/Completed Date Section support letter received? Site owner permission letter received? Plaque payment commitment received?
2018-09 ALOHANET ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 6 Hawaii Section
2018-12 Brain-controlled Robot, 1988 ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 8 Macedonia Section 17 November 2018 yes yes yes
2018-13 Fiber Optic Connectors with Push-Pull ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 10 Tokyo Section 30 November 2018 yes yes yes
2018-14 μPD7720 Signal Processing Chip ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 10 Tokyo Section 18 December 2018 yes yes yes
2018-15 RCA Radio Central ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 1 Long Island Section 6 February 2019 yes yes yes

Advocates must be either current or past IEEE History Commmittee members. To volunteer to serve as an advocate, contact the IEEE History Staff milestone administrator at ieee-history@ieee.org

B. STATUS

B.1 PROPOSALS BEING WRITTEN AND AWAITING SUBMISSION

Docket Number Short Name Advocate initials Region Sponsoring Org Unit Submitted Date Section support letter received? Site owner permission letter received? Plaque payment commitment received?
2014-04 Langevin Sonar, 1917 LF 8 France Section
2014-08 Hollow dielectric beam waveguide, 1966 AMa 8 Ukraine Section
2015-07 Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator JSor 7 Toronto yes yes yes
2015-14 Alexanderson alternator and multituned antenna, Grimeton JCM 8 Sweden
2016-01 Disconnectable Cable Terminating Device, 1905 JCM 5 Chicago
2017-03 Kodak Digital Camera, 1973-1977 JMaz 2 IEEE Rochester Section
2017-04 Printing Telegraph, 1856-1859 ElBru 3 IEEE Kentucky Section
2017-05 Space Shuttle Training and Simulator Software, 1976 JVar Region 5 TBD
2017-06 Stubblefield Broadcast, 1902 DvBa Region 3 TBD
2017-09 Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, 1984 ETej Region 9 Paraguay Section
2017-12 Apollo Unified S-Band Communications Systems DMic Region 6 Scottsdale Arizona Section
2017-13 Global Positioning System, 1973 AMcr Region 6 IEEE Coastal Los Angeles
2018-02 Ocean exploration technologies JVrd Region 1 Providence Section
2018-05 International System of Units MPo Region 8 Italy Section
2018-10 Xerox Alto Computer JHui Region 6 Santa Clara Valley Section

B.2. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AWAITING ADVOCATE APPROVAL

Docket Number Short Name Advocate initials Region Sponsoring Org Unit Submitted/Completed Date Section support letter received? Site owner permission letter received? Payment commitment received?
2015-03 BASIC Programming Language, 1964 ElJoh Region 1 New Hampshire 22 August 2018 yes yes yes
2017-08 Budapest Metro, 1896 MHa Region 8 Hungary Section 10 December 2017 yes yes yes
2017-10 Invention of the Conductive Polymer Self-Regulation Heater – 1972 AMar Region 6 Santa Clara Section 26 April 2018 yes yes yes
2017-11 Piezoelectric Resonator and Piezoelectric Oscillator, 1921-1923 CSch Region 1 Connecticut Section 6 February 2019 yes yes yes
2018-04 Active Shielding of Superconducting Magnets JMaz Region 8 UKRI Section 3 September 2018 yes yes yes
2018-06 Ferraris Early Induction Motor JCMi Region 8 Italy Section 11 January 2019 yes yes yes
2018-11 String Galvanometer for Human Electrocardiogram, 1901-1905 JVrd Region 8 Benelux Section 17 November 2018 yes yes yes
2018-12 Brain-controlled Robot, 1988 ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 8 Macedonia Section 17 November 2018 yes yes yes
2018-13 Fiber Optic Connectors with Push-Pull ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 10 Tokyo Section 30 November 2018 yes yes yes
2018-14 μPD7720 Signal Processing Chip ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 10 Tokyo Section 18 December 2018 yes yes yes
2018-15 RCA Radio Central ADVOCATE NEEDED Region 1 Long Island Section 6 February 2019 yes yes yes
2019-01 Parkes Radiotelescope, 1969 DBur Region 10 New South Wales Section 15 February 2019 yes yes yes

B.3. PROPOSALS APPROVED BY ADVOCATES AND AWAITING FINALIZED CITATIONS APPROVAL FROM PROPOSERS

Once the proposers have agreed to the wording, the proposals will be submitted to the History Committee for action

Docket Number Short Name Advocate initials Region Sponsoring Org Unit Submitted/Completed Date Section support letter received? Site owner permission letter received? Payment commitment received?
2016-06 Chirp Sonar Subbottom Profiler GCo Region 1 Providence Section 9 September 2016 yes yes yes

B.4. PROPOSALS AWAITING HISTORY COMMITTEE ACTION

The proposals are expected to be acted upon at the next History Committee meeting or teleconference, which is 9-10 March 2019.

Docket Number Short Name Advocate initials Region Sponsoring Org Unit Submitted/Completed Date Section support letter received? Site owner permission letter received? Payment commitment received?
2015-01 Invention of Radar 1904 TaSar 8 Germany Section 13 July 2018 yes yes yes
2017-14 High Electron Mobility Transistor, 1979 JMaz Region 10 Tokyo Section 21-Nov-17 yes yes yes
2017-16 First Operational Large-scale Fingerprint Identification System, 1982 Kku Region 10 Tokyo Section 11 January 2018 yes yes yes
2018-07 Standardization of the Ohm as an Electrical Unit ASav Region 8 UKRI 12 June 2018 yes yes yes

B.5.1.. PROPOSALS APPROVED BY HISTORY COMMITTEE BEING ACTED UPON AT UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OR TELECONFERENCE

(The schedule for upcoming Board of Directors meetings can be found in the right hand column of  http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/board/index.html or at Upcoming Series )  


Docket Number Short Name Advocate initials Region Sponsoring Org Unit Submitted/Completed Date Section support letter received? Site owner permission letter received? Payment commitment received?


C. DEDICATIONS BEING PLANNED, ALL APPROVALS HAVING BEEN RECEIVED

Docket Number Short Name Region Sponsoring Org Unit Dedication Date
2013-09 Harvard Mark I Computer, 1944-1959 1 Boston Section TBD
2013-22 Introduction of Apple II Computer EJ 6 Santa Clara Valley Section TBD
2013-28 Introduction of Apple I Computer EJo 6 Santa Clara Valley Section TBD
2014-06 Macintosh Computer, 1984 JImp & DMi 6 Santa Clara Valley Section TBD
2014-12 Rescue/Life Saving Enabled by Space Tech, 1982 DKmp 7 Ottawa Section TBD
2015-13 Birth of WiFi, 1988 MBa 8 Benelux TBD
2016-02 Detection of Radar Signals Reflected from the Moon, 1946 APY 1 New Jersey Coast TBD
2017-01 Czochralski Process, 1916 KKul Region 8 Poland Section and Germany Section TBD
2017-02 Discovery of Superconductivity at 93 Kelvin DBu Region 3 IEEE Huntsville Section TBD
2017-15 SCR/Thyristor JCMi Region 1 Rochester Section/PELS TBD
2018-01 DIALOG Online Search System, 1966-1970 JaH Region 6 Santa Clara Valley Section TBD
2018-03 Salva's Electric Telegraph, 1804 JnVdl Region 8 Spain Section 17 May 2019
2018-08 Lunar Ranging Experiment LURE DBar Region 6 Santa Clara Valley/ Southern California Council TBD

D. DEDICATIONS HELD

 For a list by dedication date of all IEEE Milestones dedicated from the beginning of the Milestone Program, see List of Milestones by Dedication Year


For a list of dedicated Milestones in chronological order by date of achievement, see Chronological List of Milestones

For a list of dedicated Milestones by Region, see List of Dedicated Milestones by Region



                                                         D. OTHER MILESTONES ACTIVITY

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