For the IEEE Computer Society

Involvement with and writing and editing for the IEEE and IEEE Computer Society

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Life member of the IEEE and member of the IEEE Computer Society.
Founding chair of the IEEE Internet Award committee (involved through the first several of its award cycles).
Remembering the LFK Network by Nils Liaaen and me in the Anecdotes section (pages 79-81) of the July-September 2002 issue (Vol. 24 No. 3) of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. After three years at BBN, I spent a year in Norway developing the network described in this paper. A preprint with information cut out of the publisher version is available.
Bernie Cosell and I wrote an anecdote about the Development of TELNET's Negotiated Options, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Volume 25, Number 2, April-June 2003, pp. 80-82.
Ray Nickerson and I were the special issue editors of two special issues (April-June 2005 and January-March 2006) of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing on computer history at BBN
Member of the editorial board of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing since 2006, Anecdotes editor 2008-2012, and Interviews editor starting 2011.
The TeX Users Group holds its 30th annual conference, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Events and Sightings column, vol. 32, no. 1, January 2010 pp. 80-81.
WiWiW Project Internet Pioneers Meeting (April 19, 2010), IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Events and Sightings column, vol. 32, no. 4, 2010, pp. 90-91.
Users Group Celebrates Major Anniversary of TeX (June 28-30, 2010), IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Events and Sightings column,, vol. 33, no. 1, January-March 2011, pp. 78-79.
Five perspectives on interviewing: a roundtable discussion, Members of the History Committee (Matthias Bärwolf, Andrew Russell, Andreu Veá, David Walden, and Jerey Yost), February-April 2011.
The Compatible Time-Sharing System (1961–1973) Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Overview, David Walden and Tom Van Vleck editors, an IEEE History Committee History Committee publication, June 2011.
Book review of Bright Boys, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, July-September 2011, pp. 80-81.
2011-2012 Chair of the IEEE Computer Society History Committee.
Five perspectives on interviewing: A roundtable discussion, with Matthias Bärwolff, Andrew Russell, Andreu Veà, David Walden, and Jeffrey Yost, a web publication of the IEEE Computer Society History Committee, April 2011.
The Compatible Time Sharing System (1961–1973): Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Overview, compiled and edited by Tom Van Vleck and me, a print-and-web publication of the IEEE Computer Society History Committee, first printing June 2011.
50th Anniversary of MIT's Compatible Time-Sharing System, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, October-December 2011, pp.~84-85; also cited in December 2011, with a link to the Annals piece, on the Computer Society's ``Computing Then'' website.
Fiftieth Anniversary of MIT's Compatible Time-Sharing System, Computer, November 2011, p. 71.
Computer Society History Activities, Computer, November 2011, p. 72 (without author listed).
Computing memoir for the IEEE Global History Network First-Person website, July 2011.
Interview of Willis Ware, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, July-September 2011, pp. 67-73.
Editor's Note, Anecdotes Department, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, October-December 2011, pp. 56.
Interview of Ward Cunningham, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, October-December 2011, pp. 62-67.
Interview of Fernando Corbató, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, January-March 2012, pp. 83-87.
IEEE Packet Speech Milestone Celebrated at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, IEEE History Center Newsletter, issue 88, March 2012, page 7.
Brief Donald Knuth biography and short annotated bibliography, ACM Turing Award winners website, 2012 [while this was for the ACM, the opportunity came to me through my IEEE Computer Society work].
MIT 150th Anniversary and MIT Museum's Presentation on Project Whirlwind, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, April-June 2012, Events & Sightings column, pp. 60-63.
IEEE Packet-Speech Milestone Celebrated at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, April-June 2012, Events & Sightings column, pp. 67-69.
Interview of Albert Vezza, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing April-June 2012, pp. 80-84.

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