For complete information on the nomination process . A nominator need not be an IEEE member. Nominators cannot be IEEE staff or members of the IEEE Board of Directors, the Fellow Committee, the technical society, or council evaluation committee. The nominator should identify the IEEE society or council that can best evaluate the nominee's work and must send the nomination form to the point of contact for that group. For the IEEE Computer Society, the point of contact is Lynne Harris, whose address is shown below .
Careful preparation is important.
The nominator should select references who are familiar with the nominee's contributions and can provide insights into these achievements. References cannot be from the IEEE staff or members of the IEEE Board of Directors, the Fellow Committee, the technical society, or council evaluation committee. While a minimum of five references is needed, it is strongly recommended that the maximum of eight be sought. Typically, less than half of the nominations each year are successful. Therefore, highly qualified individuals may not succeed the first time.