This reflects the worldwide industry it serves as well as programs instituted by ComSoc's senior Past President, Maurizio Decina, and Past President, Steve Weinstein, continued and accelerated in the ComSoc strategic plan. Globalization is evident in any direction one might look in the Society. Officers and other volunteers reflect the global nature of the Society as do published papers, conference locations, etc. It is quite possible that a majority of members in the global Communications Society will be from outside the United States at some point during my second and last year as President. The ComSoc home page , available for several years, is expanding every day.
Every element is in place to proceed to an exceptional future.
I am entirely optimistic about this. So let's turn our attention to the future. The Virtual ComSoc will expand rapidly. As we reach out to hundreds of thousands of communications and related professionals throughout the world, there is little reason to doubt that member growth will meet or exceed our 50th Anniversary target. Non-member participation, our extended family, should grow at rates born out of the growth of Internet itself.