I am Murty Polavarapu and I am a candidate for Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect of IEEE Region 2 in the 2010 election.  

I am an electrical engineer actively engaged in developing advanced semiconductor devices for applications that involve national security and exploration of outer space. Please see my biography page for more details on my career.

Region 2 of IEEE has nearly thirty thousand IEEE members and includes Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Northern Virginia.

I am running in this election because I believe I can make a difference to you, the members, and to the profession at large in the following areas.

	First and foremost, we need to better engage and serve our members.
	Second, we need to make IEEE relevant to the industry and involve the industry in everything we do.
	Finally, we need to improve our communications within and outside IEEE to spread the word about the good work being done by our volunteers.

For my approach to these challenges, see my Issues page.

I welcome the members of Region 2 to join me in a dialogue about the issues confronting us in IEEE and help develop solutions. You can send me an email at murtyp@ieee.org.  You can also browse my travel calendar to see if  we can meet personally.