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IEEE SSIT Vice President Conferences Heather Love sent us these photos of the October 14, 2026, ISTAS 2026 Conference Inaugural.

IEEE SSIT Vice President (Standards), Ruth Lewis, has been elected a Member-at-Large of the IEEE Standards Association for 2027-2028.

SSIT is at the IEEE TechSummit on Ethical AI in Budapest, Hungary, 2 October 2026

The first slate was approved as of September 28, 2026, and it consists of the following four candidates as recommended by the Nominations and Appointments Committee (in alphabetical order): Maxine Cohen (R3), Sagar Gujjunoori (R10), Ketra Schmitt (R7), and Ebonee Walker (R3).

If you intend to run as a petition candidate, you must complete the declaration form with details of your self-nomination form

The IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology (ETHICS) is a conference series sponsored by the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT). Launched in 2014, ETHICS draws together the global, multicultural, interdisciplinary community of technology and ethics scholars and practitioners from industry, academia, government, and civil society.

As IEEE’s inaugural Ethics Week 2026 comes to a close, we celebrate a week that demonstrated our shared ethical values across the full spectrum of our organization.

For the inaugural IEEE Ethics Week 2026, we present an interview with Dr. Tom Creely, 2026 Ethics Week Chair, exploring the question: “What is ethics?” Is it a set of rules? Compliance? Knowing right from wrong? Or a philosophical framework?

IEEE President Mary Ellen Randall calls upon members worldwide to join IEEE Ethics Week and take an active role in shaping the future of responsible, trusted technology for the benefit of humanity.

The Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is seeking nominations for the President-Elect of the Society.

IEEE Ethics Week is a week dedicated to exploring the ethical questions that come with engineering, research, and technology, raising awareness, and having meaningful conversations.

DARRYL LEE PALMER JR. May 19, 1971 – August 30, 2026 was a visionary leader in the engineering world.

Celebrate IEEE Ethics Week by joining the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT).

Join us for a discussion exploring the complex ethical challenges emerging in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape and what these challenges mean for engineering education and practice.

IEEE Sections Congress 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, August 23, 2026: Kerala, India, Section Chair Dr Manoj BS extends welcome to ISTAS26, Heather Love, IEEE SSIT VP Conferences. 

IEEE Ethics Week 2026 is coming up 12–20 September 2026.  Click here to hear Connie Kelly,  Region 4 Director, speaking about the IEEE Code of Ethics and the importance of IEEE Ethics Education.

The deadline for nominations for SSIT Member at Large positions for 2027-2029 has been extended to 23 August 2026.

This September, IEEE SSIT is launching the first-ever IEEE Ethics Week, a worldwide celebration bringing together engineers, researchers, educators, students, and technology leaders to explore the ethical questions shaping today’s technologies and tomorrow’s innovations.

From the rapid deployment of transformative technologies like generative AI to the critical need for integrity in scientific publication, there has never been a more opportune time for IEEE to highlight the importance of ethical issues and ways to address them.
To meet this moment with a unified voice, the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is proud to announce the launch of the first annual IEEE Ethics Week, to be held 12–20 September 2026. This initiative is funded by the IEEE Innovation Committee.

The Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is seeking nominations for three Member-at-Large (MaL) positions on its Board of Governors (BoG) for the 2027–2029 term.