Dr. Charles Rubenstein

Charles Rubenstein is a tenured professor of engineering and information science at the Pratt Institute graduate School of Information and Library Science. He has an earned doctorate in Bioengineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York and a masters degree in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute.

Dr. Rubenstein is a senior member of the IEEE. His major service to IEEE has been as a member of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors and Operating Committee (2003), a member of the IEEE-USA PACE Committees since 1999 (currently serving as Vice-Chair), a member of the Technical Activities Board (2003), a member of the Engineering Management Society Board of Governors since 1988 (currently serving his fourth term as vice president - member relations) and a member of the Region 1 Board since 1992 (currently serving as Area B Chair (2002-2003), Electronic Communications Coordinator (1992-2003) and member of the METSAC Council (2002-2003)).

He has also served as the Region 1 Chapters Coordinator (1992-1999), and Student Activities Coordinator (1982-1984). He served two terms on the Electro Board of Directors (METSAC Council representative 1983-1987 and 1999-2001) and in several New York Section ExCom capacities including member-at-large (1994-present).

His leadership service to the IEEE includes: Member-at-large of the IEEE Publication Boards (2000-2002), IEEE Educational Activities Board Life Long Learning Council member and EAB Society Product Committee Chair.

Dr. Rubenstein has been an Engineering Management Society Distinguished Visitor since 1997 and was a charter presenter for the Computer Society Chapter Tutorial Program (CTP)(1998-2000). He has made IEEE keynote presentations and HTML and eCommerce tutorials more than 15 times in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and India, and has addressed IEEE Region Boards all over the world.

Dr. Rubenstein will be providing a 4-hour PACE Workshop on Leadership suitable for IEEE and non-IEEE members.