December 2017 ITSOC Newsletter Available Online December 2017 ITSOC Newsletter Available Online Dec 15, 2017 Michael Langberg Past newsletters can also be found on the ITSOC website. The full issue can be downloaded here . Recent news Frans Willems Awarded 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½AV Hamming Medal Call for ISIT and ITW Proposals Call for Nominations: Padovani Lecturer, Goldsmith Lecturer, and Distinguished Lecturers Call for Nominations: Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award Â鶹´«Ã½AV BITS: Call for Papers on Generative Models Dr. Mario Diaz Torres: Obituary and Request for Help Entropy Special Issue: "Information-Theoretic Security and Privacy" CFP: JSAIT Special Issue on Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance