Kees Schouhamer Immink  will receive the  IEEE Medal of Honor 2017 . The  IEEE Medal of Honor , established in 1917, is the highest IEEE award. It is presented when a candidate is identified as having made a particular contribution that forms a clearly exceptional addition to the science and technology of concern to IEEE. Kees is receiving the medal “for pioneering contributions to video, audio, and data recording technology, including compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray”. See  https://www.ieee.org/about/awards/2017_medal_recog_recipients_citationslist.pdf .

Kees has been an active IEEE member for many years. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Information Theory Society.

Kees is the President of Turing Machines Inc., Rotterdam, the Netherlands,  http://www.turing-machines.com/indeximmink.html .

The IEEE Benelux Chapter congratulates Kees with prestigious achievement!