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IEEE taps Stephen Welby, ex-Department of Defense, as executive director-chief operating officer, effective Jan. 2 ... Emmis Communications' TagStation hires Lisa Pike, ex-Cloud Channels, as senior vice president-revenue development, new post involving its NextRadio ... NFL names HBO alumnus Bill McCullough vice president/creative director, NFL Media, including digital and advertising issues ... Shared Spectrum Co. adds to board Robert McDowell, Cooley.

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Chief Justice John Roberts selections for U.S. Judicial Conference: Chief Judge and ex-Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, moves up to chair, Executive Committee, succeeding Judge Paul Barbadoro of the District of New Hampshire; committee adds 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Robert Katzmann; 3rd Circuit Judge Michael Chagares succeeds new Justice Neil Gorsuch as chair, Appellate Rules Committee, effective April 25, 2017; and two other committees get new chairs.

Joe Stinziano, Samsung, newly elected to CTA executive board as at-large member, and Mike Dunn, Fox, and Steven Tiffen, Tiffen Co., newly elected as vice chairmen; newly elected to CTA board of industry leaders: Richard Feller, Hedgehog Technology Services; Eric Bodley, Future Ready Solutions; Steve Carlin, SoftBank Robotics America; Marjorie Dickman, Intel; Stephanie Dismore, HP; Bettina Experton, Humetrix; David Inns, GreatCall; Ken Lowe, Vizio; Michael Mauser, Harman; Drew Schiller, Validic; Jack Sheng, eForCity.com; Bob Struble, Directed; Sonia Wadhawan, Google; and Skip West, Maxsa Innovations.