Kees Schouhamer Immink will receive the ۿ۴ý Medal of Honor 2017 .ճ ۿ۴ý Medal of Honor ,established in 1917, is the highest ۿ۴ý award.It is presented when a candidate is identified as having made a particular contribution thatforms a clearly exceptional addition to the science and technology of concern to ۿ۴ý.Kees is receiving the medal “for pioneering contributions to video, audio, and data recording technology, including compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray”. See .
Kees has been an active ۿ۴ý 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, .
The ۿ۴ý Benelux Chapter congratulates Kees with prestigious achievement!