IEEE European Public Policy Webinar on Artificial Intelligence
On 30 June (16:00 CEST), the IEEE’s European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) is hosting a public policy webinar exploring the EU approach to artificial intelligence, including possible roles and implications for the technology community in light of the European Commission’s new legal framework for AI….
Join us during the Rejuvenated Region 8 2021 Spring Meeting Series!
This week, IEEE Region 8 has started its re-imagined 2021 Spring Meeting Series, which will include the 116th IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting as well. These meetings used to be held in-person twice per year to discuss the Region 8 strategy, operations, affairs, and to…
IEEE HAC/SIGHT Funding Opportunities
With a focus on projects that utilize technology to address the COVID-19 situation IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC)/IEEE SIGHT have announced the first funding opportunity of 2021! The Call for Proposals is being offered to support IEEE member grassroots humanitarian technology and sustainable development projects…
Newly developed STEM Portal: IEEE Volunteer STEM Portal
The STEM Portal is for IEEE Volunteers and serves as a resource for all things related to Pre-University STEM programs and activities. Here, you can share your STEM best practices and programs with IEEE’s global community of volunteers, find inspiration from what others are doing, and…
Winning the Region 8 Chapter of the Year Award in 2020
One new award was introduced this year, to appreciate the efforts of running virtually activities The IEEE cares for its members and caters for a variety of interests. The IEEE has 39 different global technical Societies and each Society focuses on a specific technical domain,…
Space Shuttle Challenger: Mission STS-51-L. An Engineer’s view to the disaster
A full-length interview with Burton Dicht, the Director of Student & Academic Education Programs for the IEEE. A mechanical engineer with experience in the aerospace industry, designing aircrafts. A very interesting documentary was released lately by Netflix, called Challenger: The Final Flight. This documentary focuses…
IEEE Region 8 Industrial Bootcamp: where business skills meet technical expertise
Due to the worldwide health crisis, the Bootcamp had to be postponed to September 2020, from its first originally scheduled date. Region 8 Industrial Bootcamp was the winning idea at the University Activities Category of the Acceleration Contest 2019 of IEEE Region 8 Professional and…
New Volunteering Opportunities Available for Members in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Piscataway, NJ, USA 12 October 2020 – IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has created new volunteer opportunities for IEEE Collabratec, the organization’s community and collaboration platform. According to John Day, IEEE Director of Member Products & Programs,…
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