World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
The beginning of an UNESCO international day for engineers and engineering celebration Until recently, the engineering day differed all over the world. Today 4 March 2020, we mark the beginning of the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, and it will be celebrated on 4th…
The 5 flagship conferences of IEEE Region 8
Discover the opportunities of IEEE Region 8 flagship Conferences IEEE sponsors more than 1,900 annual conferences and events worldwide, curating cutting-edge content for all of the technical fields of interest within IEEE. Providing the right forum for authors and speakers to present their work at…
Katherine Johnson: The end of an era
Katherine Johnson was awarded with the 2019 IEEE President’s Award The following is a statement from Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of NASA legend Katherine Johnson, who worked for the agency from 1953 to 1986. “NASA is deeply saddened by the loss of a…
2020 IEEE Summit on Sustainability – Vision Towards 2050
How technological advancement can contribute to achieving a sustainable society by 2050? The technological developments during the industrial revolution(s) have given prosperity, mobility, comfort, and increased health, making human life what it is today. Over the last decades, the impact of this progress on the…
Carl James Debono Recieves the 2019 MGA Achievement Award
For his outstanding leadership and dedication in enhancing conferences and technical activities in Region 8 Most IEEE’s activities are run by its volunteers. As we had previously written in IEEE Region 8 Today, IEEE Volunteers are the beating heart of IEEE. A non paid position,…
February 11th: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Less than 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are women On 22 December 2015, the General Assembly decided to establish an annual International Day to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology, through Resolution A/RES/70/212. The International Day of Women…
Exoskeleton developed by Greek Students helps people with disabilities
Hermes Team consisted of IEEE Greek Student Members shares the message of innovation and dedication developing a powered exoskeleton for people with disabilities. IEEE Region 8 Student and Young Professionals Congress (SYP) has the primary goal to enhance and foster the engineering sense and…
Ana Margarida Trigo Shares Her Inspiration in Being An Engineer
“Engineering was presented to me as the most awesome thing ever, so how could I not choose to be an engineer?” – Ana Margarida Trigo In “The Guardian” article “How changing attitudes are closing the gender gap in engineering” it is described that “Engineering is…
The 5th Edition of the Hellenic Student and Young Professionals Congress
“In the end, all you have is your efforts and your persistence to do everything work fine and this is all that matters and the only way to achieve your dreams and fix the pitfalls.” – Theodoros Chatzinikolaou A 3-day congress, with a program including…
Ana Cigarán Romero speaks at IEEE Region 8 Today and inspires us
The Chair of IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering , Ana Cigarán Romero shares inspiration and motivation about women and young girls to get closer with engineering and technology A woman, a mother, an engineer, an IEEE volunteer. It sounds like a variety of…
The history of IEEE Region 8
When did IEEE Region 8 officially founded? Who was the first IEEE Region 8 Director? And many others questions, are being answered in the article below written by Prof. Tony Davies, where the history of IEEE Region 8 is presented. Source of the article below:…
IEEE Volunteers: The beating heart of IEEE
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” ― Sherry Anderson Every IEEE member knows well that, IEEE is the biggest professional organization, and the most common answer given when someone asks “what does IEEE do”, is “Foster technology for the…
Celebrating 10 Years of IEEE Day
IEEE Day’s theme is: “Leveraging Technology for a Better Tomorrow”. While the world benefits from what’s new, IEEE focuses on what’s next. IEEE Day can be characterized as the most favorite event of all IEEE members Globally, especially students. During this day we celebrate the…
A New Era of Transformation: the 18th edition of EED
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat delivered a speech during the Egyptian Engineering Day 2019 Bridging the gap between industry and academia is an issue concerning many, but also IEEE. There are numerous examples of the times that has been mentioned the…
TISP Week 2019 expands in 3 Regions 5 Continents
TISP Week 2019 will run during the last week of October. The call for participation has already been announced STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) education is gaining over the years more and more recognition and awareness. Many schools have adopted STEAM-based educational programs…
41 Exemplary Student Branches in Region 8
The announcement of IEEE Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award (2019). The moment every student member was waiting for. One of the most exciting moments of the year, is the time when the announcement of the IEEE Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award happens. The enthusiasm coming…
IEEE $1 Million Challenge
IEEE, stands for the “Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers”, the world’s largest professional organization, focusing on “Advancing Technology for Humanity”. Some quick facts about IEEE shows us its strength and importance thought out the years, since its foundation back in 1884. IEEE has: –…
Katie Bouman: An IEEE member behind the first black hole image
Black holes have always increased our curiosity, and have been throughout the years many times in the center of interest in different sectors. Being first predicted by Albert Eistein’s theory of relativity, black holes became the astronomers focus, to search and find overwhelming evidence that…
Soft Skills enhancement is a lifelong credential
IEEE rewards its members by helping them enhance their soft skills through its multiple activities According to Forbes “Soft Skills Are The Key To Finding The Most Valuable Employees”. Even though enhancing our hard skills, such as statistical analysis, SEO/SEM marketing, software development, data mining,…
The 111th IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting
A succesfully held meeting under the hospitality of the IEEE Serbia & Montenegro Section The IEEE Region 8 Committee meeting is one of the most demanding meetings in which the IEEE Region 8 members participate at. A two-days meeting, during which the participants take decisions, make…
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