Message from R8 Director, Prof Mike Hinchey
Dear Region 8 colleagues and friends, I would like to take this opportunity, as I begin my 2-year term as Region 8 Director, to wish you and yours a happy, productive, and peaceful 2025. In this rapidly changing world, the role of IEEE has become...
Call for nominations
The IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments (N&A) Committee is soliciting nominations for the following leadership positions: · IEEE Region 8 2025-2026 Vice Chair, Member Activities (two-year commitment) · IEEE Region 8 2025-2026 Vice Chair, Student Activities (two-year commitment) · IEEE Region 8 2025-2026 Vice...
Call for nominations – IEEE Region 8 Awards
Each year, IEEE Region 8 recognizes the best contributions in IEEE fields of interest and the best efforts in supporting IEEE’s mission by members in our region. We are receiving nominations for the following 2024 awards: – Clementina Saduwa Award – Region 8 Volunteer Award...
IEEE RTSI 2024 Conference at Politecnico di Milano – Site of Lecco!
Mark your calendars for the IEEE RTSI 2024, a flagship R8 portfolio event hosted at Politecnico di Milano – Site of Lecco from September 18-20, 2024. Explore cutting-edge tracks: 🛠️ Track 1: Methods and Technologies for AI 🚗 Track 2: AI Applications to Energy and...
IEEE Fellow program in Region 8
IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting for this prestigious grade elevation. IEEE Region 8 is keen on increasing the number of IEEE Fellow nominations and encourages Senior...
The IEEE EMBs Yarmouk University Student Chapter in Jordan won the 2023 EMBs Best Regional Student Chapter/Club Award
The IEEE EMBs Yarmouk University Student Chapter in Jordan has been honored with the prestigious Best Regional Student Chapter/Club Award in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBs). This esteemed accolade recognizes outstanding student chapters or clubs within a specific region and celebrates...
R8 Humanitarian Technologies Hackathon 2023: Solving Climate Action Challenges
The R8 Humanitarian Technologies Hackathon 2023 is an exciting and innovative tech event focused on addressing the pressing needs of climate action. Organized by R8 HuAC, this virtual hackathon brings together participants from across the region to propose groundbreaking solutions that target specific United Nations...
Call for Papers || 4th International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry
The fourth version of the event (DATA23) will take place virtually on 25-26 October 2023. The conference aims to provide an excellent international platform for researchers, data scientists, business managers, and industry practitioners to meet and exchange their ideas and novel approaches to the technical...
The IEEE Life Member Award Winners
The IEEE Life Member Committee (LMC) launches every year the LMC Award Program to recognize one Life Member (LM) and one Life Member Affinity Group (LMAG) from each Region. The activity level of the R8 LM community is well demonstrated by the high participation in...
IEEE Education Week
IEEE Education Week, taking place 2-8 April 2023 is a celebration of the many ways that IEEE Volunteers and Members make an impact on education at every level around the globe. The Education Week website, offers links to live and virtual events, educational resources, and...
Call for Papers || IEEE AFRICON 2023
The IEEE Region 8 and IEEE Kenya Section are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2023 IEEE Africon Conference. IEEE AFRICON 2023 is co-sponsored by IEEE Region 8 and the IEEE Kenya Section and is the flagship conference for the African continent....
ICT and Energy in the Energy Transition Roundtable
Participate in a discussion on ICT (Information and Communications Technology) and Energy in the Energy Transition. Hear from subject matter experts on this important topic of ICT and energy, moderated by Mike Hinchey, 2022-2023 Chair of the IEEE Global Public Policy Committee. This complimentary live, 90-minute virtual event...
Call for Nominations for R8 Officer positions and R8 N&A elected members
IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments (N&A) Subcommittee is soliciting nominations for the following leadership positions: IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Vice Chair, Member Activities(two-year commitment) IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Vice Chair, Student Activities(two-year commitment) IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Vice Chair, Technical Activities(two-year commitment) IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Secretary(two-year commitment)...
IEEE R8 Student & Young Professional Congress 2022 Fund
IEEE R8 Student & Young Professional Congress is the largest student and young professionals event in Region 8 It occurs every two years and gathers both students and young professionals members from all Sections in this Region. IEEE Region 8 will fund chosen participants to...
IEEE R8 Robot Championship 2022
The IEEE R8 Robot aims to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among IEEE members and focus on STEM communication, entrepreneurship, creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. The championship will occur in Malta, Europe, in Autumn 2022 and is open to all IEEE student branches in...
Call for Best Entrepreneurship Activity Video Presentation IEEE Melecon 2022
IEEE Melecon 2022 is organizing a competition for startuppers, The competition will take place during IEEE MELECON 2022 on June 15, 2022 (8:30 am 10:30 am) it will be a hybrid event, competitors can participate in person or remotely to answer the questions of the...
Call for Proposals: IEEE HAC/SIGHT Projects Focused on Pressing Community Needs
The IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) provides a suite of resources that inspire and enable IEEE volunteers around the world to carry out and support impactful humanitarian technology and sustainable development activities at the local level. One mechanism for this is the funding and support of such projects....
Call for Nominations: IEEE MGA Awards 2022
The awards and recognition program of the Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board is designed to promote, recognize, and reward excellence in promoting the interests of IEEE as reflected in the operations of MGA and IEEE geographic unit activities (Regions, Councils, Areas, Sections, Chapters, Affinity...
Call for Nominations IEEE WIE Awards 2022
The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) awards program recognizes WIE members and WIE Affinity Groups who have made outstanding contributions to IEEE WIE, their community, and the engineering profession, through their dedication and involvement in projects or activities directed toward fulfilling the IEEE WIE goals...
Call for Papers: 27th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2022)
Welcome to the 27th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC). The first IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) was held in 1995 in response to the growing interaction between the fields of computers and communications.ISCC takes place annually, usually in the Mediterranean region,...