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...
Championing Green Innovation: IEEE’s Webinar Series Sparks the Climate Tech Revolution
IEEE Unveils Webinar Series Empowering The Green Tech Revolution: From Design to Deployment To address the pressing issue of climate change, the IEEE Technology Center for Climate (ITCC), headquartered at the global IEEE office in Vienna, Austria, has kickstarted a webinar series that explores...
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...
IEEE Bulgaria Section LMAG || “Increasing the Interest of High School Students to Scientific and Engineering Professions.”
The recently established IEEE Bulgaria Section LMAG conducted its first face-to-face meeting in Sofia on 1 June 2023. In addition to this meeting, the members of LMAG took part in the round table on “Increasing the Interest of High School Students to Scientific and Engineering...
International Women in Engineering Day 2020
On June 23 we celebrate the International Women in Engineering Day aiming to increase awareness of women in engineering across the globe As described in the official website of this day’s celebration, National Women in Engineering Day was launched for the first time in the...
What’s Your IEEE Story? Meet Mercy Chelangat
I was barely a year old in IEEE when I decided to quit my job with the motivation to volunteer actively for the IEEE Kenya Section. – Mercy Chelangat We all draw inspiration from different life experiences. What a lovely coincidence it is to have...
IEEE Turns on Remotely Work
A Message from IEEE on coronavirus COVID-19 As you are aware, last week the World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. This global health crisis is a unique challenge that has impacted many members of the IEEE family. We would like...
Today March 14 we celebrate the Pi Day
The beauty of pi, in part, is that it puts infinity within reach. – Steven Strogatz Probably the most famous number is 3.14, known as pi (π) The number π (/paɪ/) is a mathematical constant. Originally defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to...
International Women’s Day March 8
Only 30% of women who earn bachelor’s degrees in engineering are still working in engineering 20 years later International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action...
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...
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...
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...
IEEE Collabratec launched the Sections Gateway
Innovation happens when we work together “We recently achieved an important milestone as an organization: Bringing together on one platform access to over 300 local IEEE Sections, personalized to each of our 400,000+ members globally.” IEEE Sections are valued and vibrant communities across the IEEE...
A deckchair made from green bottles collected during IEEE Xtreme
IEEE Computer Society Chapter – INSAT Student Branch shares the message of recycling and re-usage The term eco-friendly isn’t new. A big buzz is happening around these two words, with the meaning, importance and responsibility that carry on. Eco-friendly cars – products – technology are...
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to conduct the first-ever all-female spacewalk
“Women are approximately half the population, but have not historically represented half of the astronaut corps,” says IEEE Senior Member Ella Atkins. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to conduct the first-ever all-female spacewalk this week to make an important and urgent...
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:...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 is awarded for the development of the lithium-ion battery
They created a rechargeable world, they developed the world’s most powerful battery The following content is from: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2019. Thu. 10 Oct 2019. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 is awarded to John B. Goodenough, M....
The Key Role of Engineers in Contributing Towards Humanity
The IEEE SIGHT Uganda Section project that aims at reducing maternal and child mortality rates in the district. Engineers play a fundamental role in facilitating proper functioning of the modern society. They deliver various development contributions to key sectors that keep society well established and...