IEEE European Public Policy Committee calls for new working group (WG) members.
In a previous article, Marko Delimar, the chair of IEEE European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) noted that, the EPPC expands the dialogue between the European engineering community and European public authorities to enable technologists to more easily share their expertise and concerns and to enable European institutions and…
Election Results: IEEE Region 8 Director-elect 2019 – 2020
IEEE member Antonio Luque has been chosen as 2019 – 2020 IEEE Region 8 Director-elect. He will begin serving as IEEE Region 8 Director on 1 January 2021. Antonio, received 4993 votes in the election and Rafal Sliz received 4703 votes. The results are unofficial…
Take the lead, be the example
“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” Dalai Lama The IEEE ENET’Com Student Branch is growing in good standards. Starting by the huge effort they did in the recruitment of new members which never ends. This Student Branch…
IEEE Region 8 News – September 2018 issue out now
Download your FREE September 2018 edition of IEEE Region 8 News now by clicking on the front cover here or by selecting this link. This latest issue includes… last-minute information on IEEE elections in the Region report from the inaugural Africa Council meeting details on…
A SYP 2018 Review
6:00 o clock on a Wednesday morning in Athens Airport. I was so excited to fly to Porto in order to share my experiences and knowledge with IEEE Students and Young Professionals from all over Region 8. You see, this year, the funded participants of…
Lead beyond borders
Did you heard about the Women In Engineering International Leadership Summit first edition in Tunisia? If not, you missed a lot. I attended this leadership summit because I was curious about its rich program and the themes of the workshops were so interesting. I had…
“Why to become an IEEE Member” Seminar
IEEE Student Branch at Al Ain University – IEEE UAE Section has organized a seminar about “IEEE Membership: Its mission … It’s Benefits … The Organization” in the College of Engineering at Abu Dhabi Campus. Many Engineering students and faculty members attended the seminar delivered by…
5 Greek Student Branches Received the IEEE Region 8 Exemplary Student Branch Award
A great surprise was waiting the 24 attendees of the IEEE Greece Section, during the IEEE Student & Young Professionals Congress 2018 held in Porto, since 5 Student Branches received the IEEE Region 8 Exemplary Student Branch Award. The Greek team representing the IEEE Greece…
IEEE Western Saudi Arabia section in R8 Student and Young Professional Congress
IEEE WSA section IEEE WSA is the IEEE section in the Western Saudi Arabia geographic region. It is responsible for all the student branches within this region. IEEE WSA in 2018 R8 SYP Congress IEEE WSA section has participated in Region 8 Student and Young Professional Congress…
IEEE Africa Council’s Inaugural Meeting
It came to my attention that during the IEEE Future Innovations Summit in Tunisia, the 1st IEEE Africa Council meeting was held. It is a very fortunate and interesting event, so I asked Africa Council’s chair, Gloria Chukwudebe, for more information about it. She gladly responded…
A conversation with the candidates for IEEE R8 Director-Elect (Part B)
This is the second part of the conversation with the two IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect candidates Antonio Luque and Rafal Sliz . In this part a few very interesting questions are answered by the two candidates that, we believe, will help you decide who to vote for. (You can…
A conversation with the candidates for IEEE R8 Director-Elect (Part A)
The elections for the next IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect are approaching. To help you decide who to choose we interviewed the candidates: Rafal Sliz and Antonio Luque. They shared their vision about IEEE Region 8’s future and also aspects of their background that make them…
IEEE SS12: Age of Innovation Competition in University of Sharjah
The IEEE SS12: Age of Innovation Competition has been organized by the University of Sharjah’s OpenUAE Research Group at the Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering. Dr. Qassim Nasir and Dr. Manar Abu Talib in collaboration with the IEEE UAE Section are welcomed a number of…
13th IEEE UAE STUDENT DAY 2018
IEEE UAE Student Day is as annual event organized by IEEE UAE Section for all engineering students in the country. The main objectives of this day are to enhance the culture of competition among engineering students in the different universities among UAE, to recognize outstanding…
Disable to Possible : Understanding Special Needs through Technology by Dr. Ramalatha Marimuthu
Dr. Ramalatha Marimuthu is a senior member of IEEE and founder chair of Madras IEEE WIE Affinity group (2007 – 2014). She was Region10 WIE Coordinator for 2008-2010 and Chair, the IEEE WIE Committee for 2011 and 2012. She launched an exclusive project “Sangamam” for…
IEEE UAE Section Iftar and Volunteer Recognition Award 2018
IEEE United Arab Emirates Section held its annual Ramadan Iftar gathering 2018 on Monday, June 4th, 2018. Dr. Essa Basaeed, IEEE UAE Section Chair has welcomed all attendees of both IEEE and WIE UAE sections. In addition, he has distributed the volunteer recognition award during the…
The Benefits of IEEE Student Membership
Few days ago, my undergraduate students who were with me got excited in my lab because to them a great thing had happened. We tested an intelligent Sweeping Robot. The device has three functions, tracking, obstacle avoidance and automatic sweeping. We were able to use…
Nominations are Needed for the 2020 IEEE Technical Field Awards
Submit your recommendations by 15 January IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award For outstanding contributions to the field of biomedical engineering. SPONSORS: IEEE Circuits and Systems and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology societies IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award For outstanding contributions to nanotechnology and technologies for microsystem…
IEEE SYP Congress, a once in two years experience
The Student and Young Professional Congress (SYP Congress) this year will be held at one of the oldest European centers, located alongside the Douro River. The beautiful city of Porto, Portugal. But, what is the Student and Young Professional Congress, and why everybody aims to…
The IEEE Region 8 Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee is soliciting nominations
The IEEE Region 8 Nominations and Appointments (N&A) Subcommittee is soliciting nominations for the following leadership positions: IEEE Region 8 2019-2020 Secretary (two year commitment) IEEE Region 8 2019-2020 Treasurer (two year commitment) IEEE Region 8 2019 Vice Chair, Member Activities (one year commitment) IEEE Region 8 2019 Vice Chair, Student Activities (one…
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