Monthly Archives: December 2010

Dear R8 Committee Members,
I would like to thank You all for our mutually fruitful cooperation during these two years of my term as Region 8 Director, but also for your support, help and advice on which I was always able to count as well as creating the friendly atmosphere of partnership.

At the same time, I would like to wish my successor Marko Delimar a productive term and those who will continue their service at Region 8, the same enthusiasm and a string of successes in their future activities. I would also like to render special thanks to those who finish their work for Region 8 with the end of this year. I hope your time at R8 resulted in many fruitful and unforgettable experiences. All the best in your future careers and personal plans.

Taking this opportunity, I would also like to wish everyone a prosperous and memorable Year 2011. I hope New Year will open up new horizons and offer new opportunities for all of you, but will also continue to find you in good health and bring you satisfaction in both, personal and professional life.

Jozef Modelski
2009-2010 Region 8 Director

A Symposium on “Telecommunications, Energy, Environment, and Development” was held on 25th of November 2010, at the Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece.

The event was supported by the IEEE VTS & AESS Joint Greece Chapter, the IEEE CAS Greece Chapter, the IEEE PES Greece Chapter and the IEEE Communications Society Greece Chapter.

The symposium was very successful, gathering an audience of about 300 students and academic stuff. The Symposium was a great opportunity for the members of six Student Braches being present to meet each other and discuss: IEEE SB Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, IEEE SB University of Western Macedonia, IEEE SB Democritus University of Thrace, IEEE SB Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, IEEE SB International Hellenic University and IEEE SB Technological Educational Institute of Serres (the latter two SB’s have applied to IEEE for establishment).

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The Symposium was opened by Prof. C. Antonopoulos, Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering AUTh, Prof. N. Pavlidou, Chair of the IEEE VTS & AESS Joint Greece Chapter, and Prof. A. Hatzopoulos, Chair of the IEEE CAS Greece Chapter. The speakers of the Symposium were Dr. T, Doukoglou and Mr. K. Karatheodorou, OTE, Dr. T. Sofos, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Prof. A. Bakirtzis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering AUTh, Chair of the IEEE PES Greece Chapter, Assist. Prof. C. Demoulias, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering AUTh, Assist. Prof. K. Karatzas, Department of Mechanical Engineering AUTh, and Prof. I. Vlahavas, Dean of the School of Science and Technology of the International Hellenic University.

More events, in various capital cities of Northern Greece, are being planned by the dissemination committee of the Chapter. Visit us online at http://ewh.ieee.org/r8/greece/avtc/.

Dr. George Papadopoulos
Secretary & Webmaster, VTS & AESS Joint Greece Chapter
Counselor, UoWM SB

[singlepic id=1343 h=240 float=left]It is one of the most enjoyable pieces of news to be spread at the end of the successful 2010 year. The most telling evidence behind our Region’s achievements and its high status in the Institute are our Fellow members. It is my unconcealed pleasure to congratulate all of the 72 newly elevated IEEE Region 8 Fellows, which is definitely a record-breaking number, on receiving this most acclaimed Institutes’ title (see www.ieee.org/fellows), this time the highest number from UK&RI, Germany, Benelux and France Sections. Coming from various environments, they are its scientific leaders, missionaries and pioneers. Therefore, I would like to strongly encourage our younger members to follow those prominent examples, so as to contribute to the Institute’s strength and enhancement.

Jozef Modelski
Region 8 Director

List of Fellows:  2011 Fellows