Monthly Archives: January 2013

Technical Activities (TA)

 in Technical Activities

The Region 8 Technical Activities committee is responsible for coordinating technical activities in the Region (Europe, Middle East and Africa), interface with the IEEE Technical Activities Board and coordinate corresponding functions in the MGA Board.

The committee is chaired by the Region 8 Vice-Chair Technical Activities and comprises of the following sub-committees/functions:

The 2022-2023 Vice-Chair, Technical Activities is Marios Antoniou and he can be reached at [email protected].

Core Values:

The IEEE Region 8 Technical Activities believes in:

  • Inclusiveness – Embracing diversity of Region 8 members and their careers. Respecting each other’s values with honesty and transparency;
  • Networking – Creating an engaged, interactive community of technical professionals from both industry and academic sectors;
  • Professionalism – Maintaining the highest level of professional and ethical standards;
  • Technical Excellence – Disseminating high quality scientific and technical information in a timely, equitable and objective manner;
  • Volunteerism – The driving force of Region 8 Technical Activities.

Committee Chair/Coordinator:

Chapter Coordination Conf. Coordination Professional and

Educational Activities

 Action for Industry Standards
Anna Litvinenko Tiziana Tambosso Andrejs Romanovs Toni Mattila Mona Ghassemian

Further details of sub-committees can be found at the Region 8 Committee page.

Focus Areas:

The overarching focus areas for 2019-2021 Technical Activities committee are

  • Revitalise the Chapter Coordination committee;
  • Expand Action for Industry programs and align them with the IEEE Industry Engagement Committee;
  • Achieve a healthy conferences outlook, explore new flagship conferences and industry focused events;
  • Improve professional and educational activities programs with specific emphasis on Pre-University, University and Continuing Education;
  • Expand our standards-related offerings.
  • Engage with Africa Council to expand TA activities in Africa;
  • Increase TA activities focused on Students and Young Professionals;
  • Increase coordination between sub-committees.

New Region 8 GOLD Committee in 2013

 in YP News
Rafal Sliz
Finland Section
(Coordinator for R8)		 Nele Reynders
Benelux Section		 Elena Pereja
Spain Section		 Amir Zahoor
Sweden Section		 Salima Kaissi
Marocco Section
(Past Coordinator)

Dear,

I have the pleasure to announce that I have been appointed as Region 8 GOLD Coordinator for 2013.

Since I was a member of the previous committee I would like to use this opportunity to thank you all for your assistance and cooperation during the last two years.

I appreciate the knowledge and experiences I have gained, as well as the connections I have made during this period.  Your expertise, comments and help have been invaluable during this process. Working with the other committee members: Salima, Nele, Khaled, Ahmed, and Region 8 GOLD Chairs was a delightful and inspiring experience. Although there are always bad days, solving problems and issues related to GOLD brought every time smiles, happiness and a feeling of an accomplished mission.

I believe that in 2013 the R8 GOLD Committee will keep the momentum gained over the last few years and will continue to make the difference for young professionals, IEEE, and Humanity.

I am looking forward to serve as Region 8 GOLD Coordinator and to help you in advancing technology to humanity.

All the best,

Rafal Sliz

WebEx and Teleconference as a way of hosting IEEE Section events

 in Electronic Communications Coordinator / WebEx

Many IEEE sections in our region are geographically large.
Starting 2011, IEEE Region 8 has hosted a number of WebEx events (“Webinars”).
This service is available at no cost for IEEE Section events.

We are sharing some steps for this:

  1.  Setup a regular event using IEEE vTools: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/main/login
    Enabling the “registration” link assists to keep track of who may be your attendees!
  2. Promote your event!
    Use either your own SAMIEEE mailing lists, or use IEEE e-Notice.
    http://www.ieee.org/organizations/vols/e-notice/e-notice-submit.html
    Social media, such as Facebook Groups, Google Plus, etc can be a great way to promote your event!
  3. At least five (5) working days in advance of your event, request a WebEx event setup:
    http://sites.ieee.org/vtools/products/webex/webex-registration/
    – Your request will be processed by the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Information Management team ([email protected])
    – If you’ve selected the teleconference option, you’ll also get the process to setup your audio. In case you’re in a country which does not have a toll-free, you could consider using Skype or Google Phone to reach the US toll-free number.
    – Remember to send out the WebEx event link, conference code & link for global toll-free numbers to your participants.
    – – This could also serve as a meeting reminder!
  4. During your event, you can record the WebEx session! For more information, see:
    http://www.ieee.org/about/volunteers/remote_conferencing/index.html#sect2
  5. Following your event, remember to submit a “L-31” report (using vTools) & also submit a short article to Region 8 news or other media!
    (Steps 1-2 could be skipped if you want to setup a WebEx event for smaller meeting, e.g. Section ExCom meeting).

Best with your Webinars!

 

Saurabh Sinha, [email protected]
2011/2 Vice-Chair for Technical Activities

Committee in 2013

 in History

The IEEE Region 8 Committee consists of:

  • Section representatives
  • Operating Committee
  • Appointed Members

Section Representatives

In the IEEE Region 8 Committee, Sections are represented by their Chairs. Section Chairs may appoint an alternate representative to the Region 8 Committee. The most recent list of Region 8 Sections and their representatives to the Region 8 Committee may be found here.

Operating Committee (OpCom)

Appointed members

Ad-hoc members

Sub Committees

Awards & Recognition Subcommittee

Chapter Coordination Subcommittee

  • Elya Joffe (Israel) – Chair
  • Simay Akar (Turkey) – Student Branch Chapters
  • Members appointed by Societies/Councils

Conference Coordination Subcommittee

Educational Activities Subcommittee

GOLD Subcommittee

Industry Relations Subcommittee

Membership Development Subcommittee

Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee

Professional Activities Subcommittee

Strategic Planning Subcommittee

Student Activities Subcommittee

Women in Engineering Coordinator