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IEEER8 Student Paper Contest 2020

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The Student Paper Contest (SPC) is one of the main activities in Region 8.

For its success, it relies heavily on the input from the Student Branch Officers, especially the Student Branch Counselor and the Student Branch Chair, but also on academic members especially those who form part of the local IEEE section

SPC is an excellent occasion for personal leadership and involvement of student members in a prospective IEEE scientific/technical activity and to increase the visibility of the student branch.

It also makes the possible further promotion of IEEE among students.

  • GENERAL

Once every year, each IEEE R8 Student Branch (SB) may hold and organize a local Student Paper Contest under its own responsibility. The organization of a local SPC generally means that contest should be announced publicly in advance and that all submitted papers are to be locally reviewed by qualified specialists. Additionally, all R8/Sections/Chapters IEEE Conferences, having student papers sessions included in their programs, could and should also be used to get additional proposals for SPC. As long as a SB is formally supporting and accepting any type of student papers contest activity, it is in line with the existing SPC rules. Student Branch Counselors should be fully involved in all local SPC activities, as well as all other local IEEE officers (Section Chairs, Chapter Chairs, student activities officers, members of executive committees, …).

The winner(s) of each Student Branch Contest may compete for the Region 8 Contest, held within the Region 8 limits. A Student Branch may submit one paper per every 100 Student Branch members or part thereof, with a maximum of three papers per SB.

At the same time, especially in small branches where the managing of a local contest is very difficult, the IEEE section officers can encourage students to submit their work as a paper to the SPC. This is a good exercise for the student, especially those who intend to continue to a doctorate.

  • WHO COULD PARTICIPATE

IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest is for IEEE R8 student members or graduate student members who have not yet started their Ph.D. Only IEEE R8 student members could be authors of the IEEE R8 SPC papers. Since the five finalist papers are being included in the conference proceedings as well as in IEEE Xplore Library, the rules will now allow that the name of the supervisor/mentor may be added, as an author, to the final version of the paper sent to the conference organization. This does not change in any way the basic rule that the submitted paper is the work of the student.

Each student author must be a member of an IEEE Student Branch at the time of the original submission of the paper to the Branch Contest, and a member (student or not) of the IEEE at the time of the R8 Oral Finals presentation. The work presented has to be completed before

the student receives the engineering degree that entitles her/him to start preparing a doctoral thesis. The submission of the paper to the Region 8 SPC must be completed within 12 months after graduation. A doctoral thesis is not considered. Published work is excluded from the Contest.

  • CHARACTER OF THE PAPER

Papers should cover technical and engineering aspects of a subject reasonably within or related to the areas with which the IEEE is concerned with. The work need not be original in engineering or scientific content but should be original in treatment and concise in coverage of the author’s contribution to the subject.

  • DEADLINE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The deadline to send full papers to IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest is usually December 1. Send papers by email to [email protected]. Papers submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

  • PAPER REVIEW, JURY, FINALISTS, ORAL FINALS AND PRIZES

A first evaluation phase (paper review) will be carried out by four jury members and the SPC Coordinator. The jury members may also use as reviewers experts in the pertinent subject area. They will grade the written papers sent by Student Branches to the Regional contest without knowledge of the identity of the authors and of their school. Based on this evaluation, the SPC Coordinator will decide which five papers will be accepted for presentation at the Regional Oral Finals. All five finalists will be invited and financially supported to present their papers at IEEE R8 MELECON 2020 Conference, June 2020, Palermo Italy. The Jury members will grade the oral presentations and award the prizes. The papers will be published within MELECON 2020 Conference Proceedings and included in IEEE Xplore Digital Library. For the best three papers, there are awards of $800, $500 and $200 respectively.

 

 

Further details on the SPC rules are available from the SAC website.

June 2019

Call for PEA Speaker Nomination

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IEEE Region 8 Professional and Educational Speakers Program Committee (PEA SPC) is looking for thought-leaders, innovators, distinguished and experienced professionals who are willing to share their valuable knowledge in PEASC’s fields of interest to IEEE Region 8 members and help them by providing guidance on developing useful skills for their professional life. 

The program contains two tiers of Speaker profiles: Distinguished Speakers and Experienced Speakers.

Distinguished Speakers –

These speakers are international thought leaders from academia, industry, and government and will be available primarily to present face-to-face sessions if requested by IEEE Region 8 OUs. Region 8 PEASC funds the travel of these individuals to OU events and the OU is expected to cover local costs.

Experienced Speakers –

These speakers are experienced professionals from academia, industry, and government and will be available primarily for online sessions. They can also be invited for face to face sessions. PEASC doesn’t cover any costs of these speakers.

 

We invite you to nominate such individuals, or yourself, in order to participate in our team of speakers.

Please read our PEA Speakers Program Manual and send us an email at [email protected] with the needed information.

The selected PEA Speakers’ term will last until the end of 2020

Alpha Engineers

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The Alpha Engineers Competition is an IEEE R8 Professional and Educational Activities programme addressed to the IEEE Region 8 Sections and sub-Sections only,  that aims at organizing events for promoting engineering to the community via various means. The goals of the programme are to:

  • Empower section volunteers to collaborate with their local pre-university community;
  • Promote STEM, in particular engineering;
  • Enhance the level of technical literacy of pre-university educators and pupils;
  • Encourage pre-university students to pursue technical careers, including engineering;
  • Increase the general level of technical literacy of pre-university students throughout their education;
  • Change the views on engineering and accentuate the importance of engineering in the world.

The sessions/events can be delivered by IEEE volunteers or invited speakers (IEEE members or non-IEEE members). A set of activities are eligible for the Alpha Engineers competition. These are being further described in Alpha Engineers Competition handbook.

 

Eligible Activities

  • Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) workshops.
  • TISP 2.0
  • Working with children training events for volunteers.
  • Engineering talks for parents.
  • Career talks for upper level pupils.
  • Online talks for schools.
  • Science Fairs Participation

Eligible Participants

IEEE Region 8 Sections and sub-Sections

Alpha Engineers Handbook

Alpha Engineers Handbook

Acceleration Contest 2019 Call for Participation

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Call for Participation

The IEEE Region 8 Professional and Education Activities Sub-committee is calling all IEEE members in Region 8 to participate and submit their ideas in this year’s Acceleration Program contest. 

The contest calls for individuals and teams to submit proposals for the following:

  • An educational program or project idea in the area of Pre-University Education;
  • An educational program or project idea in the area of University Education;
  • An educational program or project in the area of Continuing Education;

 

The contest aims to:

  • Provide an opportunity to IEEE Region 8 members to initiate programs in Educational Activities;
  • Showcase the innovation and drive of IEEE Region 8 members to an international audience;
  • Find creative programs which provide value to IEEE membership and the general public.

 

IEEE Academic, IEEE Xtreme and IEEE Day were all initiated by Region 8 members;

 

The program or project ideas shall be new and not from the existing pool of IEEE Educational Programs.

Individuals and teams can submit up to 02 entries separately.

Participants should consider sustainability and scalability of the proposed program.

The deadline for the idea submission is 15th October, 2019 and the results will be announced by 31st of October, 2019.

 

Prize:

The winning entries will receive the following prizes to be used as seed funding for piloting the program:

 

  • An educational program or project idea in the area of Pre-University Education;
    • Winner – USD 300
  • An educational program or project idea in the area of University Education;
    • Winner – USD 300
  • An educational program or project idea in the area of Continuing Education;
    • Winner – USD 300

 

Rules:

  • Participation can be from an individual or a team (up to 04 members);
  • Teams that where winners or runner up in previous Acceleration Contests and haven’t delivered the reports requested are not qualified to apply;
  • Individuals or teams can submit up to 02 proposals;
  • At least one IEEE member needs to be part of the team. If the entry is submitted by an individual then the individual should be an IEEE member;
  • The competition is open to all member grades;
  • The proposal shall contain the following information:
    • Summary of the idea (maximum 250 words)
    • Introduction
    • Description of the idea
    • Is the program scalable and sustainable? How?
    • How does the idea align with MGA goals    (https://mga.ieee.org/board-committees ) – The idea doesn’t have to align with all goals.
    • What are the educational outcomes of the program;
    • What skills will the program develop in the participants;
    • Additional information (optional)

 

Judging:

Idea proposals will be judged in the following areas:

  • Innovation of the idea;
  • The educational outcomes of the idea;
  • Scalability of the idea;
  • Sustainability of the idea;
  • Humanitarian aspects of the idea;
  • The number of the MGA goals the idea is aligned with;

 

Submissions:

The submission shall

  • be a maximum of 04 pages;
  • be in times new roman font and 11 font size;
  • be submitted in pdf format;
  • include the full name of all team members and the Section name;
  • If the application is submitted by a Student Branch then the Name and Location of the Student Branch must be included;
  • be endorsed by the Section Chair or the Section Educational Activities Chair;

 

All submissions shall be submitted to [email protected] by 15 October, 2019.

 

Alpha Engineers Contest 2019 Call for Participation

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Call for participation

Earn points with every educational event you do and get the chance to win 500$.

The IEEE R8 Professional and Educational Activities subCommittee (PEASC) invites all IEEE R8 Sections to participate in the Alpha Engineers contest by organising events aiming to promote engineering to the society. The Section that will collect the most points by November 15th 2019, will win 500$

The Alpha Engineers Competition is a new program of IEEE R8 Professional and Educational Activities that aims at organizing events in order to promote engineering to community via various means.

Is your section interest in participating?
Visit https://ieeer8.org/category/technical-activities/professional-and-educational-activities/programs-professional-and-educational-activities/alpha-engineers/

Read the Alpha Engineers Handbook and apply using our online form. Application for participation will be open until 1st of September.

The Eligible Activities to earn contest points are:

  • TISP Workshops (during or outside the TISP week);
  • TISP 2.0 workshops;
  • Engineering talks for parents;
  • Working with children training workshops for the section ‘s volunteers;
  • Career talks for upper level pupils;
  • Online talks for schools;
  • Participating in science fairs.

All events held from 1st of July until the 15th November 2019, are eligible for the contest.
The final deadline for an event to be submitted at the contest is the 22th November 2019 (please read the contest guidelines for further details). Make sure all the required information is included in your application, as described in the guidelines manual.

Events submissions without all the required information will not be considered as valid.

Submitting an Entry

All events submitted by the section should be accompanied by various evidence, depending on the event type. Read our Alpha Engineers Handbook for more details. Some of the required documentations are:

  • Number of children, teachers, or parents present at the event;
  • Lesson plans(s);
  • Testimonies from guests;
  • Teacher’s feedback forms, etc.

Please make sure that all documents are in the language in which they were delivered, accompanied by the translation in English.

Don’t miss the chance of winning 500$

Start your educational activities planning now and get ready to start earning points!

A Ranking table that will be refreshed weekly is available in our website https://ieeer8.org/category/technical-activities/professional-and-educational-activities/programs-professional-and-educational-activities/alpha-engineers/

The winning section will be announced on 1st December 2019.

Professional And Educational Activities Committee (PEAC)

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Mission

PEAC’s mission is to coordinate educational activities programs in Region 8 including pre-university, university-level and continuing education, and to promote the public awareness of IEEE educational programs and resources for educators, engineering professionals, parents, students, IEEE volunteers and members, and the public. To serve as contact point for Region 8 Educational Activities and Professional Activities officers and members. To incurage and support local IEEE organizational units to organize professional and educational seminars and workshops in Region 8 and to train local tutors for these activities. To promote the development of non-technical skills programs in order to meet the ever-changing landscape of modern education, as well as the changing needs of engineering students and professionals.

Andrejs Romanovs
(Latvia) Chair

Conrad Attard
(Malta) Past Chair

Ana Margarida Trigo
(Portugal)

Filippo Sanfilippo
(Norway)
Dalius Navakauskas
(Lithuania)		 Mistura Muibi-Tijani
(Nigeria)		 Natalia Piaseczna
(Poland)

Hadi Kanaan
(Lebanon)

Pre-University Activities Works Committee aims to encourage pre-university students to follow Engineering. In order to do that PUWC has a variety of programs and contest in order to:

  • Inform pre-university student parents about the Engineering way of thinking and its role in society
  • Encourage the technological literacy of pre-university students
  • Support Educators in implementing tryengineering.org lesson plans
  • Help pre-university students develop essential non-technical skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

The objective of this committee, working under the tutelage of the Professional and Educational Activities Sub-Committee is to support Student members in their path to develop their non-technical and technical skills and to spread and encourage the creation of education-driven university activities by IEEE volunteers on Region 8, such as :

  • Online Educational University-level resources
  • Peer-aided engineering study groups
  • Student-papers publications development
  • University educational-activities news spreading
  • Entrepreneurship Week

 

 

 

Continuing Educational Activities Works Committee aims to support IEEE members to their professional life by providing resources and programs that help them develop both their technical and non-technical skills.
Such programs are the PEA Speakers Program and the Entrepreneurship Week, IEEE’s eLearning Library and Technical English programs and many more.

 

 

 

Entrepreneurship Week Description

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The IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Initiative is an initiative started in 2018 and led by the IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals team aimed at the segment of existing and potential members that habit the Entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The end goal of this Initiative is three-folded: to strengthen the knowledge of our young entrepreneurs by providing them mentorship, boosting their network by putting them in contact with the relevant stakeholders, and getting them global exposure by sponsoring their participation in Summits and other Entrepreneurship events of the kind.

 

We believe that IEEE encompasses a unique strength in this domain with the technical foundations of the organization and the ability to shape the entrepreneurship endeavor innovative and impactful.

 

IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Week is a program supported by IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals, IEEE Region 8 Professional and Educational Activities subcommittee, and IEEE Region 8 Action for Industry where the selected Entrepreneurship ambassadors are encouraged to organize a free-form event of the entrepreneurship spirit that also incorporates pitching competition for the teams with innovations, startups and capable teams with creative intentions in general.

 

Those events should be held during the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week. The “Global Entrepreneurship Week is a collection of tens of thousands of events, activities, and competitions each November that inspire millions to explore their potential as an entrepreneur while fostering connections and increasing collaboration within their ecosystems. In total, it is estimated to gather 10 million people, 35,000 events in 170+ countries.”

 

The nature of each local event, the topics, the speakers and the agenda are tailored by the Entrepreneurship ambassadors.

Ambassador needs to work with IEEE Student Branches, Young Professional Affinity Groups, or parts of sections such as Professional Activities, society chapters, or more. Bear in mind that this could also be a good source for part of the event organization funding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEA Speakers Program Description

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PEA Speakers program is a platform through which distinguished and experienced professionals can share their valuable knowledge in PEAC’s fields of interest to IEEE Region 8 members and help them by providing guidance on developing useful skills for their professional life.

 

The program contains two tiers of Speaker profiles: Distinguished Speakers and Experienced Speakers.

Distinguished Speakers –

These speakers are international thought leaders from academia, industry, and government and will be available primarily to present face-to-face sessions if requested by IEEE Region 8 OUs. Region 8 PEAsC funds the travel of these individuals to OU events and the OU is expected to cover local costs.

 

TISP Week

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The TISP week is a program to conduct teacher training workshops in multiple Sections and Regions  within a span of one or two weeks.
Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) is a professional development workshop for school teachers to help them bring exciting hands-on activities to their classroom.
More information about the program can be found here: http://www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniversity/tispt/index.html

 

This will showcase the incredible work being done by our education activities volunteers, train teachers to deliver Inquiry Based Science Education sessions and will also help train more volunteers in the local sections. This event will also help our local volunteers deliver a public service through training teachers.

 

We plan to conduct workshops in as many sections as possible and would like to invite your Section to organize a TISP workshop for school teachers during this TISP week.

 

The following rules will apply for organizing a workshop as part of the TISP week:
  1. A minimum of 30 school teachers will be trained.
  2. The event will a minimum of one or a maximum of two days long.
  3. The event dates will fall within the TISP week dates.
  4. As our funds are limited, we would like to request the local Section to fund the organization of the event. EAB can only fund the lesson plan materials* for the workshop and would be grateful if the Section can fund the rest of the local costs of venue, etc. The funding amount is up to USD 250 per workshop and it will be reimbursed after submitting the reimbursement form.
  5. A member of the local organizing committee will participate in monthly TISP week organizing committee online calls.
We will help your local organizing committee plan an effective agenda for the workshop.
There are lots of information and TISP resources in our website, http://tispweek.ieee.org which I encourage you to visit.
For further details and questions don’t hesitate to email us at [email protected].
*Lesson plan materials are the materials described in the lesson plan’s pdf you will implement in the workshop plus the printouts of the pdf, student worksheet and educator feedback forms. Any other expense (e.g traveling, posters, promotional materials, coffee break, lunches, gifts etc) is not covered.