Yearly Archives: 2021

Empowering Women in the Triple Helix Model

 in R8 WIE News

 

This event has been joint organised by IEEE Women in Engineering UK & Ireland (WIE UKI) Chapter and CONFIRM, the Science Foundation Ireland funded research centre for Smart Manufacturing based at the University of Limerick.

 

Overview:

Much international research indicates that women are significantly underrepresented in many STEM fields, particularly in fields such as enginerring and manufacturing. In Ireland for example, approximately 75% of the STEM workforce are men.

 

This trend is seen internationally also; as per AAUW, Women and Girls make up only 28% of the workforce in STEM and tend to opt for non-engineering disciplines.

 

This event focuses on women who have developed successful careers pursuing fields in Engineering, Science and Technology – leading by example in male-dominant fields. It also provides an opportunity for women to share their novel research ideas, experience and skill, through interaction with all stakeholders in the research ecosystem.

 

Register at: Empowering Women in the Triple Helix Model Tickets, Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite

 

The event is done and you can watch it HERE

Women in Science & Technology: Volunteering to Lead

 in R8 WIE News

20 October, 9:00 pm ET

The Women in Science & Technology: Volunteering to Lead panel includes the top female leadership in nonprofit membership organizations representing the many facets of the science, technology, and engineering industries.

 

The discussion will focus on why the panelists chose to pursue careers in these industries and their experiences as women in science and technology. In addition, they will explore why they found it important to volunteer their time and talent and the impact women leaders are making across science and technology.

 

 

Register at: IEEE President Land Panel Sign Up

R8 WIE meets leaders of R8 WIE AGs

 in R8 WIE News

IEEE R8 WiE Affinity Groups Chairs Yearly Meeting

Save the Date: October 14th 2021, 7-9 PM UTC+3.

 

Dear Colleagues,
We hope that our message finds you well and in good health.

 

R8 Women in Engineering Subcommittee are happy to invite you to a meeting which is organized with all R8 Women in Engineering Affinity Group Chairs on October 14th 2021, 7-9 PM UTC+3. Connection details can be found at the end of this message. More details will follow up. If you have something that you would like to share with us, kindly send it to us at [email protected]

 

Please feel free to disseminate this information to other people that might be interested.

 

We really hope you will be able to join us on this occasion.
Best regards,
Maria-Alexandra Paun
Chair of IEEE R8 Women in Engineering Subcommittee

 

Details of participation below:

R8 WIE meets leaders of R8 Section WIE AGs
Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Early Career Talk: Second Event

 in R8 WIE News

“Early Career Talk” is an inspirational and empowering session for Women in Engineering introduced by IEEE WIE UKI Ambassadors’ scheme

About this event

 

IEEE WIE in Engineering is an initiative with the goal to facilitate the recruitment and retention of women in technical disciplines globally. We envision a vibrant community of IEEE women and men collectively using their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity. “EARLY CAREER TALK” aims to expose the participate to novel areas and aspect of engineering in solving real world problems. It also aims to establish a link for networking, mentorship and to create a connection for research opportunities.

 

 

More details and registration about the upcoming event you can find in the following link: Early Career Second Event Tickets, Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

IEEE IHTC 2021 – Secondary Call for Papers Deadline 08 October

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Dear Colleagues,

IEEE IHTC 2021 wishes to thank authors who submitted papers by the initial deadline. To facilitate authors who had challenges finalising papers, we are issuing a Secondary Call for Oral Presentations, Short Paper Presentations and Full Paper Presentations by 08 October.
IEEE IHTC 2021 takes place in R8 as a Virtual Conference this year, organised by Volunteers from IEEE UK and Ireland Section (UK and Ireland SIGHT, UK and Ireland SSIT, SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT) as well as Region 8, Region 7, Region 9, SMC and Systems Council Chapters, and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE Africa Council.
Background
The IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE IHTC) is an interdisciplinary conference showcasing challenges, success stories, lessons learnt, case studies and technological innovation related to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ICT4D and the application of Humanitarian Technologies (including Disaster Relief and Disaster Recovery) and facilitating engagement by stakeholders from the public, private, education and research and societal sectors around the world.
Call for Participation
Submissions are invited for Oral Presentations, Short Paper Presentation (3- 4 pages sharing early stage results) or Full Paper Presentation (up to 8 pages sharing mature results) by 08 October 2021
Please download the paper guidelines and IEEE Paper templates from https://www.ihtc21.org.uk/call-for-participation/
Submit pdf files for blind peer review at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieee_ihtc_2021
Papers must present analysis of initial or final research results or an analytical case study. It is important to highlight actual or expected impact as well as the level of innovation. General project descriptions or project proposals will not be assigned for review. It is necessary for papers submitted to include new elements that have not previously been published to warrant inclusion in the conference proceedings.
See https://www.ihtc21.org.uk/call-for-participation/ for Paper Guidelines and Paper Template.
Each presenter can present ONE paper or Oral Presentation in the Programme. It is necessary for papers or Oral Presentations to be presented by an original author / co-author who will also answer questions during the event to facilitate inclusion in the Conference Proceedings.
Conference Themes
Relevant thematic areas include but are not limited to:
  • Technologies for poverty alleviation, ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture (SDG 1, 2)
  • Technologies for ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages (SDG 3).
  • Technologies to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all (SDG 4) including Humanitarian and sustainable engineering programs, educational technologies, course material, curricula
  • Technologies to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (SDG 6).
  • Technologies to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SDG 7).
  • Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11).
  • Technologies to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG 13).
  • Community engagement; social and economic factors in humanitarian engineering
  • Ethical, Societal, Privacy and Security considerations in the co-design, implementation and deployment of Sustainable Development, ICT4D and Humanitarian Technologies
  • Technologies to specifically assist in disaster mitigation, management, relief, and recovery.
  • Technologies for effective management of refugees, sustainable (re)settlements and integration.
  • Supporting Implementation of Other SDGs
Call for Thematic Reviewers
If you are an experienced conference or journal reviewer with the necessary technical, professional or research expertise to address one or more of the conference themes, please complete the application form at https://www.ihtc21.org.uk/ihtc-2021-committee/  and volunteer to review paper submissions and provide actionable, constructive feedback to authors.

 

Committees
Please visit https://www.ihtc21.org.uk/ihtc-2021-committee/  for information on conference officers.
For further Information, please contact
    Registration and General Queries – [email protected]
    Abstract and Paper Submission and Program – [email protected]
We look forward to your submissions.
Best wishes,
Prof. Ali Hessami and Prof. Paul M Cunningham, IEEE IHTC 2021, Conference Chairs
IEEE IHTC 2021
02 – 04 December 2021

https://www.ihtc21.org.uk/

Reports – Frankfurt am Main

 in 2021-November - Frankfurt am Main

OpCom Reports

Director (Antonio Luque) Director-Elect (Vincenzo Piuri)
Past-Director (Magdalena Salazar Palma) Secretary (Ljupco Karadzinov)
Treasurer (Adam Jastrzebski) V/C Member Activities (Sara Barros)
V/C Student Activities (Simay Akar) V/C Technical Activities (Peter Nagy)

Subcommittee Reports

 

Action for Industry (AfI) Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee (HuA) Region 8 News (R8News)
Africa Council Life Member Coordinator (LM) Region Vitality Coordinator (RVC)
Awards & Recognition Subcommittee (A&RSC) Membership Development Subcommittee (MDSC) Sections Congress Coordinator
Careers New Initiative New Industry Events Initiative Social Media Coordinator
Chapter Coordination Subcommittee (ChCSC) New Student Contests Initiative Standards Coordinator (StC)
Conference Coordination SubCommittee (CoCSC) Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee Strategic Planning
Congress Coordinator (SYP/xSYP) Professional and Educational Activities Subcommittee (PEAsC) Voluntary Contribution Fund Coordinator (VCF)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Publications and Communications Subcommittee (PnC) Women in Engineering Coordinator (WIE)
Electronic Communications Coordinator (ECC) Region 8 Sigma Young Professionals Subcommittee (YP)
History Activities Coordinator  (HA) Region 8 Today (Region8Today)

Section Reports

 

Algeria Section Iraq Section Romania Section
Austria Section Iran Section Russia Section
Bahrain Section Israel Section Russia (Northwest) Section
Belarus Section Italy Section Russia (Siberia) Section
Benelux Section Jordan Section Saudi Arabia (East) Section
Bosnia and Herzegovina Section Kenya Section Saudi Arabia (West) Section
Bulgaria Section Kuwait Section Serbia And Montenegro Section
Croatia Section Latvia Section Slovenia Section
Cyprus Section Lebanon Section South Africa Section
Czechoslovakia Section Lithuania Section Spain Section
Denmark Section Malta Section Sweden Section
Egypt Section Mauritius Section Switzerland Section
Estonia Section Morocco Section Tunisia Section
Finland Section Nigeria Section Turkey Section
France Section Norway Section Uganda Section
Germany Section Oman Section UK and Ireland Section
Ghana Section Poland Section Ukraine Section
Greece Section Portugal Section United Arab Emirates Section
Hungary Section Qatar Section Zambia Section
Iceland Section North Macedonia Section

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5th Annual Meeting IEEE Women in Engineering Italy AG, September 7th

 in R8 WIE News

A satellite event in the frame of IEEE RTSI 202 l – 6th International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry “Innovation for a Smart World” Naples, Italy, September 6-9 2021.

 

The IEEE Italy Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group organizes its 5th Annual Meeting, which will be held within the IEEE RTSI 2021 – 6th International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry “Innovation for a Smart World”, in virtual mode due to the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The meeting will be an opportunity to present the Commitment Chart ”WIE.steer2STEM.chart v2.0″, released last year, to IEEE volunteers from other Region 8 countries, sharing the objectives of WIE Italy activities and the actions taken to achieve them.

 

During the panel session “A broader look: the commitment of EU countries to the WIE mission”, international speakers from different European countries will share experiences and outlooks on the efforts made to promote and support women’s participation in STEM careers.

Following, the poster session GENEVA 2021 (Gender Equality iN rEsearch and innoVAtion) will be held, focusing on the best practices in managing the “gender equality” in funded projects.

 

Later in the afternoon, members of the “WIE.steer2STEM.chart” promoting committee, WIE, AICA, AEIT, and WWE, will discuss the initiatives and actions carried out during the last year, and pave the way to the future improvement of the Commitment Chart.

 

 

Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the conference will take place in virtual mode. Participation in the event is free of charge. Instructions for participation in the virtual meeting are available here.

IEEE EMEA Blockchain Seminar – September 8, 2021

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A collective effort of the IEEE Blockchain Regional Groups in Europe and Africa (12 groups), under the IEEE Blockchain Initiative, has already given rise to our first joint event: the IEEE EMEA Blockchain Seminar, to be held on September 8, 2021 – https://blockchain.ieee.org/conferences/emea-event.

 

This event is supported by the regional local groups and has a strong program where all of the active groups (per section/country) had the opportunity to nominate a speaker, we believe it may be of high interest to all of our Region 8 members.

 

Registrations are now open: https://bit.ly/IEEEBlockchain-EMEASeminar

 

Social Innovations for Humanitarian Impact & Sustainable Development Panel by IEEE WIE Kenya and Turkey

 in R8 WIE News

This webinar collaborates with IEEE – WIE (Women in Engineering) Turkey and Kenya to demystify the engineers’ and technologists’ mindsets of thinking of a problem and giving solutions that communities later turn down. This webinar looks into extending the talks to building technological or non-technological solutions, therefore having the speakers be the primary investigators in the project and having a team of mentors and mentees who will actualize a frugal and sustainable solution contextualizing the needs of the specified communities.

 

Organizers:

IEEE WIE Kenya Section & IEEE WIE Turkey Section

 

Zoom link: https://bit.ly/wie-innovation

Registration link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/280430