Monthly Archives: July 2022

2022 Call for Nominations for R8 positions

 in Elections / News

Dear IEEE Region 8 members,

This is an urgent reminder that the IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments (N&A) Subcommittee is soliciting nominations for the following leadership positions:

  • IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Vice Chair, Member Activities (two-year commitment)

  • IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Vice Chair, Student Activities (two-year commitment)

  • IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Vice Chair, Technical Activities (two-year commitment)

  • IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Secretary (two-year commitment)

  • IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Treasurer (two-year commitment)

Please note that the term of the Vice Chair positions is two years as approved during the recent R8 Committee meeting in Warsaw, Poland, and that they cannot be reelected for a second consecutive term. The Secretary and Treasurer positions are open for re-election.

The Region 8 N&A Subcommittee is also soliciting nominations for the members of the 2023-2024 IEEE Region 8 Nominations and Appointments Committee. Candidates must fulfil one of the following criteria at the time of their election (see the Region 8 Operations Manual, section R8-6.1.2.2):

  • be a Section Chair in office

  • have been a Section Chair within the past 3 years

  • have been a Section Chair and currently holding an elected or appointed position of the R8 Committee.

Please note that the positions for the elected members of the R8 N&A Committee are open for re-election.

Please submit nominations by filling up the IEEE R8 Nomination Form (available at the IEEE Region 8 website in the ‘Documents’ section: https://ieeer8.org/category/documents/ ; https://ieeer8.org/download/17296/ ). Please make sure that the nominee is willing to serve if elected, and that all sections of the Nomination form are filled up with the relevant information.

Please send the nomination forms to Magdalena Salazar Palma, Chair of the IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Committee (R8 N&A C), at [email protected] , and to the R8 N&A Committee at [email protected] , by July 31, 2022.

These IEEE Region 8 officers and the members of the IEEE Region 8 N&A Committee will be elected at the second Region 8 Committee meeting of this year, 2022, which as of today is scheduled for October 15-16, 2022. The Region 8 Committee members and all the nominees will be informed about the recommended slate of candidates for officers and R8 N&A Committee members 5-6 weeks prior to the meeting.

For all further details, including petition processes, please refer to the IEEE Region Bylaws and the IEEE Region 8 Operations Manual (available at the IEEE Region 8 website in the ‘Documents’ section: https://ieeer8.org/category/documents/ ), in particular the sections R8-3.1.5-7 in the Bylaws ( https://ieeer8.org/download/33755/ ), and the sections R8M-4.4 to R8M-4.6 ‘Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Chairs’ and R8M-5 ‘Elections and appointments procedures’ in the Operations Manual ( https://ieeer8.org/download/33756/ ).

Thank you and best regards,

Magdalena Salazar Palma
Chair, IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Committee

5th International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE ’22)

 in R8 WIE News

 

August 17-18, 2022 | University of Essex, Southend Campus, UK | Hybrid (In-person & Virtual)

Submission Deadline: 10 th July 2022 24 th July 2022

 

After successfully organising the fourth conference of this series, International Association for Educators and Researchers (IAER), registered CIC (Community Interest Company) in England and Wales, is happy to arrange the Fifth International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2022 (iCCECE ’22), which will be held from 17 th – 18 th August, 2022, at University of Essex, Southend Campus, UK.

 

The conference will draw together researchers and developers from academia and industry. iCCECE ’22 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE (Conference Record # 55162) and the conference content shall be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. The Proceedings of the past iCCECE conferences are available online in IEEE Xplore. Work in progress, research papers, survey papers, application and theoretical papers, poster presentations and position papers for the workshop are all welcome.

 

Full papers, with a maximum length of eight pages, adhering to the IEEE conference paper formatting (Read Submit Paper), should be submitted using the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (CMT).

 

For more details, visit the conference website (http://iccece22.theiaer.org). Queries should be directed to [email protected].

 

We look forward to welcoming you to iCCECE ’22 at the University of Essex, Southend Campus, UK.

– iCCECE ’22 Organising Committee

IEEE R8 Robot Championship STEM initiative

 in IEEE R8 Robot Championship STEM initiative

IEEE R8 Robot Championship 2024

STEM initiative

After being accepted into the Robot Championship 2024, each team of roboters will need to apply for at least two STEM activities.

These two activities must be performed before the physical event in Malta.

 

This is a mandatory aspect of the championship.

 

Rules and Regulations can be accessed here.

 

You may contact us at [email protected].

 

Registration

Only online, through this link.

Open between December 1st and March 1st, 2024, end of day CEST.

 

Submit your activities one by one.

Rules and Regulations can be accessed here.

 

Who can apply?

All the competitor teams must apply for, at least, two activities.
External members, such as SBs, can also apply.

 

Awards

Awards will be given to the best three initiatives under the STEM program.
1st place: 400 USD.
2nd: 300 USD.
3rd: 200 USD.

 

Funding

You can apply for funds from the TryEngineering month.

(If you use those funds you must do the activities during the month of November 2024)

 

About the Robot Championship

More info here.

IEEE R8 Robot Championship

 in IEEE R8 Robot Championship

IEEE R8 Robot Championship 2024

 

The IEEE R8 Robot Championship aims to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among IEEE members, and it will focus on STEM communication, entrepreneurship, creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork.

 

It will take place in Malta, Europe, in the Autumn of 2024  and is open to students in pre-university and university communities. It will be streamed online LIVE.

 

Organised by IEEE Malta Section, IEEE Region 8, IEEE Malta Computer Society, and Professional and Educational Subcommittee.

 

Registration

Only online, through this link.

Open until March 1st, 2024, end of day CEST.

 

Rules and Regulations can be accessed here.

 

STEM Activities (mandatory for participants)

After being accepted into the Robot Championship 2024, each team of roboters will need to apply for at least two STEM activities.

These two activities must be performed before the physical event in Malta.

 

More info and registration here.

 

Help and Webinars

We will be providing online webinars and online courses to help the robot competitors know more about the games and how to build a robot, so make sure you check out this page periodically and stay tuned!

 

You may contact us at [email protected].

 

Workshops and information sessions will be organised to help teams prepare for the STEM program and Championship.

 

Media and Promotional material

 in Media and Promotional material

Below are presented media and promotional materials for the many events and initiatives promoted by the PEASc.

For each event and initiative, the material is available to download and can be used according to the guidelines provided.

 

Work in progress.

PEA Subcommittee logo

 in Media and Promotional material

 

Guidelines:

  1. On light backgrounds, the logo versions containing black text should be used, for both the main logo and sub-brand logos.
  2. On dark backgrounds, the logo versions containing white text should be used, for both the main logo and sub-brand logos.
  3. The logos should not be used on any backgrounds which compromises their readability. These could include busy images and/or illustrations.

Access the files here.

Robot Championship logo

 in Media and Promotional material

 

Guidelines:

  1. On light and simple backgrounds, the logo version with the wording at the bottom should be used. This version should not be used on any background which compromises the readability of the text.
  2. On busy and dark backgrounds, the logo version which has all the text integrated should be used. This version can also be used on lighter backgrounds.

Access the files here.

Local Language program logo

 in Media and Promotional material

 

 

Guidelines:

  1. The logo should be used on light, simple backgrounds.
  2. The logo should not be used on any background which compromises its readability. These could include busy images and/or illustrations.
  3. If the logo needs to be implemented on a dark background, it should be placed within a light-coloured stripe extending from the edge.

Access the files here.