The ambassador network is ready to launch its seventh online event of the “Early Career Talks” programme.
The event will be on Saturday 22 October at 12 pm.
Learn more and register: Early Career Talks Seventh Event Tickets, Sat 22 Oct 2022 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
The event has been successfully held and you can watch it at:
Some photos from the organization of the 2022 IEEE R8 Strategy Retreat for identifying possible approaches to creating and maintaining a healthy volunteer pipeline, improve student retention, and expand financial sources.
Voting in the 2022 IEEE Annual Election ends on 3 October at 12 p.m. EDT. To view the full candidate slate and to learn about the amendment to the IEEE Constitution being presented, visit the IEEE annual election web page.
After 6 editions of being the flagship conference of the IEEE Italy Section, the RTSI2022 (Research and Technologies for Society and Industry) forum has been held August 24-26, 2022 in the Jussieu Campus of Sorbonne University Paris, France.
It was organized by IEEE France Section and co-sponsored by IEEE Region 8, Italy and UKRI Sections. RTSI2022 was able to gather around hundred participants coming from all around the world.
The main objective of RTSI2022 was to bring together researchers and industry practitioners in the technical fields covered by IEEE in order to:
The R8 Director, Antonio Luque did chair the opening session. Then RTSI2022 gave the opportunity to attend:
Tremendous work and deliberate efforts have been put in place to promote the engagement of Women in Engineering and Women in Power globally. This continues to bear fruit as we have witnessed improved statistics, engagement, and progress in the aspects of work-life balance, breaking barriers of gender biases and representation in executive positions across the sectors.
However, there is room for improvement, while at the same time encouraging the younger generations to invest their time, careers, and research in STEM. Early mentorship of students from primary to university/tertiary levels through scholarships, internships and employment opportunities, play a pivotal role in supporting the education sector. It is essential to incorporate the intentional engagement of industry into the STEM academia to spark progress in key decision-making sectors and drive policy.
This panel seeks to deliberate on the existing opportunities in the power sectors and engineering that encourages the continuous engagement of STEM education and the current structures across the region that supports such engagement.
The panelists’ bios can be viewed on: https://ieee-powerafrica.
IEEE Region 8 Student and Young Professionals Congress 2022 held in Tunis, Tunisia, from the 3rd to 7th of August. All participants has the opportunity to connect with each other but also to explore new opportunities and meet with the representatives from the various IEEE Region 8 Committees. IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering had a strong representation, through a full WiE track which consisted of:
Opening Ceremony Keynote:
Overall view of the WIE program and information, WIE team and details of the WIE track at the SYP Tunisia.
Please find the slides in this link.
Speaker: Wafa ben Hmida
Lecture:
Session: What does keystroke dynamics tell us about emotion and how AI can intuitively humanize computer interaction?
Speaker: Ilham Kallel
Abstract: Does keystroke dynamics tell us about emotions? and how Artificial Intelligence can intuitively humanize computer interaction?
Keynote 1:
Session: Managing a career along with a successful volunteer journey
Speaker: Margaretha Eriksson
Abstract:
– Why Volunteering is a career booster at work
– What you learn as a volunteer and how to use that knowledge at in life and at work
– How to chose your volunteering activities to support your professional development as leader and manager
– How volunteering makes you a better manager and leader
After the workshop you will know how to align your volunteering activities and work career to become a successful engineer and leader.
Keynote 2:
Session: Technology Challenges and Market Demand
Speaker: Samina Husain
Abstract: This presentation will review market demands, and the challenges and opportunities they present. It will cover subjects from the home to the streets, such as viewing time of broadcast TV and the potential use of Autonomous Vehicles. How are these technologies being used? What is their future landscape? How does IEEE play a role?
The workshop will also include an open Q/A and discussion session with the audience.
This page contains information about the 119th IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting to be held in Cairo, Egypt, from Saturday 15 October 2022 to Sunday 16 October 2022.
18:00–19:30 Welcome reception: Egypt Section presentation and a cocktail, Cairo Marriott
19:30–20:00 Walk (5 min) to the boat on the Nile next to Marriott
20:00–22:00 Dinner on the boat Nile Maxim Restaurant cruising 2 hours on the Nile
08:00–17:30 Region 8 Committee meeting, Day 1. Aida Ballroom
13:05-14:05 Lunch. Almaz
18:00–18:30 Bus transfer to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
18:30–20:00 Visit of the museum exhibition and Pharaohs mummies (the golden parade)
20:00–23:00 Gala Dinner at the Museum garden with Awards Ceremony
08:00–13:15 Region 8 Committee meeting, Day 2. Aida Ballroom
13:30–14:30 Lunch. Omar’s Cafe
08:00–12:00 Giza Pyramids visit (optional)
Meeting Streaming
Network connection at Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
Network: MarriottBonvoy_Conference
Password: 526356
Invitation for Region8 Section Chairs, OpCom members, and Committee Chairs
Dear Region 8 Committee members,
On behalf of the 2021-2022 Region 8 (R8) Nominations and Appointments Committee (N&AC) it is my pleasure to announce the slate of candidates for the incoming elections of the 2023-2024 R8 Operating Committee (OpCom) members and the 2023-2024 R8 N&AC members:
o Ljupco Karadzinov, North Macedonia Section
o Adam Jastrzebski, UK & Ireland Section
o Vinko Lesic, Croatia Section
o Andrejs Romanovs, Latvia Section
o Abdullateef Aliyu, Nigeria Section
o Theodoros Panagiotis Chatzinikolaou, Greece Section
o Marios Antoniou, Cyprus Section
o Albert Lysko, South Africa Section
o Vicent Egessa, Kenya Section
o Jan Haase, Germany Section
o Ilhem Kallel, Tunisia Section
o Dalius Navakauskas, Lithuania Section
o Sergio Rapuano, Italy Section
o Catarina Silva, Portugal Section
Note that to the previous slate, the names of any successful candidate by petition (for the positions of Secretary, Treasurer, and the three Vice Chairs) will be added, as mentioned on the R8 Operations Manual R8M-5:
“… In the case of the R8 Secretary, R8 Treasurer and the three R8 Vice Chairs (MA, SA, TA) a candidate may be added to the slate provided by the R8 N&A Committee by a petition including the signatures of at least 15 voting members of the R8 Committee. Valid signatories comprise anyone who is a voting member of the Committee during the calendar year in which the petition is submitted. If the petition is not submitted by the candidate, it must be accompanied by the written confirmation of the willingness of the candidate to serve if elected. The petition must be submitted to the Director or Secretary twenty-one (21) days before the election is due to take place, and after verification of validity, awareness of the additional candidate(s) must be made available to the R8 Committee fourteen (14) days before the election.”
This year, nominations by petition must reach the Region 8 Director by 25 September, 2022. Note that during the R8 Committee meeting, petition candidates from the floor will not be accepted.
All candidates’ biographies/IEEE activities/statements will be distributed to the R8 Committee members prior to the R8 Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt, 14-16 October, 2022.
For all further details please refer to the IEEE R8 Bylaws and the IEEE R8 Operations Manual, available at the R8 website (http://www.ieeer8.org) in the documents section (http://www.ieeer8.org/category/documents/). In particular I would like to highlight that the R8 OpCom members (Secretary, Treasurer, VC MA, VC SA, VC TA) will be elected by the R8 Committee voting members (OpCom members and Section Chairs or their alternates), while the R8 N&AC members will be elected by the Section Chairs (or their alternates).
During the incoming R8 Committee meeting for those positions with just one candidate and for the R8 N&AC, no oral presentations will be necessary. The candidates for R8 VCs (MA, SA and TA) are expected to give a 5-minute presentation of themselves. Questions and Answers (Q&A) will follow.
If you have any question or comment please feel free to contact the R8 N&AC Chair, Magdalena Salazar Palma, at [email protected], or the R8 N&A Committee at [email protected] .
Best regards,
Magdalena Salazar Palma
IEEE Region 8 Nominations and Appointments Committee Chair
A Message From Jenifer Castillo, Chair of the IEEE WIE Committee 2021- 2022 and Special Guest Maria Alexandra Paun
IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering Chair, Maria Alexandra Paun, was featured in IEEE WiE Newsletter August 2022.
Read the full message in the following link:
https://wie.ieee.org/ieee-wie-chairs-message-aug-newsletter
The Local Language program is intended to promote activities (online or in person) and online content in different languages (aside from English) in Region 8.
This program promotes IEEE content and its areas across the entire Region 8 and has funds available to help these activities be developed.
Currently, Region 8 is looking for ambassadors who will arrange several events in their selected local languages. Each ambassador can be nominated in more than one language if they are available.
Only online, through this link.
Applications will be open until the 29th of October, 2023.
IEEE Members from different sections in Region 8.
Applicants must be able to speak at least one language aside from English fluently.
Selected ambassadors will have a max of 200 USD available for this program.
Funding applications will open after the selection of the ambassadors.
