George Michael


IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award

 • IEEE Entrepreneurship & IEEE Startup Impact Award Deadline: 8/31/21. Submit nominations / recognize an individual or team with an impactful engineering-driven solution in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. https://entrepreneurship.ieee.org/2021-announcing_impact_award/. $2000 USD honorarium/plaque commemorating the recipient(s) achievement!

 

IEEE Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the launch of the IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award.

 

This award will recognize an individual who has had a significant impact on the engineering-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem. The accomplishments of the candidate should be of “significant importance” and should have made a distinguishing contribution to the entrepreneurial ecosystem of a country/region.

 

Eligibility:

 

 

Nominee Solicitation:

 

 

Award recipients will be scored and selected based on the following judging criteria:

 

  • Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Value creation
  • Impact
  • Sustainability

 

The person/team will receive an honorarium of $2000 USD and a plaque commemorating their achievement.

 

Submissions will be accepted through 31 August 2021 followed by a thorough review in September.

 

The recipient will be selected by September 30th and announced during the first week of October.


IEEE AFRICON 2021 – Call for Papers

IEEE AFRICON 2021
“Contributing to the Industrialisation of Africa through Innovations in Science and Technology”

13-15 September, Arusha, Tanzania

 

Dear Colleagues – Members of IEEE,

We are currently accepting technical paper submissions for our flagship conference, IEEE AFRICON 2021. AFRICON is an IEEE Region 8 flagship conference on the African continent. IEEE AFRICON 2021 will be held in Arusha, Tanzania, 13 – 15 September 2021. The conference is co-sponsored by IEEE Region 8, the IEEE Tanzania Sub-section, and Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology. Topics cover the full area of IEEE, e.g., Communications, Networks, Electronics, Power and Energy, Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Industrial Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, and E-learning. This conference will feature world-class plenary speakers, major technical symposiums, industry and academic panels, workshops, tutorials, and invited tracks.

 

The CONFERENCE VENUE is Arusha International Conference Center (AICC)

Important Notice: If the COVID-19 pandemic and travel ban from some countries prevent authors of accepted papers from attending the conference, arrangements for virtual presentations will be made for such authors.

 

TRACKS

  • Artificial and Computational Intelligence
  • Cloud Computing, Small Data, and Big Data Engineering
  • Communication Networks
  • Innovations for Digital Transformation and Industrial Development
  • Industrial Electronics, Control, Autonomous Systems, Instrumentation, and Consumer Applications
  • Power and Energy Systems

Special Sessions

  • 4th Developing Countries Robotics Forum
  • Sustainable Broadband Connectivity & Digital Entrepreneurship for Africa

 

We are also inviting undergraduate student authors to participate in the student paper contest.

See details on the website.

 

Please find the pdf version of the FINAL CfP at:

https://africon2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Call-for-papers-v6-EXTENDED-FIRM.pdf

 

IMPORTANT DATES

  • 14 May 2021 – EXTENDED Full paper deadline FIRM
  • 14 May 2021 – EXTENDED Special Sessions deadline FIRM
  • 25 June 2021 – Student Paper Contest submission deadline
  • 25 June 2021 – Paper acceptance notification
  • 16 July 2021 – Early registration, Camera-ready papers

EARLY REGISTRATION FEES

  • IEEE Member: USD 410
  • IEEE Student Member: USD 250
  • IEEE Life Member: USD 250
  • Non-IEEE members: USD 530
  • Students non-member: USD 300
  • One Day only: USD 150
  • Workshop/Tutorial/Special Sessions: USD 150
  • Accompanying person: USD 200

LATE REGISTRATION FEES

  • IEEE Member: USD 450
  • IEEE Student Member: USD 300
  • IEEE Life Member: USD 300
  • Non-IEEE members: USD 600
  • Students non-member: USD 350

*Registration Fee is Inclusive of welcome Reception, Gala Dinner, Keynotes, Technical Sessions, Conference Bag, Proceedings on USB, Lunch, coffee breaks and snacks, mineral water, writing pads, and pens.

All accepted papers and presented during the conference will be published in the conference proceedings. The conference proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library®.

For further details about the conference please visit:
https://africon2021.org/

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information you may require ([email protected]).

 

Kind regards,
IEEE AFRICON 2021 organizing team


Reports

 

 

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  (PC) 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


Announcing the 2020 MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award Recipients

On 21 November 2020, the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board approved the recipient of the 2020 MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award:

 

Machani Ajay Kumar

Region 10 – Hyderabad Section

“For enhancing collaboration through IEEE PES Day Activities and engaging Student and Young Professional members worldwide”

Shashank Gaur

Region 8 – Portugal Section

For continuous hard work and dedication in making IEEE a better place for young engineers.

Vijay Sabeen Paul

Region 10 – Victorian Section

For providing inspiring leadership to Young Professionals, with initiatives that inspire the advancement of technology for humanity.

Saeed Hussain Ali Al Mansoori

Region 8 – United Arab Emirates Section, UAE

For outstanding contributions to the Young Professionals and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society activities in the United Arab Emirates Section and Region 8.

Weizhi Meng

Region 8 – Denmark Section

For outstanding contributions in the formation of an IEEE Young Professional Affinity Group, and leading activities in Denmark and Region 8.

Ronny Israel Cabrera Tituana

Region 9 – Ecuador Section

For outstanding contributions to the IEEE mission through activities and programs for the benefit of Young Professionals in Ecuador and Latin America.

 

To recognize those substantive projects or achievements of a relatively short nature (one to three years), but which have left an undeniable imprint on the fabric of IEEE Young Professionals operations.

The MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award is presented annually.


Nominations and Appointments slate 2021

The IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments (N&A) Subcommittee have selected from the applications received the following candidates for IEEE Region 8 positions 2021:

 

Vice Chair, Member Activities (one year commitment)

 

Vice Chair, Student Activities (one year commitment)

 

Vice Chair, Technical Activities (one year commitment)

 

Secretary (two year commitment)

 

Treasurer (two year commitment)

 

N&A Committee members (two year commitment)


Committee in 2020

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

Appointed Ad-hoc members

Sub Committees

 

Action for Industry Team

  • Chair: Marios Antoniou (Cyprus)
  • Members:
    • Mohamed Amin (Egypt)
    • John Matogo (Kenya)
    • Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
    • Danilo Pau (Italy)
    • Nihal Sinnadurai (UK & Ireland)
  • Corresponding members
    • Frédérique Vallée (France)
    • Tiziana Tambosso (Italy)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UK & Ireland)
    • Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)

Awards & Recognition Subcommittee

  • Chair: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
  • Past Chair: Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
  • Members:
    • Jaafar M. Al Ibrahim (Saudia Arabia)
    • Igor Kuzle (Croatia)
    • Youmna El-Bitar (Germany)
    • Athanasios Skodras (Greece)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Sergio Benedetto (Italy)
    • Paolo A. Montuschi (Italy)
    • Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UK & Ireland)

Chapter Coordination Subcommittee

  • Chair: Albert Lysko (South Africa)
  • Members:
    • Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
    • Student Branch Chapters: Sarra Ben Rabii (Tunisia)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Hossam Fahmy (Egypt)
    • Wynand Lambrechts (South Africa)
    • Division Directors from Region 8
      • Division III Director: Sergio Benedetto (Italy)
      • Division VI Director: Manuel Castro (Spain)
    • Society/Council Presidents from Region 8
      • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: Paolo Gamba (Italy)
      • IEEE Industry Applications Society: Georges Zissis (France)
      • IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society: Alaa Abunjaileh (UK & Ireland)
      • IEEE Power Electronics Society: Frede Blaabjerg (Denmark)
      • IEEE Circuits and Systems Society: Amara Amara (France)
      • IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France)
      • IEEE Electronic Packaging Society: Christopher Bailey (UK & Ireland)
      • IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: Alistair Duffy (UK & Ireland)
      • IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society: Salvatore Baglio (Italy)
      • IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: Imre Rudas (Hungary)
      • IEEE Systems Council: Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)

Conference Coordination Subcommittee

  • Chair: Ljupco Karadzinov (North Macedonia)
  • Past Chair: Péter Nagy (Hungary)
  • Members:
    • Tomislav Capuder (Croatia)
    • Khaled Mokhtar (United Arab Emirates)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Robert Bierwolf (Benelux)
    • Vikass Monebhurrun (France)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Stefano Bregni (Italy)
    • Carl J. Debono (Malta)
    • Roberto Graglia (Italy)
    • James M. Irvine (UK & Ireland)
    • Péter Nagy (Hungary)
    • Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)
    • Dominique Schreurs (Benelux)
    • Gianluca Setti (Italy)

Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee

  • Chair: John Funso-Adebayo (Nigeria)
  • Members:
    • Amith Khandakar (Oman)
    • Alexandros Osana (Italy)
    • Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Fairouz Fattoum (Tunisia)
    • Mohammad Ghaderzadeh (Iran)
    • Walid Bin Habib (Germany)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Paul Cunningham (UK & Ireland)

Membership Development Subcommittee

  • Chair: Ievgen Pichkalov (Ukraine)
  • Past Chair: Andrejs Romanovs (Latvia)
  • Members:
    • Tim Gitau (Kenya)
    • Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Fadhel Abulhasan (Kuwait)
    • Mike Hinchey (UK & Ireland)
    • Albert Lysko (South Africa)
    • John Matogo (Kenya)
    • Azza Ouled Zaid (Tunisia)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Youmna El-Bitar (Germany)
    • Andreas Koltes (Germany)
    • Vera V. Markovic (Serbia & Montenegro)
    • Maciej J. Ogorzalek (Poland)
    • Costas M. Stasopoulos (Cyprus)

Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee

  • Chair: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
  • Members – ex officio:
    • Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
    • Antonio Luque (Spain)
  • Members – elected:
    • Habib Kammoun (Tunisia)
    • Vera Markovic (Serbia and Montenegro)
    • Sergey Shaposhnikov (Russia North West)

Professional and Educational Activities Subcommittee

  • Chair: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
  • Members:
    • University Education: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
    • Continuing Education: Mohamed El Dallal (Egypt)
    • Past Chair of Professional Activities: Jan Haase (Germany)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Amith Khandakar (Qatar)
    • Reinhardt Rading (Kenya)
    • Nizar Rokbani (Tunisia)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Samarth Deo (Sweden)
    • Vincent Kaabunga (Uganda)
    • Khaled Ahmed Mokhtar (UAE)
    • Sohaib Qamar Sheiikh (UK & Ireland)
    • Frederic Surre (UK & Ireland)
    • Edmundo Tovar (Spain)

Standards Coordination Subcommittee

  • Chair: David Law (UK & Ireland)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Almir Badnjević (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
    • Vikass Monebhurrun (France)

Strategic Planning Subcommittee

  • Chair: Antonio Luque (Spain)
  • Past Chair: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
  • Members:
    • Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
    • Raphael Onoshakpor (Nigeria)
    • Sara Barros (Benelux)
    • Victor Fouad Hanna (France)
    • Simay Akar (Turkey)
    • George Papadimitriou (Greece)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Martin J. Bastiaans (Benelux)
    • Urmet Janes (Estonia)

Student Activities Subcommittee

  • Chair: Maciej Borówka (Poland)
  • Past Chair: Efthymia Arvaniti (Austria)
  • Members:
    • Awards & Contest Coordinator: Lee Crudgington (UK & Ireland)
    • Electronic Communications: Mohammad Hossein Babaee (Portugal)
    • Region Student Representative: George Papadimitriou (Greece)
    • Projects & Initiatives Coordinator: Rawane El Jamal (Lebanon)
    • Student Branch Coordinator: Ángela Martínez (Spain)
    • Student Paper Contest Coordinator: Paul Micallef (Malta)
    • Technical Activities Liaison, Student Branch Chapters Coordinator: Sarra Ben Rabii (Tunisia)
    • Young Professionals Liaison, Industry Focus: Ahmed Al Omoush (Jordan)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Simay Akar (Turkey)
    • Aristotelis Farmakis (Greece)
    • George Michael (Cyprus)

Women in Engineering Coordinator

  • Chair: Ana Cigarán Romero (Germany)
  • Past Chair: Youmna El-Bitar (Lebanon)
  • Members:
    • Hzar Oqlah (Jordan)
    • Wafa Ben Hmida (UK & Ireland)
    • Philippa Ngaju (Uganda)
    • Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Preeti S. Kovvali (Benelux)
    • Lisa J. Lazareck-Asunta (UK & Ireland)

Young Professionals Subcommittee

  • Chair: Vinko Lesic (Croatia)
  • Past Chair: Sara Barros (Benelux)
  • Members:
    • Almedin Kavaz (Germany)
    • Inês Inácio (Benelux)
    • Seif El Hajjem (Tunisia)
    • Abdullateef Aliyu (Nigeria)
    • Manuel Ballesteros (Spain)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Hatem Elsayed (Egypt)
    • Nazila Fough (UK & Ireland)
    • Lavender Ndunya (Kenya)
    • Vladimir Alexandru Paun (France)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Flavia Dinca (Sweden)
    • Tamas Haidegger (Hungary)
    • Antonio Luque (Spain)
    • José Pedro Vieira de Carvalho Pinto (Sweden)
    • Rafal Sliz (Finland)

Ad hoc Subcommittees

 

Finance (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
  • Members:
    • Director-Elect: Antonio Luque (Spain)
    • Past Director: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
    • Voluntary Contributions Fund: Andreas Koltes (Germany)

History Activities (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Tony Davies (UK & Ireland)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Martin Bastiaans (Benelux)
    • Antonio Savini (Italy)

Life members (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Victor Fouad-Hanna (France)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Hugo Wyss (Switzerland)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Charles Turner (UK & Ireland)

Publications and Communications (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
  • Members:
    • Electronic Communications: George Michael (Cyprus)
    • New Journals: Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
    • Region 8 News: Alistair Dabbs (France)
    • Region 8 Today: Stamatis Dragomaunos (Greece)
    • Social Media: Dora Fourou (Greece)
    • Secretary: Ana Maria Madureira (Portugal)
    • Assistant Secretary: Miguel Castanheira Marques (Portugal)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Catia Bandeiras (Portugal)
    • Sergio Benedetto (Italy)
    • Edhem Custovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
    • Paolo A. Montuschi (Italy)
    • Bibin Parukoor Thomas (Benelux)
    • Maria Elena Valcher (Italy)

Sections Vitality and Development (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair (Region Vitality Coordinator): Matej Zajc (‎Slovenia)
  • Members:
    • Past Region Vitality Coordinator: Aleksandar Szabo (Croatia)
    • Andreas Koltes (Germany)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Humphrey Muhindi (Kenya)
    • Bostwana Sub Section Chair: Adamu Murtala Zungeru
    • Burkina Faso Sub Section Chair: Ferdinand Guinko
    • Kazakhstan Sub Section Chair: Ikechi Ukaegbu
    • Liberia Sub Section Chair: Kamal Kant Hiran
    • Palestine Sub Section Chair: Tamer Khatib
    • Sudan Sub Section Chair: Sharief F. Babiker
    • Tanzania Sub Section Chair: Zaipuna O. Yonah
    • Yemen Sub Section Chair: Ammar Zahary
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Antonio Doria (Portugal)
    • Youmna El-Bitar (Germany)
    • Albert Lysko (South Africa)
    • Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)

Committee in 2019

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

Action for Industry Team

  • Chair: Marios Antoniou (Cyprus)
  • Members:
    • Mohamed Amin (Egypt)
    • John Matogo (Kenya)
    • Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
    • Danilo Pau (Italy)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
    • Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UK and Ireland)
    • Frédérique Vallée (France)
    • Tiziana Tambosso (Italy)

Awards & Recognition Subcommittee

  • Chair: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
  • Past Chair: Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
  • Members:
    • Jaafar M. Al Ibrahim (Saudia Arabia)
    • Igor Kuzle (Croatia)
    • Meriem Kilani (France)
    • Athanasios Skodras (Greece)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
    • Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)

Chapter Coordination Subcommittee

  • Chair: Albert Lysko (South Africa)
  • Members:
    • Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
    • Student Branch Chapters: Sarra Ben Rabii (Tunisia)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Division Directors
      • Division III: Sergio Benedetto
      • Division VI: Manuel Castro
      • Division VII: Bruno Meyer
    • Society/Council Presidents
      • IEEE Computer Society: Cecilia Metra
      • IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society: Reimund Gerhard
      • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: Paolo Gamba
      • IEEE Industry Applications Society: Georges Zissis
      • IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society: Miguel Angel Sotelo Vazquez
      • IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society: Dominique Schreurs
      • IEEE Power Electronics Society: Frede Blaabjerg
      • IEEE Robotics and Automation Society: Wolfram Burgard
      • IEEE Signal Processing Society: Ali H Sayed
      • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society: Bram Nauta
      • IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation: David Atienza

Conference Coordination Subcommittee

  • Chair: Ljupco Karadzinov (North Macedonia)
  • Past Chair: Péter Nagy (Hungary)
  • Members:
    • Tomislav Capuder (Croatia)
    • Khaled Mokhtar (United Arab Emirates)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Vikass Monebhurrun (France)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Carl J. Debono (Malta)
    • James M. Irvine (UK and Ireland)
    • René M. Garello (France)
    • Gianluca Setti (Italy)
    • Stefano Bregni (Italy)
    • Aleksandar Mastilovic (Serbia)
    • Meng Lu (Benelux)
    • Péter Nagy (Hungary)

Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee

  • Chair: John Funso-Adebayo (Nigeria)
  • Members:
    • Alexandros Osana (Greece)
    • Amith Khandakar (Oman)
    • Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
    • Fairouz Fattoum (Tunisia)
    • Mohammad Ghaderzadeh (Iran)
    • Walid Bin Habib (Germany)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Paul Cunningham (UK and Ireland)
    • Simay Akar (Turkey)

Membership Development Subcommittee

  • Chair: Ievgen Pichkalov (Ukraine)
  • Past Chair: Andrejs Romanovs (Latvia)
  • Members:
    • Tim Gitau (Kenya)
    • Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Azza Ouled Zaid (Tunisia)
    • John Matogo (Kenya)
    • Fadhel Abulhasan (Kuwait)
    • Albert Lysko (South Africa)
    • Mike Hinchey (UK and Ireland)

Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee

  • Chair: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
  • Members – ex officio:
    • Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
    • Antonio Luque (Spain)
  • Members – elected:
    • Habib Kammoun (Tunisia)
    • Vera Markovic (Serbia and Montenegro)
    • Sergey Shaposhnikov (Russia North West)

Professional and Educational Activities Subcommittee

  • Chair: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
  • Members:
    • University Education: Christopher James (UK and Ireland)
    • Continuing Education: Mohamed El Dallal (Egypt)
    • Jan Haase (Germany)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Amith Khandakar (Qatar)
    • Iulia Motoc (UK and Ireland)
    • Reinhardt Rading (Kenya)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Saurabh Sinha (South Africa)
    • Maciej Ogorzalek (Poland)
    • Sohaib Qamar Sheiikh (UK and Ireland)
    • Rafal Sliz (Finland)
    • Samarth Deo (Sweden)

Standards Coordination Subcommittee

  • Chair: David Law (UK and Ireland)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Almir Badnjević (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
    • Vikass Monebhurrun (France)

Strategic Planning Subcommittee

  • Chair: Antonio Luque (Spain)
  • Past Chair: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
  • Members:
    • Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
    • Raphael Onoshakpor (Nigeria)
    • Sara Barros (Benelux)
    • Victor Fouad Hanna (France)
    • Simay Akar (Turkey)
    • George Papadimitriou (Greece)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Martin J. Bastiaans (Benelux)
    • Urmet Janes (Estonia)

Student Activities Subcommittee

  • Chair: Maciej Borówka (Poland)
  • Past Chair: Efthymia Arvaniti (Austria)
  • Members:
    • Awards & Contest Coordinator: Lee Crudgington (UK and Ireland)
    • Electronic Communications: Mohammad Hossein Babaee (Portugal)
    • Projects & Initiatives Coordinator: Rawane El Jamal (Lebanon)
    • Region Student Representative: George Papadimitriou (Greece)
    • Student Branch Coordinator: Ángela Martínez (Spain)
    • Student Paper Contest Coordinator: Paul Micallef (Malta)
    • Technical Activities Liaison, Student Branch Chapters Coordinator: Sarra Ben Rabii (Tunisia)
    • Young Professionals Liaison, Industry Focus: Ahmed Al Omoush (Jordan)

Women in Engineering Coordinator

  • Chair: Ana Cigarán Romero (Germany)
  • Past Chair: Youmna El-Bitar (Lebanon)
  • Members:
    • Hzar Oqlah (Jordan)
    • Ilhem Kallel (Tunisia)
    • Philippa Ngaju (Uganda)
    • Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Lisa J. Lazareck-Asunta (UK and Ireland)
    • Keely A. Crockett (UK and Ireland)

Young Professionals Subcommittee

  • Chair: Vinko Lesic (Croatia)
  • Past Chair: Sara Barros (Benelux)
  • Members:
    • Almedin Kavaz (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    • Inês Inácio (Benelux)
    • Manuel Ballesteros (Spain)
    • Aleks Dyskin (Israel)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Abdullateef Aliyu (Nigeria)
    • Seif El Hajjem (Tunisia)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Flavia Dinca (Sweden)
    • José Pedro Vieira de Carvalho Pinto (Portugal)
    • Rafal Sliz (Finland)

Ad hoc Subcommittees

Finance (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Adam Jastrzebski (UK and Ireland)
  • Members:
    • Director-Elect: Antonio Luque (Spain)
    • Past Director: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
    • Voluntary Contributions Fund: Andreas Koltes (Germany)

Region Vitality Coordination (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Aleksandar Szabo (Croatia)
  • Members:
    • Andreas Koltes (Germany)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Humphrey Muhindi (Kenya)

History Activities (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Tony Davies (UK and Ireland)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Martin Bastiaans (Benelux)

Life members (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Victor Fouad-Hanna (France)
  • Corresponding members:
    • Hugo Wyss (Swiss)
  • Corresponding members – ex officio:
    • Aleksandar Szabo (Croatia)
    • Charles Turner (UK and Ireland)

Publications and Communications (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

  • Chair: Christopher James (UK and Ireland)
  • Members:
    • Electronic Communications: George Michael (Cyprus)
    • New Journals: Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
    • Region 8 News: Alistair Dabbs (UK and Ireland)
    • Region 8 Today: Stamatis Dragomaunos (Greece)
    • Social Media: Dora Fourou (Greece)
    • Secretary: Ana Maria Madureira (Portugal)
    • Assistant Secretary: Miguel Castanheira Marques (Portugal)

Committee in 2017

he 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

Action for Industry Team

Awards & Recognition Subcommittee

Chapter Coordination Subcommittee

Conference Coordination Subcommittee

Educational Activities Subcommittee

Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee

Membership Development Subcommittee

Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee

Professional Activities Subcommittee

Strategic Planning Subcommittee

Student Activities Subcommittee

Women in Engineering Coordinator

Young Professionals Subcommittee

Africa Area (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

Region Vitality Coordination (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)

History Activities

Life members