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[singlepic id=1268 w=237 h=171 float=left] Professional Training Course and Networking Event
Advanced Industrial Control
Joint IEEE IAS and CSS Chapter of Spain
www.ieee-ias-css.es

March 26 and 27, 2008
Madrid, Spain

This past March the Joint IEEE Industry Applications and Control Systems Society of Spain hosted 15 professionals, from 11 different organizations and from across Spain and Italy for a joint professional development and networking event in Madrid.

[singlepic id=1267 w=220 h=200 float=left] http://www.ieee-ias-css.es

“Join us in Madrid for our first event and featured professional training event of 2008!”

Join us for our first event and featured professional training event of 2008! As with our SAICA 2007 event, we will be hosting Industry Applications and Control Systems Society members from across Region 8, so in addition to learning about advanced industrial control methodologies, you can expect to network with a truly international group of course participants from across the EMEA area. Also, we will be hosting a special featured presenter: Dr. Pilar Molina Gaudo of the University of Zaragoza.

Key Information: 26-27 March, 2008 / Madrid / Featured Speaker Dr. Pilar Molina Gaudo / Discounted IEEE Pricing
Included: 2-Day Intensive Training Course, Software Evaluation Pack, Breakfasts, Lunches and Featured Speaker Dinner on 26 March.
Audience: Engineering and Technical Professionals Involved in Industrial Control and Optimization, Professors and Graduate Students of Industrial Engineering.

Course Brochure and Enrolment Form available here.

April 23-25, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic

www.radioelektronika.cz

[singlepic id=1266 w=196 h=153 float=left] The Czech and Slovak Microwave and Radioelectronics Week 2008 will be organized by Czech and Slovak technical universities and by the Czechoslovakia Section IEEE in Prague. It is a forum for presenting and sharing ideas covering all aspects of the modern radio technique and its applications in communications, industry, research, medicine etc.

[singlepic id=1265 w=257 h=129 float=left] Now it is time to renew your IEEE membership for 2008.

The simplest way to renew is online via Internet. Go to the IEEE website and click “Renew”, or go directly to ieee.org/renew.

You need to open an IEEE Web Account (unless you have it already) and to have a credit card.

In case you will have any problem with the new “online shopping menu” click here ( 2008_renewal_r8 ) for detailed support slides, or here for a short renewal guide.

[singlepic id=1264 w=200 h=50 float=left] IEEEXtreme 2008 edition is going to take place on March 8th 2008. As last edition, we’ll start at 00:00 GMT and have 24 hours ahead of programming problems to solve. This year, however, we’re thinking on introducing some changes. Some of them are requests you sent us based on last year’s edition, some others are just extensions to the rules and some others are… surprises!

More info on http://ieee.org/xtreme.

[singlepic id=1263 w=130 h=55 float=left] On Friday, November 30th, when you log into your IEEE Job Site account, you’ll notice some exciting changes.
You’ll instantly have access to a wide range of new tools that will help you streamline your job search:

• Expanded job search capabilities
• Simplified job apply process
• Enhanced look and feel with intuitive navigation
• New resume building tools
• New job seeker preferences – helping match you to available jobs
• Improved structure and organization to manage your jobs

You still have all the tools you used before, we just added new features to help you quickly find a job, stay organized, and be efficient. Don’t miss out on life just because you are searching for a new job!

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

We wish you the best of luck with your job search!

[singlepic id=1262 w=112 h=150 float=left] “Cyber Citizenship: Vistas and Visions”
April 5 and 6, 2008
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
www.effatcollege.edu.sa

Download the CFP:  cfp_effat_college_l-t

Log on, Learn, and Live!

Technology is a tool that is reshaping society. Global communication, knowledge exchange, and cultural contacts are a simple click away. Technology is now available worldwide even in the so-called developing countries. An increasing number of people have the chance to be part of this transformation and to play a role therein by voicing opinions and contributing to our collective knowledge of emerging technologies and their application.

For more information, please visit www.effatcollege.edu.sa .

Queen Mary University of London IEEE Student Branch, 28th August-1st September 2008

[singlepic id=1261 w=291 h=91 float=left] Started from 1998, the biannual IEEE Region 8 Student Branch and GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) Congress is the biggest event in the world for young engineering professionals and students all aged less than 28 years. At this congress, around 300 existing IEEE student branch members and young professionals from the Middle East, Europe and Africa gather in one place to learn new useful skills, meet, socialise and share professional experience with each other.

• The congress has been held in Istanbul (’98), Eindhoven (’00), Cairo (’02), Passau (’04), and Paris (’06)
• 300 Engineering, Computer Science, Science students and young professionals working in the industry are attending
• A unique and multicultural event, with people from Europe, the Middle East and Africa
• Speakers are senior IEEE members, young IEEE members working in the industry, women in Engineering, active student branch chairs

The Queen Mary University of London IEEE Student Branch‘s bid for organising the SBC2008 in QMUL, London at 28th August-1st September 2008 has been approved by IEEE Region 8 committee and Region 8 Student Activities Committee.

Visit www.sbc2008.org !

[singlepic id=1260 w=120 h=160 float=left] During the Annual Election, the IEEE Region 8 members elected Józef Wiesław Modelski as their next Director with nearly 7000 votes. Modelski will serve as Region 8 Director-Elect in 2008 and Region 8 Director in 2009 and 2010.

Born in 1949 in Kawnice (Poland), Modelski is a Professor at Warsaw University of Technology (since 1987) and an IEEE Fellow (since 2000). His many previous IEEE volunteer duties included IEEE Region 8 Vice-Chair, Technical Activities (2005-2006) and IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Vide-President (2007) and President (2008).

For mode details on IEEE Elections results, please click here.

By Lisa Lazareck

[singlepic id=1259 w=238 h=158 float=left] Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) – graduate students and young professionals of the EMBS – had the opportunity to finally meet each other at the 29th Annual International Conference of the EMBS held in Lyon, France. On Saturday, 25th August 2007, over 120 GOLD members (both EMBC’07 attendees and those living in Region 8) attended the second annual IEEE EMBS-GOLD Networking Reception (a 60% increase in attendance from the 2006 inaugural event). Over fourteen countries were represented, including: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, UK, USA. The majority of attendees were graduate students (minority being young professionals), and not really familiar with GOLD. The evening’s atmosphere was jovial and many new friends left the Reception together to either tour the Old Town or to enjoy the world-class cuisine of Lyon. It is the hope of EMBS that this annual event continues to improve and help our GOLD members find their peers within the community and become more familiar with the opportunities GOLD has to offer. The 2007 Reception would not have been so successful if it weren’t for the support of the EMBS Executive Office, EMBS AdCom, EMBC’07 Organizers, GOLD Executive Office, GOLD Committee, and Region 8. For further details or comments, please contact the EMBS GOLD Coordinator Lisa Lazareck ([email protected]), as she would love to hear from you!