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[singlepic id=1249 float=left] The unexpected death of Clementina Saduwa, our friend and colleague, fills us with grief and sorrow. Clementina, the first ever IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering Coordinator, was attacked on her way home from work and died a few hours later in the hospital from injuries on 23 January 2007.

Clementina brought a tremendous amount of enthusiasm, energy and dedication to the IEEE. She was an amazing person that touched many people who were fortunate enough to know her. Her smile and kindness will stay with us forever.

Rest in peace Clementina, we miss you!

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[singlepic id=1248 w=130 h=107 float=left] The Session will deal with historical developments that contributed to the creation of technologies and applications in electrical and computing engineering and with deeds of scientists and engineers who participated in these developments. The focus will be on developments in the geographic area of Region 8 – Europe, Africa & Middle East. Goal of the Session are to generate and disseminate knowledge about historical developments in Region 8, and to promote activities related to the History of Electrical and Computing Engineering. Full papers due: February 28th, 2007. For more data please follow this link.

20-21 April 2007, Stockholm, Sweden

[singlepic id=1247 w=168 h=120 float=left] This workshop will focus on the aging phenomenon. In several West-European countries, the drastic demographic changes have caused intellectual unrest and sometimes even action. This is an interesting social phenomenon, as most pensioners are not disabled, but capable and willing to work. The aim of the workshop is to take an inventory of what is happening, to brainstorm on more reasonable future scenarios, and to facilitate coordination and support for further initiatives. Authors are invited to submit a one-page abstracts by February 2, 2007 February 16, 2007 (extended). For more details please see http://www.ieee.se/yatf

[singlepic id=1245 float=left] The IEEE and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, in Scotland, created a joint award in November 2006 to recognize groundbreaking contributions that have had an exceptional impact on the development of electronics and electrical engineering or related fields. The annual IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award includes a US $20 000 (or British pound sterling equivalent) honorarium, a gold medal, and a certificate.

The deadline for nominations is 22 January 2007.

The award is named in honor of the 19th century Scottish mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell laid the foundations of lectromagnetic wave theory, radio propagation, microwave techniques, and adio communications. Funding for the Award is being provided by Wolfson Microelectronics plc, an Edinburgh based corporation, which is a leading global provider of high performance, mixed-signal semiconductors for digital consumer electronics pplications.

Recipient selection is performed by a joint IEEE/RSE Selection Committee which is administered by the IEEE Awards Board. It is open to anyone who has made groundbreaking contributions to the electronics or electrical engineering fields; nominees are not required to be members of either the IEEE or the RSE. Up to three individuals may share the award. It is expected that the recipient of the IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Award will visit Scotland within the first year subsequent to the receipt of the award, to make a presentation about his/her work.

Nominations will not be accepted from the IEEE Board of Directors, the RSE Council, the IEEE Awards oard, the Award Selection Committee, and employees of the IEEE and RSE. Self-nominations are not permitted. For additional information see this link.