Member Activities

The IEEE Region 8 Vice-Chair, Member Activities (VCMA) shall chair the IEEE Region 8 Member Activities Committee and be responsible for planning, leadership, and guidance for activities related to IEEE Region 8 members, including the areas of Membership Development, admission and advancement, affinity group programs (Young Professionals, Women in Engineering and Life Members), Electronic Communications, Region 8 News, History and Humanitarian Activities.

The Region 8 Vice-Chair for Member Activities for 2021/22 is Sara Pena Barros (Benelux Section).

The Vice-Chair can be reached directly at vc.member.activities@ieeer8.org

Member Activities and Subcommittees
IEEE Region 8 Member Activities Subcommittees & Coordinators:

• Membership Development – Mike Hinchey (UK&Ireland Section)
• YP (Young Professionals) – Almedin Kavaz (Germany Section)
• Region 8 News – Cátia Bandeiras (Portugal Section)
• WIE (Women In Engineering) – Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland Section)
• LM (Life Members) – Péter Magyar (Germany Section)
• HA (History Activities) – Martin Bastiaans (Benelux Section)
• Humanitarian Activities – Abdullateef Aliyu (Nigeria Section)

To contact all Chairs and Coordinators, please e-mail: r8ma@ieeer8.org.

For a description of the individual teams, contacts, activities and plans, please visit their page by clicking on the respective link.

Region 8 Member Activities focus on the following goals and objectives:

• Improve the value of IEEE membership by increasing services and benefits to R8 members
• Develop non-technical IEEE activities in the Region (including contests, awards and promotion programs)
• Foster members’ awareness of IEEE activities and existing benefits
• Support Region 8 initiatives and inform other IEEE organizational units about them
• Increase membership and develop retention strategies
• Develop local retention and membership programs
• Enhance member’s careers
• Provide a platform for co-ordination, motivation and interaction among R8 members and organisational units
• Provide input to the IEEE Membership Development Committee regarding R8 issues
• Assure IEEE membership promotion at IEEE Conferences and other events in R8
• Promote and support MA officers in R8 Sections
• Provide Training & Orientations for Section MA officers
• Help in formation, organisation and development of non-technical IEEE organisational units (including affinity groups)
• Provide support to and rejuvenate IEEE organisational units
• Help with communication between existing IEEE organisational units
• Represent R8 members’ interests and voice their concerns
• Introduce new ideas and proposals and implement initiatives for new activities within the membership responsibilities.

• Assure recruitment of new members and volunteers, control retention of active members and recovery of arrears.
• Promote and support member grade elevation
• Support and provide recognition of IEEE voluneers