R8 WIE FAQ

We are here for you! Contact us if you have any questions, need any assistance or advice, and if you have comments or suggestions for us! More importantly, contact us to share your events and photos with us and with the whole Region!

Drop us an email on [email protected], and like/contact us on Facebook!

If you are organizing an activity or event, you can get:

• Promotional material: Request them on https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/women/Affinity/affinity_promo.html
• Funding: Request up to 400$ on https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/women/Affinity/forum_funding.html, 3 months prior to the event
• Support and advice: Email us on [email protected], or message us on Facebook and Instagram.
• Spreading your news: Share your event description and photos with us; we will share it with the whole IEEE community!
• Do not forget to report your activity on http://ieee.fluidsurveys.com/s/wie-event-reporting!

Please have a look at the R8 WIE Mentorship Program (https://ieeer8.org/category/member-activities/women-in-engineering/programs/mentorship-program), where a list of potential activities is shown. If you have any questions or comments, do not hesitate to email us on [email protected]!

The IEEE WIE Travel Grant program provides grants for IEEE WIE members to attend and present at IEEE sponsored conferences or IEEE WIE sponsored events.

For more information and to apply, please visit http://wie.ieee.org/travel-grant

To form a Section AG, please follow these steps:

• Visit http://www.ieee.org/societies_communities/geo_activities/forms_petitions/index.html
• Go to “Forming an IEEE Geographic unit”
• Click on “Access Petition Form” button
• A new tab opens; sign in with your IEEE credentials
• Follow the steps and let us know if any assistance is needed
• You may benefit from up to 200 USD in start-up funding! Please fill the form on http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/women/Affinity/affinity_funding.html
• Additional resources may be found on: http://wie.ieee.org/how-to-form-a-wie-affinity-group

After forming your AG, do not forget to report your officers, meetings, and activities! Visit officers.vtools.ieee.org, meetings.vtools.ieee.org, and http://ieee.fluidsurveys.com/s/wie-event-reporting. Do not hesitate to ask us any question you may have 🙂

We will be happy to support your Affinity Group and its activities. Please keep us in the loop of the petition process so we can follow it up, and be in touch with us for any assistance or inquiries! Catch us by email ([email protected]) or on Facebook and Instagram.

To form a SB AG, please follow these steps:

• Visit http://petition.ieee.org/bpmsignin/geopetitions?https://live.runmyprocess.com/live/2215365968/appli/233967?P_mode=LIVE&P_version=
• Have a look at the requirements, and click on Petition to form an IEEE Student Branch Affinity Group
• Go to “Forming and IEEE geographic unit”, an click on “Access Petition Form” button
• A new tab opens; sign in with your IEEE credentials
• Follow the steps and let us know if any assistance is needed
• You may benefit from up to 200 USD in start-up funding! Please fill the form on http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/women/Affinity/affinity_funding.html
• Additional resources may be found on: http://wie.ieee.org/how-to-form-a-wie-affinity-group

After forming your SB AG, do not forget to report your officers, meetings, and activities! Visit officers.vtools.ieee.org, meetings.vtools.ieee.org, and http://ieee.fluidsurveys.com/s/wie-event-reporting. Do not hesitate to ask us any question you may have 🙂

We will be happy to support your Affinity Group and its activities. Please keep us in the loop of the petition process so we can follow it up, and be in touch with us for any assistance or inquiries! Catch us by email ( [email protected]) or on Facebook and Instagram.