Publications & Communications

Publications & Communications

 in Publications & Communications

Publications & Communications (P&C) Committee Mission

The Publications & Communications (PnC) Committee plays a crucial role in managing, coordinating, and overseeing the communication channels within our community. Our primary goal is to serve the needs of Region 8 members as well as prospective members, ensuring they are informed, engaged, and up-to-date on all relevant activities and developments. This includes sharing valuable information about upcoming conferences, highlighting significant event reviews, and celebrating the achievements of our members in a variety of fields.

As with any news or communications outlet, we heavily rely on you, our members, to provide us with the content that fuels our publications. Whether it’s an article, an announcement, or a personal achievement you’d like to highlight, we encourage you to reach out and contribute.

If you’re ever unsure about who to contact or if you need assistance with submitting your content, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Simply send an email to [email protected], or you can fill out our this form to describe your request, and we will make sure to connect you with the right person to assist you. We are here to help and ensure your content is shared with the wider Region 8 community.

Committee Chair

Sample ImageI am honoured and delighted to serve as Chair of the Publications & Communications (P&C) Committee for the 2025-2026 term.

For those who don’t know me, I’m Nick Wainwright. My career has been rooted in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification industry, where I currently serve as the National Business Line Leader for Electrical and Electronics at Eurofins Scientific.

My journey with IEEE began in the late 1980s, though, like many, I remained a ‘silent member’ for years – paying my subscription and receiving my magazines. That changed just over a decade ago when I became involved with the UK & Ireland EMC Chapter. Shortly after, I took on the challenge of designing and maintaining the Section’s website, a responsibility I continue to this day. Fortunately, this experience has given me a strong foundation in publications and communications.

The P&C Committee plays a vital role in promoting the activities of Region 8 through various channels. Like all news platforms, we rely on contributions from our members. We encourage each organisation to appoint a Communications Officer who can collaborate with us to highlight events and achievements. Organizing events requires significant effort, and it’s only right that they receive the visibility they deserve – both before and after they take place.

Our key communication channels are:

Region 8 Today: Our online portal, designed to quickly share news, events, and the outstanding work of our members. https://region8today.ieeer8.org/

Region 8 News: Our flagship quarterly newsletter, keeping IEEE members informed about programs, initiatives, and activities.

Region 8 Social Media: A dynamic presence on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram, providing near real-time updates and engagement with our community.

My immediate priority as Chair is to ensure all these channels are fully active and ready to support Region 8 activities. In the medium term, we will focus on giving the main Region 8 website a much-needed refresh.

I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to Adeel Sultan for his leadership of the P&C Committee over the past four years, as well as to the dedicated committee members who served alongside him: Maja Matijasevic, Fatma Zamil, George Michael, and Mohammad Hossein Babaee.

While some existing committee members will continue to contribute, I am also eager to hear from others who can make a significant and sustained impact.

Most importantly “We Need Your News Contributions!”

Contact us:

P&C Committee: [email protected]

Article Submissions: [email protected] or via this form

I look forward to supporting the activities of Region 8 through an active and responsive P&C Committee.

Nick Wainwright
[email protected]

R8T – Region 8 Today

 in IEEE Region 8 Today / Publications & Communications

IEEE Region 8 Today was founded on May 2018, aiming to bring to you the latest news of the active members within our Region. Moreover, IEEE Region 8 Today, shares technological information from the IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association. A large variety of Tech News, IEEE volunteers news, Interviews of people who have contributed a lot to our Region, and many more interesting fields, can be found on our news web portal.

This is a web based medium and as such is able to respond quickly to current content, opinion pieces and promoting events in the near to longer term future. Being online the content is dispatched more or less in a just-in-time fashion and so would be an excellent medium to promote your current events and to drum up publicity for your next events. Follow IEEE Region 8 Today in the social media to learn all latest news:

Editor-in-Chief
(Fatma Al Zamil)

 

Fatma is from Jordan and currently working as the Editor-in-Chief for the Region8Today.

Experienced Ambassador with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Passionate about Volunteering, as a Volunteering Ambassador. An active IEEE member in YU branch for more than four years, served as chairwoman for IEEE WIE YU, Skilled in Photography, Team Motivation, programming, Communication, and Decision-Making. Strong community and social services professional with a Bachelor’s degree focused in Biomedical Engineering from Yarmouk University.

R8EC – Region 8 Electronic Communications

 in IEEE Region 8 Website / Publications & Communications

The region website is a repository of information about the region and it very good at signposting information and resources available in the region. It is particularly good at listing the various committee structures and naming all of the members of the varied committees.

The editor for this channel is George Michael ([email protected]).

Chair, R8EC

 

George Michael

 George Michael received a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus and he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering.
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He worked at the Data-Driven Multithreading Laboratory at the University of Cyprus for a few years doing research on high-performance computing. Following, he worked as a software developer at XM.COM and CeraNext LTD. Currently, he works at KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence.
He is an active Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) and IEEE volunteer and he held various positions during the past few years. Between them: member of the board of Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) / the University of Cyprus IEEE Student Branch / IEEE Cyprus Section Executive Committee / IEEE Region 8 Committee / IEEE Day and IEEEXtreme. He was part of all previous IEEEXtreme competitions either as a contestant or as a volunteer. On IEEEXtreme 11.0 he served as the Technical, Industry, and Judges Lead, on IEEEXtreme 13.0 he served as project lead.

R8SM – Region 8 Social Media

 in IEEE Region 8 Social Media / Publications & Communications

In IEEE Region 8 we are staying connected with our followers online, using Social Media to get further engaged with our members, but also with those who are interested at learning more about IEEE and its activities. We keep our online presence updated regularly, sharing interesting topics about IEEE Region 8 and IEEE itself.

The editor of this channel is Mohammad Hossein Babaee and can be reached at [email protected]. Follow IEEE Region 8 in the social media:

Chair, R8SM

 

Mohammad Hossein Babaee

 Mohammad Hossein Babaee is a Ph.D. Candidate in Advanced Engineering Systems for Industry at Minho University in Portugal. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees at Power.

As a member of IEEE, he served as Student Representative of IEEE Iran Section for 2 years, working as a liaison between Iran Section Board of Directors and 44 student branches. Now, he serves as Electronic communications committee lead at IEEE MGA student activities committee, IEEEmadC chair 2021and Membership Development Coordinator at IEEE Portugal Section.

Also, he is an experienced-level graphic designer guy (which always helps him to pay his bills!) and addict to Social Media.

If you are interested in contacting Mohammad Hossein, please do not hesitate to email him.

Email: [email protected]

R8WB – Region 8 Web

 in Publications & Communications / Sigma Magazine

This committee is formed to ensure that we revamp and rejuvenate our webpages, we have created this new committee to study & propose required improvements to our web-based portals. The 2023 Chair for this channel is Nick Wainwright.

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IEEE Region 8 News

 in IEEE Region 8 News / Publications & Communications

IEEE Region 8 News is a quarterly newsletter, published by Region 8 Committee to keep IEEE members within the Region updated on programs, initiatives, events, and activities. The printed edition is distributed with the IEEE Spectrum to IEEE members throughout the Region and the electronic version is distributed via email to IEEE Region 8 members, and downloadable from the Region 8 News website as well.

 

IEEE Region 8 News is produced by volunteer editors with contributions from members from all over Region 8. The Editor-in-Chief of this Publications & Communications channel is Maja Matijasevic.

 

Download the latest issue of the newsletter here: IEEE Region 8 News – September 2023 (Vol. 24, No. 3).

 

This publication is here to showcase events, achievements and news items from across the Region. As this is produced with specific deadlines throughout the year it is an ideal medium for reporting on past events, meetings or stories – with the ability to promote future events somewhat.

 

The Editorial Team welcomes reports, stories and general content, including photos, which can be emailed to [email protected] or submitted via online form. Our tips for contributors provide some guidelines on how to write articles for IEEE Region 8 News, along with details regarding text, artwork, and image formats.


The next issue will be published in December 2023.

 

 

 

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