Technical Activities (TA)
The Vice Chair – Technical Activities shall coordinate the technical activities of Region 8 and interface to the Technical Activities of IEEE as well as corresponding functions in the MGA Board.
The IEEE Region 8 Vice Chair, Technical Activities (VCTA) is responsible for planning, leadership, and guidance for activities related to conferences coordination, including R8 flagship and portfolio conferences, chapters coordination, industry engagement, professional career development and educational programs, increase awareness about IEEE Standards.
The Region 8 Vice Chair for Technical Activities for 2025-2026 is Tiziana Tambosso (Italy Section).
The Vice Chair can be reached directly at [email protected].
The Region 8 Technical Activities include four standing committees, the standards coordinator and three ad hoc committees:
- Chapter Coordination Committee (ChCC)
- Conference Coordination Committee(CoCC)
- Professional and Educational Activities Committee (PEAC)
- Action for Industry Committee (AfI)
- Standards Coordinator (SC)
- R8 Flagship and Portfolio Conferences ad hoc Committee (FPC)
- Climate Change ad hoc Committee (CCC)
- Cooperation with IEEE Societies/Technical Councils & National Associations ad hoc Committee (CoSCNA)
For a description of the individual teams, contacts, activities and plans, please visit their page by clicking on the respective link.
Core Values:
The IEEE Region 8 Technical Activities believes in:
- Inclusiveness – Embracing diversity of Region 8 members and their careers. Respecting each other’s values with honesty and transparency;
- Networking – Creating an engaged, interactive community of technical professionals from both industry and academic sectors;
- Professionalism – Maintaining the highest level of professional and ethical standards;
- Technical Excellence – Disseminating high quality scientific and technical information in a timely, equitable and objective manner;
- Volunteerism – The driving force of Region 8 Technical Activities.
Committee Chair/Coordinator:
| Chapter Coordination | Conf. Coordination | Professional and
Educational Activities |
Action for Industry |
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| Lee Crudgington | Katerina Papanikolaou | Dalius Navakauskas | Nihel ben Youssef |
| Standards | Climate Change | R8 Flagship and Portfolio Conferences | Cooperation with IEEE S/TCs & National Associations |
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| Mona Ghassemian | Rene Garello | Rodolfo Oliveira | Marios Antoniou |
Goals
- Expand cooperation with the other IEEE Regions
sharing best practices, increasing joint projects - Promote multi-Section events and initiatives
Cooperation between section in the same geographic area to organize joint initiatives and joint projects (i.e. conferences, workshops, events, …) - Promote Training Workshops/Events
Training is an important part of our mission. Sharing information and best practices in cooperation with IEEE CEE, ICC, IEEE EAB, IEEE SA, IEEE IEC, … - Promote and increase Education Activity Programs
New initiatives involving Sections in STEM programs and education programs for pre-university, university and professionals. Promoting STEM education in underserved areas. Empower people with skills to tackle real-world challenges - Increase the number of cooperations with IEEE Societies/Tech. Councils and National Associations
Strengthen collaboration with Societies and Councils with respect of co-sponsored conferences and events. Support Sections in establishing and maintaining agreements with NAs. - Expand Action for Industry programs
New initiatives for engaging more industries (big enterprises but also SME and startups). Organize industry focused events in R8 flagship/portfolio conferences. Cooperate with IEEE IEC in organizing events (like VCF, WTS, …). - Increase cooperation between TA committees and with MA and SA committees.