Technical Activities (TA)
The Region 8 Technical Activities committee is responsible for coordinating technical activities in the Region (Europe, Middle East and Africa), interface with the IEEE Technical Activities Board and coordinate corresponding functions in the MGA Board.
The committee is chaired by the Region 8 Vice-Chair Technical Activities and comprises of the following sub-committees/functions:
- Chapter Coordination
- Conference Coordination
- Professional and Education Activities
- Action for Industry
- Standards Coordination
- Climate Change
- Cooperation with IEEE S/TCs & National Associations
The 2024-2025 Vice-Chair, Technical Activities is Tiziana Tambosso and he can be reached at [email protected].
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 | Rene Garello | Dalius Navakauskas | Nihel ben Youssef |
| Standards | Climate Change | Cooperation with IEEE S/TCs & National Associations | |
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| Mona Ghassemian | Rene Garello | Bruno Meyer | 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 - Involve IEEE Societies/Tech. Councils and National Associations in R8 Conferences
Increase the number of R8 conferences like: IEEE EDUCON, IEEE ISCC (Symposium on Computers and Communications) - Expand Action for Industry programs
New initiatives for involving big enterprises but also SME and startups in R8 events and continue the best practices of the past years (industry focused events in R8 flagship/portfolio conferences) - Increase cooperation between TA committees and with MA and SA committees.