Order of the day


Friday, 23 September 2016
17:45 Recording Chapter Technical and Section Professional meetings Coughlin
18:15 Coffee Break
18:30 Portugal Section Presentation Madureira
19:00 Industry 4.0 – Beyond the Hype Francisco Almada Lobo
19:45 Cocktail Reception
20:15 Welcome Dinner – Dress Code: Business Casual
Saturday, 24 September 2016
8:00 100 Procedural Call to Order Stasopoulos
8:05 101 Procedural Roll Call and Introduction of New Officers Schmid
8:20 102 Procedural Welcome by Portugal Section Madureira
8:25 103 Procedural Introductory Remarks Stasopoulos/Schmid
8:30 104 Action Approval of the Agenda Stasopoulos
8:35 105 Action Approval of the Consent Agenda Stasopoulos
8:40 106 Discussion IEEE Region 8 Director’s Address Stasopoulos
9:15 107 Discussion IEEE President’s Address Shoop
9:35 108 Discussion MGA VP Address Wong
10:00 Procedural Coffee Break
10:20 109 Discussion IEEE Europe – IEEE European Public Policy Initiative operations and assessment Marko
11:00 110 Discussion Student Activities Report Ghassemian/Arvaniti
11:20 111 Discussion IEEE Region 8 SYP Congress Arvaniti/Dinca
11:30 112 Discussion Best Practices in Region 6 Coughlin
11:40 113 Discussion Section Development and Vitality Szabo
11:55 114 Discussion Technical Activities Report Kuzle
12:25 115 Discussion Awards & Recognitions Delimar
12:35 116 Discussion Africa Area Report Chukwudebe
12:45 117 Discussion Action for Industry Stasopoulos/Matilla
13:00 118 Procedural Recess Stasopoulos
13:01 119 Social Group photo
13:05 Social Lunch
14:05 200 Procedural Call to Order Stasopoulos
14:10 201 Discussion Sections Congress Presentation
Reccommendation Instructions
Delimar/ Salazar Palma/ Bastiaans
14:40 202 Discussion Breakout Sessions Delimar/ Salazar Palma/ Bastiaans
16:10 203 Discussion Presentation of Results Delimar/ Salazar Palma/ Bastiaans
16:40 204 Procedural Recess Delimar/ Salazar Palma/ Bastiaans
18:40 Social Meeting Point for Bus: Outside Hotel
18:50 Social Bus tour through Porto
19:35 Social Dinner and Awards Ceremony, Dress Code: Formal
Taylor’s Port Cellars Porto
Sunday, 25 September 2016
8:30 300 Procedural Call to Order and Roll Rall Stasopoulos/Schmid
8:35 301 Discussion Nominations and Appointments Report and Election Instructions Bastiaans
8:50 302 Discussion Candidate Presentations and Discussion Bastiaans
9:50 303 Discussion Executive Session Bastiaans
10:30 304 Procedural Elections Bastiaans
10:45 Procedural Coffee Break
11:15 305 Discussion Presentation of Election Results Bastiaans
11:20 306 Discussion Secretary’s Report Schmid
11:30 307 Discussion Treasurer’s Report Harrington
11:50 308 Discussion Innovation Fund Harrington
12:05 309 Discussion Member Activities Report Boskovic
12:25 310 Discussion Future Conferences (Energycon, Melecon, GCC) Kuzle
12:35 311 Discussion Vision for an Enhanced MGA-TA Synergy 2017/2018 Marina
12:55 312 Discussion Vision for Region 8 2017/2018 Eriksson
13:10 313 Info Next Region 8 Committee Meeting Schmid/Edvinsson
13:20 314 Action Motions Stasopoulos
13:35 315 Info New Business All
13:55 316 Action Adjournment Stasopoulos
14:00 317 Social Lunch
Consent Agenda
401 Action Approval of the minutes of the 106th Region 8 Committee meeting
402 Report Reports