Every year in early November the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board collects nominations for their different, very prestigious awards. This year two of these awards go to two GOLD members in IEEE Region 8:
[singlepic id=1283 w=70 h=77 float=left] The IEEE MGA GOLD Achievement Award goes to
Adrian Pais, Benelux Section “for extraordinary leadership and valuable contributions to the development of the IEEE GOLDRush newsletter.”
[singlepic id=1284 w=70 h=91 float=right] The IEEE MGA Achievement Award goes to
Ahmed Osama Mikkawi, Egypt Section “for his outstanding efforts in the GOLD and Women in Engineering programs for fostering inspiration among IEEE members.”
Congratulations to Adrian and Ahmed!
Check out the whole list of awardees at
http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/mga/home/Awards/2008_MGA_Award_Recipents.html