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IEEE Region 8 - past and present

Martin Bastiaans

IEEE Region 8 Director

Presented at the IEEE Region 10 Committee meeting, Kuching, Malaysia, 1-2 March 2014.

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IEEE Region 8 – past and present

A few words about the early history of Region 8 (and Region 10)A few words about the present status of Region 8 (and Region 10)

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AIEE + IRE —> IEEE

AIEE (1884) American Institute of Electrical Engineers– 13 May 2009: 125th anniversary

IRE (1912) Institute of Radio Engineers – 2012: 100 years of IEEE Proceedings

After the merger of AIEE and IRE:IEEE (1963) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Mission: To foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity

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IEEE Regions

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Early history of Region 8

IRE Region 9 was established on 24 April 1962• Greater Europe (ITU) – Sections: Israel (05-10-1954),

Egypt (08-09-1955), BeNeLux and Italy (13-05-1959), Switzerland (13-12-1960), France (17-10-1961)• New Section: UK & Rep of Ireland (10-07-1962)

IRE Sections in the ‘Rest of the World’• Buenos Aires, Chile, Colombia, India, Rio de Janeiro,

TokyoAfter the merger of AIEE and IRE, IRE Region 9 was renamed IEEE Region 8 on 8 January 1963• Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa

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The Region’s ‘Birth Certificate’1

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The Region’s ‘Birth Certificate’2

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The boundaries of IEEE Region 81

1 January 1963: At the merger, IRE Region 9 was renamed IEEE Region 8 without any change in its boundaries; the rest of the world (with 6 Sections at that time) was IEEE Region 9. IEEE Region 10 was established on 1 January 1967.

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The boundaries of IEEE Region 82

1 January 1970: Greenland was added to Region 8, and all the countries that were partly in Region 8 (the USSR and countries in North Africa) are now considered to belong completely to Region 8. 17 time zones – The sun never sets!

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The boundaries of IEEE Region 83

1 January 1981: The rest of Africa was added to Region 8, and Regions 8 and 10 got the form that they have now.

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Membership in IRE R9 / IEEE R8

Membership in 1962 (IRE only) - Jan 2014UK&RI 559   11,175 1 Italy 395

4,648 3 Benelux208 3,907

5 France 1804,271 4 Sweden

173 2,363 9 Switzerland 1363,154 7 Germany 117

8,237 2 … …

… Spain 34 3,811 6 Turkey …

3,092 8 … …

… Total 2100 80,039

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IEEE Region 8 – past and present

A few words about the early history of Region 8 (and Region 10)A few words about the present status of Region 8 (and Region 10)

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IEEE Region 8 vision and mission

VisionRegion 8 is an effectively organized, dynamic and influential entity, recognized as a leading and esteemed part of a truly transnational IEEE, with IEEE benefits equally available to all members

MissionTo serve the needs of the members of the Institute, the profession and society at large, by enhancing and supporting the IEEE’s Organizational Units and their activities within Region 8

31 January 2014: 80,039 members; 30% students Region 10: 115,337 members; 47% students R8 + R10: 195,376 members; 40% students IEEE: 438,705 members; 29% students

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Key steps to realize the mission

Provide a platform for coordination, motivation and interaction among Region 8 unitsProvide a link between the Region and other IEEE organizational unitsWork to achieve smooth and effective operations in different countries, recognizing cultural differences, and effectively cooperating with national societies and other organizationsExpand IEEE presence and activities to new geographic areas in Region 8Promote the transnational nature of IEEE within the Region and the Institute

56 Section Chairs

Operating Committee:Director

Director-Elect

Past Director Nominations

and Appointments Strategic Planning Awards and

Recognition

Secretary Electronic

Communications

Treasurer Voluntary

Contribution Fund

Vice Chair Member Activities History Activities

Life Members Membership Development Professional Activities

Region 8 News Sections

Congress Young Professionals Women in Engineering

Vice Chair Student Activities Student Representative

Vice Chair Technical Activities Chapter Coordination

Conference Coordination Educational Activities

Industry Relations Standards Coordinator

Region 8 Committee

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Operating Committee

Martin - Costas - Marko - Ali - Brian - Aleksandar - Pablo - Carl

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What does the R8 Committee do?

Conducts two annual meetings of the Region leadership [next one: Budapest, 5-6 April 2014]• Used for coordination of the Region business and for

training of new volunteersSupports activities of local Organizational Units Coordinates meetings for technical and professional purposes throughout the Region• Including student eventsCoordinates activities between R8 entities and Organizational Units from outside the RegionEngages in member development

Website: www.ieee.org/r8 or www.ieeer8.org

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Organizational Units in Region 8

56 ( 57) Sections• a few new ones

‘in formation’ 10 ( 18) Subsections• 6 outside Sections

552 ( 550) Society Chapters 71 ( 60) Affinity Groups449 (1061) Student Branches229 ( 259) Student Branch Chapters 79 ( 182) Student Branch Affinity Groups

Region 10 data in brackets (). Data current as of 31-12-2013.

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Membership IEEE, Region 8, Region 10

Grade IEEE % R8 % R10 %Honorary 30 7 9Fellow 7271 1.7 1085 1.4 1086 0.9Senior Member 36136 8.2 6342 7.9 6019 5.2Member 258712 59.0 46318 57.9 51573 44.8Associate Member 10015 2.3 2099 2.6 2110 1.8Graduate Student M. 48394 11.0 12673 15.8 16581 14.4Student Member 78147 17.8 11515 14.4 37959 32.9Society membership 334857 76.3 76687 95.8 74081 64.2Grand total 438705 100.0 80039 100.0 115337 100.0

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Region 8 conferences

EuroCon since 1971; #15 in Croatia, 2013MeleCon since 1981; #16 in Tunisia, 2012AfriCon since 1983; #11 in Mauritius, 2013SibirCon since 2008; #2 in Russia, 2010HistelCon since 2008; #3 in Italy, 2012EnergyCon since 2010; #2 in Italy, 2012

More than 300 IEEE conferences are held in Region 8 every year. • Most conferences are technically co-sponsored by Sections or

other Organizational Units.

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Future Region 8 conferences

MeleCon Beirut, Lebanon, 13-16 April 2014EnergyCon Dubrovnik, Croatia, 13-16 May 2014HistelCon Israel 2015EuroCon 2015 - To be decidedAfriCon 2015 - To be decidedSibirCon To be decided

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IEEE Region 8 – past and present

A few words about the early history of Region 8 (and Region 10)A few words about the present status of Region 8 (and Region 10)

Thank you!