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IEEE Leaders of
the Future
Mona [email protected] R8 Student Activities Committee Chair
Heind [email protected] R8SAC Electronic Communications Coordinator
Ruba Aburub [email protected] R8 Student Activities Corresponding Member
EED 2015 Cairo - Egypt31st of August 2015
IEEE Region 8 SAC...
Who are we?
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Test your knowledge...
How many IEEE Regions are there?
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A. 0 B. 2C. 57D. 196E. 183902
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How many IEEE Regions are there?
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Where does the IEEE Region 8 Director come from?
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A. Never heard of... B. Honolulu C. Ladonia D. Comoro Islands E. Papua New Guinea
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Where does the IEEE Region 8 Director come from?
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CYPRUS!!!
What we do...
Student Branch Vitality
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Monitor SB activity levels, identify less active and dormant ones and act accordingly (Revitalization Project) Proactively monitor the SBs within the formation process (pre-approval form) Liaise with other IEEE regions (MGA SAC)
Tell us ...
How would you transform your SB from Ordinary to Exemplary?
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How would you transform your SB from Ordinary to Exemplary?
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What does SSR stand for?
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A. Never heard of... B. it must be in the IEEE keywords list for sure... C. Society Student Retention D. Spin-Stabilized Rocket E. Sum of Squares due to Regression
Tell us...
What would you do as your Section Student Representative?
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What we do...
The voice of IEEE Students
What would you do as your SSR?
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Test your knowledge...
What is the deadline for Student Branch Awards?
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A. never heard of... B. haven't they been cancelled recently? C. probably somewhere in the near future... D. wait... Do you mean SB Awards? E. on Deadline Day
What we do...
Awards and Contests
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January 31: Registration for IEEE President’s Change the World Competition Deadline
February 1: Deadline for Student Branch Awards
April 22: Regional deadline for submitting the website for Student Website Contest
May 15: Deadline for “Mind the Gap!” idea submission
May 31: Global deadline for submitting the website for Student Website Contest
October: IEEEXtreme
December 1: Deadline for the Student Paper Contest
December: IEEE MadC
More is happening on Global level...
What we do...
Awards and Contests
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What we do...
Student Paper Contest (SPC’15)
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What is SPC?– The Student Paper Contest is being held by IEEE R8 for
more than 45 years. – It’s a great opportunity for Students to engage in
Technical/Scientific research
Who can apply?– Student or graduate student members who have not
yet started their PhD can apply– Within a maximum of 12 months after graduation– Presented work must not be published before.
What we do...
Student Paper Contest (SPC’15)
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What is the role of the student branch officers?
– A Student Branch may submit one paper per every 100 Student Branch IEEE members, with a maximum of three papers per SB.
– Hence, SBs need to organize local contests to nominate only one paper per 100 students.
– Additionally, organizing technical and scientific research workshops and trainings is the main role of the SB
What we do...
Student Paper Contest (SPC’15)
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How should students apply? – After SB is done with the local contest, nomination for one
paper should be announced
– SB Counselor will provide a document certifying that local contest has been conducted, giving the IEEE membership number(s) of the author(s), and stating during which year(s) after high school the work has been performed.
– Full paper should be sent to [email protected]
– The deadline is December 1, 2015
– Paper and oral presentation should be conducted in English
What we do...
Student Paper Contest (SPC’15)
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What are the prizes? – 5 finalists will be invited to present their papers during
the MELECON 2016 conference, April 2016, in Limassol, Cyprus.
– 3 winners will get prizes (2015 prizes were 800, 500 and 200 US Dollars).
– The papers will be published within MELECON 2016 Conference Proceedings and included in IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
– The nominating Student Branches will also get prizes! (250 USD).
Test your knowledge... Where will the next Region 8 Student and Young Professional Congress be held?
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A. never heard of... B. haven't this event been cancelled recently? C. probably somewhere in the region... D. wait... Do you mean that it is set already? E. in my section, obviously!
Test your knowledge... Where will the next Region 8 Student and Young Professional Congress be held?
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The 2016 Edition of the IEEE Region 8 Student and Young Professional Congress will be hosted in August by the....
REGENSBURG & PASSAU STUDENT BRANCHES in REGENSBURG, GERMANY!!!
What we do...
Regional events
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Iberian SYP (Madrid, Spain, 23-25/4/2015)
CEuSYP 2015 (Zagreb, Croatia, 8-10/5/2015)
WESYP 2015 (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 20-24/5/2015)
MESBC 2015 (Amman, Jordan, 4-7/8/2015)
UK & Ireland SYP 2015 (Canterbury, England, 9-11/10/2015)
Hellenic SYP 2015 (Thessaloniki, Greece 30/10-1/11/2015)
Nordic SYP 2015 (Stockholm, Sweden, 6-8/11/2015)
Persian Gulf SYP 2017 (TBA)
Russian SYP?
African SYP?
How to get in touch...
We’re here for you!!!
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Website: www.ieeer8.org/category/student-activities Email us! [email protected] News...
www.facebook.com/ieee.r8sac @ieee_r8sac
And now it’s your turn to ask questions...
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Thank you Any questions for us?
