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The 94th IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting was held in Riga Latvia on the 7th to the 9th of May 2010. The meeting was attended by the whole Region 8 committee with some quests from IEEE Headquarters. Among others, IEEE President and IEEE President Elect, Pedro Ray and Moshe Kam respectively attended and addressed the meeting.
The IEEE Region 8 would like to announce the Results of the IEEE Region 8 Section Website Contest!
Without any further ado the results are:
1. United Arab Emirates - 1st prize
2. Ghana - 2nd prize
3. Italy - 3rd prize
4. Egypt - 4th prize
The winners of the Contest will receive the following prizes:
The slate of candidates for IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect 2011-2012 is:
- Martin J. Bastiaans (Nominated by Petition)
- Gerhard P. Hancke (Nominated by IEEE Region 8)
The election will be held in August and September 2010.
Your vote is very important!
To read the statements of candidature click below
Last Updated on Sunday, 16 May 2010 08:14
Brain-computer interfacing (BCI) is a technique to provide a means of communication through brain activity alone, in those with severe communication difficulties such as those suffering with “locked-in” syndrome. Brain activity, detected from electrodes glued to the scalp, is decoded to understand communication instructions. In the past we have used the so-called motor-imagery (MI) based BCI to steer the direction of a motorised wheelchair (see Figure 1) through thought alone, as can be seen here
How do you know if your online activities are secure, or if trouble is lurking around the corner? IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, has brought together its security expert members to evaluate the most substantial threats to personal information, and to advise the public on how to best protect against security compromises online.
IEEE’s vision is to help protect individuals’ personal and financial information, as well as help secure the vast amounts of information captured by large organizations.
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, today announced the launch of a substantial upgrade to the IEEE Xplore digital library. The new product’s intuitive user interface and customizable search tools make exploring IEEE’s more than two million documents of trusted research easier, faster and more productive. Users can now spend less time researching and more time developing better products and pioneering technology.
Today, Microsoft Corp. and IEEE announced a collaboration to empower students to reach their professional aspirations. The goal of the Microsoft-IEEE collaboration is to increase the number of students engaged in technical pursuits with the long-term benefit of strengthening business and society through the use of technology.
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, today unveiled a tagline, Advancing Technology for Humanity. The tagline showcases the organization’s basic tenet that IEEE and its members across the engineering, computing and technology community worldwide advance innovation and technological excellence for humankind.
IEEE Spectrum’s annual Dream Jobs issue highlights 10 technologists who have jumped off a career path, made a change in direction, or took advantage of a stroke of luck to land their dream jobs. These range from a hacker for humanity, surgical robot designer or dive computer maker.
Viterbi Algorithm Used for Digital Cell Phones and Satellite Communications
Andrew Viterbi headshot9 December – IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, announced that IEEE Life Fellow Andrew J. Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm Incorporated and developer of wireless technologies that became the international standard for third-generation cellular phones, has been named the 2010 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient. The Medal of Honor, IEEE’s highest award, will be presented 26 June 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as part of IEEE’s annual Honors Ceremony.