IEEE Student Branch Activities

The first IEEE student branch in Jamaica was organized in 1989 by Dr K.K.Murty, at The University of Technology, Jamaica, (UTech) (formerly The College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST)). Students from this branch were invited to attend the Southeastern Conference (SoutheastCon), IEEE Region 3's premier event, held during spring break each year, to participate in the Paper Contest.

A student branch was re-established at The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in August 2000.. Three members of the Jamaica Section Executive Committee, and twelve students and lecturers from the Faculty of Engineering & Computing at UTech attended SoutheastCon 2001, at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA, March 30 - April 1. The students participated in the major competitions at the conference and won first place in the T-Shirt, and honours certificates in the hardware, web page, and paper competitions.

Southeastcon 2003

The University of Technology, Jamaica and the IEEE student branch were the hosts of the student conference of SoutheastCon 2003 held in Jamaica, at the Renaissance Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, April 4-6, 2003. One hundred and ninety six (196) students in addition to twenty (20) branch counsellors from thirty two universities registered for the conference. The student programme of the IEEE conference included hardware, software, website, student paper and T-shirt competitions. The student conference was a major success.

The University of the West Indies (Mona), Jamaica

At at The University of the West Indies (Mona), (UWI) a student branch was launched in 2002.