June, 2011 Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Jordan Section's members get FREE author registration in AEECT 2011
2. New web site for Jordan Section is released
3. 2012/2013 EXCOM election uses IEEE vTools.Voting
4. New Communications Society officers
5. New GOLD Affinity Group officers
6. Need Student Activities Coordinator

1. Jordan Section's members get FREE author registration in AEECT 2011 Jordan Section's members are invited to submit their research papers to AEECT 2011. They will save $400 on author registration; compliments of Jordan Section. For more information, visit: http://ewh.ieee.org/r8/jordan/AEECT2011/

2. New web site for Jordan Section is released
Eng. Abedalsalam Bani-Ahmed, Jordan Section's web administrator, has released a new web site for the section. This site contains the section's news, committees, chapters, branches, affinity groups, bylaws, list of members, and other useful information and links. For any comment or suggestion about this site, kindly contact asbani.ahmed@gmail.com. The site can be reached at: http://ewh.ieee.org/r8/jordan/

3. 2012/2013 EXCOM election uses IEEE vTools.Voting
The next Executive Committee elections in Jordan section will be conducted electronically through IEEE's vTools. Eligible members will soon receive an email message inviting them to participate in this election. For more information, check: https://voting.vtools.ieee.org/

4. New Communications Society officers
New officers were elected for Jordan's Communications Society. The Chair is Dr. Ghazi Al-Sukkar, the Vice Chair is Dr. Dia Abu-Al-Nadi, and the Secretary is Dr. Jamal Rahhal. Jordan Section wishes them best wishes in their assignments.

5. New GOLD Affinity Group officers
New officers were elected for Jordan's GOLD Affinity Group. The Chair is Dr. Mohammad Salah and the Vice Chair is Dr. Nathir A Rawashdeh. Jordan Section wishes them best wishes in their assignments.

6. Need Student Activities Coordinator
The IEEE-Jordan Section needs to appoint a Student Activities Coordinator. The student Activities Coordinator plans and executes specific regional plans targeting Jordan Section's student members. Interested members of grade "Member" or higher kindly contact Dr. Abandah at abandah@ieee.org

April, 2011 Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Presentation on Sharing Human Digital Memories , Wednesday April 6, 2011
2. Need Awards officer
3. Need Student Activities Coordinator
4. Need Web Administrator
5. Facebook group for IEEE - Jordan Section
6. The 7th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronics Engineering Conference (JIEEEC 2011)
7. The 5th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT 2011)
8. Universities Robotics Competition (URC)

1. Presentation on Sharing Human Digital Memories , Wednesday April 6, 2011
Title: Sharing Human Digital Memories - Practical Challenges
Speaker: Prof. Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Venue: Saeed Al Mufti Auditoriom Faculty of Engineering and TechnologyThe Unviersity of JordanWednesday, 6/4/2011, 12:30 -1:40 pm

2. Need Awards officer
The IEEE - Jordan Section needs to appoint an awards officer responsible of suggesting awards and managing the nomination and granting processes for annual awards that will be given to IEEE Jordan members/groups who have distinguished technical or volunteer contributions. Interested members of grade "Senior Member" or higher kindly contact Dr. Abandah at abandah@ieee.org

3. Need Student Activities Coordinator
The IEEE - Jordan Section needs to appoint a Student Activities Coordinator. The student Activities Coordinator plans and executes specific regional plans targeting Jordan Section's student members. Interested members of grade "Member" or higher kindly contact Dr. Abandah at abandah@ieee.org

4. Need Web Administrator
The IEEE - Jordan Section needs to appoint a Web Administrator to redesign and update our site at: http://ewh.ieee.org/r8/jordan. Interested members of any grade kindly contact Dr. Abandah at abandah@ieee.org

5. Facebook Group for IEEE - Jordan Section

We invite you to join our facebook group that can be reached through:

 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=145297368072

6. The 7th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronics Engineering Conference (JIEEEC 2011)
This conference is organized by the Jordan Engineers Association and is co-sponsored by IEEE - Jordan section. It is taking place in April 11-14, 2011 in Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel. We encourage you to participate in this conference. For more info, visit:

http://www.jeaconf.org/JIEEEC2005/JIEEEC7/index.html

7. The 5th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT 2011)
This conference is organized by Al-Zaytoonah University and is co-sponsored by IEEE - Jordan section. It is taking place in May 11-13, 2011 in Al-Zaytoonah University. We encourage you to participate in this conference. For more info, visit: http://www.alzaytoonah.edu.jo/ICIT/pages/index.aspx

8. Universities Robotics Competition (URC)
IEEE - Jordan Section is co-sponsoring the Universities Robotics Competition. This competition is one of the activities of the 4th National Technology Parade hosted by Philadelphia University in May 9-10. For more information, visit: http://www.philadelphia.edu.jo/tp/urc/