Information on the IEEE Region 8 meeting, that will take place in Berlin can be found here.

(http://www.ieeer8.org/category/committee/meetings/2012-march-berlin/)

IEEESTEC – 4th International Student’s Projects Conference was held on 30 November 2011 at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Serbia. Hosted by EESTEC LC Nis, IEEE Student Branch Niš and Faculty of Electronic Engineering Niš, the conference offered a platform for students of electrical and computer engineering to discuss and exchange research ideas and projects.

The event was supported by IEEE Electron Devices/Solid – State Circuits Chapter, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Chapter. The conference was dedicated to the 40th anniversary of IEEE Serbia and Montenegro Section, which supported the conference, too.

The opening speech was delivered by Danijel Danković, chairman of the conference, Vera Marković, secretary of IEEE Serbia and Montenegro Section and Zoran Perić, the vice dean of Faculty of Electronic Engineering Nis. The conference was very successful, gathering an audience of about 200 students and academic staff.

The conference schedule contained a total of 34 papers which covered a wide range of topics.The member reviewers selected the best projects for the three top prizes. After students briefly orally presented their projects, all participants had the opportunity to show demonstrations of their projects. This year, Gold Paper Award was assigned for hundredth paper from the beginning of the conference.

The full-day event ended with the handing of the special awards for best project according to the choice of the authors of papers. The conference was helped by many sponsors. For more information about IEEESTEC Student’s Projects Conference, please go to http://ieee.elfak.ni.ac.rs.

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