The IEEE Region 8 would like to announce the IEEE Region 8 Section Website Contest!

The goal of this Contest is to give a motive to all Sections to create or improve their own website that will serve as a reference point for all their members. This will help the Sections place their mark on the map and facilitate their future actions and activities.

The winners of the Contest will receive the following prizes:

• First place - $500 to the Section and a plaque to the webmaster that will be given in person at the next IEEE Region 8 meeting
• Second place - $500 to the Section and a plaque to the webmaster
• Third place - $250 to the Section and a plaque to the webmaster
• Fourth place - $250 to the Section and a plaque to the webmaster

More information can be found here

The East Ukraine Section AP/AES/ED/EMB/GRS/MTT/NPS Societies Joint Chapter, winner of the IEEE Region-8 Chapter of the Year Award 2008 in small and middle size chapter category, has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the IEEE Electron Devices Society Chapter of the Year Award.

This award is intended to recognize the quantity and quality of the activities and programs implemented by the chapters during the prior July 1^st – June 30^th period.

A certificate and check for $1,000 will be presented at the 2009 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, 7 December, at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Congratulations on the second award of this year to the Chapter and Dr. Oksana V. Shramkova, Chapter Chair.

Posted by Peter Magyar, CCSC Chair

As part of the IEEE’s 125th Anniversary celebrations, IE Business School and IEEE Women in Engineering signed a scholarship agreement that is helping top women engineers from Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) access top-ranked graduate programs in business management and leadership.  As part of the agreement, President-elect Mr.  Pedro Ray will also be coming to R8 to speak about the IEEE as a global organization, how it manages a diverse and globally dispersed membership and most importantly, how it has maintained the reference among global engineers.  IEEE WIE members in R8 who are interested in the scholarships can contact Pilar Molina or IE Business School directly via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To participate in the event if you have not already registered, send your full name, organization and position to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  This event is free for IEEE members.

Pedro Ray at IE Business School

Friday, November 13, 2009 (13h30 CET)

On 23 Oct. 2009, the IEEE South Africa Section joined several other national and international IEEE Organizational Units around the world in celebrating IEEE’s 125 Years of Engineering the Future and fostering technical innovations for the benefit of humanity.

IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

Some 230 delegates attended the celebration, which was held in form of a formal banquet at the Johannesburg Country Club, Woodmead.

“For the last 125 years, IEEE members around the globe have made countless contributions that have helped benefit the future,” said Saurabh Sinha, Chairman – IEEE South Africa Section. “Through this event, we recognize and celebrate these efforts and promote continued innovation for positive change.”