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ITU Secretary General Hamadoum Touré, ITU Chairman of the Board Frédéric Riehl, and Professor Yves Fournier

www.fondation-marconi.ch

According to the story told forty years ago by a senior citizen of Salvan, in 1895 Guglielmo Marconi carried out some of his earliest wireless experiments in the vicinity of this picturesque village of the Swiss Alps [1–3]. The IEEE duly acknowledged this event, and granted a “Historical Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing” to the site [4]. Mr. Raymond Findlay, IEEE Past President, dedicated a commemorative plaque on 26 September 2003, in the presence of a number of VIPs.

An important delegation of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU, based in Geneva) visited the site on 9 September 2007 under the guidance of Dr. Hamadoum Touré, ITU Secretary General (fig. 1). He declared: “Coming to Salvan is in fact a pilgrimage. As an engineer in satellite communications and ITU Secretary General, it is a privilege for me. Tomorrow’s world will be more and more placed under the sign of Hertzian communications, and the great inventor Marconi will remain for ever a guide for all of us.”

1st of September, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Free entrance for all attendees.

Hope to see you all there,
Emine G. Aydal
IEEE R8 SB Co-ordinator
IEEE R8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia)
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12th-13th September 2008 at Sarit Expo Hall, Nairobi, Kenya

http://www.engineeringexhibition.co.ke

For more than a decade, the Kenyan chapter of The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has held the annual Engineering Student’s Exhibition. The exhibition has gained momentum over the years with a wealth of supporters and participants. The quality of display has flourished to show case innovation in engineering, ICT, mobile application and renewable energy.

This years’ event is going to be our biggest one yet, stimulating innovation in socio-economic development. Through the theme “ICT & Alternative Energy in Rural Development” the exhibition will bring together participants from local and international universities as well as students from other institutions of learning, the countries ranging from, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and other countries worldwide. The participants are expected to showcase over 200 exhibits developed around the theme stated above.

The following corporate organizations have partnered to support the exhibition: Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Kenya ICT Federation (KIF), Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and IEEE. The following students organizations are also involved in the exhibition: Youth Agency for Development for Science, Technology and Innovation (YADSTI), Society of Engineering Students (SES), Society of Computer Science and Information Technology SCOSIT - JKUAT, Engineering Students Association (ESA-University of Nairobi), Electronics & ICT Clubs(EIC) of University of Nairobi,AISEC, SIFE and Daystar Information and Technology Association (DITA) among others.

First International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2008)
October 25-28, 2008, Aalborg Kongres og Kultur Center, Aalborg, Denmark
http://isabel2008.es.aau.dk

The inter-disciplinary approach is becoming more and more a trend in scientific and engineering communities. This trend is confirmed by the strong connections between two of the most prosperous research areas, biomedical and communication engineering, also with respect to pure sciences (e.g., mathematics and physics), which applied to the former show to be extremely powerful tools. This symposium provides an ideal platform for worldwide engineers and scientists. Indeed, internationally recognized researches and practitioners will share cutting-edge information, address hot issues, explore emerging technologies, exchange and build upon ideas. Particular stress will be put on the current and potential connections between pure sciences, biomedical and communication engineering, highlighting the beneficial synergies among these research areas.

Download the cfp in pdf format here .

HISTELCON 2008 will be held in Paris on 11-12 Sept. 2008

The Conference will include Keynote lectures , 39 papers and posters to be presented at the Cercle National des Armees in the center of Paris, a visit to the Branly Museum and a Gala Dinner on a boat on the Seine.

HISTELCON 2008 is a unique event, with presentations and discussions on the development of electrical and computer technologies. The Conference is organized by IEEE Region 8 and SEE and co-sponsored by IEEE History Committee and Center, by IET and others.
The full program and registration arrangements are on:

http://www.isep.fr/histelcon

The Conference will be an excellent opportunity for the gathering of Engineers, Scientists, Historians, Museum curators and more - to discuss the History of Electrotechnology.

IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)
15-18 September 2008
Cannes, French Riviera, France
www.pimrc2008.org

final paper upload: 23 June 2008

The annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) is one of the premier conferences in the wireless research arena and has a long history of bringing together academia, industry and regulatory bodies. Today, it has become one of IEEE ComSoc's flagship conferences in telecommunications.

Queen Mary University of London IEEE Student Branch, 28th August-1st September 2008

Started from 1998, the biannual IEEE Region 8 Student Branch and GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) Congress is the biggest event in the world for young engineering professionals and students all aged less than 28 years. At this congress, around 300 existing IEEE student branch members and young professionals from the Middle East, Europe and Africa gather in one place to learn new useful skills, meet, socialise and share professional experience with each other.

• The congress has been held in Istanbul ('98), Eindhoven ('00), Cairo ('02), Passau ('04), and Paris ('06)
• 300 Engineering, Computer Science, Science students and young professionals working in the industry are attending
• A unique and multicultural event, with people from Europe, the Middle East and Africa
• Speakers are senior IEEE members, young IEEE members working in the industry, women in Engineering, active student branch chairs

The Queen Mary University of London IEEE Student Branch's bid for organising the SBC2008 in QMUL, London at 28th August-1st September 2008 has been approved by IEEE Region 8 committee and Region 8 Student Activities Committee.

Visit www.sbc2008.org !

IEEE UAE section had organized the 3rd IEEE student day which was hosted by UAE University (UAEU) on May 3rd, 2008.

This activity aimed to enhance the culture of competition among engineering students by organizing many competitions in:

• Common Design Project Competition
• Senior Design Project Poster/Demo Competition
• Software Engineering Design Competition
• Engineering Design Competition
• Community Service Competition
• Workshop on Renewable Energy
• Made in UAE Competition

IEEE UAE Section and IEEE UAE Signal Processing and Communications Joint Chapter & University of Sharjah had arranged for three technical talks on April 28th and 30th, 2008 presented by Prof. Peter Kennedy (FIEEE) - Vice president for Research of the National University of Ireland-.

Two of them were held on Monday April 28th, 2008. The first talk was about "Communicating with Chaos: State of the Art” and the second was about "Modern Frequency Synthesizers”.