About Sections Congress 2008

IEEE Sections Congress 2008, held every three years since 1984, provides IEEE Section leadership with an opportunity to impact the future of the IEEE.

It is a triennial gathering of IEEE grassroots leadership to:

network with other Section leaders
attend training programs
develop recommendations to guide the future of the IEEE

The event includes four days of working sessions and networking opportunities for hundreds of delegates from all ten Regions. Congress attendees learn how to utilize IEEE resources to maximize their effectiveness as IEEE volunteer leaders.

Benefits of Attending

Sections Congress is the ideal place to network and share knowledge;
it provides a means to increase leadership skills and a working knowledge of the IEEE;
it is a venue for expressing opinions and concerns through recommendations for action, which will be used by the IEEE Board of Directors to guide the IEEE into the future.

The goals of the IEEE Sections Congress 2008 are three-fold:

to provide an opportunity for delegates to gain information and training skills;
to network and build relationships with other volunteers within the IEEE;
to serve as a forum for Section representatives and other local leaders, enabling them to voice – on behalf of the collective membership – the ideas, issues, and recommendations which will impact the development and growth of the IEEE throughout the world, reinforcing its vitality and relevance to those it serves.

In addition to the individual growth and networking fostered by the Sections Congress, there are more far-reaching results.

The caucuses will generate specific, practical recommendations for action. During the closing ceremony, the delegates will have the opportunity to assign a priority level to each of the recommendations through the balloting process.

The results will be announced as part of the ceremony, and will be delivered to the IEEE Board of Directors for implementation in strategic planning for the future of the IEEE.