16 August 2010
Dear IEEE Members:
Earlier this year the IEEE Community responded with generosity and compassion to the devastating earthquake in Haiti by donating to an IEEE fund established through the IEEE Foundation. Today, as the world begins to realize the significance of the recent massive flooding in Pakistan, IEEE is responding to the need for international support and has established the IEEE Pakistan Engineering Educational and Professional Development Rebuilding Fund. IEEE volunteers, members, staff and friends are encouraged to contribute to this fund. IEEE will match the first US$50,000 in donations.
Pakistan's worst floods in recorded history began in July in the mountainous northwest and have spread throughout the country. According to recent reports, some 20 million people and 62,000 square miles (160,000 square kilometers) of land — about one-fifth of the country — have been affected.
You may contribute to the IEEE Pakistan Engineering Educational and Professional Development Rebuilding Fund online through the IEEE Foundation or by check to IEEE Foundation – Pakistan Fund. Donations from IEEE organizational units (societies, sections, conferences, etc.) can be made using existing governance processes.
Fund disbursements will be managed by the IEEE Region 10 Director in consultation with the leadership of the IEEE Sections in Pakistan and the Region Committee. According to IEEE policy, the disbursements may be in the form of grants to academic institutions, charitable organizations, or used for such things as equipment, services, scholarships and classroom and laboratory materials. They also may be used to support programs developed for retraining or other professional activities to help engineering and technology professionals.
We are hopeful that your generosity will support the IEEE commitment to humanitarian efforts of rebuilding affected areas in Pakistan. Together, we increase the impact of our contributions with the IEEE US$50,000 dollar-for dollar match. Members who wish to support immediate relief efforts are encouraged to work through an established organization of their choice.
For more information or questions regarding the IEEE Pakistan Engineering Educational and Professional Development Rebuilding Fund please contact the IEEE Contact Center.
Sincerely,
Pedro Ray
2010 IEEE President and Chief Executive Officer]]>
What is Link?
LINK is an innovative concept that originated in IEEE Kerala Section in India, aimed at networking student branches in an effective way, thereby increasing the value in IEEE Student membership. LINK was formally inaugurated by past IEEE President Mr. Cleon Anderson in January 2005. Since its inception LINK has
achieved tremendous results, causing an exponential increase in student branches and student activities in IEEE Kerala Section over the past 5 years. The model of link was adopted by IEEE Region 10 as R10 GINI (Global Integrated Network of IEEE Students). The founders of LINK went on to receive the MGA innovation award in 2008.
Organizing Committee
Jaison Abey Sabu
Chair
jaison_sabu@ieee.org
SAC, IEEE Kerala Section
Ajin Baby
Vice Chair - Program and Publicity
9995169754
ajinbaby007@gmail.com
Eobin Alex George
Vice Chair - Venue and Logistic
9809042355
eobing@gmail.com
Attached is the announcement for IEEE Region 10 Website Competition for 2010. Winner will get the prize money and the website will be automatically selected for MGA website competition. Deadline for submission is 31st March 2010. Further details regarding the competition can be found here. I hope to receive at least one entry from each Section.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Regards
Om Perkash
R10 Student Representative]]>
Thank you for the support for the R10 Student Activities.
I would like to announce the set of R10 SAC contests and awards lined up for 2010.
- PG & UG Student Paper Contests: Deadline 15th March 2010. More information here.
- The R10 website contest: Deadline 31st March 2010. More information here.
- R10 Outstanding Student Branch Award & Exemplary Student Branch Certificate: Deadline 31st March 2009 (extended!). More information can be found here or on the IEEE Student Concourse website.
- Larry K. Wilson Award Deadline 31st March 2009 (extended!). More information can be found here or on the IEEE Student Concourse website.
Best Regards,
Takao Onoye
R10 SAC Coordinator
Takao Onoye, Dr.Eng.
Professor
Dept. Information Systems Eng.
Osaka University
1-5 Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
+81-6-6879-4525 Phone
+81-6-6879-4529 Fax
onoye@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp]]>
Chair
R10 Student Activities Coordinator
Mini S. Thomas
Members
R10 Regional Student Representative
Om Perkash Batra
Student Representative 1
Jing Dong, Beijing
Student Representative 2
Chuan -Zheng Lee, Auckland
Student Representative 3
R. Arjun Pillai, Kerala
GINI coordinator
Prasanna Venkatesan, Hyderabad
SAC Web Administrator
Imran Ali, Delhi
My heartiest congratulations to all and hope to see some great work from you in the future.
]]>Kindly note that the student membership dues starting this year have been upped to USD 27 and is no longer USD 25. We have received a lot of questions related to the same so I decided to clarify it using this forum.
I hope you make good use of the material provided. You can download the same from our downloads section.
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Can YOU Change the World? Show us how and you can win US$10,000 and more!
The Presidents’ Change the World competition is here a second time.
The 2010 IEEE Presidents' Change the World Competition is open to college and university students who demonstrate excellence in the development, design and implementation of technology that can solve a life challenge for the benefit of humanity. Past winning project included NanoLab: A Hand-Held Diagnostic Laboratory, Electronic Aids for Physically/Mentally Handicapped Children, Engineering Innovators Without Borders - Human Powered Grain Crusher, and many others who have had a positive impact on the world.
The competition’s goal is to recognize and reward individual students or teams of students who identify a real-world problem and apply engineering, science, computing and leadership skills to solve it. The contest offers students the perfect opportunity to have their ingenuity and enthusiasm for engineering and technology recognized by prestigious IEEE members around the globe.
Winners will receive awards ranging from the grand prize of U.S. $10,000 and the distinction of being named "IEEE Student Humanitarian Supreme,” to runner-up prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000 (U.S.) awards. Winners of the top three prizes will also be invited to accept their awards in-person on 26 June 2010 at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Montreal, Canada.
To learn more and register on line please visit www.ieeechangetheworld.
Best wishes to all of you! Let's join together to change the world and make it a better place to live
Mini S. Thomas
R10 SAC]]>