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IEEE SOUTH AFRICA SECTION

IEEE SOUTH AFRICA SECTION. Saurabh Sinha Chair: IEEE South Africa Section IEEE enabling the careers of it's South African members Tuesday, September 9, 2014. The world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. IEEE History. Source : IEEE Student Journal,

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IEEE SOUTH AFRICA SECTION

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  1. IEEE SOUTH AFRICA SECTION Saurabh Sinha Chair: IEEE South Africa Section IEEE enabling the careers of it's South African members Tuesday, September 9, 2014

  2. The world's leading professional associationfor the advancement of technology

  3. IEEE History Source: IEEE Student Journal, March 1963 , Page 48 Thomas Edison Alexander Bell

  4. Membership From every work sector • 50% work for private industry • 20% in academia • 10% in government • 20% other (retired, self-employed, unemployed, “other”) • About 384,000 members in over 150 countries • over 40 percent are from outside the United States • 85,000 student members • 27,000+ society affiliates • 300+ sections, 400+ technical chapters • 1,300+ student branches in 80 countries • 300+ student branch chapters • 38 societies and 6 technical councils 384,400 !

  5. Membership by Region R7 – 16,259 R10 73,662 R1 to 6 – 209,857 R1 – 37,050 R2 – 32,137 R3 – 30,557 R4 – 23,204 R5 – 28,765 R6 – 58,144 ~1000 members IEEE South Africa Section R8 – 67,221 R9 – 15,401 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8 and R10 are now the two largest IEEE Regions

  6. IEEE Organization & Governance MEMBERS Board of Directors Assembly PSPB IEEE-USA EducationalAct. Standards Assoc. MGA Technical Act. Executive Comm. Regions & Sections Societies & Tech. Councils Staff& Society Executive Directors

  7. Regions Areas Sections Chapters Affinity Groups Sub-Sections Student Branches Council SB Chapters SB Affinity Groups Geographic & Technical Unit Relationship Technical Activities Board (TAB) Parents - WIE, Consultants Network, GOLD IEEE Societies

  8. IEEE Revenues from Operations1 1Does not include Investment Returns

  9. Volunteering Developing critical, non-technical skills that enable you to be more effective professionally Commitment to the Next Generation Enabling low-cost student membership Introduction of engineering and technology to young people worldwide IEEE Global History Network Sponsor of the IEEE Virtual Museum Preservation, research, and dissemination of information about the history of electrical science and technology Technological and organizational history of IEEE, its members, and their professions, in order to increase awareness Role of engineering and technology in the improvement of the quality of life for people throughout the world Mentoring Numerous venues for serving as a trusted advisor Participation in IEEE Mentoring Connection Volunteering & Giving Back to Society

  10. Advancing global prosperity by fostering technological innovation, enabling members' careers and promoting community worldwide GEOSS Linking millions of established national, regional and international sources and datasets into a single network capable of tracking environmental changes in oceans, earth, atmosphere and ecosystems around the world Benefits to society include disaster reduction, health, energy, climate, weather, water and agriculture, among others. IEEE is supporting the development of the GEOSS plan through its Committee on Earth Observation “You are probably aware of the department’s relationship with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) involving the Group on Earth Observations. This is an intergovernmental group currently leading a worldwide effort to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems, GEOSS. The Group on Earth Observations was launched in response to calls for action by the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the G8.  GEOSS will enable the world to respond better to the many environmental challenges we face. The work of the Group on Earth Observations is directly linked to what we refer to as the global change ‘grand challenge’, which aligns South Africa with other countries in managing challenges brought about by climate and related change. A capacity building programme involving the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is underway and will be implemented with the involvement of the National Research Foundation.” Making the World a Better Place Source: Address by the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor at the SAIEE Centenary Breakfast Date: 5 June 2009  The IEEE and SAIEE are bounded together by a National Society Agreement, an agreement of cooperation.

  11. Providing researchers and practitioners worldwide with the most essential information in technology today IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL) 30% of world’s current literature in electrical engineering and computer science More than 2 million documents available IEEE Xplore Provides full-text access to IEEE journals, transactions, letters, and magazines from 1988 with select content back to 1913 IEEE conference proceedings from 1988 with select content back to 1953 IEEE standards from 1948 & IEEE books from 1974 IET journals, letters, and magazines from 1988 & IET conference proceedings from 1988 Over 350,000 participants at more than 400 meetings & conferences worldwide Regional conferences International conferences Symposiums Workshops Tutorials IEEE Publishing & Conferences IEL

  12. IEEE = Leader in Technology Journal Citation Report Results, by Impact Factor IEEE publishes: • i#1journalin Electrical and Electronic Engineering • 18 of the top 20 journals in Electrical and Electronic Engineering • 9 of the top 10 journals in Telecommunications • 6 of top 10 journals in Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture • 5 of top 20 journals in Computer Science, Information Systems • 8 of top 20 journals in Computer Science, Software Engineering • # 1 in Imaging Science • # 1 in Robotics • # 2 in Artificial Intelligence • # 2 in Transportation Technology • # 4 in Biomedical Engineering The ISI JCR presents “quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world’s leading journals” (2007 report released June 2008)

  13. A journal's Eigenfactor Article Influence score is a measure of a journal's prestige based on per article citations According to Eigenfactor.org*, IEEE has: • Top 10 in Telecommunications • 8 of the Top 10 in Circuits • 7 of the Top 10 in Power Systems • 4 of the top 6 in Control Theory • #1 journal in Electromagnetic Engineering • #3 journal in Computer Imaging Eigenfactor: • Ranks the influence of journals much as Google ranks web pages • Journals considered influential if cited often by other influential journals • Measures journal price as well as citation influence • Contains scholarly journals as well as newsprint, PhD theses, & magazines • Adjusts for citation differences across disciplines • Uses 5-year citation data • Completely free *Article Influence Score from Eigenfactor.org, November 2008

  14. Non-patent references to top 25 patenting organizations IEEE cited nearly4xmorethan nearest competitor IEEE • Source: 1790 Analytics 2008 • U.S. patent references from the top 25 patenting organizations in 2007 to top publishers • Based on number of references to papers/standards/conferences from 1997-2007

  15. IEEE South Africa Section www.ieee.org.za

  16. Organogram IEEE South Africa Section

  17. Membership per Technical Society Chapter

  18. Key IEEE Member Activities in South Africa - 2009 • IEEE South Africa Section Antennas, Propagation and Microwave Theory and Techniques (AP/MTT) conference http://research.ee.sun.ac.za/apmtt2009 (30-31 March 2009) • South African Conference on Semi- and Superconductor Technology (SACSST), http://research.ee.sun.ac.za/SACSST09(08-09 April 2009) • Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) conference http://active.cput.ac.za/energy/public/index.asp?pageid=512 (14-15 April 2009) • Help to Improve Your Bottom Line - in fact your “Triple Bottom line!” - Scott Rouse, IEEE distinguished lecturer, IEEE PES 11 June - Cape Town; 18 June - Johannesburg) http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/799 http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/801 • Industrial & Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE) http://active.cput.ac.za/energy/public/index.asp?pageid=513 (10-11 June 2009) IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGRSS 2009) http://www.igarss09.org(13-17 July 2009) • The powerful entropy challenge: Dealing with power consumption (18 August 2009) Chapter meeting: IEEE ED/LEOS/CAS Chapter Presenter: Dr D Foty, President: Gilgamesh Associates, VT, USA http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/861 • Distributed Intelligence Systems: A New Paradigm for Systems Integration (Sept. 2009) Chapter meeting: IEEE SMC Chapter & IEEE RAS Chapter Presenter: Dr W Gruver, President, Intelligent Robotics Corporation, North Vancouver, Canada • IEEE Africon 2009 http://www.africon2009.co.za (23-25 Sept. 2009) • IEEE WIE STAR day in Phateng Secondary School http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/995 • Registering with ECSA as professional engineer: the why's and how’s http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/1147 • Workshop: Demystifying IEEE Standards http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/1189 Presenter: BilelJamoussi, NH, USA • Current, if not Obstructed, will always Flow in the "Path of Least…” http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/1105 Chapter meeting: AP/MTT/EMC Presenter: Mr ElyaJoffe, VP of Engineering and works, KTM Engineering, Israel • Recipe for a "cultural melting pot” http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/1301 Chapter meeting: TMC Presenter: Mr Bob van Bebber, Chief Architect of the Soccer City Stadium • Scott Ambler Webinar on Scaling Agile http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/1315  View IEEE Events in South Africa:http://ieee.org.za Events

  19. THE IEEE 125th YEAR CELEBRATION DINNER AND PRESTIGE LECTURE Friday 23 October 2009 19h00 - 22h30 VENUE: The Johannesburg Country Club, Woodmead, Johannesburg MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION WEBSITE: http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/989 Theme:NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE AND EARLY WARNING RADARS Speaker: Dr Larry Chasteen, an IEEE distinguished lecturer Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS)

  20. Upcoming IEEE Member Activities in South Africa - 2010

  21. Ensuring the growth of skill and knowledge among the technical profession IEEE Expert Now Selects the best IEEE educational courses and tutorials from conferences and workshops around the world Delivered in a series of engaging and highly interactive, one-hour online learning courses Developed by recognized experts in a wide range of engineering and research technologies IEEE Education Partners Program Offers an exclusive 10% discount to IEEE members, for the following offerings: On-line degree programs Continuing Education Certifications IEEE Standards Education Helps electrical and computer engineering undergraduate programs incorporate standards in their learning processes Provides learning tools to use in learning about standards and their impact on design and development TryEngineering.org Partnership between IEEE and IBM Intended for pre-university students, parents, educators, school counsellors, and the general public Visitors can explore how to prepare for an engineering career, ask experts engineering-related questions, and play interactive games IEEE Educational Activities

  22. Key IEEE Educational Activities in South Africa Engineering Projects in Community Service • Joint initiative with IEEE Philadelphia Section • Funding from IEEE: USD 25,000 • Drexel and Philadelphia Clean Air Council project series: • Modelling and simulation of port operations • Sensor field for monitoring air/water quality • Residential air quality sensor network • Champion identified at University of Cape Town • Champion to still be identified at University of Pretoria Teacher in-service Programme • Joint initiative with the Dept. of Education • Funding from IEEE: USD 25,000 • A program that trains IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers • Based on approved Lesson Plans • Prepared/reviewed by IEEE volunteers • Tested in classrooms • Designed to highlight engineering design principles

  23. IEEE EPICS-High • First Pilot Globally (outside the USA)

  24. Call: Real World Engineering Projects (1) http://www.realworldengineering.org

  25. Call: Real World Engineering Projects (2)

  26. Benefits of IEEE Membership

  27. Knowledge ... staying current with the fast changing world of technology Community … local and global activities, unparalleled networking opportunities, members-only discounts, electing IEEE leadership Profession … empowering members to build and own their careers, mentoring, making the world a better place Why we join—why we stay…

  28. IEEE Spectrum Magazine Monthly, the award-winning IEEE Spectrum magazine explores the creation, application and implications of new technologies IEEE.tv IEEE’s Internet television, exclusive Member programming and file downloading privileges The Institute Newsletter Monthly (4 print, 8 online) newsworthy IEEE activities both in professional and technical areas IEEE Potentials Magazine 6 issues (online), the magazine for technology's rising, student innovators IEEE Xplore Digital Library Table-of-contents and abstracts (1.9 million documents) Additional Benefits (add-ons)… IEEE Member Digital Library, Proceedings of the IEEE Staying Technically Current

  29. Professional Networking Sections, Student Branches, and Technical Chapters • Local, face-to-face technical and social meetings • Engage peers through informative technical meetings • Recognition of accomplishments IEEE MemberNet • Authoritative member directory of IEEE • Networks personalized to each member • Opt-in privacy protection IEEE e-Mail Alias • Identifies you as the IEEE ‘family’ • Virus protection and spam filtering IEEE Mentoring Connection • Peer-to-peer advice and counsel • Participate as either mentor or mentee Volunteering • Opportunities that build leadership skills and networking opportunities

  30. IEEE Job Site, Career Alert Locate career opportunities easily and confidentially Weekly email newsletter containing career advice Continuing Education Partners Program Up to a 10% discount on online degree programs Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Life Membership Membership communities with special interests and needs Awards & Scholarships Recognizes the accomplishments of IEEE members Enhance your resume with an IEEE scholarship Additional Benefits (add-ons)… IEEE Expert Now – Online video conference tutorials, short courses & workshops Career Development & Recognition

  31. Membership paying for itself As much as 50% off IEEE products Registration discounts on 350+ conferences annually Member Discounts / Reduced Rates *Benefits vary by country

  32. One-stop and personalized access to membership benefits Connect with your local IEEE Section Desktop navigation w/personalized benefit access Society memberships and conference updates Latest news from IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Standards, and The institute IEEE.tv internet television MemberNet online membership directory Direct and seamless access into membership account Real-time job listings from the IEEE Job Site Bringing it all together… myIEEE™

  33. IEEE Membership Dues

  34. Membership Dues - 2010

  35. Society Membership Dues - 2010

  36. Membership Dues – Other Options 2010

  37. Payment processes Member get a member! Through our local bank account • Complete your form online (www.ieee.org/join), but pay locally: http://www.ieee.org.za/fincom/local_acc.pdf The IEEE South Africa Section could become a registered supplier to your company: • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), supplier# 12136 • University of Pretoria, supplier# 10415572 • Complete your form online, provide your application/member# • Bulk processing can be arranged similarly • We will communicate your payment to IEEE Staff in Piscataway, NJ, USA • Processing can take up to two-four weeks Using a credit card • Immediate membership, join: www.ieee.org/join Renewals • You could use on of the options above Hardcopy, the only option? • If hardcopy is the only option for you, http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/membership/join/2009_member_application.pdf • Student membership: online only option ‘rule,’ but we have a special arrangement for our section. Speak to us! Payment enquiries: • Jacques van Wyk Treasurer, IEEE South Africa Section • E-mail: jhvanwyk@ieee.org

  38. In Summary…

  39. Benefits of IEEE Membership Keeps you technically current Grows your professional network locally and internationally Access to in-person technical forums Members-only discounts—IEEE products, conferences, and insurance coverage Provides tools for career development and advancement Developing critical, non-technical skills to be more effective Opportunities to volunteer, and give back to society Special Interest Memberships Expands the scope and depth of your technical knowledge Extends your professional network Influence the direction and application of technology through standards development Promotes the entry into and retention of women in engineering programs IEEE—the Organization The world’s largest technical professional association, 384,000+ members Local activities in a global network World-renowned standards body Sponsors 400+ conferences annually Publisher of 1/3 of the world’s literature on electro-technology Making the world a better place 125 years of engineering the future IEEE Membership: Its benefits, its mission, the organization

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