An informal introduction to Saurabh Sinha, candidate: Region 8 Director-Elect candidate
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Introducing Saurabh Sinha, Region 8 Director-Elect candidate; compiled for graduate students and GOLD members. Intended to initiate questions/feedback, and ideas for a future Region 8.
Transcript of An informal introduction to Saurabh Sinha, candidate: Region 8 Director-Elect candidate
Region 8 Director-Elect
Candidate Introduction
Saurabh Sinha, PhD(Eng), Pr Eng, SMIEEE, SMSAIEE
Candidate for IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect
www.saurabhsinha.info
Region 8 Director-Elect Debate
Saurabh Sinha, PhD(Eng), Pr Eng, SMIEEE, SMSAIEE
Candidate for IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect
Ok, you can pronounce it as “Saw-rub.”
Saurabh, who is, hmm?
Saurabh Sinha: www.saurabhsinha.info
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Key positions:
• Serves as Vice-Chair: Region
8 Technical Activities
(2011/12)
• Serves as a voting member of
IEEE Educational Activities
Board
• Serves ad-hoc working group
(IEEE-UNESCO)
• Served as South Africa
Section Chair (2009/10)
• A number of other things, see
website
….. South Africa
Works as a Prof. and
Director: Carl & Emily
Fuchs Institute for
Microelectronics, Dept. of
Electrical, Electronic &
Computer Engineering,
University of Pretoria
• Academic
• Consultant for govt. and
industry
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Source: http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php
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How manage does he. Yeesssssss.
Source: http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php
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How manage does he. Yeesssssss.
Position Statement
As Region 8 Director, I will seek to:
Support activities of our students, graduate students and GOLD members
Provide direction in operationalizing strategy
Bring forward a better understanding of geographic, cultural, political, economic and technical diversity in our region
Enhance programmes to support our member’s careers and professional development
Strengthen relations with European institutions and national associations throughout Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
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Specifically for Students/GOLD groups
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Social Innovation:
EPICS-in-IEEE
IEEE EED’12
IEEE SIGHT
• Developing the quality of student leadership
• More technical leadership opportunities • Section’s congress recommendation
•Increased support to students in technical activities with grants to
attend conferences and organization of technical competitions.
• More fun
• Role of “Social Media”
• Recognition
Retention
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E-mail: [email protected]
“Engineering the future Region 8
through IEEE SBC/GOLD
Congress volunteers”
