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Mohab Abd-Alhameed Mangoud, Ph.D., SMIEEE

Vice Chair of IEEE Bahrain Section

IEEE Bahrain Section 2015!

!Vision, Mission, Plans, Goals &

Dreams !

is to be a leading technical section in Bahrain for: , , , and the professional activities in

the field of EE & IT engineering.!

Our Vision!

Our Mission

q  Inspire, Enable, Empower and Engage Bahrain Section for the purpose of

q  fulfilling the mission of IEEE

q  enhancing the Chapter’s growth and development

q  providing a professional home

Position Statement

"  Organizing annually technical workshops, seminar series and annually conference in the field of electrical and electronics engineering and IT at Bahrain.

" 2)  Establishing active student branches at universities and institutes in Bahrain where student can involve and find competitions, scholarships, awards, continuing education courses, certifications, workshops and seminars.

" 3)  Increase number of IEEE members and their engagements, encourage students to join IEEE societies and improve relationships between members.

" 4)  Creating a proper web portal platform that offers members information about chapter activities, events and achievements.

" 5)  Building effective bridges between research and industry through connecting universities and research agencies to industrialists and entrepreneurs in Bahrain, GCC and Region 8.

" 6)  Raising the level of general and specialized awareness of the field of EE to contribute in

" 7) helping, advising, inspiring young engineers to excel and build a successful career

Position Statement

http://theinstitute.ieee.org/region-news/region-8!!

Our Dream … Why Not !!!

The IEEE recognizes the efforts of its volunteers and the contributions of its members within its fields of interest. !

awards that are organized in Region 8, as well as the links to the different MGA awards.!

!The most important Region 8 awards are:!

!Region 8 Volunteer Award!

Region 8 Outstanding Section Award!Student Awards and Contests!

Clementina Saduwa Award (WIE)!Chapter of the Year Awards!

!(deadline February 15, 2014)!

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REGION 8 OUTSTANDING SECTION AWARD " Section submission of financial, officer and meeting reports is a

necessary condition for award. nomination;

" Data concerning member retention of the section.

" Data about number of Student Branches relative to the number of Technical universities within the Section’s geographic boundaries;

" Report concerning the activities of GOLD / WIE / Life Members Affinity Groups … etc. within the Section, or the plans for their formation ;

" Report about Student Branches activities (e.g. Student paper contest, recruitment of Student members, etc.);

" Report about technical and professional activities, (e.g. professional meetings, continuing educational activities, conferences, workshops, chapters’ technical meetings, use of IEEE distinguished lecturers Program, etc…).

" Activities related to membership development within the section.

" Report concerning means of communications with Section members, including the frequency of newsletter issues, e-mail newsletters, regular updating of Section, Chapters, and Student Branches Web pages;

" Community projects and services that increase public visibility of IEEE.

Other criteria used for the selection of the Outstanding Section :

" Relationship of Section to National Societies, other non-IEEE organizations and industry.

" Conferences sponsored by the Section.

" Public events held by the Section to help improve the visibility of IEEE and its members.

" Activities performed in the Section on behalf of society and the engineering profession.

Current Situation Pre-2015!

" Power Systems, Communications, Electronics , Computer

" WIE, YP

" MDO

" Student Counselor (student Branch )

Our Plans and Goals!

Student Branch Counselor

http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/branches/officers.html!

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The Branch Counselor is a University or College faculty member, active in the IEEE, !!who serves as an advisor to the Branch and its student Officers. !!As the Officers usually change annually, and sometime more often (e.g., coop schools), !!the Counselor lends a sense of continuity to Branch affairs. As such, the Branch Counselor is a key individual whose participation is vital to the success of a Branch.!

IEEE Young Professionals Program (formerly GOLD)

http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/young_professionals/index.html!

IEEE Young Professionals is an international community of enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative

members and volunteers. IEEE is committed to helping young professionals evaluate their career goals,

polish their professional image, and create the building blocks of a lifelong and diverse professional

network. !

IR (INDUSTRY RELATIONS) AG

" http://www.ieeer8.org/category/technical-activities/action-for-industry/

•  Bridge the gap and enhance relationships between industry, government, academia and IEEE!

•  Influence industrial organizations to support the involvement of their staff in IEEE activities!

•  Urge people from industry to join IEEE and benefit from its conferences, products and services.!

•  Establish and increase contact(s) with industry!•  Make industry in BH Section & Region 8 aware of IEEE!•  Advertise and promote IEEE’s vision, mission, conferences,

products and services to BH Section & Region 8 industry in all fields, where IEEE is worldwide !

•  Emphasize mutual benefits and possible cooperation!

WIE

" advocate women in leadership roles in IEEE governance and career advancement for women in the profession;

" EEE Women in Engineering (WIE) provides members with the opportunity to network at a local level through WIE affinity groups. Currently, there are over 355 IEEE WIE Affinity Groups worldwide that organize and host diverse activities including guest speakers, workshops, and/or seminars.

7 'tech superheroes' to watch in 2015

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/20/business/7-tech-superheroes-watch-2015/index.html!

MDO (DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES) " A. recipient of monthly mailings of Section membership statistics .

" B. maintaining a current record of Section membership.

" C. analyzing Section membership information and identifying membership problems and opportunities.

" D. Submits requests as needed for membership development materials, including posters and applications, to IEEE Section.

" E. Coordinates membership exhibits for local conferences, including, soliciting materials for exhibits, identifying volunteers to staff booth.

" F. Provides quarterly membership status report with recommendations to Section Executive Committee & Regional Membership Development Officer.

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Technical Chapter Chairs Power & Computer ( previously but idle now)

" Work with section to develop technical programs that enhance the chapter activity.

" Identify section/chapter best practices and work to implement throughout the other sections in Region 8.

" Work with Societies to improve relations and develop programs to be implemented at the chapter level.

" Establish a relationship with the societies to enable the region/sections to participate in the Society conferences.

Steps to form a new IEEE Society Chapter,

1. the Chapter Organizer must gather 12 or more signatures from IEEE Members on a Society Chapter petition.

2. Signers must be members of the Society, and higher grade members (no students, nor affiliates).

3. Approval is required from the Section and Society that will be represented.

4. In many cases, a Chapter may already exist which can be expanded to include members of another Technical Society or in an adjoining Section.

5.  The Society Chapter petition and details about new Chapter formation can be found at:

" http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/scs/forms_petitions/socchap_form.html

WEBSITE LAUNSHING

Our start : what we did so far !!

http://ewh.ieee.org/r8/bahrain/!

Also @!

http://ieee-bh.byethost32.com!old site pre- 2015 was moved to: !

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