Activities of IEEE Shikoku Section 2008 R10 Meeting, Gandhinagar Activities of IEEE Shikoku Section Aki Ogose E-mail: ogose@ieee.org
Shikoku Island Population Shikoku : 4.06 mil. (3.2%) Osaka Tokyo Shikoku Is. Population Shikoku : 4.06 mil. (3.2%) Japan: 127.77 mil.
Membership History from 2007 R10 meeting MDC report (2002-2006)
Small Number of Members 36% 58% from IEEE WEB page (Jan. 2008)
Major Activities Hold technical meetings Promote student activities Support for Women in Engineering
Difficulty in Keeping Student Members Small number of Engineering related Universities Number of students will be decreasing Small job opportunity -Students move to large cities after graduation.
English Sessions in Local Convention (SJCIEE) +46% SJCIEE: Shikoku-section Joint Convention of the Institute of Electrical and related Engineers
Presentation Award from Shikoku Section WEB page
Presentation Seminars 2003/2004 English Presentation Seminars @Kagawa University 2006/2007 English Brush-up Seminars @Ehime University, Kagawa University, University of Tokushima
Student Branches Kagawa University Student Branch established on 18 April, 2002 as the first SB in Shikoku Section University of Tokushima Student Branch will be formed in 2008
Web Pages and E-mail Web pages - Shikoku Section - CAS Society Shikoku Chapter - EMB Society West Japan Chapter - Kagawa University Student Branch E-mail Electronic communication is the best way to cut the expense of postage and time
Conclusions Continuous effort for student member development is important. Technical/educational seminars are necessary for student members. ----