IEEE GRSS Chapters - Update Wooil M. Moon VP Professional Activities – IEEE GRS-S July 24 2013 Melbourne, Australia
Welcome to IGARSS 2013 ! The following few slides summarize the current status and future plans to support our IEEE GRSS Societies around the world
GRSS and Joint Chapters Country / Continent Region Numbers GRSS Chapters Joint Total USA 1-6 7 6 13 Canada 4 Europe, Middle East and Africa 8 8+1 15 Latin America 9 2+1 3 Asia and Pacific 10 7+2 12 28 19 47
What can GRSS do for our GRSS Chapters around the world ? Distinguished Speakers IEEE GRSS Education support Mentorship development support Tech Comm. and Chapter Chairs Dinner – at IGARSS Partial support for Chapter operation Partial travel support when needed and approved (GRSS Chapter Travel Grants) Recognition of Chapter Activities - “Chapter Award”
What can our GRS-S Chapters do for the IEEE GRS-S community ? Regular or frequent local Chapter meetings & seminars Organize local GRSS events for members Distinguished Speaker lectures Mentorship development Develop local Chapter events and contests Organize GRSS sessions at local GRSS conferences Prepare and submit annual report
GRSS Contacts Kun-Shan Chen (Current Chair on GRSS Chapters) dkschen@csrsr.ncu.edu.tw ( . . . Kun-Shan’s health has been quite poor recently and for urgent matters, you can also contact Wooil M. Moon directly ! ) Wooil M. Moon (VP – Professional Activities, GRSS) wooil.moon@umanitoba.ca