1. IEEE: World and Latvia Dimensions Welcome to IEEE Latvia Section
Andrejs Romanovs
IEEE Region 8 MD Subcommittee Member
IEEE Latvia Section Vice-Chairperson

2. IEEE: World and Latvia Dimensions
Content
IEEE in general
IEEE Region 8
Quick facts about IEEE Latvia Section
IEEE: selected activities

3. IEEE – a few facts
IEEE (1963) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
after the merger of AIEE and IRE:
AIEE (1884) American Institute of Electrical Engineers
IRE (1912) Institute of Radio Engineers

4. IEEE - acronym or full name?
IEEE is more than just ‘engineers’
IEEE is more than just ‘electrical and electronics’
Institute of Engineers and Everybody Else
Inspire with Energy, Enthusiasm and Experience

5. IEEE members
IEEE members are engineers, scientists and allied professionals whose technical interests are rooted in electrical and computer sciences, engineering and related disciplines
IEEE designated fields: engineering, computer sciences and information technology, physical sciences, biological and medical sciences, mathematics, technical communications, education, management, law and policy

6. IEEE mission and vision
Mission statement: IEEE's core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
Vision statement: IEEE will be essential to the global technical community and to technical professionals everywhere, and be universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions.

7. IEEE organization
Grouped into geographic areas reflecting where we live and work …
10 Geographic Regions
333 Sections within Regions
2,516 Student Branches
… and technical areas based on our fields and interests.
38 Societies and 7 Technical Councils
2,231 Chapters

8. IEEE Divisions
The 38 Societies and 7 Technical Councils have been combined in 10 Divisions:
Circuits and Devices (CAS,ED,SSC;CEDA,Nano)
Industrial Applications (CPMT,DEI,IA,IM,PEL,UFFC)
Communications Technology (Com)
Electromagnetics and Radiation (AP,BT,CE,EMC,Mag,MTT,NPS;CSC)
Computer (C) – also division VIII.
Engineering and Human Society (E,IE,PSE,PC,R,SIT;TM)
Energy and Power Engineering (PE)
Signals and Applications (AES,GRS,IT,ITS,OE,SP,VT)
Systems and Control (CIS,CS,EMB,Pho,RA,SMC;Bio,Sen,Sys)

9. IEEE Societies and Councils
The 38 Societies and 7 Technical Councils
Bring members together with similar interests
Sponsor conferences, workshops, tutorials, seminars, etc.
Develop publications: Journals, Magazines, Newsletters
Recognize member accomplishments

10. IEEE Regions

11. IEEE Sections – the basic Geographical Units
Sections provide a community of colleagues
Members build a network through local Section, Chapter, and Student Branch activities
Volunteers develop new skills
Gain management, teamwork and leadership experience
Volunteers gain recognition and recognize achievements of others

12. IEEE governance organization
MEMBERS
Assembly
Board of Directors
Publication Services and Products Board
Educational Activities Board
Member & Geo Activities
Technical Activities
PSPB= Publication Services and Products Boar
Standards Association
Regions & Sections
Societies &
Tech. Councils
& TCs & MSTC & NTCs
IEEE-USA
Chapters

13. IEEE governance organization
IEEE Executives
The voting membership of IEEE elects a new president each year, who serves for three years: first as President-Elect, then as President and CEO, and finally as Past President.
IEEE presidents also serve on the two top-tier IEEE governing bodies
IEEE Board of Directors
IEEE Assembly

14. IEEE governance organization
IEEE Board of Directors
The IEEE Board of Directors is comprised of the 3 IEEE Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the (Vice) Presidents of the 6 major boards, the 10 Region Directors, the 10 Division Directors, and the 2 Directors Emeritus. (total 33)
IEEE Assembly
The IEEE Assembly is comprised of the 3 IEEE Presidents, the 10 Region Delegates, and the 10 Division Delegates. (total 23) directly elected

15. IEEE governance organization
IEEE Major Boards
Six subordinate boards govern major areas of IEEE interest; each has an elected volunteer leader
Educational Activities Board
IEEE-USA Board
Member and Geographic Activities Board
Publication Services and Products Board
Standards Association Board
Technical Activities Board

16. IEEE quick facts
More than 430,000 members in more than 160 countries; 50% of whom are from outside the United States
More than 120,000 student members
334 Sections in 10 geographic Regions worldwide
2,116 Chapters that unite local members (in one or more Sections) with similar technical interests
2,669 Student Branches at colleges and universities in 80 countries
922 Student Branch Chapters of IEEE technical Societies

17. IEEE quick facts
440 Affinity Groups, non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council: IEEE-USA Consultants’ Network, Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Women in Engineering (WIE) and Life Members (LM)
39 Societies and 6 technical Councils representing the wide range of IEEE technical interests
Nearly 4 million documents in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library with more than 8 million downloads each month
More than 1,671 standards and projects under development

18. IEEE quick facts
Nearly 180 transactions, journals and magazines (a third of the world’s technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics)  
17 of the 20 top-cited publications in electrical and electronics engineering
More than 75% of the authors are from outside US
More than 1,600 conferences in 91 countries while: 
partnering with more than 1,000 non-IEEE entities globally
attracting more than 480,000 conference attendees
publishing over 1,400 conference proceedings via IEEE Explore

19. IEEE: World and Latvia Dimensions
Content
IEEE in general
IEEE Region 8
Quick facts about IEEE Latvia Section
IEEE: selected activities

20. Region 8 covers Europe, Middle East, and Africa

21. Early history of Region 8
IRE Sections
Israel ( ), Egypt ( ), BeNeLux and Italy ( ), Switzerland ( ; called Geneva Section until ), France ( )
IRE Region 9 – established 24 April 1962
First Director: Herre Rinia (BeNeLux Section)
UK & Rep of Ireland ( ; called UK & Eire Section until 1 November 1966)
Renamed IEEE Region 8 on 8 January 1963 after the merger between AIEE and IRE
Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa
In 1981 the rest of Africa was added
Latvia Section was founded 16 February 2008

22. IEEE Region 8 vision and mission
Region 8 is an effectively organized, dynamic and influential entity, recognized as a leading and esteemed part of a truly transnational IEEE, with IEEE benefits equally available to all members
Mission
To serve the needs of the members of the Institute, the profession and society at large, by enhancing and supporting the IEEE’s Organizational Units and their activities within Region 8
1 May 2015: 62,923 members; 29% - students

23. Key steps to realize the mission
Provide a platform for coordination, motivation and interaction among Region 8 units
Provide a link between the Region and other IEEE organizational units
Work to achieve smooth and effective operations in different countries, recognizing cultural differences, and effectively cooperating with national societies and other organizations
Expand IEEE presence and activities to new geographic areas in Region 8
Promote the transnational nature of IEEE within the Region and the Institute

24. Region 8 Committee 56 Section Chairs Operating Committee:
Director
Director-Elect
Past Director Nominations and Appointments Strategic Planning Awards and Recognition
Secretary Electronic Communications
Treasurer Voluntary Contribution Fund
Member Activities History Activities Life Members Membership Development Professional Activities Region 8 News Sections Congress Young Professionals Women in Engineering Student Activities Student Representative Technical Activities Chapter Coordination Conference Coordination Educational Activities Industry Relations Standards Coordinator

25. Organizational Units in Region 8
56 Sections
10 Subsections
552 Society Chapters
71 Affinity Groups
449 Student Branches
125 Student Branch Chapters
58 Student Branch Affinity Groups

26. Average Region 8 Section
ca. 1,300 Members
(largest ca. 10,000)
(median ca. 500)
(smallest ca. 50)
18 OU’s
(with ca. 40 members)
9 Chapters
6 Student Branches

27. IEEE: World and Latvia Dimensions
Content
IEEE in general
IEEE Region 8
Quick facts about IEEE Latvia Section
IEEE: selected activities

28. Latvia Section: Members
2008
2010
2012
2014
Total members 91
134
144
148
Senior Members 2 6 7
Student Members 24 32 38 40

29. Latvia Section: Chapters
2009, IEEE Education Society Chapter
2010, IEEE Computer Society Chapter
2011, IEEE Latvia Section Student Branch at Riga Technical University
2013, IEEE Power Electronics, Industrial Electronics, and Industry Applications Societies Joint Chapters foundation

30. Conferences and events last year
European University Information Systems EUNIS Congress “ICT role for Next Generation Universities”, June 2014, Riga, Latvia
EBEC European BEST Engineering Competition Final, 2014 August, Riga, Latvia
Sociotechnical Systems Modelling summer school, organized by Rezeknes University, Riga Technical University, University of Latvia and Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, August, Rusons, Latvia
55th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University, 2014 October, Riga, Latvia
2nd IEEE workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, organized by Lithuania and Latvia Sections, 2014 November, Vilnius, Lithuania

31. IEEE Baltic Cooperation
The IEEE Latvia Section participates in a group titled the Baltic Cooperation, which consists of the following IEEE Sections:
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia North-West, and Sweden.

32. IEEE: World and Latvia Dimensions
Content
IEEE in general
IEEE Region 8
Quick facts about IEEE Latvia Section
IEEE: selected activities

33. New Initiatives
Big Data - IEEE has launched a new initiative focused on big data. Plans are under way to capture all the different perspectives via in- depth discussions, and to drive to a set of results that will define the scope and the direction for the initiative.
Cybersecurity Initiative - IEEE Cybersecurity Initiative builds on IEEE’s long-standing and world-leading technical activities in cybersecurity and privacy to actively engage, inform, and support members, organizations, and communities involved in research, development, operations, policy, and education.
Green ICT - Green Information and Communications Technology is a key driver of sustainability when green metrics (energy consumption, atmospheric emissions, e-waste, life cycle management) are effectively coupled with its positive socio-economic impacts. IEEE is focused on achieving sustainability through greening ICT and promoting its awareness.

34. New Initiatives
Internet of Things - IoT is a self-configuring and adaptive system consisting of networks of sensors and smart objects whose purpose is to interconnect "all" things, to make them intelligent, programmable, and more capable of interacting with humans.
Rebooting Computing - IEEE seeks to rethink the computer, "from soup to nuts," including all aspects from device to user interface. This group works from a holistic viewpoint, taking into account evolutionary and revolutionary approaches.
Smart Cities - IEEE experts working to explore the issues and address what's needed to prepare for the ever-increasing urban population growth, leading to the formation of smart cities.
Software Defined Networks - SDN and NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) are creating the conditions to reinvent network architectures.

35. Region 8 conferences EuroCon since 1971; #15 in Croatia, 2013
MeleCon since 1981; #17 in Lebanon, 2014
AfriCon since 1983; #11 in Mauritius, 2013
SibirCon since 2008; # 2 in Russia, 2010
HistelCon since 2008; # 3 in Italy, 2012
EnergyCon since 2010; # 3 in Croatia, 2014
More than 300 IEEE conferences are held in Region 8 every year.
Most conferences are technically co-sponsored by Sections or other Organizational Units.

36. Student Branch and YP Congress
1998 Istanbul, Turkey
2000 Eindhoven, Netherlands
2002 Cairo, Egypt
2004 Passau, Germany
2006 Paris, France
2008 London, United Kingdom
2010 Leuven, Belgium
2012 Madrid, Spain
2014 Kraków, Poland
2016 …

37. Other student activities in Region 8
Several Student Branch Congresses at a smaller scale, such as:
Central European Student Branch Congress
Iberian Student Branch Congress
Middle East Student Branch Congress
Student Branch support and coordination
Website, RSS feeds, Facebook, Twitter, chat, newsletters, Region 8 News, ...
Twin Student Branch program
Membership campaigns – STEP events (YP)
Student Professional Activities

38. Other student activities in Region 8
Educational Activities
Engineering Projects in Community Service: EPICS is a program that organizes university and high-school students to work on engineering- related projects for local area humanitarian organizations.
Teacher in Service Program: IEEE offers training workshops for its members on how to facilitate in-service programs for local teachers to help them introduce hands-on engineering lessons to their students. These lesson plans are aligned with education standards and can easily be used in the classroom.

39. Awards and contests IEEEXtreme 24 hour Programming Challenge
IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Competition
IEEE Outstanding Branch Counselor and Advisor Recognition Program
extension of the Regional recognition
IEEE Student Enterprise Award
IEEE Darrel Chong Student Activity Award
IEEE Student Branch Website Contest
extension of the Region 8 Contest
IEEE Outstanding Student Branch Award
extension of the Regional Award

40. Awards and contests R8 IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest
IEEE MGA Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award
IEEE Region 8 Outstanding Branch Counselor and Advisor Recognition Program
IEEE Region 8 Student Branch Website Contest
IEEE Region 8 Exemplary Student Branch Award

41. Other Regional activities directly visible to the Region 8 members
Chapter coordination
Conference coordination
Educational activities
Young Professionals activities
History activities – Life members
Industry relations
Membership development
Professional activities
Region 8 News – Region 8 website
Women in Engineering

42. IEEE: World and Latvia Dimensions
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