1. IEEE R10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 05, 2011 Dr Zia Ahmed Newsletter Editor REGION 10

2. The IEEE R10 Newsletter plays the important role of strengthening the fabric of R10 family by: l Information about R10 sponsore activities - Telling members WHAT and WHEN R10 is organising events for the benefits of members l Keeping the members informed about what is happening in the Region, IEEE policies and opportunities to participate in IEEE activities (both professional and social) l Facilitating communications among Sections and Student Branches by providing a forum to share their experiences and plans for future activities l Capturing the information as a record for future l Influencing and promoting the culture of how we interact with each other l Providing an alternative channel to publish activities reports for Sections struggling to publish their own newsletters REGION 10 The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter IEEE REGION 10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

3. Numbers of issues published in 2010 ­ Four Regular Editions (March, June, September and December) ­ All issues published on time ­ Special efforts to publish IEEE Election 2010 related information ­ Increased voting in the IEEE election from R10 REGION 10 The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter IEEE REGION 10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

4. Topics Currently Covered by The IEEE R10 Newsletter? R10 News and Announcements IEEE HQ news of interest to members in R10 Reports about technical activities organised by Sections such as seminars, robot contests, plant tours, science fairs, career workshops etc. Reports about social activities such as Section or Council anniversaries, annual dinner & awards ceremony Student Branch Activities Upcoming Conferences in the region Misc REGION 10 The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter IEEE REGION 10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

5. Topics Currently NOT Covered by The IEEE R10 Newsletter General articles on popular science & technical topics Articles highlighting research activities of IEEE members and their institutes Articles bringing to light research projects by student members Reports on innovative research at industry by IEEE members in the region Humour in science & engineering (we can’t be that dry!) PLEASE HELP to include these to make our newsletter worth reading REGION 10 The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter IEEE REGION 10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

6. REGION 10 Budget for 2010US$ 1k Expenses 2010No nill The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter Budget for 2011 US$ 2k Details: Software e.g. Flip-page software etc IEEE REGION 10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thanks to IEEE Sections and Student Branches from all over the Region 10 who sent their stories and experiences to share with other members. Very special thanks to Fanny Su and Ewell Tan for their outstanding support to the newsletter REGION 10 The IEEE Region 10 Newsletter IEEE REGION 10 Annual Meet 2011 Yogyakarta, Indonesia