1. IEEE R8's Role in EGIDA as a GEOSS Stakeholder Saurabh Sinha Vice Chair, Technical Activities IEEE Region 8 1 st Joint Workshop of the EGIDA Stakeholder Network and Advisory Board Connecting GEOSS and its Stakeholders in Science and Technology Bonn, Germany, May 9-11, 2011

2. Overview IEEE Region 8 as an EGIDA Stake Holder IEEE as an organization IEEE R8 – Facts and Figures IEEE R8 – Structurally IEEE R8 – Role in dissemination/outreach IEEE R8 & EGIDA – Summary of potential interactions IEEE R8 contacts 2

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4. IEEE as an organization IEEE is the world's largest professional association advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. We publish technical journals, sponsor conferences, develop technology standards, and support the professional interests of more than 400,000 members. 4

5. The World 5

6. Membership Growth 1999-2010 6 44,732 73,297

7. Percent of total IEEE Membership by Region (31 December 2010) 7

8. Organizational Units 56 Sections –a few new ones “in formation” 6 Subsections –2 outside Sections 495 Society Chapters 57 Affinity Groups 342 Student Branches 69 Student Branch Chapters 40 Student Branch Affinity Groups 8

9. Size Distribution of Sections (size range, number of Sections) 9 Size (members) Number of Sections 0-1004 100-50022 500-100011 1000-20009 2000-30005 3000-70003 7000-110002 56

10. 5-Oct-1954 Israel 8-Sep-1955Egypt 13-May-1959Benelux 13-May-1959Italy 13-Dec-1960Switzerland 17-Oct-1961France 10-Jul-1962UK & Rep of Ireland 28-Mar-1963Norway 22-Apr-1963Germany 29-Mar-1965Sweden 16-Apr-1968Spain 18-Aug-1968Denmark 12-Feb-1970Iran 17-Mar-1970Greece 21-Jun-1971Croatia 21-Jun-1971Serbia & Montenegro 21-Jun-1971Slovenia 12-Jun-1972Finland 1-Dec-1972Poland 5-Aug-1977South Africa 12-Jan-1978Nigeria 21-Dec-1979Austria 5-Jun-1981Saudi Arabia 4-Dec-1981Portugal 19-Nov-1982Kenya 20-Jun-1987United Arab Emirates 21-Aug-1987Hungary 18-Nov-1988Western Saudi Arabia 18-Aug-1989Turkey 20-Feb-1990Kuwait 15-Aug-1990Romania 15-Aug-1990Russia 21-Nov-1991Ukraine 1-Aug-1992Czechoslovakia 30-Jun-1993Cyprus 24-Jun-1995Bulgaria 14-Feb-1997Republic of Macedonia 12-Nov-1999Jordan 24-Jun-2000Iceland 23-Jun-2001Bahrain 15-Feb-2002Belarus 13-Feb-2003Russia (Northwest) 13-Feb-2003Russia (Siberia) 18-Nov-2004Lebanon 18-Nov-2004Morocco 18-Nov-2004Qatar 18-Jun-2005Lithuania 12-Nov-2005Bosnia & Herzegovina 18-Feb-2006Oman 26-Jun-2006Estonia 18-Nov-2006Malta 16-Feb-2008Latvia 18-Jul-2009Iraq 18-Jul-2009 Tunisia 18-Jul-2009Zambia 18-Jul-2009Ghana 10

11. REGION 8 COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

12. 12 Standing (sub-)committees Technical Activities Chapter Coordination Conference Coordination Educational Activities Industry Relations Standards Daniel PasquetDaniel Pasquet (France) Carl Debono (Malta) Ghaleb DandanGhaleb Dandan (Saudi Arabia) Bakr Hassan (Bahrain) David LawDavid Law (UKRI)

13. Conferences EuroCon MEleCon AfriCon SibirCon EnergyCon HistelCon Approximately 300 IEEE conferences are held in Region 8 every year –Most are technically co-sponsored 13

14. R8 Student Branch and GOLD Congress 2010 Student Branch and GOLD conference with about 300 attendees was held in Leuven, Belgium

15. Publication

16. R8 website – www.ieee.org/r8 January 2011: 11,635 visits from 132 countries/territories 16

17. IEEE R8's Role in EGIDA as a GEOSS Stakeholder - Summary 17 EGIDA deliverablesIEEE R8 as a Stakeholder Evaluation processes ICEO (IEEE wide) IEEE Region 8 IEEE society chapters and council chapters Tests and assessment indexes 73,000 IEEE R8 members “Army of IEEE volunteers” Expertise databases 73,000 IEEE R8 members “Army of IEEE volunteers” Conference/Journal reviewers A "GEO label" concept IEEE Standards Association Surveys 73,000 IEEE R8 members IEEE Research Centre “Army of volunteers” Other instruments http://technav.ieee.org/

18. IEEE Region 8 Contacts 18 Marko Delimar, Director, IEEE Region 8 Croatia m.delimar@ieee.org Saurabh Sinha, Vice-Chair – Technical Activities, IEEE Region 8 South Africa ssinha@ieee.org Vladimir Katić (Adhoc committee lead) Serbia & Montenegro vladimir.katic@ieee.org

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