Beyond the award: Clementina Saduwa
Clementina Saduwa was a dedicated, tireless student leader and extremely effective volunteer a few years back, when the IEEE Nigeria Section was being revived. She even went on to become the first ever IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering (WIE) Coordinator. In January 2007, she was killed in a random act of violence at the age of 29, leaving behind her husband and young daughter.
Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Section newsletter. It overviews some of 2016 highlights and then provides updates for upcoming events and opportunities.
Summary of 2016:
The 1st International Summit of the Triple Helix Association (THA) will be held on 20th – 22nd February, 2017 at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this THA international conference is “Accelerating the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through ICT and Data”.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals
The IEEE South Africa Section held a committee meeting where all chapter chairs and affinity group chairs were invited. Thirteen volunteers attended the meeting. The meeting overviewed the performance and challenges raised by the organisational units. A number of suggestions were made towards improving the processes.
In addition, a presentation was given by Dr Daniel Moeketsi, Senior Research Scientist: Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC, www.chpc.ac.za/)
Meeting information:
Date: November 18, 2016
Request for survey as part of PhD work entitled: “A QUANTITATIVE PREDICTIVE STUDY OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY.”
Submission deadline for the ICTAS 2017 conference in Durban has been extended to 30 November 2016.
See the website for further details: http://www.ictas2017.com/
30 November to 2 December 2016
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
www.sun.ac.za/prasarobmech2016
The SAIEE - IEEE Distinguished Volunteer Award promotes the spirit of volunteerism by recognizing a volunteer active in the IEEE, SAIEE or both organizations.
The volunteer:
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is committed to building the business and leadership skills of entrepreneurs; helping them to develop sustainable, efficient and profitable enterprises that are able to employ more people. To focus this support, GIBS has created the Enterprise Development Academy, a centre of excellence for the growth of new and existing businesses.
Below is the first call for papers for the exciting 2016 ICSEE - International conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering in Israel.
The conference will be held on the 16-18th of November 2016 in the beautiful Queen Sheba Hotel in Eilat.
The Conference will in include
