The IEEE Communications Society Tunisia Chapter has been in operation since June 2009. From its inception, major steps have been taken to expand its activities, and its outstanding success could not have been achieved without the hard work and persistence of its volunteers.
The IEEE Jordan Communications Society chapter had a vibrant start in 2016. On Thursday 19 May, 2016, the chapter organized a technical talk by Dr. Desmond McLernon from Leeds University titled “Applications of Mobile Robots and Drones in Future Wireless Communication Systems” at the German Jordan University. The talked was originally geared toward academics and professionals.
The IEEE 17th International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR 2016) was held at Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, on 14-17 June, 2016. Yokohama is a major port city to the south of Tokyo. The conference was sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and the IEICE Communications Society, and was co-located with 12th International Conference on IP+Optical Network (iPOP).
Following the series of articles published about two years ago during my previous term as Vice-President for Member Relations, with this issue we begin a new series of eight interviews with the Directors of the IEEE ComSoc Member and Global Activities Council, which will be published every month in the Global Communications Newsletter.