IEEE/ PES International Execom Meeting at Abu Dhabi from 29-30 October 2009
(Oct 30, 2009)UAE IEEE/PES Chapter and the Electrical Engineering Department at the Petroleum Institute (PI) have organized jointly with the IEEE/PES at the international level two events in conjunction with its fall 2009 IEEE/PES Executive Committee meeting. The meeting was held for the first time outside North America in Middle East and Africa regions. In addition to the members of the IEEE/PES Executive Committee, the meeting involved the Chairs of the IEEE/PES Chapters in the Middle East and North Africa. The event was also in celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the IEEE/PES.
About IEEE
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About IEEE UAE Section
IEEE, UAE Section was established in 1987 to participate in the development of U.A.E. and fulfill the vision perceived by the nation's leaders. It has played an essential role in widening the scope of techno-electrical and computing awareness in the society. There are more than 1200 IEEE members in the section. IEEE UAE section has four society chapters; they are Power & Energy Society chapter, Computer Society chapter, Medicine and Biology Society Chapter, and Signal Processing/Communication joint chapter, in addition to two affinity groups, WIE (Women in Engineering) and GOLD (Graduate for the last decade). Moreover, it has 13 student branches in different universities across the country. More information about the section can be found at http://www.ieee-uae.com.
