EMBS official launch at AUS
(Feb 25, 2009)The IEEE UAE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter was officially launched in a ceremony held at the American University of Sharjah. The ceremony was attended by the chapter chair Dr. Hasan Al Nashash, Dr. Ahmed Morsy, the representative of Biomedical Engineering in Africa and the Middle East and Dr. Jorge Monzon, the EMBS Vice President for Member and Student Activities. The ceremony was also attended by students, faculty members and industry representatives. The UAE EMBS Chapter started its activities for this year with 2 presentations.
Dr. Morsy gave a very informative presentation entitled "The wonderful world of biomedical engineering". In this talk Dr. Morsy presented the field of Biomedical Engineering and some of its most important sub-disciplines. The combination of design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life was discussed. Some challenges of researchers and practitioners in BME who need to cover in their work a wide range of applications were mentioned.
The second presentation by Dr. Monzon focused on the IEEE and EMBS. The importance and support of scientific and professional organizations was emphasized. Dr. Monzon present the largest member-based biomedical engineering society, the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE, its mission, types of membership, publications and benefits. He also mentioned the professional and academic activities organized annually.
About IEEE
The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional association, with more than 375,000 members in 160 countries, and a leading authority on technology-related matters ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, has developed nearly 900 active industry standards and annually sponsors more than 850 conferences worldwide. Learn how the IEEE fosters technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity at http://www.ieee.org.
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.
