IEEE Young Professionals

Spotlight on Nigerian Young Professionals

March 17, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I have put together this short report on the IEEE Young Professionals activities within Nigeria. The Young Professionals group is chaired by Abdullateef Aliyu, a telecommunication Engineer and senior manager with Phase3 Telecom. The YP group is very active and runs a very popular webinar series. This […]

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R8 YP at the Students and Young Professionals Congress in Krakow

November 6, 2014 By Eddie Custovic

In August, IEEE Region 8 Students and Young Professionals Congress took place in Krakow, Poland, bringing together over 300 volunteers from student branches and Young Professionals Affinity Groups for four days of presentations, workshops and fun activities. As part of this event, the Region 8 Young Professionals subcommittee organized two different workshops. The first workshop […]

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Need Help With An Event? Region 8 Has the Answer

July 2, 2014 By Eddie Custovic

In order to increase collaboration within the region and help Affinity Groups organize new and exciting events, the Region 8 Young Professionals subcommittee is launching a new program called the Event Exchange Program across the region (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). The concept of the program is simple: Affinity Groups send the Region 8 […]

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2014 IEEE YP Affinity Group Hall of Fame Awards Announced

June 28, 2014 By Eddie Custovic

We are pleased to announce this year’s winners of the IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group Hall of Fame Award! Entries were evaluated based on their 2013 activities. A very competitive contest this year, the judges commented that it’s never an easy choice to choose from all of our great affinity groups worldwide. This year the two inductees into the […]

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Tunisia YP STEP Event on Green Power and Renewable Energy

June 6, 2014 By Eddie Custovic

The Tunisia IEEE Young Professionals affinity group (AG) conducted its 3rd IEEE Student Transition & Elevation Partnership (STEP) program at the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS) on the 16th of November, 2013, which was attended by 60 students and young professionals. The event was held in cooperation with the Tunisia chapter of the Power […]

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Region 8 GOLD Fall 2013 Recap

November 21, 2013 By Eddie Custovic

In July, the Tunisia GOLD AG of Region 8 was awarded a highly-coveted place in the IEEE MGA GOLD Hall of Fame for 2013. Congratulations to the Tunisia GOLD team for their remarkable work. This is the third time in a row that a GOLD AG from Region 8 has won this award. The Region […]