IEEE Young Professionals

Announcements

A close up with IEEE Presidential Candidate: Jim Jefferies

August 6, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

As we gear up for another important IEEE Presidential Election we though it would be important to engage with the presidential candidates. Our editor in chief, Dr. Eddie Custovic interviews James (Jim) Jefferies. Who is Jim Jefferies? Jim Jefferies is a retired AT&T and Lucent Technologies executive who in 33 years rose from manufacturing engineer […]

Mentorship

Landing your dream job

August 2, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

So .. you are in a job that is OK, you are in a job that pays your bills, you are in a job that you got in after uni and haven’t bothered to change, basically you are in job that it NOT your dream job. What next? To begin with, almost everyone has been […]

Inspiration

Inspiring the next generation of IEEE Young Professionals in Nigeria and Africa.

July 25, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Engr. Abdullateef Aliyu is an IEEE Young Professional and a deeply passionate volunteer who is always looking to inspire others. He recently attended the Programmers Club Seminar at NTN University. We bring you his inspirational speech to other students and young professionals in Nigeria. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to be here […]

Community

2016 Hall of Fame Winners Announced!

July 17, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

The global IEEE Young Professionals Committee would like to congratulate the following three Young Professionals Affinity Groups as winners of the 2016 IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group Hall of Fame Award: Egypt (Region 8), Kerala (Region 10), and Tokyo (Region 10). Each winning affinity group will receive a cash price of $500 USD to be used for future Young Professional […]

Humanitarian

Initiatives by Young Professionals on Climate Change

July 13, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

For some strange reason, movie-goers and the general population alike love to sit down with a bucket of popcorn and watch a good old ‘Doomsday’ Hollywood films. Typically, such films showcase the Earth’s destruction and the end of the World, as we know it today. We all love the movie, “Wall-E” now, don’t we? But […]

Mentorship

From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition (Part 3)

June 27, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Young professionals and students in the engineering and technology disciplines are predominantly focused on developing their technical attributes in order to succeed in their careers. As their careers progress, they find themselves facing the daunting task of rapidly transitioning into a management role and realise that they need a set of skills which they haven’t […]

Inspiration

IEEE Honours Ceremony with Young Professionals

June 25, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

The IEEE Young Professionals were present at the 2016 IEEE Honours Ceremony held at Gotham Hall, New York on 18th June. IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, honors the top minds in technology at its annual IEEE Honors Ceremony. The Honors Ceremony is designed to recognize technical professionals in a wide variety of disciplines for […]

Humans of IEEE

Meet the Young Professionals of Uganda

June 13, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Meet the IEEE Young Professional volunteers of the Uganda Subsection. IEEE Uganda Subsection on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ieeeuganda/ Ezabo Baron and his Innovation Platform on The Institute – http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/opinions/ieee-roundup/ieee-foundation-funds-ugandas-first-hub-for-innovation

Community

Podcast: Margaretha Eriksson, IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Africa & Middle East) Director Elect

June 6, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Our assistant editor Michael Gough had the pleasure of catching up with Margaretha Eriksson, the Region 8 (Europe, Africa & Middle East) Director Elect. Margaretha is an inspirational individual who is driven and demonstrates excellent leadership qualities. She shares many of her experiences with our Young Professionals. Please watch the short video introduction and listen to […]

Community

Inspecting the Panama Metro Rail

June 2, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

The weekend’s Metro Panama was visited by representatives of the IEEE Young Professionals Panama, who had the opportunity to tour the facility and learn in detail about the operation of Line 1. Command Intermediate Agustin Ramirez from the Operations Department provided IEEE members with insight into entire line operation. Augustin explained the work inside the Control […]