Title :
IEEE in Asia and Pacific: A Brief History of IEEE Region 10
Author :
Yong Jin Park ; Ahmed, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
This is a brief history of IEEE in the Asia-Pacific region. It accounts the early establishment of IEEE Sections in the region which led to the formation of the Region 10 in 1967. The paper describes the phenomenal growth of IEEE membership in the region and ever expanding professional activities organized by the Regional Committee and volunteers of the local Sections and Student Branches.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; history; Asia-Pacific region; IEEE Region 10; IEEE Sections establishment; IEEE history; student branch; Africa; Asia; Australia Council; History; India Council; Meetings; Professional activities; Region 10; Sections; Societies;
Conference_Titel :
History of Technical Societies, 2009 IEEE Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5119-7
DOI :
10.1109/HTS.2009.5337846