RR2005 ComSoc

Slide1 : Communications Society Region 9 2004-2005 Ricardo A. Veiga Director IEEE ComSoc – LA Region 2005 Regional Meeting Santiago de Chile, Chile


ComSoc Chapters in Latin America : Monterrey Guadalajara México El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panamá Río de Janeiro Bahía Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribe Uruguay Argentina Brasil Sur Bolivia Chile Perú Colombia Chapters: 19 ComSoc Chapters in Latin America Puebla


ComSoc support : ComSoc support


Distinguished Lectures : Distinguished Lectures Distinguished Lecturers Tour (DLTs) 25 Distinguished Lecturers More than 70 possible lectures Up to 5 (restricted by budget) per year, per Region. At least three Chapters visited per tour ComSoc support travel expenses Local Chapters support for: Travel from/to the airport. Meals. Hotel. Etc. Distinguished Lecturers On-Line Tutorials On-Line


Student Travel Grant Program : Student Travel Grant Program Conferences: ICC, GLOBECOM, INFOCOM, WCNC, NOMS or IM, CCNC and SECON U$S 1000.- plus a complimentary copy of the conference record . To qualify a recipient must be: Author of an accepted conference paper, attend the conference, and present the paper. Valid Student Member of IEEE Communications Society at the time he/she submits an application Full-time student regularly registered toward a degree in engineering or related field in a university. Exceptions


Awards : Awards Career (3): For example... IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award IEEE Communications Society Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications Paper (7): For example... The Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications Service (3): For example... IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award IEEE Communications Society Publications Exemplary Service Award Chapter Achievement Award


Other benefits : Other benefits Chapter funding Chapter Questionnaire & Funding Special events, membership recruitment, publications, promotion and publicity, for covering other Chapter expenses. Free ComSoc Magazines and Transactions subscriptions for ComSoc Chapters. Chapter’s Web Page (ComSoc Web server). Material for promoting the Chapter. Technical Committees. “Sister Societies” . Promotional campaign: Free ComSoc Subscription for IEEE Members (includes Communications Magazine).


www.comsoc.org : www.comsoc.org


Activity in Latin America : Activity in Latin America


New Chapter: Puebla (Mexico) : New Chapter: Puebla (Mexico) Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia South Brazil Puebla LA Region: 19 Chapters


New Student Branch Chapter: Santo Tomás de Aquino : New Student Branch Chapter: Santo Tomás de Aquino Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia South Brazil Puebla Santo Tomás de Aquino Student Branch Chapters LA Region: 7 Worldwide: 27


STG Program : STG Program Only 10 applications in this period (nine from Brazil and the other one from Argentina). Eight of them were awarded: WCNC ’04: 2 NOMS ’04: 1 Infocom ’04: 0 ICC ‘04: 3 Globecom ’04: 2 Nevertheless, 50% increase since 2003!


DLT Program : DLT Program “Electronics, Computer and Electrical Interuniversity Congress (CIECE) 2004” March 31 – April 2, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Celia Desmond (supported by the local Chapter) 800 people.


DLT Program : DLT Program Simposium IEEE de Telecomunicaciones en Monterrey SITEM, on April 28-30. Curtis Siller and Celia Desmond. Organized and supported by the IEEE Communications Student Branch Chapter at ITESM in Monterrey, Mexico. 300 students.


DLT # 1 - 2004 : Vijay Barghava “ANDESCON 2004”, August ´04 DLT # 1 - 2004 Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia South Brazil Puebla Ecuador


DLT # 2 - 2004 : DLT # 2 - 2004 Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia South Brazil Puebla Raj Jain Mexico, September ´04


DLT # 3 - 2004 : Celia Desmond “ExpoComm 2004”, September ´04 DLT # 3 - 2004 Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia South Brazil Puebla


DLT # 4 - 2004 : Javan Erfanian Brazil, December ´04 DLT # 4 - 2004 Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia South Brazil Puebla 50% of the Chapters covered by the DLT program


Chapter Funding : Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia Chapter Funding South Brazil Puebla


Chapter Achievement Award : Monterrey Guadalajara Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Rio de Janeiro Bahia Venezuela Puerto Rico & Caribbean Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Colombia Chapter Achievement Award South Brazil


Action Plans : Action Plans Promote the STG program E-mail to students presenting papers. Expand the DLT program Videoconference project In-Region DLT program Survey: Topics, Potential Speakers


Action Plans : Action Plans Promotional campaign M-G-M New Member It would be half year rate IEEE Membership of US$ 60.00 (US$ 30.00 for those who earn less than US$ 11,600/year) with ComSoc free for the remainder of 2005. Current ComSoc Member E-mail list of potential members. An issue of either Network Magazine or Wireless Communications Magazine to each member who give two or more references. Five ComSoc wireless mice for those ComSoc Members who get the greatest number of prospects.


Thank you ! : Thank you ! Ricardo Veiga Director IEEE ComSoc – LA Region veiga.ricardo@ieee.org