IEEE R10 Newsletter – Bringing you the latest happenings in Region 10

Welcome Messages

Messages from 2020-2021 IEEE R10 Director and IEEE R10 Newsletter Coordinator . . .

Supavadee Aramvith started her IEEE journey as a graduate student member in 1995 when she studied at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. It is now her 25^th year as IEEE senior member. Over a decade, she has successfully spearheaded and delivered highly impactful member engagement global and regional initiatives in various IEEE global boards & committees and has gained strong expertise and experience in managing global and regional IEEE programs. She has served as Region 10 executive committee member for 8 years . . .

IEEE Bombay Section was formed on 13^th July 1976 from the erstwhile India Section, with Mr. T.V. Balan as its first Chairperson. The initial territory of the Section included the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat. While Gujarat and Pune city (in Maharashtra) became separate Sections in 1990 and 2010 respectively, the states of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Chhattisgarh as well as the union territory of Diu and Daman were subsequently added to the Bombay Section’s footprint. Nagpur in Maharashtra and MP are the two subsections under Bombay Section . . .

Dr. K. R. Suresh Nair has been an IEEE Member for the last 29 years. He is not just an exemplary leader, but also a vibrant volunteer. Suresh Nair was a major influencer in the founding of Kochi Subsection and raising it to become one of the best subsections in the region, with more than 150 events every year, over the past few years consistently. Due to his true leadership, and his dedication to volunteering for the IEEE community, he continued to be the Chair of Kochi Subsection for a record third term, on insistence of the members. While the usual path to being elected the Chair of a Section is via initially serving the supporting roles of either Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, etc., due to his excelling performance as the Chair for Kochi Subsection, he was unanimously elected the Chair of Kerala Section in 2016-17 . . .

Special Columns on Tributes to Outgoing IEEE R10 Director Akinori Nishihara and Outgoing IEEE President Toshio Fukuda

Read About Special tribute to the outgoing IEEE R10 director Akinori Nishihara

Read About Special tribute to the outgoing IEEE president Toshio Fukuda

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!

After going through all submissions for the IEEE R10 Newsletter Naming Contest, we are glad to announce the winners of IEEE R10 Newsletter naming contest. Their suggestion of “𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭” has been selected as the new official name for IEEE Region 10 Newsletter.