Dear Region 10 Members,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the second edition of IEEE Region 10 Newsletter for 2020. This edition features special reports on the 2020 IEEE Region 10 Executive Committee Meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand and the virtual 2020 IEEE Region 10 Annual General Meeting. The 2020 AGM was initially planned to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it was changed to be virtual meeting instead. This is the first time the R10 AGM has to be conducted virtually, and IEEE Region 10, with the help of IEEE Meetings, Conferences and Events (MCE) team, successfully carried out the virtual meeting.
As has been the practice since last year, the newsletter continues the Personalities of the Month and Organizational Units of the Month column, where we are fortunate to have another five Region 10 personalities as well as five Region 10 organizational units contributing to the column. I am very grateful for all the invited personalities and units for taking some time off their busy schedule to prepare high-quality articles that can benefit all Region 10 members. I hope to continue receiving similar supports from other members and units when we approach them for future editions.
We have also received more than 35 activity submissions from various organizational units for inclusion in this newsletter issue. We would like to thank all these units for their contribution to this newsletter. A special interview with IEEE R10HTC2019 contest winners is also featured. Besides, there are also several articles on the recently concluded conferences sponsored by various Region 10 units. Finally, I would also like to thank the R10 Committee Chairs for providing highlights on their committee’s activities and plan as part of the R10 Meeting Special Report.
Besides regular release of newsletter, the plan for the newsletter team for this year includes preparing the web newsletter version, and increased visibility through social media marketing. For this, we have expanded our team to include two more members: Naila Mukhtar and Nabeel Ahmed Masoodi, whose short biographies are available in the next page. A special thanks to all our existing and new R10 newsletter committee members for their incredible efforts in preparing this edition. And thanks again all of you for your support. Wishing you for a very exciting 2020 ahead, and stay safe amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi
Chair, IEEE R10 Newsletter Committee