Jamaica Section Activities

Schedule of Activities - 2009

JANUARY

The ExCom of the IEEE Jamaica Section met on Wednesday, January 21,at the MIS Department of the National Water Commissions, to plan Section activities for 2009.

FEBRUARY

The ExCom of the Jamaica Section met on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at the MIS Department of the National Water Commission, to plan the annual Jamaica Section Social and activities for the 125th anniversary of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers.

The annual IEEE Jamaica Section Social was hosted by Dr Paul Aiken on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at his home at 15 Phadrian Avenue, Kingston 6.

MARCH

The IEEE Jamaica Section Chair, Mr Daniel Tulloch-Reid, and the Area 9 Chair Mr Wilfred Roberts, attended SoutheastCon in Atlanta, March 5-8, 2009.

Mr Cordel Green, Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, gave a presentation on Final Regulation in the Digital Age at the Jamaica Section monthly meeting Wednesday March 18, 2009 at 6:00pm in Lecture Room B of the Physics Department, UWI, Mona.

APRIL

The Caribbean Cement Company Ltd conducted members of the Jamaica Section on a tour of its Rockfort plant on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

MAY

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) cebrated the culmination of 125 years of ingenuity and innovation in engineering and technology on 13 May 2009.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009 MEETING POSTPONED!

JUNE

The Jamaica Chapter of the IEEE Communications Society, presented a Distinguished Lecture by Professor frederick j. harris, Signal Processing Chair, Communication Systems & Signal Processing Institute, and Professor of Computer & Electrical Engineering at San Diego State University, California, on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 5:30pm at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica. His topic was A Brief History of Radio .

JULY

A special presentation by The Mona Geoinformatics Institute on New Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology & Services in Jamaica (JAMNAV) was given on Wednesday July 15, 2009 at the Physics Virtual Lab, University of the West Indies, Mona.

AUGUST

A Region 3 (online collaborative) training session for Jamaica Section members was held on Saturdaty, August 22, 2009 at the School of Engineering, University of Technology, Jamaica commencing at 11:30am.

SEPTEMBER

A Region 3 (online collaborative) training session for Jamaica Section members was held on Saturdaty, September 26, 2009 at the School of Engineering (Faculty Lecture Theatre, 3rd Floor), University of Technology, This meeting provided an opportunity to learn about IEEE membership benefits and to meet other Region 3 members.

OCTOBER

The Jamaica Section executives met on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Physics Virtual Lab at the University of the West Indies (Mona). The proposal to host IEEE Southeastern Conference 2015 in Jamaica was the topic for discussion.

Solar Energy in Jamaica presentation ...postponed!

NOVEMBER

The monthly meeting of the Jamaica Section will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the Physics Virtual Lab, University of the West Indies (Mona). Plans for the remainder of the year and the election of officers for 2010 will be discussed.

DECEMBER

Annual General Meeting .....coming soon!