THE JAMAICA SECTION
1977 - 2009

The Jamaica Section is an association of local engineers and technologists (IEEE members) who network with colleagues, develop activities for professional development, and share expertise through technical presentations. All IEEE members in Jamaica and the public are invited to attend and participate in Section meetings which are usually held the third Wednesday of each month, a tradition for 32 years. more...

IEEE
1884 - 2009

IEEE, whose origins date to the founding of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1884, celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2009. The organization has witnessed many important engineering breakthroughs over the years, including the development of electrical power, radio, television, telecommunications, computers, satellites, space probes, and the Internet. more...

^NEW Engineering Programme offered at UWI Mona.

The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona began offering a programme of study leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Electronics Engineering effective September 2009. The programme is being offered through the Electronics Unit of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at Mona. Additional programmes including Renewable Energy, Energy Management & Engineering and Biomedical Engineering are expected to come on stream in 2010.

The Chair of the IEEE Jamaica Section has created a group page on Facebook for the IEEE Jamaica Section. Facebook is a social networking website which helps members find and keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues. You can share unlimited photos, plan events and join discussion groups. Facebook membership is free. Jamaica Section members (including student members) are invited to join the Facebook group "IEEE Jamaica Section". It is hoped that members will through this medium become more involved in the organisation.

Two waste-to-energy plants are slated for early construction in Jamaica, which will see the country saving some US$60 million in the fuel importation bill, annually. This was announced by Minister of Energy and Mining, Honourable James Robertson, at a two-day Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum, being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, October 16, 2009. more...

National Energy Policy (Jamaica) 2009 - 2030

Draft ICT Policy (Jamaica) 2009

National ICT Strategy (Jamaica) 2007 - 2012

Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Development Plan

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

A presentation on the American Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Standards was delivered by Mr Robert Graves, Chairman of the ATSC Forum, at the Jamaica Section's monlhly meeting at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, Jamaica, on July 16, 2008. Part 1 - Overview of Standards , Part 2 - Update - Advantages.

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,
JAMAICA