In the photo to the left, Professor Szabo is shown at an IEEE and Education Society Membership Development booth that he created and maintained at the recent ICL conference in Villach, Austria.

	"Michael Auer and Abdullah Al Zoubi have become world renowned conference organizers. They are providing for the spread of knowledge around the world." —Rob Reilly
In the photo above to the right: IMCL Conference Co-Chairs Michael Auer (left) and Abdullah Al Zoubi (right). The conference aims to promote the development of Mobile Learning, encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning and provide a forum for education and knowledge transfer. IMCL will provide educators and researchers with an excellent opportunity to convene and discuss innovative ideas in the emerging fields of mLearning and online labs and the general eLearning discipline. The next IMCL conference will be from 21 - 24 April 2009 in Amman, Jordan

The conference had several world renown speakers including, Elliot Soloway, of the University of Michigan USA (far left photo). There were also a number of IEEE leaders at the conference including Virginia Tech (USA) Professor Joseph Tront (near left photo). The IMCL conference trips included: ancient Roman ruins, Petra (one of the newly defined 'Seven Wonders of the World'), and a sleep over in the Jordanian dessert at Wadi Rum. In the photo to the right, an IMCL conference participant rides a camel in front of 'The Treasury' at Petra.

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The IMCL2009 conference will cover all aspects of mobile learning, mobile business, mobile government, mobile society as well as the emergence of mobile technologies, services, implementation and implications for education, business, governments and society.

The IMCL2009 thus aims to promote the development of Mobile Learning in the Middle East, provide a forum for education and knowledge transfer, expose students to latest ICT technologies and encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning. The conference will also present an opportunity for educators to develop new skills and to stimulate critical debate on theories, approaches, principles and applications of m-learning, hence facilitate dialogue, sharing and networking between diverse cultures with regard to the optimal use of emerging technologies. The conference will provide participants with the newest state of the art on portable devices and their role in university education and potential benefits for learning purposes. Examples of the implementation by laptops, palmtops, mobile phones, PDA, smart phones, WAPs, GPS and a navigational system, WWW-access via Bluetooth, WLAN or GPRS will be presented, accompanied by experimentations to demonstrate their coherence and feasibility.

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(In the left-most photo above, from left to right) Noted IEEE Leader and Chair of the Education Society (EdSoc) Chapter in the IEEE United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Section, Charles Turner chats with Rob Reilly, Chair of the EdSoc's Chapters Committee. (In the middle photo above, from left to right) Chair of the EdSoc's Student Activity Committee, Aisha Yousef; Aju Thomas-Abraham , Chair of the EdSoc's Chapter in the IEEE-India Council and the IEEE-GOLD Representative to the EdSoc; Rob Reilly; and, Jairo Garcia, Chair of the EdSoc Chapter in the IEEE-Atlanta Section. (In the right-most photo, from left to right) Rob Reilly, and the EdSoc Chapter Chair in the IEEE-Germany Section, Fanny Klett, who is also the IEEE Region 8 Education Activities Chair.

The next Sections Congress will be in San Francisco in 2011. Let's look forward to that Congress. You do not necessarily need to be a Section officer to attend.

(In the left-most photo above, from left to right) Former EdSoc President and former IEEE Vice President for Education Activities, Lyle Fiesel, who presented a session at the SC08. In the photo to right, from left to right, are David Irwin, former EdSoc President; Joseph Bordogna, a former EdSoc President; and Bruce Eisenstein, another former EdSoc President. These former EdSoc Presidents were chatting with Joe Bordogna after he received the James Mulligan Award (see the first article in this newsletter).

The Sections Congress is such an awesome event — try to attend in 2010

In the left-most photo is EdSoc member who is the former IEEE-USA President and IEEE Board of Directors Member, John Meredith. In the middle photo, from left to right, Tufts University Professor, Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering Committee, and, Chair of the EdSoc Chapter in the IEEE Boston Section, Karen Panetta. In the right-most photo, from left to right, Charles Hickman, Director of University Programs of the IEEE Education Activities Board (EAB); Douglas Gorham, Managing Director of the IEEE-EAB; Yvonne Pelham, Director of the EAB's Educational Outreach Programs.

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The International Conference on Technology, Communication and Education was organized by Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST), Kuwait University (KU) and Regional Center for Development of Educational Software (RedSoft) at GUST Mishref Campus for 3 days from 7th April to 9th April 2008. It was inaugurated under the patronage of His Highness Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohamed Al-Sabah, represented by His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, who also represented the Minister of Education, Nouriya Al-Subeeh.

The aim of i-TCE was to bring together the experts in the fields of education, communication and technology and exchange ideas on how to develop the learning strategies, applications and standards in education. Six simultaneous tracks were held that covered different aspects of the conference including E-learning technology, Education and ethics, Organization and management, Evaluation and standards, Applications and E-learning curriculum issues. The conference was a huge success in every aspect, be it attendees, guests, sponsors etc. Not only did the participants benefit from this conference, but also students who were actively involved in both areas like attending sessions and organizing at the same time. The contribution of GUST has also publicized the new Mishref campus as a front-runner for organizing and promoting the events in field of education. Apart from conference sessions, workshops and industrial talks were also conducted. Workshops were heavily attended by faculties from Ministry of Education from Kuwait and some from local GCC countries.

We are seeing the birth of several world class conferences in the Gulf area, and this is one of them — Trond Clausen, Vice Chair EdSoc Chapters Committee.

In the photo above to the left, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah the Kuwait Information Minister gives the keynote speech during the opening day of the iTCE conference. In the above photo to the right, Dr. Robert Cook, Vice President of Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), Kuwait delivers an Opening Day message to the participants.

(In the photos below), in the left-most photo, from the left, Dr. Salah Al-Sharhan the Program Chair, Mr. Mohamed Deabas, Dr. Fawaz Al-Anzi the Conference Chair, and Dr. Ayed Salman the Conference Vice-Chair. (Below right photo) from left to the right, Minister of Information, Dr. Al-Muhailan (center) and Dr. Al-Sharhan.

In the left most photo below, Dr. Salah Al-Sharhan, Organizer and Program Chair delivers some words of wisdom during the Closing ceremony. In the center photo, the volunteer “Student Force” with Dr. Salah Al-Sharhan. In the right-most photo, is the audience at the Opening Ceremony for the conference.

In the left-most photo below, the certificate that was presented to Manuel Castro representing the IEEE Education Society for its support of the 2008 iTCE Conference. This certificate and a plaque were subsequently presented to the Education Society at it meeting in Pittsburgh this past June. In the right photo, the conference organizers honor the IEEE Education Society for their support of the iTCE conference. The EdSoc is represented by Administrative Committee and Vice Chair of the Chapters Committee, Professor Manuel Castro.

The Education Society received recognition from the iTCE conference organizers for its invaluable support of the conference

In the left-most photo below, Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Muhailan, President, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait delivers a keynote address during Opening Day activities. In the right-hand photo below, GUST president with guests, Dr. Kamel from Canada, Dr. Karray from Canada, Dr. Al-Najar from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), Dr. Abdulsalam from Kuwait, and Dr. Al-Sharhan the Conference Program Chair.

In the left-most photo below, Dr. Toshio Fukuda, Dr. Salah Al-Sharhan, and Dr. Ali Al-Shamlan the KFAS Chairman. The photo below to the right is the gathered dignitaries for the 2008 iTCE conference.

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IEEE EdSoc leader Fred Okuma (in the middle photo above, standing with the plaid shirt and white pants) from the Tokyo Section is deeply involved with a number of other engineers in bringing science and technology education to school children in the Tokyo area. This group of engineers donates their Saturday mornings to teaching the children about various aspects of science and technology. Shown in the photos are members of this dedicated group of engineers teaching children about robotic vehicles. These particular photos depict the children and their mentors fine tuning their vehicles before the children race their vehicles through a maze to determine who can best maniputate their vehicle. These dedicated engineers run this program throughout the school year. They focus on a number of hands-on topics during that time. Some of their topics included building photo-voltic cells. The photos in this article show the last day of the robotic vehicle unit.

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In the photo below to the right is a group photo of the IEEE Hong Kong Section leaders after a luncheon.

The Hong Kong EdSoc chapter is one our newest and one of the most active. They plan to collaborate with with colleagues in Macau to host an EAB Teacher In-service.

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TAEE 2010 Madrid Spain 13-15 April 2010

In 1992, different initiatives inspired by European projects like CTISS (Computer in Teaching Initiative Support Service) were carried out in several Spanish universities. One of these initiatives, already well consolidated, was TAEE (Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Enseñanza de la Electrónica – Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching). The First Congress was celebrated in 1994 in Madrid, and since then up till now other congresses have been celebrated every two years. These congresses are oriented to Educators related to the Electrical and Electronics areas. In all these congresses there has been an important participation of companies of this sector. The cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Las Palmas and Valencia, places in which an important electronic industry and prestigious universities exist, have been the sites of the celebrated congresses to date.

In 1998, during the celebration of the III Congress, the participation was opened to the Latin American countries. This situation has been kept in later congresses. The inclusion of Latin American countries was stimulated by the participation of many universities in a program of the European Commission called Alpha. Different participations of previous editions of the congress are included in http://www.euitt.upm.es/taee/congresos_taee/congresos_taee.htm and http://www.euitt.upm.es/taee06/

In general, it is possible to highlight that the average participation has been around 180 professors and the number of accepted communications has been around 120. The participation of Latin American countries has been approximately of 15%. Under the acronym of TAEE, not only congresses have been celebrated but other initiatives directed to the same objective have taken place such as the creation of a “TAEE Resource Centre”. In this Centre there are gathered the different didactic resources that have been presented in the TAEE Congresses or that have been donated by companies or groups of professors. This is a Centre of creation, application, evaluation and diffusion of resources and experiences on the use of the technologies to traditional or distance education. Its objective is the knowledge sharing and the reuse of the educational resources. Further information is in http://www.euitt.upm.es/taee/recursos/Centro_Recursos_TAEE.htm

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The IEEE leaders in the Macau Section are second-to-none in their desire to provide in-service education to local area teachers and engineers. University of Macau Professor Andy Fan suggested that a teacher in-service workshop/seminar be conducted for local area teachers and engineers. Since then the IEEE's Education Activities Board has beomce involved in this project. The EAB is planning to conduct a Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)there in the very near future. The TISP event would involve teachers and engineers from Macau, Hong Kong, and the Shenzhen-Zhuhai (mainland China) area. Several members of the University of Macau's Faculty of Education are working with IEEE EAB staff and IEEE leaders in the Hong Kong Section to create a regional teacher in-service program. The outlook is to develop an annual event in the Hong Kong, Macau, southern China area. In the photo to the left, from left to right, Professor Tat Ming Sze, University of Macau; Rob Reilly, Education Society; Professor Andy Fan University of Macau; and, Professor Siu-Kwai Yeung, University of Macau. The photograph was taken by Hong Kong EdSoc Chapter Vice Chair, Kai Pan Mark who is another supporter of this project.

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IEEE-RITA (Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje) (Latin-American Learning Technologies Journal)

IEEE-RITA is a publication of the IEEE Education Society (IEEE EdSoc) that was founded by Martin Llamas-Nistal, University of Vigo, Spain (left), and, Manuel Castro, National Distance Education University of Spain, Madrid. IEEE-RITA is focused on Iberoamerican community (Latin America and Spain and Portugal), not only on its geographical community but also on the worldwide Spanish-Portuguese speaking community. To view the recent issue of IEEE-RITA go to: http://webs.uvigo.es/cesei/RITA/

IEEE-RITA es una publicación lanzada por el Capítulo Español de la Sociedad de la Educación del IEEE (CESEI), a través de su Comité Técnico, de Acreditación y Evaluación (CTAE), y apoyada por el Ministerio Español de Educación y Ciencia a través de la acción complementaria TSI2005-24068-E, Red Temática del CESEI.

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As a joint project of the IEEE Education Society’s Austrian, German and Slovenian Chapters in the first two weeks of July an international summer school was organized.

this is a terrific example of cooperation among Education Society leaders.

The two photos above show all the participants at the summer school (left), and show a candid moment during one of the informal supper gatherings.

The summer school is part of a joint master study program in Remote Engineering of four European Universities and is also supported by the European Union and the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE).

This year the summer school was organized in Germany by the Ilmenau University of Technology under the guidance of Prof. Mitscherlich-Thiel and Dr. Henke. The topic of the taught module was Wireless Technologies.

31 master students and 7 professors from Austria, Germany, India, Pakistan, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and Syria worked 2 weeks very intensive together in the fields of Wireless Internet (wireless transmission, media access mechanisms, mobility management, wireless transport, quality of Service, security and privacy) and Mobile technologies (GSM and GPRS, introduction to UMTS network architecture, network elements, protocols, service and other aspects).

But they did not only study together, but visited the charming surroundings of Ilmenau, a town which was beloved by the famous German poet Goethe, and places like Erfurt and the mountains around Ilmenau.

This year’s summer school was already the second event in an annual series of summer schools in advanced remote technologies. The third summer school is planned for the next year in Slovenia (University Maribor) and Austria (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences).

For the time after the IAOE plans to organize these summer schools together with the EdSoc as a permanent part of the education of specialists in Online Engineering.

Michael Auer, Matjaz Debevc (Austrian and Slovenian Chapter Chairs) and Andreas Pester (Project Coordinator)

Already four years five European universities (Villach, Ilmenau, Brasov, Maribor and Limerick) are working under the patronage of the IAOE (International Association of Online Engineering) on the development and implementation of a common curriculum in Online Engineering. Online Engineering is one of the very future trends in engineering and science. Due to:

• the growing complexity of engineering tasks,
• more and more specialized and expensive equipment as well as software tools and simulators,
• the necessary use of expensive equipment and software tools/simulators in short time projects,
• the application of high tech equipment also in SME's,
• the need of high qualified staff to control recent equipment,
• the demands of globalization and division of labour.

it is increasingly necessary to allow and organize a shared use of equipment, but also specialized software as for example simulators. These schools aim to provide an intensive training in different Online Technologies like Telerobotics or Wireless Communication Technologies as part of the common curriculum in Online Engineering. Fundamentals, applications and experiences in these fields of remote engineering are mediated by an interdisciplinary approach in combination with "learning by doing" phases. Also the organizers want to promote transnational cooperation and exchanges between students and teachers of European universities, encourage efficient and multinational teaching of special topics of remote engineering and to enable students and teachers from different cultures to work together in multinational groups, so as it will be normal in international development and working teams in remote engineering. It is also an aim of the project to foster multidisciplinary approach, using the different competencies of the participants concerning technology enhanced learning, control engineering, net technologies and robotics.

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	"IEEE.tv is a next-generation member benefit..."	IEEE has announced the Beta release of IEEE.tv – an Internet-based broadcasting network that will produce and deliver prerecorded, special-interest programming for engineers and technologists. A collaborative effort of IEEE volunteers, members and staff across the organization, the new service will initially be available only to members only through the myIEEE web portal, but will expand to provide select content intended for the general public in September.
According to Pedro Ray, Vice President of IEEE Regional Activities, “IEEE.tv is a next-generation member benefit that will enable site visitors to view unique video content on a wide range of topics. IEEE.tv will advance IEEE’s commitment to educating the public on important technology and engineering issues.” IEEE.tv will feature original IEEE-produced content within a viewer that may in the future serve as a carrier for non-IEEE productions. The August release includes exclusive programming accessible to members only. In September, general interest programming including those promoting careers in engineering and demonstrating new technology in everyday applications will be available to anyone who visits www.ieee.org/ieeetv. New programs will be added monthly. David Green, Chair of the IEEE.tv Advisory Group, said IEEE.tv will reflect different aspects of the IEEE experience. Programs will be categorized into a number of “series” which will include a variety of different program formats and venues. “IEEE.tv will dedicate one series to IEEE conference highlights, while another series will consist of interviews with authors who publish books with IEEE,” explained Green. Additional series will cover technology and careers, special events such as IEEE president-elect candidate debates and introductions to new IEEE products.” “The launch of IEEE.tv is the latest service that adds value to IEEE membership from the convenience of the desktop,” said Ray. In 2005, IEEE launched the members-only web portal “myIEEE,” a one-stop and personalized web area for members to access their benefits and manage their IEEE account. IEEE.tv will be integrated within myIEEE. Ray also sees IEEE.tv as a natural extension of IEEE’s technical community. “IEEE.tv is member-supported, and will offer programming for the members by the members. It is intended to make broadcasting a vibrant and valuable component of the IEEE experience.” IEEE.tv was launched as a pilot program in 2005. The initial programming slate and technical usability of IEEE.tv resulted from feedback from members worldwide representing different technology and engineering disciplines. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society. Through its 365,000 members in 150 countries, the society is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. The organization also sponsors or co-sponsors more than 300 international technical conferences each year.

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The International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering (IJSLE) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free, semi-annually, over the World Wide Web. The Journal welcomes manuscripts based on original work of students and researchers with a specific focus or implication for service learning in engineering, engineering entrepreneurship in service, or related service learning pedagogy.

With an increasing number of individuals and institutions of higher education becoming involved in service learning and entrepreneurship in service learning, the IJSLE is an invaluable resources for students, faculty, practicing engineers and local communities. With articles relating to the latest design and research pertinent to local communities, the faculty-reviewed articles in each issue provide the reader with timely information related to:

• Engineering Design Projects as Service
• Engineering Research Projects as Service
• Engineering-Related Entrepreneurial Projects as Service
• Pedagogy in Engineering-Related Service Learning

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Impatica for PowerPoint makes it easy to add narrated business presentations to your web site or e-mail marketing programs. Now you can deliver fully narrated and animated PowerPoint presentations to essentially any Internet device without plug-ins and even at normal modem speeds. It is the software of choice for the EdSoc's Distinguished Lecture Series presentations.

For more information, pricing, to view demos of the software, and to download fully functional trial software, go to: Impactica Web site.

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	The IEEE has launched an online member directory designed to encourage peer-to-peer networking within IEEE membership. memberNet is the first step in a series of next-generation capabilities that will encourage virtual collaborations between members with similar technical interests, regardless of geography.
While the basic member profile in memberNet contains every member's name and membership grade, each member can indicate by check mark what additional information they would like to also have appear. These may include technical interests, local Section, or IEEE Society affiliation. The memberNet directory, and its opt-in management, is accessible from the myIEEE site. Or, visit the memberNet site.

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