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Suggested Section Report Format
PART A - SECTION SUMMARY
A.1 Executive Summary
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Highlights
1. The National Electrical, Electronics and Computing Conference 2009
2. Successfully bid for the hosting of the IEEE R10 Meeting in Cebu, Philippines
3. Successfully bid for the hosting of the IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) 2012 in
Manila, Philippines
4. Co-organized the Dancing Robot Competition
5. Co-organized the 4th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information
Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM) 2009
6. Organized a Students Roundtable Discussion on Robotics with Dr. Marcelo Ang of National
University of Singapore
7. Worked with the Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) in promoting
joint technical activities in the Philippines and in encouraging IECEP members to join the
IEEE
8. Actively participated in the IEEE HTC as one of the prospective sites for the HTC technology
pilot (eventually chosen as one of the pilot sites for 2010)
9. Co-organized a technical seminar on Rural Connectivity with Prof. Eric Brewer of UC
Berkeley EECS as resource person
10. Prof. Emmanuel Gonzalez, Education Activities Committee Chair of the IEEE Philippines
Section was awarded the 2009 IEEE Education Society Distinguished Chapter Leadership
Award. The award was given in October 2009 at the Frontiers in Education Conference.
(http://fie-conference.org/misc/2009AwardsProgram.pdf)
11. Cited by R10 Director Yong-Jin Park for having the 2nd highest voting percentage in R10
during the recent IEEE election
12. Submitted an application for the first Society Chapter in the Philippines – the Joint IEEE
Computers and Communications Society Chapter in the Philippines
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Major Events (International, National)
1. The National Electrical, Electronics and Computing Conference 2009
The IEEE Philippines Section together with the IEEE De La Salle
University Student Branch held the National Electrical,
Electronics and Computing Conference 2009 from December 9
to 11, 2009. The conference took place at the SM Mall of Asia
and included a series of talks and sessions conducted by leading
professionals and students in Electrical and Electronics
Engineering and other related fields.
The theme for
the threeday
conference
was
‘Pioneering
the Future – Passing the Torch to Next
Generation Engineers’. As mentioned
in the welcome remarks by Dr. Alvin
B. Culaba, the General Chair for the
NEECC 2009, the conference primarily
aimed to foster participation and
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collaboration of everyone who attended in research and development so as to elevate the
status of technology in the country.
The keynote speech was given by Dr. David Cartes from the Florida State University. He
highlighted the people's growing demand for energy; the problems that arise because of it;
and the appropriate steps that should be taken. Different renewable energy sources were
discussed including solar energy, which could be used for base-load generation.
Taking a close look into energy issues, Dr. Cartes made an analysis of Florida's current and
future energy sources and energy consumption. A similar analysis was made for the
Philippines.
Plenary talks were given by key people from
prominent schools in and outside the
country such as National University of
Singapore, University of the Philippines Diliman, and Florida State University, by
people from various companies such as
E-Gizmo, Perkin Elmer, Toshiba
Philippines, and SiTest Solutions Hong
Kong, and by people from the public
sector, such as DOST-ASTI, and the
International Energy Agency. The talks
covered various topics such as robotics,
signals processing, energy systems, bioenergy
research,
disaster
risk
management, system-in-package (SIP) devices, photo detectors and transmitters, hard disk
drive technology, IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6), and embedded systems.
Parallel sessions which allowed students and researchers from different universities to present
their researches were also conducted. The sessions covered topics of Power and Energy,
Signals Processing, Robotics and Control, Communications Systems, Circuits and Systems,
and Computing Architecture and Systems.
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Major Student Activities
1. Dancing Robot Competition
A dancing robot competition, co-sponsored by E-Gizmo, was held during the National Electrical,
Electronics and Computing Conference. There were three groups who competed, each vying
for the prize of Ten
Thousand
Pesos.
Each
group was able to make
three robots move in
harmony and in tune with
their own chosen music.
The
The Dancing Robot Competition sponsored by E-gizmo and the
IEEE Philippines Section had three groups that made their
robots move in harmony and in tune with their own chosen
music
conference was both
informative and stimulating.
It provided information on
some of the latest research
and
innovations
in
technology and inspired
everyone to further do
research and development
and make their own
contribution to the evergrowing field of technology.
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A.2 Financial Report – (Please follow the format given below)
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Summary (as per submitted L50)
The Philippines Section remains in good financial health. Receipts for 2009 amounted to
approximately US$25,400.00 (includes sponsorships from companies and grant agencies in the
Philippines and transfers from the IEEE Custody Account), while expenses amounted to around
US$16,500.00. The 2009 year end balance of the Custody Account was maintained near the 2008
ending balance.
PART B - ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
B.1 Membership Development Activities
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Summary and evidence of work done in the retention of members
1) Organized / Co- organized the following conferences for IEEE members:
a) 4th International Conference on Humanoid,
Nanotechnology, Information Technology,
Communication and Control, Environment, and
Management 2009 (March 12-15, 2009)
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The National Electrical, Electronics
Computing Conference 2009
and
2) The IEEE Philippines Section partnered with the Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines
(IECEP) in reaching out to the technical training requirements of the IEEE members in IECEP.
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B.2 Professional and Continuing Education Activities
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Co-organized a roundtable discussion on robotics
collaboration with Prof. Marcelo Ang Jr. as guest speaker.
Organized a technical seminar on trends in wireless
communication technologies, with Prof. Joel S Marciano
Jr as resource speaker
Organized a technical seminar on digital signal processing
applications with Prof. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara as
resource speaker
Co-organized a technical seminar on Rural Connectivity
with Prof. Eric Brewer of UC Berkeley EECS as resource
person
Prof. Eric Brewer of UC Berkeley EECS (2nd
from right) with Prof. Joel Marciano (2nd from
left), (l-r) Prof. Rowena Guevara, Prof. Manuel
Ramos and Prof. Cedric Festin during his
recent visit to the University of the Philippines
B.3 Recognized Educational Programs
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Co-organized technical seminars and workshops for students on the topic of microcontrollers,
Mobile Robots and Sumobots.
B.4 Students Activities
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The De La Salle University IEEE Student Branch organized the Dancing Robot Competition in
2009.
B.5 Awards & Recognition Activities
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Award(s) received from R10
The Philippines Section was cited by
R10 Director Yong-Jin Park for
having the 2nd highest voting
percentage in R10 during the recent
IEEE election.
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Award(s) received from IEEE HQ
Prof. Emmanuel Gonzalez, Education
Activities Committee Chair of the
IEEE Philippines Section was
awarded the 2009 IEEE Education
Society
Distinguished
Chapter
Leadership Award. The award was
given in October at the Frontiers in
Education Conference. (http://fie-conference.org/misc/2009AwardsProgram.pdf)
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B.6 Communication Activities (Newsletter, Home Page, E-mail etc.)
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Published the Newsletter (name and number of issues in the year)
Home Page of the section (give the URL and frequency which it is updated)
Other means of contacts with section members
B.7 Community Activities
B.8 Other Organizational Activities
PART C - OTHERS
C.1 Relationship with National Societies
The Philippines Section maintains a memorandum of agreement with the following technical
societies in the Philippines:
• The Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE)
• The Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP)
• Philippines Electronics and Telecommunications Federation (PETEF)
C.2 Special Events
C.3 Problems to be Anticipated
As always, encouraging members in the Philippines to maintain their IEEE membership is a challenge,
especially in light of the current global financial crisis where people tend to prioritize their expenses.
C.4 Best Practices of your section (which you would like share with other sections
for the benefits of members)
PART D - GOALS AND PLANS
D.1 Continuation of Project/Activity in Progress and Their Implementation Plans
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Reach the 300 active members in the Philippines milestone
Successfully develop the IEEE HTC pilot in the Philippines\
Organize a successful 2010 R10 meeting in Cebu, Philippines
Increase the number of senior members by 300%
D.2 Goals and Future Plans