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IEEE Nigerian Section; Relevance to Engineers in Nigeria - Engr. John Funso-Adebayo,MNSE MIEEE

Ongoing Activities of the IEEE Nigeria Section. Membership Drives

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IEEE Nigerian Section; Relevance to Engineers in Nigeria - Engr. John Funso-Adebayo,MNSE MIEEE

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    1. "IEEE Nigerian Section; Relevance to Engineers inNigeria" - Engr. JohnFunso-Adebayo,MNSE MIEEE A PRESENTATION AT THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, MAITAMA BRANCH THURSDAY, 12TH MAY, 2011

    2. Ongoing Activities of the IEEE Nigeria Section Membership Drives Registration/Renewals/Upgrades/Benefits/Certifications IEEE Projects UI/IEEE/HP Telecenter, the 1st in West Africa, among other Computer Labs donated through the IEEE Volunteer Trainings for all exco and non-exco members in all organised units (OUs) Administration Members & Student Branches Conferences such as Nigercon 2010, ICAST 2011, and Nigercon 2012. Collaboration with other professional bodies such as the NIEEE, APWEN, and the NSE Introduction of IEEE Standards into the Nigeria local content Organizing Technical Meetings Other Affinity Groups/Societies activities such as the Distinguished Lecturer programs for Communications Society, Power & Energy Society and the newly rescurscitated Women In Engineering (WIE) AG 15-Jul-12 2

    3. EPICS in IEEE New Initiative EPICS (http://epics-high.ecn.purdue.edu/) Organizes university and high-school students to work on engineering-related projects for local area non-profit organizations. Conceived and championed by IEEE 2007 President Leah Jamieson. EPICS in IEEE - New Initiative Empowers student branches and IEEE GOLD groups to work with high school students on EPICS community service-related engineering projects

    4. Principal Outcome Establishment of a relationship between the student branches in each of the participating Sections, a local high school (or schools), and non-profit or humanitarian organizations in each venue. Focus on development by university and high school student teams of devices and systems for the benefit of the target audiences of the non-profit community partners. Human services Access and abilities Education and outreach The environment

    5. Pilot Programs in 2009 Philadelphia Section EPICSinIEEE Pilot Program EPICS Projects were conducted with Philadelphia Clean Air Council Development of an air quality sensor network for monitoring residential areas in South Philadelphia Participation of Philadelphia-area high-schools: Science Leadership Academy North Penn High School http://wireless.ece.drexel.edu/air_quality/ 15-Jul-12 5

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