IEEE HAC and IEEE SIGHT Projects Update

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in an unprecedented manner, and as such, the IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) has adapted its requirements to better enable IEEE volunteers to contribute. For that reason, HAC and SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) Projects have joined forces to prioritize proposals that have a strong potential for immediate impact…
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IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) and IEEE SIGHT Response to COVID-19

These are challenging and unprecedented times with the global spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. The IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) Committee recognizes that the virus has disrupted life in many parts of the world, and affected IEEE members, volunteers, event organizers, and project teams. As such, SIGHT has adapted its resources to…
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Note from the Chair – March 2020

Dear IEEE SIGHT volunteers, I realize that all of you have been affected in some way by the ongoing global health situation. Many of you are directly or indirectly engaged in the fight against COVID-19 and its effects on research, infrastructure, communications, and more.  We hope that you, your family, and your community are, and…
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Inaugural IEEE SIGHT Day!

The first-ever IEEE SIGHT Day will be held on 28 April, the date the first SIGHT group petition was submitted in 2012. Activities are planned from 25 April – 2 May, so there will be multiple opportunities to take part. This event is designed to foster a spirit of community for the global SIGHT network,…
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IEEE SIGHT Inspires Members and Volunteers

Since the earliest days, Humanitarian Activities has been a mission of the IEEE, advancing technology for humanity. One look at the illustrious legacy of a founder, Alexander Graham Bell, and his student, wife, president of AT&T, and partner in innovation and humanitarianism, Mabel Hubbard Bell, reminds us of what is possible. They are role models…
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2019 SIGHT Week Celebration 

The 2019 IEEE SIGHT Celebration Week took place from 1 – 8 December with the aim of fostering a spirit of community for the global SIGHT network, increasing awareness of IEEE SIGHT within IEEE, and celebrating the impact SIGHT volunteers and groups made in 2019. Activities included a workshop with past funded project leaders, a…
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IEEE SIGHT 2019 Award Recipients

On behalf of the 2019 SIGHT Steering Committee Chair Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan: 2019 SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award It is a pleasure to announce that Lwanga Herbert from the IEEE Uganda Section has been chosen as the 2019 IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year! Lwanga was selected to receive this award due to his outstanding contributions to IEEE SIGHT,…
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HUMANS OF IEEE SIGHT: AJAY KUMAR PODDAR

(IEEE SM 2005, IEEE Fellow 2015) Ajay Kumar Poddar graduated  in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NIT-C (National Institute of Technology Calicut), India; M. Tech (Master of Technology) from IIT-D (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) India; Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) from TUB (Technical University Berlin), Germany; Post Doctorate (Dr.-Ing. habil) from BTU (Brandenburg Technical University) Cottbus, Germany….
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