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== <br>CHAPTERS/AFFINITY GROUPS/STUDENT BRANCHES == | == <br>CHAPTERS/AFFINITY GROUPS/STUDENT BRANCHES == | ||
*2009, IEEE Education Society Latvia Chapter was founded, with the first elected Chair Mr. Armands Strazds. | |||
*2010, IEEE Computer Society Latvia Chapter was founded, with the first elected Chair Professor Janis Grundspenkis. | |||
*January 2011, the Latvia Section announced the foundation of a Joint Chapter of IEEE Power Electronic Society, IEEE Industrial Electronic Society and IEEE Industrial Application Society | |||
*April 2011, IEEE Latvia Section Student Branch is planned to be founded.<br> | |||
== <br>THE BALTIC COOPERATION == | == <br>THE BALTIC COOPERATION == |
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BACKGROUND
The IEEE Latvia Section is part of Region 8 and covers the area of the Republic of Latvia.
The first talks about foundation of IEEE Latvia Section started in 2004, when IEEE Lithuania Section Officers visiting Riga Technical University. Finally, in 2007, during the meeting of European Nordic and Baltic countries IEEE Section officers, which was held in Riga, IEEE members from Latvia formed petition for the creation of Latvia Section.
IEEE Latvia Section was founded February 16, 2008, with the first elected Chair Professor Leonids Ribickis. Since its creation, the Latvia Section has been working professionally in various activities, mainly within the city of Riga.
SECTION OFFICERS
Year | Chair | Vice Chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
2008 | Armands Srazds – Deputy Chair | |||
2009 | Leonids Ribickis |
Elmars Bekeris | Armands Srazds | Atis Kapenieks |
2010 | Leonids Ribickis | Andrejs Romanovs | Oskars Krievs | Atis Kapenieks |
2011 | Leonids Ribickis | Andrejs Romanovs | Oskars Krievs | Atis Kapenieks |
MEMBERSHIP
As of 1 January 2011, the IEEE Latvia Section has a total of 141 active members.
CHAPTERS/AFFINITY GROUPS/STUDENT BRANCHES
- 2009, IEEE Education Society Latvia Chapter was founded, with the first elected Chair Mr. Armands Strazds.
- 2010, IEEE Computer Society Latvia Chapter was founded, with the first elected Chair Professor Janis Grundspenkis.
- January 2011, the Latvia Section announced the foundation of a Joint Chapter of IEEE Power Electronic Society, IEEE Industrial Electronic Society and IEEE Industrial Application Society
- April 2011, IEEE Latvia Section Student Branch is planned to be founded.
THE BALTIC COOPERATION
MAJOR EVENTS
IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Latvia
IEEE.LV-memb.JPG