IEEE Panama Section History

IEEE Panama Section History
Established date	1972-09-12
IEEE Region	9
IEEE Council	Central Amer.& Panama
Geographic region	Panama
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History

On July 19, 1972, Eng. Ernesto Obregon, Director of the IEEE Region 9, announced through local newspapers an invitation to engineers and electricians electronic Panama, in order to bring together those who were interested in forming the IEEE Section of Panama. On the same date, during the meeting to be held at the Hotel Panama, was appointed the organizing committee as follows:

President - Carlos E. Rodriguez B.

Vice President - Hernan Acevedo

Secretary - Antonio Raven

Treasurer - D. Oswald Cleghorn

Vocal - Roberto Barraza

Vocal - Daniel George

On July 24, 1972 Organizing Committee raised the formal request to require the approval to establish the Panama Section of IEEE. This request was signed by thirteen active members residing in the Republic of Panama, nine active members residing in the territory of the former Canal Zone, a member in arrears and three non-members of the IEEE.

Chapters

The Panama Section formed a chapter of EMBS in March 2010.

Recognitions

Supporting Friend of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities

2012 ABB Panama (R9), Panama, Panama, For continuous support to IEEE activities in Latin America.

Founding Members

The creation of the Panamá Section of the IEEE was adopted on September 12, 1972 and duly constituted by the following members considered "founding members":

Carlos Algandona, Ramon Argote, Roberto Barraza, Jose Barrios
Guillermo Flumach, Robert Inchausti, Edilberto George, T. Yee German
Daniel H. George, A. Ernesto Richa, Manuel Lopez, Esplá Val De la Guardia
Mario O. Roger, Ng Endara, Antonio Raven, Hernan Acevedo
D. Oswald Charles, E. Cleghorn Rodriguez B.
Ricardo Vasquez, Vasquez Numan, Horacio Alfaro, Hugo Tapia
Cristobal Silva, Miguel Aued

In January 1973 one started to prepare the statutes of the section and ran candidates for the first Board of Directors. On 20 February the same year was chosen the first Board of Directors, remaining as follows:

President, Jorge T. German.
Vice President, Ernesto Richa
Secretary, Daniel H. George
Treasurer, Manuel Lopez Esplá
Vocal, Val F. De la Guardia

The Section Panama was then formed by two Senior Members, 24 Members, 8 Associates, and a student.

Presidents of Panama IEEE Section

1973 - George T. Aleman
1974 - Ernesto Richa
1975 - Charles H. Numan Algandona
1976 - Numan Vasquez
1977 - Carlos E. Rodriguez Jr.
1978 - Horacio Alfaro
1979 - Antonio Raven
1980 - Victor C. Urrutia
1981 - Ramon O. Argote
1982 - Marco A. Chen
1983 - Cristobal Silva Calderon
1984 - Calderon Orlando
1985 - Manuel F. Reyes
1986 - Fernando Diaz
1987 - Oscar Rendoll
1988 - Hernan Acevedo
1989 - Carlos E. Luke R. Rangel
1990 - Lucas Halphen
1991 - Jaime R. Jaen W.
1992 - Enrique A. Tejera M.
1993 - George H. Lee
1994 - Gustavo A. Bayard
1995 - 1996 - Gustavo A. Rodrigo A. Bernal
1997 - Rodrigo Chanis
1998 - Evaristo Alvarez
1999 - 2000 - Jorge Him C.
2001 - 2002 - Roman Altamiranda
2003 - 2004 - Tania Quiel
2005 - 2006 - Leonardo Perez
2007 - 2008 - Gustavo Diaz
2009 - 2010 - Haydi Galvez

The Student Branch of the Technological University of Panama, was the first branch organized and approved, in 1982. The request was backed by 45 students of Engineering. His adviser was Eng. Jorge E. Salvatierra. Its first president in 1982-1983 was Julio Ivan Rovi. Rovi went on to become the advisor for the creation of the second student branch at Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua.

At present Panama' Section has more than 300 members with Society chapters of Power & Energy, Industrial Applications, Computer, Medicine and Biology and Communications; Student branches of the Technological University of Panama, University Santa Maria la Antigua, University of Panama and Latina.

Section officers

**Panama Section Officers**
Year	Chair	Vice chair	Secretary	Treasurer
2001	Roman Altamiranda	Tania Quiel	Aris Castillo	Leonardo Perez
2002	Roman Altamiranda	Tania Quiel	Gustavo Adolfo Montalvan Ramos	Leonardo Perez
2003	Tania Quiel	Leonardo Perez	Lucas Halphen	Katya Quiel
2004	Tania Quiel	Leonardo Perez	Lucas Halphen	Katya Quiel
2005	Leonardo Perez	Gustavo Diaz	Katya Quiel	Jorge Him
2006	Leonardo Perez	Gustavo Diaz	Katya Quiel	Jorge Him
2007	Gustavo Diaz	Haydi Galvez M.	Guillermo Lasso	Katya Quiel
2008	Gustavo Diaz	Haydi Galvez M.	Guillermo Lasso	Katya Quiel
2009	Haydi Galvez M.	Fernando Bouche	Jorge Lam Arrocha	Yinnis Anette Solis De Amaya
2010	Haydi Galvez M.	Fernando Bouche	Jorge Lam Arrocha	Yinnis Anette Solis De Amaya
2011	Fernando Bouche	Yinnis Anette Solis De Amaya	Katyuska Correa	Adalina Aguilar
2012	Fernando Bouche	Yinnis Anette Solis De Amaya	Jose Correa	Adalina Aguilar
2013	Yinnis Anette Solis De Amaya	Jose Correa	Amy Reyes	Jorge Him
2014	Yinnis Anette Solis De Amaya	Jose Correa	Amy Reyes	Jorge Him
2015	Jose Correa	Ivan Castillo	Julio Rovi	Adda Urena
2016	Jose Correa	Ivan Castillo	Julio Rovi	Adda Urena
2017	Ivan Castillo	Guadalupe Gonzalez	Ernesto Ibarra	Jose Andrion
2018	Ivan Castillo	Guadalupe Gonzalez	Ernesto Ibarra	Jose Andrion
2019	Guadalupe Gonzalez	Julio Garcia	Jeanette Shakalli	Carlos Plazaola
2020	Guadalupe Gonzalez	Julio Garcia	Jeanette Shakalli	Carlos Plazaola
2021	Julio Garcia	Susana Lau	Tomas Abrahams	Greizy Barrera