IEEE Portugal Section History
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| IEEE Portugal Section History | |
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| Established date | 1981-12-04 |
| IEEE Region | 8 |
| IEEE Council | |
| Geographic region | Portugal |
| Region area | |
| Principal cities | |
| Home page | |
| List of Subsections in this Section
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Overview
The IEEE Portugal Section covers the entire territory of continental Portugal and its islands, and belongs to Region 8 of IEEE (Europe, Middle East and Africa). It was established in 1981.
Section Executive Committees
2015
- Chair: Ana Madureira (ISEP-IPP)
- Vice-Chair: Ana Sofia Gomes (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
- Vice-Chair: José Pedro Silva (Critical Manufacturing S.A.)
- Secretary: Gonçalo Carito (Instituto Superior Técnico)
- Treasurer: Miguel Marques (EFACEC)
2014
- Chair: Nuno Borges de Carvalho (Universidade de Aveiro/IT)
- Vice-Chair: Ana Madureira (ISEP-IPP)
- Vice-Chair: Ana Sofia Gomes (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
- Secretary: José Pedro Silva (Critical Manufacturing S.A.)
- Treasurer: Pedro Manuel Afonso (Instituto Superior Técnico)
2013
- Chair: Rui Santos Cruz (Instituto Superior Técnico / INESC-ID / INOV)
- Vice-Chair: Ana Madureira (ISEP-IPP)
- Vice-Chair: Jorge Miguel Soares (Instituto Superior Técnico / ISR / EPFL)
- Secretary: Diogo Mónica (Instituto Superior Técnico / INESC-ID / Square)
- Treasurer: Bruno Gonçalves (Novabase)
2012
- Chair: Rui Santos Cruz (Instituto Superior Técnico / INESC-ID / INOV)
- Vice-Chair: Ana Madureira (ISEP-IPP)
- Vice-Chair: Jorge Miguel Soares (Instituto Superior Técnico / ISR / EPFL)
- Secretary: Diogo Mónica (Instituto Superior Técnico / INESC-ID / Square)
- Treasurer: Bruno Gonçalves (Novabase)
2011
- Chair: Rui Santos Cruz (Instituto Superior Técnico / INESC-ID / INOV)
- Vice-Chair: Ana Madureira (ISEP-IPP)
- Vice-Chair: Jorge Miguel Soares (Instituto Superior Técnico / ISR / EPFL)
- Secretary: Diogo Mónica (Instituto Superior Técnico / INESC-ID / Square)
- Treasurer: Bruno Gonçalves (Novabase)
Student Branches
- ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (est. 23 August 2012)
- ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa CS Student Chapter (est. 2013)
- ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa RAS Student Chapter (est. 2013)
- ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa MTT Student Chapter (est. 3 May 2013)
- ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa WiE Student AG (est. 21 January 2013)
- Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (est. 2 September 2013)
- Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (est. 23 July 2012)
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Instituto Superior Técnico IAS Student Chapter
- Instituto Superior Técnico CS Student Chapter
- Instituto Superior Técnico RAS Student Chapter (est. 14 June 2013)
- Instituto Superior Técnico EMBS Student Chapter (est. 2014)
- Instituto Superior Técnico WiE Student AG (est. 2011)
- Universidade da Beira Interior (est. 9 December 2013)
- Universidade de Aveiro (est. 1989)
- Universidade de Aveiro MTT Student Chapter (est. 15 May 2014)
- Universidade de Coimbra (est. January 2014)
- Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro
- Universidade do Minho
- Universidade do Minho WiE Student AG (est. 15 May 2014)
- Universidade do Porto
- Universidade do Porto WiE Student AG (est. 15 May 2014)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (est. 1998)
Affinity Groups
- Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), est. 2010
- Women In Engineering (WiE), est. 2010
Technical Chapters
- Communications Society Chapter
- Computational Intelligence Society Chapter
- Computer Society Chapter
- CE/CAS/BT Joint Chapter
- Education Society Chapter
- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter
- Technology Management Council Chapter
- IE/PEL/IA Joint Chapter
- MTT/AP/ED/SSC Joint Chapter (est. 1998)
- Power Engineering Society Chapter
- Robotics and Automation Society Chapter
- Vehicular Technology Society Chapter
Student Activities Timeline
- 2009: The Iberian Student Branch Congress was first organised. It was born out of a cooperation between the Instituto Superior Técnico and Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Student Branches. It brought together for the first time the student branch volunteers from Portugal and Spain, as well as attendees from Region 8 and beyond, for a total of around 90. Since then, the event takes place every odd year, being alternately hosted by a Portuguese or a Spanish student branch.
- 2010: 16 people from Portugal attend the SBC 2010 in Leuven, Brussels, making it the third largest delegation.
- 2010: The first Portuguese Student Branch Congress was organised by the Universidade de Aveiro Student Branch. It's the yearly event for branch leadership in the Section. The follow-up event took place in Lisbon, October 2011, hosted by the Instituto Superior Técnico Student Branch.
- 2012: 28 Portuguese representatives attend the SBC 2012 in Madrid, Spain, making it the second largest delegation. Delegates attend in diverse roles, including a full event recording team from IEEE-IST TV
- 2013: ISBC 2013 organised by Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) Student Branch in Oporto.
- 2014: The first edition of the IEEE Portugal Student Branches Leadership Camp takes place in Carcavelos, hosted by IEEE-IST.
- 2014: Second edition of IEEE Portugal Student Branches Leadership Camp hosted by FEUP and ISEP Student Branch, 31 October - 1 and 2 November 2014.
Major Events
2009
- IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting, Lisbon
- 1st IEEE Iberian Student Branch Congress, Lisbon
2011
- Eurocon 2011, Lisbon
Section officers
| Year | Chair | Vice chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Joaoj Freire | Joao Falcao Cunha | Joao Falcao Cunha | |
| 2002 | Joaoj Freire | Rui Santos Cruz | Antonio Rodrigues | Antonio Rodrigues |
| 2003 | Joaoj Freire | Rui Santos Cruz | Antonio Rodrigues | Antonio Rodrigues |
| 2004 | Joaoj Freire | Rui Santos Cruz | Antonio Rodrigues | Antonio Rodrigues |
| 2005 | Joaoj Freire | Rui Santos Cruz | Antonio Rodrigues | Antonio Rodrigues |
| 2006 | Joaoj Freire | Rui Santos Cruz | Antonio Rodrigues | Antonio Rodrigues |
| 2007 | Joaoj Freire | Rui Santos Cruz | Antonio Rodrigues | Antonio Rodrigues |
| 2008 | Rui Santos Cruz | Mario Nunes | Jose Carlos Metrolho | Jose Carlos Metrolho |
| 2009 | Rui Santos Cruz | Mario Nunes | Jose Carlos Metrolho | Jose Carlos Metrolho |
| 2010 | Rui Santos Cruz | Mario Nunes | Jose Carlos Metrolho | Jose Carlos Metrolho |
| 2011 | Rui Santos Cruz | Jorge Soares / Ana Madureira | Diogo Monica | Bruno Goncalves |
| 2012 | Rui Santos Cruz | Jorge Soares / Ana Madureira | Diogo Monica | Bruno Goncalves |
| 2013 | Rui Santos Cruz | Jorge Soares / Ana Madureira | Diogo Monica | Bruno Goncalves |
| 2014 | Nuno Borges De Carvalho | Ana Madureira / Ana Sofia Gomes | Jose Silva | Pedro Afonso |
| 2015 | Ana Madureira | Ana Sofia Gomes / Jose Silva | Goncalo Carito | Miguel Marques |
| 2016 | Ana Madureira | Jose Silva / Catarina Silva | Pedro Carvalho | Miguel Marques |
| 2017 | Ana Madureira | Jose Silva / Catarina Silva | Pedro Carvalho | Miguel Marques |
| 2018 | Jose Silva | Miguel Marques / Catarina Silva | Ana Trigo | Pedro Carvalho |
| 2019 | Jose Silva | Miguel Marques / Catarina Silva | Ana Trigo | Pedro Carvalho |
| 2020 | Catarina Silva | Ana Trigo | Miguel Ferreira | Pedro Carvalho |
| 2021 | Catarina Silva | Ana Trigo | Miguel Ferreira | Pedro Carvalho |
Archival documents
- Section petition documents
- Petition letter with list of petitioners, dated 1981, requesting the establishment of the Portugal Section of IEEE.
- Congratulatory letter from IEEE confirming the establishment of the section
