AAST IEEE

What is the IEEE
The IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately 175 countries. The full name is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., although the organization is most popularly known and referred to by the letters I-E-E-E. IEEE is best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industry. The worldwide IEEE members in different countries are divided into 10 Regions, and 300 local Sections. The IEEE Egypt Section belongs to Region 8. Members have the ability to join any number of 37 technical Societies. 1300 Student Branches are located across the world and usually interact quite closely with the local sections for industry contacts and other support.

IEEE in Egypt
The AAST IEEE Student Branch is determined to make college life at the AAST an active and enjoyable experience by encouraging the development of Egypt's future technology specialists, both technically and professionally by organizing conferences, workshops, seminars and tutorials addressing diverse issues. Also, of the IEEE main objectives are promoting university-industry collaboration and exchange of experiences and interests. Last but not least they encourage reaching out and helping others through general awareness.

Interested in joining the IEEE?! Contact me for more details. Also check these websites for more info:
http://www.ieee-aast.org/
http://ieee.org

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