IEEE Hong Kong Section
Chairman’s Message 2008

Dear members,

The Hong Kong Section is formed on December 14, 1971. We're stepping into the thirty-seventh year of services to local members. Currently, the Hong Kong Section has over 2,700 members out of which 44 members are Fellows or Life Fellows of the Institute. Our section is one of the 58 sections in Region 10. In the IEEE, there are currently a total of 38 societies responsible for the technical activities that represent the current interests in electrical and electronic engineering. In Hong Kong, we have 12 chapters or joint chapters, 2 affiliated groups and 5 student branches to organizing activities in their area of interests. Activities are open to all members regardless of technical society or group affiliations. Yet technical society reflects common technical interest and field of concentration for members to get a better view of the world and build a closer network.

As one of the leading learnt society in Hong Kong, your membership gets you connected to the world and helps you to follow closely the progress in electrical and electronic engineering; one of the fastest expanding areas of technology. In the coming months, we'll have conference, seminars, lectures, student paper competition, technical visits and non-technical activities to help you to brush up new development and build up your network. However, your participation is the utmost important factor that motivates us to organize activities for you. Please try your best to join our activities whenever you can. The section welcomes your suggestion. If you have any idea about activities, please feel free to drop us an email or give us a call. I'm sure we'll listen and implement when resources are available.

It is my great honour to serve as the 2008 session chair of the Hong Kong Section. The success of the section is based on the voluntary service, dedication, devotion and great efforts of our predecessors, members of the executive committee, officers of the section and chapter committees and of course your participation. I would like to thank you for all your contributions to our community. On behalf of the Section Executive Committee, we wish you all a happy and prosperous year and we look forward to meeting you in our activity.

Edward Cheung
Chairman
IEEE Hong Kong Section, 2008