Ing. Gustavo Giannattasio MBA, PMP

Saludo a todos los miembros de Region 9

2009-07-30T18:02:00.001-07:00

CANDIDATO A DIRECTOR REGIONAL IEEE LATINOAMERICA

2009-02-15T07:40:00.000-08:00

Sitio web de la elección http://www.ieee.org/elections

Votación electrónica https://www.directvote.net/ieee/

Estimados colegas de Latinoamérica, sean bienvenidos todos los miembros de la Región 9 de IEEE, este es nuestro sitio para comunicación
Aquí expondré algunas opiniones personales, las cuales no necesariamente reflejan la opinión o posicion de IEEE. Deseo y aspiro a que mi propuesta de acciones sea desafiante y cuente su apoyo.
La mejor manera de emprender acciones es a través del trabajo en equipo de miembros de IEEE que hacemos cada día crecer mas a nuestro Instituto y creamos alternativas de desarrollo profesional y personal para todos los integrantes de la gran familia de la Región 9 Latinoamericana. Les invito a explorar este sitio, analizar el desarrollo de mis actividades dentro de IEEE y mi propuesta como Candidato a Director-Electo 2010 -2011 para la Región 9, asi como para dejar sus comentarios y sugerencias.

Mis actividades desarrolladas en IEEE

2009-02-01T14:56:00.000-08:00

· COMMITEES/BOARDS:
IEEE MGA CAREER SERVICES COMMITTE 2009
IEEE COMSOC EDUCATION BOARD WORKING GROUP 2008-2009
IEEE COMSOC EDITOR IN CHIEF of the Wireless Body of Knowledge 2008
IEEE A&A Region 9 Delegate 2008-2009
IEEE COMSOC Core Team Wireless certification 2008
Program Analysis Task Force IEEE Comsoc 2006/2007 delegado de la región 9
TAB/RAB SCS delegado de TAB en el comite Sections and Chapters support SCS 2007
A&A 2006-2007 miembro con voto como delegado de la región 9

· REGION :
Region 9, Job Site & Standards Chair 2008-2009
Organizing Committe Chair RR2008 Punta Del Este 2008
Organizing Committee Chair TISP Montevideo 2009
Region 9, On line seminars and videoconferencing group 2005-2006
Region 9, Professional Certifications group 2005

· SECTIONS/CHAPTERS:
Uruguay COMSOC Chair 2008-2009
Uruguay Section Vice Chairman 2009
Uruguay EMS Chair 2006-2007
Uruguay Section Vice Chairman 2006-2007
Uruguay Section Chair 2004-2005
Uruguay COMSOC Chair 2002-2003

· OTHERS:

Senior Member
Miembro de la Communications Society COMSOC , de Engineering Management Society EMS , COMPUTER Society y del Project Management Institute.
Revisor de trabajos para el congreso COMSOC Globecom 2009
Revisor de trabajos para el congreso de Ingeneiría en Telecomunciaciones de Ecuador 2009

Biografía

Nacido el 27 de Setiembre de 1947 en Montevideo Uruguay, casado, cuatro hijos y dos nietas . Graduado en la Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo Uruguay, Ingeniero Electricista con especialización en Telecomunicaciones. Diploma de postgrado Electronic Design Engineering del Philips Internacional Institute, Eindhoven, Holland.MBA con Honores de la Universidad Católica de Montevideo, UruguayProject Management Professional (PMP) certificado por PMI, USACisco Systems Certified Engineer en Telefonía IP, Wíreless y Diseño.Profesor asistente de Propagación y Antenas en la Facultad de Ingeniería Uruguay.Profesor de Comunicaciones de datos en la Universidad Católica, Uruguay.Profesor del curso en línea de Redes de Nueva Generación (NGN) de la ITU, Suiza.Consultor del Ministerio de Educación de Uruguay en certificación de carreras de Postgrado y maestrías en Comunicaciones.Actividades técnicas profesionales en Telecomunicaciones en empresas públicas y privadas por más de 25 años, líder de grupo y director de proyectos de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones .
Lider de grupo de desarrollo de Software basado en Asterisk.
Ha dictado cursos de Datacenters, Networking y Comunicaciones en Latinoamérica y fue Orador invitado en congresos de Telecomunicaciones e Informatica en Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina y Ecuador.

SERA POSIBLE HACERLO ?

2009-01-27T16:45:00.000-08:00

IEEE Reunión Regional 2008

2009-01-15T07:31:00.000-08:00

Celebramos en Marzo 2008 nuestra reunión anual en Punta del Este Uruguay .
Fue un gratísimo y productivo encuentro donde tuvimos ocasión de profundizar la amistad que nos une , también para gestionar el futuro de nuestro querido Instituto y posibilitar el crecimiento profesional de todos sus integrantes. http://www.rr2008.blogspot.com/

Puntos de Acción

2009-01-10T07:25:00.000-08:00

IEEE REGION 9 - LATINOAMERICA

CANDIDATO A DIRECTOR -ELECTO 2010-2011

Ing. Gustavo Giannattasio, MBA, PMP

1) Criar programas de certificação focalizados nas necessidades regionais via uma Universidade Virtual IEEE que fornece certificação profissional.

2) Aumentar à participação de membros diminuiendo as barreiras de idioma, oferecendo cursos de inglês técnico focalizado para estudantes e membros de línguas portuguesa e espanhola.

3) Aumentar a inovação de potenciais de líderes de IEEE com oficina de trabalho e seminários, com temas alinhando em gestão, liderança, inovação e criatividade.

4) Promover o suporte da Indústria, firmando acordos com organizações profissionais tais como: PMI, ISACA, Governos e Empresas de modo de liderar esforços de desarrolho em condiciones favoráveis por membros de IEEE

5) Liderar criação de clusters de Universidades focalizadas em temas específicos que fornece os recursos humanos com altitudes necessárias para potenciar clusters profissionais na região.

6) Concretizar a criação de clusters de expertos regionais de IEEE mediante atividades profissionais na região e reforçando o uso de Internet y blogs.

7) Medir o avance y otimizar o plano estratégico da Região 9.8) Promover no mercado mundial o aumento da participação de oradores distinguidos residentes na região

PORTUGUES

2008-12-22T03:35:00.000-08:00

Gustavo Giannattasio

Candidato a Diretor Eleito 2010-2011

IEEE Região 9 – Latina América

Estimados colegas:

Permito-me solicitar lhes parte de seu tempo para fazer uma breve apresentação da minha vida pessoal, profissional, acadêmica e dentro do IEEE.

Se logo de falar leio as ações propostas se estão de acordo com elas lhes peço-me apóiem para materializar-las em conjuntos.

Muito obrigado

Gustavo Giannattasio

Biografia
Nasci em 27 de Setembro de 1947 em Montevideo Uruguay, estou casado desde 1973 com Susana, e fruto desse matrimonio temos quatro filhos e una linda neta.
Gradue-me como Engenheiro Eletricista com especialização em Telecomunicações na Universidade da Republica, Montevideo Uruguay; MBA na Universidade Católica de Montevideo, Uruguay; Project Management Professional (PMP) certificado por PMI, USA; Diploma de pós-graduado Electronic Design Engineering del Philips Internacional Institute, Eindhoven, Holanda.
Em minha carrera profissional foi Proyect Manager na implementação de Movicom, a primeira empresa de telefonia celular em Uruguay (atualmente Movistar); Engenheiro no Departamento de Engenharia de Telecomunicações ( ANTEL); Engenheiro de projeto em sistema de comunicações e Telecontrole por alta tensão (Main & Asoc); parte do staff de Desenho de sistemas de dados com correção de erros (Philips Holanda); Gerente de serviço técnico de computadores Texas Instruments (ACCSA).
Atualmente na Gerencia de Projetos de Tecnologias da Informação em Conatel SA (uma das principais empresas de telecomunicações do país),
Quando estudante eu entendi que a docência era uma excelente via de crescimento humano e acadêmico, desde esse momento venho desempenhando diversas atividades docente tais como: Professor assistente de Propagação em Antenas na Facultade de Engenharia, Professor em Comunicações de dados na Universidade Católica em Uruguay, Professor no curso de linha de Redes de Nova Geração da ITU, Suiza; no momento atuo como Consultor do Ministério de Educação do Uruguay na certificação das carreiras de Pós-graduado e mestrado em Comunicações.

Atividades no IEEE
Trabalho como voluntário no IEEE , e cada vez que penso no quanto tenho aprendido e em quantas atividades venho participando que parece incrível e demonstram o meu forte compromisso com a organização e a constante vontade por realizar contribuições no marco da mesma .
Algumas das funções que venho desempenhando são:

- Internacional: IEEE MGA Careers & Services Committee, IEEE COMSOC Editor en Jefe do Wireless Body of Knowledge, IEEE COMSOC WCET Certification Core Team , TAB/RAB delegado de TAB no comitê Sections and Chapters support SCS 2007; A&A membro com voto como delegado R9 2007; Program Analysis Task Force IEEE Comsoc 2006/2007; Chair TAB/RAB Visits Program 2006.
- Região: Região 9, On line seminars and videoconferencing group 2005-2006; Região 9, Professional Certifications group 2005.
- Secciones / Capítulos: Uruguay section Vice Cahirman 2009, IEEE COMSOC Uruguay Chair 2008-2009, Uruguay Section Vice Chairman 2006-2007, Uruguay Section Chair 2004-2005, Uruguay EMS Chair 2006-2007, Uruguay COMSOC Chair 2002-2003.
- Outros: Membro da Communications Society ,de Engineering Management Society , da Sociedade COMPUTER e do Project Management Institute
Proposta:
Em primeiro lugar quero agradecer ao Comitê de Nominações ao haver-me incluído entre o grupo de candidatos a Diretor Regional, este feito por si só já constitui uma honra para mim.
IEEE tem representado para mim a possibilidade mais edificante de crescimento profissional, e o vínculo com os profissionais líderes protagonistas do avance tecnológico.
Não consigo outra maneira de trabalhar que não seja em equipe, por tanto cada uma das atividades que são redesenhadas na continuação serão desenvolvidas por uma equipe de trabalho.
Os principais pontos que proponho, em caso de ser eleito são:
1) Criar programas de certificação focalizados nas necessidades regionais via uma Universidade Virtual IEEE que fornece certificação profissional.
2) Aumentar à participação de membros diminuiendo as barreiras de idioma, oferecendo cursos de inglês técnico focalizado para estudantes e membros de línguas portuguesa e espanhola.
3) Aumentar a inovação de potenciais de líderes de IEEE com oficina de trabalho e seminários, com temas alinhando em gestão, liderança, inovação e criatividade.
4) Promover o suporte da Indústria, firmando acordos com organizações profissionais tais como: PMI, ISACA, Governos e Empresas de modo de liderar esforços de desarrolho em condiciones favoráveis por membros de IEEE
5) Liderar criação de clusters de Universidades focalizadas em temas específicos que fornece os recursos humanos com altitudes necessárias para potenciar clusters profissionais na região.
6) Concretizar a criação de clusters de expertos regionais de IEEE mediante atividades profissionais na região e reforçando o uso de Internet y blogs.
7) Medir o avance y otimizar o plano estratégico da Região 9.
8) Promover no mercado mundial o aumento da participação de oradores distinguidos residentes na região

IEEE Elections

2008-11-20T07:20:00.000-08:00

Sitio web de la elección: http://www.ieee.org/elections

Estimado Colega:
Me dirijo a usted con respecto a la próxima elección anual del IEEE. Las boletas serán enviadas a todos los miembros calificados para votar a más tardar el 1 de septiembre. Le recomiendo en sobremanera que vote vía WEB (las instrucciones estarán en la boleta). Su voto debe ser recibido por la empresa contratada por el IEEE antes del 1 de noviembre a las 12:00 hrs tiempo central de US (17:00 GMT) para que sea contado.

La boleta de este año incluye la elección para Delegado Regional Electo/Director Electo de la R9 (América Latina). Lo invito a conocer más acerca de estos candidatos visitando la pagina WEB de la elección anual del IEEE en www.ieee.org/elections y a votar por quien considere usted es el mejor candidato para dirigir nuestra R9 por dos años. El sitio WEB tiene además links a las páginas personales de los candidatos.

Si tiene preguntas acerca de la elección anual del IEEE, deben ser enviadas a: corp-election@ieee.org
No desaproveche la oportunidad de ejercer su derecho a votar.
Por favor visite el sitio WEB acerca de las elecciones para conocer más acerca de los candidatos y de sus propuestas.

--------------------------------------------------------
Caro colega,

Estou escrevendo esta mensagem para falar da próxima eleição anual do IEEE. As cédulas serão enviadas a todos os membros votantes até 1 de setembro próximo. Eu recomendo fortemente que você vote via web (as instruções estão na cédula). O seu voto deve ser recebido pela empresa contratada pelo IEEE até novembro 1, o meio dia (hora do Centro dos Estados Unidos) (17:00 GMT) a fim de ser contado.

A cédula deste ano inclui a eleição do Delegado Regional Eleito / Diretor-Eleito para a Região 9 (América Latina).

Convido vocês a conhecer estes candidates, visitando o website da Eleição Anual, www.ieee.org/elections , e votar por aquele que você acha que é o melhor candidato para liderar a Região 9, durante os próximos anos. Este site também tem links para os websites pessoais destes candidatos.

Perguntas sobre a Eleição Anual do IEEE devem ser enviadas para corp-election@ieee.org .

Não perca esta oportunidade de exercitar seu direito de voto como um membro do IEEE. Por favor, visite a página web da eleição para conhecer os candidates e suas qualificações.

--------------------------------------
Dear Colleague:

I’m addressing you regarding the next IEEE annual election. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voting members by September 1. I strongly recommend that you to vote via web (Instructions will be in the ballot). Your vote must be received by the annual election vendor before 1 November at 12:00 noon Central Time USA (17:00 GMT) in order to be counted.

This year’s ballot includes the election of the Regional Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect for Region 9 (Latin America). I invite you to learn about these candidates by visiting the IEEE Annual Election website at www.ieee.org/elections and vote for whom you think is the best candidate to lead Region 9 during two of years. This site also has links to these candidates’ personal websites.

Questions about the IEEE Annual Election should be sent to corp-election@ieee.org.

Don’t let this opportunity to exercise your voting right as an IEEE member swing by. Please visit the election web page to learn about the candidates’ and their qualifications.

COMSOC PATF PILOT SURVEY

2007-06-15T06:34:00.000-07:00

COMSOC PATF just developped a certification delineation for Wireless Engineers WCET.
We kindly ask you to participate in the pilot survey at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YX271HJfn%2fZpncFnXrFyBw%3d%3d

Plase be so kind to support COMSOC activities to enhance the Telecom profession with first class certification vendor independent and valid worldwide for Telecom Engineers and Practitioners.

INGLES

2007-02-20T03:32:00.000-08:00

Ing Gustavo Giannattasio, MBA, PMP

Candidate for Elected Regional Director 2010-2011

IEEE Region 9 – Latinamerica

Dear colleagues:

Allow me to introduce myself and get you acquainted with some facts of my personal, academic and professional life within IEEE

If after reading my proposal you agree with the actions described, I would kindly ask you to give me your support and be part of the challenge to make them happen.

Thank you
Gustavo Giannattasio

Biography

I was born in Montevideo Uruguay, on September 29 th 1947. I`ve been married since 1973. Susana, my wife, and I have four children and a lovely grand daughter.
I got my degree in Engineering , majoring in the field of Telecommunications at the Universidad de la Republica, in Montevideo Uruguay. I got a MBA at Universidad Catolica de Montevideo, and Project Management Professional Certification by PMI Institute, USA. I got a Post Degree Diploma on Electronic Design Engineering at Philips International Institute, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
I was Project Manager of the Movicom Cellular Project, the first company to introduce Cellular telephony in Uruguay (called Movistar at the moment). I also held the position of Engineer at ANTEL, Project Engineer at the Communications and Control System of a Hydro- power Project for Main & Asoc; Staff member fo the Data Error Correction System Design at Philips ISA Laboratories , Eindhoven , The Netherlands; Technical Manager at Texas Instruments Computer Cº ACCSA.
I am currently Project Manager in Information Technology Projects at CONATEL S.A. (one of the main telecommunications private companies in Uruguay
As a student I understood that teaching was an excellent way of developing, both, as a human being and academically. That is the reason why since then I have been developping several teaching activities such as Assistant teacher of Propagation and Antennas at Universidad de la Republica, Engineering University, Data communication Teacher at the Universidad Catolica, Online Teacher in the Course of New Generation Networks for ITU Geneva, Switzerland. I am also Consultant for the Ministry of Education of Uruguay for carreer certifications for post degree and masters in communications.

IEEE Activities

I am IEEE volunteer and I find it amazing how much I have learned and the number of actions I have taken part in, which show my willingness and strong commitment with the Institute
Some of the volunteering positions are:
- International: IEEE MGA CAreer and Services Committee 2009; IEEE COMSOC Education Board Working Group 2008-2009; IEEE COMSOC WCET certification Core Team 2008; IEEE COMSOC Editor in Chief of the Wireless Body of Knowledge 2008, TAB/RAB delegate of TAB on Sections and Chapters Support Committee SCS 2007; A&A member with vote as delegate of R9 2007; Program Analysis Task Force IEEE COMSOC 2006/2007; Chair TAB/RAB Visits Program 2006.
- Region: Region 9, JOB SITE & Standards Chair 2008-2009, TISP organizing committee Chair 2009, RR2008 Chair organizing committee, On line seminars and videoconferencing group 2005-2006; Region 9, Professional Certifications group 2005.
- Sections and Chapters: Uruguay EMS Chair 2006-2007, Uruguay Section Vice Chairman 2006-2007, 2009, Uruguay Section Chair 2004-2005, Uruguay COMSOC Chair 2003-2004, 2008-2009.
- Others: Member of Communications Society, Engineering Management Society, Computer Society and and Project Management Institute.

Statement of Candidacy

I Would like to thank Section Uruguay for presenting my candidacy, the nomination committee for selecting my proposal and be among the candidates for Elected Regional Director 2008-2009, this fact only is a real honor for me.
IEEE has represented for me the most gratifying chances for professional growth and the link with the leaders of the technological innovation
I do not see any other way to work but teamwork, so each and every activity described below will be carried out through participative teamwork
In case I receive your support and become Region 9 Director Elect, the main issues to work out together will be:

1. Create IEEE certification programs focused on regional needs building a virtual IEEE University providing professional certification career keeping members updated and officially certified.

2. Increase participation of members by lowering language barriers providing technical English courses focused in Portuguese and Spanish speaking students and members.

3. Increase innovation potential of IEEE leaders providing workshops and on line seminars about management, leadership, innovation and creativity.

4. Promote industry support signing agreements at convenient conditions for IEEE members with professional organizations like PMI, ISACA, eLAC, CARICOM, OEA , BID, EuriAID, Government and Private companies in order to lead development efforts with industry in favor of the IEEE members.

5. Promote cross country professional activities to identify and create clusters of Universities , Professional organizations and government focused in specific fields that will build the necessary human resource expertise needed to develop professional clusters in the region.

6. Monitor and optimize R9 strategic plan

7. Promote a substantial increase of the participation of distinguished lecturers from the region 9 in the world wide market.

Mensaje de Michael Ligthner

2007-01-26T16:20:00.000-08:00

COMPETENCIA Robots LEGO

2007-01-18T16:30:00.000-08:00

Punta del Este como sede de congresos

2007-01-15T06:47:00.000-08:00

Location
Punta del Este is one of the premier resort cities in South America. It offers cultural attractions, sophistication, excellent restaurants, natural beauty, and fabulous beaches (the workshop takes place at the end of summer). It is about 1.5 hours of scenic drive from the capital Montevideo, or a 30 min flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

For more information regarding Punta del Este and Uruguayan tourism in general please visit the official government site at http://www.turismo.gub.uy/index.php?idioma=2 and proceed through sections: "The sun and the beach", then "Punta del Este"
Independent reviews on Punta del Este can be found at:
New York Times review (January 15, 2006)
Food and Wine review New York Times review-->
Uruguay review in Lonely Planet (travel information site)
Punta del Este review in Frommers (travel information site)
More detailed information about Punta del Este is available at VivaPunta.com
Independent reviews on Montevideo can be found at:
Washington Post review
Montevideo review in Frommers (travel information site)
Montevideo review in Virtual Tourist (travel information site)
About Uruguay
Surface on land: 176,215 km2
Jurisdictional waters: 137,567 km2
Coastline: 660 km
Total Surface: 313,782 km2
Population: 3.241.003 (data 04/2005)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 75.2 years
Capital: Montevideo
Language: Spanish
Political regime: Republican Democracy
National Holiday: August 25th, Declaration of Independence
Member of:
U.N.O., O.A.S., ALADI, MERCOSUR
Constitution in force: November 28th, 1996
Cultural Profile: Literacy: 97.7%, Students per teacher: 21
Official Educational System: Lay, free and compulsory
Religion:
Catholic 56.2% - Non religious 38.3% - Protestant 2% Jewish: 1.7%
GDP per capita: 3609
Population with access to drinking water: 98%
Electrification rate: 98%
Cars (per 100 people): 19
Internet TLD (top-level domain): .UY
Calling Code: + 598
Local voltage: 220VAC 50Hz
Geography :
The territory of Uruguay features gently sloping hills and elevations of modest altitude, separated by rivers which flow down to the sea or into other and larger rivers. There are no high mountains or vast plains, no impenetrable forests or desert regions. Earthquakes are unknown. The highest point is the Cerro Catedral, altitude 513 meters.
The coastal plain boasts many beaches along the Atlantic coast and on the shores of the Rio de la Plata.
Demographics :
As a Spanish-speaking country of Latin America, most Uruguayans share a Spanish cultural background, even though about one-quarter of the population is of Italian origin.
Uruguay is distinguished by its high literacy rate, large urban middle class, and relatively even income distribution.
Economy :
Uruguay's economy is characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending, as well as a developed industrial sector.
In recent years Uruguay has shifted most of its energy into developing the commercial use of IT technologies and has become the leading exporter of software in Latin America.
Climate:
The climate is temperate throughout the country; there are no regional variations.
Average temperatures are 17 degrees C in spring, 25 degrees C in summer, 18 degrees C in autumn, and 12 degrees C in winter. Maximum temperatures may exceptionally attain 40 degrees C in summer, and minimum temperatures -2 degrees C or -3 degrees C in winter. Snowstorms and hurricanes are unknown.
For information about the weather in Punta del Este, visit this page.
Local Time :
Standard Uruguayan time corresponds to the UTC/GTM -3:00 zone.
For information about Uruguayan local time, visit this page.
Currency :
The Uruguayan Peso ($U) is the official currency in Uruguay.
US dollars are occasionally accepted. The airport's taxi cabs accept US dollars and the Hotel check-out requires US dollars. However, you will need Uruguayan Pesos for small expenses.
Currency Exchange :
Currency exchange facilities are available at banks and Money Exchange Houses located in commercial areas, as well as shopping malls and airports. Banks and Money Exchange Houses offer similar exchange rates.
For information about currency exchange, visit this page.
Credit Card :
Credit cards are widely accepted in shops and restaurants. The most commonly used credit cards are: Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express.
Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs)
They are easy to find in commercial and banking areas.
Tipping :
There is no fixed rule on tipping in Uruguay. However, it is usual to tip between 5% and 10% of the bill at restaurants. Don't tip taxi drivers with more than 10$U. In hotels, USD1 per suitcase would be a fine tip.
Mobiles :
Not every mobile would work in Uruguay. Please check with your network operator if it has a roaming agreement.
Electrical network :
AC current is 220V at 50Hz. Power plugs used are "Schuco" and "three in a row" (3 en linea). A universal adapter is recommended as foreign connectors such as the american plug are not compatible with these connectors.
Visa Information :
Citizens of certain countries are entitled to visit Uruguay as tourists for up to three months without a visa.
Please check if you need a visa for traveling to Uruguay at the National Direction of Migration Web Site. For further and updated information contact you nearest Uruguayan Embassy or Consulate. You can find information about Uruguayan missions in different countries at the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web Site.
Visa applications can take quite a long time. We recommend you to apply for a visa well in advance of your journey.

RAB/TAB VISITS PROGRAM OCT 2006

2006-10-03T03:46:00.000-07:00

RAB TAB Visits Program 2006 Report

For 2006 RAB/TAB selected within region 9 to visit Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.
The visit program started on September 25th and ended October 5th
The delegation consisted of:
Vice-president TAB 2006, Celia Desmond
Vice-president elect TAB , Peter Staecker
Vice-president RAB 2006, Pedro Ray
TAB Managing Director Mary Ward-Callan
RAB Managing Director, Cecilia Jankowski
Chair, Gustavo Giannattasio

CHILE

On September 25, the delegation started the visits program in Chile.
The local coordinator was Eduardo Bonzi that organized a complete agenda during the stay in Chile Univeresities and professional associations have been contacted.

Universidad de Santiago was the first visit, the Dean of the Engineering University Hector Kaschel introduced authorities of the University and many interesting topics were discussed .

IT was confirmed that 1200 students are participating in the regular courses of Electrical Engineering, some issues about accreditation process was open, IEEE put a comment on the commitment of IEEE helping Universities that need to enter into accreditation process like the ICACIT of Peru and seminar held also on Peru during 2005-
Universidad de Santiago requested IEEE to provide information on options for Digital Library access in order to reduce the costs.
IEEE informed about plans for joining local Universities into a consortium in order to reduce costs for Digital Library access.
IEEE also introduced new programs like Teacher in service Program and introductory topics on emerging technologies.
IEEE presented new products like ieeeTV , a very interesting video on demand proposal for keeping members updated in new technologies and trends as well as to have the opportunity to view discussions on technical topics by IEEE experts.
After the introductory visit, we went to the Director of Engineering office Ricardo Hinojosa where other professors and students of the local branch were introduced During this part of the visit the students did comment that a electric car race is being organized among universities in Chile and 10 groups are doing their design of the vehicles that will participate in the race during November.
After the discussion a presentation was given by Celia Desmond about
“ Communication for Engineers” stressing the needs for engineers to communicate their ideas and proposals efficiently and properly in order to get better results and things to occur as part of the human relationship between professionals and other people.

After the talk many students approached Celia Desmond to ask her about many isues related with the talk.

Finally a lunch was offered by University authorities to delegation that was very useful to continue approaching other topics that will enhance the relationship between IEEE and the University.

During the afternoon and after a very nice tour through in Valparaiso city hosted by IEEE Chile, we went with Gaston Le Franc to the University of Valparaiso to participate in the starting ceremony of the Bio Engineering Chapter by the director of The Biomedical Engineering , Cesar Galindo .

On September 28th we visited the professional association “ Asociacion de la Industria Electrica – Electronica” ( AIE) and met the Vicepresident Guillermo Diaz-Vaz, and the General Manager Tali Haviv .
AIE is hosting joint events with the local section and requested information on copyrights for printing some IEEE publications like Spectrum articles.
IEEE will provide information copyright procedures to let investigate AIE the publications on the local media.
IEEE informed about services line DL tours, IEEETV, Tryengineering and joint consortiums among industry and universities to have additional options to access the Digital Library.
In the evening the professional association of Chile “ Colegio de Ingeneiros de Chile” was visited and representatives of the Women in Engineering presented a talk on WIE Activities in Chile.

After the talk an interesting discussion was opened by Rodrigo Palma about the problem of publishing articles in technical journals versus local publications explaining that only main technical journal attract researchers because their performance is measured considering basically published works in technical journals and this fact makes researchers to focus only on international journals.

The delegation was very interested with all issues presented by both professional associations, researchers, student members and women in Engineering representatives.

During the evening a dinner with typical Chilean dancers from many different regions was offered by Chile Section as a very nice farewell ceremony to close the visit to Chile.

IEEE delegation will provide information and coordinating efforts to comply with requests retrieved during the tour concerning:
• Distinguished Lecturers programs details
• Joint Consortium for Digital Library access
• Accreditation information
• Student and member fees
• Awards
• Abstracts and papers publications and Copyrigths
• Tryengineering services
• On line seminars with nearly no cost for Region 9 to enhance communication among sections, student branches and technical events.
• Certification programs

URUGUAY

Next country visited was Uruguay.
Visit started on September 29 aftrernoon, to use the short time available, delegation was split in two subgroups in order to visit two universities simultaneously.
Group 1 included Peter Staecker, Mary Ward-Callan visited the ORT University.
In spite that ORT University was on holliday from Friday to Monday due to religious festivity Jom Kippur the Dean Mario Fernandez and other proffesors received the delegation and discussed about IEEE benefits for Universities.

Group 2 included Celia Desmond, Cecilia Jankowski and Pedro Ray visited the Catholic University , Dean Omar Paganini and IEEE Bio Engineeering Chapter Chair Enrique Ferreira greeted the visitors and started a discussion about IEEE options for accessing Digital Library, DL tours and new student branch being formed.

After that, Pedro Ray closed the IBERSENSOR 2006 congress with a talk about Technology and IEEE support for science research and education.
The talk was given in the conference hall of ANTEL, a modern building with excellent facilities for presentations and conferences.
More than 80 people listened to the talk that was fluently provided in Spanish to the maximum benefit of the audience.

ANTEL President Maria Simon was also present and a local Television Channel “Teledoce” interview Celia Desmond and Pedro Ray asking them about IEEE, and why they are visiting the country.
Pedro Ray explained to the TV Reporter the basics of IEEE, Vision and Mission and why IEEE organizes every year a tour that this 2006 visits Chile, Uruguay and Argentina

Later after congress people had left, Celia Desmond presented her talk “Trends in telecommunications and Project Management for Telecommunications”
More than 90 people interested in Project Management and Telecommunications listened to Celia Desmond Presentation .

That evening , a welcome dinner was held.
Guests included local officials the Deans of the four universities in Uruguay, vice minister of Energy, the president of Engineering Association, the president of local PMI group, representatives of student branches and Chairs of every IEEE Chapter active in Uruguay, as well as past IEEE chairs, one past director and one past treasurer of R9.
Also present in the dinner was the president of Antel Ing Maria Simon and the president of UTE and Salto Grande Dam Ing Echeverria.
Classic Music was played during the reception to entertain guests.
During the dinner the guests had the chance to meet and start considering future projects with the collaboration of IEEE as well as other educational and professional activities.

On Saturday morning the delegation visited Zonamerica, a technological development initiative that promotes investments under special favorable conditions.
Zonamerica is located 25 Km east of Montevideo City and holds many Corporations that contract local professionals for their worldwide operations.

A talk about actual development of the Initiative and regulations was given to the delegation.

The Group was guided around the premises and could see some interesting facilities for bio research labs installed on the Campus.

During the presentation the speaker informed about a plan in evaluation to build a new University on the premises as well a small town.
Some Software companies like Tata Consulting Services from India have 700 programmers that represents a tremendous need for skilled profesionals in such a small country.
Also the many of the biggest Call Centers of the country are located in Zonamerica, providing Helpdesk in a variety of different languages like Portuguese, Greek, English and Spanish to customers in Europe the Caribbean and USA.

The Group toured to the east of the country , and had the chance to have lunch and a good time for integration at Las Cumbres, very close to Punta del Este.

One of the objectives of the afternoon was to allow an overall view of Punta del Este considering that the section Uruguay is evaluating a suggestion to hold a regional annual meeting there.

Monday October 2

During the morning two more Universities were visited, again the group split in two subgroups in order to have the chance to visit within the available short time, all four universities that exist in the country.

Peter Staecker and Cecilia Jankowski visited Universidad de Montevideo and Peter Staecker presented his Talk about Geosensors to the students.
Manuel Veiga the vice Dean of the university and Nicolas Daoudian the Student branch president held discussions about initiatives and IEEE benefits and options for students, and show the IEEE delegation the University that has a new career in Telematics.
The other group formed by Celia Desmond and Mary Ward-Callan visited the University of Engineering , the state University the largest and oldest in Uruguay.

The speakers asked about membership fees and access to Digital Library.
IEEE delegation introduced the idea of Joint Consortium among Universities and Industry, already considered during the dinner with ANTEL president Maria Simon.
IEEE also introduced IEEETV, Tryengineering and Introduction to new technologies programs.
DL tours were discussed and next planned communication chapter DL for early November was commented. SUMO competition with Robots was announced by the Dean of Computer division to be held in Montevideo in early November.
The institute of Electrical Engineering was visited later.

A friendly atmosphere was established that day continued later during the visit to the Institute of Computer (INCO) of the Universitiy as can be seen on the next picture:

There MSC Alfredo Viola made comments about the Information Technology Workshop (ITW06) held in Punta del Este for 3 days in last March with the help of IEEE and HP. Viola commented the success of the Workshop and how important was the participation of IEEE.
In the afternoon the local section organized a meeting including the student branch of Universidad de Montevideo, the Computer Chapter by Horacio Paggi and the Power Enginering Society by Marcos Andrade.
The students presented a very interesting and fluid talk on their activities, reasons that led them to form the branch and provided information on recent technical tours

They informed about a visit to a TV station on a hill as well as provided details of the next National Branch Meting NRN2006 to be held in Montevideo next October 27 and 28 and other possible tours.
They consider technical tours a big attractive for students to join the IEEE student branch.

Besides same general information requested by Chile section that will be also informed in other countries, some specific Open issues for Uruguay include:

• Information on consortium for Digital Library access at convenient rates.
• Information on participation of local members on the IEEE effort to build a portal with preliminary and basic information on new technology trends New technology communities.
• Additional infomation on Ways to coordinate DL Tours with other countries.

ARGENTINA

The local organizer for the visits in Argentina was IEEE member Luis Remez.
The RAB/TAB delegation started the visit in the University Of Buenos Aires (UBA) the largest and oldest Engineering University of Argentina.

The Dean Carlos Rosito and the academic secretary Juan Carlos Fernandez presented the status of different careers and issues that have the more than 8000 students in that University.
The UBA generates more than 500 professionals per year in 10 specializations and that number is not enough for the industry demands.
They commented that durig the 2002 crisis the student population declined severely and few students selectd engineering studies, but now the trend is reverted.

After the opne discussion Pedro Ray presented his talk on Technology and the IEEE support for science, research and education.
After that IEEE provided information on Global accreditation, the ICACIT of Peru, The Teacher in service Program, the IEEE ISTO and members visit to congress based on country indexes.
The group then went to the ExpoCOMM exhibition to greet Kichael Ligthtner before his presentation.

During the lunch an award was given to Marta Correa de Castro the local administrative supporter of IEEE activities

The Talk given by Michael Lightner had an important number of atendees that after the talk presented many interesting questions

After the talk another award was given, this time to Ing Oscar Fernandez founder of IEEE Argentina section.

That night students and members joined a dinner with the group

The next morning and introduced by Enrique Draier , Oscar Galante the general coordinator of SECYT received the group at the Instituto de emprendimientos Cientificos y Tecnologicos.
He informed that the government at Argentina provides financial support for seven areas including Energy and Transportation.
Argentina has plans for wind , solar and tide energy and made a comment about solar panels deployed in the North of the country
He also informed that Argentina Chairs the ALTEC for the period 2006-2007 that every 2 years changes country, 1985 was in Brasil, 87 Mexico, 89 Argentina, 91 Colombia, 93 Cuba, Venezuela, 95 Chile, 99 Spain, 2001 Costa Rica 2003 Mexico and 2005 Brasil.

Ing Galante informed also that BID has an agreement with Argentina for US$ 510 millions for the next 5 years to support research and development including Electrical Engineering.
He named Ernesto Quiles as responsible for plans of Transportation and Energy.
Last ALTEC congress received more than 1500 papers, and next one is planned for October 2007.

After lunch , a meeting organized by Norberto Lerendegui was conducted at CICOMRA, where IEEE Argentina usually holds conferences.
A complete list of issues was distributed before the meeting in order to let the everybody participate and answer the questions for both IEEE delegation and local Section.

Students presented also the RNR to be held in San Juan Argentina and got interested in participating in other RNR in close countries as well in RRR.

The discussions that lasted hours was very important for all, everybody put questions and many interesting issues were discussed

During the meeting coincidentaly an on line seminar via Internet free for IEEE members was being conducted, some participants had the chance to ask questions about the tool and could see some slides of the presentation.

A farewell dinner was provided that night by IEEE Argentina at “Madero Tango” a large restaurant with typical Tango dancers that delegation, and IEEE local authorities enjoyed that night.

That was another opportunity to socialize and put many issues to the consideration of the IEEE delegation in order to improve the cooperation and relationship with local section and chapters.

CORDOBA

Next Morning the group visited the University of Cordoba lead by IEEE member Ing Oscar Taborda.
The meeting was conducted by the dean and academic secretary

During the meeting many questions aroused about benefits of IEEE and difference between Society membership and IEEE membership.

IEEE delegation was informed that a Motorola development center is located nearby the University and attracts many professionals that study at the University.

Intel also has a local facility that attracts many Professionals.

IEEE informed about new initiatives for continuous education and professional certification plans, as well as Teacher in service programs.

In the afternoon a new meeting with student members presented the opportunity to discuss improvements on the access to technical information.

Students requested IEEE to provide them an English teaching program to facilitate the access to many IEEE original documents and also information of the industry considered a very important initiative because as they said “English is the language of Science and technology”.

After that meeting with students, Celia Desmond lectured about “Trends in Telecommunications “ in the conference room of the University.
Desmond discussed the introduction of new kind of telephone service providers never considered as such only few years ago.
The revolution of the industry is a real challenge to the established operators that need to join efforts even with old enemies in order to cope with the increasing offer of inexpensive services, not reliable in the past but today being adopted by many corporations to satisfy their communications needs.

Finally at the end of the Visits program, friends say good by at the Hotel and all hope to have been proactively providing vital information from first source to the TAB/ RAB delegation for important decisions in the near future that will impact on all members and students of the region.

After this visit, local hosts expect that many initiatives will be worked by IEEE to promote and enhance even more the successful performance of the R9 sections by providing access to first class technological information and tools for the benefit of the society, engineering professionals and students.