IEEE Hong Kong Section 2012 Report This report was prepared with the collective efforts of the IEEE Hong Kong Section’s volunteers. 1 2012 Report for the IEEE Hong Kong Section PART A - SECTION SUMMARY A.1 Executive Summary – (Please follow the format given below) • Section Executive Committee Member List IEEE Hong Kong Section Executive Committee 2012 Chair Henry Chan Chair-Elect Norbert Cheung Honorary Treasurer S.W. Cheung Honorary Secretary Eric Ma Immediate Past Chair / Nominations & Appointments C Y Chung Chapters Operation/Promotion Coordinator Stanley Wong Educational Activities Rosanna Chan External Liaison Coordinator Edward Cheung Membership Development Peter Tam Newsletter Editor & Webmaster Y W Liu Student Activities Wilson Chu Technical Activities Coordinator Ricky Lau Professional & Career Activities Tim Woo Public Relations Ray Cheung Chapter Chairs AP03/MTT17 Antennas and Propagation/Microwave Hang Wong Theory and Techniques Joint Chapter Chair CAS04/COM19 Circuits and Systems/Communications W H Lau Joint Chapter Chair CE08 Consumer Electronics Chapter Chair Bernard C Fong CIS11 Computational Intelligence Chapter Chair Chi Wing Wong C16 Computer Chapter Chair Y T Yu CPMT21 Components Packaging and Manufacturing Joseph P Choy Technology Chapter Chair CS23/RA24 Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Wei-Hsin Liao Joint Chapter Chair E25 Education Chapter Chair Rosanna Chan ED15/SSC37 Electron Devices/Solid State Circuit Joint Ka Nang Leung Chapter Chair EMB18 Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter Alfred Cheukhang Yu Chair EMC27 Electromagnetic Compatibility Chapter Chair Leung C Fung IA34/IE13/PE31/PEL35 Industry Applications /Industry Eric Z Ma Electronics/Power Engineering/Power Electronics Joint Chapter Chair IT12 Information Theory Chapter Chair Chandra M Nair MAG33 Magnetics Chapter Chair Philip Wing Tat Pong PHO36 Photonics Chapter Chair Chun-Kit Chan PSE Product Safety Engineering Chapter Chair Hing K Lau SMC28 Systems, Man and Cybernetics Chapter Chair James Liu SP01 Signal Processing Chapter Chair Lai-Man Po TM14 Technology Management Chapter Chair Edwin King W Cheung 2 IEEE Hong Kong Section Student Branches Post Name HKU Student Branch Counselor S W Cheung CUHK Student Branch Counselor Tan Lee PolyU Student Branch Counselor H W Ngan CityU Student Branch Counselor Ray Cheung HKUST Student Branch Counselor Tim Woo OUHK Student Branch Counselor Kevin Hung IEEE Hong Kong Section Honorary Advisors Name Affiliation Nim Cheung The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) Paul Cheung Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong P C Ching Vice President The Chinese University of Hong Kong P S Chung Department of Electronic Engineering City University of Hong Kong K P Wong Department of Electrical Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University W C Siu Department of Electronic & Information Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Jerome Liu Legal Advisor • Section Highlights 2012 was a special year for the IEEE Hong Kong Section as we celebrated our 40th anniversary1. In the past 40 years, many Innovative, Enthusiastic, Energetic, Efficient, Hardworking, and Kind (IEEE-HK) volunteers have made significant efforts and contributions for the IEEE Hong Kong Section, laying our foundation and paving our way. We are also committed to collaborating with the IEEE Headquarters, IEEE Region 10 and other IEEE organization units to achieve the mission of IEEE. Indeed, several chapters of the IEEE Hong Kong Section have received awards and recognitions in recent years, such as the Best Chapter Award (from the IEEE Photonics Society) by the Photonics Chapter in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Chapter of the Year Award by the Joint Chapter of Robotics & Automation and Control Systems in 2012 and 2008; and the Chapter Achievement Award (from the IEEE Education Society) by the Education Chapter in 2012. In 2012, 14 IEEE senior members in Hong Kong have been elected as IEEE Fellows and they received the fellowship certificates from the IEEE President in January 2012. Recently, a student member of the IEEE Hong Kong Section has won the 3rd prize in the IEEE Region 10 Student Paper Competition. Hong Kong was honored to be the venue for the IEEE Board of Directors (BoD) meeting in early 2012. To mark this important event, we organized the IEEE Hong Kong Section’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Banquet cum IEEE Board of Directors Dinner Reception in January 2012, celebrating our 40th anniversary with the IEEE BoDs, including the IEEE President 2011, IEEE President 2012, IEEE President 2013, IEEE Region 10 Director and other important people. Hundreds of IEEE members and other important guests joined this successful event. This event has also greatly promoted the image of IEEE. During this special year, IEEE Hong Kong Section’s representatives have visited IEEE Asia Pacific Office, IEEE Beijing Section, and IEEE Beijing office with the aim of strengthening and enhancing our relationship with other IEEE organization units. In 2012, IEEE Hong Kong Section has also launched two important conferences in collaboration with other IEEE organization units. In August 2012, the IEEE Hong Kong Section launched the first IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) into the Asia Pacific with the IEEE Education Society. TALE is intended to complement the other two IEEE education 1 While the IEEE Hong Kong Section was formed in December 1971 according to the IEEE record, it was formally registered in Hong Kong in 1972. Therefore, we celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2012. 3 conferences, namely Frontiers in Education in IEEE Region 1-7 and EDUCON in IEEE Region 9. To support the IEEE Headquarters’ Cloud Computing Initiative, the IEEE Hong Kong Section also actively participated in organizing the IEEE Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress in November 2012. The congress was launched successfully in Shenzhen by the IEEE President. To support the IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative of the IEEE Headquarters, the IEEE Hong Kong Section has set up the IEEE Hong Kong Section Cloud and Testbed with the industrial sponsorship from Citic Telecom CPC in 2012. We welcome collaboration with other IEEE organization units through this testbed. Furthermore, to support the IEEE SIGHT initiative, the IEEE Hong Kong Section has formed the IEEE Hong Kong SIGHT, which was launched in 2012 with the IEEE President-Elect. Last but not least, the chapters of the IEEE Hong Kong Section have organized many technical activities. Please refer to the following sections for the details. Furthermore, attached please also find a special booklet for the IEEE Hong Kong Section’s 40th anniversary. This booklet gives an overview of the recent and past activities of the IEEE Hong Kong Section to support the vision of IEEE. In the years to come, we look forward to continuing our collaboration with other sections of the IEEE Region 10 and with other IEEE organization units for advancing technology for humanity. Summary • Celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2012 with the IEEE Board of Directors • Organized the IEEE Hong Kong Section’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Banquet cum IEEE Board of Directors Dinner Reception in January 2012 • Received the Best Chapter Award (from the IEEE Photonics Society) by the Photonics Chapter in 2009, 2010 and 2011 • Received the Chapter of the Year Award by the Joint Chapter of Robotics & Automation and Control Systems in 2012 and 2008 • Received the Chapter Achievement Award (from the IEEE Education Society) by the Education Chapter in 2012 • 14 IEEE senior members in Hong Kong were elected as IEEE Fellows • A student won the 3rd prize in the IEEE Region 10 Student Paper Competition • Visited IEEE Asia Pacific Office, IEEE Beijing Section and IEEE Beijing Office • Launched the first IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) into the Asia Pacific with the IEEE Education Society in August 2012 • Launched the first IEEE Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress in November 2012 • Set up IEEE Hong Kong Section Cloud and Testbed with industrial sponsorship • Set up IEEE Hong Kong SIGHT (launched with IEEE President-Elect) • Organized many technical activities by the chapters (Please see the special booklet in the appendix.) 4 • Major Events (International, National) In January 2012, we organized the IEEE Hong Kong Section’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Banquet cum IEEE Board of Directors Dinner Reception. We were honored to have the IEEE Board of Directors (BoD) join our celebration while in Hong Kong for their BoD meeting. The honorable guests for the banquet included Mr. John Tsang (Financial Secretary, Hong Kong), Dr. Gordan Day (IEEE President 2012), Dr. Moshe Kam (IEEE President 2011), Dr. Peter Staecker (IEEE President 2013)), and other important people. IEEE Hong Kong Section’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Banquet cum IEEE Board of Directors Dinner Reception In June 2012, representatives of the IEEE Hong Kong Section’s Executive Committee visited the IEEE Beijing Section and the IEEE Beijing Office. The Chair of the IEEE Hong Kong Section also visited the IEEE Asia Pacific Office. These visits aim to strengthen and enhance our relationship with other IEEE organization units. Visit to IEEE Asia Pacific Office 5 Visit to IEEE Beijing Section Visit to IEEE Beijing Office In August 2012, the IEEE Hong Kong Section co-sponsored the IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012 with the IEEE Education Society. TALE is intended to complement other IEEE education conferences (e.g., Frontiers in Education in North America and EDUCON in Europe/Middle East/Africa). Hong Kong was honored to host the first TALE conference in the Asia Pacific region. 6 Launch of IEEE TALE 2012 by IEEE Director and Vice President (Educational Activities), IEEE Education Society Vice President for Conferences, and Other Important People In support of the IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative, the IEEE Hong Kong Section participated in co-organizing the IEEE Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress 2012 in Shenzhen in November 2012. The congress was launched by Mr.