Baltic Cooperation Conference Outcome

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Baltic Cooperation Conference Outcome

• Terje Gjengedal
• IEEE Norway
• (On behalf of all Baltic area sections)

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Venue

• Riga, Sept. 29-30, 2007
• Participants from 9 countries
• Sweden
• Norway
• Denmark
• Finland
• Iceland
• Estonia
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Latvia

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Financing the meeting

• Region 8 3000 USD
• Industry ( Statkraft of Norway) 2000 USD
• Sections paid their own travel costs (3000 USD)

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Topics Discussed

• Experiences and activities
• Presented by each section
• Focus on Latvia
• Ending with the creation of a Latvian section
• Presentation of SB activities from AAU ISBIR
• Industry relations activities
• Discussions on industry needs and best practices
• Actions defined
• IEEE Baltic for the future
• Formation of action points to be carried out
• Industrial mathematics workshop

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• Example Innovative solutions to promote IEEE to
  the youngsters
• Meet them at their own premises
• Norway Section sponsored the national 16-year old
  team winner in Volleyball
• and the PR outcome was extremely large, being in
  all national newspapers etc
• We have to promote IEEE in new ways and think new
  thoughts.

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Actions

• Investigate foundation for creating joint
  chapters
• Vello Kukk, IEEE Estonia
• Create IEEE Baltic website with Baltic calendar
• Ragnar Kåhre, IEEE Sweden
• Organize best practice seminars on section
  operation
• Ragnar Kåhre, IEEE Sweden
• Organize seminars on how to engage industry
  involvement
• Terje Gjengedal, IEEE Norway

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Actions (cont.)

• Strengthen and coordinate student activities
• by making inventory of active student branches
• Joint student meetings and SB conferences etc.
• Erik Stilling, IEEE Denmark
• Co-ordinate distinguished lecturers visits in
  Baltic area
• Tatu Koljonen, IEEE Finland
• Set up a registry of local prominent lecturers
• Tatu Koljonen, IEEE Finland
• Invite members of other sections to Section
  events
• All

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Actions (cont.)

• Coordinate e-learning activities
• Vello Kukk, Estonia
• Help with formation of Latvia section
• Support Latvia section to start activities
• Mentor young sections in the Baltic area and
  share practices and experiences
• Have two meetings a year
• - one in conjunction with the R8 meeting
• one meeting in a Baltic rim country
• Focus on strengthening section development and
  growth of IEEE

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Request

• Reg 8 to fund continuing development of Baltic
  area cooperation.
• Need to fund activities amounting to USD 12.000
  in 2008
• R8 to fund 50 USD6000
• Sections and Industry USD 6000