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IEEE Life Member History Fellowship 2019

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The IEEE Life Member History Fellowship supports one year of full-time graduate work or one year of post-doctoral research for a scholar in the field of the history of technology who has received his or her Ph.D. within the past four years in any of the IEEE’s fields of interest.

This work should be carried out at a college or university of recognized standing. The stipend is US$25,000, with a research budget of up to US$3,000. The IEEE Fellowship in the History of Electrical and Computing Technology is funded by the IEEE Life Members’ Committee and supports historical research in any area covered by an IEEE Society.

The Fellow is selected on the basis of the candidate’s potential for pursuing research in and contributing to the history of IEEE’s designated fields.

The deadline for receipt of applications to this call is 1 February 2019.

More information: https://www.ieee.org/about/history-center/fellowship-instructions.html

Past Fellowship winners and their topics: https://www.ieee.org/about/history-center/history-fellowship-winners.html

IEEE HISTELCON 2019

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HISTELCON is an IEEE Region 8 conference held approximately every two years, covering topics in the area of Technology History. The first HISTELCON was in September 2008, in Paris, France, with the theme “History of Telecommunications” and including topics in the history of electrical and information technologies. Subsequent HISTELCONs were in Madrid, Spain (2010), Pavia, Italy (2012), Tel-Aviv, Israel (2015), and in August 2017 in Kobe, Japan.

HISTELCON 2019 will be in the IEEE UK and Ireland Section, in Glasgow, Scotland. The proposed primary theme is ‘historic computers’ with an aim to include papers on those inventions and developments which have not already been the subject of extensive historical publications, and to include the contribution special purpose processors have made to the development and use of advanced digital signal processing methods in many applications areas.

In accordance with the traditions of previous HISTELCONs, the conference will include invited keynote lectures as well as submitted, reviewed contributions. Authors of papers presented at the conference may be invited to submit an extended or revised version for further review and consideration for submission to IEEE Xplore.

Among the computer topics which might be included are, for examples, the history of the F100L and the Viper microprocessor, the Mascot real-time software design method, the Transputer, the ARM computer designs, and the impact of digital signal processing microprocessors including the TMS 320 for the implementation of very sophisticated signal processing algorithms.

Venue: Technology and Innovation Centre, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, 18-19 September 2019

More Information at: https://www.histelcon2019.org/

IEEE HISTELCON 2017

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The IEEE HISTELCON (HISTory of ELectrotechnology CONference) is a flagship biennial-conference of the IEEE Region 8, this time the IEEE Japan Council History Committee will host HISTELCON 2017, the 5th in its series (after HISTELCON 2008 in Paris, HISTELCON 2010 in Madrid, HISTELCON 2012 in Pavia, and HISTELCON 2015 in Tel Aviv), which will be held on August 7-8, 2017, at the Graduate School of Applied Informatics, University of Hyogo, in Kobe, Japan, and cosponsored by all of nine IEEE Sections in Japan and technically cosponsored by the IEEE Region 8.

The main objective of HISTELCON 2017 is to increase the understanding of the origins as well as the early developments of high-tech within IEEE’s areas of interest. HISTELCON 2017 welcomes all papers on the history of high-tech in electrical engineering and computing, featuring the historic expertise of any scientific and technological achievement, which has already been approved as an IEEE Milestone or may be a possible candidate for the IEEE Milestone.

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2017; Early Registration: 7 May 2017.

More Information at: http://www.ieee-jp.org/section/kansai/histelcon2017/

IEEE History Center on Twitter and Tumblr

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The IEEE History Center is bringing history to more people via social networking tools such as Twitter and Tumblr. You may follow the activities of the IEEE History Center and others involved in the history of engineering on its Twitter feed at: https://twitter.com/ieeehistory.

AIEE Original Logo
AIEE Original Logo

The IEEE History Center maintains also a blog on Tumblr in which interesting images related to the history of technology are posted. Featured in Tumblr’s history and science categories, the blog has approximately 123,000 followers as of January 2015 and more than 130,000 total social interactions.

To date, six of the posted images were featured on Tumblr’s radar, a feature that allows the Tumblr staff to broadcast selected images to all logged-in users. These posts receive significantly more social interactions, the highest reaching 10,400. To follow the blog or to view the images, go to: http://engineeringhistory.tumblr.com/

EuroCon’2015

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The IEEE Region 8 EuroCon 2015 Conference is a premier forum for the exchange of ideas, open and direct discussion on the development of the Circuits and Systems, Multimedia, Information and Communication Technology and energy and power systems. It has achieved a considerable success during the past 15 editions covering majority of the fields in the area of electrical engineering.

EuroCon'2015. Salamanca (Spain)
EuroCon’2015. Salamanca (Spain)

The 16th edition of the IEEE Region 8 EuroCon will be held in Salamanca, Spain, from 8 to 11 September 2015. It is presently opened the Call for Papers. Submission Deadline: 4 May 2015. Early Registration: 22 June 2015.

More information at: http://eurocon2015.usal.es

Blumlein’s Milestone Dedication Ceremony

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Last April 1, I had the opportunity to attend the dedication ceremony for the IEEE Milestone commemorating the inventions of Alan Dower Blumlein in the early 1930s. The event counted on the presence of over 100 attendees and took place in Studio Two of Abbey Road Studios, London (UK), which is the same studio where the Beatles recorded its very much acclaimed album titled, also, “Abbey Road”.

Alan Blumlein, grandson of the inventor, was the anchor person of the ceremony. He gave the floor to all the participants in the event. First, Steve Nightingale, chair of the IEEE UK and Ireland Section, gave a brief welcome and talked about the importance of this Milestone and about the technicals contributions done by Alan Dower Blumlein.

Blumlein's Milestone Dedication, April 2015
Blumlein’s Milestone Dedication, April 2015

Next, the IEEE President, Howard Michel, gave a speech about what the IEEE is and about what the Milestone’s Program represents. He ended his address by officially offering the Milestone to the Abbey Road Studios.

Afterwards, Martin Bastianns, on behalf of the IEEE Region 8, first said some words on the Milestones already dedicated in Region 8 to put next the focus on those dedicated in UK and Ireland. He also introduced the IEEE Region 8 Newsletter as a way to be updated on the activities carried out in Region 8.

Next, Martin introduced me and I followed to him by addressing a brief talk on the total amount of Milestones dedicated all around the world and the one ton of bronze used to cast them until now. On behalf of the IEEE History Committee, I congratulated to all people involved in this Milestone, specially to the IEEE UK and Ireland Section, the Blumlein’s familiy and the Abbey Road Studios (which is the present owner of the site). I ended my speech by encouraging the promotion of new Milestones coming from UK and Ireland.

Ms. Isabel Garvey, Managing Director of the Abbey Road Studios, expressed her gratitute to the IEEE and formally accepted the Milestone. She also said how much the Abbey Road Studios support and value having this Plaque into its premises.

Mr. Simon Blumlein, son of the inventor, finally talked to thank the IEEE such an important recognition given to his father and, a little bit moved, he also remembered some anecdotes on his father.

The ceremony ended with the unveiling of the plaque by Howard Michel, Ms. Isabel Garvey, Mr. Simon Blumlein (son) and Mr. Alan Blumlein (grandson).

IEEE Milestone Plaque, April 2015
IEEE Milestone Plaque, April 2015

Later on, there was a keynote speech on Alan Dower Blumlein addressed by Robert Charles Alexander, author of the book “The Inventor of Stereo: the life and works of Alan Dower Blumlein”, and a technical seminar on past, present and future of Audio Engineering hosted by Bill Foster, vice President for Northern Europe of the Audio Engineering Society.

The Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits

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The Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits was established in 1985, through the generosity of Bern Dibner, to recognize excellence in museums and museum exhibits that interpret the history of technology, industry, and engineering to the general public. Exhibits are eligible for this award if they have been open to the public for no more than 24 months before the deadline for nominations. Virtual exhibits are not eligible for the award.

The award consists of a plaque and up to $1,000 to cover expenses for a member of the design team to accept the award at the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) awards banquet. Deadline for nominations for the 2015 prize is 1 May 2015 (for the 2016 prize, the deadline will be 15 December 2015).

More information at: http://www.historyoftechnology.org/awards/dibner.html

Engineering and Technology History Wiki Network

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The IEEE History Center has championed the creation of a consortium of engineering associations with the goal of designing, launching, and running a new history of engineering website. With support for the United Engineering Foundation (UEF), this consortium has recently launched the Engineering and Technology History Wiki Network (ETHW). Currently the consortium has seven members: AIChE, AIME, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, SPE, and SWE.

The Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW) is a website powered by MediaWiki with thousands of articles, first hand accounts, oral histories, milestones, archival documents and lesson plans pertaining to the history of technology.

Although the contributions to this site are restricted to registered users, the ETHW is also dedicated to making the social, economic, political, and technical aspects of the history of technology accessible to all. The general public is invited to explore and learn about the history of the technologies that have shaped and will continue to shape their lives.

I have added this site to my Webpages section.

 

The Bernard S. Finn IEEE History Prize

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Logo_of_the_Society_for_the_History_of_TechnologyThe Bernard S. Finn IEEE History Prize (formerly the IEEE Life Members’ Prize in Electrical History) is supported by the IEEE Life Members’ Fund and administered by the Society for the History of Technology. The prize is awarded annually to the best paper in the history of electrotechnology—power, electronics, telecommunications, and computer science—published during the preceding year.

Any article published in a learned periodical is eligible if it treats the art or engineering aspects of electrotechnology and its practitioners. The article must be written in English, although the journal or periodical in which it appears may be a foreign language publication. The prize consists of a cash award of $1,000 and a certificate. To nominate an article, please send a copy of the paper to each member of the prize committee. The deadline for 2015 nominations is April 15, 2015.

For more information, please contact the committee chair or David Lucsko, SHOT Secretary, shotsec@auburn.edu.

HISTELCON’2015

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From 16 to 21 August 2015, the IEEE International Conference HISTELCON’2015 will be celebrated in Tel-Aviv, Israel. HISTELCON 2015 is a joint event of the series of ICOHTEC Symposia, the IEEE Region 8 HISTELCON series (Paris-2008, Madrid-2010, Pavia-2012) and the IEEE History Center Conferences, in cooperation with the Cohn Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at Tel-Aviv University, the International Society for Science and Religion and the EE Section of the AEAI. It is organized by IEEE Israel Section and ICOHTEC-Israel.

Histelcon'2015. TelAviv (Israel)
Histelcon’2015. TelAviv (Israel)

The main theme of the Conference is the “History of High-Technologies and their Socio-Cultural contexts” and it is aimed to allow the interaction of historians and sociologists of technology and science, with practicing engineers, scientists and technical experts, reflecting both their experience and knowledge.