Administrative Committee Members Research Articles

The Development Model of Knowledge Management to Strengthen Thai ict Community Learning Center

The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the problems, obstacles, and best practices in Local Wisdom Knowledge Management for strengthening Thai ICT Community Learning Centers (ICT-CLC) in various areas of Thailand; 2) develop Local Wisdom Knowledge Management Model to strengthen Thai ICT-CLC; 3) construct a training operation plan for administrative committee members and staff to strengthen the center; and 4) evaluate the KM strategic operation plan for strengthening ICT-CLC.The research sample included 49 administrative committee members and staff of 8 ICT-CLCs in the central provinces of Thailand. Five experts were also included as part of the focus group who critiqued the strategic operation plan for strengthening ICT-CLC. The research instruments composed of a questionnaire on ICT-CLC and strategic plans, training operation plan, and an evaluation form for strategic operation plan assessment. The data were gathered using a survey on basic information of ICT-CLC in the central provinces. Based from this, the strategic plan was developed and tried out with the target group. Finally, the assessment of the plan was conducted.Findings showed that most of the small, medium, and large ICT-CLCs had problems and obstacles in terms of center management and services. Moreover, most of the small centers did not have long-term plan activities and maintained the local wisdom study and collection. The result of the strategic plan development revealed that the first strategic plan included issues on human development, efficiency in services, and availability of training services for administrative committee members. The second strategic plan involved the improvement of the quality of life, issues in the environment, community, sociality, and capability in enhancing the learning of the people in community through electronic media.The results of the strategic plan utilization found that the suitability of the plan was at a high level. The assessment of the ICT-CLC involving the plan revealed that the community participated in local wisdom collection with the team and bring about the indigenous knowledge to construct online media on two websites: www.donpingdad.ictlearningcenter.org and www.khemasampun.ictlearningcenter.org. The Local Wisdom Knowledge Management Model in strengthening ICT-CLC had been tried out and tested. The result showed that the model was applicable at a good level. This could be also applied to the other centers.

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2014-2016) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2014-2016) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2013 - 2015) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2013 - 2015) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2012–2014) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2012–2014) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2011-2013) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2011-2013) [Society Briefs

IES's 60th Anniversary [Editor's Column

In the beginning of this issue I would like to congratulate all IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) award recipients and new IEEE Fellows. We are happy to present the biographies of these colleagues in our “Society News” column. This column even welcomes the new IES officers and Administrative Committee (AdCom) members. Moreover, the current issue of IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine presents the development of electrical cars in the “Historical” column and very hot technical subjects, e.g., field-programmable gate array (FPGA) controllers, batteries, high-power electronics, industrial communication, and matrix converters in regular articles.

President's Message

It is with great pleasure that I address to all Antennas and Propagation Society members this message. I would like to start by recognizing the tremendous job done by our past President, Prof. Robert Nevels, during his term. He has been able to handle and resolve a number of challenges during his term, thanks to his kindness, skills, and hard work. At the personal level, I need to thank him for his guidance during year 2010. Thanks also to the Administrative Committee members and other committee members who served during year 2010, specially to those who finished their service.

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2010–2012) [Society Briefs

Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2010–2012) [Society Briefs

The Robotics Community [IFRR Update

In the early 1980s, robotics was entering a new era in its development following the earlier successes in industrial applications. With much energy and excitement, the pioneers of robotics launched a number of initiatives, which came to shape what became our field. In 1982, Mike Brady, Richard Paul, and their colleagues established the first journal entirely devoted to robotics, International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), which was followed by the organization in 1983, of the first International Symposium of Robotics Research (ISRR). The intent was to foster the notion of robotics as a distinct scientific field and to create a broad community of robotics. It was in the pursuit of these aims that the International Foundation of Robotics Research (IFRR) was later formally founded in 1986. The year 1984 brought a host of other major developments in robotics with the establishment of IEEE Robotics & Automation Council (RAC), led by George Saridis, the organization of the first IEEE Conference on Robotics (John Jarvis and Richard Paul), the launching of the IEEE Journal of Robotics and Automation (George Bekey), and RAC Newsletter (Wesley Snyder). The transformation of the council into our IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) was formally accomplished in 1989. In the pursuit of a broad community of robotics, the same pioneering researchers who established IFRR were also part of the effort for the creation of the RAS. Devoted to the robotics community, IFRR members have continued in the years since to serve in many capacities in the activities of both organizations, as conference chairs, transactions editors, Administrative Committee (AdCom), and Technical Committee (TC) members, Society presidents, or technical contributors.

Newly elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2009-2011)

Newly elected CIS Administrative Committee Members (2009-2011)

Nominations needed for DEIS Officers and Administrative Committee (ADCOM) Members

Nominations needed for DEIS Officers and Administrative Committee (ADCOM) Members

Nominations needed for DEIS Officers and Administrative Committee (ADCOM) Members

Nominations needed for DEIS Officers and Administrative Committee (ADCOM) Members

Nominations Needed for DEIS Administrative Committee (ADCOM) Members

Nominations Needed for DEIS Administrative Committee (ADCOM) Members

Nominations needed for DEIS administrative committee (Adcom) members

Nominations needed for DEIS administrative committee (Adcom) members

Explorations of a Paradox in Curriculum Control: Resistance to Open-ended Science Inquiry in a School for Self-directed Learning

Despite official government srt (in various jurisdictions around the world) for providing students with opportunities to construct their own knowledge within the context of formal schooling, school science systems continue to place greatest priority on teaching and learning of products of science (e.g., laws and theories), while compromising students’ opportunities to develop realistic conceptions about science and expertise for doing science. Based on qualitative data analyzed using constant comparative methods (based on constructivist grounded theory), we found this also to be the case – paradoxically – in a school belonging to the Canadian Coalition for Self-directed Learning (CCSDL). Schools in this coalition espouse, among various goals, enabling students to construct their own knowledge, in ways and directions suiting their individual needs, interests, perspectives, and abilities, in addition to gaining access to knowledge developed by society. The science department within the coalition school in this study experienced considerable difficulty realizing this goal, despite school-level administrative support for a concerted effort to reinvent itself along these lines. Factors that appeared to influence the science department’s efforts included those in each of Schwab’s (1969) educational "commonplaces;” that is, the curriculum, teachers, students, and the milieu surrounding teaching and learning. Further analysis suggests that results can be explained through reference to a Kuhnian (1962/1996) paradigm conflict – in which the school’s administrative and curricular committee and other members of the CCSDL were unsuccessful in convincing members of the science department (who, in turn, appeared to be supported by the provincial government, parents, and students) to make provisions for more student-directed, openended science inquiry. Assuming that student-led scientific inquiry continues to be an important curricular goal, efforts must continue to be made, therefore, to convince members of the mainstream paradigm that it is a worthy goal.

Nominations needed for DEIS officers and administrative committee members

Nominations needed for DEIS officers and administrative committee members

Nominations needed for DEIS officers and administrative committee members

Nominations needed for DEIS officers and administrative committee members

50 years of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

The early history of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S) is summarized since its founding in 1952, and all administrative committee members and presidents are listed. Some of the more recent changes resulting from growth and multinational participation are described. Publications are discussed with editors listed for this Transactions, the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, the IEEE Microwave Newsletter, and IEEE Microwave Magazine. The chronological evolution of the IEEE MTT-S's awards is presented, including a listing of all award winners. Distinguished lecturers and microwave symposia sites and chairpersons are also discussed. Early technology trends are described.

European Chemical Society Aims To Represent Chemists, Promote Chemistry

fledgling European Chemical Society (ECS) is beginning to spread its wings. Launched in January, the society is attracting increasing numbers of members throughout Europe—especially from the younger generation of chemists. And last month, the society achieved a milestone by holding its first European Symposium at Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. The society is gaining momentum all the time, says Anita Maguire, a lecturer in organic chemistry at University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland, and one of three vice chairmen of the ECS administrative committee. The committee has been very encouraged by the enthusiasm and support received from chemists from many countries both within Europe and elsewhere. ECS is being driven forward by a youthful mix of determination, energy, and optimism. Its administrative committee members, all relatively young, are confident of overcoming the problems of establishing a new society and are undaunted by reservations expressed by some national chemical societi...

The president's pledge

It is an honor to succeed Dan Rosich as President of the Professional Communication Society (PCS) of the IEEE. I want to thank the Administrative Committee members for their trust in electing me to this challenging position. We are chartered to serve all members of the IEEE and the engineering profession in general with activities that involve the transmittal of information by any form of communication.