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Technical University of Kenya ComSoc Student Branch Chapter Established

We are pleased to advise you of the official approval of the petition to form the Technical University of Kenya Communications Society Student Branch Chapter.
The approval date is May 31, 2021, and the geo-code is SBC99364.
We wish them well in their activities. The official launch is coming up soon.

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Newsletter 02 – June 2021

IEEE Communications Society Kenya Chapter

June 2021

Note from the Chair

Humphrey Muhindi Chair ComSoc Kenya — Humphrey Muhindi
Chair, ComSoc Kenya Chapter

Greetings ComSoc Kenya Members!

I’m happy to have this opportunity to present our second issue of the ComSoc Kenya Chapter Newsletter to share some of the exciting updates from the Chapter and ComSoc in general. We will also be highlighting the happenings from our Student Chapters.
We had a members meeting in May and had a new ComSoc Student Branch Chapter “born” in June and look forward to some interesting engagements in the coming days.

Wishing you good health and safety during this time.

Meet the ComSoc Kenya Chapter Leadership

Humphrey Muhindi, SMIEE
Chair

Dr. Kennedy Ronoh
Vice-Chair

Jael Diana
Membership Development & Publicity

Mercylyne Tuwei
Student Activities and Industry Engagement

Call for Volunteers

In line with encouraging all members to develop a sense of ownership and participate in the running of the Chapter, applications are invited to volunteer in various roles in the committees below:

Professional Activities and Events; Educational and Student Activities; Industry Engagement; Awards and Recognition; Membership Development; Publicity and Communication
View more details of the roles here

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NEWS AND EVENTS

Virtual ComSoc Kenya Chapter Members Meeting
Tuesday May 18, 2021

We had a fruitful Chapter meeting on the 18th of May from 1730 to 1845 EAT.

We got to know each other and look at the planned program of activities.
There was an open discussion session where members expressed their desired engagements for the Chapter.

We shall have a follow up meeting in two months.

Formation of the Technical University of Kenya Communications Society Student Branch Chapter

We are pleased to advise you of the official approval of the petition to form the Technical University of Kenya Communications Society Student Branch Chapter. The approval date is May 31, 2021, and the geo-code is SBC99364.
We wish them well in their activities. The official launch is coming up soon.
The founding officers are:

Stephen Okwiri is a third year student at The Technical University of Kenya taking Communication and Computer Networks.
He is into research about implementation of neural networks in solving communication problems.

Dr Kennedy Ronoh is a Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Computer Networks at Technical University of Kenya.

News from ComSoc

ComSoc Board of Governors 2021 Election

VOTE // The 2021 Election

The ballots for the Vice President and Member-at-Large candidates are now open.

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Newsletter 01 – October 2020

IEEE Communications Society Kenya Chapter

October 2020

Note from the Chair

Greetings ComSoc Kenya Members!
I’m happy to have this opportunity to present our first Monthly ComSoc Kenya Chapter Newsletter to share some of the exciting updates from the Chapter and ComSoc in general. We will also be highlighting the happenings in our two Student Chapters, Moi University and Kenyatta University.
We had a relatively active month of September where we had a Virtual Distinguished Lecture and put out a special Call for Volunteers.
We want to deliver value to our members and look forward to some interesting engagements once the volunteers are identified and oriented and the future is bright for the ComSoc Kenya Chapter.
Best wishes.

Call for Volunteers

In line with encouraging all members to develop a sense of ownership and participate in the running of the Chapter applications are invited to volunteer in various roles.
We are looking for volunteers for the below positions;
Executive Committee
Vice Chair; Secretary; and Treasurer
Committees
Professional Activities and Events; Educational and Student Activities; Industry Engagement; Awards and Recognition; Membership Development; Publicity and Communication

Deadline for application: Monday, 12th October 2020
Orientation begins: Thursday 15th October 2020

View more details of the roles here

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EVENTS

Virtual Distinguished Lecturer (VDL) Program

ComSoc had to postpone the Distinguished Lecturer (DL) tours this year because of COVID-19. However chapters have the incredible opportunity to connect with the DLs through a Virtual DL (VDL) program in an effort to continue to offer access to the DL’s valuable content and wisdom.

5G/6G ENABLED EDGE COMPUTING AND EDGE AI by Fawzi Behman

The Kenya Chapter had the opportunity to host a VDL delivered by Fawzi Behmann on September 17th 2020.
There were 130 participants from 45 countries who attended the talk.
The talk presented an overview of;

5G and 6G positioning, features and roadmap.
Architecture evolution.
Examples powered by 5G/6G, IoT and AI.
Network slicing for bandwidth efficiency, security and QoS

News from ComSoc

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IEEE Kenya Communications Society Chapter Established

We are pleased to have received approval to form the IEEE Kenya Section, IEEE Communications Society Chapter on 19th March 2017.

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Technical University of Kenya ComSoc Student Branch Chapter Established

Newsletter 02 – June 2021

IEEE Communications Society Kenya Chapter