IEEE History Center Conferences
IEEE History Center Conferences
sym-po-si-um [sim-poh-zee-uhm]
–noun, plural -si-ums, -si-a [-zee-uh]
1. A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.
2. A collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine.
3. A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks. *
2007, IEEE Conference on the History of Electric Power, 3-5 August 2007, NJIT, Newark, NJ, USA
Especially with the latest news on the current state of the power grid within the United States, this is a very timely topic.
2004, IEEE Conference on the History of Electronics, 28-30 June 2004, Bletchley Park, UK.
The profound role electronics have had in shaping the modern world, from the invention of the Fleming diode to the present, makes this an important topic of historical study.
2001, IEEE Conference on the History of Telecommunications, 25-27 July 2001 in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada.
The extreme role telecommunications has had in shaping the modern world made this an important topic of historical study.
2000, Singapore 2000: Promoting the History of EE
The meeting brought in engineers from numerous countries to discuss archives, oral histories, Milestones, museums and other historical activities.
1997, IEEE Conference on the History of Computing, June 1997, Williamsburg, VA, USA.
A book resulted from the conference, From 0 to 1: An Authoritative History of Modern Computing, Oxford University Press, 2002. It provides a masterful and up-to-date introduction to the history and development of modern computing.
