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[[Media:South_Africa_Section_petition_letter.pdf|Petition letter]], with list of petitioners, dated 1977, asking to create a South Africa Section of IEEE. Congratulatory letter from IEEE acknowledging the creation of South Africa Section.
{{Section
|Established date=1977-08-05
|IEEE Region=8
|Geographic region=South Africa
|SPO ID=R80041
}}
==List of Prominent Members==
 
===Chairs===


Since, 5 Aug. 1977, the Chairs of the IEEE South Africa Section have been based primarily in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, and Cape Town:  
Since, 5 Aug. 1977, the Chairs of the IEEE South Africa Section have been based primarily in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, and Cape Town:  


*Peter Calvert, G.E.C. Machines, Benoni, 1977/08/05 - 1978/09/30 -- '''Founding Chairperson'''  
*Peter Calvert, G.E.C. Machines, Benoni, 1977/08/05 - 1978/09/30 -- '''Founding Chairperson'''
*Peter J. Goddard, National Electrical Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, 1978/09/30 - 1984/08/31  
*Peter J. Goddard, National Electrical Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, 1978/09/30 - 1984/08/31
*Louis van Biljon, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1984/09/01 - 1985/08/31  
*Louis van Biljon, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1984/09/01 - 1985/08/31
*Johannes A. Malherbe, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1985/08/01 - 1987/06/30  
*Johannes A. Malherbe, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1985/08/01 - 1987/06/30
*Christoff K. Pauw, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1987/07/01 - 1989/03/31  
*Christoff K. Pauw, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1987/07/01 - 1989/03/31
*Pieter W. Van Der Walt, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1989/04/01 - 1991/02/28  
*Pieter W. Van Der Walt, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1989/04/01 - 1991/02/28
*Jan A. Ferreira, Rand Afrikaans University (now: University of Johannesburg), Johannesburg, 1991/03/01 - 1993/02/28  
*Jan A. Ferreira, Rand Afrikaans University (now: University of Johannesburg), Johannesburg, 1991/03/01 - 1993/02/28
*Duncan C. Baker, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1993/03/01 - 1994/02/28  
*Duncan C. Baker, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1993/03/01 - 1994/02/28
*Willem J. Perold, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1994/03/01 - 1997/02/28  
*Willem J. Perold, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1994/03/01 - 1997/02/28
*Petrie Meyer, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1997/03/01 - 1998/02/28  
*Petrie Meyer, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1997/03/01 - 1998/02/28
*Gerhard P. Hancke, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1998/03/01 - 2001/12/31  
*Gerhard P. Hancke, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1998/03/01 - 2001/12/31
*Willem A. Cronje, Univ. of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2002/01/01 - 2002/12/31  
*Willem A. Cronje, Univ. of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2002/01/01 - 2002/12/31
*Nico Beute, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology, Cape Town, 2003/01/01 - 2004/12/31  
*Nico Beute, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology, Cape Town, 2003/01/01 - 2004/12/31
*Marthinus W. Pretorius, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2005/01/01 - 2006/12/31  
*Marthinus W. Pretorius, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2005/01/01 - 2006/12/31
*Nico Beute, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology, Cape Town, 2007/01/01 - 2008/12/31  
*Nico Beute, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology, Cape Town, 2007/01/01 - 2008/12/31
*Saurabh Sinha, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31
*Saurabh Sinha, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31
*Jacques van Wyk, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31
*Riana Geschke, Univ. of Cape Town, Cape Town, 2013/01/01 - 2014/12/31
*Shaun Kaplan, CapeSoft, Cape Town, 2015/01/01 - 2016/12/31
*Albert Lysko, CSIR, Pretoria, 2017/01/01 - 2018/12/31
*Darryn Cornish, Sasol,  Johannesburg, 2019/01/01 - 2019/06/30
*David Oyedokun, University of Cape Town,  Cape Town, 2019/07/01 - 2023/07/29
*Udochukwu B. Akuru, Tshwane University of Technology,  Pretoria, 2023/07/30 -
===Honorary members===
*2007 - [[Ian C. McRae|Ian C. McRae]] and [[Tsutae Shinoda|Tsutae Shinoda]]
===Fellows===
*Prof. Jacobus van Wyk, LFIEEE'11
*Prof. Duncan Baker, LFIEEE'11
*Prof. Jan Malherbe, LFIEEE'08
*Prof. Xiaohua Xia, FIEEE'10
*Prof. David Davidson, FIEEE'12
==History of Chapters==
*South Africa Section Jt. Chapter, AP03/MTT17/EMC27, Joint Chapter, 18-Apr-86
*South Africa Section Jt. Chapter, SP01/COM19, Joint Chapter, 13-Jun-86
*South Africa Section Chapter, C16 Chapter, 13-Apr-87
*South Africa Jt. Chapter, IE13/PE31/IA34/PEL35, Joint Chapter, 16-Apr-90
*South Africa Section Chapter, AES10/GRS29, Joint Chapter, 8-Jul-91
*South Africa Section Chapter, CS23/RA24, Joint Chapter, 5-Feb-92
*South Africa Section Jt. Chap, ED15/PHO36/CAS04, Joint Chapter, 10-Mar-95
*South Africa Section Chapter, TM14, Chapter, 23-Jul-99
*South Africa Section (Pretoria) Aff. Grp, GOLD Affinity, 15-Nov-02
*South Africa Section Chapter,E25, Chapter, 18-Jun-05
*South Africa Affinity Group, WIE Affinity, 8-Aug-05
*South Africa Section (Cape Town) Aff. Grp, GOLD Affinity, 18-Oct-08
*South Africa Section Chapter, SMC28, Chapter, 29-May-09
*South Africa Section Chapter, CIS11, Chapter, 4-Jun-09
*South Africa Section Chapter, NANO42, Chapter, 16-Jul-09
*South Africa Section Chapter, PE31, Chapter, 27-Jan-10
*South Africa Section Chapter, IT12, Chapter, 11-Mar-10
*South Africa Section Jt Chap, NPS05/MAG33/IM09/PC26, 11-Feb-20
*South Africa Section Chapter, SEN39, 30-Jan-24
''We would like to thank, Donna McClelland, IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Department, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA for providing the list of chairs. For more information, please contact: Donna McClelland, d.mcclelland@ieee.org Tel: +1 732 562 5518''
==Milestones==
[[Milestones:First Operational Use Of Wireless Telegraphy, 1899-1902|First Operational Use Of Wireless Telegraphy, 1899-1902]]
==Recognitions==
*2011- MGA GOLD Achievement Award to David Oyedokun (R8), South Africa Section; For inspirational leadership towards successful IEEE EPICS-High Projects, fostering member engagement, and empowering the community.
*2012 - MGA GOLD Achievement Award to Nana Ampofo Ampofo-Anti (R8), South Africa Section; For his dedicated efforts toward the success of IEEE EPICS-High Projects that have fostered IEEE member engagement through service to the community.
== Section officers ==
{| width="600" class="wikitable sortable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|+ align="top" style="caption-side: top"|'''South Africa Section Officers'''
|-
!Year
!Chair
!Vice chair
!Secretary
!Treasurer
|-
|2000
|Gerhard Hancke
|
|Willem Cronje
|
|-
|2001
|Gerhard Hancke
|
|Willem Cronje
|
|-
|2002
|Willem Cronje
|Nico Beute
|George Vanschoor
|Michael Vanwyk
|-
|2003
|Nico Beute
|
|George Vanschoor
|Michael Vanwyk
|-
|2004
|Nico Beute
|Marthinus Pretorius
|George Vanschoor
|Gerhard Hancke
|-
|2005
|Marthinus Pretorius
|
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Gerhard Hancke
|-
|2006
|Marthinus Pretorius
|
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Gerhard Hancke
|-
|2007
|Nico Beute
|
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Gerhard Hancke
|-
|2008
|Nico Beute
|Saurabh Sinha
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Gerhard Hancke
|-
|2009
|Saurabh Sinha
|
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2010
|Saurabh Sinha
|
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2011
|Jacques Van Wyk
|
|Richardt Wilkinson
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2012
|Jacques Van Wyk
|Riana Geschke
|Shaun Kaplan
|Jonathan Page
|-
|2013
|Riana Geschke
|
|Shaun Kaplan
|Jonathan Page
|-
|2014
|Riana Geschke
|
|Shaun Kaplan
|Jonathan Page
|-
|2015
|Shaun Kaplan
|Albert Lysko
|David Oyedokun
|Jonathan Page
|-
|2016
|Shaun Kaplan
|Albert Lysko
|David Oyedokun
|Moin Hanif
|-
|2017
|Albert Lysko
|Olayinka Ayanda / Darryn Cornish
|David Oyedokun
|Moin Hanif
|-
|2018
|Albert Lysko
|Olayinka Ayanda / Darryn Cornish
|David Oyedokun
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2019
|Darryn Cornish
|Yanxia Sun
|Wynand Lambrechts
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2020
|David Oyedokun
|Yanxia Sun
|Wynand Lambrechts
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2021
|David Oyedokun
|Yanxia Sun
|Wynand Lambrechts
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2022
|David Oyedokun
|Yanxia Sun
|Wynand Lambrechts
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2023
|Udochukwu Akuru
|Komla Folly / Richard Millham
|Joyce Mwangama
|Jacques Van Wyk
|-
|2024
|?
|Yanxia Sun
|Wynand Lambrechts
|Jacques van Wyk
|}


''We would like to thank, Donna McClelland, IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Department, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA for providing the list of chairs. For more information, please contact: Donna McClelland, d.mcclelland@ieee.org Tel: +1 732 562 5518<br>''
==Archival Documents==


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*[[Media:Region 8 - South Africa Section.pdf|Section petition documents]]
*[[Media:IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - South Africa.pdf|IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document]]
*[[Media:South Africa Section petition letter.pdf|Petition letter]], with list of petitioners, dated 1977, asking to create a South Africa Section of IEEE. Congratulatory letter from IEEE acknowledging the creation of South Africa Section.


The IEEE South Africa Section - [http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:First_Operational_Use_Of_Wireless_Telegraphy%2C_1899-1902 Milestones].
==Further Reading==


Visit the [http://www.ieee.org.za Section Website].  
Visit the [http://www.ieee.org.za Section Website].  


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IEEE South Africa Section History
Established date 1977-08-05
IEEE Region 8
IEEE Council
Geographic region South Africa
Region area
Principal cities
Home page
List of Subsections in this Section

List of Prominent Members

Chairs

Since, 5 Aug. 1977, the Chairs of the IEEE South Africa Section have been based primarily in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, and Cape Town:

  • Peter Calvert, G.E.C. Machines, Benoni, 1977/08/05 - 1978/09/30 -- Founding Chairperson
  • Peter J. Goddard, National Electrical Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, 1978/09/30 - 1984/08/31
  • Louis van Biljon, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1984/09/01 - 1985/08/31
  • Johannes A. Malherbe, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1985/08/01 - 1987/06/30
  • Christoff K. Pauw, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1987/07/01 - 1989/03/31
  • Pieter W. Van Der Walt, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1989/04/01 - 1991/02/28
  • Jan A. Ferreira, Rand Afrikaans University (now: University of Johannesburg), Johannesburg, 1991/03/01 - 1993/02/28
  • Duncan C. Baker, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1993/03/01 - 1994/02/28
  • Willem J. Perold, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1994/03/01 - 1997/02/28
  • Petrie Meyer, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 1997/03/01 - 1998/02/28
  • Gerhard P. Hancke, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1998/03/01 - 2001/12/31
  • Willem A. Cronje, Univ. of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2002/01/01 - 2002/12/31
  • Nico Beute, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology, Cape Town, 2003/01/01 - 2004/12/31
  • Marthinus W. Pretorius, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2005/01/01 - 2006/12/31
  • Nico Beute, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology, Cape Town, 2007/01/01 - 2008/12/31
  • Saurabh Sinha, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31
  • Jacques van Wyk, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, 2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31
  • Riana Geschke, Univ. of Cape Town, Cape Town, 2013/01/01 - 2014/12/31
  • Shaun Kaplan, CapeSoft, Cape Town, 2015/01/01 - 2016/12/31
  • Albert Lysko, CSIR, Pretoria, 2017/01/01 - 2018/12/31
  • Darryn Cornish, Sasol, Johannesburg, 2019/01/01 - 2019/06/30
  • David Oyedokun, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 2019/07/01 - 2023/07/29
  • Udochukwu B. Akuru, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, 2023/07/30 -


Honorary members

Fellows

  • Prof. Jacobus van Wyk, LFIEEE'11
  • Prof. Duncan Baker, LFIEEE'11
  • Prof. Jan Malherbe, LFIEEE'08
  • Prof. Xiaohua Xia, FIEEE'10
  • Prof. David Davidson, FIEEE'12

History of Chapters

  • South Africa Section Jt. Chapter, AP03/MTT17/EMC27, Joint Chapter, 18-Apr-86
  • South Africa Section Jt. Chapter, SP01/COM19, Joint Chapter, 13-Jun-86
  • South Africa Section Chapter, C16 Chapter, 13-Apr-87
  • South Africa Jt. Chapter, IE13/PE31/IA34/PEL35, Joint Chapter, 16-Apr-90
  • South Africa Section Chapter, AES10/GRS29, Joint Chapter, 8-Jul-91
  • South Africa Section Chapter, CS23/RA24, Joint Chapter, 5-Feb-92
  • South Africa Section Jt. Chap, ED15/PHO36/CAS04, Joint Chapter, 10-Mar-95
  • South Africa Section Chapter, TM14, Chapter, 23-Jul-99
  • South Africa Section (Pretoria) Aff. Grp, GOLD Affinity, 15-Nov-02
  • South Africa Section Chapter,E25, Chapter, 18-Jun-05
  • South Africa Affinity Group, WIE Affinity, 8-Aug-05
  • South Africa Section (Cape Town) Aff. Grp, GOLD Affinity, 18-Oct-08
  • South Africa Section Chapter, SMC28, Chapter, 29-May-09
  • South Africa Section Chapter, CIS11, Chapter, 4-Jun-09
  • South Africa Section Chapter, NANO42, Chapter, 16-Jul-09
  • South Africa Section Chapter, PE31, Chapter, 27-Jan-10
  • South Africa Section Chapter, IT12, Chapter, 11-Mar-10
  • South Africa Section Jt Chap, NPS05/MAG33/IM09/PC26, 11-Feb-20
  • South Africa Section Chapter, SEN39, 30-Jan-24

We would like to thank, Donna McClelland, IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Department, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA for providing the list of chairs. For more information, please contact: Donna McClelland, d.mcclelland@ieee.org Tel: +1 732 562 5518

Milestones

First Operational Use Of Wireless Telegraphy, 1899-1902

Recognitions

  • 2011- MGA GOLD Achievement Award to David Oyedokun (R8), South Africa Section; For inspirational leadership towards successful IEEE EPICS-High Projects, fostering member engagement, and empowering the community.
  • 2012 - MGA GOLD Achievement Award to Nana Ampofo Ampofo-Anti (R8), South Africa Section; For his dedicated efforts toward the success of IEEE EPICS-High Projects that have fostered IEEE member engagement through service to the community.

Section officers

South Africa Section Officers
Year Chair Vice chair Secretary Treasurer
2000 Gerhard Hancke Willem Cronje
2001 Gerhard Hancke Willem Cronje
2002 Willem Cronje Nico Beute George Vanschoor Michael Vanwyk
2003 Nico Beute George Vanschoor Michael Vanwyk
2004 Nico Beute Marthinus Pretorius George Vanschoor Gerhard Hancke
2005 Marthinus Pretorius Richardt Wilkinson Gerhard Hancke
2006 Marthinus Pretorius Richardt Wilkinson Gerhard Hancke
2007 Nico Beute Richardt Wilkinson Gerhard Hancke
2008 Nico Beute Saurabh Sinha Richardt Wilkinson Gerhard Hancke
2009 Saurabh Sinha Richardt Wilkinson Jacques Van Wyk
2010 Saurabh Sinha Richardt Wilkinson Jacques Van Wyk
2011 Jacques Van Wyk Richardt Wilkinson Jacques Van Wyk
2012 Jacques Van Wyk Riana Geschke Shaun Kaplan Jonathan Page
2013 Riana Geschke Shaun Kaplan Jonathan Page
2014 Riana Geschke Shaun Kaplan Jonathan Page
2015 Shaun Kaplan Albert Lysko David Oyedokun Jonathan Page
2016 Shaun Kaplan Albert Lysko David Oyedokun Moin Hanif
2017 Albert Lysko Olayinka Ayanda / Darryn Cornish David Oyedokun Moin Hanif
2018 Albert Lysko Olayinka Ayanda / Darryn Cornish David Oyedokun Jacques Van Wyk
2019 Darryn Cornish Yanxia Sun Wynand Lambrechts Jacques Van Wyk
2020 David Oyedokun Yanxia Sun Wynand Lambrechts Jacques Van Wyk
2021 David Oyedokun Yanxia Sun Wynand Lambrechts Jacques Van Wyk
2022 David Oyedokun Yanxia Sun Wynand Lambrechts Jacques Van Wyk
2023 Udochukwu Akuru Komla Folly / Richard Millham Joyce Mwangama Jacques Van Wyk
2024 ? Yanxia Sun Wynand Lambrechts Jacques van Wyk

Archival Documents

Further Reading

Visit the Section Website.

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