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== Background  ==
 
As authorized by the IEEE Board of Directors, the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board (known as IEEE Regional Activities Board prior to 1 January 2008) approved the establishment and boundaries of the IEEE Kansai Section on 14 November 1998. The Kansai Section conducts activities which assist the local IEEE members to enhance their professional careers and their communities.
 
The number of members of the Kansai Section as of November 30, 1999 was 1472, which was slight increase compared with that of June 30, 1999. In 1999 the Section had five Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, one Committee meeting, two technical lectures, and one symposium in co-operation with other institutes. In 2000 Kansai Section had three Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, two Committee meetings, two technical lectures and two symposia in co-operation.
 
The number of members of the Kansai Section as of December 31, 2011 was 2316, which was large increase compared with that of December 31, 2010. In 2011 the Section had five Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, two Committee meetings, five technical lectures, and two symposiums in co-operation with other institutes.
 
In December 2000, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Electron Devices Society History|Electron Devices Society]] Chapter was established.
 
In January 2001, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society History|Solid-State Circuits Society]] Chapter was established.
 
In July 2002, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Circuits and Systems Society History|Circuits and Systems Society]] Chapter was established.  
 
In December 2006, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society History|Antennas and Propagation Society]] Chapter, [[IEEE Communications Society History|Communications Society]] Chapter, [[IEEE Computer Society History|Computer Society]] Chapter and [[IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society History|Microwave Theory and Techniques Society]] Chapter were established.  
 
In April 2007, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Photonics Society History|Photonics Society]] (knows as Lasers and Electro-Optics Society prior to 2008) Chapter was established.
 
In November 2007, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Signal Processing Society History|Signal Processing Society]] Chapter was established.


== Background  ==
In May 2009, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Consumer Electronics Society History|Consumer Electronics Society]] Chapter was established.
 
In August 2011, the Kansai Section [[IEEE Control Systems Society History|Control Systems Society]] Chapter was established as the 11th chapter of Kansai Section.


IEEE Kansai Section was established on 14 November 1998. The Bylaws of the Section were approved by RAB on 24 June 1999 and the first officers were elected in April 1999.  
In June 2012, the Kansai Section Life Members Affinity Group was formed.  


The number of members of the Kansai Section as of November 30, 1999 was 1472 , which was slight increase compared with that of June 30, 1999.  In 1999 the Section had five Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, one Committee meeting, two technical lectures, and one symposium in co-operation with other institutes. In 2000 Kansai Section had three Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, two Committee meetings, two technical lectures and two symposia in co-operation.  
In January 2014, Nagoya Section, Hiroshima Section, Shikoku Section and Fukuoka Section were added to the Kansai Section Consumer Electronics Society Chapter to form the Kansai/Nagoya/Hiroshima/Shikoku/Fukuoka Joint Section Consumer Electronics Society Chapter.  


In May 2009, the Kansai section established a chapter of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society.  
In January 2014, the Kansai Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group was formed.


== Milestones  ==
== Milestones  ==


The Kansai Section has sponsored and supported a number of IEEE Milestones:  
[[Image:Railroad Milestone Ceremony.jpg|thumb|right|Railorad Ticketing Milestone Ceremony]]
 
The Kansai Section has sponsored and supported the following IEEE Milestones:  


*[[Milestones:Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971|Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971]]
*[[Milestones:Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971|Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971]]
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*[[Milestones:Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973|Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973]]
*[[Milestones:Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973|Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973]]


== '''Section Officers'''  ==
*[[Milestones:Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63|Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63]]


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*[[Milestones:Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959|Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959]]
 
*[[Milestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893|Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893]]
 
[[Image:Battery Milestone Ceremony.jpg|thumb|center|Battery Milestone Ceremony]]
 
*Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 1988
 
[[Image:Sharp TFT-LCD.jpg|thumb|center|Sharp TFT-LCD Milestone Ceremony]]
 
== Section Officers  ==
 
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| Period  
| Period  
| Chair  
| Chair  
| Vice-Chair  
| Vice-Chair  
| Secretary/Treasurer
| Secretary  
| Treasurer
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| 1998  
| 1998  
| Founding Chair, Tsuneo Nakahara  
| Founding Chair, Tsuneo Nakahara [[Image:Tsuneo Nakahara 3434.jpg|thumb|center]]
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| -  
| -  
| -
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| Tsuneo Nakahara  
| Tsuneo Nakahara  
| Hiromasa Ikeda  
| Hiromasa Ikeda  
| Miki Yamamoto
| Miki Yamamoto
| Miki Yamamoto
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| Tsuneo Nakahara  
| Tsuneo Nakahara  
| Hiromasa Ikeda  
| Hiromasa Ikeda  
| Miki Yamamoto
| Miki Yamamoto
| Miki Yamamoto
|-
|-
| 2001  
| 2001  
| Makoto Nagao  
| Makoto Nagao [[Image:Makoto Nagao 2282.jpg|thumb|center]]
| Kenichiro Ishii  
| Kenichiro Ishii  
| Yoshifumi Ooyama
| Yoshifumi Ooyama
| Yoshifumi Ooyama
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| Makoto Nagao  
| Makoto Nagao  
| Kenichiro Ishii  
| Kenichiro Ishii  
| Yoshifumi Ooyama
| Yoshifumi Ooyama
| Yoshifumi Ooyama
|-
|-
| 2003  
| 2003  
| Isao Shirakawa  
| Isao Shirakawa [[Image:Isao 22.jpg|thumb|center]]
| Noboru Sugamura  
| Noboru Sugamura  
| Eisaku Maeda
| Eisaku Maeda
| Eisaku Maeda
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| Isao Shirakawa  
| Isao Shirakawa  
| Noboru Sugamura  
| Noboru Sugamura  
| Eisaku Maeda
| Eisaku Maeda
| Eisaku Maeda
|-
|-
| 2005  
| 2005  
| Eisaku Maeda
| Masaki Koyama [[Image:Koyama.jpg|thumb|center]]
| Eisaku Maeda
| Takumi Tanioka
| Eisaku Maeda
| Fumiaki Ishida
| Fumiaki Ishida
|-
|-
| 2006  
| 2006  
| Eisaku Maeda
| Masaki Koyama
| Eisaku Maeda
| Takumi Tanioka
| Eisaku Maeda
| Fumiaki Ishida
| Fumiaki Ishida
|-
|-
| 2007  
| 2007  
| Hiroshi Matsumoto (Pictured is R10 representative)[[Image:KANSAI Photo Inoue.JPG|thumb|center]]
| Hiroshi Matsumoto  
| Tohru Chiba
| Tetsuo Iwase  
| Tetsuo Iwase  
| Tetsuo Iwase
| Tetsuo Iwase
|-
|-
| 2008  
| 2008  
| Hiroshi Matsumoto (Pictured is R10 Representative)[[Image:KANSAI Photo Onoye.jpg|thumb|center]]
| Hiroshi Matsumoto  
| Tohru Chiba
| Tetsuo Iwase  
| Tetsuo Iwase  
| Tetsuo Iwase
| Tetsuo Iwase
|-
|-
| 2009  
| 2009  
|  
| Yukihiro Nakamura [[Image:Nakamura.gif|thumb|center]]
|  
| Yosiaki Kushiki
|  
| Daisuke Ueda
| Daisuke Ueda
|-
| 2010
| Yukihiro Nakamura
| Yosiaki Kushiki
| Daisuke Ueda
| Daisuke Ueda
|-
| 2011
| Shigeru Katagiri [[Image:Katagiri 106006.jpg|thumb|center]]
| Atsushi Yano
| Toru Murase
| Toru Murase
|-
| 2012
| Shigeru Katagiri
| Atsushi Yano
| Toru Murase
| Toru Murase
|-
| 2013
| Hidetoshi Onodera [[Image:080617onodera 1632.jpg|thumb|center]]
| Naonori Ueda
| Takeshi Yamada
| Takayuki Suyama
|-
| 2014
| Hidetoshi Onodera
| Naonori Ueda
| Takeshi Yamada
| Takayuki Suyama
|}
|}


<br>[[Media:KANSAI_Photo_Inoue.JPG|KANSAI_Photo_Inoue.JPG]]<br>[[Media:KANSAI_Photo_Onoye.jpg|KANSAI_Photo_Onoye.jpg]]  
[[Media:IEEE_Geographic_Unit_Organizing_Document_-_Kansai.pdf|IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Kansai]]<br>[[Media:Battery_Milestone_Ceremony.jpg|Battery Milestone Ceremony.jpg]]<br>[[Media:Sharp_TFT-LCD.jpg|Sharp TFT-LCD.jpg]]  


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Revision as of 09:05, 27 June 2014

Link to Kansai Section Homepage in Japanese

Link to Kansai Section Homepage in English

Background

As authorized by the IEEE Board of Directors, the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board (known as IEEE Regional Activities Board prior to 1 January 2008) approved the establishment and boundaries of the IEEE Kansai Section on 14 November 1998. The Kansai Section conducts activities which assist the local IEEE members to enhance their professional careers and their communities.

The number of members of the Kansai Section as of November 30, 1999 was 1472, which was slight increase compared with that of June 30, 1999. In 1999 the Section had five Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, one Committee meeting, two technical lectures, and one symposium in co-operation with other institutes. In 2000 Kansai Section had three Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, two Committee meetings, two technical lectures and two symposia in co-operation.

The number of members of the Kansai Section as of December 31, 2011 was 2316, which was large increase compared with that of December 31, 2010. In 2011 the Section had five Executive Meetings, one Annual Section Meeting, two Committee meetings, five technical lectures, and two symposiums in co-operation with other institutes.

In December 2000, the Kansai Section Electron Devices Society Chapter was established.

In January 2001, the Kansai Section Solid-State Circuits Society Chapter was established.

In July 2002, the Kansai Section Circuits and Systems Society Chapter was established.

In December 2006, the Kansai Section Antennas and Propagation Society Chapter, Communications Society Chapter, Computer Society Chapter and Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Chapter were established.

In April 2007, the Kansai Section Photonics Society (knows as Lasers and Electro-Optics Society prior to 2008) Chapter was established.

In November 2007, the Kansai Section Signal Processing Society Chapter was established.

In May 2009, the Kansai Section Consumer Electronics Society Chapter was established.

In August 2011, the Kansai Section Control Systems Society Chapter was established as the 11th chapter of Kansai Section.

In June 2012, the Kansai Section Life Members Affinity Group was formed.

In January 2014, Nagoya Section, Hiroshima Section, Shikoku Section and Fukuoka Section were added to the Kansai Section Consumer Electronics Society Chapter to form the Kansai/Nagoya/Hiroshima/Shikoku/Fukuoka Joint Section Consumer Electronics Society Chapter.

In January 2014, the Kansai Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group was formed.

Milestones

Railorad Ticketing Milestone Ceremony

The Kansai Section has sponsored and supported the following IEEE Milestones:

Battery Milestone Ceremony
  • Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 1988
Sharp TFT-LCD Milestone Ceremony

Section Officers

Period Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer
1998 Founding Chair, Tsuneo Nakahara
Tsuneo Nakahara 3434.jpg
- - -
1999 Tsuneo Nakahara Hiromasa Ikeda Miki Yamamoto Miki Yamamoto
2000 Tsuneo Nakahara Hiromasa Ikeda Miki Yamamoto Miki Yamamoto
2001 Makoto Nagao
Makoto Nagao 2282.jpg
Kenichiro Ishii Yoshifumi Ooyama Yoshifumi Ooyama
2002 Makoto Nagao Kenichiro Ishii Yoshifumi Ooyama Yoshifumi Ooyama
2003 Isao Shirakawa
Isao 22.jpg
Noboru Sugamura Eisaku Maeda Eisaku Maeda
2004 Isao Shirakawa Noboru Sugamura Eisaku Maeda Eisaku Maeda
2005 Masaki Koyama
Koyama.jpg
Takumi Tanioka Fumiaki Ishida Fumiaki Ishida
2006 Masaki Koyama Takumi Tanioka Fumiaki Ishida Fumiaki Ishida
2007 Hiroshi Matsumoto Tohru Chiba Tetsuo Iwase Tetsuo Iwase
2008 Hiroshi Matsumoto Tohru Chiba Tetsuo Iwase Tetsuo Iwase
2009 Yukihiro Nakamura
Nakamura.gif
Yosiaki Kushiki Daisuke Ueda Daisuke Ueda
2010 Yukihiro Nakamura Yosiaki Kushiki Daisuke Ueda Daisuke Ueda
2011 Shigeru Katagiri
Katagiri 106006.jpg
Atsushi Yano Toru Murase Toru Murase
2012 Shigeru Katagiri Atsushi Yano Toru Murase Toru Murase
2013 Hidetoshi Onodera
080617onodera 1632.jpg
Naonori Ueda Takeshi Yamada Takayuki Suyama
2014 Hidetoshi Onodera Naonori Ueda Takeshi Yamada Takayuki Suyama

IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Kansai
Battery Milestone Ceremony.jpg
Sharp TFT-LCD.jpg

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