• DocumentCode
    2468142
  • Title

    The Benelux Section and Early IRE/IEEE Activity in Europe

  • Author

    Biemond, J. ; Barrow, B.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mediamatics, Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    5-7 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    In 1959 the IRE approved the establishment of the Benelux Section, covering Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, as well as a Section for Milan, Italy. In September 1960 the Benelux section sponsored the International Symposium on Data Transmission, held in Delft. This was the first international symposium held by the IRE outside North America, and it was the world´s first technical conference dedicated to data transmission. The success of the Benelux Section led directly to the establishment of IRE Region 9 (now IEEE Region 8) in Europe. The Benelux Section recently commemorated its 50th anniversary with a celebration in Antwerp.
  • Keywords
    IEEE standards; Belgium; Benelux section; Delft; Europe; IEEE Region 8; IRE Region 9; IRE-IEEE activity; International Symposium on Data Transmission; Italy; Luxembourg; Milan section; Netherland; Data communication; Europe; IEEE activities; Laboratories; Meetings; Oceans; Region 8; Region 9; Scattering; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    History of Technical Societies, 2009 IEEE Conference on the
  • Conference_Location
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5119-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HTS.2009.5337847
  • Filename
    5337847
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2468142