Dr. Rajnish Gupta presented SIGHT and its work to IEEE members in Bangkok Thailand on March 5th, requesting that the section chairs form new groups. The audience of about 140 people included members of IEEE R10 Excom, IEEE R10 Section Chairs and secondary delegates from sections, R10 country council chairs, IEEE President Barry Shoop, IEEE Region 8 Director Costas Stasopoulos, IEEE 2016 President-Elect Candidates Wanda Reder and James Jefferies, and others. "In my opinion, a number of people seemed to be interested in SIGHT benefits. Namely, (1) project funding (US$500 - $19,999) and (2) partial conference support of 50 percent of conference expenses up to US$750," Dr. Gupta says. Dr. Gupta is the coordinator of the Humanitarian Technology Activities of IEEE R10, a member of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Section and Director of the Department of Industry Services at Singapore Polytechnic. |