SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

Sponsoring Organisational Units

The IEEE Kenya Section is located in Region 8. It was founded in 1982 and has 200+ members with a goal to conduct activities that assist the local IEEE members to enhance their professional careers & communities.
https://ieeekenya.or.ke

IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional society, designed to serve both professionals and students involved in all aspects of science and technology that underlie modern civilization. IEEE Region 8 covers Europe, Middle East and Africa.
https://ieeer8.org

Technical CoSponsor

IEEE Africa Council, IEEE through its Board of Directors – endorsed IEEE in Africa Strategy, recognizes the opportunity to assist in cultivating greater engineering capacity to advance technology and innovation toward the long-term stability and sustainability of IEEE’s support of African engineers. The Council includes all African Sections and Sub Sections that wish to participate, and is the focus for much of IEEE’s engagement on the continent.
https://site.ieee.org/africa-council/

Diamond Sponsor

The IEEE Photonics Society forms the hub of a vibrant technical community of more than 100,000 professionals dedicated to transforming breakthroughs in quantum physics into the devices, systems and products to revolutionize our daily lives.

https://ieeephotonics.org/

Gold Sponsor

IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) provides a neutral and open environment that empowers innovators – across borders and disciplines – to develop standards and solutions that shape and improve technology for the benefit of industry, society and humanity.
https://standards.ieee.org/

Bronze Sponsor

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory authority for the communications sector in Kenya.
Established in 1999 by the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, the Authority is responsible for facilitating the development of the information and communications sectors including; broadcasting, cybersecurity, multimedia, telecommunications, electronic commerce, postal and courier services.
https://www.ca.go.ke

Supporters

The IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) inspires and empowers IEEE volunteers around the world carrying out and supporting impactful humanitarian technology activities at the local level.
The IEEE HTB mission is to support impactful and ethically informed volunteer-led initiatives, programs and projects, and mutually beneficial partnerships, as well as to inform policy formulation that harness technology and innovation to address societal challenges (including disaster recovery) in a responsive, effective, and sustainable way.

https://htb.ieee.org/

The IEEE Xplore digital library is a powerful resource for discovery of scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners.
IEEE Xplore provides web access to more than five million full-text documents from some of the world’s most highly-cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org

Industry Engagement Committee facilitates industry engagement activities across IEEE, identifies and acts on opportunities, gaps, and overlaps across IEEE, launches initiatives, and recommends to the IEEE Board needed development of products and services that meet the needs of industry, government, and industry professionals.
https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/industry-engagement-committee.html

Action for Industry (AfI) Sub-Committee is focused on providing membership value to companies. The essential programs currently include Mentorships, Internships, Industry Events & Initiatives, Industry Awards, Entrepreneurship etc.
https://ieeer8.org/category/technical-activities/action-for-industry/

Engaging computer engineers, scientists, academia, and industry professionals from all areas of computing, the IEEE Computer Society (CS) sets the standard for the education and engagement that fuels continued global technological advancement. Through conferences, publications, and programs, and by bringing together computer science and engineering leaders at every phase of their career for dialogue, debate, and collaboration, IEEE CS empowers, shapes, and guides the future of not only its members, but the greater industry, enabling new opportunities to better serve our world.
https://www.computer.org

Together, the team is working to support and develop all aspects of R8 Student Activities. The aim is to provide excellent support to Student Branches, Student Chapters, SIGHT Groups, WIE Student Branches Affinity Groups, and Student Branch Counsellors in the region. The SAC team operates different programs, training and development sessions, competitions, and awards that promote a better growth-based ecosystem for all student activities in Region 8. New trainings, activities, initiatives, contests, and awards are coming soon!

https://ieeer8.org/category/student-activities/

Exhibitors

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S): The field of interest of the AP-S encompasses: antennas, including analysis, design, development, measurement, and testing; radiation, propagation, and the interaction of electromagnetic waves with discrete and continuous media; and applications and systems pertinent to antennas, propagation, and sensing, such as applied optics, millimeter- and sub-millimeter-wave techniques, antenna signal processing and control, radio astronomy, and propagation and radiation aspects of terrestrial and space-based communication, including wireless, mobile, satellite, and telecommunications. Lean more about :
AP-S at https://ieeeaps.org/
AP-S Young Professionals: https://ieeeaps.org/committees/ypa

Connectivity Partner

Kenya Education Network Trust (KENET), the National Research and Education Network (NREN) of Kenya is a not-for-profit membership operator incorporated to support research and education institutions. We provide cost-effective, fast and reliable Internet connectivity and related services to enhance education and research. KENET also provides various resources and services, including travel grants and capacity building.
https://www.kenet.or.ke

Institutional Support

ESAK is a member-based organisation comprising of stakeholders in the electricity sector ranging from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), project developers, consultants, contractors, legal practitioners, finance organisations all working across different sub sectors of the electricity space in Kenya.
ESAK’s commitment is to have a balanced representation of Kenya’s electricity sector and conduct business according to the highest ethical standards, considering social and environmental responsibility and respect for stakeholder groups. ESAK is also supportive of data driven solutions through baseline studies in the sector.
https://esa-k.org

NRF Kenya is mandated to mobilize, allocate and manage financial resources to facilitate an effective national innovation system that would create required knowledge and innovations in all fields of Science and Technology for the growing economy.
https://www.nrf.go.ke

Travel Partner

Kenya Airways, a member of the Sky Team Alliance, is a leading African airline flying to 42 destinations worldwide, 35 of which are in Africa and carries over four million passengers annually.
In 2020 KQ was named Africa’s Leading Airline by the World Travel Awards. It continues to modernize its fleet with its 32 aircraft being some of the youngest in Africa.
https://www.kenya-airways.com