Chapter Mission
It is the objective of the IEEE Benelux Chapter on Information Theory to connect people in the Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg) that are interested in processing, transmission, storage, and use of information, as well as in theoretical and applied aspects of coding, communications, and communications networks. The Chapter cooperates closely with the "Werkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie (WIC)" and coordinates its activities and initiatives with those of the Werkgemeenschap.
Board
The board of the Benelux IT Chapter consists of:
- Jasper Goseling (Chair, since 2017)
- Peter H.N. de With (Vice-Chair, since 2002)
- Vincent Rijmen (Treasurer, since 2008)
- Jos Weber (Secretary, since 2008)
- Alex Alvarado (Member, since 2018)
- Frans M.J. Willems (Member, since 2017)
Some History
The initiative to found an IEEE Chapter on Information Theory in the Benelux came from Edward C. van der Meulen, who had also been active in establishing the "Werkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie" in the early eighties. The Chapter is active since 1990. Edward served as the first Chairman of the Chapter.
Activities
Since 1990 the Chapter co-organizes, jointly with the Werkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie (WIC), an annual Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux and an annual Midwinter-Meeting with tutorial presentations on a hot topic. Apart from that, the Chapter organizes other activities. In 2009 it started a series of Van der Meulen Seminars.