MGA Outstanding Large, Medium, and Small Section Award Recipients
MGA Outstanding Large, Medium, and Small Section Awards are awarded to one large Section, one medium Section, and one small Section each year, for their successful efforts in fulfilling the educational and scientific goals of IEEE for the benefit of the public by maintaining, enhancing, and supporting the Student Branches, Technical Chapters, and Affinity Groups within their geographic boundaries.
This year's MGA Outstanding Section Award recipients
Large - IEEE Hong Kong Section, Region 10
Congratulations to the following officers for their efforts.
| 2021 | |
| Chair | Dr. Paulina Y Chan |
| Vice Chair | Prof. Kenneth K Y Wong |
| Secretary | Dr. Ray Cheung Chak Chung |
| Treasurer | Dr. Eddy Chiu |
Medium - IEEE Argentina Section, Region 9
Congratulations to the following officers for their efforts.
| 2021 | |
| Chair | Augusto J. Herrera |
| Vice Chair | Graciela N. Pataro |
| Secretary | Juan M. Perdomo |
| Treasurer | Martin Nievas |
Small - IEEE Oman Section, Region 8
Congratulations to the following officers for their efforts.
| 2021 | |
| Chair | Abdullah Al Badi |
| Vice Chair | Mohammed Bait Suwailam |
| Secretary | Arnold Nolasco Santos |
| Treasurer | Ahmed AL Maashari |
Outstanding Large Section Award recipients
| Year Selected |
Region | Section |
| 2021 | 10 | IEEE Hong Kong Section |
| 2020 | 10 | IEEE Kerala Section |
| 2019 | 10 | IEEE Bangalore Section |
| 2018 | 10 | IEEE Bangladesh Section |
| 2017 | 8 | IEEE Tunisia Section |
| 2016 | 6 | IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section |
| 2015 | 10 | IEEE Kerala Section |
| 2014 | 10 | IEEE Bangalore Section |
| 2013 | 1 | IEEE North Jersey Section |
| 2012 | 1 | IEEE Boston Section |
| 2011 | 7 | IEEE Ottawa Section |
| 2010 | 7 | IEEE Vancouver Section |
| 2009 | 10 | IEEE Taipei Section |
| 2008 | 9 | IEEE Peru Section |
| 2007 | 3 | IEEE Melbourne Section |
| 2006 | 2 | IEEE Pittsburgh Section |
| 2005 | 7 | IEEE Ottawa Section |
| 2004 | 1 | IEEE Long Island Section |
Large Section = 1,501 or more members
Outstanding Medium Section Award recipients
| Year Selected |
Region | Section |
| 2021 | 9 | IEEE Argentina Section |
| 2020 | 9 | IEEE Ecuador Section |
| 2019 | 8 | IEEE South Africa Section |
| 2018 | No award presented | |
| 2017 | 7 | IEEE Southern Alberta Section |
| 2016 | 9 | IEEE Argentina Section |
| 2015 | 1 | IEEE New Jersey Coast Section |
| 2014 | 8 | IEEE Croatia Section |
Medium Section = 501 - 1,500 members
The Outstanding Medium Section Award was established in November 2013.
Outstanding Small Section Award recipients
| Year Selected |
Region | Section |
| 2021 | 8 | IEEE Oman Section |
| 2020 | 9 | IEEE Panama Section |
| 2019 | 8 | IEEE Kenya Section |
| 2018 | 8 | IEEE Cyprus Section |
| 2017 | 7 | IEEE London Section |
| 2016 | No award presented | |
| 2015 | 9 | IEEE Nicaragua Section |
| 2014 | 9 | IEEE Panama Section |
| 2013 | 1 | IEEE Green Mountain Section |
| 2012 | 5 | IEEE Galveston Bay Section |
| 2011 | 7 | IEEE London Section |
| 2010 | 7 | IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section |
| 2009 | 6 | IEEE Richland Section |
| 2008 | 10 | IEEE South Australia Section |
| 2007 | 10 | IEEE Shikoku Section |
| 2006 | 5 | IEEE Oklahoma Section |
| 2005 | 9 | IEEE Bahia Section |
| 2004 | 10 | IEEE South Australia Section |
Small Section = 500 or less members
In November 2003, the Outstanding Large and Small Section Awards were established. These awards were presented as a substitute for the Outstanding Section Award.
Outstanding Section Award recipients
| Year Selected |
Region | Section |
| 2002 | 10 | IEEE Bombay Section |
| 2001 | 2 | IEEE Philadelphia Section |
Activity highlights from this year's award recipients
The IEEE Hong Kong Section enjoyed success in 2020 across all its units, winning multiple awards such as R10 Best Membership Growth and R10 Best Membership Retention (Large Section) Awards. Newly formed units included the Hong Kong Life Members Affinity Group as well as a Young Professionals Affinity Group. Through various collaborations with non-engineering professional bodies such as co-organizing the Webinar on COVID-19 with Chartered Management Institute (CMI), HK Section has enhanced the public visibility of IEEE and can potentially attract business and medical professionals to become IEEE members.
The IEEE Argentina Section with all its units located throughout the country, they are encouraged to co-organize activities. All events devote time to present the IEEE to attendees and remark the participation of volunteer as the core of the Institute. One key activity was the fifth edition of the flagship biennial Conference IEEE ARGENCON 2020 Virtual Conference, which resulted in the most successful event, surpassing all previous ones in attendance, accepted papers, presenters, short technical videos among others. The Section also held a number of HAC/SIGHT sponsored projects, such as "Roboteam STEM Virtual BootCamp".
The IEEE Oman Section added new units and reactivated others, including Chapters and Student Branches, all with the goal of increasing IEEE membership. The Section gives especial attention to its student members and encourages the Student Branches to interact with the community; industry visits are held to get students closer to the field of engineering. It also organized its SYP annual Congress in which all IEEE student members gather to present innovation projects. The efforts not only benefits the IEEE student members but also industry organizations got motivated to sponsor the students’ projects.