IEEE Tunisia Section Student and Young Professionals Conference 2019 was organised by IEEE Tunisia Section and Student and Young Professional Leadership in Hammamat, Tunisia 15 – 17 December. This conference brought together over 1,000 participants including engineering and technology professionals, staff and students from Tunisian public and private universities, as well as young professionals, to share lessons learnt and good practices, learn more about the technical, professional, and education benefits associated with IEEE membership, strengthen their skills capacity and discuss how IEEE members can address societal challenges as well as current and future employment opportunities in Tunisia.

Prof. Paul M Cunningham (Past President, IEEE SSIT; Past Chair, IEEE HAC; 2020 Director-Elect, IEEE Division VI) was invited to deliver a keynote address focused on Sustainable Development on 15 December, and on 16 December, contribute as a judge for a Humanitarian Technology Competition and deliver a SSIT Distinguished Lecture (DL) as a 90 minute participatory workshop focused on Sustainable Development.

Click here to download the report on SSIT’s contribution to IEEE TSYP 2019.