Monday, February 22, 2010

International Experience

Dr. Irving Engelson, Candidate for IEEE Division I Director
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Irv Engelson has extensive international experience and cultural understanding.

• While with RCA he was involved in many international corporate activities.
• He speaks seven languages and was certified as a linguist in three by the US government.
• Served as a non-governmental Affiliate to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• Testified to a US Congressional Committee on international technology transfer
• Lectured on all continents (except for Antarctica)
• Recent invited presentations at universities in: China, France, Korea, Russia and November 2010 in Australia.
• Visited many countries and is sensitive to the local and cultural needs of IEEE members. Following is a list of countries Irv visited over the years – some multiple times :

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey (in Oct ’10), United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay