IEEE Information Theory Society Newsletter——No.1, Mar 2020

Report on the Founding of IEEE Guangzhou Section Information Theory Society Chapter and SYSU Workshop on Polar Coding Theory and Applications

   The SYSU (Sun Yat-sen University) Workshop on Polar Coding Theory and Applications took place on November 29, 2019 at Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou historic campus Old Mathematical School Building, which resides between the University Library and Xing Pavilion at the center axis. This is the first activity organized by IEEE Guangzhou Section Information Theory Society Chapter for celebrating the founding of the Chapter and facilitating the communications of researchers in the areas of information and coding theory . The IEEE Guangzhou Section Information Theory Society Chapter submitted its application in May 2019 and was approved in October 2019. It is the third IEEE Information Theory Society Chapter in mainland China, following the legacy of Beijing Chapter and Chengdu Chapter. Mission of the Chapter is to engage the collaborations of the researchers and engineers working on information and coding theory in China, especially in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area. The Chapter now has 20 members. The Chapter is organized by Chair, Li Chen, Vice Chair, Xiao Ma, Secretary, Congduan Li, and Treasurer, Shiqiu Liu.