The First Female IEEE Section Chair in an Arab Country: Althani links her success to IEEE [Women to Watch]

Maryam Althani entered the IEEE as a Student Member while pursuing her undergraduate degree at United Arab Emirates (UAE) University in the city of Al Ain, but she didn't start volunteering for the IEEE until several years later, in 2003, while living and working in Dubai. The IEEE UAE Section chair and Section secretary wanted her help to establish an IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) affinity group. They needed help getting signatures for a petition and wanted her to call the existing female and WIE members in the UAE.