Section Overview

The Shin-etsu Section was created in 2006 from part of the Tokyo Section. The geographical area of the Shin-etsu Section consists of Niigata and Nagano prefectures in Japan.

• Approval Letter from the IEEE
• Section Bylaws

Number of Members (active members only): 241 (as of 2025/2/1)

• Affiliate: 3
• Fellow: 2
• Life Fellow: 3
• Senior Member: 11
• Life Senior Member: 2
• Life Member: 8
• Member: 167
• Graduate Student Member: 29
• Associate Member: 3
• Student Member: 13

Awards/Recognitions

• 2018 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment Performance (8/2018)



• Recipient of R10 Section Incentive (Small Section) 11/2020-10/2021
• Recipient of 2022 R10 Best Membership Retention Small Section Award

Elected Officers (2025-2026)

• Chair:Hiroyoshi Yamada(Niigata Univ.)
• Vice Chair:Hernan Aguirre(Shinshu Univ.)
• Secretary:Yusuke Iida(Niigata Univ.)
• Treasurer:Genki Hidaka(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
• Past-chair:Takashi Yukawa(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)

Standing Committee Members (2023-2024)

• Membership Development Chair:Kensuke Sawada(Niigata Inst. of Tech.)
• Nominations Chair:Shogo Muramatsu(Niigata Univ.)
• Technical Program Chair:Isao Nambu(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
• Student Activities Chair:Mikihiko Nishiara(Shinshu Univ.)
• Tokyo/Shin-etsu Joint WiE liaison:Sachiko Jonai(Niigata Univ.)
• Past Secretary:Yasunori Sugita(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
• Home page:Yusuke Iida(Niigata Univ.)

Other Executive Committee Members

• Japan Council History CommitteeTakashi Yukawa(Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)
  (JCHC) member:
• Section Student Branch Counselor:Mikihiko Nishiara(Shinshu Univ.)
• Section Student Branch Chair:Tsubasa Saeki(Shinshu Univ.)

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Last Update: 2025/02/13