A Joint R8 History Activity and Life Member Regional Meeting was held in September 2025 in Bonn, Germany in conjunction with HISTELCON 2025. The Life Member meeting brought together LMAG Chairs from Benelux, Bulgaria, Germany, North Macedonia, Switzerland and Great Britain/Ireland.
Attendees at HISTELCON
The first day featured presentations by Dusanka Boskovic (R8 Director), Tiziana Tambosso (R8 VP of Technical Activities), Peter Magyar (R8 LM), Martin Bastiaans (R8 HA Coordinator), and Daniel J. Mitchell (Senior Historian, IEEE History Center). During the meeting, the attendees were able to see the beautiful city of Bonn and tour its famous Arithmeum Museum, which provides a history of computer science and mechanical calculating machines.
There was an awards presentation for the Life Member Committee LMAG Achievement Award (to Switzerland LMAG) and Individual Service Award (Patrick Dewilde).
Hugo Wyss received the R8 LMAG Achievement Award for the Switzerland LMAG; Patrick Dewilde received the R8 Life Member Individual Service Award from Dusanka Boskovic.
