IEEE Sections Congress 2023 - Programs
Achieving Future Sustainability
Speakers
Ralph Ford
John McDonald
John Barr
Kelly McKenna
Saifur Rahman
Sophie Muirhead
Michael Geselowitz
David Michelson
Mohamed Essaaidi
Jenifer Castillo
Celia Shahnaz
Maike Luiken
Ed Palacio
Péter Nagy
William R. Tonti
Jeewika Ranaweera
Robert Colburn
Abdullateef Aliyu
Avoki Omekanda
Shaikh Fattah
Lwanga Herbert
Sampath Veeraraghavan
Russ Harrison
Edward Au
Tuncer Baykas
Gilles Fayad
IEEE Sections Congress 2023 - Programs
Empowering Volunteer Engagement
Speakers
Celia Desmond
Supavadee Aramvith
Don Tan
Babak Beheshti
Jill Gostin
Stamatis Dragoumanos
Anu Gokhale
Howard Wolfman
Maike Luiken
Rob Fish
Lori Keller
Roberto de Marca
Lance Fung
Gerardo Barbosa
Loretta Arrellano
Mousmi Chaurasia
Kathy Grise
Dejan Milojicic
Jeewika Ranaweera
Rakesh Kumar
Ruben Barrera-Michel
Ramesh Nair
Charlie Jackson
Ljiljana Trajkovic
Melissa Cegli
Jodi Merizalde
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Fred Schindler
Bin Zhao
Goutam Chattopadhyay
John Verboncouer
Nehad El-Sherif
Mark E Davis
Susan Ivers
Cecelia Jankowski
Alex Gelman
David Koehler
Costas Stasopoulos
Srikanth Chandrasekaran
Jim Matthews
Rafal Sliz
Pascal Mast
IEEE Sections Congress 2023 - Programs
Enriching Member
Experience
Speakers
Elyn Perez
Matthew Plotner
Ruben Barrera-Michel
Don Tan
Babak Beheshti
Ademola Adejokun
Stephanie Gillespie
Subodha Charles
Yu Yuan
John Kulick
David Law
Ramesh Ramadoss
Dennis Brophy
Marilyn Catis
Tom Coughlin
Rich Reeps
Ray Lian
Pasan Pethiyagode
Celia Shahnaz
Katherine August
Jenifer Castillo
Adrienne Hahn
Cybele Ghanam
Hasala Dharmawardena
Mark Torres
Rakesh Kumar
Mousmi Chaurasia
Gianluca Setti
Gerardo Barbosa
Nita Patel
Steve Mann
Sections Congress 2023 Program
11 Aug - 13 Aug, 2023
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07:00am - 05:30pm
Registration
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07:00am - 05:00pm
Registration
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07:00am - 03:30pm
Registration
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05:00pm - 08:00pm
Opening Dinner and Session
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07:30am - 08:30am
Breakfast
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07:00am - 03:30pm
Exhibit Hall
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08:00pm - 09:-30pm
Foundation Reception
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08:00am - 10:30am
General Session
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07:00am - 08:00am
Breakfast
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10:30am - 05:00pm
Exhibit Hall Open
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08:00am - 10:00am
Breakouts
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10:30am - 11:00am
AM Break
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10:00am - 10:30am
AM Break
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12:00pm - 01:00pm
Lunch - Exhibit Hall
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10:30am - 11:30am
Breakouts
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01:00pm - 02:30pm
Breakouts
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11:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch
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02:30am - 03:00pm
PM Break
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12:30pm - 01:30pm
Region Realignment Session
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03:00pm - 04:30pm
Breakouts
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01:30pm - 03:00pm
Breakouts
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05:00pm - 06:45pm
President Elect Forum & Reception
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03:00pm - 03:30pm
PM Break
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03:45pm - 05:30pm
Closing Session
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*Note: This is a preliminary list of sessions. Additional program sessions will be added or updated soon
Achieving Future Sustainability |
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Session Title : Introduction
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speakers Name : David
Mindham - Track Chair
Saturday | 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Ways to
engage your Section in IEEE Humanitarian & Philanthropic
programs
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Come celebrate the IEEE Foundation's 50th Anniversary
with IEEE Foundation President, Ralph Ford, as he
interviews Foundation Director and Chair of the 50th
Anniversary Celebration Committee, John McDonald, on
ways volunteers can engage with IEEE programs supported
by philanthropy. As IEEE's philanthropic partner, IEEE
and the Foundation enjoy a strong and collaborative
partnership where technology and philanthropy intersect.
Together, IEEE, the IEEE Foundation and our volunteers
can continue delivering opportunities, innovation and
impact for the next 50 years or more!
Speakers Name : Ralph
Ford, John McDonald
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 203
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Sunday | 8:00 - 8:30 | Room 202
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Session Title : IEEE
REACH, a Secondary Educator Resource Program that Raises
Students Interest in STEM
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Discover IEEE REACH, an education program that provides
free resources for secondary educators around the globe.
Through the lens of history, the program focuses on the
social relevance of technology and improves
technological literacy. Learn how REACH is engaging the
next generation in STEM, especially girls, through
collaborations with UNESCO and other stakeholders.
Developed by the History Center, REACH engages students
in how inventions emerge and how they impact the world.
The resources are prepared in a global perspective that
can be adapted for local circumstances. With REACH,
students gain interest in STEM and are better prepared
to make decisions about technology. Learn how to promote
REACH in your local community and how it can be
integrated with other pre-university outreach.
Speakers Name : Kelly
McKenna
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 211
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Sunday | 9:00 - 9:30 | Room 204
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Session Title : IEEE
Milestones as a Section Activity
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
IEEE Milestones program is one of the most visible ways
that IEEE promotes the achievements in its fields of
interest to the general public. More than 240 IEEE
Milestones have been dedicated and bronze plaques placed
worldwide. These bronze plaques are in highly-visible
places: railroad stations, public buildings, parks,
historic sites, etc., and are seen by thousands of
people every day. IEEE History Center Research
Coordinator Robert Colburn will present on the
Milestones Program and the benefits to IEEE and its
members of proposing milestones.
Speakers Name : Robert
Colburn
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 204
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Sunday | 8:00 - 8:30 | Room 204
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Session Title : IEEE
History Center peer-to-peer interviewing - How to get
started session
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Capturing both events and motivations that might not
appear in the written record, oral history interviews
are an important resource for historians. The IEEE
History Center curates a collection of nearly 900 oral
histories of important contributors to IEEE and IEEE’s
fields of interest. The final transcripts are posted on
the IEEE Engineering & Technology History Wiki (ETHW).
Recently, the Center instituted a peer-to-peer program
under which IEEE members are trained to interview fellow
members. This activity is ideal for Sections (or
Chapters or Affinity groups) that want to preserve local
achievements or build a history of their local
organization. It also promotes local pride and member
engagement. This session will explain how to get
involved in this exciting activity.
Speakers Name : David
Michelson, Michael Geselowitz
Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 207
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Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 201
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Session Title : The
Engineering & Technology History Wiki (www.ethw.org)
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
Engineering and Technology History Wiki is a web-based
MediaWiki platform that allows direct contributions to
document the history of IEEE and the profession. The
ETHW houses pages for every IEEE Section and encourages
Section historians to be actively involved in the
updating their section’s history. Content that can be
added to Section pages includes narratives, archival
documents, tables of officers, photograph galleries,
back issues of newsletters, and audiovisual materials.
These can be crosslinked with other relevant materials
that reside elsewhere on the wiki. History Center staff
are available and ready to assist users with both the
technical end of using the website, as well as providing
advice on best practices for how to document, capture,
and preserve IEEE history.
Speakers Name : David
Michelson, Michael Geselowitz
Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 207
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Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 210
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Session Title : AIS–Standards, Certification, and More
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : With the advancement of the EU AI Act and with similar
policies advancing globally, there is an inherent need
to understand what soft norms are available to address
practical knowledge and implementation gaps in AI. This
panel will discuss available options and share use cases
so that the audience will walk away with resources and
examples as to how to advance their work in a
responsible and trustworthy manner.
Speakers Name : Gilles
Fayad
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 204
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Sunday | 8:30 - 9:00 | Room 204
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Session Title : Engaging
WIE Volunteers
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : This session will explore strategies for engaging
volunteers in programs that support women in STEM. We
will discuss the importance of volunteer engagement and
retention, and strategies for recruiting and retaining
volunteers, including targeted outreach, recognition and
appreciation, and ongoing communication and support. We
will also emphasize the importance of providing
volunteers with training and resources to ensure they
can provide effective support to program participants.
Finally, attendees will leave with a clearer reason why
they are part IEEE WIE, and with practical tips and
inspiration to engage volunteers in their own sections.
Speaker Name : Jenifer
Castillo
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 210
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Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 207
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Session Title : Designing
Impactful Programs for Women in Engineering Members
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
objective of this session is to share ideas for more
impactful programs to enhance the careers of WIE members
from diversified IEEE regions. To nurture the potential
of our volunteers and members, to ensure their retention
and growth as well as enhance their experience and
satisfaction, it is important to keep them engaged in
impactful programs’ design and implementation. Such
priority program examples are innovative approaches for
IEEE WIE Affinity Group development and retention,
engagement of WIE in climate change assessments and
sustainability solutions, more involvement with IEEE
technical Societies, etc. This will allow IEEE WIE to
have volunteer driven programs with a target for
capacity building of WIE members who are prepared for
the IEEE WIE leadership and beyond in future.
Speaker Name : Celia
Shahnaz
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 201
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Sunday | 9:30 - 10:00 | Room 207
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Session Title : Inspiring
More Women Participation in Technical Societies and
Councils
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
objective of this session is to inspire more women
participation in technical activities of IEEE societies
and councils for advancing their careers. IEEE WIE aims
to encourage the members from diversified regions to
have a stronger collaboration with the more than 39 IEEE
technical societies and councils through technical
conferences, seminars, workshops, panels, and
distinguished lectures in their flagship and regional
events. IEEE WIE is diligently continuing to promote
women scientists’ technical contributions along with
more Senior Member and Fellow elevations. For fostering
technological innovation and excellence for the benefit
of humanity , it is important to nurture the potential
of more women through the benefits and opportunities of
Technical societies and councils.
Speaker Name : Celia
Shahnaz
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 203
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Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 204
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Session Title : Sustainable Development & Climate Change Challenges -
Engagement & Technologies at the Local Level.
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : In
this session, our focus will be on the different local
level (Section, Chapter, Student Branch … ) OU
activities in support of meeting climate change and
sustainability challenges. First, we will discuss IEEE
‘s early efforts in this arena. We will then focus on
specific recent and/or on-going success stories
happening in specific entities within the IEEE world,
within
Speakers Name : Maike
Luiken, Ed Palacio
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 204
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Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 201
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Session Title : National
Society Agreement
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : Péter Nagy
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 205
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Sunday | 8:00 - 8:30 | Room 210
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Session Title : IEEE
Future Directions Initiatives Overview
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
existing Future Directions initiatives are chosen based
on the committee’s anticipation of their worldwide
impact. The current initiatives are: Climate
Technologies Sustainability, Digital Privacy, Low Earth
Orbit Satellites & Systems, Metaverse, Public Safety
Technology, Quantum, Smart Lighting, Telepresence,
Wireless Power Technologies, 5G and Beyond Testbed.
These initiatives and their interaction with the Future
Directions Industry Advisory Board and the Future
Directions IEEE Roadmaps Committee will be highlighted.
We will describe collaboration with the various IEEE
operating units. Finally, a description of some past
initiative exit strategies will be mentioned. A call to
action for Sections Congress attendees to participate in
the existing initiatives will end this talk.
Speaker Name : William R.
Tonti, Jeewika Ranaweera
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 209
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Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 210
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Session Title : Expressing Your Humanitarian Passion through IEEE Smart
Village
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE Smart Village (ISV) focuses on developing
underserved communities through empowering local
enterprises in underserved communities globally to
Improve Livelihoods through productive use of
technology, education, and enterprise. This session
introduces the IEEE Smart village program and how
volunteers can get involved in improving the social
economic condition of an underserved communities.
Furthermore, share insight on opportunities for IEEE
members irrespective of the grade on how to contribute
to the ISV strategic vision. It will also showcases some
of the successful projects that were executed in various
communities globally to make villages smart executed by
entrepreneurs with involvement of IEEE volunteers
providing oversight and mentoring of funded projects.
Speakers Name : Abdullateef Aliyu, Avoki Omekanda
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 203
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Sunday | 9:30 - 10:00 | Room 204
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Session Title : Humanitarian Project Design and Implementation:
Challenges and Opportunities
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Serving local community with the help of proper
technology is always well appreciated by our members. In
this case, IEEE Smart village plays significant role.
Humanitarian technology (HT) refers to technology-based
humanitarian activities focusing on sustainable
development. For an effective HT project design and
implementation, it is important to understand the
community needs and stakeholder mapping and identify
suitable input, output, outcome. Conventional project
design approaches need to be modified. In this session,
challenges in HT project design will be presented along
with some opportunities. Some HT aspects will be
elaborated with real-life examples, such as
human-centric design, choice of technology, social
entrepreneurship, theory of change, and social return on
investment.
Speakers Name : Shaikh
Fattah, Abdullateef Aliyu
Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 211
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Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 211
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Session Title : All About
IEEE SIGHT
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : IEEE SIGHT, the Special Interest Group on Humanitarian
Technology, is a global network of dedicated IEEE
volunteers who join hands with underserved communities
and local organizations to harness the power of
technology for sustainable development. With a
remarkable presence in over 130 countries across six
continents, the SIGHT program boasts an impressive
membership of over 42,000 individuals. Learn how you can
become a member or form a SIGHT Group in your IEEE
Section to join the network of others who share the
commitment to create impactful solutions that make a
real difference in communities around the world.
Speaker Name : Mohamed
Essaaidi
Saturday | 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : All About
the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) and
Partnership Opportunities
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE is committed to advancing technology for the
benefit of humanity. There are many humanitarian
programs across the institute dedicated to utilizing
IEEE’s fields of technical expertise to improve the
human condition worldwide. At the forefront is the IEEE
Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB), with its vision
of IEEE volunteers around the world carrying out and
supporting impactful humanitarian technology activities
at the local level. This breakout session will explore
the unique value proposition of IEEE HTB and its
offerings of engagement and partnership opportunities
for IEEE Organizational Units and individual members to
learn, grow, and more effectively implement humanitarian
technology activities.
Speakers Name : Lwanga
Herbert, Sampath Veeraraghavan
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 211
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Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 207
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Session Title : IEEE
WIE's visibility through International Leadership
Summits (ILS)
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : This session presents the role and scope of IEEE WIE
International Leadership Summits (ILS) in increasing the
visibility of the IEEE WIE Programs at regional levels.
It aims at broadening their networking with people from
academia-industry-entrepreneurship, improving technical
skills, and finding role model mentors, endorsers,
supporters and collaborators. IEEE WIE ILS is an
impactful program that helps members to avail the
existing benefits for capacity building and become ready
for WIE leadership, leaders of technical societies,
Editors-in-Chief of Journals/transactions, General
Chairs of conferences and Committee Chairs. IEEE WIE
strongly encourages member’s participation in IEEE WIE
international leadership summits closest to them in 9
diversified Geo locations in 2023.
Speaker Name : Celia
Shahnaz
Saturday | 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Women in
Engineering Focus in Technical Activities
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : Women remain underrepresented in technical fields,
including in IEEE technical activities. To address this
issue, it is essential to promote women's participation
in the different aspects of these activities. This
session will discuss strategies and best practices to
attain this goal. We will explore the importance of
creating a welcoming and inclusive environment,
providing mentorship and networking opportunities, and
promoting women's achievements and successes in
technical fields. We will also discuss the challenges
that women may face in technical fields and how to
address them. Attendees will leave with practical tips
and tools for promoting women's participation in IEEE
technical activities and improving diversity and
inclusion in the field.
Speaker Name : Jenifer
Castillo
Saturday | 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : The
Foundation's 50th Anniversary
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : Come celebrate the IEEE Foundation’s 50th Anniversary
with IEEE Foundation Director and Chair of the 50th
Anniversary Celebration Committee, John McDonald. As
IEEE’s philanthropic partner, IEEE and the Foundation
enjoy a strong and collaborative partnership where
technology and philanthropy intersect. During this
session, attendees will learn about the Foundation and
several IEEE programs supported through philanthropy
that can be executed locally. Together, IEEE, the IEEE
Foundation and our volunteers can continue delivering
opportunities, innovation and impact for the next 50
years or more!
Speaker Name : John D.
McDonald
Saturday | 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : How
Technical Standards Shape My Career
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : In
this session webinar, Nehad will have a live discussion
on Tuncer on his professional career development through
his active contribution to standards and his messages to
Young Professionals for his career development in
engineering and standards.
Speakers Name : Nehad
El-Sherif, Tuncer Baykas
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 209
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Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 209
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Session Title : IEEE New
Initiatives Program - What you Need to Know about
Funding at IEEE
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
New Initiatives Program supports potential new IEEE
programs, products, or services that will provide
significant, lasting benefits to IEEE members, the
public, the technical community, and customers and are
of strategic importance. The session will discuss which
activities are eligible for funding and which are not
eligible. The New Initiatives Committee (NIC) can
approve up to $40K, and in some cases $100K, as Seed
Grants. For larger activities, New Initiatives, these
are reviewed & endorsed by NIC with final approval by
the IEEE Board of Directions. IEEE members, volunteers,
operating units, and professional staff can make
submissions. More details on the process for submitting
& getting approved for funding will be covered, along
with suggestions for executing a successful project.
Speaker Name : John Barr
Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 210
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Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 210
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Session Title : How IEEE
Can Change Public Policy
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE-USA has been working directly with the American
government since the 1970s. For 50 years our volunteers
and staff have helped the US Congress, federal agencies,
and sometimes states craft and pass technologically
sound laws and regulations. IEEE-USA President Ed
Palacio and IEEE-USA Managing Director Russ Harrison
will be discussing how IEEE-USA has been so successful
influencing government decisions, and how IEEE can play
a great role in public policy debates around the world.
Speaker Name : Russ
Harrison, Ed Palacio
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 211
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Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 209
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Session Title : Building
a Sustainable Future: Computer Society Students and
Young Professionals (SYPs) Driving Change
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Building a Sustainable Future: Computer Society
Students and Young Professionals (SYPs) Driving Change"
showcases the dedication of SYP leaders to
sustainability in their professional careers. They
actively integrate sustainable practices into technology
by developing energy-efficient algorithms, sustainable
software practices, and green data center management.
SYP leaders advocate for sustainable technology within
their organizations and industries, collaborating with
stakeholders to address sustainability challenges. Most
importantly, they drive SYP events that foster
interdisciplinary collaboration and inspire others to
prioritize sustainability. The ultimate aim is to
cultivate a culture of sustainability within the IEEE
Computer Society. This talk provides an overview of the
initiative, highlighting SYP leaders' commitment, their
efforts to integrate sustainability, and their
collaborative approach to driving change in the
technology field.
Speakers Name : Sneha
Hegde, Saptarshi Ghosh
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 209
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Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 202
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Session Title : Humanitarian Session
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Lwanga
Herbert
Saturday| 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Volt Team
Project
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Muhammad
Hamza
Sunday | 11:00 - 11:35 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Introduction
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speakers Name : Christopher Sanderson - Track Chair
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : SAC
Awards
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speakers Name : Simeon
Yeoh
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Extreme
Competition
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speakers Name : Adwith
Satheesh
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : MGA
Awards
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Many volunteer members make wonderful contributions to
IEEE technical fields of interest. Those individuals
deserve recognition, and the first step is for someone
to nominate them!! Nominators play a key role by
triggering the MGA award nomination process!! MGA offers
nominators a wide portfolio of awards, known as the MGA
Award Recognition Program. The program is administered
by the MGA Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) and
includes awards such as: Outstanding Section (Large,
Medium, Small), Larry K. Wilson Transnational, Diversity
& Inclusion, Innovation, Leadership, Achievement,
William W. Middleton Distinguished Service, Friends of
MGA. Come and learn all you need to know about MGA
Awards!!!
Speaker Name : Celia
Desmond
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 211
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Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 202
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Session Title : Improving
Chapter Engagement
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Is
your Chapter Section conducting vibrant, engaging
activities for members and the public? Learn the
resources and materials for Chapter officers to
facilitate the operations of their units and have
fascinating and vital Chapters.
Speaker Name : Supavadee
Aramvith
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 202
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Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 201
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Session Title : Engaging
Life Members Locally
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : Howard
Wolfman
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 202
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Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 202
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Session Title : Add value
to your next Section or Chapter Event with the IEEE
Credentialing Program
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Looking for ways to increase attendance at your Section
events? When your Section learning event offers
certificates, additional value is created for attendees,
which gives them one more reason to choose to attend.
The IEEE Credentialing Program offers Sections the
opportunity to offer IEEE Certificates that award
continuing education units, professional development
hours, or simply recognize participation. Through an
easy, automated online application process, IEEE
Educational Activities offers this service to all
Sections for conferences and educational events. This
session will show you step-by-step how to offer IEEE
Certificates at a future Section event.
Speaker Name : Babak
Beheshti
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 202
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Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 206
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Session Title : Accreditation - The value created by IEEE's Partnership
with ABET
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : This presentation will explain the value created by the
partnership between IEEE and ABET. The collaboration
between these organizations has resulted in significant
advancements in the quality and consistency of
engineering programs worldwide, thereby fostering a
conducive environment for nurturing future
professionals. The presentation will include a brief
introduction to both IEEE and ABET, followed by an
overview of accreditation and its value. It will also
give an overview of the accreditation volunteer’s life
cycle within IEEE and ABET. Finally, the presentation
will explore the benefits resulting from this alliance,
including global recognition of accredited programs,
enhanced employability of graduates, and improved
collaboration among institutions.
Speaker Name : Rafal Sliz
Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 205
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Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 203
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Session Title : IEEE
Teaching Excellence Hub – A New Toolbox for University
Educators
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : In
today's rapidly evolving technological landscape,
university educators face the challenge of delivering
up-to-date and engaging content. The IEEE Teaching
Excellence Hub (TEH) aims to address these challenges by
providing a comprehensive toolbox that empowers
educators to deliver cutting-edge, high-quality
resources. In this presentation, we will introduce the
IEEE TEH, a novel platform designed to support
university educators across various engineering and
technology domains. The platform offers a centralized
repository of curated resources. The resources are
peer-reviewed by IEEE members, ensuring their relevance
and accuracy. Join us to explore this exciting new
resource, future plans and the potential of the Teaching
Excellence Hub to transform engineering education for
the better.
Speaker Name : Rafal Sliz
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 205
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Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 205
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Session Title : Inspiring
a New Generation of Engineers: Resources for Volunteers
to Empower Educators & Pre-University Students in Your
Section (includes TryE.org, Volunteer STEM Portal, Pre-U
toolkit)
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Is
your Organizational Unit looking for ways to support
IEEE volunteers in their efforts to inspire the next
generation of engineers? The mission of the PECC is to
foster educational outreach to pre-university students
around the globe by supporting educators and IEEE
volunteers with the tools for engaging activities and
measurable outcomes. In this session, you will discover
a wealth of resources available to fuel your K-12 STEM
outreach efforts. Learn about TryEngineering.org, the
STEM Grants, the STEM Champions, Volunteer Training
courses, and the Global Virtual Classroom Visit
platform. Join us at IEEE PECC in our quest to inspire
and empower the future engineers of our society.
Together, we can make a difference and create a better
world, one young mind at a time.
Speaker Name : Stamatis
Dragoumanos
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 201
&
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 205
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Session Title : Supporting Education Volunteers in Your Section:
Connect with Your Region Education Coordinator
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Section volunteers can connect with IEEE Educational
Activities through their Regional Education
Coordinators. Come find out how the EA programs in the
Pre-University/STEM, University and Continuing Education
areas can be leveraged and support education activities
in your section. From lesson plans and STEM activities
for volunteers to implement for K-12, free webinars that
can be offered to your members, funding opportunities
for community projects, and additional resources that
can be utilized to support section activities, the EA
Section Education Outreach Committee is here to help
support you!
Speaker Name : Anu
Gokhale
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 209
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 203
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Session Title : Cybersecurity and Standards
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Cybersecurity is a very real issue. At the IEEE SA,
there have been multiple initiatives around the topic.
One of the most interesting focuses on the metaphysical
Issues around cyberphysical systems. Attendees will
learn about the impact this group is making and the role
they see IEEE being able to play.
Speaker Name : Pascal
Mast, Srikanth Chandrasekaran
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 210
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 204
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Session Title : Planet
Positive 2030
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Global participation wanted! This session introduces
Planet Positive 2030, an initiative supported by the
IEEE Standards Association, that brings together a
global, open community of experts to chart a path for
all people and our planetary biosphere to achieve a
flourishing future in order to achieve true
sustainability for the long run.
Projects under this initiative:
Speakers Name : Maike
Luiken, Rob Fish
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 204
&
Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 201
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Session Title : Technical
Community Outreach, Engagement and Society Membership
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
new IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Committee on
Technical Community Outreach, Engagement and Society
Membership, formed in 2022, is responsible for focusing
on membership and engagement across all of TA, as well
as centralizing efforts in these areas. One of the
committee’s functions is to engage Society and Technical
Council volunteer leaders focused on these activities
and convene Membership and Engagement Forums to discuss
common topics of interest. Learn more about this
committee, how it can help you, and how you can leverage
the Forums and best practice sharing in your Section.
See how we can connect and work together to provide
effective and impactful membership and engagement
initiatives for all IEEE Societies and Technical
Councils and local Chapters!
Speaker Name : Roberto de
Marca
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 205
&
Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 207
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Session Title : 7 Areas
to focus On to Achieve your Section Financial Goals
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : As
the current or future leader of your Section, you and
the Section Treasurer will be responsible for managing
its financial performance while ensuring compliance with
IEEE policies and guidelines. In this session, we will
cover tips on seven areas to focus on to achieve your
Section's financial goals:
Speakers Name : Lori
Keller, Gerardo Barbosa
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 210
&
Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 205
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Session Title : MGA
Geo-Units Compliance Resolution Process
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
success of IEEE MGA geographic unit activities depends
on the professional behavior of IEEE volunteers and
compliance to IEEE policies and operational procedures.
In this session, volunteer leaders will learn about
MGA's process to address geographic organizational unit
volunteer and member complaints, as well as the role of
the MGA Operations Manual Compliance Committee, OMCC,
which is a volunteer-driven forum that administers the
complaint resolution process and provides advice and
assistance in cases of non-compliance with the MGA
Operations Manual. IEEE volunteers in positions of
leadership need to be familiar with operational
procedures and expectations for high conduct as they
engage in and carry out activities on behalf of the
IEEE. Make sure to attend this important session!!
Speaker Name : Lance Fung
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 201
&
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 205
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Session Title : Local
Groups
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Local Groups - a new organizational unit that – is
focused on local opportunities and/or concerns -
encourages collaboration, partnerships and cooperation
between industry, community, government, academia and
IEEE members. Local Groups – IEEE’s response to a
Sections Congress 2017 recommendation – your
recommendation.
Let’s see what Local Groups are:
What is the structure of a Local Group?
What can you do with a Local Group? More examples. How can Local Groups enhance IEEE’s impact at the local level?
Speaker Name : Costas
Stasopoulos
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 203
&
Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 202
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Session Title : Standards: Path to Increased Industry Engagement
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : Standards: Path to Increased Industry Engagement
Speaker Name : Mohamed
Essaaidi
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Volt
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Loretta
Arrellano
Sunday | 11:50 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
|
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Session Title : Volt
Projects
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Mousmi
Chaurasia
Sunday | 11:50 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Engaging
with Future Directions future and emerging megatrends
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : External factors unrelated to technology that include a
global pandemic and a war have influenced the
development and applications of technology. As a result,
the world has transformed itself and it continues to
evolve and reinvent itself through technology.
Speaker Name : Dejan
Milojicic
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Leveraging Power of TechNav AI to increase
discoverability of your content
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : We
are always challenged with how to get the word out on
IEEE’s activities and events. Learn how leveraging the
power of TechNav AI can help you to draw and increase
user traffic organically from search engines and engage
new and current users.
Speaker Name : Kathy
Grise
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Drawing
Industry in via Technology Roadmaps
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : Hear how IEEE can draw in more industry engagement
through its members and potential new members via the
creation of technology roadmaps through the IEEE
Technology Roadmaps Committee. A technology roadmap is
the output of an in-depth process created by experts
from industry, government, and academia in a
pre-competitive environment, and it details what
technologies are predicted to be available in the
future. These planning documents identify potential
challenges, invite solutions and prompt innovation. The
goal is to inform product and standards development and
provide a guide to where research is leading and what
technologies are coming over various time horizons, such
as five, ten and twenty years.
Speaker Name : Rakesh
Kumar
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Bridging
the Digital Divide: Bringing Digital Equity and
Inclusion for ALL
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : Augmented with an artificial intelligence (AI) engine,
TechNav uses AI to create search-optimized landing pages
for IEEE technology topics, that drive user traffic from
search engines and engages new and existing users. It
machine generates and optimizes content the same way
that Google AI thinks, future proofing the platform.
Application uses may include drawing more paper
submissions and/or attendees to local events, workshops,
and conferences, increasing visibility and branding of
new technology topics or activities.
Speaker Name : Jeewika
Ranaweera
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
|
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Session Title : Best
practices for Student Branches
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : With over 3,700 IEEE Student Branches globally, there
are a variety of strategies and tools that student
officers and Counselors use to run their Student
Branches. But with so many different options, what are
the best tips and tricks? Join IEEE Students for a
session on best practices for IEEE Student Branches
based on the experiences of students, volunteers, and
staff.
Speaker Name : Ruben
Barrera-Michel
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 206
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 201
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Session Title : Celebrating Achievements through IEEE Awards
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
IEEE Awards Program is a more than 100 year old
peer-recognition program of achievement that has
recognized leaders and visionaries who have paved the
road of discovery in ways no one would ever imagine.
IEEE Awards inspire achievement and set a standard of
excellence and a motive to aspire to shape the future
for the benefit of humanity, one innovation at a time.
This session will describe the awards portfolio and how
to identify and nominate worthy and diverse candidates
for the highest IEEE awards.
Speaker Name : Ramesh
Nair
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 211
&
Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 209
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Session Title : IEEE
Elections
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
IEEE Board of Directors' primary goal for any election
is to guarantee that members are informed and that
candidates and opinions are represented fairly,
accurately, and in a respectful manner. Adhering to the
IEEE election campaign policies and guidelines is
crucial to ensure fairness for all candidates. This
fosters an environment where voters may make informed
decisions without undue influences.
Speaker Name : Ljiljana
Trajkovic
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 207
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 207
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Session Title : Everything You Need to Know to Run a Successful IEEE
Conference: Conferences Basics Workshop
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Join us for this session to understand the basics of
running an IEEE conference. Learn the opportunities your
section has in managing a conference portfolio. Gain
familiarity with key roles and responsibilities needed
to organize a conference. Our presentation will cover
each role, Conference Chair, Treasurer, Technical
Program Chair, Publications Chair. These roles are
extremely important in running an IEEE conference. Learn
how to build your team. There are additional conference
roles we will touch on as well. There will be a
description of the IEEE conference sponsorship types,
opportunities, and challenges. It’s worth your time to
learn the most efficient methods to use when planning
and executing your conference. We will also highlight
many resources available to organizers that can supply
quick answers by using the MCE website and additional
content can be found in the Center for Leadership
Excellence.
Speaker Name : John Barr,
Fred Schindler
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 206
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 203
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Session Title : Ask Me
Anything Conferences
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Have a question for IEEE Meetings, Conferences & Events
(MCE)? Join us at our MCE “Ask Me Anything” breakout
session. Chat with the MCE team about best practices for
planning your event, engaging your audience, expanding
your reach, and more! The MCE team is here to help you
achieve your goals! MCE is your dedicated partner for
creating innovative, high-quality events. Supporting
over 2000 annual events each year, MCE specializes in
event management, including registration, audience
development, program design, sponsorship, publications,
and financial management. MCE has industry expertise in
hospitality, finance, and operations dedicated to
continuously improving infrastructure and services to
support exceptional events.
Speakers Name : Jodi
Merizalde, Melissa Ceglia
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 210
&
Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 203
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Session Title : Open
Access and IEEE Conferences
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Open access (OA) publishing provides readers with free
access to published content and allows authors to comply
with OA mandates. To best support the need, IEEE has
launched a range of OA journals. While journal OA has
gained more popularity, conference open access (COA) is
gradually gaining momentum due to some recent OA
recommendations and mandates for conferences. IEEE has
been actively working on COA for some time, anticipating
its potential widespread adoption. This presentation
reviews the current status, associated complexities,
financial considerations, and operational models of COA.
We will also discuss how these factors may impact the
organization and operation of IEEE conferences,
considering the perspectives of authors, attendees,
conference organizers, and sponsors.
Speaker Name : Bin Zhao
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 203
&
Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 204
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Session Title : Sponsoring Quality Conferences
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Quality is the cornerstone of IEEE conferences. Come
learn about how to hold a quality conference quality and
how important it is to a successful event. We will share
scenarios, best practices and quality basics and provide
time for questions and answers in this important
conference session.
Speaker Name : Fred
Schindler
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 205
&
Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 205
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Session Title : Introduction to IEEE Technical Activities
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE Technical Activities' mission is to inspire and
engage worldwide technical communities to foster dynamic
interdisciplinary collaboration, motivate participation
and leadership, nurture and promote leading-edge
innovative ideas, empower professionals with relevant
knowledge and lifelong development, and provide value.
Join the Vice President of Technical Activities to learn
more about the Societies, Technical Councils, Technical
Communities, and the Technical Activities Board (TAB)
that make up IEEE Technical Activities (TA), and how you
and the volunteers and members in your area can engage
in their initiatives and collaborate.
Speaker Name : John
Verboncouer
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 209
&
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 209
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Session Title : Collaborating with IEEE Technical Societies, Councils,
and Communities
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Learn how you and your Section volunteers can work
closely with IEEE Technical Societies, Councils, and
Communities to deliver impactful programs and
initiatives to IEEE members in your area. As examples,
learn about the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Society’s interface to Regions and their major growth in
Student Branch Chapters, as well as the AESS initiative
for Student Branch Chapters Education for Aerospace
technology. Also hear how the IEEE Microwave Theory and
Technology Society’s volunteers – students, YPs, and
professionals, in more than 250 Technical Chapters
across the globe – organize various technical and
non-technical events to meet members’ needs. Learn about
the role Sections play and how close coordination
between the Section and Society is vital for successful
activities.
Speakers Name : Goutam
Chattopadhyay, Mark E Davis
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 207
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 202
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Session Title : Standards: 5W and 1H
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : This session provides attendees having little or no
background of standards with the information required to
develop a basic understanding of the topic. It also
serves as a refresher for experienced attendees. The
5W’s method will be used to engage attendees and
historical examples to emphasize the importance of
complying with codes and standards. Innovation and its
relation to standards will be discussed. Finally, a
real-life design example will be shared with attendees
to demonstrate how standards are applied in practice.
Speaker Name : Nehad
El-Sherif
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 202
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 205
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Session Title : Understanding Geo Unit Elections
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Join us for a breakout session on the updated
Geographic Unit election process in MGA. This is an
opportunity to understand how your local elections can
be efficient, accessible, and inclusive for all members.
A reduced election timeline, one election committee,
vTools voting, automated nominations, and customizable
templates are all part of the geo unit election
enhancements available to support your Section's
election this year.
Speaker Name : Cecelia
Jankowski
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 210
&
Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 201
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Session Title : How You
Can Use MGA's Structure to Build Interest in Standards
in Your Region, Section, or Chapter
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : Standards coordinators serve a valuable role in Regions
and Sections to build awareness of technical standards
and their use in industry. This Ignite will explain that
value and give you the first steps to include standards
coordinator positions in your Region, Section, and
Chapter activities.
Speaker Name : Alex
Gelman
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : MGA
Nominations & Appointments Process
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : David
Koehler
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 207
&
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 201
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Session Title : IEEE
Volunteering to Suit Your Needs
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
IEEE Volunteering Platform (https://volunteer.ieee.org) provides an easy-to-use, centralized cross-IEEE
ecosystem for all IEEE Members to apply for volunteering
opportunities and create their own. It's simple to
recruit qualified candidates for short-term, long-term,
local, or remote volunteering opportunities. Easily
access our global community of talented professionals on
IEEE Volunteering! In this session, you will learn how
to leverage IEEE Volunteering to grow your network,
contribute your expertise, and make a big impact.
Speaker Name : Chamika
Sudusinghe, Saaveethya Sivakumar
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 206
&
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 210
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Session Title : Region
Realignment
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : Jill
Gostin, Celia Desmond
Sunday | 12:30 - 13:30 | Grand Ballroom
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Session Title : Volt Team
Project
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Simay Akar
Sunday | 11:45 - 12:30 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Introduction
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speakers Name : Ramneek
Kalra - Track Chair
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Effective
Membership Development and Retention
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Learn about all of the best practices, tools and
resources that are available for volunteers to assist
them in creating a Section Action Plan to maximize local
membership engagement and membership growth, as well as
serve as a knowledge transfer for incoming volunteers.
Speaker Name : Elyn Perez
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 207
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 201
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Session Title : Member
Grade Elevation - Senior Members
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : This session explores the program for elevating members
to Senior Member Grade and the benefits to IEEE Sections
& Societies.
Speakers Name : Matthew
Plotner, Ruben Barrera-Michel
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 201
&
Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 204
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Session Title : Member
Grade Elevation - Fellow Members
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE fellow grade is a prestigious recognition by the
Institute to a single individual for his or her
technical accomplishments. It is highly sought-after
across the globe. How do you answer the question then:
Am I qualified to be considered for an IEEE fellow? This
talk by Dr. Don Tan will provide a unique perspective
from an IEEE Fellow Committee Chair's viewpoint. It
tries to demystify the fellow nomination and evaluation
process. This is part of a continued effort to help
increase the nomination pool size each year,
particularly from underrepresented geographic areas,
such as Region 9, African Council, Pacific Islanders,
etc. and underrepresented technical disciplines, such as
industry, standards, education, etc. Topics include:
Speaker Name : Don Tan
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 205
&
Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 202
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Session Title : Increasing Value to Your Members through the Continuing
Education Resources of IEEE
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Technology changes fast, and lifelong learning is a
must for engineers and other technical professionals.
IEEE offers a wealth of continuing education content for
your own professional development, and provides
resources that help your region, section, or technical
society educate Members effectively. In this session,
you’ll learn about the latest continuing education
resources from IEEE, discover credentialing
opportunities that can add more value to your Members,
and explore the tools available from IEEE to offer
effective professional education as a region or section.
Speaker Name : Babak
Beheshti
Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 203
&
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 203
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Session Title : IEEE-HKN,
the IEEE Honor Society
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : HKN
is the honor society of IEEE and is recognized around
the globe. 3,000 students are inducted each year. HKN
students help feed the volunteer pipeline for IEEE
Societies, Councils and MGA.HKN merged with IEEE in
2010. It now has 269 University Chapters. All HKN
students are/become IEEE members, 85% of HKN student
members are new to IEEE, the remaining 15% are renewals.
Professionals can join HKN. Join us and learn more about
how your section can engage with HKN, you can support
the chapters in your area, and use this opportunity to
retain student members.
Speaker Name : Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 207
&
Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 203
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Session Title : Why
Standards Matter: Standards Impact the World
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : This Ignite talk will highlight why standards are
integral to daily life and how they affect the actions
we take every day.
Speaker Name : Katherine
August
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Learning
through Community Service: EPICS in IEEE
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS in
IEEE) program gives students a platform to work with
engineering professionals to develop solutions that
transform communities across the globe through service
learning. EPICS in IEEE provides funding, support,
mentorship, and visibility for engineering projects in
the following four core categories of community
improvement: Access and Abilities, Human Services,
Environment, and Education. Students involved in EPICS
projects develop skills such as project management,
leadership, teamwork, communication, and decision-making
resulting in young engineers well-equipped for the
workforce. This presentation will give an overview of
the program, how your section and members can get
involved, and how to create a team to make an impact.
Speaker Name : Stephanie
Gillespie
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 211
&
Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 206
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Session Title : The
Metaverse, eXtended Metaverse, and Standards
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
metaverse, eXtended reality (XR), and eXtended metaverse
(XV) will change the trajectory of the world as we know
it. The promise of this technology requires a normative
set of approaches, techniques, and tools to support
greater interoperability across implementations and
secure implementations of standalone systems. Panelists
will provide real-world insights and considerations to
support innovative approaches and opportunities to
standardize (see
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.07960.pdf).
Speakers Name : Steve
Mann, Yu Yuan
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 206
&
Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 206
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Session Title : IEEE
Standards Association Room 101
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
IEEE has a global standards body under its umbrella with
the IEEE Standards Association. Come learn how the IEEE
SA and its full breadth of collaborative offerings can
help your chapter, section, region, Society, and/or your
organization achieve its aims.
Speakers Name : John
Kulick, David Law
Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 211
&
Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 210
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Session Title : What’s
New in IEEE Standards–and Why It’s Important You Know
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
world of standardization continues to evolve and the
IEEE SA continues to increase the many pathways to
achieve consensus. Join this session to learn more about
how these new offerings, as well as some of the tried
and true methods, can help you attain your collaborative
goals.
Speakers Name : Ramesh
Ramadoss, Glenn Parsons
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 207
&
Sunday | 08:00 - 08:30 | Room 211
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Session Title : IEEE SA
Open:What’s It All About
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Did
you know that the IEEE has a dedicated community and
platform to support your open source project? From
individual to entity to collaborative projects, the IEEE
SA has a path and supportive environment to help you
achieve your project goals. Join us at this session to
hear about the great ways to instantiate your own IEEE
SA Open project and how you can be a core part of the
community to advance technology for humanity.
Speaker Name : Dennis
Brophy
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 203
&
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 203
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Session Title : IEEE
Author Tools
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE Publishing believes that the publishing process
should be seamless. Authors can save time and effort
with authoring tools and resources that help them write,
prepare, and share their research better. This talk will
highlight the various free tools available for authors
from the IEEE Author Center.
Speaker Name : Marilyn
Catis
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 206
&
Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 210
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Session Title : Let's Do
Senior Member Recruitment in Companies!
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
IEEE Industry Engagement Committee has been exploring
how to create and conduct senior member (SM) elevation
campaigns within companies, working with an employee
IEEE member volunteer. Our first effort was at Apple
where protocols were developed for in-company IEEE
member communication to SM candidates and SM and fellow
references so they can contact the IEEE member volunteer
who then connects members and the reference candidates
for their SM nomination. We are currently conducting our
second SM campaign at Intel. This session will talk
about the corporate SM elevation process and show you
how you can do this at your company.
Speaker Name : Tom
Coughlin
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 204
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 202
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Session Title : IEEE
Students - Tools and Resources
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : In
this Session we will review all the programs and tools
that MGA SAC provide, such as VSB, SAC Training Series,
Newsletters, IEEEXtreme, SPAx, Awards and Vtools. We
will provide an overview and how to apply to those
programs.
Speaker Name : Ruben
Barrera-Michel
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 209
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 204
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Session Title : IEEE App
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Discussion on features of the IEEE App and what it can
do for you
Speakers Name : Rich
Reeps, Ray Lian
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 202
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 205
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Session Title : Vitality
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description :
Vitality means performing the duties, initiative,
energy, and enthusiasm . Vital organizational units
(Sections, Chapters, Affinity Groups and Student
Branches) better serve their members. This session will
focus on:
Speaker Name : Magdalena
Salazar Palma
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 201
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 209
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Session Title : Industry
Engagement through Business Resource Groups
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : The
Industry Engagement session will cover: Background,
mission, and goals of the Industry Engagement Committee
Recent activities and success of the committee Plans for
2023 and 2024 Ideas for the future The Industry
Engagement Committee is appointed by the IEEE Board of
Directors and has 7 working groups, focused on topics
from industry-focused events to careers and recognition
for those in industry to industry-focused content.
Priorities for 2023 and 2024: Improving connection and
support for Industry Coordinators of Sections, Regions,
Societies Facilitating Senior Member elevation Improving
communication with members and organizations in industry
Piloting industry events and conferences Improving
connection with industry members through local groups
and potentially affinity groups
Speaker Name : Costas
Stasopoulos
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 210
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Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 206
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Session Title : IEEE WIE:
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : This session presents IEEE WIE's commitment in
promoting and implementing the IEEE WIE pledge to
different OUs. It is important for WIE members to
demonstrate the ability to identify problems and provide
solutions to be change makers. Any woman with
well-documented accomplishments can achieve awards and
lead WIE, regardless of their region or ethnicity. To
promote creativity and boost problem-solving strategies,
we need platforms for our female researchers and
industry experts to exchange ideas beyond borders. IEEE
WIE strongly encourages males to participate in WIE
programs. The benefits of networking and the
collaboration between members of diversified backgrounds
can improve the percentage of women's participation in
STEM fields thus creating a stronger impact on society's
development.
Speaker Name : Celia
Shahnaz
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Industry
Engagement
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : IEEE has a diverse community of industry members, who
can provide valuable insights and perspectives on
technological innovation and industry trends. However,
engaging industry members in IEEE activities can be
challenging. This session will explore strategies and
best practices for engaging IEEE industry members. We
will discuss the importance of understanding their needs
and interests, building relationships and networks, and
providing opportunities for professional development and
collaboration. We will also highlight successful
examples of industry engagement initiatives in IEEE.
Attendees will leave with practical tips and tools for
engaging IEEE industry members, and become their
professional home.
Speaker Name : Jenifer
Castillo
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : IEEE Day
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : IEEE Day is an annual event that celebrates the
anniversary of the first time in history when engineers
worldwide gathered to share their technical ideas. Every
year, volunteers from IEEE organizational units
(including IEEE Sections, Branches, Affinity Groups and
Chapters) in all ten IEEE Regions plan and hold events
in celebration of IEEE Day. The IEEE Day Ignite Session
will cover the following: IEEE Day events (what they are
and how to report them), photo and video contests,
special membership offers and getting involved.
Attendees will leave the session with an understanding
of what IEEE Day is, how to plan an event, what
resources (including people/volunteers) are available
and where to go to get more information.
Speaker Name : Adrienne
Hahn
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : IEEE
Collabratec - Uniting the IEEE Community Globally
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : IEEE Collabratec is a dynamic professional networking
platform designed to connect members of the global
technology community. With unique capabilities, it
allows users to connect with like-minded
professionals, share knowledge, and advance their
careers.
Speaker Name : Cybele
Ghanem
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Engaging students through contests and activities
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : There are a variety of ways for Student Members to
get involved with IEEE through contests and
activities, but how can we encourage them to
participate? Student Branches are the gateway to the
global IEEE community and these activities are a great
way to encourage students to engage with IEEE. Join
IEEE Students for a session on how to connect students
to the IEEE community through contests and activities
like the IEEEXtreme Programming Competition.
Speaker Name : Subodha
Charles
Saturday | 15:00 - 15:30 | Room 209
&
Sunday | 14:30 - 15:00 | Room 206
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Session Title : Transitioning from Student to Young Professionals -
Available Programs and Resources
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Transitioning from school to industry can be
difficult but transitioning from an IEEE Student to an
IEEE Professional Member can help. Easing the
transition from student to young professional is
crucial to maintaining and growing a vibrant IEEE
global community. Learn more about how to encourage
Student Members to continue to make IEEE their
Professional Home in this session on the Student to
Young Professionals transition.
Speaker Name : Subodha
Charles
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 211
&
Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 209
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Session Title : Mentoring: An Essential Benefit for IEEE Members
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Mentoring is a valuable IEEE membership benefit, but
creating, executing, and maintaining a mentoring
program requires significant volunteer time and
resources. Therefore, only a few IEEE OUs have been
able to provide a high-quality mentoring program. The
IEEE YP team piloted a new initiative where the YP
Mentoring Program provided structured support
(https://cmte.ieee.org/micromentoring)
to address this gap. The YP Mentoring Program serves
any IEEE OU of interest, provides tailored program
design, consultancy, and volunteer support, and serves
as a central hub for mentoring. Having the largest
technical community is a “strength” to have an
excellent mentoring program, but having a globally
scattered community with different perceptions towards
mentoring is a “challenge.” IEEE Young Professionals
have set their targets on overcoming this challenge
through the YP Mentoring Program and establishing a
solid framework through which Mentoring can become a
regularly available global member benefit.
Speakers Name : Pasan
Pethiyagode, Hasala Dharmawardena
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 201
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Sunday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 206
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Session Title : Move
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : IEEE MOVE volunteers respond to the hardest hit
disaster areas to quickly provide the power and
communications to the people impacted by a disaster.
When not responding to disasters, MOVE provides public
outreach and STEM education at schools, universities,
IEEE events and public events. The MOVE truck is
toured by over 50,000 people annually. MOVE is staffed
by a network of hundreds of volunteers who cross-train
with the Red Cross and other first responder teams to
provide technology services at disasters. MOVE
volunteers operate, maintain, and enhance the
technology and trucks of the program. For additional
information, visit move.ieeeusa.org.
Speaker Name : Mark
Torres
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Data
based Projects expand IEEE’s reach to Industry
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : Rakesh
Kumar
Saturday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 204
&
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 207
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Session Title : CLE
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : IEEE CLE (Center of Leadership Excellence) is a
one-stop training platform which trains
existing/upcoming volunteers to understand the
opportunities, role description and responsibilities
through the brief training courses before occupying
any role in IEEE. VoLT (Volunteer Leadership Training)
is one of its own kind to enhance and support the
volunteers to build a strong community to build future
leaders. This presentation will provide you with an
idea to navigate your volunteers in the right
direction. Also gets familiar with the training
resources available with IEEE. This presentation will
project the region-wise statistics and their active
involvement in volunteer training. We aim to reach out
to all sections across the globe to join hands and
work together to grow IEEE.
Speaker Name : Mousmi
Chaurasia
Saturday | 13:00 - 13:30 | Room 201
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Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 203
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Session Title : Publishing With IEEE
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : Gianluca
Setti
Saturday | 15:30 - 16:00 | Room 205
&
Sunday | 11:00 - 11:30 | Room 206
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Session Title : Peer
Reviewer Training
Session Type : Breakout Session
Speaker Name : Gianluca
Setti
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 206
&
Sunday | 08:30 - 09:00 | Room 206
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Session Title : Introducing "AskIEEE" - an AI/ML based engine
Session Type : Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Gerardo
Barbosa
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Driving
Engagement in New Ways
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Learn how the IEEE Computer Society is driving member
engagement with new Diversity & Inclusion and Emerging
Tech funding as well as through an Early Career Member
"Shadow Board" and industry events. Learn how sections
can tap into these opportunities to support member
growth.
Speaker Name : Nita
Patel
Sunday | 09:00 - 09:30 | Room 211
&
Sunday | 14:00 - 14:30 | Room 207
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Session Title : Engaging With Industry Professionals
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : Industry professional engagement is a way to promote
professional development activities that facilitates
knowledge sharing. The main objective of industry
professional engagement is to help cultivate the
future generation engineers through mentoring,
coaching and meaningful and engaging STEM outreach
programs that advance the engineering profession and
the state of art. Industry professional engagement
requires an effective strategy to promote the value of
IEEE that inspires collaboration with corporate and
that aspires individual commitment. Thus, an engaged
industry with a corporate culture that enables
professional growth will further aspire individual
professional commitment and engagement. The strategy
to engage industry professionals is bottom-up. It is a
grass root effort from the sections level, and it
starts with awareness, implementations of various STEM
programs and professional development program that
provide enabling values for engagement of the local
industries professionals.
Speaker Name : Ademola
Adejokun
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 211
&
Sunday | 10:30 - 11:00 | Room 206
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Session Title : Meet
IEEE President 2024
Session Type : Breakout Session
Session Description : My current priorities for 2024 are to engage with and
retain our younger members, increase our connections
to industry, increase IEEE’s overall visibility and
make strategic investments in new products and
services. In this session I want to talk with you
about ideas I have to do these things and find out
what you folks think IEEE needs to improve and work
on. What do you think we can do to increase our reach
and relevance and advance technology for the benefit
of mankind?
Speaker Name : Tom
Coughlin
Saturday | 13:30 - 14:00 | Room 210
&
Saturday | 16:00 - 16:30 | Room 202
&
Sunday | 09:30 - 10:00 | Room 202
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Session Title : VOLT
Overview / Introduction
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Jen
Castillo
Saturday | 14:45 - 15:00 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
&
Sunday | 10:00 - 10:25 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Volt Team
Project
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Brook
Abegaz
Sunday | 10:00 - 10:25 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Volt Team
Project
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Raghav
Thaanigaivel
Sunday | 10:00 - 10:25 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Volt Team
Project
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Dhammika
Marasinghe
Sunday | 10:00 - 10:25 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Volt Team
Project
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Albert Lin
Sunday | 10:00 - 10:25 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : 2022 Team
1 project
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Matthew
Posner
Saturday | 14:45 - 15:00 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : 2022 Team
2 project
Session Type : Volt Program Ignite Session
Speaker Name : Oto-obong
JohnEffiong
Saturday | 14:45 - 15:00 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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Session Title : Election
Activities
Session Type : Ignite Session
Session Description : In
this short presentation you will hear about the IEEE's
elections campaign policies that apply to all IEEE
elections.
Speaker Name : Ljiljana
Trajkovic
Saturday | 12:00 - 12:50 | Ignite Stage Exhibit
Hall
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