Region 7 launched its Group Mentoring Initiative pilot at the IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC-24) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on November 1, 2024. The late Terry Branch, former R7 Life Member Coordinator, had planned this event prior to his death. About 200 people participated in the event: 150 students from three Ottawa IEEE Student ...
Rick Robinson, Vice President and General Manager of AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative and AARP’s Vice President of Product Innovation, will be a keynote speaker at the Evolution 2025 Conference held June 11-13 at Tufts University. Rick is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Georgetown University. In the early 90’s, he chronicled the pre-web technology and personalities at BBS ...
The Tallahassee LMAG celebrated the life of Dr. Raj Arora on the campus of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University and Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering on October 3, 2024. Dr. Arora, who passed away on January 7, 2024, at the age of 87, was a Life Senior Member of the IEEE, Life Fellow ...
Life Members Mike Andrews and Kirpal Khalsa co-hosted the second AgeTech webinar on Feb. 27th which included an update on the IEEE AgeTech Initiative as well as live break-out sessions for the three working groups of this initiative. “We as technical professionals have a voice and a sensitivity to our surroundings and the people we ...
The Canaveral Section in conjunction with its LMAG and AESS/COMSOC Chapter held their Annual Meeting & Holiday Party at the Merritt Island Red Lobster on December 14, 2024. More than 25 IEEE members and guests attended, the majority LMAG members. Section Chair Paul Nyffenegger reported on the year’s accomplishments and introduced the new officers for ...
