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Dec 10, 2024

Group Mentorship Initiative Pilot Takes Place in Canada

By |2024-12-11T16:12:36-05:0010 December 2024|Group Mentoring|

Content provided by Wolfram Lunscher The afternoon of Friday, 1 November 2024, marked the launch of Region 7’s Group Mentoring Initiative (GMI) pilot in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The late Terry Branch, former R7 Life Members Coordinator, planned this event all year. It was the third R7 event this year promoting the initiative (with the previous ...

Dec 4, 2024

2024 SYWL Congress Held in Tokyo

By |2024-12-03T13:35:46-05:004 December 2024|LMAG Activities|

The IEEE SYWL Congress is a biannual event organized by IEEE Region 10, encompassing the Asia Pacific Region. The congress aims to promote volunteer leadership among Students, Young Professionals, Women in Engineering, and Life Members. The most recent event took place at the Yoyogi Olympic Memorial Youth Center in central Tokyo from August 29 to ...

Dec 3, 2024

In Memoriam: Terry Branch

By |2024-12-02T15:39:13-05:003 December 2024|Announcements|

With great sadness, we remember Terence “Terry” Branch, an active IEEE Life Senior Member. Terry Branch (3 Oct 1947- 26 Oct 2024) was a distinguished electrical engineer and a dedicated member of the IEEE and Canadian engineering community. His commitment and passion for the field were evident in his every action. He made his way ...

Dec 2, 2024

Deadline Extended: Paper Digest Due 31 December

By |2024-12-02T15:53:11-05:002 December 2024|Conference News|

Authors now have until 31 December 2024 to submit a 4-5 page digest for papers to be presented at the 2025 IEEE Life Members Evolution Conference. The digest should explain the problem that will be addressed in the final paper, the significant results, and how this differs from the closest existing literature.  Papers presented at ...

Nov 27, 2024

Charles Proteus Steinmetz: Unlikely Giant

By |2024-11-21T15:19:23-05:0027 November 2024|From Around the World|

By William F Hederman, Life Member Among the giants of early electric power was a man who stood 4 feet tall.  Charles Proteus Steinmetz was an immigrant to the United States (U.S.) from Germany. He was almost denied admission to America at Ellis Island in 1889 because of his frail appearance and concern about his ...

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