In October, 2025, the IEEE Group Mentoring Initiative returned to Ottawa’s Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC), an afternoon-long career fair and networking event organized by Ottawa’s three IEEE Student Chapters and sponsored by the section and local industry.
An hour-long session was a structured panel discussion moderated by Wolfram Lunscher, Region 7 Life Member Coordinator. Panelists included Alise Wang (CGI), Wendy Hopkins (QNX), Kaylin Roopchand (Lumentum, Ottawa Section Chair), and Dr. Tom Murad (former VP of Siemens Mobility Canada, Region 7 Director). Each of the panelists was ask to talk about a different soft skill (Communications, Problem-Solving, Organizational Abilities, Leadership Qualities, Operations Acumen).
In addition to the GMI session, the LMAG maintained a presence during the career fair among the industry exhibits.
