September 2022 Meeting Announcements
Greetings Region 3,
Welcome to September and Reflection Friday! Labor Day weekend is often filled with backyard barbeques, parades, and trips to the pool, celebrating the unofficial end of summer. Let’s reflect on this Labor Day as we honor our working class, those that paved the way before us, and the labor movement that fuels our economy and country. Check out our Region 3 upcoming meetings. Sections please post photos of your local live events on our social media platforms and the Region 3 website, located at: https://r3.ieee.org/
September 2022 – Region 3 Announcements & Upcoming Virtual Meetings
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Announcements:
IEEE Industry Relations Platform (IRP)
In 2021, a CRM-type platform for this reason (called IEEE Industry Relations Platform or IRP), funded by the IEEE New Initiatives Committee. This year, the plan is to get a group of users to pilot the IRP for various industry engagement activities and provide feedback to help us determine how useful/valuable a tool the IRP is. The type of volunteers we need are folks working in industry; have continuously engaged with industry for various reasons on behalf of the Section/Region; worked on or developed industry-relevant products, services and programs for IEEE; have one time or another held an IEEE industry volunteer position.
On behalf of Patrick Russoniello and Subodha Charles, they would greatly appreciate it if you could share this invite and/or recommend volunteers within Region 3 to be a part of the pilot user group this year. We would benefit greatly from your/their expertise and guidance as we build out the platform. They estimated only 8 hours of time for the whole pilot experience. Below are three main expectations during the pilot process:
- Review the user resource guide and videos to understand the IRP capabilities
- Add information from your current industry engagement activities and projects related to your Section/Region
- Fill out a survey to give feedback about your experience
The target is to get 100 users for the pilot this year and appreciate your support. For more information, contact s.charles@ieee.org and p.russoniello@ieee.org
Virtual and Hybrid Meetings:
Saturday – September 3rd, 2022 (12:00pm – 3:00pm EST) Region 3 and FWCS
Region 3 Senior Member Roundup, By: Andrew Seely, R3 – Senior Member Coordinator
The Region 3 Senior Membership Team invites all IEEE members who are eligible for senior membership to join a region-wide senior member roundup on 3 September 2022. If you are an IEEE member in good standing with more than 10 years of professional experience or academic accomplishments, you may be eligible for IEEE senior membership. Please see https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior/ for details on the senior membership rank. For more information email: andrew.seely@ieee.org
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/m/320581
Virtual Meeting Link: Link will be emailed to participants after registration and coordination.
Thursday – September 15th, 2022 (5:15pm – 6:15pm EST) Coastal South Carolina
Hackathon and Workshop Planning – Ideation and Virtual and In-Person Mentors Needed, By: Ryan Integlia, Citadel Student Branch Counselor
The Citadel’s student branch counselor is planning a local Hackathon and workshop, potentially in concert with Senior Design. It involves faculty from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences at The Citadel, along with potential participation from the College of Charleston. In preparation, we are reaching out across the SouthEast Region asking for support. We are looking for feedback on our Hackathon idea and for members in industry to act as Virtual Technical Mentors to provide short 20-30 minute demonstrations and working examples for senior design / capstone students and hackathon participants.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322697
Virtual Meeting Link: Link will be emailed to participants after registration and coordination.
Tuesday – September 20th, 2022 (7:00pm – 8:00pm EDT) Richmond Section
Women in Microwaves – A Fireside Chat with Sherry Hess, By: Sherry Hess, Chair IEEE MTT-S, WIM
Please join our Fireside chat with Sherry Hess. Sherry will discuss her life in the industry and the work being done by Women in Microwaves (WIM) to raise the profiles of female RF/microwave engineers. She will also discuss gender equity in IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and her three-step philosophy to grow Women in Microwaves and Engineering.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322192
Virtual Meeting Link: Link will be emailed to participants upon registration.
Thursday – September 22nd, 2022 (5:00pm – 7:00pm EST) Coastal South Carolina Section
Introducing SAFe, By: Derik Pack
This is an introductory presentation on Scaled Agile Framework. SAFe is an agile software development methodology that can be scaled across teams and across an enterprise. Learn about the philosophy, common configurations and core competencies surrounding SAFe.
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/322710
Virtual Meeting Link: Link will be emailed to participants upon registration.
Tuesday – October 4th, 2022 (7:00pm – 8:00pm EDT) IEEE USA & IEEE GLOBAL
IEEE Day, Join the celebration around the world!
Every year, IEEE members from IEEE Sections, Student Branches, Affinity groups, and Society Chapters join hands to celebrate IEEE Day. Events happen both virtually and in person. IEEE Day celebrates the first time in history when engineers worldwide gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. Click on the link above to see what’s happening near you. IEEE Day’s theme is: “Leveraging Technology for a Better Tomorrow”. While the world benefits from what’s new, IEEE focuses on what’s next.
IEEE Day commemorates the anniversary of the first time when IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas, which took place in 1884. Worldwide celebrations demonstrate the ways thousands of IEEE members in local communities join together to collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow.
Registration Website Link: https://ieeeday.org/about/
Go ahead and get involved!
Saturday – October 29th, 2022 (12:00pm – 4:00pm ET) FWCS & Region 3
Senior Member Roundup (Last One for 2022), By: Andrew Seely, R3 Senior Member Coordinator
The Region 3 Senior Membership Team invites all IEEE members who are eligible for senior membership to join a region-wide senior member roundup on 29 October 2022. Please contact Andrew Seely for more details: andrew.seely@ieee.org
Registration Website Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321638
Virtual Meeting Link: Link will be emailed to participants upon registration.
Looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming event real soon!
Sincerely,
Sonya Dillard, Chair
R3 Member Communications Committee (MCC)