4th of July Social Event Co-sponsored by: Ahmed Abdelgawad Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States

Organized by the Smart Grid Observer, the (https://smartgridobserver.com/EV-Summit-Chicago2025/index.htm), July 15-17, 2025 in Chicago convenes top industry experts and utility professionals to examine how growing EV adoption rates will impact the network, and what investments are needed to ensure grid stability and benefit. Case studies of current utility programs and deployments will be discussed with an eye toward refining strategies, identifying technologies, and implementing business models that will ensure widespread EV adoption is optimized for all parties involved. IEEE is proud to be a sponsor of this event and will be actively represented throughout the summit. Ugur Merdamert, Nomination and Appointment Chair, will be a speaker at the event. To register, follow this link (https://smartgridobserver.com/EV-Summit-Chicago2025/register.htm) . IEEE members can use the discount code IEEE25 to receive a special discount on registration. Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pizza Sponsor: Copper Mountain Technologies (https://www.netbadge.ford.com/visitorsystem/MainMenu.asp) Brian Walker Speaker(s): Brian Agenda: Agenda:  What is a VNA?  How does it work?  Differential measurement with a VNA  What is mode conversion?  How is shielding effectiveness measured?  How does one evaluate Ethernet and CANBUS cabling 5:30 Pizza and networking 6:00 Presentation 7:30 End Bldg: Ford Rotunda Center, 17000 Rotunda Dr, Dearborn, Michigan, United States, 48120