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This presentation will be a comprehensive overview of the foundational documents every estate plan should include. This presentation will cover the purpose and key features of wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives, helping you understand how each document protects your assets and wishes. We'll explore when each document is needed, how they work together to create a complete estate plan, and common mistakes to avoid in their preparation. Additionally, we'll examine recent legislative changes and their impact on estate planning strategies, ensuring you're up-to-date on the current legal landscape. Speaker(s): Nina C. Decker Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: (https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/) (https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/rest/sign-up/2479DAB0-4089-43E7-925D-86AE0C1E6244?campaign=e0d52cef) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/503073

Abstract: The CU Boulder High-Speed Digital Engineering team has recently introduced a series of open-source boards anyone can purchase, which demonstrate some of the best and pathological practices for designing and measuring PCBs. In this presentation, I will showcase a few of the boards, the principles they illustrate, and measurements that can be done with them. These are suitable not just for classroom learning but also for professional engineers who want that hands-on experience from a simple board to really understand the important principles behind the best SIPI design principles. Speaker(s): , Bogatin Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505836

Sarah Beckman, Chief Strategy Officer at Ulteig, will share her personal and professional journey from engineer to C-suite executive. With over two decades of experience, Sarah has navigated a dynamic career marked by strategic pivots, bold leadership, and a deep commitment to innovation in the power industry. Drawing from her concept of “valuability”—a framework for creating and measuring client value—Sarah will share how organizations can drive meaningful impact across the entire project lifecycle. The presentation will delve into: ~ Her path from technical engineering roles to executive leadership, including the pivotal decisions and challenges that shaped her trajectory. ~ The evolving demands on the power grid and how her strategic vision is helping Ulteig and its clients adapt to a rapidly changing energy landscape. ~ Her development of “valuability” as a framework for delivering measurable impact across the project life cycle. ~ The importance of mentorship, inclusion, and resilience – especially for women in STEM where they have traditionally been an untapped talent source. [] Speaker(s): Ms. Beckman, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/500486

[] Electric energy systems are undergoing profound changes as they become increasingly interdependent with other infrastructures. The most vital foundational system that enables almost all other services. The changes originate from within (new key components, such as inverters and storage), from the expanding system boundaries (transportation), and strengthened connections with other societal infrastructures, communications, water, and gas. The electric grid has been getting reimaged and a deeper understanding of the anatomy of power system stability is essential. Resilient grid is a paradigm shift which requires a new line of thinking in the engineering, infrastructure, managing reliable operation and maintenance of the grid. The number and variability of transient events with the advent of new technologies related to renewable sources and electronic loads has increased. Recent events, such as the 2025 blackout in Spain and Portugal, the 2016 event in Australia, and the 2020 event closer to home (in San Fernando, CA) underscore the need for a deeper understanding of hybrid systems that combine traditional (electromechanical) with new sources and loads (electronic). A changing environment requires a transformed grid. Advancements in Artificial Intelligence have helped in growth and in acceptance of digital platforms, and more efficient energy-management. These processes have implications for education to meet the industry needs with a broad understanding of rapidly evolving fields, like AI and power semiconductors as well. The need for new robust and well tested solutions has never been more acute. When properly implemented, advanced portfolio of sensors, timing technologies, services and solutions enable us to build more reliable systems. This lecture will cover challenges that industry is addressing and tested solutions to manage operational aspects of the grid system, assets over life cycle, security, and exposes us to the new skillsets required. About the Speaker: Dr. Vahid Madani, Executive Engineer at GridTology, LLC., an international advising corporation and training institution in advanced power systems. Madani is a member of US National Committee Board for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) a US National Spaced-Based Program. Dr. Madani is a Fellow of IEEE and a Distinguished Lecturer, adjunct faculty in accredited U.S. and abroad universities, and a Board Certified practicing Electrical Engineer in multiple States, and holds U.S. and international patents. Dr. Madani’s experience spans across system planning, operation, protection, and control engineering at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E). For a decade, he served as the chair of the reliability committee of the western interconnected power system. He has also served as Industry Advisor to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Madani’s collaborations with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in testing of synchrophasor systems has led to many national and international wide-area monitoring and control system deployment. He is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the North American Synchrophasor Initiative. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/502794