https://cruise.ieeeusa.org/?utm_source=vTools-event&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=WesternCaribbean&utm_id=WesternCaribbeanIEEE-USA's cruising saga continues in 2025 to the tropical beauty of the Western Caribbean. Building off of the success of IEEE-USA’s 50th Anniversary Cruise in 2023, and our Alaskan Cruise last year, IEEE-USA is hosting a 5-night Western Caribbean Cruise, 27 October - 1 November 2025. We’ll be cruising in style aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas, from Galveston, TX, to stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, before concluding our cruise back in Galveston. Please remember that to participate in the IEEE-USA Western Caribbean Cruise activities, you must book through the (https://cruise.ieeeusa.org/?utm_source=vTools-event&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=WesternCaribbean&utm_id=WesternCaribbean). Details: (https://cruise.ieeeusa.org/?utm_source=vTools-event&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=WesternCaribbean&utm_id=WesternCaribbean) (https://landrykling.rezmagic.com/Booking/Reservation/Start?tripID=4408) Bldg: Pier 10, Port of Galveston , 1402 Harborside Drive, Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550

Organized by the IEEE SSCS Central Illinois Section, this event is part of the SSCS INSPIRE Program (Introducing Students to the Power of ICs through Research and Exploration), an outreach initiative by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society designed to inspire high school students to explore careers in Integrated Circuits and Semiconductors. Metamora Township High School will host Dustin Henderson from IEEE, who will discuss the vital role electrical engineering plays in advancing the technology we use daily and why it can be a rewarding and impactful career. The speaker will share how his journey, from growing up on a farm to pursuing a passion for electronics, led him to a thriving career in IC design. The presentation will also highlight the future potential enabled by Integrated Circuit technologies. Students will learn how electrical engineering connects to other fields and everyday life, the educational path to becoming an engineer, and what a typical day in the field looks like. Speaker(s): , Dustin Agenda: Date: 31 October 2025; Time: 8.30 to 12.30 pm (Central Time US) Location: Metamora Township High School, 101 W Madison St, Metamora, IL 61548 Metamora Township High School, 101 W Madison St, , Metamora, Illinois, United States, 61548

[] Google search for the term ‘software defined vehicles’ returned about 646M results in 0.33 seconds. The automotive industry is awash with this new buzz phrase. In their report “Rewiring car electronics and software architecture for the Roaring 2020s,” futurists from McKinsey & Company are heralding sweeping industry transformation both technically and commercially. We, GM, are making a splash with our Ultifi Platform that reimagines what it means to own and experience a vehicle and to grow revenue beyond vehicle sales. But what does all this mean for our vehicles – where the rubber meets the road, literally?! This talk will explore the software defined future from a vehicle point of view. Using examples of core vehicle functions like motion control – embedded software that makes our vehicles stop, turn & go – we will dive into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and how we can all engage and shape this exciting future. Co-sponsored by: University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Student Branch Speaker(s): , Ankur Ganguli Agenda: 3:00 - 3:05 - Sign in and welcome 3:10 - 4:00 - Invited Speaker Lecture 4:00 - 5:00 – Q & A; networking Room: 1355, Bldg: Leinweber Computer Science & Information Building, 2200 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109