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Technical Judging – Robofest Exhibition, World Championship on Saturday, May 16

Room: 2nd fl. (Junior teams), 3rd fl. (Senior), Bldg: No. 7 Science Building (Park in Lot D), Lawrence Technological University , 21000 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-1051

Exhibition - An Autonomous Robotics Science Fair The IEEE-sponsored Robofest cordially invites IEEE members to serve as Technical Judges for the Exhibition competition on Saturday, May 16. Once registered, the event host will contact you to confirm your specific judging assignment. At that time, you will also be requested to submit a brief professional biography for the event program. Duties of Judges - Review Competition Rules: Familiarize yourself with the official competition guidelines and scoring rubrics. - Evaluate Pre-Submissions: Review team videos and technical documentation prior to the live event. - Attend Presentations: Observe assigned team presentations/demos in the Science building. Ask questions ask technical questions right after team presentations. - Engage with Teams: Re-visit team tables to ask additional technical questions and inspect code, hardware, or design materials. - Submit Final Scores: Enter all evaluations using the Robofest Scoring App. [] Co-sponsored by: IEEE TryEngineering Agenda: Tentative Schedule 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast available in the S100 lobby 8:30 am: Check-in & Judge training (Judging app test, Bring your cell phone) 9:00 am: Opening Ceremonies. Each judge will be introduced. 9:30 am: Exhibition Official Team Presentations begin Noon: Lunch break 1:00pm: Exhibition Official Team Presentations resume 2:50pm: Group Photo (Tentative) 3:00pm Official scores due 4:00pm: Closing & Award Ceremonies in the Gymnasium - Big Group Photo - Awards: Judges will be called to line up. 4:50pm: End of the program Room: 2nd fl. (Junior teams), 3rd fl. (Senior), Bldg: No. 7 Science Building (Park in Lot D), Lawrence Technological University , 21000 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-1051

Technical Judging – Robofest RoboMED Round 2, World Championship on Saturday, May 16

Room: S100 (1st floor), Bldg: No. 7 Science Building (Park in Lot D), Lawrence Technological University , 21000 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-1051

RoboMED - Robotics for Medical, Healthcare, and Health Sciences The IEEE-sponsored Robofest cordially invites IEEE members to serve as Technical Judges for the RoboMED Round 2 competition on Saturday, May 16. Once registered, the event host will contact you to confirm your specific judging assignment. At that time, you will also be requested to submit a brief professional biography for the event program. Duties of Judges - Review Competition Rules: Familiarize yourself with the official competition guidelines and scoring rubrics. - Evaluate Pre-Submissions: Review team videos and technical documentation prior to the live event. - Attend Presentations: Observe assigned team presentations/demos in the Science auditorium, S100. Ask questions ask technical questions right after team presentations. - Engage with Teams: Re-visit team tables to ask additional technical questions and inspect code, hardware, or design materials. - Submit Final Scores: Enter all evaluations using the Robofest Scoring App. [] Co-sponsored by: IEEE TryEngineering Agenda: Tentative Schedule 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast available in the S100 lobby 8:30 am: Check-in & Judge training (Judging app test, Bring your cell phone) 9:00 am: Opening Ceremonies. Each judge will be introduced. 9:30 am: RoboMED Official Team Presentations begin Noon: Lunch break 1:00pm: RoboMED Official Team Presentations resume 2:50pm: Group Photo 3:00pm Official scores due 4:00pm: Closing & Award Ceremonies in the Gymnasium - Big Group Photo - Awards: Judges will be called to line up. 4:50pm: End of the program Room: S100 (1st floor), Bldg: No. 7 Science Building (Park in Lot D), Lawrence Technological University , 21000 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-1051

IEEE Fellows Nomination Guidance Event (VIRTUAL)

Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558025

[] Receiving an IEEE Fellow designation is an exceptional honor. This prestigious grade elevation can be conferred to an IEEE member who achieves outstanding accomplishments in any IEEE field of interest. At the time the nomination is submitted, a nominee must: - - - Hold IEEE Senior member or IEEE Life Senior member grade at time of being nominated - Have 15 years or more of professional experience - Be a member in good standing and have completed a minimum of five cumulative years of IEEE membership in any grade preceding 1 January of the year of elevation The IEEE Fellow grade is a way for the IEEE members to receive recognition for their professional experience and significant performance in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and the related fields including Computer Science and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Communications, Education, Management, Law, and Policy. The Southeastern Michigan Section Membership Development Committee will conduct a session to share the whole process for Fellow nomination, timelines, etc., to assist potential fellows in their journey. NOTE: We had earlier planned an in person event but it will benow held virtual via zoom. Here is the zoom info: Here's the info: Time: 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 16, 2026 Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/99362758417 Passcode: sem26 --- Note: We will be sharing more information at the event itself. Some details can be viewed at: https://www.ieee.org/membership/fellows/fellows-nomination To (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543517)for "Elevation" Time Slot, please(https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543517)for the event and consider contacting existing IEEE fellows as references; also bring a physical/hard copy of your resume, and relevant supporting materials (list of papers published, standards work done, patents, senior/leadership positions, etc.). []Some recent Fellows in our Section have been profiled in our monthly newsletter - (https://r4.ieee.org/sem/about-sem/sem-history/wavelengths-magazine-archive/)! (See March 2026 edition) Networking: * We recommend that if attendees cannot join us in person do look for the next events { most likely between the end of August and early October}. Speaker(s): Joydeep Mitra, Sharan Kalwani, Agenda: 10:30 AM - Introductions, Start of presentation 11:45 AM - End of of presentation, Q&A 12 noon - Group lunch 01:30 PM - Wrap up, Clean up, Solidify new friendships, contacts, networking. Then we temporarily say 'Good bye' Potential Fellow members - if you missed this contact the organizers so they can schedule more such events for the benefit of our community members. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558025