Enjoy a walk in the park to help raise funding for heart research. Check in starts at 730AM https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11174&pg=informational&type=fr_informational&sid=1020 Co-sponsored by: Ron Ostendorf Agenda: Check in starts at 7:30 am Walk starts at 9 am sharp. Wear you IEEE shirts. Donate. Help us exceed our goals while showing off the IEEE logos. Antelope Park, 1630 Memorial Drive Lincoln, NE 685026400 Pine Street, 1630 Memorical Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68502

[]Affected by tech layoffs? Don’t miss this AI Summit! (https://r6.ieee.org/scv-cs/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2024/07/NewEra.pdf) Keynote Speakers: Senator Maria Cantwell (State of WA); Dr. Bill Dally (Chief Scientist, Nvidia Research); Dr. Stefano Soatto (VP AWS, Amazon AI Labs); Dr. Peter Lee (Pres, Microsoft Research); Dr. Blaise Agüera Arcas (Vice Pres/Fellow & CTO, Google); Dr. Juan LaVista Ferres (Corp VP & Chief Data Scientist, AI for Good); Dr. Kristin Luter (Sr Director, FAIR Labs, Meta); Rish Tandon (VP, Meta); Tom Coughlin (IEEE President); and many more. … plus Lightning talks and (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop/) to teach the fundamentals of AI, to redirect mid-career SW/CS engineers, across a wide range of the newest AI applications in industry, science, and medicine. Event Dates: Sat-Sun, August 24-25, 2024 Location: Huskies Student Union, Univ of Washington (in-person); and via MS Teams (for all talks on Saturday) Cost: $20 for IEEE Members, $60 for non-members (by Aug 9th); 25% more after Aug 9th. Information and Reservations: (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/) Summary: This is a major IEEE event with top-level leaders from all the major AI companies. Plus, for those coming to Seattle, a second full day of (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/workshop/), including a (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/nvidia-llm-rag-training/) (WTL), (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/aws-workshop-genai/) (WTE), (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/data-engineering-and-genai/) (WTF), and (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/unlocking-the-power-of-llms/) (WTI), and more, aimed at helping new and current CS engineers and programmers to evaluate moving into this exciting new field. The latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI in May of 2024 concludes that 2023 was the year the world discovered generative AI (GenAI), and 2024 is the year organizations truly began using — and deriving business value — from this new technology. An incredible 65 percent of respondents report that their organizations are regularly using GenAI, which is nearly double the percentage from the previous survey just ten months before. Respondents’ expectations for gen AI’s impact remain as high, with three-quarters predicting that gen AI will lead to significant or disruptive change in their industries in the years ahead. Oracle is laying off 4,250 current employees, and plans to hire 4,000 AI specialists. Mastering AI tools and techniques is not just about keeping pace with technology — it’s also about leveraging these advanced resources to fill in knowledge gaps, enhance decision-making, and drive productivity in the next phase of your career. Learning to utilize AI at our Seattle Workshops can significantly boosts your capacity to deliver increased business outcomes, making you more valuable and a strategic asset to your organization. See especially the in-depth hands-on sessions from Nvidia and AMD. Get details from the (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/) Agenda: Come to witness how AI ignites an Innovation Renaissance in the 21st century. Don’t miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to hear historical AI breakthroughs for Perpetual and Boundless AI for Humanity directly from world thought leaders. (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/program/schedule/) Bldg: Husky Union Building, University of Washington, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/429947

Prepare for the future. Come witness how AI ignites an Innovation Renaissance in the 21st century. Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear historical AI breakthroughs directly from World Thought Leaders. With a second full day of Workshops, including Intro to AI, Prompt Engineering, CoPilot Security, Gen AI applications and an LLM/RAG hands-on class from Nvidia, aimed at helping new and current CS engineers and programmers to evaluate moving into this exciting new field. Affected by tech layoffs? Don’t miss this AI Summit! Registration is now open. In person or remote. Only $20 for IEEE members (20% early bird discount) before August 10th. See (https://attend.ieee.org/newera/register/) for options. For full Program Details see our website: https://attend.ieee.org/newera/ Meet US Senator Maria Cantwell. She has introduced three AI Bills: AI scholarships for students and professionals, AI Research & Development funding for researchers, and AI benefits for small businesses and job creation. On August 24, prepare for a day of deep listening to our world-renowned visionary thought leaders. Their insights are not just for information but for the transformation of our world. From the President of Microsoft Research, Dr. Peter Lee, who pioneered AI research, to Google VP, fellow and CTO, Dr. Blaise Agüera Arcas, a true master with AI insight like Einstein's Quantum mechanics, and Juan Lavista Ferres, Microsoft Corporate VP, Chief Data Scientist of AI for Good, who uses AI to improve the survival rate of deadliest liver or kidney cancers by 20x or more. Dr. Bill Dally, Chief Scientist at Nvidia Research, and Dr. Stefano Soatto, VP AWS AI Labs. And let's not forget UW Prof. Steven Brunton, NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems; UW Professor Blake Hannaford, who uses AI with touch feelings that can do robotic operations on nerves to remove brain tumors and more; Prof. Chirag Shah, UW Co-Founder of RAISE and Prof. Eric Klavins, Chair of the UW EE/CE department. Their insights have the potential to revolutionize AI applications in various fields. Join us on August 25 for a day of workshops to unlock the frontiers of AI/ML in Medicine, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Digital twin, Warehousing, Robots, Cybersecurity, Media art, Business, Food, Language, Data management, new AI/ML tools & usage, and people-centric public policies in our 20 AI enablement workshops. These workshops will showcase the diverse applications of AI, demonstrating its impact across various fields. Including Intro to AI, Prompt Engineering, CoPilot Security, Gen AI applications and an LLM/RAG hands-on class from Nvidia, aimed at helping new and current CS engineers and programmers to evaluate moving into this exciting new field. Agenda: Keynotes Distinguished Industrial keynotes include Dr. Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research; Dr. Blaise Agüera Arcas, Vice President, Fellow, and CTO of Google; Dr. Juan LaVista Ferres, Corporate vice president and Chief Data Scientist, AI for Good; Dr. Kristin Luter, Senior Director of FAIR Labs, Meta; Rish Tandon, VP Meta; Dr. Bill Dally, Chief Scientist at Nvidia Research and Dr. Stefano Soatto, VP AWS AI Labs. Outstanding institutional and academic leaders who will share their unique insights on historical AI breakthroughs research and Human ethics, values, and responsibilities. These leaders include Prof. Steven Brunton, NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems; Prof. Blake Hannaford of the UW Bio Robotic Lab; Prof. Chirag Shah, UW Co-Founder of RAISE and Prof. Eric Klavins, Chair of the UW EE/CE department. Workshops (20 in 11 tracks): - Track A: Microsoft – AI for All – Room I - Track AB: Microsoft CoPilot for Security – Room I - Track B: Hardware Trojan Detection – Room I - Track C: Global Health Labs - AI for Global Health – Room II - Track D: UW Medicine- Training Medicine AI Models – Room II - Track E: AWS Gen AI Applications - Room III - Track F: Netflix - Gen AI Data Engineering - Room III - Track G: Using AI for Corporate & Career Management - Room III - Track H: Aerospace Supply Chain & Digital Twins - Room IV - Track I: Meta Workshop - Unlocking the Power of LLMs via LLAMA - Room IV - Track J: Generative AI for Product Development - Room IV - Track K: Prompt Engineering (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft) - Room IV - Track L: Nvidia LLM/RAG Training (2 sessions, limited to 40) Lightning Talks - Data Quality in Intelligent Systems by Sreyashi Das, Senior Data Engineer at Netflix - PartyRock: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in a Playground by Karthikeyan Gopal, Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon - Revolutionizing Organizational Security with Microsoft Copilot’s AI Capabilities by Ankit Masrani, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft Security - Building Trustworthy AI – Guardrails for a responsible future by Ashish Vaidya, Principal Software Engineer, Amazon - Exploring Generative AI and Its Transformative Applications by Qian Luo, Business Intelligence Engineer, Amazon - Artificial Intelligence for Sales and Marketing by Harshita Asnani, Applied Data Scientist, Amazon - Machine Learning: The Vicious Cycle by Shinjo Melosh, Production Engineer, Meta - Building AI solutions that fit the jigsaw puzzle by Charles Delahunt, Global Health Labs - SLIs for ML Models by Gauraang Naik, Production Engineer, Meta Platforms+ Full Program Details at https://attend.ieee.org/newera/program/ Bldg: Husky Union Building, University of Washington, 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/429133

[] Abstract: Electronics, power electronics, and electric machines are becoming important for an array of mobility/transportation, renewable energy and energy efficiency applications. In this presentation, I will introduce NREL and my group. I will describe some metrics, challenges, and opportunities for power electronics, electric machines, and electric traction-drive systems for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle applications. After that, I will give an overview of my group’s research activities in power electronics, electric machines and integrated (electric) traction-drive systems. This includes thermal management, thermomechanical reliability, state-of-health monitoring, and power module design, development, fabrication, and characterization aspects. Then, I will cover the power electronics thermal management experiences and background in some detail, including fluid-based cooling technologies, and efforts at both the power module- and inverter/converter level. [] Speaker(s): Dr. Sreekant Narumanchi Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/429356

Whether you're just starting your engineering career or a few years from retirement, this webinar will provide a strategic blueprint to help you maximize your wealth potential. From optimizing income streams and tax strategies to leveraging investments and retirement planning, we'll cover essential steps to engineer your financial success. You will learn how to: - Understand which stage of financial independence you are in - Plan for the 3 major mistakes employees make with their benefits plan - Invest according to your phase of retirement - Incorporate tax planning into your financial strategy - Develop and implement financial systems for long term success - and much more Don't miss out, register today! Speaker(s): David Sandhu 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/427441

Abstract: Recent federal legislative and regulatory action along changing resource mixes are causing rapid shifts in how our energy system is being utilized. Two pieces of Federal legislation, the CHIPS act and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are driving an increase in domestic manufacturing leading to load growth and increased renewable energy demand. Additionally, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission passed two groundbreaking rules. The first, Order 2023, changes the way that generation is processed by interconnecting utilities. The second, Order 1920, moves transmission planning towards a more proactive and holistic construct. During this talk we will talk about how this all fits to together and what regulatory barriers still exist preventing us from fully building the transmission grid that we need at the lowest possible cost. Speaker: David Mindham DAVID MINDHAM is presently Associate VP, Regulatory & Market Affairs for EDP Renewables. In that role, he oversees a team that develops and implements transmission and market strategy in multiple jurisdictions across North America. He is active in several RTO stakeholder forums, including chair of the MISO Interconnection Process Working Group, a member of the SPP Strategic Planning and Members Committees, and a member of the ERCOT Protocol Revisions Subcommittee. He serves on the Board of Directors of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, IEEE-USA, Clean Grid Alliance, and Southern Renewable Energy Association. Before his current role, he has held positions in RTO strategy, FERC strategy, and transmission planning at ITC Holdings Corp. Agenda: 1. Socializing and Dinner (6:00 pm-6:30pm) 2. Presentation followed by Q&A PDHs: One Hour (with request) Price: Free (with Dinner) Rose's Restaurant & Lounge, 201 N Canton Center Rd, Canton, Michigan, United States, 48187

IEEE-USA will conduct its prestigious awards presentations virtually this summer, featuring video appearances from the 2023 award recipients, nominators and board members. We will also be recognizing the 2022 recipients as well. Catch the premiere on YouTube on Wednesday, 28 August at 8:30PM ET. These annual awards celebrate professionalism, technical achievements and literary contributions to public awareness and understanding of the engineering profession in the United States. There’s still time to recognize a deserving peer or colleague for a 2024 IEEE-USA Award, but time is running out! Be sure to submit your nomination by 15 September. More info: https://ieeeusa.org/awards [] Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/427967

We are excited to have Dr. Hong Chen from PJM to give us a webinar on electricity markets and operations! Dr. Chen is an IEEE Fellow and one of the candidates for IEEE Division VII Director-Elect ((https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/election/division7.html?mkt_tok=NzU2LUdQSC04OTkAAAGUo6qlUJ4hHbITtsg5Uo1XPvL_30YQ3l0mhkVphYoefjKNMUDSxTqVLXbfqvRYBuRd6PNNh2pO43TBujHKFpvRBCVBxpCApDW4E_uzRUmUV6Kp#hong-chen). This webinar will be hosted fully online (thru Teams) and 1 PDH will be provided to those who attend the entire webinar. Please RSVP to see the online meeting information. Abstract: Electricity markets are functioning around the world. This talk will cover fundamentals of wholesale electricity market operation, focusing on integrated power system and electricity market operation, using PJM market as an example. Hot topics, such as uncertainty, renewable challenges, and extreme weather operation, will also be discussed. Speaker(s): Hong Chen Agenda: 5:00 - 5:50 pm: Lecture 5:50 - 6:00 pm: Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/430052

****NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO AUGUST 29TH**** Join us for an evening of lively discussion, thought-provoking case studies, and interactive activities as we explore a brave new world of engineering ethics without the safety net of regulations. Discover how to uphold the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and public safety in a dynamic, post-regulatory landscape. No matter the type of engineering you do this is your chance to sharpen your ethical decision-making skills and prepare for the challenges ahead. Don't miss out on this fun and insightful event! Speaker(s): Karla Carter, Agenda: A One Professional Development Hour Certificate will be available. Granite City, 6200 O St., Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68510

This free, optional training event is available to all IEEE members and prospective members within the IEEE Central Illinois Section (CILS) and surrounding areas. This session will offer general tips and assistance for anyone wishing to... * Learn about upcoming IEEE events and volunteer opportunities in central Illinois * Run an IEEE technical chapter or a student branch * Create or renew a technical chapter * Create or organize events * Add new officers * Request IEEE email or website services * Report past or future meetings * Contact other IEEE members in our area * Publish or share IEEE-branded materials ...or perform similar tasks. (9th revision) Agenda: * Introduction to the IEEE CILS * Navigating the IEEE Website * Website resources for volunteers, chapters, and student branches * Volunteer Roles Available in 2024 * Volunteer Tools (vTools) * Training via IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE) * Using IEEE Collabratec to find events and volunteers * Question & Answer session * Open Floor Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423319

Chicago COMSOC Chapter is delighted to be back with the Distinguished Lecture series. Under the leadership of Prof. Besma Smida , IEEE COMSOC North America Director, COMSOC Chicago chapter is pleased to host 3rd IEEE COMSOC Distinguished Lecture Series. Topic: From Federated to Fog Learning: Expanding the Frontier of Model Training over Contemporary Wireless Network Systems Abstract Fog learning is an emerging paradigm for optimizing the orchestration of artificial intelligence services over contemporary network systems. Different from existing distributed techniques such as federated learning, fog learning emphasizes intrinsically in its design the unique node, network, and data properties encountered in today’s fog networks that span computing elements from the edge to the cloud. An important thread of research in fog learning has been on understanding the role that peer-to-peer topologies formed on an ad-hoc basis among local groups of heterogeneous computing elements can play in elevating the achievable tradeoff between intelligence quality and resource efficiency. In this talk, I will discuss recent results on the analysis of fog learning processes which give insights into the impact that these topologies, along with other properties such as model characteristics and fog decision parameters, have on global training performance. Additionally, I will discuss the development of adaptive control methodologies that leverage such relationships for jointly optimizing relevant fog learning metrics. Speaker(s): Chris, Prasenjit Agenda: - Welcome address : Prasenjit Banerjee, IEEE COMSOC Chicago Chapter Chair - Distinguished Lecture - From Federated to Fog Learning: Expanding the Frontier of Model Training over Contemporary Wireless Network Systems - Room: 1000, Bldg: Science and Engineering Office, 851 S Morgan St, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60607

The West Michigan IEEE section is pleased to announce that All IEEE West Michigan Section, WMCN, LMAG, PES/PELS, EMC, and student members are cordially invited to attend our annual ballpark social event. This year’s event will be on Saturday, September 7th. The suite will be open at 5:30pm, and game will start at 7:00pm. The Whitecaps will be hosting the Lansing LugNuts, a Class A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Oakland A's. We will be watching and enjoying some great food in the ballpark's beautiful Super Suite. Come join us, enjoy catered food, and watch the game in either air-conditioned comfort or on the outdoor balcony! This social is free to all grades of IEEE members, including students. However, our combo suite only has space for about 75 people, so sign up ASAP because tickets will be issued on a first come first serve basis. This will be a great opportunity to meet your fellow West Michigan engineering colleagues in a relaxed social setting. Besides admittance to the game, we will have free food and drink (non-alcoholic) in the suite (alcoholic beverages are available for purchase in the park). We have again chosen a Saturday game to minimize work conflicts, so we hope you can join us! While this event is free for all IEEE members, there is a small fee of $20 for everyone else. Again, attendance is limited to 75 so please register ASAP. Registered members (and paid guests if applicable) will receive their tickets on game day at the park from 5:30pm to 6:55pm at the IEEE table in front of the main entrance. If the ball game is rained out, everyone will have the opportunity to attend a rescheduled game or get a full refund from the Section. There is no refund for no-shows the night of the ballgame or failure to cancel. You may add additional guests at any time (check first with Chuck on the day of the game). Just register again and use your phone number and E-mail each time so we will know which guests are yours (even if we can’t already tell by last names). If your company would like to join our West Michigan section in hosting our 2023 Whitecaps Ballpark Social, we would love to have your help. Sponsors are invited to bring promotional materials for their organization and to share hiring and other business opportunities with the rest of the section at this event. Signing up as a sponsor also includes a ticket package for you and your guests. Your support will help us to bring you this event while also continuing to fund multiple technical seminars by regional experts each year. if you have any additional questions, please contact Chuck Parks at [email protected] or at (616) 453-1226 for further information. Co-sponsored by: R40043 West Michigan Section Agenda: 5:30pm: 5/3 Ballpark Doors open. 5:30-6:55pm: Look for the IEEE sign-in table to pick-up your tickets. Game starts at 7pm. 5:45pm-7th inning: Food and soft drinks served (alcoholic beverages may be purchased) Bldg: 5th 3rd Ballpark, 4500 West River Dr., Comstock Park, Michigan, United States, 49321