You are invited to join us on Monday, October 7th, 2024, at Avanti's Italian Restaurant in Normal, IL for an informal networking meetup organized by the IEEE Central Illinois Section. This event is open to all IEEE member grades, including students and graduate students. REGISTER IF ATTENDING: Registration is complimentary. However, please note that all attendees are responsible for their own bills. Registration ends the morning of the event, or when all spaces have filled. BRINGING AN ADDITIONAL GUEST? If registering, please indicate if you plan to bring any guests. IEEE members may bring a nonmember guest. PARKING INFORMATION: Avanti's Italian Restaurant has a parking lot and several spaces and handicap spaces adjacent to the building. DRESS CODE: This event has no explicit dress code, however casual, semi-casual, and business casual seem common at the venue. ABOUT US: Formed as part of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) on June 28th, 1951; the IEEE Central Illinois Section serves members in Champaign, Springfield, Bloomington, Peoria, Quincy, Decatur, and their surrounding areas. Avanti's Italian Restaurant, 407 S Main St., Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761

Fall Series Session 3 Speaker(s): Florence Hudson, William C. Harding, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434307

This dynamic session uses case studies drawn from the IEEE community to help you dramatically improve your ability to use hybrid work as an instrument to improve retention and productivity while cutting costs. Many leaders rely on traditional office-centric collaboration and leadership styles in managing hybrid teams. Yet research conclusively demonstrates that, instead of incrementally improving on the old-school office-centric approach, the best outcomes in managing hybrid teams come from adopting a flexible hybrid-first work model. Doing so results in much higher retention and productivity, reduces costs, and boosts engagement, innovation, collaboration, and risk mitigation. Through adopting hybrid work best practices based on this training, you will empower yourself and your team to maximize retention, productivity, and cost savings in our increasingly-disrupted future of work.All attendees will have an opportunity to receive a complimentary copy of the speaker's best-selling book on which this talk is based, called Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams. Speaker(s): Dr. Gleb Tsipursky 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. Learn about our sponsor: the IEEE Member Group Insurance Program - Powered by AMBA. AMBAspecializes in providing tailored insurance solutions for IEEE members. Whether you’re seeking health, life, or disability coverage, AMBA has you covered. Visit the IEEE Member Group Insurance Program website to explore the benefits and options available to you: (https://www.ieeeinsurance.com/) 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/427447

10 Tracks Representing Key Topics in Iowa One of the greatest values identified by past conference attendees is the variety of topics and issues represented throughout, encouraging attendees to build a personalized experience based on unique Iowa interests. Iowa Ideas has identified nine key areas (“tracks”) for the 2024 program. - Arts & Culture - Economic and Community Development - Energy & Environment* - Health Care - Higher Education - Policy - Human & Social Services - K12 Education - Curios Iowa - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/433114

Why You Should Attend The IEEE Chicago 130th Annual Fair & Expo is open to the public and free to attend, although you must register first. For high-school students contemplating college, this is a chance to talk to enrolled students and working engineers about what it takes to have an engineering career. (https://ieeechicago.org) society chapters represent virtually all disciplines within the electrical engineering profession. During the main Event, you can listen to professionals on how engineering contributes to the public good and what opportunities exist with engineering education. Whether you are a high school student, a university student, an industry professional, an academic professional, retired, or love engineering and technology, learn how the Chicago engineering community continues to contribute to society. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. In addition, this event will also be celebrating #IEEEDay which is October 1, but we will celebrate it during our event. Refreshments and lunch will be served. To be a sponsor for our event, please see the sponsorship flyer below: [] Bldg: Conviser Law Center, 565 W Adams St, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60661

Join us at the UWL IEEE Innovators Summit on October 12th! This is your chance to dive into a day packed with innovation, learning, and networking. From inspiring keynotes by industry leaders to student exhibitions showcasing cutting-edge projects, this event is designed to ignite your passion for technology and engineering. Participate in our exciting competition with prizes, connect with peers and professionals over lunch, and explore the benefits of IEEE membership at our recruitment booth. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to advance your career and make meaningful connections! Agenda: UWL IEEE Innovators Summit Agenda 📅 Date: October 12th 🕐 Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 📍 Venue: Bluffs Ballroom, Student Union, UWL 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm: Registration & Welcome Address 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Keynote Speakers 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Contest Instructions 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm: Research Presentations 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Awards and Closing Remarks Room: 2130 Bluffs Ballroom, Bldg: Student Union, 521 East Ave N, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601

Healthcare globally emits nearly 5% of greenhouse gasses annually and consumes 10% of extracted materials. This critical sector is really starting to embrace LCAs and climate action. This lecture will focus on how clinicians are currently utilizing LCA studies and data, where controversies have emerged in this space, and future directions for LCA inspired by the needs of the healthcare sector. Co-sponsored by: Wisconsin Science Museum Speaker(s): Cassie Thiel Agenda: 5:00 Sign in - Pizza will be provided. 5:15 Introductions 5:30 Presentation 6:15 Questions and Discussion 6:45 Adjourn Bldg: The Village on Park Atrium Community Room, 2300 S Park St, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53713

Fall Series Session 4 Speaker(s): Albert Shpuntoff, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434309

This webinar is a collaboration between IEEE-USA Career & Member Services and IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE). Trying to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence presents challenges, and can be a daunting task. Changes have happened in the workplace and in technologies used. The atmosphere and expectations may have changed (for example, the impacts COVID had on remote work for many jobs!) You have changed… and self-doubt may have crept in after being away! However, preparing in advance is the key to easing the challenges. In this talk, you will hear about my own return to work after 12 years of minimal part-time employment in my field, and also information from my own research into what experts recommend. You will learn: - What is an extended absence (and the impact of how long “extended” is!) - Why it is important to prepare for returning - When to start preparing - How to prepare - Who to seek out for support / assistance - Where to look for opportunities Speaker(s): Jill Gostin 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. Learn about our sponsor: the IEEE Member Group Insurance Program - Powered by AMBA. AMBAspecializes in providing tailored insurance solutions for IEEE members. Whether you’re seeking health, life, or disability coverage, AMBA has you covered. Visit the IEEE Member Group Insurance Program website to explore the benefits and options available to you: (https://www.ieeeinsurance.com/) 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/427453

Join us the IEEE RRVS EMC & IAS chapter Meeting at 6pm. Effects of Wind Turbine Grounding System Interconnection on Electromagnetic Transients Caused by Lightning. The presentation will provide an introduction to wind parks and modern wind turbine components and topologies. Then we will discuss testing and modeling of lightning strike effects in modern Composite Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Rotor Blades and wind turbines. This is an essential step in wind park and turbine design, manufacturing, and certification. Lightning effects may impose additional requirements for the reliable operation of the low voltage and medium voltage grid against surges. This talk is based on two standards for wind turbines and generators. Part 24 of both standards governs lightning protection. The latest editions of standards IEC-61400-24 Ed. 2.0 (2019) and JIS C 1400-24:2023 recommend connecting the grounding systems of the individual wind turbines and the sub-station all together using horizontal grounding conductors. This will form an overall wind farm earthing system. The objective is to reduce abnormal earth potential distribution effects, and to mitigate dangerous overvoltage effects. An extensive comparison of these effects will be presented and discussed in depth with the audience. About the Speaker: Yarú Méndez is engaged as a principal engineer at the wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Wind Power (A GE Vernova company) in Denmark and as a lecturer in electrical engineering (EE) at the Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB) in Venezuela. The main focus of his professional and academic activity is power systems and renewable energy based power generation. Previously, he was Director of Engineering at the company Raycap GmbH in Germany and Research Engineer at the company General Electric Global Research (GEGR) in Germany. His primary responsibilities included renewable energy based systems (wind and solar) and their interaction to the grid with a main focus on electromagnetic transients. Concerning his education, he earned a degree in electrical engineering in power systems from the Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), a Dr.-Ing. Degree from the University of Kassel (UNIK) in Germany, and an MBA degree from the University of Applied Sciences Munich (HM) in Germany. Currently, he holds 20 patents and has published 60 scientific publications as author and coauthor. Speaker(s): Yarú Méndez Agenda: 6:00 PM Gathering 8:30 PM Adjurn 3761 S. Central Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, United States, 61102

You are invited to join us on Friday, October 25th, 2024, at the Big Grove Tavern in downtown Champaign, IL, for an informal networking meetup organized by the IEEE Central Illinois Section. This event is open to all IEEE member grades, including students and graduate students. REGISTER IF ATTENDING: Registration is complimentary. However, please note that all attendees are responsible for their own bills. Registration ends the morning of the event, or when all spaces have filled. BRINGING AN ADDITIONAL GUEST? If registering, please indicate if you plan to bring any guests. IEEE members may bring a nonmember guest. PARKING INFORMATION: - Nearest Lot: Parking spaces are available at the Walnut Street & Washington lot located at 35 East Washington St, Champaign, IL 61820. Visitors must pay to use this lot using an automated pay station in the center of the lot, or have a permit. - Garage Parking: Metered parking is available at the Hill Street Parking Deck located at 123 West Hill St., Champaign, IL 61820. The exit gate accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express credit and debit cards. The expected rate during this event is $0.75 per hour (rounded up). This area is head-in (forward) parking only. - Street-Level Parking: Metered street-level parking is available in the vicinity. For comprehensive information about parking in the area, please see the Champaign Public Works Department webpage: champaignil.gov/public-works/parking/. DRESS CODE: This event has no explicit dress code, however casual, semi-casual, and business casual seem common at the venue. ABOUT US: Formed as part of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) on June 28th, 1951; the IEEE Central Illinois Section serves members in Champaign, Springfield, Bloomington, Peoria, Quincy, Decatur, and their surrounding areas. Agenda: Start time: 6:00 PM Central Time (UTC - 5) End time: 8:30 PM Central Time (UTC - 5) Bldg: Big Grove Tavern, 1 E Main St, Champaign, Illinois, United States, 61820

Fall Series Session 5 Speaker(s): Khandakar Nusrat Islam, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434310