BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Lisbon BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:WEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:WET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20191207T183852Z UID:E3F3EDF3-A533-4780-9750-8251DF11D7C0 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20191011T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20191011T191500 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE is the largest professional organization relevant to t he advancement of technology in support of humankind. This byline of the I EEE goes well beyond its original focus on electrical and electronic engin eering. Indeed\, unlike what its name may suggest\, the IEEE embraces all professionals\, educated in many disciplines\, not only engineering\, as l ong as their activities involve electrical engineering technology and how that technology affects humankind.\nThe question “Why be a member of the IEEE?” is not about what the IEEE has to offer you. Rather the real que stion is “What are you willing to put into the IEEE?”.\nIf all you are interested is in paying membership dues in return for a membership card a nd the associated benefits\, there are perhaps better ways to spend money. Rather\, to be(come) a member\, you should view your IEEE membership as a n avenue to make a difference. Here the reach of the IEEE may appear daunt ing\, but this reach also provides you with incredible ways to amplify per sonal effort and to make a difference.\nIn this talk\, I draw from my own career to explore how to make a difference through the IEEE\, how this can color and enhance your career\, while also reviewing some of the activiti es of the IEEE\, including its publications\, with a particular focus on R egion 8 (Europe).\n\nCo-sponsored by: Control Systems Society\n\nSpeaker(s ): Professor Iven Mareels\, \n\nAgenda: \nOctober 11th\, 2019\,\n6:00 PM\n Universidade da Beira Interior\,\nRoom 212 (Polo Principal)\n\nRoom: 212\, Bldg: Universidade da Beira Interior\, Rua Marquês D'Ávila e Bolama\, C ovilhã\, Centro\, Portugal\, 6200-001 LOCATION:Room: 212\, Bldg: Universidade da Beira Interior\, Rua Marquês D' Ávila e Bolama\, Covilhã\, Centro\, Portugal\, 6200-001 ORGANIZER:sb.ubi@ieee.org SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:So\, you want to be a member of IEEE? URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/206435 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE is the largest professional organ ization relevant to the advancement of technology in support of humankind. This byline of the IEEE goes well beyond its original focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Indeed\, unlike what its name may suggest\, t he IEEE embraces all professionals\, educated in many disciplines\, not on ly engineering\, as long as their activities involve electrical engineerin g technology and how that technology affects humankind.<br />The question &ldquo\;Why be a member of the IEEE?&rdquo\; is not about what the IEEE ha s to offer you. Rather the real question is &ldquo\;What are you willing t o put into the IEEE?&rdquo\;.<br />If all you are interested is in paying membership dues in return for a membership card and the associated benefit s\, there are perhaps better ways to spend money. Rather\, to be(come) a m ember\, you should view your IEEE membership as an avenue to make a differ ence. Here the reach of the IEEE may appear daunting\, but this reach also provides you with incredible ways to amplify personal effort and to make a difference.<br />In this talk\, I draw from my own career to explore how to make a difference through the IEEE\, how this can color and enhance yo ur career\, while also reviewing some of the activities of the IEEE\, incl uding its publications\, with a particular focus on Region 8 (Europe).</p> <br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><strong>October 11th\, 2019\,</strong><br />< strong>6:00 PM</strong><br />Universidade da Beira Interior\,<br />Room 21 2 (Polo Principal)</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR