BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210319T212414Z UID:AAC70823-AB0F-416E-9F88-6853A64DE1C0 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20210308T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20210308T193000 DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 8\, 2021\n\n‘Engineering the Future in the pos t-COVID era’\n\nS. K. Ramesh\, Ph.D.\, Fellow IEEE\n\nWe are witnessing an extraordinary test of the human spirit the past few months as governmen ts and institutions worldwide take steps to protect people and prevent the spread of the global pandemic resulting from COVID-19. The world as we kn ew it has changed\; forever. IEEE’s mission of “Advancing Technology f or Humanity” has never been more relevant.\n\nAs we all work to learn th e impacts on our global economy\, two constants remain certain—innovatio n\, and economic development\, will remain critical drivers of regional an d human success. Organizations like IEEE will play a vital role in this re developed world. With the switch to telework and telehealth\, the technolo gies created by IEEE members are clearly making a difference\, and will co ntinue to play an important role in the new world economy when we emerge f rom this pandemic. IEEE has the power to support our members worldwide\, a nd hold our profession together during these uncertain times.\n\nPrograms such as EPICS in IEEE\, and IEEE’s Humanitarian Activities bring togethe r students\, NGO’s\, and professionals to address challenges in their lo cal communities through innovative technological solutions. This presentat ion will address the vast resources available through IEEE and the IEEE Le arning Network (https://iln.ieee.org) to keep our members connected\, enga ged\, and supported – as we ‘Engineer the Future’ together in a post -COVID world.\n\nBiography\n\nS. K. Ramesh\nDirector\, AIMS2 program\, and \nProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering\nCalifornia State Unive rsity\, Northridge\, USA\nEmail: s.ramesh@ieee.org\n\nS. K. Ramesh is a re nowned engineering educator with over three decades of leadership experien ce as a dean\, department chair\, and faculty member in the California Sta te University system. He is presently a Professor of Electrical and Comput er Engineering at California State University\, Northridge\, and founding Director of CSU Northridge’s internationally recognized AIMS2 program (w ww.ecs.csun.edu/aims2) that mentors and supports Latino/Latina students an d underrepresented minorities in engineering. Earlier\, he served as dean of CSUN’s College of Engineering and Computer Science from 2006-17. The programs he established serve industry practitioners in high wage\, high d emand fields\, including renewable energy\, assistive technology\, and adv anced manufacturing.\n\nDr. Ramesh has been an active IEEE volunteer for 3 9 years and has served in several leadership roles on the IEEE Board of Di rectors\, IEEE-HKN Board of Governors\, ABET Board of Directors\, and as I EEE’s representative on the ABET Board of Delegates. As 2016-17 Vice Pre sident of Educational Activities\, he championed collaboration\, diversity \, and inclusive excellence\, through innovative programs like the IEEE Le arning Network (ILN). IEEE-HKN (the Electrical Engineering Honor Society) expanded to serve all ten Regions of IEEE under his leadership as the 2016 IEEE-HKN President.\n\nRamesh is an IEEE Fellow recognized for “contrib utions to entrepreneurship in engineering education”\, and his research interests cover high-speed optical communication systems\, devices\, and e lectronic circuit design. His many recognitions include the John Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year\, William Johnson International award for leadership and contributions to the profession\, and the IEEE Region 6 Co mmunity Service award. For additional information please see: http://www.c sun.edu/engineering-computer-science/ramesh\n\nSpeaker(s): S. K. 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If you do not consent to be ing recorded\, discuss your concerns with the host or do not join the sess ion.\n\nSan Diego IEEE Consultants' Network Meeting Date and Time:\n\nMarc h 8\, 2021 (Monday)\n6:00 - 7:00 pm – Presentation\n7:00 – 7:30 pm – Introductions and Announcements\n\nPlease see the AGENDA item below "How To Attend this Meeting" for information\, on how to join this meeting.\, ( Virtual Meeting) San Diego\, California\, United States LOCATION:Please see the AGENDA item below "How To Attend this Meeting" for information\, on how to join this meeting.\, (Virtual Meeting) San Diego\, California\, United States ORGANIZER:jp@capistranocomputers.com SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:Consultants Network of San Diego: ‘Engineering the Future in the post-COVID era’ - S. K. Ramesh URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/262390 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Monday\, March 8\,</strong><strong > 2021<br /> <br /> </strong></p>\n<p class="Default" style="text-align: c enter\;" align="center"><strong>&lsquo\;Engineering the Future in the post -COVID era&rsquo\;</strong></p>\n<p class="Default" style="text-align: cen ter\;" align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'\,san s-serif\;">S. K. Ramesh\, Ph.D.\, Fellow IEEE</span></em></strong></p>\n<p >We are witnessing an extraordinary test of the human spirit the past few months as governments and institutions worldwide take steps to protect peo ple and prevent the spread of the global pandemic resulting from COVID-19. The world as we knew it has changed\; forever. IEEE&rsquo\;s mission of & ldquo\;Advancing Technology for Humanity&rdquo\; has never been more relev ant.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;As we all work to learn the impacts on our global econ omy\, two constants remain certain&mdash\;innovation\, and economic develo pment\, will remain critical drivers of regional and human success. Organi zations like IEEE will play a vital role in this redeveloped world. With t he switch to telework and telehealth\, the technologies created by IEEE me mbers are clearly making a difference\, and will continue to play an impor tant role in the new world economy when we emerge from this pandemic. IEEE has the power to support our members worldwide\, and hold our profession together during these uncertain times.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Programs su ch as EPICS in IEEE\, and IEEE&rsquo\;s Humanitarian Activities bring toge ther students\, NGO&rsquo\;s\, and professionals to address challenges in their local communities through innovative technological solutions. This p resentation will address the vast resources available through IEEE and the IEEE Learning Network (https://iln.ieee.org) to keep our members connecte d\, engaged\, and supported &ndash\; as we &lsquo\;Engineer the Future&rsq uo\; together in a post-COVID world.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Biogr aphy</strong></p>\n<p>S. K. Ramesh<br />Director\, AIMS2 program\, and<br />Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />California State U niversity\, Northridge\, USA<br />Email: <a href="mailto:s.ramesh@ieee.org ">s.ramesh@ieee.org</a></p>\n<p>S. K. Ramesh is a renowned engineering edu cator with over three decades of leadership experience as a dean\, departm ent chair\, and faculty member in the California State University system. He is presently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cali fornia State University\, Northridge\, and founding Director of CSU Northr idge&rsquo\;s internationally recognized AIMS2 program (www.ecs.csun.edu/a ims2) that mentors and supports Latino/Latina students and underrepresente d minorities in engineering. Earlier\, he served as dean of CSUN&rsquo\;s College of Engineering and Computer Science from 2006-17. The programs he established serve industry practitioners in high wage\, high demand fields \, including renewable energy\, assistive technology\, and advanced manufa cturing.</p>\n<p>Dr. Ramesh has been an active IEEE volunteer for 39 years and has served in several leadership roles on the IEEE Board of Directors \, IEEE-HKN Board of Governors\, ABET Board of Directors\, and as IEEE&rsq uo\;s representative on the ABET Board of Delegates. As 2016-17 Vice Presi dent of Educational Activities\, he championed collaboration\, diversity\, and inclusive excellence\, through innovative programs like the IEEE Lear ning Network (ILN). IEEE-HKN (the Electrical Engineering Honor Society) ex panded to serve all ten Regions of IEEE under his leadership as the 2016 I EEE-HKN President.</p>\n<p>Ramesh is an IEEE Fellow recognized for &ldquo\ ;contributions to entrepreneurship in engineering education&rdquo\;\, and his research interests cover high-speed optical communication systems\, de vices\, and electronic circuit design. His many recognitions include the J ohn Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year\, William Johnson Internatio nal award for leadership and contributions to the profession\, and the IEE E Region 6 Community Service award. For additional information please see: <a href="http://www.csun.edu/engineering-computer-science/ramesh">http:// www.csun.edu/engineering-computer-science/ramesh</a></p><br /><br />Agenda : <br /><p><strong>Connection Information:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>This m eeting will be held online.&nbsp\; <br /></strong></p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n <tr>\n<td style="font-size: 15px\; font-family: Arial\; color: #4d4d4d\; p adding-top: 10px\;">Webex MGA-WebEx-San-Diego invites you to join this Web Ex meeting.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=" line-height: 20px\;">\n<td style="min-height: 20px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n</tr>\ n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table width="100%">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="font- size: 16px\; color: #4d4d4d\;"><strong>SD IEEE Consultants' Network: 'Engi neering the Future in the Post-COVID Era'</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr style= "margin: 0px\;">\n<td>Monday\, March 8\, 2021</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="marg in: 0px\;">\n<td>6:00 PM&nbsp\;&nbsp\;|&nbsp\;&nbsp\;(UTC-08:00) Pacific T ime (US &amp\; 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