BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220827T225429Z UID:70128813-284A-4F56-9106-3D35A627936E DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20220827T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20220827T120000 DESCRIPTION:More organizations today\, than ever before\, look for employee s who complement domain knowledge with good thinking and communication ski lls. The World Economic Forum lists Critical thinking among the top three skills required for executive success at work. Good critical thinking skil ls results in better problem solving and superior decision making. Employe es who learn quickly and can solve problems\, think critically\, gather an d analyze information meaningfully are critical to every organization. The se Critical Thinking skills can be acquired by everyone. Students\, young professionals\, aspiring managers and leaders can all benefit from underst anding critical thinking.\n\n>> Part of the PACE activities (Professional Activities Committe for Engineers). So what is PACE?\n\nThe Professional A ctivities Committee for Engineers (PACE) of the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section\, promotes the professional interests of IEEE USA members in this Section. PACE activities may include:\n\n* Workshops on career issues (e. g.\, networking\, career planning\, career transitions\, interviewing skil ls)\n* Skill training workshops (e.g.\, entrepreneurship\, effective speak ing\, technical writing\, soft skills\, critical thinking\, leadership ski lls\, etc)\n* Government policy as it affects Engineering and Technology.\ n\nSpeaker(s): Sharan Kalwani\, \n\nAgenda: \n09:00 AM - Registration/Sign In\, verification of attendee\, Coffee & Continental Snacks\n\n09:05 AM - Welcome and Introductions\, Chapter business update\n\n09:10 AM - Session start\n\n11:30 PM - End of session\, Q&A\, formal conclusion\, feedback s ession and Wrap Up\n\nA printed copy of the notes will be provided to each confirmed attendee. There is a small fee to cover costs of refreshments a nd the printed material. Registration is confirmed only after fee is pre-p aid\n\nRoom: 113\, Bldg: Hannah Hall\, 244 Meadow Brook Road\, Rochester\, Michigan\, United States\, 48309-4451 LOCATION:Room: 113\, Bldg: Hannah Hall\, 244 Meadow Brook Road\, Rochester\ , Michigan\, United States\, 48309-4451 ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:Professional Development Workshop: Critical Thinking Skills URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321050 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">More organ izations today\, than ever before\, look for employees who complement doma in knowledge with good thinking and communication skills. The World Econom ic Forum lists Critical thinking among the top three skills required for e xecutive success at work. Good critical thinking skills results in better problem solving and superior decision making. Employees who learn quickly and can solve problems\, think critically\, gather and analyze information meaningfully are critical to every organization. These Critical Thinking skills can be acquired by everyone. Students\, young professionals\, aspir ing managers and leaders can all benefit from understanding critical think ing.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">&gt\;&gt\; Part of the PACE activities (Professional Activities Committe for Engineers). So what is PACE?<br /></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">The Profess ional Activities Committee for Engineers (PACE) of the IEEE Southeastern M ichigan Section\, promotes the professional interests of IEEE USA members in this Section. PACE activities may include: <br /></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; * Workshops on career issues (e. g.\, networking\, career planning\, career transitions\, interviewing skil ls)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; * Skill tr aining workshops (e.g.\, entrepreneurship\, effective speaking\, technical writing\, soft skills\, critical thinking\, leadership skills\, etc)</spa n><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; * Government polic y as it affects Engineering and Technology.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><span style="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace\; font-size: 14pt\;">09:00 AM - Registration/Sign In\, verifica tion of attendee\, Coffee &amp\; Continental Snacks<br /></span></p>\n<p>< span style="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace\; font-size: 14 pt\;">09:05 AM - Welcome and Introductions\, Chapter business update</span ></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace\; fo nt-size: 14pt\;">09:10 AM - Session start<br /></span></p>\n<p><span style ="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace\; font-size: 14pt\;">11:3 0 PM - End of session\, Q&amp\;A\, f</span><span style="font-family: couri er new\, courier\, monospace\; font-size: 14pt\;">ormal conclusion\, feedb ack session and Wrap Up</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: courier n ew\, courier\, monospace\; font-size: 14pt\;">A printed copy of the notes will be provided to each confirmed attendee. There is a small fee to cover costs of refreshments and the printed material. Registration is confirmed &nbsp\;<strong>only after</strong> fee is pre-paid</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;< /p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR