BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230707T204157Z UID:FB37D58E-A158-4195-9AC7-743FD630EE3F DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T210000 DESCRIPTION:Mr Bala Prasanna\, Region 1 Director Elect will provide an inte resting presentation and lead a lively discussion about surviving and thri ving in today's workplace. The Jamaica Section and New Jersey Coast Sectio n co-sponsor this Event.\n\nTune in to the Live Stream at: http://tinyurl. com/3rd85zzc Meeting ID: 752 164 5518 Passcode: IEEE_JAM\n\nAbstract: Work place habits and expectations have changed significantly in the last sever al years. Surviving and thriving depends on your ability to grasp the broa der picture and hone some essential skills. In these days of extreme compe tition\, what is it that makes you get that job or assignment that you are very good at? The invariable answer: when someone like a professor\, mana ger\, or peer makes a recommendation or provides a reference\, the likelih ood of success is much higher than going it alone. Making sure that profes sors/managers/peers are familiar with your work and personality attributes is crucial to getting desirable results. Consider\, for example\, startin g early on and offering your help or services to professors/manager/peers\ , and follow through with it—and when the time comes\, make a request fo r a recommendation. The resulting recommendation is much more beneficial j ust because of your approach to networking. Thus\, in order to get somethi ng from a network\, you are contributing or investing in the network upfro nt\, for a much better outcome. This presentation discusses the why and ho w of networking internals to increase your chances of success and the quan tity and quality of returns. Likewise\, if we do not manage relations with managers and peers in the workplace\, we will not have the resources to g et our jobs done. Communication—of all kinds—is an essential part of t his management. Can we ask better questions? How do we work with difficult people? Do we always say nice things\, but carry a stick? Have we tried t alking-up? Are we deadline-passionate\, and how do we manage that? Do you believe that conflict holds creative potential\, conflict is unavoidable a nd common\, and conflict and negotiation are central parts of workplace li fe? If you do\, you are already ahead in the game. For most of the remaini ng folks who get stressed out dreading conflict in the workplace\, this pr esentation offers perspectives on conflict in the workplace and practical approach to handle conflicts or differences. We include discussions on top ics such as handling criticism\, and how important it is for us to deviate from our comfort zones once in a while to set different expectations for everyone—including ourselves. We will discuss all this and more with exa mples and anecdotes. You'll walk away more aware to train yourself to be r elevant and successful in today's workplace.\n\nMr Bala Prasanna’s profe ssional career of over 35 years includes working in institutions like SUNY -State University of New York\, AT&T and IBM in various roles in senior te chnical and management positions. He volunteers his time at IEEE- Region 1 as a member of Board of Governors. He has also served as a board member a t IEEE-USA during 2016-17. Mr. Prasanna is a proud to be a member of IEEE HKN Honor Society.\n\nHe cherishes his time talking to students and career professionals specifically on the importance of career management skills and technology frontiers. As IEEE national speaker\, he has spoken at vari ous US and international universities and colleges on career management sk ills to survive and thrive in today’s workplace. His passions are photog raphy\, reading biographies and meeting people of accomplishment.\n\nMr Ba la Prasanna was recently elected to serve as IEEE Region 1 Director-Elect (2022-23) and Director (2024-25).\n\nCo-sponsored by: New Jersey Coast Sec tion PACE\n\nSpeaker(s): Mr Bala Prasanna\n\nAgenda: \n7pm Introduction\n\ n7.30pm Mr Bala Prasanna's presentation\n\nDiscussion\n\n8.55-9pm Conclusi on\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/363831 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/363831 ORGANIZER:kit.august@gmail.com SEQUENCE:102 SUMMARY:PACE Special Presentation with Mr Bala Prasanna: Surviving and Thri ving in Today’s Workplace A few Tips to Manage Professional Development & Career Security URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/363831 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Mr Bala Prasanna\, Region 1 Director Elect will provide an interesting presentation and lead a lively discussion abo ut surviving and thriving in today's workplace.&nbsp\; The Jamaica Section and New Jersey Coast Section co-sponsor this Event.</p>\n<p>Tune in to th e Live Stream at: http://tinyurl.com/3rd85zzc&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;& nbsp\; Meeting ID: 752 164 5518&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Passcod e: IEEE_JAM</p>\n<p>Abstract: Workplace habits and expectations have chang ed significantly in the last several years. Surviving and thriving depends on your ability to grasp the broader picture and hone some essential skil ls. In these days of extreme competition\, what is it that makes you get t hat job or assignment that you are very good at? The invariable answer: wh en someone like a professor\, manager\, or peer makes a recommendation or provides a reference\, the likelihood of success is much higher than going it alone. Making sure that professors/managers/peers are familiar with yo ur work and personality attributes is crucial to getting desirable results . Consider\, for example\, starting early on and offering your help or ser vices to professors/manager/peers\, and follow through with it&mdash\;and when the time comes\, make a request for a recommendation. The resulting r ecommendation is much more beneficial just because of your approach to net working. Thus\, in order to get something from a network\, you are contrib uting or investing in the network upfront\, for a much better outcome. Thi s presentation discusses the why and how of networking internals to increa se your chances of success and the quantity and quality of returns. Likewi se\, if we do not manage relations with managers and peers in the workplac e\, we will not have the resources to get our jobs done. Communication&mda sh\;of all kinds&mdash\;is an essential part of this management. Can we as k better questions? How do we work with difficult people? Do we always say nice things\, but carry a stick? Have we tried talking-up? Are we deadlin e-passionate\, and how do we manage that? Do you believe that conflict hol ds creative potential\, conflict is unavoidable and common\, and conflict and negotiation are central parts of workplace life? If you do\, you are a lready ahead in the game. For most of the remaining folks who get stressed out dreading conflict in the workplace\, this presentation offers perspec tives on conflict in the workplace and practical approach to handle confli cts or differences. We include discussions on topics such as handling crit icism\, and how important it is for us to deviate from our comfort zones o nce in a while to set different expectations for everyone&mdash\;including ourselves. We will discuss all this and more with examples and anecdotes. You'll walk away more aware to train yourself to be relevant and successf ul in today's workplace.</p>\n<p>Mr Bala Prasanna&rsquo\;s professional ca reer of over 35 years includes working in institutions like SUNY-State Uni versity of New York\,&nbsp\; AT&amp\;T and IBM in various roles in senior technical and management positions. He volunteers his time at IEEE- Region 1 as a member of Board of Governors. He has also served as a board member at IEEE-USA during 2016-17.&nbsp\; Mr. Prasanna is a proud to be a member of IEEE HKN Honor Society.</p>\n<p>He cherishes his time talking to stude nts and career professionals specifically on the importance of career mana gement skills and technology frontiers. As IEEE national speaker\, he has spoken at various US and international universities and colleges on career management skills to survive and thrive in today&rsquo\;s workplace. His passions are photography\, reading biographies and meeting people of accom plishment.</p>\n<p>Mr Bala Prasanna was recently elected to serve as IEEE Region 1 Director-Elect (2022-23) and Director (2024-25).</p><br /><br />A genda: <br /><p>7pm Introduction</p>\n<p>7.30pm Mr Bala Prasanna's present ation</p>\n<p>Discussion</p>\n<p>8.55-9pm Conclusion</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR