BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241104T034744Z UID:AA7DE735-40C4-44FF-B50C-DC99C6114D30 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T140000 DESCRIPTION:A key measure of a productive tech ecosystem is the successful transition of new graduates from academia into industry. With academia foc using on building a broader knowledge base\, industry-readiness of student s for a successful transition necessitates dynamically evolving industry-a cademia collaborations. This 2-event series initiated by IEEE Women in Eng ineering Rochester focuses on working with local partners towards the comm on goal of creating awareness\, addressing challenges\, and promoting tale nt retention within the local tech ecosystem\; a key focus is on DIVERSITY & INCLUSION.\n\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: Women@MKS\n\nAgenda: \n- WELCOME:\ n- Deyasini Majumdar\, PhD\, SMIEEE\, Sr. FPGA Design Engineer\, MKS Instr uments & Chair\, IEEE WIE Rochester\n- Wendi Heinzelman\, PhD\, FIEEE\, FA CM\, Prof. & Dean\, Hajim School of Engg. & Applied Sciences\, U. Rocheste r\n\n- GREATER ROCHESTER AREA INITIATIVES:\n- Andrea Tuttle\, MA\, Talent Strategy Program Manager Campus ROC\, Rochester Chamber of Commerce\n\n- T ECHNICAL PRESENTATION:\n- Cory Merkel\, PhD\, Associate Prof.\, Rochester Institute of Technology\n\n- PANEL DISCUSSION: Evolving Dynamics of Indust ry-Academia Interfaces\n- MODERATOR:\n- Gaurav Sharma\, PhD\, Fellow IEEE\ , SPIE\, IS&T\, Professor & Distinguished Researcher\, U. Rochester\n\n- P ANELISTS:\n- Santosh Kurinec\, PhD\, FIEEE\, Professor\, Rochester Institu te of Technology\n- Greg Gdwoski\, PhD\, AAMI Fellow\, Prof.\, Executive D irector\, CMTI\, Univ. of Rochester & Past Director\, IEEE R1\n- Bijal Tha kkar\, MBA\, Vice President & General Manager\, TE Connectivity\n- Juniyal i Nauriyal\, PhD\, CEO\, Photonect Interconnect Solutions & Activate Fello w\n- Hannah Rickert\, BS/MS Student Biomedical Eng.\n- Abhaya S Hegde\, Ph D Student\, Physics and Astronomy\n\n- CLOSING REMARKS\n- NETWORKING & IND USTRY EXHIBITS\n- Some companies will have their recruiters in attendance to collect resumes\n\n-\n\nRoom: Feldman Ballroom\, Bldg: Frederick Dougla ss Building\, University of Rochester\, River Campus\, Frederick Douglass Building\, Feldman Ballroom\, Rochester\, New York\, United States\, 14611 \, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431040 LOCATION:Room: Feldman Ballroom\, Bldg: Frederick Douglass Building\, Unive rsity of Rochester\, River Campus\, Frederick Douglass Building\, Feldman Ballroom\, Rochester\, New York\, United States\, 14611\, Virtual: https:/ /events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431040 ORGANIZER:deyasini.majumdar@ieee.org SEQUENCE:35 SUMMARY:Industry-Academia Engagement: A Next-Gen View @URochester URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431040 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0i n\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt\; line-height: 107%\;">A key measure o f a productive tech ecosystem is the successful transition of new graduate s from academia into industry. With academia focusing on building a broade r knowledge base\, industry-readiness of students for a successful transit ion necessitates dynamically evolving industry-academia collaborations. Th is 2-event series initiated by IEEE Women in Engineering Rochester focuses on working with local partners towards the common goal of creating awaren ess\, addressing challenges\, and promoting talent retention </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt\; line-height: 107%\;">within the loca l tech </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt\; line-height: 107 %\;">ecosystem\; a key focus is on DIVERSITY &amp\; INCLUSION.</span></spa n></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; text-align: justi fy\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\;"><span style="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 1 6pt\; line-height: 107%\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools _ui/media/display/ae665192-11d0-4813-b1ee-2eddb2d83c61" alt="" width="1013 " height="1566"><br></span></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin -bottom: 0in\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0i n\;">&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" styl e="text-align: justify\;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14. 0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">WEL COME: </span></strong>\n<ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: jus tify\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">Deyasini Majumdar\, PhD\, SMI EEE\, Sr. FPGA Design Engineer\, MKS Instruments &amp\; Chair\, IEEE WIE R ochester</span></li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: # 002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">Wendi Heinzelman\, PhD\, FIEEE\, FACM \, Prof. &amp\; Dean\, Hajim School of Engg. &amp\; Applied Sciences\, U. Rochester</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-ali gn: justify\;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line- height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">GREATER ROCHES TER AREA INITIATIVES</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 1 4.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">: </span>\n<ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060 \; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">Andrea Tuttle\, MA\, Talent Strategy Progra m Manager</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;"> </span><span style=" color: rgb(0\, 32\, 96)\; font-size: 14pt\; text-indent: 0.5in\;">Campus R OC\, Rochester Chamber of Commerce</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li class="M soNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style=" font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language : EN-GB\;">TECHNICAL PRESENTATION</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style= "font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-languag e: EN-GB\;">: </span>\n<ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: just ify\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; c olor: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">Cory Merkel\, PhD\, Associate Prof.\, Rochester Institute of Technology</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li c lass="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-l anguage: EN-GB\;">PANEL DISCUSSION:</span></strong>&nbsp\; <span lang="EN- GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-an si-language: EN-GB\;">Evolving Dynamics of Industry-Academia Interfaces</s pan>\n<ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><s pan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #00 2060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">MODERATOR:</span></strong><span lang="E N-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso- ansi-language: EN-GB\;"> </span>\n<ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text- align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-heigh t: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Gaurav Sharma\, PhD\, Fellow IEEE\, SPIE\, IS& amp\;T\, Professor &amp\; Distinguished Researcher\, U. Rochester</span></ li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><st rong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; col or: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">PANELISTS:</span></strong>\n<ul> \n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-CA" s tyle="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Santosh Ku rinec\, PhD\, FIEEE\, Professor\, Rochester Institute of Technology</span> </li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN- CA" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Greg Gdwoski\, PhD\, AAMI Fellow\, Prof.\, Executive Director\, CMTI\, Univ. of Rochester &amp\; Past Director\, IEEE R1</span></li>\n<li class="MsoNorma l" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 14.0 pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Bijal Thakkar\, MBA\, Vice Pres ident &amp\; General Manager\, TE Connectivity</span></li>\n<li class="Mso Normal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Juniyali Nauriyal\, PhD\, CEO\, Photonect Interconnect Solutions &amp\; Activate Fellow</span></li>\ n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-CA" st yle="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Hannah Rick ert\, BS/MS Student Biomedical Eng.</span></li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" sty le="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 14.0pt\; l ine-height: 107%\; color: #002060\;">Abhaya S Hegde\, PhD Student\, Physic s and Astronomy</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li class="MsoNor mal" style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font- size: 15.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN- GB\;">CLOSING REMARKS</span></strong></li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="t ext-align: justify\;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 15.0pt\ ; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">NETWORK ING &amp\; INDUSTRY EXHIBITS</span></strong>\n<ul>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 15.0pt\ ; line-height: 107%\; color: #002060\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\;">Some co mpanies will have their recruiters in attendance to collect resumes</span> </li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li style="list-style-type: none\;">&nbs p\;</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR