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DESCRIPTION:***Registration is now FREE for both in-person and online atten
 dees***\n\nWe are excited to announce the kick-off of our IEEE Twin Cities
  Section Sensors Council Chapter! Join us as we launch a new chapter of co
 llaboration\, innovation\, and growth in our community.\n\n1. Opening Rema
 rks: Ahmed Naumaan\, Twin Cities Section Chair (15 minutes)\n\n2. Keynote 
 addresses by two IEEE Sensor Council Distinguished Lecturers\n\n- Keynote 
 Speaker: Prof. Hyejin Moon\, Associate Professor (60 minutes)\nMechanical 
 &amp; Aerospace Engineering\, University of Texas at Arlington\nTopic: Digital
  Microfluidics as Chemical and Biological Sensing Platform\n\n- Keynote Sp
 eaker: Prof. Thomas Thundat\, Distinguished Professor (60 minutes)\nChemic
 al and Biological Engineering\, University at Buffalo\, Buffalo NY\nTopic:
  Molecular antenna for real-time chemical sensing with selectivity\n\n3. N
 ext Steps for IEEE Twin Cities Section Sensors Council: Prof. Patricia Kha
 shayar (15 minutes)\nIEEE TC Section Sensors Council Chapter Chair\n\n4. I
 EEE WIE and the new TC affinity group: Christina Schober\nIEEE Director\, 
 Division V and IEEE TC WIE Treasurer\n\n5. Reception (with appetizers and 
 drinks)\n\nWe can’t wait to celebrate with you and kick off an amazing n
 ew journey together.\n\nRegistration\n\nThis event features both in-person
  and online attendance.\n\nIn-Person Attendance\n\nThere will be a recepti
 on for in-person attendees.\n\n*Update* There is no charge for in-person a
 ttendance.\n\nOnline Attendance\n\nThere is no charge for online attendanc
 e.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Twin Cities Section\n\nAgenda: \nSchedule:\n\n1. Op
 ening Remarks: Ahmed Naumaan\, Twin Cities Section Chair (15 minutes)\n\n2
 . Keynote addresses by two IEEE Sensor Council Distinguished Lecturers\n\n
 - Keynote Speaker: Prof. Hyejin Moon\, Associate Professor (60 minutes)\nM
 echanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering\, University of Texas at Arlington\nTopi
 c: Digital Microfluidics as Chemical and Biological Sensing Platform\n\n- 
 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Thomas Thundat\, Distinguished Professor (60 minute
 s)\nChemical and Biological Engineering\, University at Buffalo\, Buffalo 
 NY\nTopic: Molecular antenna for real-time chemical sensing with selectivi
 ty\n\n3. Next Steps for IEEE Twin Cities Section Sensors Council: Prof. Pa
 tricia Khashayar (15 minutes)\nIEEE TC Section Sensors Council Chapter Cha
 ir\n\n4. IEEE WIE and the new TC affinity group: Christina Schober\nIEEE D
 irector\, Division V and IEEE TC WIE Treasurer\n\n5. Reception (with appet
 izers and drinks)\n\nRoom: 402\, Bldg: Walter Library\, 117 Pleasant St. S
 E\, 402 Walter Library\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States\, 55455\,
  Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/464303
LOCATION:Room: 402\, Bldg: Walter Library\, 117 Pleasant St. SE\, 402 Walte
 r Library\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States\, 55455\, Virtual: htt
 ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/464303
ORGANIZER:pkhashay@umn.edu
SEQUENCE:27
SUMMARY:Design Your Future: TC Sensors Council Chapter Kickoff - FREE atten
 dance
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 th in-person and online attendees***&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We are excited to an
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 growth in our community.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;1. &lt;strong&gt;Opening Remark
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 ed Lecturers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Keynote Speaker: Prof. Hyejin Moon
 &lt;/strong&gt;\, Associate Professor (60 minutes)&lt;br&gt;Mechanical &amp;amp\; Aerospac
 e Engineering\, University of Texas at Arlington&amp;nbsp\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic: 
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 cil Distinguished Lecturers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Keynote Speaker: Pr
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 , Division V and IEEE TC WIE Treasurer&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;5. &lt;strong&gt;Reception (with 
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