BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250217T145519Z UID:A4A7664D-9BF9-4CE4-A92A-4AED232F0341 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250214T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250214T180000 DESCRIPTION:The Power and Energy Society (PES) provides the world’s large st forum for sharing the latest in technological developments in the elect ric power industry\, for developing standards that guide the development a nd construction of equipment and systems\, and for educating members of th e industry and the general public. Members of the Power and Energy Society are leaders in this field\, and they—and their employers—derive subst antial benefits from involvement with this unique and outstanding associat ion. Its mission is to “…be the leading provider of scientific and eng ineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of so ciety and the preferred professional development source for our members” \; our Chapter executes this mission in the UK and Ireland region.\n\nImpe rial College London\, PES Student chapter (including IEEE SB) together wit h [UK and Ireland Power and Energy Society Chapter\,](https://www.ieee-uka ndireland.org/chapters/power-and-energy/) [UK and Ireland Power Electronic s Society Chapter](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/power-electr onics/) are cooperating to organise this IEEE seminar at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering\, Imperial College London.\n\nDr. Julia Matevosyan and Dr. Vivien Foster will present an overview of their p rofessional trajectories\, tracing their careers from their academic begin nings to their current leadership roles. They will also explore the techni cal challenges they have encountered throughout their journeys.\n\nThis se minar will take place at Imperial College London at 5 pm on 14th February 2025.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter Imperial College London\n\nSpeaker(s): Julia Matevosyan\, Vivien Foster\n\nAgenda: \nThe e vent will consist of the following sessions:\n\nIntroduction (25–30 minu tes)\n\n- Welcome and host introduction (1 min)\n- Speaker introductions\n \nGuided Discussion (25–30 minutes)\n\nA panel discussion will explore k ey questions\, including:\n\n- What barriers did you face as a woman in th e power industry\, and how did you overcome them?\nOr\, what key experienc es or challenges have shaped your journey?\n- How can young professionals cultivate leadership skills in the power and energy industry?\n- For stude nts interested in research-oriented work or industry careers\, what are so me key networking or mentorship opportunities they should explore?\n- What emerging trends do you see shaping the future of power and energy\, and h ow can young professionals prepare for these changes?\n- If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self about navigating this industry\, what would it be?\n\nAudience questions will be encouraged.\n\nClosing Re marks\n\nDiscussion on IEEE PES and upcoming activities.\n\nRoom: 611\, Bl dg: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Imperial College London\, South Kensington Campus\, London\, England\, United Kingdom\, SW 7 2AZ\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/465011 LOCATION:Room: 611\, Bldg: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineer ing\, Imperial College London\, South Kensington Campus\, London\, England \, United Kingdom\, SW7 2AZ\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/46 5011 ORGANIZER:cmatamal@ic.ac.uk SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:EmpowerHER: Navigating Leadership in Power and Energy URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/465011 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/v tools_ui/media/display/ae4cda0a-6cf1-4c33-a8f8-4ded21d3f908"></p>\n<p styl e="text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">&n bsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">The Power and Energy Society ( PES) provides the world&rsquo\;s largest forum for sharing the latest in t echnological developments in the electric power industry\, for developing standards that guide the development and construction of equipment and sys tems\, and for educating members of the industry and the general public. M embers of the Power and Energy Society are leaders in this field\, and the y&mdash\;and their employers&mdash\;derive substantial benefits from invol vement with this unique and outstanding association. Its mission is to &ld quo\;&hellip\;be the leading provider of scientific and engineering inform ation on electric power and energy for the betterment of society and the p referred professional development source for our members&rdquo\;\; our Cha pter executes this mission in the UK and Ireland region.</p>\n<p style="te xt-align: justify\;"><strong>Imperial College London\, PES Student chapter </strong>&nbsp\;(including IEEE SB) together with&nbsp\;<a href="https://w ww.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/power-and-energy/" target="_blank" rel=" noopener">UK and Ireland Power and Energy Society Chapter\,</a>&nbsp\;<a h ref="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/power-electronics/">UK and Ireland Power Electronics Society Chapter</a>&nbsp\;are cooperating to or ganise this IEEE seminar at the&nbsp\;<strong>Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering\, Imperial College London</strong>.</p>\n<p style ="text-align: justify\;">Dr. Julia Matevosyan and Dr. Vivien Foster will p resent an overview of their professional trajectories\, tracing their care ers from their academic beginnings to their current leadership roles. They will also explore the technical challenges they have encountered througho ut their journeys.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">This seminar will take place at <strong>Imperial College London</strong> at <strong>5&nbsp\ ;pm</strong>&nbsp\;on&nbsp\;<strong>14th February 2025</strong>.</p><br /> <br />Agenda: <br /><p>The event will consist of the following sessions:</ p>\n<h3><strong>Introduction (25&ndash\;30 minutes)</strong></h3>\n<ol>\n< li><strong>Welcome and host introduction</strong> (1 min)</li>\n<li><stron g>Speaker introductions</strong></li>\n</ol>\n<h3><strong>Guided Discussio n (25&ndash\;30 minutes)</strong></h3>\n<p>A panel discussion will explore key questions\, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What barriers did you f ace as a woman in the power industry\, and how did you overcome them?</str ong><br>Or\, what key experiences or challenges have shaped your journey?< /li>\n<li><strong>How can young professionals cultivate leadership skills in the power and energy industry?</strong></li>\n<li><strong>For students interested in research-oriented work or industry careers\, what are some k ey networking or mentorship opportunities they should explore?</strong></l i>\n<li><strong>What emerging trends do you see shaping the future of powe r and energy\, and how can young professionals prepare for these changes?< /strong></li>\n<li><strong>If you could give one piece of advice to your y ounger self about navigating this industry\, what would it be?</strong></l i>\n</ul>\n<p><em>Audience questions will be encouraged.</em></p>\n<h3><st rong>Closing Remarks</strong></h3>\n<p>Discussion on IEEE PES and upcoming activities.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR