BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250417T161316Z UID:5372FD95-AC2B-4BAC-9DE0-3AA39B82338D DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T210000 DESCRIPTION:Dear IEEE Member\,\n\nThe IEEE Providence Section thanks you fo r your continued membership in the world’s largest professional technica l association.\n\nSenior member is the highest grade for which IEEE member s can apply. IEEE members can self-nominate\, or be nominated\, for Senior member grade. If you are interested in upgrading to Senior member\, pleas e keep reading.\n\nAfter the upgrade event\, please stay to help the Secti on acknowledge our members who received IEEE Region 1 Professional Awards. \n\nAfter the awards have been presented\, please feel free to join us for a no host dinner at the venue.\n\nThank you.\n\nBenefits of Senior Member ship\nRecognition: The professional recognition of your peers for technica l and professional excellence.\n\nLeadership Eligibility: Senior members a re eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions.\n\nAbility to refe r other candidates: Senior members can serve as a reference for other appl icants for Senior Membership.\n\nReview panel: Senior members are invited to be on the panel to review senior member applications.\n\nLetter of comm endation: A letter of commendation on the achievement of Senior member gra de will be emailed to your employer (upon your request).\n\nAnnouncements: Announcement of elevation can be made in section/society and/or local new sletters\, newspapers and notices. Contact your Section Chair for more inf ormation.\n\nSenior member plaque: A plaque (fine wood with bronze engravi ng) you can proudly display for colleagues\, clients and employers.\n\nSen ior Member Grade\nProspective members who would like to apply directly for Senior member grade should join IEEE and then submit the Senior member ap plication form. IEEE members can self-nominate\, or be nominated\, for Sen ior member grade. Membership grade elevation is free–of-charge and avail able to IEEE members who meet or exceed the grade elevation requirements:\ n be a member\n ten years in professional practice (somewhat less fo r additional education)\n five years of "significant performance" in pr ofessional practice\nFor additional details on upgrading\, see: https://ww w.ieee.org/membership/senior/senior-requirements.html\n\nUpgrade Event\nTh e Providence Section is hosting an IEEE Senior Member Upgrade event which will allow members to network with Senior Members who are potential refere nces for their applications. Please bring copies of your CV / resume for p otential references to review.\n\nAward Presentation\nPlease stay to help the Section acknowledge our members who received IEEE Region 1 Professiona l Awards. Musa Jouaneh\, for more than three decades of outstanding univer sity-level teaching in mechatronics\, and for authoring three influential textbooks in this field. Ruolin Zhou\, expressing sincere gratitude for ov er a decade of teaching and research in the field of Computer Engineering. \n\nNo-host Dinner\nThis will be followed by a no-host dinner. The menu is available at: https://www.galleygrille.com/menu/\nWhen you register\, ple ase add your order\, so that we get it in to the kitchen early.\n\nSpeaker (s): Howard E. Michel\, PhD\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:00 - 6:30 - Networking (hors d'oeuvres will be available)\n6:30 - 6:45 - Talk on Member Upgrade proces s (Howard Michel\, Guest Speaker)\n6:45 - 7:15 - Networking(hors d'oeuvres will be available)\n7:15 - 7:30 - Award Presentation (Francois Bouchard\, IEEE Providence Section Chair)\n7:30 - 9:00 - No host dinner (please add your order to your registration)\n\nBldg: White's of Westport\, 66 State R oad\, Westport\, Rhode Island\, United States\, 02790 LOCATION:Bldg: White's of Westport\, 66 State Road\, Westport\, Rhode Islan d\, United States\, 02790 ORGANIZER:ted.dawson@ieee.org SEQUENCE:99 SUMMARY:Upgrade Event / Award Presentation / No Host Dinner URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477037 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Dear IEEE Member\,</p>\n<p>The IEEE Provid ence Section thanks you for your continued membership in the world&rsquo\; s largest professional technical association.</p>\n<p>Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply. IEEE members can self-nom inate\, or be nominated\, for Senior member grade. If you are interested i n upgrading to Senior member\, please keep reading.</p>\n<p>After the upgr ade event\, please stay to help the Section acknowledge our members who re ceived IEEE Region 1 Professional Awards.</p>\n<p>After the awards have be en presented\, please feel free to join us for a no host dinner at the ven ue.</p>\n<p>Thank you.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of Senior Membership</strong><br>Recognition: The professional recognition of your p eers for technical and professional excellence.</p>\n<p>Leadership Eligibi lity: Senior members are eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer positio ns.</p>\n<p>Ability to refer other candidates: Senior members can serve as a reference for other applicants for Senior Membership.</p>\n<p>Review pa nel: Senior members are invited to be on the panel to review senior member applications.</p>\n<p>Letter of commendation: A letter of commendation on the achievement of Senior member grade will be emailed to your employer ( upon your request).</p>\n<p>Announcements: Announcement of elevation can b e made in section/society and/or local newsletters\, newspapers and notice s. Contact your Section Chair for more information.</p>\n<p>Senior member plaque: A plaque (fine wood with bronze engraving) you can proudly display for colleagues\, clients and employers.</p>\n<p><br><strong>Senior Member Grade</strong><br>Prospective members who would like to apply directly fo r Senior member grade should join IEEE and then submit the Senior member a pplication form. IEEE members can self-nominate\, or be nominated\, for Se nior member grade. Membership grade elevation is free&ndash\;of-charge and available to IEEE members who meet or exceed the grade elevation requirem ents:<br>&nbsp\; be a member<br>&nbsp\; ten years in professional pr actice (somewhat less for additional education)<br>&nbsp\; five years o f "significant performance" in professional practice<br>For additional det ails on upgrading\, see: <span style="color: rgb(53\, 152\, 219)\;"><stron g>https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior/senior-requirements.html</strong> </span></p>\n<p><strong>Upgrade Event</strong><br>The Providence Section i s hosting an IEEE Senior Member Upgrade event which will allow members to network with Senior Members who are potential references for their applica tions. Please bring copies of your CV / resume for potential references to review.</p>\n<p><strong>Award Presentation</strong><br>Please stay to hel p the Section acknowledge our members who received IEEE Region 1 Professio nal Awards. Musa Jouaneh\, for more than three decades of outstanding univ ersity-level teaching in mechatronics\, and for authoring three influentia l textbooks in this field. Ruolin Zhou\, expressing sincere gratitude for over a decade of teaching and research in the field of Computer Engineerin g.</p>\n<p><strong>No-host Dinner</strong><br>This will be followed by a n o-host dinner. The menu is available at: <strong><span style="color: rgb(5 3\, 152\, 219)\;">https://www.galleygrille.com/menu/</span></strong><br>Wh en you register\, please add your order\, so that we get it in to the kitc hen early.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6:00 - 6:30 - Networking (hors d'oeuvres will be available)<br>6:30 - 6:45 - Talk on Member Upgrade proce ss (Howard Michel\, Guest Speaker)<br>6:45 - 7:15 - Networking(hors d'oeuv res will be available)<br>7:15 - 7:30 - Award Presentation (Francois Bouch ard\, IEEE Providence Section Chair)<br>7:30 - 9:00 - No host dinner (plea se add your order to your registration)</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR