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DESCRIPTION:Celebrating IEEE WIE Day with a Focus on Inclusive Professional
  Growth\n\nJoin IEEE OKC as we celebrate IEEE WIE Day with a powerful virt
 ual event exploring how IEEE empowers professionals to thrive as leaders a
 nd technical innovators across all career stages.\n\nThis event will spotl
 ight real-world strategies\, success stories\, and expert insights on how 
 IEEE serves as a platform for:\n\n-\nLeadership development\n\n-\nTechnica
 l excellence\n\n-\nCareer advancement\n\n-\nInclusive growth for women and
  allies in engineering\n\nThrough interactive talks\, live Q&amp;A\, and exper
 t panels\, you&#39;ll hear from distinguished IEEE leaders and professionals w
 ho have leveraged IEEE roles\, mentorship\, societies\, and global program
 s to elevate their careers and drive impact in their communities.\n\nWheth
 er you&#39;re a student\, early-career engineer\, experienced professional\, o
 r curious about growing through IEEE\, this session will help you map your
  journey — and connect with others doing the same.\n\nThis event also ma
 rks the launch of a follow-up series offering deeper engagement and traini
 ng for those looking to grow their IEEE impact and leadership journey.\n\n
 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect\, learn\, and lead — together.\
 n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAgenda
 : \nSpeaker\n\nRole\n\nSpeaking topic\n\nSowmya Chintakindi\n\nIEEE OKC se
 ction - Professional activities chair and Computer Society chapter chair\n
 \nIntroduction to the topic and speakers\n\nJeffrey Wilson\n\nIEEE OKC sec
 tion Chair\n\nHow IEEE can develop technical and leadership skills\n\nJame
 s Mercier\n\nIEEE IAS Distinguished lecturer - Region 5\n\nHow IEEE bridge
 s the gap between industry and academia\n\nDiane Brown Collier\n\nIEEE-USA
  Career &amp; Professional Development Committee Chair.\n\nIEEE USA offerings 
 and VoLT\n\nWilliam (Bill) Wylie\n\nIEEE Region 5 Treasurer\n\nReal Journe
 ys of Technical and Leadership Success with IEEE\n\nChristopher Sanderson\
 n\nIEEE R5 Director - Elect 2024-2025\n\nCreating a Compelling and Effecti
 ve LinkedIn Profile in 2025\n\nTBD\n\nTBD\n\nLeading\, Learning\, and Leve
 ling Up: Open Q&amp;A with IEEE WIE\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org
 /m/489751
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/489751
ORGANIZER:Sowmyar909@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:152
SUMMARY:Boosting Technical and Leadership skills through IEEE
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/489751
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 ay&lt;/strong&gt; with a powerful virtual event exploring how IEEE empowers prof
 essionals to thrive as leaders and technical innovators across all career 
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 real-world strategies\, success stories\, and expert insights on how IEEE 
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  data-end=&quot;777&quot;&gt;Inclusive growth for women and allies in engineering&lt;/p&gt;\n
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 s\, live Q&amp;amp\;A\, and expert panels\, you&#39;ll hear from distinguished IEE
 E leaders and professionals who have leveraged IEEE roles\, mentorship\, s
 ocieties\, and global programs to elevate their careers and drive impact i
 n their communities.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1036&quot; data-end=&quot;1235&quot;&gt;Whether you
 &#39;re a student\, early-career engineer\, experienced professional\, or curi
 ous about growing through IEEE\, this session will help you map your journ
 ey &amp;mdash\; and connect with others doing the same.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-s
 tart=&quot;1688&quot; data-end=&quot;1854&quot;&gt;This event also marks the launch of a follow-u
 p series offering deeper engagement and training for those looking to grow
  their IEEE impact and leadership journey.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1856&quot; data-
 end=&quot;1923&quot;&gt;Don&amp;rsquo\;t miss this opportunity to connect\, learn\, and lea
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 padding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;\n&lt;tbody&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\
 n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaking topi
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 \n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;IEEE OKC section - Professional activities chair and Computer S
 ociety chapter chair&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Introduction to the topic and sp
 eakers&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Jeffrey Wilson&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;IEEE OKC section Chair&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How IEEE can develop techni
 cal and leadership skills&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;James Mercier&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;IEEE IAS Distinguished lecturer - Region 5&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;
 \n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How IEEE bridges the gap between industry and academia&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/t
 d&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Diane Brown Collier&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;IEEE-US
 A Career &amp;amp\; Professional Development Committee Chair.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;IEEE USA offerings&amp;nbsp\; and VoLT&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 William (Bill) Wylie&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;IEEE Region 5 Treasurer&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/t
 d&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Real Journeys of Technical and Leadership Success with IEEE&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Christopher Sanderson&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;IEEE R5 Director - Elect 2024-2025&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Creating a Compe
 lling and Effective LinkedIn Profile in 2025&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;TBD&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;TBD&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Leading\, Learning\
 , and Leveling Up: Open Q&amp;amp\;A with IEEE WIE&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;/tbody&gt;
 \n&lt;/table&gt;
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