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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Industry &amp; Community Outreach Summit brings together I
 EEE leadership\, industry professionals\, educators\, students\, and commu
 nity partners for a multi-day program focused on STEM education\, workforc
 e development\, and industry–community collaboration.\n\nAnchored by the
  visit of the IEEE President-Elect\, the summit integrates K–12 outreach
 \, university engagement\, professional development\, and community progra
 mming designed to connect students\, practicing engineers\, educators\, an
 d local leaders. Programming emphasizes the human side of engineering\, li
 felong learning\, and pathways that support individuals at every stage of 
 their technical careers.\n\nThis summit strengthens regional STEM ecosyste
 ms\, highlights IEEE’s global commitment to education and professional g
 rowth\, and builds sustainable partnerships across IEEE Regions 4 and 5\, 
 with models that can be adapted and replicated by other IEEE Sections.\n\n
 Co-sponsored by: Society of Women Engineers\n\nAgenda: \nFebruary 22nd\, 2
 026\n\nMorning | Women &amp; Community Leadership Brunch\n\nVenue: Peoria Wome
 n’s Club\nAudience: 50–100 (community leaders\, philanthropists\, AAUW
 \, senior professionals)\n\nFocus:\n\n- Humanitarian impact of engineering
 \n- Outreach to girls and women in STEM\n- Building sustained local WIE en
 gagement\n\nProgram Elements:\n\n-\n- Welcome &amp; networking brunch\n\n- Rem
 arks by IEEE President-Elect\n\n- Local &amp; Chicago WIE leadership participa
 tion\n- Emphasis on continuity beyond the visit\n\nAfternoon | Caterpillar
  Engineering Day (Family-Friendly)\n\nVenue: Caterpillar Visitor Center\nT
 ime: 2:00–5:00 PM\n\nAudience: Engineers\, families\, K–12 students\, 
 university students\n\nActivities:\n\n- Hands-on STEM demos (circuits\, ro
 botics\, AI-enabled systems)\n\n- IEEE education &amp; humanitarian outreach b
 ooth\n\n- Engagement with Caterpillar recruiting and engineering leaders\n
 \nFebruary 23rd\, 2026\n\nMorning | High School STEM Outreach\n\nConfirmed
  School: Metamora Township High School\nTime: 8:30–10:00 AM\n\nMessaging
  Focus:\n\n- Engineering as a viable\, attainable career path\n- What to d
 o after graduation\n- Practical perspectives from industry and IEEE volunt
 eers\n\nFormat:\n\n- Opening talk by IEEE President-Elect\n\n- Follow-on p
 erspective by non-Caterpillar industry leader\n- Student Q&amp;A\n\nMidday–A
 fternoon | Caterpillar Engineering Headquarters Program\n\nTime: 11:00 AM 
 – 5:00 PM\nAudience: ~50 practicing engineers and executives\n\nSession 
 1: Executive &amp; Leadership Perspective\n\nPresenter: IEEE President-Elect\n
 \nTopic:\n\nProgress Over Perfection: Engineering Careers\, Digital Transf
 ormation\, and Lifelong Learning\n\nKey Themes:\n\n- Progress over perfect
 ion in engineering practice\n\n- Adapting to digital transformation\n\n- T
 he role of professional communities in career resilience\n\nSession 2: Pro
 fessional Engineer Perspective\n\nPresenter: Jessica Bian\n\nTopic:\n\nMor
 e Power to Your Future: Life-Long Learning through IEEE\n\nKey Themes:\n\n
 - Half-Life of knowledge is decreasing\n\n- Danger of becoming technologic
 ally obsolete\n\n- Workshops\, webinars\, mentorship\, coaching and other 
 programs IEEE provides.\n\nSession 3: Early Career &amp; Talent Pipeline Persp
 ective\n\nPresenter: Maxwell Mamishev\nUndergraduate\, Electrical Engineer
 ing (UIUC)\; IEEE member since high school\n\nTopic:\n\nWhy Early Engageme
 nt Matters: Developing the Next Generation of Engineers\n\nKey Themes:\n\n
 - Value of early technical engagement and mentorship\n\n- How IEEE support
 s students from high school to industry\n\n- Preparing young engineers for
  professional success\n\nEvening | Industry &amp; Community Networking Dinner\
 n\nVenue: Distillery Labs\nTime: 6:00–8:30 PM\n\nCo-Sponsors: SWE\, Peor
 ia Chamber\, Women’s Business Council\n\nFebruary 23rd\, 2026\n\nMorning
  | High School Outreach\n\nSchool: Peoria High School\n\nFocus:\n\n- Acade
 mic pathways and opportunity awareness\n- STEM careers as tools for upward
  mobility\n- Relationship building with school leadership\n\nMidday–Afte
 rnoon | University &amp; Student Engagement\n\nLocation: University of Illinoi
 s Springfield\nParticipants: ISU\, UIUC\, Bradley\, UIS students\n\nProgra
 m Includes:\n\n-\n- Women in Engineering “Ask Me Anything” lunch\n- St
 udent project competition &amp; judging\n- IEEE Student Branch collaboration s
 ession\n\n- Award presentations by IEEE leadership\n\nPeoria\, Illinois\, 
 United States
LOCATION:Peoria\, Illinois\, United States
ORGANIZER:anus@uis.edu
SEQUENCE:22
SUMMARY:IEEE Industry &amp; Community Outreach Summit
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The IEEE Industry &amp;amp\; Community Outreac
 h Summit brings together IEEE leadership\, industry professionals\, educat
 ors\, students\, and community partners for a multi-day program focused on
  STEM education\, workforce development\, and industry&amp;ndash\;community co
 llaboration.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Anchored by the visit of the IEEE President-Elect\, t
 he summit integrates K&amp;ndash\;12 outreach\, university engagement\, profes
 sional development\, and community programming designed to connect student
 s\, practicing engineers\, educators\, and local leaders. Programming emph
 asizes the human side of engineering\, lifelong learning\, and pathways th
 at support individuals at every stage of their technical careers.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 This summit strengthens regional STEM ecosystems\, highlights IEEE&amp;rsquo\;
 s global commitment to education and professional growth\, and builds sust
 ainable partnerships across IEEE Regions 4 and 5\, with models that can be
  adapted and replicated by other IEEE Sections.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br
  /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\;&quot;&gt;February 22nd\, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 /strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morning | Women &amp;amp\; Community Leadership Brun
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 lub&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audience:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;50&amp;ndash\;100 (community leaders\,
  philanthropists\, AAUW\, senior professionals)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Focus:&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Humanitarian impact of engineering&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Outreach
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 l&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Welcome &amp;amp\; networking brunch&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n
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 i&gt;Local &amp;amp\; Chicago WIE leadership participation&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Emphasis on 
 continuity beyond the visit&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Afternoon | Caterpill
 ar Engineering Day (Family-Friendly)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venue:&lt;/str
 ong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Caterpillar Visitor Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;2:00
 &amp;ndash\;5:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audience:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Engineers\, famil
 ies\, K&amp;ndash\;12 students\, university students&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activitie
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 s\, AI-enabled systems)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE educa
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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\;&quot;&gt;February 23rd\, 2026&lt;/span&gt;
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 ool&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;8:30&amp;ndash\;10:00 AM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;M
 essaging Focus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Engineering as a viable\, attainab
 le career path&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;What to do after graduation&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Practical p
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 strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Follow-on perspective by non-Caterpillar in
 dustry leader&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Student Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Midday&amp;n
 dash\;Afternoon | Caterpillar Engineering Headquarters Program&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h
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 udience:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;~50 practicing engineers and executives&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;
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 ion: Engineering Careers\, Digital Transformation\, and Lifelong Learning&lt;
 /em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key Themes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Progres
 s over perfection in engineering practice\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Adap
 ting to digital transformation\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;The role of pro
 fessional communities in career resilience&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sessio
 n 2: Professional Engineer Perspective&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presenter
 :&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;Jessica Bian&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&lt;/str
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 &lt;li&gt;Half-Life of knowledge is decreasing\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Dange
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 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Value of early technical engagement and mentorshi
 p\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;How IEEE supports students from high school 
 to industry\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Preparing young engineers for prof
 essional success&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evening | Industry &amp;amp\; Commun
 ity Networking Dinner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venue:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Dist
 illery Labs&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;6:00&amp;ndash\;8:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;s
 trong&gt;Co-Sponsors:&lt;/strong&gt; SWE\, Peoria Chamber\, Women&amp;rsquo\;s Business
  Council&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;February 23rd\, 2
 026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morning | High School Outreach&lt;/stron
 g&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Peoria High School&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Focus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Academic pathways and opportunity aware
 ness&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;STEM careers as tools for upward mobility&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Relatio
 nship building with school leadership&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Midday&amp;ndas
 h\;Afternoon | University &amp;amp\; Student Engagement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;University of Illinois Springfield&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong
 &gt;Participants:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;ISU\, UIUC\, Bradley\, UIS students&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 &lt;strong&gt;Program Includes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Women in Eng
 ineering &amp;ldquo\;Ask Me Anything&amp;rdquo\; lunch&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Student project c
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 EE leadership&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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