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DESCRIPTION:On 11 April 2025\, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm\, the IEEE Women in
  Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group will host a Professional Mentorship & Ne
 tworking Mixer for Women in Engineering at FUTMINNA. The event will bring 
 together female engineering students and early‑career engineers with inv
 ited industry and academic professionals for an engaging morning of mentor
 ship\, open conversation\, and networking. Participants will hear an inspi
 rational talk from a woman engineer sharing her career journey\, challenge
 s\, and lessons learned\, followed by rotating small‑group mentoring dis
 cussions on topics such as entering the workforce\, leadership and confide
 nce\, work–life balance\, and navigating bias in STEM fields. The mixer 
 format will allow attendees to interact with multiple mentors\, ask questi
 ons in a relaxed setting\, and start building long‑term professional con
 nections and potential mentoring relationships\, in line with IEEE mentori
 ng best practices. Light refreshments will be provided\, and all genders a
 re welcome to attend\, with a special focus on supporting and empowering w
 omen in engineering within our Section and university community.\n\nAgenda
 : \n-\n10:00 – 10:15 – Arrival\, registration\, and informal networkin
 g\n\n-\n10:15 – 10:25 – Welcome remarks\, introduction to IEEE\, IEEE 
 WIE\, and the Affinity Group\n\n-\n10:25 – 10:45 – Keynote talk by a w
 oman engineer: career journey\, challenges\, and lessons learned\n\n-\n10:
 45 – 11:45 – Mentorship mixer: three 20‑minute small‑group mentori
 ng rounds on entering the workforce\, leadership and confidence\, and work
 –life balance in engineering\n\n-\n11:45 – 12:05 – Open Q&A and shar
 ing of key takeaways from mentors and participants\n\n-\n12:05 – 12:30 
 – Free networking\, photos\, and completion of feedback survey\n\n-\n12:
 30 – 13:00 – Closing remarks and appreciation of mentors and partners\
 n\nRoom: Main Hall\, Bldg: NIHUB\, Main Campus\, Gidan Kwano\, P.M.B 65\, 
 Minna\, Niger State.\, Minna\, Niger\, Nigeria\, 920101
LOCATION:Room: Main Hall\, Bldg: NIHUB\, Main Campus\, Gidan Kwano\, P.M.B 
 65\, Minna\, Niger State.\, Minna\, Niger\, Nigeria\, 920101
ORGANIZER:aishatadebanjo34@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Professional Mentorship & Networking Mixer
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/536779
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>On 11 April 2025\, from 10:00 am to 5:00 p
 m\, the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group will host a Profess
 ional Mentorship &amp\; Networking Mixer for Women in Engineering at FUTMI
 NNA. The event will bring together female engineering students and early
 ‑career engineers with invited industry and academic professionals for a
 n engaging morning of mentorship\, open conversation\, and networking. Par
 ticipants will hear an inspirational talk from a woman engineer sharing he
 r career journey\, challenges\, and lessons learned\, followed by rotating
  small‑group mentoring discussions on topics such as entering the workfo
 rce\, leadership and confidence\, work&ndash\;life balance\, and navigatin
 g bias in STEM fields. The mixer format will allow attendees to interact w
 ith multiple mentors\, ask questions in a relaxed setting\, and start buil
 ding long‑term professional connections and potential mentoring relation
 ships\, in line with IEEE mentoring best practices. Light refreshments wil
 l be provided\, and all genders are welcome to attend\, with a special foc
 us on supporting and empowering women in engineering within our Section an
 d university community.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><blockquote>\n<ul cla
 ss="marker:text-quiet list-disc">\n<li class="py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose
 -p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:pt-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:mb-2 [&amp\;&gt\;p
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 lock [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">10:00 &ndash\; 10:15 &ndash\; Arrival\
 , registration\, and informal networking</p>\n</li>\n<li class="py-0 my-0 
 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:pt-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:
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 has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">10:15 &ndash\; 10:25
  &ndash\; Welcome remarks\, introduction to IEEE\, IEEE WIE\, and the Affi
 nity Group</p>\n</li>\n<li class="py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 pros
 e-p:my-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:pt-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:mb-2 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:my-0">\n<p
  class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;
 _strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">10:25 &ndash\; 10:45 &ndash\; Keynote talk by a wo
 man engineer: career journey\, challenges\, and lessons learned</p>\n</li>
 \n<li class="py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp\;&gt\;
 p]:pt-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:mb-2 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:my-0">\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+
 p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-
 2">10:45 &ndash\; 11:45 &ndash\; Mentorship mixer: three 20‑minute small
 ‑group mentoring rounds on entering the workforce\, leadership and confi
 dence\, and work&ndash\;life balance in engineering</p>\n</li>\n<li class=
 "py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:pt-0 [&am
 p\;&gt\;p]:mb-2 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:my-0">\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&am
 p\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">11:45 &nd
 ash\; 12:05 &ndash\; Open Q&amp\;A and sharing of key takeaways from mento
 rs and participants</p>\n</li>\n<li class="py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:
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 y-0">\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-bloc
 k [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">12:05 &ndash\; 12:30 &ndash\; Free networ
 king\, photos\, and completion of feedback survey</p>\n</li>\n<li class="p
 y-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:pt-0 [&amp\
 ;&gt\;p]:mb-2 [&amp\;&gt\;p]:my-0">\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\
 ;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">12:30 &ndas
 h\; 13:00 &ndash\; Closing remarks and appreciation of mentors and partner
 s</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>
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