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DESCRIPTION:The [IEEE Industry & Community Outreach Summit 2026](https://wt
 s.ieee.org/industry-visit/) convenes industry leaders\, educators\, studen
 ts\, and community partners across Central Illinois to strengthen STEM pat
 hways\, workforce development\, and industry collaboration.\n\nHosted by t
 he IEEE Central Illinois Section\, the Summit features engagements with lo
 cal high schools\, universities\, women’s leadership organizations\, inn
 ovation hubs\, and industry partners. IEEE President-Elect Jill Gostin wil
 l participate in presentations and community discussions highlighting:\n\n
 • Engineering as a humanitarian and public-impact profession\n• Workfo
 rce readiness and digital transformation\n• Women and underrepresented c
 ommunities in STEM\n• Industry–education collaboration\n• Lifelong l
 earning and professional development\n\nAll events are NO COST. Some sessi
 ons are invitation-only due to venue capacity and host coordination.\n\n[]
 \n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Industry Engagement Committee\n\nSpeaker(s): Jil
 l Gostin\, Jessica Bian\,   Maxwell Mamishev\n\nAgenda: \nCheck out each d
 ay agenda here: https://wts.ieee.org/industry-visit/#agenda-visit\n\nPeori
 a\, Illinois\, United States
LOCATION:Peoria\, Illinois\, United States
ORGANIZER:darryl.palmer@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:15
SUMMARY:IEEE Industry & Community Outreach Summit – Central Illinois (Feb
  22–24\, 2026)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539026
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-start="1107" data-end="1332">The <a h
 ref="https://wts.ieee.org/industry-visit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
 IEEE Industry &amp\; Community Outreach Summit 2026</a> convenes industry 
 leaders\, educators\, students\, and community partners across Central Ill
 inois to strengthen STEM pathways\, workforce development\, and industry c
 ollaboration.</p>\n<p data-start="1334" data-end="1630">Hosted by the IEEE
  Central Illinois Section\, the Summit features engagements with local hig
 h schools\, universities\, women&rsquo\;s leadership organizations\, innov
 ation hubs\, and industry partners. IEEE President-Elect Jill Gostin will 
 participate in presentations and community discussions highlighting:</p>\n
 <p data-start="1632" data-end="1884">&bull\; Engineering as a humanitarian
  and public-impact profession<br data-start="1692" data-end="1695">&bull\;
  Workforce readiness and digital transformation<br data-start="1743" data-
 end="1746">&bull\; Women and underrepresented communities in STEM<br data-
 start="1794" data-end="1797">&bull\; Industry&ndash\;education collaborati
 on<br data-start="1831" data-end="1834">&bull\; Lifelong learning and prof
 essional development</p>\n<p data-start="1886" data-end="1996"><span style
 ="background-color: rgb(251\, 238\, 184)\;">All events are <strong data-st
 art="1901" data-end="1912">NO COST</strong>. Some sessions are <strong dat
 a-start="1932" data-end="1951">invitation-only</strong> due to venue capac
 ity and host coordination.</span></p>\n<p data-start="1886" data-end="1996
 "><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/cd6fe31
 6-f724-4cb7-a34e-4119af99b7cf" alt="" width="764" height="1150"></p><br />
 <br />Agenda: <br /><p>Check out each day agenda here: https://wts.ieee.or
 g/industry-visit/#agenda-visit</p>
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