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DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nReceiving an IEEE Fellow designation is an exceptional ho
 nor. This prestigious grade elevation can be conferred to an IEEE member w
 ho achieves outstanding accomplishments in any IEEE field of interest. At 
 the time the nomination is submitted\, a nominee must:\n\n-\n-\n- Hold IEE
 E Senior member or IEEE Life Senior member grade at time of being nominate
 d\n- Have 15 years or more of professional experience\n- Be a member in go
 od standing and have completed a minimum of five cumulative years of IEEE 
 membership in any grade preceding 1 January of the year of elevation\n\nTh
 e IEEE Fellow grade is a way for the IEEE members to receive recognition f
 or their professional experience and significant performance in Electrical
  and Electronics Engineering\, and the related fields including Computer S
 cience and Information Technology\, Physical Sciences\, Biological and Med
 ical Sciences\, Mathematics\, Technical Communications\, Education\, Manag
 ement\, Law\, and Policy.\n\nThe Southeastern Michigan Section Membership 
 Development Committee will conduct a session to share the whole process fo
 r Fellow nomination\, timelines\, etc.\, to assist potential fellows in th
 eir journey.\n\nNOTE:\n\nWe had earlier planned an in person event but it 
 will benow held virtual via zoom.\n\nHere is the zoom info:\n\nHere&#39;s the 
 info:\nTime: 10:30 AM\, Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\nLink: https://msu.zoom.u
 s/j/99362758417\nPasscode: sem26\n\n---\n\nNote: We will be sharing more i
 nformation at the event itself. Some details can be viewed at: https://www
 .ieee.org/membership/fellows/fellows-nomination\n\nTo [sign up](https://ev
 ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/543517)for &quot;Elevation&quot; Time Slot\, please[register 
 on this site](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543517)for the event and co
 nsider contacting existing IEEE fellows as references\; also bring a physi
 cal/hard copy of your resume\, and relevant supporting materials (list of 
 papers published\, standards work done\, patents\, senior/leadership posit
 ions\, etc.).\n\n[]Some recent Fellows in our Section have been profiled i
 n our monthly newsletter - [Wavelengths](https://r4.ieee.org/sem/about-sem
 /sem-history/wavelengths-magazine-archive/)! (See March 2026 edition)\n\nN
 etworking:\n\n* We recommend that if attendees cannot join us in person do
  look for the next events { most likely between the end of August and earl
 y October}.\n\nSpeaker(s): Joydeep Mitra\, Sharan Kalwani\, \n\nAgenda: \n
 10:30 AM - Introductions\, Start of presentation\n11:45 AM - End of of pre
 sentation\, Q&amp;A\n12 noon - Group lunch\n01:30 PM - Wrap up\, Clean up\, So
 lidify new friendships\, contacts\, networking. Then we temporarily say &#39;G
 ood bye&#39;\n\nPotential Fellow members - if you missed this contact the orga
 nizers so they can schedule more such events for the benefit of our commun
 ity members.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558025
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558025
ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:22
SUMMARY:IEEE Fellows Nomination Guidance Event (VIRTUAL)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558025
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetic
 a\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left\; border-width
 : 20px\; border-style: hidden\; margin: 5px 25px 5px 25px\;&quot; src=&quot;https://
 events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/52ec2c8f-45fb-4dc8-a738-d44
 5b595a418&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;179&quot; height=&quot;337&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Receiving an IE
 EE Fellow designation is an exceptional honor. This prestigious grade elev
 ation can be conferred to an IEEE member who achieves outstanding accompli
 shments in any IEEE field of interest.&amp;nbsp\; At the time the nomination i
 s submitted\, a nominee must:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;list-style-type: none\
 ;&quot;&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li style=&quot;list-style-type: none\;&quot;&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Hold IEEE Senio
 r member or IEEE Life Senior member grade at time of being nominated&lt;/li&gt;\
 n&lt;li&gt;Have 15 years or more of professional experience&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Be a membe
 r in good standing and have completed a minimum of five cumulative years o
 f IEEE membership in any grade preceding 1 January of the year of elevatio
 n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: ar
 ial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The IEEE Fellow grade is
  a way for the IEEE members to receive recognition for their professional 
 experience and significant performance in Electrical and Electronics Engin
 eering\, and the related fields including Computer Science and Information
  Technology\, Physical Sciences\, Biological and Medical Sciences\, Mathem
 atics\, Technical Communications\, Education\, Management\, Law\, and Poli
 cy.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sa
 ns-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;The Southeastern Michigan Section Membership
  Development Committee will conduct a session to share the whole process f
 or Fellow nomination\, timelines\, etc.\, to assist potential fellows in t
 heir journey. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;s
 trong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size
 : 14pt\;&quot;&gt;NOTE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(224
 \, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-
 serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;We had earlier planned an in person event but i
 t will benow held virtual via zoom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span s
 tyle=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Her
 e is the zoom info:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helve
 tica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Here&#39;s the info:&lt;br&gt;Time: 10:30 AM\
 , Saturday\, May 16\, 2026&lt;br&gt;Link:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;https://msu.zoom.us/j/9
 9362758417&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; data-saferedirecturl
 =&quot;https://www.google.com/url?q=https://msu.zoom.us/j/99362758417&amp;amp\;sour
 ce=gmail&amp;amp\;ust=1778988849665000&amp;amp\;usg=AOvVaw38ozqO0ptdaVtNo9g6sFvX&quot;&gt;
 https://msu.zoom.us/j/99362758&lt;wbr&gt;417&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Passcode: sem26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-siz
 e: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;---&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\
 , sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;We will be 
 sharing more information at the event itself. Some details can be viewed a
 t: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ieee.org/membership/fellows/fellows-nomination&quot;&gt;ht
 tps://www.ieee.org/membership/fellows/fellows-nomination&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-s
 ize: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;To &lt;a href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543517&quot; target=&quot;
 _blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;sign up &lt;/a&gt;for &quot;Elevation&quot; Time Slot\, please&lt;a hr
 ef=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543517&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener
 &quot;&gt; register on this site&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline
 \;&quot;&gt;f&lt;/span&gt;or the event and consider contacting existing IEEE fellows as 
 references\; also&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;bring a
  physical/hard copy of your resume&lt;/span&gt;\, and relevant supporting materi
 als (list of papers published\, standards work done\, patents\, senior/lea
 dership positions\, etc.).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: ar
 ial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-width
 : 5px\; border-style: hidden\; margin: 5px\; float: left\;&quot; src=&quot;https://e
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 5db0e6d1&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;236&quot; height=&quot;236&quot;&gt;Some recent Fellows in our Secti
 on have been profiled in our monthly newsletter -&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;https://r
 4.ieee.org/sem/about-sem/sem-history/wavelengths-magazine-archive/&quot;&gt;Wavele
 ngths&lt;/a&gt;! (See March 2026 edition)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:
  14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Networking:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-siz
 e: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;* &amp;nbsp\;We recom
 mend that if attendees cannot join us in person do look for the next event
 s { most&amp;nbsp\; likely between the end of August and early October}.&lt;/span
 &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-fami
 ly: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;10:30 AM - Introductions\, Start of 
 presentation&lt;br&gt;11:45 AM - End of of presentation\, Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sp
 an style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;
 &gt;12 noon - Group lunch&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\; font-famil
 y: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;01:30 PM - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-s
 ize: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;Wrap up\, Clean up\, Solidify new friendships\, contacts\, ne
 tworking. Then we temporarily say &#39;Good bye&#39;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;sp
 an style=&quot;font-size: 14pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Potential Fellow members - if you &lt;strong
 &gt;missed this&lt;/strong&gt; contact the organizers so they can schedule more suc
 h events for the benefit of our community members.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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