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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of career stories\, networking\, and pro
 fessional development with local industry leaders.\n\nThis special session
  brings together students\, young professionals\, researchers\, and indust
 ry members to discuss career growth\, leadership\, innovation\, and the tr
 ansition from academia to industry.\n\nHighlights\n\n- Industry speakers\n
 - Career and leadership discussions\n- Interactive audience activity\n- Ne
 tworking session\n- Light refreshments (pizza and soft drinks)\n- Halifax 
 Central Public Library tour\n\nDate &amp; Time\n\nTuesday\, July 7\, 2026\n6:0
 0 PM – 8:30 PM\n\nLocation\n\nHalifax Central Public Library\n5440 Sprin
 g Garden Road\nHalifax\, NS\n\nRegistration\n\nFree registration is requir
 ed.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE)\, IEEE Young Profe
 ssionals (YP)\,  IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)\,  WPTCE 2026\, Dal
 housie University \n\nSpeaker(s): Faten\, James \, Evan \n\nAgenda: \n6:00
  PM – 6:30 PM\nRegistration\, networking\, and refreshments\n\n6:30 PM 
 – 6:50 PM\nFaten Alshazly\nEmployment &amp; Entrepreneurship - The Realities
 \n\n6:55 PM – 7:15 PM\nJames Birchall\nThere Are No Heroes\n\n7:20 PM 
 – 7:40 PM\nEvan Lowry\nBut Why? (aka\, The Secret Art of Giving a Damn)\
 n\n7:450 PM – 8:30 PM\nInteractive audience activity\n\n- Networking\n- 
 Light refreshments and pizza\n- Halifax Central Public Library tour\n\nSpe
 aker details and agenda may be updated as the event approaches.\n\nRoom: 3
 01\, Bldg: Public Central Library\, 5440\, Spring Garden Rd\, Halifax\, No
 va Scotia\, Canada\,  B3J 1E9
LOCATION:Room: 301\, Bldg: Public Central Library\, 5440\, Spring Garden Rd
 \, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada\,  B3J 1E9
ORGANIZER:salma.aitfares@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:IEEE WIE &amp; Young Professionals Special Session @ WPTCE 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/563886
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