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DESCRIPTION:"Convergence 2026" was an virtual webinar organized by the IEEE
  WIE Affinity Group of the University of Peradeniya\, held on 28th May wit
 h Eng. Michelle Fernando as the guest speaker. The session focused on the 
 future of telecommunications and mining automation\, giving participants a
  closer look at how these fields are evolving and connecting with electric
 al and electronic engineering.\n\nMichelle walked participants through the
  fundamentals of modern telecommunication systems\, the growing role of au
 tomation and security in mining operations\, and how these technologies wo
 rk together in real industry settings. She also shared her own academic an
 d career journey\, from her studies at the University of Peradeniya to her
  postgraduate work at RMIT University and QUT\, along with the challenges 
 she faced along the way. Her honesty and openness about her experiences ma
 de the session feel personal rather than just informative\, and it encoura
 ged many students to think seriously about where their own engineering pat
 hs could lead.\n\nThe session was highly interactive\, with participants a
 sking questions throughout and engaging closely with the topics discussed.
  With more than 50 participants joining in\, the webinar turned out to be 
 both a valuable learning experience and a motivating one\, especially for 
 students looking to explore careers in telecommunications and engineering.
 \n\nThe IEEE WIE Affinity Group is grateful to Michelle Fernando for gener
 ously sharing her time and expertise\, and to everyone who took part in ma
 king the session a success.\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof Michelle Fernando\, \n\nVi
 rtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570529
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570529
ORGANIZER:ieeewieagofuop@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:71
SUMMARY:Convergence 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570529
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>"Convergence 2026" was an virtual webinar 
 organized by the IEEE WIE Affinity Group of the University of Peradeniya\,
  held on 28th May with Eng. Michelle Fernando as the guest speaker. The se
 ssion focused on the future of telecommunications and mining automation\, 
 giving participants a closer look at how these fields are evolving and con
 necting with electrical and electronic engineering.</p>\n<p>Michelle walke
 d participants through the fundamentals of modern telecommunication system
 s\, the growing role of automation and security in mining operations\, and
  how these technologies work together in real industry settings. She also 
 shared her own academic and career journey\, from her studies at the Unive
 rsity of Peradeniya to her postgraduate work at RMIT University and QUT\, 
 along with the challenges she faced along the way. Her honesty and opennes
 s about her experiences made the session feel personal rather than just in
 formative\, and it encouraged many students to think seriously about where
  their own engineering paths could lead.</p>\n<p>The session was highly in
 teractive\, with participants asking questions throughout and engaging clo
 sely with the topics discussed. With more than 50 participants joining in\
 , the webinar turned out to be both a valuable learning experience and a m
 otivating one\, especially for students looking to explore careers in tele
 communications and engineering.</p>\n<p>The IEEE WIE Affinity Group is gra
 teful to Michelle Fernando for generously sharing her time and expertise\,
  and to everyone who took part in making the session a success.</p>\n<p><i
 mg src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/e5b30cc1-39
 9d-4a87-bd8f-714b6e68c453" width="473" height="266">&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;
  <img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/deed5fc7
 -c1ac-45db-b856-68a467afa06f" width="475" height="267"></p>
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