BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/St_Johns BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0430 TZOFFSETTO:-0330 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:NDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0330 TZOFFSETTO:-0430 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:NST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260810T042327Z UID:B8D33791-DA78-4B25-BCD9-5A21015B269A DTSTART;TZID=America/St_Johns:20260811T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/St_Johns:20260811T210000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Young Professionals Affinity Group invites local young professionals\, graduate students\, senior unde rgraduates\, and early-career engineers to a networking reception with the [ASPIRE–CRC–TCA International Workshop](https://aspire-crc-tca-worksh op.github.io/)\, which brings together researchers from partner institutio ns in Japan\, Norway\, and Canada.\n\nNetworking reception: 6:00 PM – 10 :00 PM\, The Breezeway\n\nThe evening opens with a short welcome from the IEEE NL YP Affinity Group and ASPIRE-CRC Workshop then moves straight into conversation. Facilitated discussion tables run on three themes: 1)AI & M achine Learning\, 2)Wireless & IoT\, and 3)Career Pathways in R&D\, with p articipants rotating between them. Conversation across the reception turns to current research directions and where the open problems sit\, how rese arch groups abroad are organized and funded\, what visiting scholarships a nd exchange programmes exist\, and how early-career engineers move between academic and industry R&D roles.\n\nThe remainder of the evening is open networking\, with refreshments alongside visiting international researcher s and industry R&D practitioners. Attendees are encouraged to exchange con tacts directly.\n\nIEEE membership is not required for the evening recepti on. All early-career professionals and students are welcome.\n\nDaytime te chnical sessions: 11 August 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM\, Room IIC 2001\, Bruneau Centre\n\nAttendance at the workshop's daytime technical sessions is open to IEEE members. Registration is complimentary and required since capacity is limited.\n\nSponsored by:\n\nBldg: The Breezeway\, Memorial University \, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, Canada LOCATION:Bldg: The Breezeway\, Memorial University\, St. John's\, Newfoundl and and Labrador\, Canada ORGANIZER:elif.ak@mun.ca SEQUENCE:66 SUMMARY:IEEE YP Networking Evening: Bridging International Research and Loc al Young Professionals URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571967 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Young P rofessionals Affinity Group invites local young professionals\, graduate s tudents\, senior undergraduates\, and early-career engineers to a networki ng reception with the <a href="https://aspire-crc-tca-workshop.github.io/" >ASPIRE&ndash\;CRC&ndash\;TCA International Workshop</a>\, which brings to gether researchers from partner institutions in Japan\, Norway\, and Canad a.</p>\n<p><strong>Networking reception: 6:00 PM &ndash\; 10:00 PM\, The B reezeway</strong></p>\n<p>The evening opens with a short welcome from the IEEE NL YP Affinity Group and ASPIRE-CRC Workshop then moves straight into conversation. Facilitated discussion tables run on three themes: 1)AI &am p\; Machine Learning\, 2)Wireless &amp\; IoT\, and 3)Career Pathways in R& amp\;D\, with participants rotating between them. Conversation across the reception turns to current research directions and where the open problems sit\, how research groups abroad are organized and funded\, what visiting scholarships and exchange programmes exist\, and how early-career enginee rs move between academic and industry R&amp\;D roles.</p>\n<p>The remainde r of the evening is open networking\, with refreshments alongside visiting international researchers and industry R&amp\;D practitioners. Attendees are encouraged to exchange contacts directly.</p>\n<p>IEEE membership is n ot required for the evening reception. All early-career professionals and students are welcome.<br><br></p>\n<p><strong>Daytime technical sessions: 11 August 9:00 AM &ndash\; 5:30 PM\, Room IIC 2001\, Bruneau Centre</stron g></p>\n<p>Attendance at the workshop's daytime technical sessions is open to IEEE members.&nbsp\;Registration is complimentary and required since c apacity is limited.</p>\n<p>Sponsored by:</p>\n<p><img src="https://events .vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/68aa1913-0307-41d7-a5f0-a98276eb3 dbb" width="366" height="94"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR