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DESCRIPTION:Event: NextGen Innovation Hour\n\nHost: IEEE WV WIE + Young Pro
 fessionals @ UC Downtown Innovation Hub\n\nDate/Time: September 25\, 2026 
 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EST\n\nJoin IEEE WV Women in Engineering (WIE) and Y
 oung Professionals (YP) for the NextGen Innovation Hour\, hosted at the Un
 iversity of Charleston (UC) Downtown Innovation Hub (DIH).\n\nThis 90-minu
 te evening session brings together students\, early-career engineers\, tec
 hnologists\, technology adjacent professionals\, and industry leaders to d
 iscuss career growth\, emerging technologies\, and local innovation opport
 unities.\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n-\n3x Lightning Talks (10 mins each): Hear 
 concise\, high-impact stories on personal career journeys\, early-career l
 essons\, and local startup/industry skill demands.\n\n-\nInteractive AMA P
 anel (25 mins): Bring your open questions on tech trends\, career navigati
 on\, and innovation.\n\n-\nStructured Networking (25 mins): Connect with p
 eers\, speakers\, and local IEEE leaders.\n\nLocation: UC Downtown Innovat
 ion Hub\n\nCost: Free (Registration Required)\n\nOpen To: Students\, YP me
 mbers\, IEEE members\, and non-members welcome!\n\nCo-sponsored by: West V
 irginia Section \n\nAgenda: \nAgenda:\n\n-\n5:00 PM – 5:10 PM: Welcome &amp;
  Opening (DIH + IEEE WV WIE/YP)\n\n-\n5:10 PM – 5:40 PM: Lightning Talks
 \n\n-\n5:40 PM – 6:05 PM: Interactive Panel Q&amp;A\n\n-\n6:05 PM – 6:30 P
 M: Networking &amp; Wrap-Up\n\nUC Downtown Innovation Hub\, 240 Capitol St \, 
 Charleston\, West Virginia\, United States\, 25301
LOCATION:UC Downtown Innovation Hub\, 240 Capitol St \, Charleston\, West V
 irginia\, United States\, 25301
ORGANIZER:mwhackett@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:22
SUMMARY:NextGen Innovation Hour: Careers\, Innovation &amp; Connections
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574295
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 ng&gt;&amp;nbsp\;IEEE WV WIE + Young Professionals @ UC Downtown Innovation Hub&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date/Time:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;September 25\, 2026 | 5:00 PM &amp;nd
 ash\; 6:30 PM EST&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-olk-copy-source=&quot;MessageBody&quot;&gt;Join IEEE WV 
 Women in Engineering (WIE) and Young Professionals (YP) for the&amp;nbsp\;&lt;str
 ong&gt;NextGen Innovation Hour&lt;/strong&gt;\, hosted at the University of Charles
 ton (UC) Downtown Innovation Hub (DIH).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This 90-minute evening ses
 sion brings together students\, early-career engineers\, technologists\, t
 echnology adjacent professionals\, and industry leaders to discuss career 
 growth\, emerging technologies\, and local innovation opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to Expect:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3x Lightni
 ng Talks (10 mins each):&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Hear concise\, high-impact stories
  on personal career journeys\, early-career lessons\, and local startup/in
 dustry skill demands.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interactive AMA Panel (
 25 mins):&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Bring your open questions on tech trends\, career
  navigation\, and innovation.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Structured Netw
 orking (25 mins):&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Connect with peers\, speakers\, and local
  IEEE leaders.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;UC D
 owntown Innovation Hub&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Free (Registra
 tion Required)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Open To:&lt;/strong&gt; Students\, YP members\, I
 EEE members\, and non-members welcome!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;Agenda:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:00 PM &amp;ndash\; 5:10 PM
 :&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Welcome &amp;amp\; Opening (DIH + IEEE WV WIE/YP)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\
 n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:10 PM &amp;ndash\; 5:40 PM:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Lightning Talks
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:40 PM &amp;ndash\; 6:05 PM:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Int
 eractive Panel Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:05 PM &amp;ndash\; 6:30
  PM:&lt;/strong&gt; Networking &amp;amp\; Wrap-Up&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;
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