BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Prague BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270328T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261029T131052Z UID:8CEE7C0F-4FE1-4A49-A8B3-B420258E9414 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261102T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261102T200000 DESCRIPTION:Note: Registration Deadline: 27 October 2026 @ 10:00 AM\n\nDear Colleagues\,\n\nOn behalf of the IEEE Czechoslovakia Section SP/CAS/COM J oint Chapter\, we are pleased to invite you to attend the IEEE CAS Society Outreach Workshop in person on November 2\, 2026\, in Prague\, Czechia. T he workshop will feature the participation of the President and Vice Presi dents of the IEEE CAS Society\, and it has the following mission statement :\n\n- Advancing Knowledge and Technical Excellence: An overview of emergi ng developments in circuits and systems through an invited technical talk\ , collaboration in semiconductor research and education between Taiwan and the Czechia\, and showcasing bilateral research collaborations\n- Promoti ng Professional Development With CASS: Introducing CASS mission\, technica l activities\, conferences\, publications\, membership benefits\, DLP/iDLP /MiLE\, and educational opportunities for students\, Young Professionals\, and full members to build skills and careers with confidence\n- Strengthe ning CASS in Central Europe: Increasing CASS visibility and leadership via collaboration among universities\, research institutions\, industry repre sentatives\, and the IEEE community\, enabling knowledge exchange\, joint activities\, and lasting professional connections and networks\n\nThe orga nizers will cover bus or train transportation costs for IEEE Czechoslovaki a Section SP/CAS/COM Joint Chapter members traveling from outside Prague. Contact the organizers if any additional information is required at jen.me i.novotna@fel.cvut.cz and herencsn@ieee.org.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Czech Tec hnical University in Prague\, Faculty of Electrical Engineering\n\nAgenda: \nPROGRAM\n\n12:00 Registration Opening\n\n12:30 Opening Remarks & Welcom e by Prof. Pavel Ripka (Vice-Rector for Quality Assurance and HR\, CTU FEE )\n\n12:40 Welcome Raut\n\n13:30 Hosting University Introduction by Assoc. Prof. Milan Polivka (Vice Dean for Doctoral Studies and Research\, CTU FE E)\n\n13:50 IEEE CAS Society Introduction\n\n- Prof. Andy Wu\, IEEE CASS P resident (National Taiwan University\, Taiwan):\nOverview of IEEE CAS Soci ety\n- Prof. Yongfu Li\, IEEE CASS Vice President of Regional Activities a nd Membership (RAM) (Shanghai Jiao Tong University\, China):\nMembership a nd Activities\, Program/Funding Opportunities\n- Prof. Fakhrul Zaman Rokha ni\, IEEE CASS Vice President of Education & Communication (Edu/Comm) (Uni versiti Putra Malaysia\, Malaysia):\nIEEE CASS Education Program\n- Dr. Ra jiv Joshi\, IEEE CASS Vice President of Industry (IBM\, T. J. Watson Resea rch Center\, USA):\nWhat CASS Can Do for You: An Industry Perspective\n\n1 5:10 IEEE Czechoslovakia Section Introduction by Assoc. Profs. Kristian He ngster-Movric (CTU FEE)\, Norbert Herencsar (BUT FEEC)\n\n15:20 Coffee Bre ak & Networking\n\n15:45 Invited Technical Talk on “Power Semiconductors ” by Prof. Jan Vobecky (CTU FEE & Hitachi Energy)\n\n16:15 Recent Develo pments in the Semiconductor Industry in Czechia and Collaboration with Tai wan by Prof. Jiri Jakovenko (Vice Dean for Master and Combined Studies\, C TU FEE)\n\n16:35 Showcasing the Collaboration with Taiwan by Prof. Pavel R ipka (Vice-Rector for Quality Assurance and HR\, CTU FEE)\n\n16:45 Laborat ory tour led by Assoc. Prof. Jan Voves (CTU FEE)\n\n17:45 Closing Remarks\ n\n18:00 End of the IEEE CASS Outreach Workshop\n\n18:30 Dinner\n\nRoom: 8 0\, Czech Technical University in Prague\, Faculty of Electrical Engineeri ng\, Technicka 1902/2\, 166 27 Prague 6 – Dejvice\, Prague\, Czech Repub lic\, Czech Republic\, 166 27 LOCATION:Room: 80\, Czech Technical University in Prague\, Faculty of Elect rical Engineering\, Technicka 1902/2\, 166 27 Prague 6 – Dejvice\, Pragu e\, Czech Republic\, Czech Republic\, 166 27 ORGANIZER:herencsn@ieee.org SEQUENCE:50 SUMMARY:IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Outreach Workshop in Pragu e\, Czechia URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586267 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><sup><span style="color: rgb(230\, 126\, 3 5)\;" data-preserver-spaces="true"><strong>Note:</strong> Registration Dea dline: 27 October 2026 @ 10:00 AM</span></sup></p>\n<p><span data-preserve r-spaces="true">Dear Colleagues\,</span></p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spac es="true">On behalf of the IEEE Czechoslovakia Section SP/CAS/COM Joint Ch apter\, we are pleased to invite you to attend the&nbsp\;</span><strong><s pan data-preserver-spaces="true">IEEE CAS Society Outreach Workshop</span> </strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> in person on </span><strong>< span data-preserver-spaces="true">November 2\, 2026\, in Prague\, Czechia. </span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The workshop will feat ure the participation of the </span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="t rue">President and Vice Presidents of the IEEE CAS Society</span></strong> <span data-preserver-spaces="true">\, and it has the following mission sta tement:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">A dvancing Knowledge and Technical Excellence:</span></strong><span data-pre server-spaces="true"> An overview of emerging developments in circuits and systems through an invited technical talk\, collaboration in semiconducto r research and education between Taiwan and </span><span data-preserver-sp aces="true">the Czechia</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">\, and sh owcasing bilateral research collaborations</span></li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Promoting Professional Development With CASS: </span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Introducing CASS missi on\, technical activities\, conferences\, publications\, membership benefi ts\, DLP/iDLP/MiLE\, and educational opportunities for students\, Young Pr ofessionals\, and full members to build skills and careers with confidence </span></li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Strengthening CASS in Central Europe: </span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true ">Increasing CASS visibility and leadership via collaboration among univer sities\, research institutions\, industry representatives\, and the IEEE c ommunity\, enabling knowledge exchange\, joint activities\, and lasting pr ofessional connections and </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">netwo rks</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><span style= "color: rgb(0\, 98\, 155)\;">The organizers will cover bus or train transp ortation costs for IEEE Czechoslovakia Section SP/CAS/COM Joint Chapter me mbers traveling from outside Prague.</span> Contact the organizers if any additional information is required at&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(0\, 98 \, 155)\;"><a style="color: rgb(0\, 98\, 155)\;" href="mailto:jen.mei.novo tna@fel.cvut.cz">jen.mei.novotna@fel.cvut.cz</a></span> and <span style="c olor: rgb(0\, 98\, 155)\;"><a style="color: rgb(0\, 98\, 155)\;" href="mai lto:herencsn@ieee.org">herencsn@ieee.org</a></span>.</span></p><br /><br / >Agenda: <br /><p><strong>PROGRAM</strong></p>\n<p>12:00 &nbsp\; Registrat ion Opening</p>\n<p>12:30 &nbsp\; Opening Remarks &amp\; Welcome by Prof. Pavel Ripka (Vice-Rector for Quality Assurance and HR\, CTU FEE)</p>\n<p>1 2:40 &nbsp\; Welcome Raut</p>\n<p>13:30 &nbsp\; Hosting University Introdu ction by Assoc. Prof. Milan Polivka (Vice Dean for Doctoral Studies and Re search\, CTU FEE)</p>\n<p>13:50 &nbsp\; IEEE CAS Society Introduction&nbsp \;</p>\n<ul style="list-style-type: circle\;">\n<li>Prof. Andy Wu\, IEEE C ASS President (National Taiwan University\, Taiwan): <br>&nbsp\; Overview of IEEE CAS Society</li>\n<li>Prof. Yongfu Li\, IEEE CASS Vice President o f Regional Activities and Membership (RAM) (Shanghai Jiao Tong University\ , China): <br>&nbsp\; Membership and Activities\, Program/Funding Opportun ities</li>\n<li>Prof. Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani\, IEEE CASS Vice President of Education &amp\; Communication (Edu/Comm) (Universiti Putra Malaysia\, Mal aysia): <br>&nbsp\; IEEE CASS Education Program</li>\n<li>Dr. Rajiv Joshi\ , IEEE CASS Vice President of Industry (IBM\, T. J. Watson Research Center \, USA): <br>&nbsp\; What CASS Can Do for You: An Industry Perspective</li >\n</ul>\n<p>15:10 &nbsp\; IEEE Czechoslovakia Section Introduction by Ass oc. Profs. Kristian Hengster-Movric (CTU FEE)\, Norbert Herencsar (BUT FEE C)</p>\n<p>15:20 &nbsp\; Coffee Break &amp\; Networking</p>\n<p>15:45 &nbs p\; Invited Technical Talk on &ldquo\;Power Semiconductors&rdquo\; by Prof . Jan Vobecky (CTU FEE &amp\; Hitachi Energy)</p>\n<p>16:15 &nbsp\; Recent Developments in the Semiconductor Industry in Czechia and Collaboration w ith Taiwan by Prof. Jiri Jakovenko (Vice Dean for Master and Combined Stud ies\, CTU FEE)</p>\n<p>16:35 &nbsp\; Showcasing the Collaboration with Tai wan by Prof. Pavel Ripka (Vice-Rector for Quality Assurance and HR\, CTU F EE)</p>\n<p>16:45 &nbsp\; Laboratory tour led by Assoc. Prof. Jan Voves (C TU FEE)</p>\n<p>17:45 &nbsp\; Closing Remarks</p>\n<p>18:00 &nbsp\; End of the IEEE CASS Outreach Workshop</p>\n<p>18:30 &nbsp\; Dinner</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR