IEEE Community Engagement Townhall Meeting, Edinburgh, 5pm 25 April
During 2024 the UK and Ireland Section is organising meetings with IEEE Volunteers and Members around other meetings taking places in different locations.
The UK and Ireland Section Section is organising a Community Engagement Townhall Meeting in Edinburgh on 25 April at 5pm, kindly hosted by the IEEE Student Branch - University of Edinburgh.
The purpose of these technical meetings is to facilitate face to face engagement between Section Leadership, Chairs of Chapters and Affinity Groups, local Student Branch leadership (as well as local IEEE and student branch members). This will provide an opportunity to share insight into the Section, learn more about current and planned local activities and discuss ways in which the Section can support maximising the impact of Student Branch Activities as well as further strengthen engagement between Student Branches and Society Chapters.
Registration
This event is open to all IEEE Members and Volunteers (including local Student Branch Members) as well as other staff and students at local universities and local industry representatives. Please click here to register your physical participation.
IEEE Members (including Student Members) should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.
The meeting venue on campus will be provided in advance to registered participants.
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- Date: 25 Apr 2024
- Time: 05:00 PM to 06:30 PM
- All times are (UTC+01:00) Edinburgh
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- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Starts 26 March 2024 04:00 PM
- Ends 23 April 2024 11:59 PM
- All times are (UTC+01:00) Edinburgh
- No Admission Charge
Agenda
5pm Welcome, IEEE Student Branch - University of Edinburgh
Welcome, Professor James Hopgood, University of Edinburgh
IEEE UK and Ireland Section, Paul Cunningham, Chair, UK and Ireland Section
Brief presentations from Student Branches in Scotland
- University of Edinburgh SB, Ismail Darwish, Chair, University of Edinburgh SB
- Strathclyde University SB, Richard Nayer, Chair, Strathclyde University SB & James Irvine, Student Counsellor
- University of Glasgow SB, Abdul Jabbar, Chair, University of Glasgow SB
- Glasgow Caledonian University SB (tbc), Paul Ager, Chair, Glasgow Caledonian University SB
Brief presentations from a number of UK and Ireland Section Society Chapter and Affinity Group Chairs including:
- Miriam Cunningham, Chair, UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter
- Eduardo Audiche, Chair, UK and Ireland PES Chapter
- Beth Jelfs, IEEE UK and Ireland Computer Society Chapter
- Mark Plumbley, Chair, UK and Ireland SPS Chapter
- Princy Johnson, IEEE UK and Ireland Women in Engineering Affinity Group
- Richard Gault, Chair, UK & Ireland EMBS Chapter
- Nick Wainwright, Webmaster, IEEE UK and Ireland Section
Discussion and Networking
6:30pm Meeting Close