Tapping the Innovative Power of SIM Based Technologies
Dallas Section - IEEE CVT
Dallas CVT November 2026 Meeting
One-Week Reminder
Dallas IEEE Communications and Vehicular Society member,
Please join us for our November 2026 CVT meeting.
We will again meet on the University of Texas at Dallas campus in the SPN.1 building.
Our meeting will be from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, and lunch will be available starting around 11:30 AM.
Lunch: We continue to provide a lunch option for our meetings.
Prepay via the IEEE website,
IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members $15.00
Fulltime UTD ECE students: $2.00 (The first 5 pre-registered will be free)
Pay in person:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members $20.00
November 17 meeting, UT Dallas SPN.1, registration opens at 11:30 AM, talk begins at 12:00 PM
Title: "Tapping the Innovative Power of SIM Based Technologies"
Speaker: Bob Gessel, Strategic Business Development and Partnerships, TERN.
Date: November 17, 2026
Location: UTD Synergy Park North Building; 3000 Waterview, Richardson, TX
Directions: NE Corner Synergy Park Blvd and Steward Dr.
Lunch Cost: see below.
Abstract:
Pre-registered and paid via the IEEE website:
IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members $15.00
UTD ECE students: $2.00
Pay in person and pre-registered but not yet paid:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members $20.00
Anyone not pre-registered will be charged the ‘Guest’ rate.
There is No charge for 'No Lunch, just attending the talk'.
Thanks in advance, and all the best.
Divya K.
Anyone without pre-registration for lunch will be asked to wait until all pre-registered guests have had a chance to go through the buffet line.
Dallas IEEE CVT Board members' emails:
larryjhorner@gmail.com
andrewsilver@ieee.org
jimgunn@ieee.org
shmuel.hovav@gmail.com
eb0549@att.com
divya.khanure@ieee.org
ed.hightower@iotandbeyond.com
dinesh@utdallas.edu
Date and Time
Location
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- 3000 Waterview Pkwy
- Richardson, Texas
- United States 75080
- Building: SPN 1
- Room Number: 2.220
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- Starts 02 November 2026 06:00 AM UTC
- Ends 16 November 2026 10:00 PM UTC
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Speakers
Bob of TERN
Tapping the Innovative Power of SIM Based Technologies
Biography:
Bio: Bob Gessel is a 35-year veteran of the telematics, telecom, and software industries. He is currently driving commercial strategic business development at TERN AI to accelerate the adoption of signal- free positioning across the telematics, infotainment, automotive OEM and fleet sectors. He is also Managing Partner at Endeavorpoint Consulting, Inc., and serves on the Board of Directors at Able Device, an industry innovator in SIM/eSIM based mobile software development. Prior to this, Bob spent 29 years at Ericsson including key roles in Strategy & Market Development for the North American unit. Bob was founder of two startups in the mobile content and entertainment space and spent 15 years in communications systems software R&D. He holds a B.S.E.E from Southern Methodist University and MicroMasters in Digital Leadership from Boston University.
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Agenda
Food/Lunch:
Lunch is available only to those who pre-register prior to the meeting. Sorry, we have to pre-order and consider the costs of meals.
Cost for lunch:
Level of Membership Prepaid Pay at Event
UTD student with ID $2.00 $2.00
IEEE Member $10.00 $15.00
IEEE Senior Member $10.00 $15.00
IEEE Life Member $5.00 $10.00
Non-member $15.00 $20.00
Please look for your specific Member type in the Payment portion of the Registration process (Life, Senior, Regular Member, etc.).
(First 5 Students who have registered in vTools as recorded within vTools date/time stamp on the registration will be given their $2 back at the event, provided they attend. Also, all students must show their UT Dallas ID at the desk on the day of the meetings.)
Parking passes will be available to those who register, and lunch will be available for a fee.
You do NOT need to be an IEEE member to attend these presentations.