Executive Committee planning meeting for upcoming events. All ExCom's are Virtual. These are open to all members including students. At this time the meeting will be remote. Connection information will be sent out at 3:00pm on the day of the meeting to those who have registered. Please register for the meeting by noon of the day of, even if you are an Officer. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month We do not meet July, August, and December. With that in mind the 2024 dates are: Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16, Jun 20, Sep 19, Oct 17, Nov 21 Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/424849

In response to the exponential growth of global data generation, IEEE has initiated two groundbreaking projects stemming from the IEEE/TA Data Strategy Ad Hoc committee. These initiatives harness IEEE's vast dataset resources to accelerate research and development, facilitate global data sharing, and create value for members and customers worldwide. The first project, IEEE DataPort, is a searchable repository of research datasets. Key features include: · Ability to link datasets to authors' IEEE publications · Open upload system for researchers · Metadata and quality screening process · Assignment of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to datasets Dataport has a rapidly growing user base of over 8.5 million, with 20,000 new users daily. The second project is an AI/ML-powered search and knowledge engine that utilizes Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) technologies. The pilot program, "AskIEEE," allows users to pose questions in natural language and receive answers derived from IEEE's comprehensive information database. This presentation will showcase the capabilities and successes of these innovative projects, exploring their potential to expand IEEE's global reach and impact on the research community. Speaker(s): Rakesh Kumar Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/433006

IEEE R2 Mini-Sync: Tech4Good: Simay Akar; TryEngineering: Dawna Schultz; Industry Engagement: Rob Fish Agenda: Entrepreneurship / Innovation / Industry Engagement Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/389641

You may use the following link to write a summary of any monthly updates from your committee, chapter or affinity group. Information received by 8 AM on WEDNESDAY the week of the event will be incorporated into the meeting agenda. IEEE members can access prior meeting minutes hosted on the Pittsburgh Section's (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_UTt5t_dxNP1M5dO87OOeR25t8P7qQHp?usp=sharing). Access to the shared drive is restricted to the (https://www.ieee.org/membership/products/google-apps.html). Meeting Location: Room 1211 Benedum Hall University of Pittsburgh 3700 O'Hara St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 MEETING IS HYBRID. Meeting link and call-in information will be emailed one hour before the event. --------------------------------------------------------------- New to IEEE Pittsburgh? For those new to the Pittsburgh Section Executive and Administrative Meeting, we welcome all IEEE members in the area to attend! This is a standing meeting held on the 3rd Thursday of every month. We review our upcoming activities relevant to engineers in our section. Feel free to use the report link above to ask any questions you may have, join us on Slack, or read through our welcome guide for more information about how you can get involved with IEEE Pittsburgh. (https://ieeepittsburgh.slack.com/) (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lyWneXlANAQAiJN2p6Bi9kAatooxIQ-YzlGpWRmRGBw/edit?usp=sharing) (https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_calendar/index/R20037) Agenda: First 30 minutes of the event are reserved for socializing. The meeting portion starts at 7 pm (eastern time zone). The meeting agenda will be emailed on Monday the week of the event for early registrants. Room: 1211, Bldg: Benedum Hall, 3700 O'Hara St., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/432864