Special Guest Speaker: Mr. Joe Cioletti, IEEE Industry Relations Program updates, WINS, and Best Practices IEEE Region 2 Syncs with all OU leaders on: - RD, RD-E Passdown & Discussion - RVC Vitality Topics - increasing engagement, innovation, and inclusion - heightening vitality and collaboration - supporting pipeline and continuity planning, etc. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309770

USPTO Copyright, IP, Trademark, and Patent Series Before you file your patent application, you need to conduct a prior art search. Learn to search databases used by patent examiners. This session will cover essential questions, including: - What are the benefits of searching? - Where can you search? - When should you search? - How do you search using USPTO search tools? This session will be useful for inventors, entrepreneurs, and those who have a beginning to intermediate knowledge of patents and would like to learn more about patent searching. Speaker(s): Tomeka Oubichon, Agenda: We are excited to partner again with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to bring you valuable information and advice from Patent, Trademark, IP, and Copyright experts. We hope you can join us for the entire series. USPTO Copyright, IP, Trademark, and Patent Series - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309617) - Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 2 PM ET Presenter: Elizabeth Dougherty Livestream / On Demand: https://youtu.be/zxc02ziHhVk - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309619) - Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 2 PM ET Presenter: Robin Hylton Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309619 - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309625) - Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 2 PM ET Presenter: Bobby Rushing, Jr. Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/309625 - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310107)- Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 2 PM ET Presenter: Jason Lott Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310107 - Patent Searching - Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 2 PM ET Presenter: Tomeka Oubichon Full details/registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310109 IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310109

Free IEEE-USA Livestream Webinar: - Self-Assessment Philosophers from Socrates to Sun Tzu have stressed the importance of knowing yourself – your strengths, your limitations and your inner ambitions are key components in a fulfilled career. These self-assessments are invaluable resources that can accentuate your strengths and mitigate your weaknesses. In this discussion, we will use a combination of commonly available tools to give you insight to plan the future upgrades of your career. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Ultimate Upgrade: Essentials (Free IEEE-USA Webinar Series) In a world at the crossroads of technology and humanity, can each of us make a difference? Join us for “The Ultimate Upgrade: Essentials,” a free IEEE-USA e-book and webinar series exploring the ragged edge of productivity and performance, and how YOU can make a difference as a leader now and in your future roles. These five webinars will cover optimizing productivity, candid self-assessment, designing a unique career path, the importance of mentoring, and developing the qualities of an effective leader. Webinar series events: - (https://bit.ly/webinar-7-8-22-yt) Friday, 8 July 2022 - 2 PM ET Recording Available on Demand: https://bit.ly/webinar-7-8-22-yt - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/317030) Friday, 26 August 2022 - 2 PM ET YouTube Livestream : https://bit.ly/webinar-8-26-22-yt - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317064) Friday, 9 September 2022 - 2 PM ET Event Details/Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317064 - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317065) Friday, 7 October 2022 - 2 PM ET Event Details/Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317065 - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317067) Friday, 18 November 2022 - 2 PM ET Event Details/Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317067 Speaker(s): Terence Yeoh Ph.D., PMP, Taison Tam, Ph.D. Agenda: --------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317030

In July, the IEEE R2 WIE (Women in Engineering) hosted a webinar on renewable energy, which is energy that is collected from renewable resources and are naturally replenished. The discussion was on geothermal energy. In this webinar, the lecture and discussions will be on another type of renewable energy, solar energy. We are honored to present our esteemed speaker, James "Jim" M. Daley, P.E. who will discuss how IEEE got involved and led the development of consensus standards for the interconnection and interoperability of distributed energy resources with the electric power system (EPS). This presentation will summarize the evolution of IEEE 1547 and include the results of the application of this standard on a residential solar system and a EPS solar farm. 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit is available to IEEE members only. Please use "Special Requests" on the registration to indicate this. Co-sponsored by: Women in Engineering in Region 2 Speaker(s): Jim Daley, Agenda: 7:00 PM Welcome and Introductions, check in with R2 WIE chairs 7:30 PM Presentation 8:30 PM Wrap up & Adjourn, Networking can continue beyond 8:30 PM Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321777

Join Us in Honoring our 2021 Award Recipients For the third consecutive year, IEEE-USA will conduct its prestigious awards presentations virtually this summer, featuring video appearances from the 2021 award recipients, nominators and board members. Catch the premiere on (https://youtu.be/01vW7KGrOB8) on Wednesday, 31 August at 8:30PM ET. These annual awards celebrate professionalism, technical achievements and literary contributions to public awareness and understanding of the engineering profession in the United States. - (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/321917) (optional) to receive a reminder of the ceremony --------------------------------------------------------------- https://ieeeusa.org/awards IEEE-USA Awards - Nominate a Deserving Colleague Today! There’s still time to recognize a deserving peer or colleague for a 2022 IEEE-USA Award, but time is running out! Be sure to submit your nomination by 15 September. - More info: https://ieeeusa.org/awards Agenda: Ceremony Livestream (31 August 2022, 8:30 PM ET): Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321917