e-Newsletter: July 2024


 News


IEEE Vancouver Section – 2024 Elections Coming Soon

IEEE is an organization whose value to members depends much upon the volunteers who contribute. This is especially true when it comes to Section level activities. The Vancouver Section will soon be conducting elections for the section officer positions, including Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Technical Chapters and Affinity Groups within the Vancouver Section will also be conducting elections for their respective officer positions.

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 Vancouver Section Recruiting volunteers for a variety of positions

IEEE is an organization whose value to members depends much upon the volunteers who contribute. This is especially true when it comes to Section level activities. The Vancouver Section offers a variety of volunteer opportunities, both at the Section level, and within our Technical Chapters and Affinity Groups.

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 Vancouver Section – Summer Social 2024


Sunday, August 11, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby BC V3N 4X8 (Park, outside BC Hydro Edmonds Building)

Join fellow IEEE members and Section leaders to socialize and explore opportunities to connect with the section. This event is free to all IEEE members. Family members and guests are also welcome to join, with a $10 registration fee to cover the cost of food and drinks.

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 Upcoming Events

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) for Small Industries in BC (a mini workshop)

Sergii Baibara, Director of IBA Regional Office, Ukraine

Organizer:  
Okanagan Subsection


Saturday, July 20 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm 
, Hybrid – Online and Okanagan College, Kelowna, 1000 KLO Rd, Kelowna V1Y 4X8.

In the ever-evolving landscape of corporate automation, the transition from Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) is critical nowadays. Integrating Machine Learning (ML) technologies and sophisticated Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) models reshape how financial institutions optimize their processes.

Sergii Baibara currently serves as the Director of an IBA Regional Office, part of the IBA Group, a position he has held since July 2012. IBA Group – 30 years in IT business, started
as JV with IBM. He has 26 years of experience in the international IT software business, Including S&T AG and SAS Institute. Sergii has been developing RPA practices since 2016.

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Careers in Technology Summer Series 2024 – Space and Security

Arun Vishwanathan

Organizer:   
Joint Computer Chapter


Tuesday, July 23, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Online.

Space assets such as satellites, drones and spacecraft are increasingly attractive targets for adversaries ranging from individual hackers, to hacker groups and nation states. This rapid rise in the cyber threat landscape necessitates smarter cyber tools to stay ahead of our adversaries. In this talk, I will present the work being done by the Cyber Defense Engineering and Research (CDER) group at JPL in addressing cyber
challenges as pertaining to JPL’s missions.

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Careers in Technology Summer Series 2024 – Unlock Your Business Potential with AI

Paul Carney

Organizer:   
Joint Computer Chapter


Tuesday, July 30, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Online.

The latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI in May of 2024 concludes that 2023 was the year the world discovered generative AI (GenAI) and 2024 is the year organizations truly began using—and deriving business value from—this new technology. An incredible 65 percent of respondents report that their organizations are regularly using GenAI, which is nearly double the percentage from the previous survey just ten months before.

Paul Carney is a well-known HR professional and technology geek. He writes and speaks about using AI in business because he has a passion for helping business leaders learn how to leverage the immense power of generative AI (GenAI) in their companies.

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Careers in Technology Summer Series 2024 – Virtual Panel Discussion


Tuesday, August 13, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Online.

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This is a regular publication of the IEEE Vancouver Section.

Editor:   
Dr. Chris Scholefield

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