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. Respondents’ expectations for gen AI’s impact remain as high with three-quarters predicting that gen AI will lead to significant or disruptive change in their industries in the years ahead.

This session is an invaluable opportunity for business leaders like you to overcome your hesitation and uncertainty of AI. Mastering AI tools and techniques is not just about keeping pace with technology; it's about leveraging these advanced resources to fill in knowledge gaps, enhance decision-making, and drive productivity.

Learning to utilize AI not only streamlines operations but also significantly boosts your capacity to deliver increased business outcomes, making you more valuable and a strategic asset to your organization. You will leave equipped with practical, actionable strategies that you can implement immediately, turning your uncertainty into confidence and empowering you to leverage AI effectively in your daily tasks. 

Embarking on a job hunt for executive or professional roles in 2024?

Delve into the secrets of a successful job hunt and unlock the key trends shaping this year's employment scene. Elizabeth will unravel the mysteries surrounding the economic forecast, unveiling whether it's the perfect time to embark on a new career chapter or conduct a stealthy job search.

 Discover the cutting-edge resume strategies and gain an insider's perspective on what hiring managers are truly seeking in the talent they bring aboard. Don't miss out on this exclusive session where the future of your career awaits!

Learn about all-digital transmitter design techniques, including advanced techniques such as ML/AI applied to improve overall performance.

The software that drives Autonomous Systems, such as Robots and Self-driving cars, runs on Platforms that can run the software fast and reliably. The platform may be broader than just the operating system or environment in which the software runs. It's the ecosystem where software is created, deployed, and maintained on diverse devices. Platform applications such as the Robot Operating System(ROS) and Docker serve numerous industries. Most Software Developers get a platform to add their software, with their new badge and notepad, to the first day they join a new employer, thanks to the SW Architect or Platform team. However, if you want to create a blue-sky application, you may find yourself unmoored without an existing platform or adopt one with more than you bargained for. 

This hands-on workshop series will help you build a minimal and general platform that may be specialized to your new application. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops and learn by doing. The style of this workshop is collaborative and conversational. This workshop is suitable for beginners and experts alike. The organizers intend to create a space to help beginners up the learning curve and allow practitioners to share their best practices.  

We will spend the last of the three sessions getting services in a mixed set of languages to interact with each other in the Robot Operating System (ROS).  The agenda is as follows. 

• Recap and level set on part 1 - Set up your Workspace
• Recap and level set on part 2 - Containerize Applications
• Launch Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) in a Docker Container
• Create C++ and Python Nodes 
• Run multiple nodes interactively in ROS2

Upcoming 2024 MOVE Operations Training Opportunities

MOVE Operations Class – 3-part Virtual Series 

IEEE USA MOVE is offering a dynamic 3-part Virtual Operations Class essential for anyone gearing up for MOVE truck deployment, or with a keen interest in the program. New MOVE members must attend, and it's highly recommended for those who want to refresh their knowledge. We cover everything from deployment expectations to truck equipment and essential safety procedures. This virtual course spans three sessions, each lasting two hours. With the introduction of a third truck, we'll delve into the distinctions between the three.

The Day 1 session will provide an overview of the MOVE truck operation for MOVE-1, MOVE-2 and MOVE-3 with a high-level understanding of truck operations, power systems, network systems and communications/radio systems.  The differences between the three trucks will be discussed.

The Day 2 session will provide a detailed orientation and discussion on truck operations, maintenance and power generations systems.  The differences between the three trucks will be discussed.  

The Day 3 session will provide a detailed orientation and discussion on the networking and communications systems.  An overview of the Cisco Meraki and radio systems operations and functionality will be provided.  The differences between the three trucks will be discussed. 

Please use the following links to register for all three training sessions.

 This is a 3-part virtual class.  Register to attend >> 

• Part 1: Tuesday, 30 Jul 2024 from 8:00 - 9:30 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423831
• Part 2: Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024 from 8:00 - 9:30 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423833
• Part 3: Thursday, 01 Aug 2024 from 8:00 - 9:30 PM ET >> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423835

There will be a test after the third session - material will be provided for the test.

Aug. 1-2, 2024

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is hosting the IEEE Region 6 Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit (WIE ILS). Registration and poster submissions are already underway!

IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summits (ILS) provide regional opportunities to foster networking, mentorship, and collaboration. With the leadership and creativity of IEEE WIE volunteers, WIE Summits have been extremely successful and have made an outstanding impact on communities around the globe!

The ILS serves as a valuable platform for individuals from diverse backgrounds, including women in STEM, to enhance their skills and forge meaningful connections with like-minded professionals. Building on the success of the 2019 events, which attracted nearly 400 attendees, we aspire to expand the reach to 600 attendees this year.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was chosen to host this Summit once again, along with nine other global locations. The overarching theme “Charting Your Course,” seeks to empower today’s trailblazers to become tomorrow’s change makers. The event will offer a dynamic and immersive experience featuring inspiring talks, engaging panel discussions, interactive workshops, valuable networking opportunities, and more.

Join us for an inspiring day focused on inclusion, leadership, mentorship, and more! The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) International Leadership Summit 2024 is hosted by the WIE affinity group of the Richland Section of the IEEE. The Summit is for anyone seeking:

• Greater empowerment
• Leadership development
• Networking and collaboration opportunities

This day-long Summit includes Keynote Speakers, Panel Discussions, Poster Sessions, and a number of Interactive Sessions by outstanding speakers. We anticipate participation from academia, industry and the national laboratories, representing a wide breadth of technical fields. The event will bring together engineers, scientists, students, researchers, problem solvers, and project managers from across the region, providing unique opportunities for cross-cutting partnerships.

• ATTEND this inspiring and empowering event. Registration is now underway – you won’t want to miss out!
• PRESENT a poster. If you are or know students, post-bachelors, post-masters, and/or post-doctorates who would be interested in participating in the poster session, abstract submissions are due June 10. Learn more here.

Registration note: This year’s conference will be at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Due to the nature of the venue, registration and approvals are required to access the facility. The registration deadline for non-US citizens is June 14, 2024, and further information will be needed for approval. Your credit card will not be charged until full approval is acquired. US citizens may continue to register through July 19, 2024. To learn more about PNNL, click HERE.

Important deadlines:

1. Posters Abstract Submission – June 10, 2024 July 10, 2024
2. Registration for Foreign Nationals – June 14, 2024
3. Registration for US Citizens and PNNL employees – July 19, 2024

Registration Fees:

• Optional Welcome Reception on Aug 1, 2024 (Includes Conference T-shirt – .00)
• Event Registration:
• IEEE NON-MEMBER – 0
• IEEE MEMBER – 5
• Student –

Venue and hotel information: click here.

IEEE Alaska -- Audit Committee 

IEEE Alaska Executive Committee Meeting

Tuesday August 6, 2024 ⋅ 6pm – 7:30pm (Alaska Time - Anchorage)

Robert Posma is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting using the IEEE Alaska Section Account

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98832778456?pwd=WnhVWFpOOGQ0YkZEVnlqMlJjWG5lZz09

Meeting ID: 988 3277 8456
Passcode: 269832

Hybrid Meeting

On-line and In Person at Quadrant

Refreshments will be available at Quadrant prior to the start of the presentation.

Where: Quadrant, 1120 Ringwood ct. San Jose, 92131. and Online Click here to register.
When: Thursday, August 8th, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PDT (GMT-8)
Who:  Prof. S. N. (Prem) Piramanayagam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore IEEE Magnetic Society 2024 Distinguished Lecturer.

Details: https://scvmag.org/event/brain-inspired-computing-using-magnetic-domain-wall-devices/

Monthly ExCom meeting. All Section members welcome.

IEEE Hawaii ExCom
Hosted by WebEx Hawaii Section

• registration is mainly to prevent wastage of food because of casual registrations and no-shows.
• The venue, AMD is a US Government contractor, so please bring a government-issued id with you, be prepared to provide your citizenship information, and sign a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) when you enter. 

Synopsis:

TBD

Award Winners:

Industry Rising Star: Dwith Chenna, AMD

Best Student Volunteer: Anbu Valluvan Devadasan, SJSU

Speaker Appreciation: Atul Kumar

Design Issues and Considerations when Planning a Shielded Chamber

When you are looking to install a shielded chamber, there are several aspects which you need to take into account, depending on what the chamber will be used for, and the size of the chamber. During this presentation we will review some of these, and provide some guidance on the areas which you, as the user of the chamber, need to consider when starting to plan the installation of a new chamber. We will also consider areas which we, as the chamber supplier, can assist with, and provide design input on for you. While focusing on larger EMC chambers, this presentation will also be relevant for smaller chambers, shielded rooms or anechoic chambers, and whether for EMC, antenna, RF or microwave applications.

1. General issues of chapter development, next meeting time, and speaker.
2. Officers election and reporting: 
1. Chair: Alex Dely
2. Vice Chair: Christian Ramiscal
3. Secretary
4. Treasurer
5. Program Committee Chair
6. Publicity Chair
7. Workshop Committee Chair
3. IEEE Reliability Society's 75th Anniversary Celebration and Chapters Congress update
4. Technical presentation update
1. Resources material for meetings – ILN (videos), CLE (training material), iln.ieee.org, http://ieee-elearning.org/CLE/
2. Suggestions:
1. CHIPS Act Microelectronics fabrication (Focus on reliability)
2. NIST Metrology Grand Challenges and Work Elements
3. Applications of Artificial-Intelligence/Machine Learning to Reliability (interesting focus at yesterday’s Intel Innovation-Future of AI in Phoenix)
4. Applications of Augmented/Virtual Reality to Reliability
5. Uncertainty Quantification
6. Robust Design Optimization
7. Model Verification and Validation
8. Physics-based reliability Modeling
9. Design of Experiment Performance Reconstruction
10. Multi-Objective Design Optimization
11. Resiliency Design and Analysis
12. Topology Design Optimization

Photonic startup business success relies heavily on the uniqueness and quality of its technical know-how. Success also depends heavily on a range of skills and activities beyond technical prowess. Business aspects such as marketing, sales, team leadership, commercial opportunity development, proposal preparation, program management, quality control, budgeting, funding and financial planning among others, are crucially important. This presentation will focus on dissecting all the skills and activities required for photonic startup business success. The presenter will attempt to do this through examples drawn from his own experience as a technical and business practitioner in large and small photonic companies.

Picnic with food, fun, and networking. 

Prepare for the future. Come witness how AI ignites an Innovation Renaissance in the 21st century. Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear historical AI breakthroughs directly from World Thought Leaders. With a second full day of Workshops, including Intro to AI, Prompt Engineering, CoPilot Security, Gen AI applications and an LLM/RAG hands-on class from Nvidia, aimed at helping new and current CS engineers and programmers to evaluate moving into this exciting new field.

Affected by tech layoffs? Don’t miss this AI Summit!

Registration is now open. In person or remote. Secure your spot now for just (IEEE members) with our 20% early bird discount before August 10th. See the Registration Page for options.

For full Program Details see our website: https://attend.ieee.org/newera/

Meet US Senator Maria Cantwell. She has introduced three AI Bills: AI scholarships for students and professionals, AI Research & Development funding for researchers, and AI benefits for small businesses and job creation.

On August 24, prepare for a day of deep listening to our world-renowned visionary thought leaders. Their insights are not just for information but for the transformation of our world. From the President of Microsoft Research, Dr. Peter Lee, who pioneered AI research, to Google VP, fellow and CTO, Dr. Blaise Agüera Arcas, a true master with AI insight like Einstein's Quantum mechanics, and Juan Lavista Ferres, Microsoft Corporate VP, Chief Data Scientist of AI for Good, who uses AI to improve the survival rate of deadliest liver or kidney cancers by 20x or more. Dr. Bill Dally, Chief Scientist at Nvidia Research, and Dr. Stefano Soatto, VP AWS AI Labs. And let's not forget UW Prof. Steven Brunton, NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems; UW Professor Blake Hannaford, who uses AI with touch feelings that can do robotic operations on nerves to remove brain tumors and more; Prof. Chirag Shah, UW Co-Founder of RAISE and Prof. Eric Klavins, Chair of the UW EE/CE department. Their insights have the potential to revolutionize AI applications in various fields.

Join us on August 25 for a day of workshops to unlock the frontiers of AI/ML in Medicine, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Digital twin, Warehousing, Robots, Cybersecurity, Media art, Business, Food, Language, Data management, new AI/ML tools & usage, and people-centric public policies in our 20 AI enablement workshops. These workshops will showcase the diverse applications of AI, demonstrating its impact across various fields. Including Intro to AI, Prompt Engineering, CoPilot Security, Gen AI applications and an LLM/RAG hands-on class from Nvidia, aimed at helping new and current CS engineers and programmers to evaluate moving into this exciting new field.

Full Program Details at https://attend.ieee.org/newera/program/

Follow us on social media:

1. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ieee-newera/about/
2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ieee.new.era.ai.summit
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6156136159240A
4. Twitter: IEEE New Era World Leaders AI Summit (@IeeeNewEraAI) / X
5. YouTube Event workshop link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot4zWt71FhA

Workshops (20 in 11 tracks):

• Track A: Microsoft – AI for All – Room I
• Track AB: Microsoft CoPilot for Security – Room I
• Track B: Dell - Hardware Trojan Detection – Room I
• Track C: Global Health Labs - AI for Global Health – Room II
• Track D: UW Medicine- Training Medicine AI Models – Room II
• Track E: AWS Gen AI Applications - Room III
• Track F: Netflix - Gen AI Data Engineering - Room III
• Track G: Amazon: Using AI for Corporate & Career Management - Room III
• Track H: Aerospace Supply Chain & Digital Twins - Room IV
• Track I: Meta Workshop - Unlocking the Power of LLMs via LLAMA - Room IV
• Track J: Generative AI for Product Development - Room IV
• Track K: Prompt Engineering (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft) - Room IV
• Track L: Nvidia LLM/RAG Training (2 sessions, limited to 40)

Lightning Talks

• Data Quality in Intelligent Systems by Sreyashi Das, Senior Data Engineer at Netflix
• PartyRock: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in a Playground by Karthikeyan Gopal, Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon
• Revolutionizing Organizational Security with Microsoft Copilot’s AI Capabilities by Ankit Masrani, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft Security
• Building Trustworthy AI – Guardrails for a responsible future by Ashish Vaidya, Principal Software Engineer, Amazon
• Exploring Generative AI and Its Transformative Applications by Qian Luo, Business Intelligence Engineer, Amazon
• Artificial Intelligence for Sales and Marketing by Harshita Asnani, Applied Data Scientist, Amazon
• Machine Learning: The Vicious Cycle by Shinjo Melosh, Production Engineer, Meta
• SLIs for ML Models by Gauraang Naik, Production Engineer, Meta Platforms
• Building AI solutions that fit the jigsaw puzzle by Charles Delahunt, Global Health Labs

The valley of the sun in August is HOT & BRIGHT but inside a bowling is COOL and DARK! Come and join your fellow IEEE'ers and BONUS! socialize with SWE Phoenix for an afternoon of family bowling. Thank you to SWE Phoenix and IEEE for planning and subsidizing part of the cost! SWE is kicking it old school by bringing back this signature event for the first time since 2019 and in 2024 IEEE is joining forces!

All are invited - bring your kids, your whole family, and friends! All lanes can request bumpers and/or ramps for the kids (or, for you too).

The event begins at 12:50pm to give you time to get your shoes and lane assignment. Bowling will start at 1:00pm.

Cost: per person for IEEE members & IEEE students or for non-members (including kids/non-IEEE member students)

Above includes 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental, 3 slices of pizza and unlimited soda.

RSVP: Deadline to register is 8/21.

If you have any questions or if you'd like to be assigned in the same lane as someone else, reach out to the host.

• Understand which stage of financial independence you are in
• Plan for the 3 major mistakes employees make with their benefits plan
• Invest according to your phase of retirement
• Incorporate tax planning into your financial strategy
• Develop and implement financial systems for long term success
• and much more

Monthly ExCom meeting. All Section members welcome.

IEEE Hawaii ExCom
Hosted by WebEx Hawaii Section

Sail to Alaska with IEEE-USA!

IEEE-USA's cruising saga continues in 2024 to the magnificent, wild Alaskan frontier. Building off of the success of IEEE-USA’s 50th Anniversary Cruise, IEEE-USA will be hosting a 7-night Alaska Cruise 9-16 September 2024. We’ll be cruising in style aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas from Seattle to stops in Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria, BC, before concluding our cruise back in Seattle.

Please remember that to participate in the IEEE-USA Alaska Cruise activities, you must book through the IEEE-USA Alaska Cruise site.

Details: cruise.ieeeusa.org

This event will be available live at SEMI, as well as over Zoom. Get to SEMI by 6:30pm to network – and enjoy great pizza and refreshments! All attendees MUST register using the Eventbrite form (see link).

Organizations that develop or operate applications using deep learning, large language models (LLMs), and generative AI are accountable for the security, safety, privacy, fairness, and transparency of their operation. AI applications require governance, and organizations must manage both the associated risks as well as their compliance with a growing number of laws and regulations. It’s critical to understand that each aspect of responsible AI involves various tools and processes at each of the stages of their development and operation.

In this presentation, CNSV member Ron Herardian will review the pillars of responsible AI. He will describe important technical requirements and tools, including example open source projects and vendor services, along with solutions from select software startups. The intent of this talk is to help attendees gain a better understanding of the technical implementation aspects of responsible AI.

Summary: Built by the Army Corps of Engineers between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure in the world for decades. With the expansion of the third power station in 1974 made it the largest power plant in the world at the time. It still remains the largest power plant in the USA with a capacity of over 6 GW in three power stations. It also has a large pumped storage facility of several hundred MW that links to the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. As the center-piece of the Columbia Basin Project, the dam's reservoir supplies water for the irrigation of 671,000 acres.

Tour Summary:

The tour will start at 12:00 noon at the Visitor Center where we will receive a safety briefing.  We will then get into USBR vans and head to the Crown Point Viewing Area, North Dam, Banks Lake Headworks, Pumping Generating Plant, 3rd Powerhouse and top of dam. Then back to the vans and visitor center by 4:30.

Visit Requirements:

·         This is a hard hat, VIP tour of an operating power plant so closed toe shoes and sensible clothing is required. Shorts, dresses, sleeveless shirts, tank tops, high heels are not permitted.

·        Photo ID is required for this tour. Unfortunately, US Citizens only due to the time it takes to perform background checks.  US citizens will be asked to provide a copy of their ID sent directly by email or mail to the USBR at least one week in advance of the tour and will be required to present their driver’s licenses or valid ID the day of the tour.   The email address of where to send your ID will be provided after registration. 

·         No backpacks, fanny pack, bags, purses, etc., are allowed.  Wallets fitting in a pocket are OK.  Water will be provided along the way.

·         This is a technical tour for IEEE members and their quests. There is a shorter tour available for the public that may be more appropriate for others such as younger children.  More info on the public tour can be found at https://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/index.html

·         Coming early or staying late, the daily nightly laser show starts at 8:30 pm.

·         There is a significant amount of standing, walking and climbing stairs on this tour.

·         Photos are allowed in most areas of the tour. Restricted areas will be pointed out

• To attend this tour, you will need register by August 30th, 2024.  Registration opens Monday August 5th.
• There is a .00 member and non-member registration fee to attend this tour. If a guest is attending with you, they will need to be registered separately.

IEEE R6 combined NE & NW areas meeting.

Tentative agenda:

Sept 20 - Dinner

Sept 21 - Presentations by R6 officers, Training sessions, Group activities, Presentations by R6 Elected Chair candidates followed by Q&A, visit to a local attraction or museum (still TBD) followed by a dinner.

The afternoon session will have a hybrid component per request. See below

Sept 22 - Breakfast & dispersion  

Hotel registration link: - https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=LION-HF&groupCode=IE09CI&arrivaldate=2024-09-20&departuredate=2024-09-22&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

Please note that registration will close by August 30, 2024. Please register ASAP to ensure the discounted room rate.