IEEE Young Professionals

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IEEE Rising Stars Conference 2020

February 4, 2020 By Dinuka Jayaweera

For the 6th year in a row, more than 370 students and young professionals hailing from ten IEEE Regions kicked off their New Year with IEEE Rising Stars Conference. The conference was held at Tropicana Las Vegas, Nevada on 3-5 January 2020. IEEE Region 6 hosts this annual conference with a primary goal to inspire […]

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LETs Talk Session at Sri Lanka SYW Congress 2018

April 12, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

LETs Talk was a project initiated with the aim of enhancing the knowledge of Young Professionals by delivering technical and non-technical talks with prominent personals in society. The participants will find the opportunity to listen to eminent professionals to gain and share expert knowledge. The speakers will explain opportunities, barriers, failures, success stories while educating […]

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Young Professional Activities during IEEE Sensors 2018

April 10, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

A Young Professionals meetup comprising a welcome reception, Halloween party and networking dinner was organised on the first day of IEEE Sensors 2018, 28-31 Oct 2018 held at Hotel Pullman, New Delhi, India. Around 80 Young Professionals interacted informally and discussed their present work, future collaborations, and scope to work outside their organisations. The meetup […]

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Tokyo Young Professionals’ 10th Anniversary Congress

February 2, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

IEEE Young Professionals(YP) Tokyo Affinity Group celebrated their 10th Anniversary on December 1st 2018 at the Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences. The event’s focus was to look into the highlights of the YP Tokyo Affinity Group during the past 10 years and to gather suggestions for future activities and direction. It was co-organised […]

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Engineering Career Speed Dating by Young Professionals in Signal Processing Subcommittee

January 8, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

Past November the IEEE Signal Processing Society(SPS) hosted the 6th IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing(GlobalSIP) in Anaheim, home to California’s Disneyland. Keeping the fun spirit of the place alive, IEEE Young Professionals in Signal Processing Subcommittee organised an event themed ‘Engineering Career Speed Dating’ for students and young professionals from all across […]

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Workshop on Management of Technological Projects with Social Impact by Young Professionals Ecuador

December 16, 2018 By Dinuka Jayaweera

IEEE Young Professionals Ecuador has organised the first workshop of Management of Technological Projects with Social Impact, during November 16-17, 2018 in the facilities of the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Quito, Quito – Ecuador. The objective of this event was to train the participants in the management of technological projects with social impact, allowing transforming […]

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IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit Toronto 2018

November 20, 2018 By Dinuka Jayaweera

IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit (WIE ILS) Toronto 2018 was held on the 15th and 16th September at Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale – Canada, with the participation of nearly 150 IEEE members and non-members. With “STEMpowered Leadership” as this year’s theme, the WIE ILS Toronto 2018 aimed to inspire young women in STEM […]

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StudPro 2.0 Career Fair by Young Professionals Sri Lanka

November 6, 2018 By Dinuka Jayaweera

StudPro Career Fair was an initiative by IEEE Young Professional Sri Lanka Section 2017 exCom to provide a platform for IEEE student members to expose their talent to the industries as well as to encourage the student members to continue their IEEE membership as Young Professionals. The second edition of the StudPro Career Fair, StudPro […]

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IEEE SS12 2018

October 17, 2018 By Dinuka Jayaweera

IEEE SS12 International Project Competition and Maker Fair 2018 was jointly organised by IEEE Sri Lanka Section and IEEE Education Society Madras Section. The final event of this competition was held on September 8th and 9th, 2018 at the NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka with the participation of 300+ local and international competitors, 50+ invitees […]

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Beyond the Horizon: Young Professionals in Space 2018

September 22, 2018 By Dinuka Jayaweera

Space – that big unknown, so mysterious and out-of-this-world… but so interesting, challenging and with so many applications in our day-to-day life! Everyone knows that the space industry is changing at a dizzying pace and small to large companies are developing state of the art in space technology. Exploring planets in distant galaxies, going back […]