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class="block-ispe-content block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article id="node-12" data-history-node-id="12" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-full"> <div class="view-mode-full"> <div class="body field field--node-body field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="tex2jax_process"><h2>ISPE Engage</h2><h4>Where Global Pharmaceutical Professionals Connect</h4><div class="float-right medium-4"><a href="https://cop.ispe.org/" target="_blank" title="ISPE Engage" id rel data-entity-type data-entity-uuid data-entity-substitution><img src="/sites/default/files/membership/CoP/ISPE-Engage-Logo-500x120.png" data-entity-uuid="0" data-entity-type="image" alt="CoP" width="500" height="120" loading="lazy"></a></div><p>Are you an <a href="/membership" title="Membership" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="cf9beead-a730-4acb-8fd6-14eb18ce23c4" data-entity-substitution="canonical">ISPE Member</a> looking for a better way to connect 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Or are you a Member seeking information on new trends, issues or concerns affecting your profession and your day-to-day work life?  Join an ISPE <a href="#cop-list">Community of Practice (CoP)</a>. CoPs are groups of ISPE Members with a common interest and similar job functions who collaborate on topic-specific discussions using the ISPE networking forum, ISPE Engage..</p><h2><span class="text-x-orange">New </span>ISPE Announces ISPE AI®, with a New Artificial Intelligence CoP</h2><p>ISPE has announced ISPE AI®, a multifaceted approach to supporting the industry in AI readiness, beginning with the launch of the ISPE Community of Practice (CoP) on Artificial Intelligence. Existing ISPE members are invited to join the ISPE Artificial Intelligence CoP by selecting “Artificial Intelligence” in the Communities tab in their ISPE profiles. To become an ISPE member, visit <a href="/membership/join">ISPE.org/join</a>.</p><p><a class="button success" href="https://cop.ispe.org/communities/allcommunities" title="All Communities">View All Communities</a>                   <a class="button success" href="https://www2.ispe.org/iMIS/ISPE/Events/All-iMIScommittee-meeting-schedule.aspx" title="Committee Meetings"> View Upcoming Meetings</a></p><hr><h2 id="cop-list">ISPE Networking Communities</h2><ul><li><a href="https://cop.ispe.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=dea7252e-b5c7-415f-970c-1d210fa01507" title="Regulatory and Quality Networking">Regulatory and Quality Networking</a></li></ul><h2>ISPE Professional Communities</h2><ul><li><a href="https://cop.ispe.org/communities/allcommunities?DisplayBy=3&OrderBy=0&CommunityTypeKey=b4551c93-41b4-4da4-9540-22431079d37a&FilterBy=" title="Affiliate/Chapter">Affiliate/Chapter</a></li><li><a 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A chartered engineer, he has been with AstraZeneca for 22 years and was previously with GlaxoSmithKline in a variety of computer compliance and engineering roles. He has been a member of ISPE since 1999.</p><p>In addition to serving on the GAMP Europe Community of Practice (CoP) as Chair, he led the team...</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column column-block" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"> <article id="node-279562" data-history-node-id="279562" class="magazine-article-card"> <div class="view-mode-callout"> <div class="section-image"> <div class="field field--node-field-page-banner-image field--name-field-page-banner-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/pharmaceutical-engineering/november-december-2024/volunteer-profile-combination-products-community" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_image/public/2024-11/CoP-James%20P.%20Wabby.jpg?itok=6ZUzW2sE" width="1000" height="600" alt="Volunteer Profile: Combination Products Community of Practice Chair - James P. 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