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data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;max-width:25%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:38px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h1 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:38;line-height:1.1;">IEEE-USA IWRC Aerospace & Defense</h1><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;"><p><b>Where:</b> Huntsville, Alabama<br /> <b>When:</b> 3-4 December 2024</p> <h3>IEEE-USA IWRC is bringing the <em>CHIPS Act</em> to Alabama!</h3> <p>From 3-4 December, the IEEE-USA Innovation, Workforce, and Research Conference (IWRC) will bring together stakeholders from industry, government, and academia in Huntsville, Alabama, to meet, learn, and discuss the <em>CHIPS Act</em> and other government programs that promote innovation and small business in the southeast. The event includes an evening reception on Tuesday, 3 December, and a full day workshop on Wednesday, 4 December.</p> <p>Through the <em>CHIPS Act</em>, Congress has allocated $56 Billion for chip manufacturing in the United States with a mandate that the government funding should be allocated throughout the United States. <b>This event will give you an opportunity to meet potential partners from the U.S. federal agencies and learn more about how you can contribute to the Alabama and the southeast innovation ecosystem.</b></p> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type" style="--button_margin-top:15px;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-ieee-usa-iwrc-aerospace-and-defense-tickets-948044786477"><span class="fusion-button-text">REGISTER NOW</span></a></div> </div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-line-height:1.2em;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;"><p>In Partnership with the<br /> Huntsville Madison County Chamber</p> </div><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-max-width:170px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://hsvchamber.org/" target="_blank" aria-label="Huntsville Madison County Chamber" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" width="527" height="188" alt="Huntsville Madison County Chamber" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HMCC_color_logo_RGB.png" 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-color:hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 90% ));--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-top-small:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:15px;--awb-padding-left-small:15px;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:60px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:30px;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:25px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-menu-anchor" id="alabama_who"></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;max-width:25%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-font-size:30px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;">Who should attend?</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-animated" style="--awb-padding-top:70px;--awb-padding-right:70px;--awb-padding-bottom:70px;--awb-padding-left:70px;--awb-padding-top-small:36px;--awb-padding-right-small:36px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:36px;--awb-padding-left-small:36px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color5);--awb-bg-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,58,94,0.47) 0%,var(--awb-color5) 100%);;--awb-bg-position:center center;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper lazyload fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column fusion-column-has-bg-image" data-bg-url="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Attendees3.jpg" data-bg="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Attendees3.jpg" data-bg-gradient="linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,58,94,0.47) 0%,var(--awb-color5) 100%)"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:50px;--awb-font-size:36px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.39;"><p style="text-align: left;">Target Attendees</p></h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-animated" style="--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-padding-right:80px;--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-padding-left:80px;--awb-padding-top-small:36px;--awb-padding-right-small:36px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:36px;--awb-padding-left-small:36px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color8);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"><p><b>Industry:</b> C-Level, VP level, engineers, legal staff, R&D, patent/small business attorneys, finance & VC</p> </div><div class="accordian fusion-accordian" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:19px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:#ffffff;--awb-content-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-title-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-title-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;"><div class="panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed" id="accordion-5445-1"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-a373ce0046905bf72 fusion-toggle-has-divider" style="--awb-content-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-title-font-weight:700;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-color:#ffffff;"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_a373ce0046905bf72"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="a373ce0046905bf72" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-5445-1" data-target="#a373ce0046905bf72" href="#a373ce0046905bf72"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">Industry - Why Attend?</span></a></h4></div><div id="a373ce0046905bf72" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_a373ce0046905bf72"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p>Gain access to potential partners in the federal government, information on tech transfer programs, access to federal SBIR and other research programs.</p> <p>Government officials from the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation (NSF) and other agencies are coming to Huntsville looking for partners — like you! Learn about government programs to promote innovation and small business. Meet potential partners at Alabama Universities. Learn more about the <em>CHIPS Act</em> and how it relates to Alabama. Congress has allocated $56 Billion for chip manufacturing in the US. If you think that’s all going to Texas and California, you are wrong.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"><p><b>Academia: </b>Presidents, chancellors, tech transfer & patent offices, VPRs, researchers</p> </div><div class="accordian fusion-accordian" style="margin-bottom:25px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:19px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:#ffffff;--awb-content-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-title-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-title-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;"><div class="panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed" id="accordion-5445-2"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-a7f17eb4e282aa075 fusion-toggle-has-divider" style="--awb-content-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-title-font-weight:700;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-color:#ffffff;"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_a7f17eb4e282aa075"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="a7f17eb4e282aa075" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-5445-2" data-target="#a7f17eb4e282aa075" href="#a7f17eb4e282aa075"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">Academia - Why Attend?</span></a></h4></div><div id="a7f17eb4e282aa075" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_a7f17eb4e282aa075"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p>Gain access to federal grant program officials, information on grant processes, connections with potential business partners, and education on the tech transfer process.</p> <p>Come learn about potential government funding! Government grant officials from the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation (NSF) and other agencies are coming to Alabama to meet with the Alabama tech sector and engineers/ entrepreneurs like you! <em>CHIPS Act</em> requires more resources to flow into states like Alabama — government needs partners to make that happen. Learn how to partner with local small businesses.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;"><p><b>Government:</b> Policymakers, Federal funding program officers, economic development professionals, incentive managers, entrepreneurial support orgs</p> </div><div class="accordian fusion-accordian" style="--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:19px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:#ffffff;--awb-content-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-title-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-title-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;"><div class="panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed" id="accordion-5445-3"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-25cdccbbcf8df38f3 fusion-toggle-has-divider" style="--awb-content-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-title-font-weight:700;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-color:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),calc(var(--awb-color1-l) + 20%),var(--awb-color1-a));"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_25cdccbbcf8df38f3"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="25cdccbbcf8df38f3" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-5445-3" data-target="#25cdccbbcf8df38f3" href="#25cdccbbcf8df38f3"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">Government - Why Attend?</span></a></h4></div><div id="25cdccbbcf8df38f3" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_25cdccbbcf8df38f3"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p>Access to local engineers/ entrepreneurs who are interested in learning more about federal government grants and becoming a part of the Alabama innovation economy. Help you to promote government programs in the southeast while fulfilling Congressional mandates.</p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-animated" style="--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:15px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:15px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-menu-anchor" id="alabama-venue"></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;max-width:25%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-font-size:30px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;">Venues & Hotel</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.1;">Tuesday, 3 December</h5><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:none;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;">Opening Reception</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-zoomin"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://www.rocketcenter.com/" target="_blank" aria-label="U.S. Space & Rocket Center" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="226" alt="U.S. Space & Rocket Center" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SRC-600x226-1.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SRC-600x226-1.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5708" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27226%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20226%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27226%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SRC-600x226-1-200x75.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SRC-600x226-1-400x151.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SRC-600x226-1.jpg 600w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7"><p><a href="https://www.rocketcenter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>U.S. Space & Rocket Center</b></a><br /> 1 Tranquility Base<br /> Huntsville, AL 35805</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.1;">Wednesday, 4 December</h5><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:none;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;">Conference Sessions</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-zoomin"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/hsval-huntsville-marriott-at-the-space-and-rocket-center/overview/" target="_blank" aria-label="Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="226" alt="Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HM-600x226-1.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HM-600x226-1.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5709" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27226%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20226%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27226%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HM-600x226-1-200x75.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HM-600x226-1-400x151.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HM-600x226-1.jpg 600w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/hsval-huntsville-marriott-at-the-space-and-rocket-center/overview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Huntsville Marriott at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center</a></b><br /> 5 Tranquility Base<br /> Huntsville, AL 35805</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:none;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;">Hotel Info</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-zoomin"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1729719858119&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true" target="_blank" aria-label="Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" alt="Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hsval-queen-room-0658-hor-wide-scaled.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hsval-queen-room-0658-hor-wide-1024x576.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5777" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201440%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hsval-queen-room-0658-hor-wide-200x113.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hsval-queen-room-0658-hor-wide-400x225.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hsval-queen-room-0658-hor-wide-600x338.jpg 600w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hsval-queen-room-0658-hor-wide-800x450.jpg 800w, 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top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:15px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:15px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-menu-anchor" id="alabama-agenda"></div><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;max-width:50%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-font-size:30px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:uppercase;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;">Preliminary Agenda*</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-10" style="--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-margin-top:0px;"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">*Timing and speakers may be subject to change.</span></p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:2px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-11 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-line-height:2;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p><div class="fusion-fa-align-left"><a class="fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-download fas circle-yes fusion-link" style="--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:14.08px;--awb-width:28.16px;--awb-height:28.16px;--awb-line-height:26.16px;--awb-margin-right:8px;" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/assets/alabama/IWRC-Aerospace-Defense-Alabama-agenda_112624web.pdf" aria-label="Link to https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/assets/alabama/IWRC-Aerospace-Defense-Alabama-agenda_112624web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a></div> <a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/assets/alabama/IWRC-Aerospace-Defense-Alabama-agenda_112624web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download PDF Schedule</a></p> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;">Tuesday, 3 December 2024</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>U.S. Space & Rocket Center</strong><br /> 1 Tranquility Base<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huntsville, AL 35805</span></p> <table id="tablepress-19" class="tablepress tablepress-id-19"> <thead> <tr class="row-1"> <th class="column-1"><b>Time (CT)</b></th><th class="column-2"><b>Session</b></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2"> <td class="column-1">5:30 - 7:30 PM</td><td class="column-2"><b>Opening Reception</b><br /> U.S. Space & Rocket Center 1 Tranquility Base<br /> Huntsville, AL 35805<br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;">Wednesday, 4 December 2024</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-13"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Huntsville Marriott at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center </strong><br /> 5 Tranquility Base<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grand Ballroom and COLUMBIA and ATLANTIS Breakout Rooms<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huntsville, AL 35805</span></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility"> <table id="tablepress-20" class="tablepress tablepress-id-20 tbody-has-connected-cells"> <thead> <tr class="row-1"> <th class="column-1"><b>Time (CT)</b></th><th class="column-2"><b>Session</b></th><th class="column-3"><b>Speaker</b></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="row-2"> <td class="column-1"><strong>8:00 AM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Registration</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="row-3"> <td class="column-1"><strong>8:30 AM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>Welcome & Kickoff</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/eric-grigorian/">Eric Grigorian</a></strong><br /> IEEE Region 3 Director</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-lee/">Tim Lee</a></strong><br /> 2024 IEEE-USA President-Elect/Boeing</li><li><strong>Zachary McGovern</strong><br /> External Relations Officer, City of Huntsville</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-4"> <td class="column-1"><strong>8:45 AM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>How Alabama Can Contribute to the CHIPS Workforce</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong>Will Goins</strong><br /> Chair, IEEE Huntsville Section (Introduction)</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/russell-harrison/">Russell Harrison</a></strong> <br /> Managing Director, IEEE-USA</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-5"> <td class="column-1"><strong>9:15 AM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>Opening Keynote: Defense Implications of CHIPS Act</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/donna-joyce/">Donna Joyce, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Army Senior Research Scientist for Protective Technologies, DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-6"> <td class="column-1"><strong>9:45 AM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>NASA Small Business Opportunities</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/david-brock/">David Brock</a></strong><br /> Small Business Specialist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-7"> <td class="column-1"><strong>10:15 AM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Networking Break</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="row-8"> <td class="column-1"><strong>10:45 AM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Breakout Sessions</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="row-9"> <td class="column-1"></td><td class="column-2"><strong>1) Innovation and Intellectual Property</strong><br /> <span style="background-color: #be1e2d; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> COLUMBIA </span></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/jennifer-fowler/">Jennifer Fowler</a></strong><br /> Director and Principal Investigator, Arkansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Monderator)</li><li><strong>Mark Adams, Ph.D.</strong><br /> Director, Alabama Micro/ Nano Science and Technology Center, Auburn University</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/hulya-kirkici/">Hulya Kirkici, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of South Alabama</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/david-lucas/">David Vance Lucas</a></strong><br /> Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/george-white/">George White, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Institute of Technology</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-10"> <td class="column-1"></td><td class="column-2"><strong>2) Opportunities and Challenges in Workforce Development</strong><br /> <span style="background-color: #183a5e; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> ATLANTIS </span</td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/ebonee-walker/">Ebonee Walker, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> IEEE Region 3 WIE representative (Moderator)</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/jared-ashcroft/">Jared Ashcroft</a></strong><br /> Director, Micro Nano Technology Education Center</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/lyndsay-ferguson/">Lyndsay Ferguson</a></strong><br /> Vice President for Talent Initiatives, Huntsville/ Madison County Chamber</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/erin-gawron-hyla/">Erin Gawron-Hyla, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Workforce Development CTEA Lead, Microelectronics Commons, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/zhigang-xiao/">Zhigang Xiao</strong></a><br /> Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Alabama A&M University</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-11"> <td class="column-1"><strong>12:00 PM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>Networking Lunch/Fireside Chat with NSF</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/rosalyn-hobson-hargraves/">Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Division Director, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for STEM Education</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/erik-heilman/">Erik Heilman</a></strong><br /> Director of Government Relations, IEEE-USA</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-12"> <td class="column-1"><strong>1:00 PM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>Aerospace and CHIPS Keynote</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tawnya-laughinghouse/">Tawnya Laughinghouse</a></strong><br /> Director, Materials and Processes Laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-13"> <td class="column-1"><strong>1:30 PM</strong></td><td class="column-2"><strong>How the Southeast Can Contribute to the Microelectronics Commons</strong></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-morgan/">Tim Morgan, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Technical Director, Microelectronics Commons</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-14"> <td class="column-1"><strong>2:00 PM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Networking Break</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="row-15"> <td class="column-1"><strong>2:30 PM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Breakout Sessions</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="row-16"> <td class="column-1"></td><td class="column-2"><strong>1) Broadening Collaboration with the U.S. Defense Enterprise</strong><br /> <span style="background-color: #be1e2d; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> COLUMBIA </span></td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/matt-francis/">Matt Francis, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> CEO, Ozark Integrated Circuits, IEEE Region 5 Director (Monderator)</li><li><strong>Julia Buckley</strong><br /> COO, Reliable MicroSystems, LLC</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/kaitlin-bulavinetz/">Kaitlin Bulavinetz</a></strong><br /> Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering</li><li><strong>Jeff LaRoche</strong><br /> Engineering Fellow, Advanced Technology Programs, RTX</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-17"> <td class="column-1"></td><td class="column-2"><strong>2) Broadening Collaboration with U.S. Aerospace Enterprise</strong><br /> <span style="background-color: #183a5e; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> ATLANTIS </span</td><td class="column-3"><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/curtis-hill/">Curtis Hill</a></strong><br /> PI, ODME Project and Lead, NASA InSPA Commercialization of Semiconductors, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Monderator)</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-lee/">Tim Lee</a></strong><br /> 2024 IEEE-USA President-Elect/Boeing</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/rima-kasia-oueid/">Rima Kasia Oueid</a></strong><br /> Senior Commercialization Executive, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/dale-thomas/">Dale Thomas, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Alabama NASA EPSCoR</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-18"> <td class="column-1"><strong>4:15 PM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Sharing Notes: Breakout Session Report Out</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="row-19"> <td class="column-1"><strong>5:00 PM</strong></td><td colspan="2" class="column-2"><strong>Wrap-Up and Adjourn</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-15 fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"> <table id="tablepress-21" class="tablepress tablepress-id-21"> <thead> <tr class="row-1"> <th class="column-1"><b>Time (CT)</b></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="row-2"> <td class="column-1"><strong>8:00 AM</strong><br /> <h4>Registration<h4></td> </tr> <tr class="row-3"> <td class="column-1"><strong>8:30 AM</strong><br /> <h4>Welcome & Kickoff</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/eric-grigorian/">Eric Grigorian</a></strong><br /> IEEE Region 3 Director</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-lee/">Tim Lee</a></strong><br /> 2024 IEEE-USA President-Elect/Boeing</li><li><strong>Zachary McGovern</strong><br /> External Relations Officer, City of Huntsville</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-4"> <td class="column-1"><strong>8:45 AM</strong><br /> <h4>How Alabama Can Contribute to the CHIPS Workforce</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong>Will Goins</strong><br /> Chair, IEEE Huntsville Section (Introduction)</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/russell-harrison/">Russell Harrison</a></strong><br /> Managing Director, IEEE-USA</i></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-5"> <td class="column-1"><strong>9:15 AM</strong><br /> <h4>Opening Keynote: Defense Implications of CHIPS Act</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/donna-joyce/">Donna Joyce, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Army Senior Research Scientist for Protective Technologies, DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-6"> <td class="column-1"><strong>9:45 AM</strong><br /> <h4>NASA Small Business Opportunities</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/david-brock/">David Brock</a></strong><br /> Small Business Specialist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-7"> <td class="column-1"><strong>10:15 AM</strong><br /> <h4>Networking Break</h4><br /> </td> </tr> <tr class="row-8"> <td class="column-1"><h4>10:45 AM - Breakout Sessions</h4></td> </tr> <tr class="row-9"> <td class="column-1"><span style="background-color: #be1e2d; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> COLUMBIA </span><h4>1) Innovation and Intellectual Property</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/jennifer-fowler/">Jennifer Fowler</a></strong><br /> Director and Principal Investigator, Arkansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Moderator)</li><li><strong>Mark Adams, Ph.D.</strong><br /> Director, Alabama Micro/ Nano Science and Technology Center, Auburn University</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/hulya-kirkici/">Hulya Kirkici, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of South Alabama</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/david-lucas/">David Vance Lucas</a></strong><br /> Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/george-white/">George White, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Institute of Technology</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-10"> <td class="column-1"><span style="background-color: #183a5e; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> ATLANTIS </span><h4>2) Opportunities and Challenges in Workforce Development</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/ebonee-walker/">Ebonee Walker, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> IEEE Region 3 WIE representative (Moderator)</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/jared-ashcroft/">Jared Ashcroft</a></strong><br /> Director, Micro Nano Technology Education Center</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/lyndsay-ferguson/">Lyndsay Ferguson</a></strong><br /> Vice President for Talent Initiatives, Huntsville/ Madison County Chamber</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/erin-gawron-hyla/">Erin Gawron-Hyla, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Workforce Development CTEA Lead, Microelectronics Commons, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/zhigang-xiao/">Zhigang Xiao</strong></a><br /> Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Alabama A&M University</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-11"> <td class="column-1"><strong>12:00 PM</strong><br /> <h4>Networking Lunch/Fireside Chat with NSF</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/rosalyn-hobson-hargraves/">Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Division Director, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for STEM Education</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/erik-heilman/">Erik Heilman</a></strong><br /> Director of Government Relations, IEEE-USA</li></ul><br /> </td> </tr> <tr class="row-12"> <td class="column-1"><strong>1:00 PM</strong><br /> <h4>Aerospace and CHIPS Keynote</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tawnya-laughinghouse/">Tawnya Laughinghouse</a></strong><br /> Director, Materials and Processes Laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-13"> <td class="column-1"><strong>1:30 PM</strong><br /> <h4>How the Southeast Can Contribute to the Microelectronics Commons</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-morgan/">Tim Morgan, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Technical Director, Microelectronics Commons</li></ul><br /> </td> </tr> <tr class="row-14"> <td class="column-1"><strong>2:00 PM</strong><br /> <h4>Networking Break</h4></td> </tr> <tr class="row-15"> <td class="column-1"><h4>2:30 PM - Breakout Sessions</h4></td> </tr> <tr class="row-16"> <td class="column-1"><span style="background-color: #be1e2d; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> COLUMBIA </span><br /> <h4>1) Broadening Collaboration with the U.S. Defense Enterprise</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/matt-francis/">Matt Francis, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> CEO, Ozark Integrated Circuits, IEEE Region 5 Director (Moderator)</li><li><strong>Julia Buckley</strong><br /> COO, Reliable MicroSystems, LLC</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/kaitlin-bulavinetz/">Kaitlin Bulavinetz</a></strong><br /> Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering</li><li><strong>Jeff LaRoche</strong><br /> Engineering Fellow, Advanced Technology Programs, RTX</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-17"> <td class="column-1"><span style="background-color: #183a5e; color: #ffffff; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px;"> ATLANTIS </span><br /> <h4>2) Broadening Collaboration with U.S. Aerospace Enterprise</h4><ul style=" margin: 0;<br /> padding: 0; line-height:120%;"><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/curtis-hill/">Curtis Hill</a></strong><br /> PI, ODME Project and Lead, NASA InSPA Commercialization of Semiconductors, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Moderator)</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-lee/">Tim Lee</a></strong><br /> 2024 IEEE-USA President-Elect/Boeing</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/rima-kasia-oueid/">Rima Kasia Oueid</a></strong><br /> Senior Commercialization Executive, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy</li><li><strong><a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/dale-thomas/">Dale Thomas, Ph.D.</a></strong><br /> Alabama NASA EPSCoR</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr class="row-18"> <td class="column-1"><strong>4:15 PM</strong><br /> <h4>Sharing Notes: Breakout Session Report Out<h4></td> </tr> <tr class="row-19"> <td class="column-1"><strong>5:00 PM</strong><br /> <h4>Wrap-Up and Adjourn</h4></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:15px;--awb-padding-left-small:15px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" 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aria-label="Jared Ashcroft"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Jared Ashcroft" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jared_Ashcroft.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jared_Ashcroft.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5762" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jared_Ashcroft-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jared_Ashcroft.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Jared Ashcroft</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-16 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Director, Micro Nano Technology Education Center</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/david-brock/" target="_self" aria-label="David E. Brock"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="David E. Brock" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/David_Brock.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/David_Brock.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5759" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/David_Brock-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/David_Brock.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">David E. Brock</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-17 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>NASA Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) Manager<br> Small Business Specialist<br> NASA Marshall Space Flight Center</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-26 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/kaitlin-bulavinetz/" target="_self" aria-label="Kaitlin Bulavinetz"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Kaitlin Bulavinetz" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulavinetz.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulavinetz.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5799" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulavinetz-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulavinetz.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Kaitlin Bulavinetz</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-18 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Senior Advisor to the Principal Director for Advanced Computing and Software<br> Associate Director, Global Research Watch within the Office of Strategic Intelligence & Analysis<br> Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering for Critical Technologies (OUSD(R&E))</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-27 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " 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fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-17 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/matt-francis/" target="_self" aria-label="Matt Francis"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="600" alt="Matt Francis" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MF-sq.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MF-sq.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5310" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MF-sq-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MF-sq-400x400.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MF-sq.jpg 600w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Matt Francis, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-21 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Founder and President/CEO of Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc. </p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-30 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-18 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/erin-gawron-hyla/" target="_self" aria-label="Erin Gawron-Hyla, Ph.D."><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Erin Gawron-Hyla, Ph.D." src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gawron-Hyla.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gawron-Hyla.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5750" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gawron-Hyla-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gawron-Hyla.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Erin Gawron-Hyla, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-22 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Workforce Development CTEA Lead<br> Microelectronics Commons<br> DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-31 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-19 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/eric-grigorian/" target="_self" aria-label="Eric Grigorian"><img decoding="async" width="753" height="753" alt="Eric Grigorian" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eric_Grigorian.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eric_Grigorian.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5658" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27753%27%20height%3D%27753%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20753%20753%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27753%27%20height%3D%27753%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eric_Grigorian-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eric_Grigorian-400x400.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eric_Grigorian-600x600.jpg 600w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eric_Grigorian.jpg 753w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 753px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Eric Grigorian, P.E.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-23 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Director, IEEE Region 3</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-32 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-20 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/rosalyn-hobson-hargraves/" target="_self" aria-label="Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D."><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" alt="Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D." src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Rosalyn_Hobson_Hargraves.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Rosalyn_Hobson_Hargraves.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5821" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Rosalyn_Hobson_Hargraves-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Rosalyn_Hobson_Hargraves.jpg 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-24 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Division Director, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for STEM Education</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-33 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-21 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/russell-harrison/" target="_self" aria-label="Russell Harrison"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Russell Harrison" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Harrison_Russell_400.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Harrison_Russell_400.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5646" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Harrison_Russell_400-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Harrison_Russell_400.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-23 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Russell Harrison</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-25 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Managing Director, IEEE-USA</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-34 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-22 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/erik-heilman/" target="_self" aria-label="Erik Heilman"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Erik Heilman" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erik_Heilman.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erik_Heilman.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5827" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erik_Heilman-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erik_Heilman.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-24 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Erik Heilman</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-26 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Director of Government Relations, IEEE-USA</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-35 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-23 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/curtis-hill/" target="_self" aria-label="Curtis Hill"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Curtis Hill" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Curtis_Hill.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Curtis_Hill.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5737" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Curtis_Hill-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Curtis_Hill.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-25 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Curtis Hill</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-27 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Principal Investigator and Subject Matter Expert<br> NASA Marshall Space Flight Center </p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-36 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-24 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/donna-joyce/" target="_self" aria-label="Dr. Donna Joyce"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" alt="Dr. Donna Joyce" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donna_Joyce.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donna_Joyce.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5727" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donna_Joyce-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donna_Joyce-400x400.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donna_Joyce-600x600.jpg 600w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donna_Joyce.jpg 800w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-26 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Donna Joyce, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-28 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Army Senior Research Scientist for Protective Technologies, DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-37 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" 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aria-label="Hulya Kirkici"><img decoding="async" width="350" height="350" alt="Hulya Kirkici" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hulya_Kirkici.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hulya_Kirkici.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5796" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27350%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20350%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27350%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hulya_Kirkici-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Hulya_Kirkici.jpg 350w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 350px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-27 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" 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style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Director, Materials and Processes Laboratory<br> Marshall Space Flight Center</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-39 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-27 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-lee/" target="_self" aria-label="Tim Lee"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="600" alt="Tim Lee" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TLsq.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TLsq.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5733" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TLsq-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TLsq-400x400.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TLsq.jpg 600w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-29 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Tim Lee</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-31 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>2024 IEEE-USA President-Elect<br> Boeing Technical Fellow</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-40 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-28 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/david-lucas/" target="_self" aria-label="David Vance Lucas"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" alt="David Vance Lucas" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lucas_d.png" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lucas_d.png" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5788" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lucas_d-200x200.png 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lucas_d.png 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-30 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span 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fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-29 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/tim-morgan/" target="_self" aria-label="Tim Morgan, Ph.D."><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Tim Morgan, Ph.D." src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tim_Morgan.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tim_Morgan.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5773" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tim_Morgan-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tim_Morgan.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-31 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span 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fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " 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class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-43 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " 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style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-32 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/ebonee-walker/" target="_self" aria-label="Ebonee A. Walker, Ph.D."><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Ebonee A. Walker, Ph.D." src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ebonee_Walker.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ebonee_Walker.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5741" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ebonee_Walker-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ebonee_Walker.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-34 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Ebonee A. Walker, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-36 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>IEEE Region 3 WIE representative</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-45 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-33 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/george-white/" target="_self" aria-label="George White"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" alt="George White" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/George_White.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/George_White.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5794" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/George_White-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/George_White.jpg 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-35 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">George White, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-37 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships<br> Georgia Institute of Technology</p> </div></div></li> <li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-46 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-padding-top:12px;--awb-padding-right:12px;--awb-padding-bottom:12px;--awb-padding-left:12px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 5px 0px var(--awb-color3);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-34 hover-type-zoomin" style="border:1px solid var(--awb-color3);border-radius:5px;"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/portfolio-items/zhigang-xiao/" target="_self" aria-label="Zhigang Xiao, Ph.D."><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" alt="Zhigang Xiao, Ph.D." src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zhigang_Xiao-2.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zhigang_Xiao-2.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-5771" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zhigang_Xiao-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zhigang_Xiao-2.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-36 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-margin-bottom:2px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.1;">Zhigang Xiao, Ph.D.</h3><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-38 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.1;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;"><p>Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br> Alabama A&M University</p> </div></div></li> </ul><div class="pagination clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-animated" style="--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-right-small:15px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:15px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:80px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" data-animationType="fadeInUp" data-animationDuration="1.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-47 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.6%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-menu-anchor" id="alabama-registration"></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;max-width:25%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-37 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-font-size:30px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;">Registration</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-39 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-margin-top:25px;"> <table id="tablepress-18" class="tablepress tablepress-id-18"> <thead> <tr class="row-1"> <th class="column-1"><b>Tier</b></th><th class="column-2"><b>Price </b></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="row-2"> <td class="column-1"><b>Full Registration - Non-Member</b></td><td class="column-2">$300.00</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3"> <td class="column-1"><b>Full Registration - IEEE Member</b></td><td class="column-2">$250.00</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4"> <td class="column-1"><b>Student Non-Member</b></td><td class="column-2">$145.00</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5"> <td class="column-1"><b>Student IEEE Member</b></td><td class="column-2">$95.00</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6"> <td class="column-1"><b>IEEE Life Member</b></td><td class="column-2">$95.00</td> </tr> <tr class="row-7"> <td class="column-1"><b>Speaker/Panelist Registration</b></td><td class="column-2">$200.00</td> </tr> <tr class="row-8"> <td class="column-1"><b>Exhibit Space*</b><br /> <br /> Exhibit Space (Includes one registration) - Includes exhibit space for the organization in the event exhibit hall, one event registration, and placement of the organization’s logo on the event website.<br /> <br /> *Additional fees may be incurred for the exhibit table and features like electricity. Closer to the event, we will provide a contact at the event venue.</td><td class="column-2">$500.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </div><div style="text-align:center;"><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type" style="--button_margin-top:15px;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-ieee-usa-iwrc-aerospace-and-defense-tickets-948044786477"><span class="fusion-button-text">REGISTER NOW</span></a></div> </div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-48 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-40"><h4>Registration Includes</h4> <ul> <li>3 December IWRC reception at the Space and Rocket Center.</li> <li>4 December IWRC conference sessions with continental breakfast and lunch provided at the Huntsville Marriott at the Space and Rocket Center.</li> </ul> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth 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fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-menu-anchor" id="alabama-related"></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;max-width:25%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color1);border-color:var(--awb-color1);border-top-width:10px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-38 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:30px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:none;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;">Related Events</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-50 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px rgba(28,28,28,0.57);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-39 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:800;margin:0;text-transform:none;--fontSize:42;line-height:1;">IEEE-USA/DOD Roundtable</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:1px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-41"><p><strong>When:</strong> 3 December 2024 | 1:30 – 4:00 PM CST<br /> <strong>Where:</strong> Georgia Tech Research Institute Huntsville Offices</p> <p><img decoding="async" class="lazyload alignright wp-image-5784" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-1024x1024.jpg" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-1024x1024.jpg" alt="IEEE-USA/DoD Roundtable" width="160" height="160" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27160%27%20height%3D%27160%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20160%20160%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27160%27%20height%3D%27160%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-66x66.jpg 66w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-150x150.jpg 150w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-200x200.jpg 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-300x300.jpg 300w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-400x400.jpg 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-600x600.jpg 600w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-768x768.jpg 768w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-800x800.jpg 800w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1419617419.jpg 1732w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px" />IEEE-USA, in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) within the Department of Defense (DoD), will be hosting an invitation-only roundtable discussion with selected members of the Alabama small business community at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Huntsville offices.</p> <p>IEEE-USA would like you/your company at this event. The Roundtable will focus on opportunities and challenges to tech transition and on-boarding new technologies into the DoD. This event will give you a chance to discuss your perspective on the federal contracting process, share success stories, discuss obstacles, and identify ways to work together more efficiently.</p> <p>To participate, please <strong><a href="https://forms.gle/x7FfTHYHMKjZHhU27" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fill out the this form</a></strong> as soon as possible. If selected, you will be sent a link to register for the event.</p> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><a class="fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-default fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type" style="--button_text_transform:uppercase;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://forms.gle/x7FfTHYHMKjZHhU27"><span class="fusion-button-text">Request to Participate</span><i class="fa-external-link-alt fas button-icon-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-51 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 2px 6px 0px rgba(28,28,28,0.57);;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-40 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility"></span><h2 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="font-family:"proxima-nova";font-style:normal;font-weight:800;margin:0;text-transform:none;--fontSize:42;line-height:1;">Nexus Cyber Institute C|CISO Training</h2><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep- sep-solid" style="border-color:var(--awb-color3);"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color5);border-color:var(--awb-color5);border-top-width:1px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-42"><p><strong>When:</strong> 2-6 December 2024<br /> <strong>Where:</strong> Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center</p> <p><a href="https://nexuscyberinstitute.org/event/cciso-training-dec-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" class="lazyload alignright wp-image-5783" src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3Asset3.png" data-orig-src="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3Asset3.png" alt="Nexus Cyber Institute" width="112" height="166" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27112%27%20height%3D%27166%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20112%20166%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27112%27%20height%3D%27166%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3Asset3-200x297.png 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3Asset3-202x300.png 202w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/3Asset3.png 344w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px" /></a>The <a href="https://nexuscyberinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nexus Cyber Institute</a>, a joint venture between Boots to Cyber (B2C) and IEEE-USA, will host a C|CISO Training Class from 2-6 December at the Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center, co-located with the IWRC Aerospace & Defense Conference. Training class attendees will receive 32 hours of small group instruction from a certified C|CISO trainer (held on Mon, Tue, Thu, and Fri), complimentary admission to IWRC Aerospace & Defense (Wed), and, upon successful completion of the course, a voucher for the C|CISO exam, which may be used at a later date.</p> <p>The Nexus Cyber Institute provides training workshops across the country with professionally-lead small group instruction preparing you for major cyber certification exams. 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style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;"><p>Gold Plus</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-54 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-end" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " 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srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27214%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20700%20214%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27700%27%20height%3D%27214%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-200x61.png 200w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-400x122.png 400w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-600x183.png 600w, https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange.png 700w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-45" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-text-font-family:"proxima-nova-condensed";--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;"><p>Gold</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column 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