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Click the link below to begin your application.</b> <p style="padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important;"><b><a href="https://ieee.secure-platform.com/a/page/ieeemedals_recognitions_techfieldawards/voltprograms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apply Now</a></b></p> </div> <p>The MGA Training Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the <span style="color: #00629b; font-weight: bold;">2024 Volunteer Leadership Training (VoLT) Program</span>. The VoLT Program invites volunteers who have a desire to continue growing as IEEE volunteers and lead their local units to complete the program’s prerequisite courses, and apply for the program.</p> <p class="readmore"> <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/news/21-action-items-deadlines/489-announcing-the-2024-volunteer-leadership-training-program" aria-label="Read more: Announcing the 2024 Volunteer Leadership Training Program"> <span class="icon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> Read more: Announcing the 2024 Volunteer Leadership Training Program </a> </p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="items-row cols-1 row-1 row-fluid clearfix"> <div class="span12"> <div class="item column-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="item-content"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> Call for Nominations: 2024 IEEE MGA Committee Member and Liaison Positions </h2> </div> <dl class="article-info text-muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="category-name"> <span class="icon-folder-open icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> Category: <span itemprop="genre">Action Items & Deadlines</span> </dd> </dl> <ul class="tags inline"> <li class="tag-2 tag-list0" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-actionitems"> Action Items & Deadlines </span> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Call for Nominations: 2024 IEEE MGA Committee Member and Liaison Positions is Closed</strong></p> <p>The <strong>IEEE Member and Geographic Activities</strong> (MGA) Nominations and Appointments (N&A) Committee is soliciting nominations for 2024 MGA committee member and liaison positions. These include:</p> <p><strong>MGA Committee Members</strong></p> <ul> <li>IEEE Admission and Advancement Committee <ul> <li>Each Region Director appoints one member</li> </ul> </li> <li>MGA Awards and Recognition Committee</li> <li>MGA Chapter Operations Support Committee</li> <li>MGA Operations Manual Compliance Committee</li> <li>MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee</li> <li>MGA IEEE.tv Advisory Committee</li> <li>MGA IT Coordination and Oversight Committee</li> <li>IEEE Life Members Committee</li> <li>MGA Member Benefits Portfolio Advisory Committee</li> <li>MGA Nominations and Appointments Committee</li> <li>MGA Potentials Editorial Board</li> <li>MGA 2024-2026 Sections Congress Committee</li> <li>MGA 2024-2026 Sections Congress Program Chair</li> <li>MGA Strategic Planning Committee</li> <li>MGA Student Activities Committee</li> <li>MGA Training Committee</li> <li>MGA vTools Committee</li> <li>IEEE Women in Engineering Committee</li> <li>IEEE Young Professionals Committee</li> </ul> <p><strong>MGA appointments to other organizational unit boards/committees</strong></p> <ul> <li>IEEE Conferences Committee</li> <li>IEEE Diversity and Inclusion Committee</li> <li>IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB)</li> <li>IEEE Future Directions Committee</li> <li>IEEE Industry Engagement Committee</li> <li>IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB)</li> <li>IEEE Strategy and Alignment Committee</li> <li>IEEE TAB Conference Publications Committee</li> <li>IEEE TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee</li> </ul> <p>Each IEEE Region is encouraged to submit nominations to help ensure that MGA is globally balanced.  Self-nominations are encouraged.</p> <p><strong>The deadline to submit nominations is Closed </strong></p> <p>Use the link below to access the nominations portal. Sign in with your IEEE account username and password. If you are on IEEE Awards page, go to <strong>"My Nominations"</strong> page located under the <strong>“Login”</strong> tab.</p> <p style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong><a href="https://ieee.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/874/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nominate yourself or a colleague now</a></strong></p> <p>Click <a href="/board-committees/nominations-appointments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to learn more about IEEE MGA Nominations and Appointments (N&A) process</p> <p>Send questions to <a href="mailto:mga-noms@ieee.org">mga-noms@ieee.org</a></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="items-row cols-1 row-2 row-fluid clearfix"> <div class="span12"> <div class="item column-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="item-content"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> Next IEEE VIC Summit & Honors Ceremony Will be 15 May 2020 </h2> </div> <dl class="article-info text-muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="category-name"> <span class="icon-folder-open icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> Category: <span itemprop="genre">IEEE & Other OU News</span> </dd> </dl> <ul class="tags inline"> <li class="tag-2 tag-list0" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-actionitems"> Action Items & Deadlines </span> </li> <li class="tag-4 tag-list1" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-ieeenews"> IEEE & Other OU News </span> </li> <li class="tag-7 tag-list2" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> View Archived MGA News Articles </span> </li> <li class="tag-8 tag-list3" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Membership Development </span> </li> <li class="tag-28 tag-list4" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Get the Scoop - December 2019 </span> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: white;">Gain valuable insights on industry trends, explore the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead for engineers, and celebrate the pioneers that made it all possible</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> at the </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><a href="https://ieee-vics.org/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges (VIC) Summit & Honors Ceremony</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. <span style="background: white;">The next event, with a focus on immersive technologies, will be held on 15 May 2020 at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.</span> <span class="sliderdesc">For updated information as it becomes available, go to: </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><a href="http://ieee-vics.org/ceremony-gala-2/ieee-award-recipients/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ieee-vics.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; 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color: windowtext; background: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">#</span></span><span class="m2023728005839345641gmail-m-7018788166409742898m-331078129779989995m-8956947216630347841m2860954694155302734gmail-58cm"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; background: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">IEEEHonors</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="items-row cols-1 row-3 row-fluid clearfix"> <div class="span12"> <div class="item column-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="item-content"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> Free Webinar: How to Incorporate STEM in the Classroom </h2> </div> <dl class="article-info text-muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="category-name"> <span class="icon-folder-open icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> Category: <span itemprop="genre">IEEE & Other OU News</span> </dd> </dl> <ul class="tags inline"> <li class="tag-2 tag-list0" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-actionitems"> Action Items & Deadlines </span> </li> <li class="tag-4 tag-list1" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-ieeenews"> IEEE & Other OU News </span> </li> <li class="tag-7 tag-list2" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> View Archived MGA News Articles </span> </li> <li class="tag-8 tag-list3" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Membership Development </span> </li> <li class="tag-28 tag-list4" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Get the Scoop - December 2019 </span> </li> </ul> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; background: white;">Do you want to introduce STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) into your classroom—or into your child's life? Join this free event presented by Graceann Griffin, STEM teacher and IEEE Pre-University Education Coordinating Committee member, on 12 December at 12pm ET. Her presentation</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; background: white;">will be followed by a LIVE Q&A, so be sure to submit your questions!<span style="color: #222222;">  </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1155cc; background: white;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2O70eWs">https://bit.ly/2O70eWs</a></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1155cc; background: white;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2O70eWs"><br /><img src="/images/files/STEM.png" alt="STEM" /><br /></a></span></span></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="items-row cols-1 row-4 row-fluid clearfix"> <div class="span12"> <div class="item column-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="item-content"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> IEEE Learning Network (ILN) December Discount </h2> </div> <dl class="article-info text-muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="category-name"> <span class="icon-folder-open icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> Category: <span itemprop="genre">IEEE & Other OU News</span> </dd> </dl> <ul class="tags inline"> <li class="tag-2 tag-list0" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-actionitems"> Action Items & Deadlines </span> </li> <li class="tag-4 tag-list1" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-ieeenews"> IEEE & Other OU News </span> </li> <li class="tag-7 tag-list2" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> View Archived MGA News Articles </span> </li> <li class="tag-8 tag-list3" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Membership Development </span> </li> <li class="tag-28 tag-list4" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Get the Scoop - December 2019 </span> </li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Have you visited the IEEE Learning Network (ILN)? Take advantage of the December discount and purchase courses on core and emerging technologies. ILN has more than 800 courses from across IEEE, all in one place. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"> <img style="width: 347px; height: 118px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/images/files/ILN.png" alt="ILN" data-mce-width="347" data-mce-height="118" /><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Until 3 January, purchase selected courses from ILN Partners at a 30% discount with the code </span><b style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">ILNDEC</b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">. Please make sure you’re an </span><b style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">active IEEE member</b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> and have all of the desired products in the cart before entering the promotion code. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Click here to view </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><a href="https://innovationatwork.ieee.org/iln-promotions/#utm_source=scoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=iln_dec_promo"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1155cc;">December’s discounted courses</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;">.</span></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="items-row cols-1 row-5 row-fluid clearfix"> <div class="span12"> <div class="item column-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="item-content"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> Join Us for a Complimentary Webinar </h2> </div> <dl class="article-info text-muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="category-name"> <span class="icon-folder-open icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> Category: <span itemprop="genre">Deadlines</span> </dd> </dl> <ul class="tags inline"> <li class="tag-2 tag-list0" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-actionitems"> Action Items & Deadlines </span> </li> <li class="tag-4 tag-list1" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-ieeenews"> IEEE & Other OU News </span> </li> <li class="tag-7 tag-list2" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> View Archived MGA News Articles </span> </li> <li class="tag-8 tag-list3" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Membership Development </span> </li> <li class="tag-25 tag-list4" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Get the Scoop - November 2019 </span> </li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 125%; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">“The Secrets to Success When Starting Your Own Business”<br /></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">What could your career look like if you moved in an entrepreneurial direction? Starting your own engineering business has its unique challenges. Gain valuable insight into what it takes to launch your own company, take your networking skills to the next level, and to rise to the next stage of your career trajectory. <br /></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">You are invited to “The Secrets to Success When Starting Your Own Business”, a live complimentary virtual event, sponsored by DigiKey Electronics, presented by serial entrepreneur Jacquelyn Adams, IEEE Senior Member and CEO and founder, Ristole. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"></span><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Date</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">: 13 November 2019</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Time</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">: 12pm ET</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><a href="https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2124238/DD96736ABAB17EB5F681F8B2EAE03D58?partnerref=scoopnov2019"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc;">Register today</span></a></span></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="items-row cols-1 row-6 row-fluid clearfix"> <div class="span12"> <div class="item column-1" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="item-content"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> You’re Invited to Enter the October 2019 IEEE DataPort™ Upload Contest </h2> </div> <dl class="article-info text-muted"> <dt class="article-info-term"> Details </dt> <dd class="category-name"> <span class="icon-folder-open icon-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span> Category: <span itemprop="genre">Best Practices</span> </dd> </dl> <ul class="tags inline"> <li class="tag-2 tag-list0" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-actionitems"> Action Items & Deadlines </span> </li> <li class="tag-5 tag-list1" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Best Practices </span> </li> <li class="tag-7 tag-list2" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> View Archived MGA News Articles </span> </li> <li class="tag-8 tag-list3" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Membership Development </span> </li> <li class="tag-24 tag-list4" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="label label-info"> Get the Scoop - October 2019 </span> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Did you know that the first IEEE DataPort Dataset Upload Contest was launched on October 1st in conjunction with IEEE Day?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The contest is open to all IEEE members so upload your dataset to IEEE DataPort today and qualify for valuable prizes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Standard (non-Open Access) or Open Access datasets must be uploaded to IEEE DataPort to enter the contest. 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Championed by Director-Elect, Deepak Mathur, the R10 Conference Leadership Programme is expected to establish consistent conference organizing and sponsorship practices across Region 10. Additional on-site workshops are planned for several years in various part of R10.<br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="background: white;">Amit Kumar, Vice Chairman (Conferences) - IEEE India Council organized the workshop with support from the IEEE Bangalore office. 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