On Saturday, April 13th, 2024 the IEEE Dayton Section will host its annual awards banquet to honor outstanding achievements of its members. The reception, dinner, and award presentations will be at the Charity Earley Auditorium of the Ponitz Center of Sinclair Community College. During the event, members will also have opportunity to recognize and encourage local middle and high school students for their science fair projects, and Dayton-area graduate students. As a special element of the banquet, the keynote address will be given by prominent engineer Dr. Carrie Root, who wil speak on Work-Life Balance and Generationally Informed Decisions. Parking for the event is in the garage to the Ponitz Center, Sinclair Community College, and guests will receive a parking voucher at the event. The garage entrance is located at the corner of Perry St (N-S) and W. Fourth St (E-W), and the entrance to the Charity Earley Auditorium is at the north side of the garage. The awards to be presented are: – IEEE Dayton Section Harrell V. Noble Award: given to an outstanding candidate who has made significant contributions to the research, development, and/or application of electronic devices or in education, or management in the area of electronic devices. – IEEE Dayton Section Ravi Pallerla Memorial Award for Young Professionals: given to an outstanding young professional in the Dayton Section who has made a significant technology-related contribution in one of the following fields: engineering, business, management, marketing, or law. – IEEE Dayton Section Industrial Energy and Power (PEAL) Award: given to an outstanding IEEE member in the Dayton Section to recognize exceptional contributions in the field of Industry Applications, Power and Energy, or Power Electronics. – IEEE Dayton Section Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AES) Award: given to an outstanding IEEE member in the Dayton Section to recognize exceptional contributions in the field of Aerospace and Electronic Systems. – IEEE Dayton Section Photonics Society (PHO) Award: given to an outstanding IEEE member in the Dayton Section to recognize exceptional contributions in the field of Photonics. – IEEE Dayton Section Computer Society (CS) Award: given to an outstanding IEEE member in the Dayton Section to recognize exceptional contributions in the field of Computing. For additional information, contact the event hosts David and Katherine Perez at the link below (Contact Event Host). Speaker(s): Dr. Carrie Root Agenda: 5:30 – 6:00 Registration, Science Fair Projects (middle & high school) & cash bar 6:00 – 6:45 Dinner 6:45 – 7:45 Keynote Speaker 7:45 – 8:45 Award Presentations 8:45 – 9:00 Door Prizes Guests are welcome to remain afterwards until the Center closes at 10:00 pm. Bldg: Ponitz Center , 444 W Third St, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45402