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Engineers Week Banquet – Thursday, 23-February, 2017

February 23, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

2017 Engineers Week Banquet Announced!

2017 Engineers Week will be celebrated Feb 19-25, 2017. The weeks’ activities include a banquet on Thu 2/23/16 at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. Our keynote speaker will be Jessica Foley, PhD (Bio) and Dr. Neil Kassell of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. Their work with Focused Ultrasound allows surgery to be performed without incisions. Join us for this very informative evening.

The IEEE Richmond-Fredericksburg Section has the incredible good fortune to have the privilege of announcing that three of our members have the honor of being recognized by The Richmond Joint Engineers Council (RJEC) at the Annual Engineers Week Banquet.

·          Phil Powell, IEEE Senior Member – Community Service Award

·          Dan Ward, IEEE Life Fellow – Lifetime Achievement Award

·          Wei Zhang, IEEE Senior Member – Engineer of the Year Award

The RJEC is an association of associations, with 20 engineering and technology societies as members, and for the IEEE Richmond Section to enjoy the recognition of three of its members by their peers in other societies is a stroke of good fortune.

In honor of these members and to offer an opportunity for our members to get together in a social setting, network and discuss how their organization might add value to their own careers, we are offering our members banquet tickets at a steep discount, when purchased in advance through our website, http://www.ieee.org/richmond.  Members can purchase their ticket for $40 and add a spouse or significant other or one non-IEEE guest for $10 more.  Students and Graduate Students can purchase their tickets for $35, with the same conditions as above.  This is an outstanding opportunity to invite someone to join IEEE, or consider the opportunity while enjoying the banquet as your guest.  For those that miss the registration deadline (approximately a week before the event) or who are not qualified (i.e., IEEE members in good standing), tickets may be purchased for $70 each ($50 for Students) from EventBrite, via the RJEC website, http://www.rjec.org.

Please include your Member Number when registering, and please enter ‘Guest of (your name)’ or ‘Student Guest of (your name)’ in the Member Number field.  Also, your phone number and email contact will help if there are any issues related to your registration.

We would especially like our Fredericksburg area members to consider attending this event.  It will be a great opportunity to meet other members and to discuss how the Section can better serve your needs and interests.  

Please consider attending this annual event.  It is a terrific opportunity to get to know your fellow members and to discuss how your Section might add value to your IEEE membership.  We have formed local chapters for three of the IEEE Technical Societies this year:  (1) Computer, (2) Engineering in Medicine and Biology and (3) Magnetics), and we have an opportunity to form local chapters in (1) Communications, (2) Signal Processing, (3) Industry Applications, (4) Aerospace and Electronic Systems, (5) Electron Devices, (6) Robotics and Automation and (7) Microwave Theory and Techniques.  And, we have an opportunity to form local affinity groups in (1) Young Professionals, (2) Consultants Network and (3) Life Members.  Think about how these entities will enhance the value of your IEEE membership, through more contact with national and global organizations, more access to the IEEE Distinguished Lecturer program, greater industry recognition and a variety of programs that we have not heretofore experienced in the Section.  All of this is within our reach—if the interest is there.  Attend the Engineers Week Annual Banquet, get to know one another and let’s make it happen!

This is a tall order, but it is not outside our reach!  Only YOU can make it happen!  Get involved, get active and get results!  You’ll be surprised how easy it is to get these local organizations up and running and how little effort is required to completely change the character and value of YOUR organization!

Agenda:

5pm Cocktails

6pm Diinner

Location:
Room: Main Ballroom
The Jefferson Hotel
101 West Franklin Street (East of Belvidere)
Richmond, Virginia
23220

Details

Date:
February 23, 2017
Time:
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Website:
http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/42999

Organizer

[email protected]