126th Anniversary Event Agenda

Start Time	Session	Speaker	Speaker / Topic Details / Links
9:00 AM	Introduction and General Welcome	Alvin Chin, IEEE Chicago 126th General Chair Val Novosad, IEEE Chicago Section Chair.	Welcome Presentation
9:15 AM	IEEE Region 4 Welcome	David Koehler	Watch the presentation video David received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Indiana University and obtained his M.B.A. He is the Business Development Manager-Professional Services for Doble Engineering Company. He has 21 years of experience in the testing of insulating liquids and management of analytical laboratories. He has provided numerous technical presentations and published technical articles within the power industry. David is the Director for IEEE Region 4, while also serving on the Board of Directors for IEEE. David is a member of the ASTM D-27 Technical Committee on Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gases. In 2011, David was an Executive Committee Member of the Indiana American Chemical Society.
9:30 AM	Keynote: FABRIC and IoT	Anita Nikolich, UIUC	Watch the presentation video See the Presentation Anita Nikolich is a Research Scientist and Director of Research Innovation at the Information School at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She served as Cybersecurity Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), and has spent time in academia, industry and government. She is the co-organizer of the DEFCON AI Village, a hacker co-op that seeks to make the world (and its algorithms) a safer place. She is the Co-PI of FABRIC, a $20M NSF project that will help computer scientists build the next Internet.
10:00 AM	Society presentations	Society Videos	Senior Member SKPL Computer Society EMC Society Power and Engineering Society Vehicular Technology Society Technology and Engineering Management Society Nanotechnology Council Magnetics Society Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Communications Society Women In Engineering Product Safety Engineering Society Loyola Univerity Lewis University Chicago / Rockford Consultant's Network - AICN Education Committee Northwest Suburban Subsection
11:00 AM	Q&A Sessions 1	Discussions in separate breakouts	Vehicular Technology Electro Magnetic Compatibility Magnetics Women in Engineering Education Committee Life Members Product Safety Engineering Lewis University Engineering in Medicine and Biology
11:30 AM	Q&A Sessions 2	Discussions in separate breakouts	Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks Computer Communications Technology and Engineering Management Nanotechnology Science Kits for Public Libraries Loyola University Power and Energy Superconductivity Northwest Suburban Subsection
12:00 PM	Lunch and social activity	All
12:30 PM	IEEE Region 4 Industry Engagement Committee	Jim Riess	See the Presentation
12:45 PM	Keynote: Crisis-Driven Innovation	Mark Werwath	Watch the presentation video
1:15 PM	Sponsor presentation - FutureCon	Kim Hakim
1:20 PM	Sponsor presentation - S&C Electric Company	Moira Anderson
1:25 PM	Sponsor presentation - G&W	Kellie DePooter
1:30 PM	IEEE Day	Connie Kelly	See the Presentation IEEE Day commemorates that time in 1884 when a group of engineers met in New York and decided to continue to meet regularly to share information and further the profession. Join the celebration and learn about the various offers and contests IEEE has to offer. Connie Kelly joined IEEE as an IIT student shortly after IEEE was formed in the sixties. Over the years she has had a strong relationship with IEEE serving on several Medical Standards Projects and was a founding member of the Standards Association. In addition to presenting numerous technical papers both in and out of IEEE, She has served as Chair of the Chicago Chapter of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Chair of the Chicago Section, and was a member of the IEEE National Engineers’ Week Committee during the year it was the national lead organization. She currently serves as the Northwest Subsection Chair, Education Chair for Chicago Section, on the Humanitarian Activities Grant Review Panel, Region 4 K-12 Activity Coordinator, and the Region 4 lead for 2020 IEEE Day. She was instrumental in creating the Virtual Senior Elevation Panel program which started out as NWSS and is now being rolled out world-wide. She is the local coordinator for EPICS in IEEE K-12 and TryEngineering Together.
1:45 PM	Chicago Engineers Foundation	Debbie Birrell	See the Presentation Debbie Birrell is the Executive Director of the Chicago Engineers Foundation, and about to celebrate her 4th year with CEF, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and empowering Chicago’s future engineers. She is not an engineer, but Debbie has more than 20 years’ experience working in the nonprofit sector. She has held positions ranging from program services and volunteer coordination to fundraising and executive management. Debbie's educational background includes a bachelor's degree in Political Science from DePaul University and a master’s degree in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University. She is a life-long resident of the Chicagoland area, and lives in the south suburbs of Chicago with her husband Jim and daughter Allison. Most of Debbie’s career has involved working with students of all ages and she is honored to be working with, and supporting, the next generation of engineers.
2:00 PM	IEEE Chicago History	George Thomas	See the Presentation
2:15 PM	Introduction to the Real Time Communications Lab and its activities	Carol Davids	See the Presentation This short presentation will highlight the diverse activities hosted by Illinois Tech's Real Time Communications Lab. Professor Carol Davids, the lab's founder and director will describe the upcoming RTC Conference as well as TADHack, IPTComm, NENA/EENA Industry Collaboration Events, Panel Discussion series on Technology and Social Justice, and some recent lab projects. The lab is grateful for the Chicago Section’s sponsorship of the RTC Conference and in particular of the IoT Track, whose co-chairs are members of the Section, and for the IPTComm conference-within-a-conference which enjoys the technical sponsorship of the Section.
2:30 PM	IEEE Chicago Section Awards	Megan Czach	Outstanding Young Engineer Award - Saba Khalid Friends of IEEE Chicago Section Award - Shure, Inc. Distinguished Mentoring Award - Dennis Barfuss Outstanding Section Member Award - Louann Mlekodaj Distinguished Officer Award - Dr. Alvin Chin Distinguished R&D Award - Dr. Yi Li Life-time Service Award - Prof. Carol Davids Certificate of Appreciation - Peter Salerno, Rob Klein, Besma Smida Certificate of Appreciation to the 126th Anniversary Celebration Committee - Alvin Chin, Gina Martinez, Dave Hendrickson, Dana Al-Qadi, Elsa Madrigal, Mattewos Tefferi, Lauren White, Robert Hernandez, Steve Michaels, Matt Cavelli, Megan Czach
2:45 PM	Closing and Raffle	Alvin Chin, General Chair

Conference Committee

• General Chair: Alvin Chin
• Vice Chair: Gina Martinez
• IEEE Region 4 Representative: Dave Hendrickson
• Advisory Chair: Dana Al-Qadi
• Program Chair: Elsa Madrigal
• Publicity Chair: Mattewos Tefferi
• Registration Chair: Lauren White
• Exhibit Chairs: Gina Martinez and Robert Hernandez
• Sponsor/Donor Chair: Steve Michaels
• Student Activities Chair: Matt Cavelli
• Awards Chair: Megan Czach

IEEE, the largest technical organization in the world, was formed in 1963 with the merging of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. In 1894, the first Chicago Section meeting was held at the Armour Institute, now known as Illinois Institute of Technology. The Chicago Section was only the second section created after the New Jersey section.

Last year, on April 27, 2019, the Chicago section held its 125th anniversary at the same location the first meeting was held 125 years ago. The event was a great success, and as a result, the section has decided to turn this event into an annual opportunity for various IEEE Chicago section entities to get together, showcase their activities, and attract potential Chicago Section Members and Student Branch Members. Most importantly, the event is intended to encourage Middle and High school students to pursue their interest in the STEM fields.