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A Non-Engineer’s Journey to IEEE Leadership

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The first-of-its-kind workshop connected more than 200 participants to each other and to the organization by showcasing Jamaica’s active engineering community. The school hired her in 2002 as an accountant, and she worked there for five years. If they don’t know something, they will point you to the person who does.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Henn Tan, shown here in 2017, fought a series of mostly losing battles against those who pirated Trek 2000’s ThumbDrive design and against rival patent claims.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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He passed away from diabetes-related complications in 2002. A person who requires insulin must walk a tightrope. If it falls too low, the person may faint; if it rises too high and stays elevated for too long, the person may go into a coma. The system was cleared by the FDA for clinical use in 2017.

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