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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. IEEE Senior Member Fawzi Behmann and staff from the IEEE Communications Society promoted the workshop to section and society chapter members. The event attracted more than 200 participants. IEEE Member Juleen Gentles.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and LG Chem launch global competition to invest in EV and battery start-ups

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New Energy Nexus, the international start-up support organization, will manage and facilitate the competition. Then, the finalists will attend a two-day workshop in November at the Hyundai CRADLE Silicon Valley office, the hub for Hyundai Motor Group’s open innovation in the US.

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IEEE WIE Conference Will Explore the Future of Work

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The 2022 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference is scheduled for 6 and 7 June in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual networking events. The in-person events are to take place at the San Diego Convention Center. Virtual attendees will be able to access livestreams and remote events online.

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IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

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He also created several programs for the honors society, including an Arduino and coding workshop for high school students and BU undergrads. One of his favorite activities, he says, has been building a sense of community among the honor society’s members. program and even personal advice such as managing a work-life balance.”

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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This new program will enable the deployment and use of four city-scale testing platforms for advanced wireless research over the next decade and builds upon the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Spectrum Frontiers vote yesterday. Large-Scale Networking Platforms “Communities of Practice” Workshop. Earlier post.).

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How EV Charging Boosts Your Workplace Benefits Package

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The International Council on Clean Transportation predicts that in order to support the upcoming 26 million EVs on US roads in 2030, 1.3 Nearly two in five” said they had turned down a job or assignment that did not match their personal ethics. EV charging is one way to begin or promote your company’s sustainability initiatives.