IEEE Thompson-Okanagan Life Members Affinity Group Inauguration Meeting on Thursday, July 10th, 2025 @ 5 pm (Draft)

Time & Date: 5 p.m., Thursday, July 10th, 2025 Location: HS 101, Okanagan College, 1000 KLO Rd., Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 – Agenda (Draft): – The IEEE Thompson-Okanagan Life Members (LM) Affinity Group (LMAG) Introduction (5:00 pm – 5:30 pm) – S. Carl Zanon, IEEE Thompson-Okanagan Life Members Affinity Group Chair – Y. Khmelevsky, IEEE Thompson-Okanagan Section (IEEE TOK) Chair – Guest Speaker, Wolfram Lunscher, R7 LM Coordinator (5:30 pm – 6:00 pm) – Introducing the benefits and goals of LMAG formation to the life members of the TOK section. – Guest Speaker 2 (TBA) (6:00 pm – 6:30 pm) – Mentoring session for IEEE LM, IEEE Student and Graduate Members, Young Professionals and Consultants. – A coffee break and light supper (6:30 pm – 6:45 pm) – IEEE TOK Student Branches (Okanagan College, UBC Okanagan and TRU) introduction and mentoring (6:45 pm – 7:15 pm). – Kristina Cormier, Chair of the Okanagan College IEEE Student Branch and Student Section Representative – IEEE Student project presentations. – Open Discussion (7:15 pm – 7:30 pm). This is an excellent opportunity to connect with IEEE members, learn more about IEEE benefits, and participate in discussions about the section’s future. Co-sponsored by: Computer Science Department, Okanagan College Room: HS 101, Bldg: HS 101, 1000 KLO Rd. , Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1Y 4X8, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/489172