It is the first official meeting for all new and current members of IEEE, hosting a risk management meeting with food. Room: STEM 161, Bldg: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BLD. STEM 161, One University Way, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78224

Build the skills that get you hired. This hands-on workshop bridges the gap between the classroom and the industry. Students will master the "Full-Stack" of hardware: from soldering and Arduino prototyping to Raspberry Pi logic and PLC industrial automation, all backed by MATLAB analysis. With the ESET program actively building internship pipelines with Toyota and SpaceX, there has never been a better time to level up. These companies prioritize engineers who can build and automate, exactly what you’ll do in this session. Room: 210, Bldg: MADLA, One University Way, Texas A & M San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78224

IEEE (PI)² Austin, March 24, 2026, Tech Meeting In-Person 6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern at NEW LOCATION/ New Process!: Casa Chapala 9041 Research Boulevard Unit 100, Austin TX 78758 Attendees select and purhase their own meals and drinks (a meal order is required). IEEE Student Members' meals are free! For PDH hours, please email the (PI)² Secretary, [email protected]. Speaker(s): Dr Pablo Paz Agenda: Order by 6:00 PM - Speaker at 6:45 pm Room: Ask for room location at front desk, Bldg: Unit 100, Casa Chapala, 9041 Research Boulevard , Austin, Texas, United States, 78758

6G will be the next generation of cellular standards. The first 3GPP (the main standards body for cellular) workshop on 6G happened earlier this month and the vision for 6G is starting take shape. This talk will cover the core technologies and trends that are expected to define the first release of 6G. Sarah will also share some of the research projects that NI’s advanced wireless research team has been working on for the past several years. Speaker(s): Sarah Agenda: 6:30 to 6:35 — Open for participants to network 6:35 to 6:40 — IEEE Life Members and Consultants Network business, followed by speaker introduction 6:40 to 8:00 — Presentation and Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546225

AI, Cloud-Native Systems, Security & Modern Infrastructure The IEEE and ACM Austin communities are pleased to host a joint technical meetup focused on emerging trends and real-world implementations in artificial intelligence, cloud-native systems, data engineering, security, and modern infrastructure engineering. Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST Location: The Center for Government and Civic Service 1218 West Ave, Building 3000 Austin, TX 78701 --------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Program Overview This session will feature expert-led talks covering: - Applied AI and Generative AI platforms - Enterprise-scale data engineering and analytics - Cloud-native architecture and scalable infrastructure - DevOps and platform engineering practices - Security and identity systems in modern software environments Presentations will emphasize practical deployment experience, architectural insights, and forward-looking technical considerations relevant to industry and research communities. --------------------------------------------------------------- Featured Speakers Changing Landscape of Data Engineering & Analytics with AI Prakash Reddy – Director & Head of Data Engineering, Atlassian The MCP Gateway: The Control Plane for Enterprise AI Agents Venkata Phani Patelkhana – Distinguished Engineer Agentic Evaluation and Improvements on the Freshness Quality of Large-Scale LLM RAG Systems Suyi Liu – Senior Software Engineer, Meta Super Intelligence Labs --------------------------------------------------------------- This event provides an opportunity for IEEE, ACM, and other professional societies members, students, researchers, and industry professionals to exchange knowledge, engage in technical discussions, and expand professional networks within the Austin technology ecosystem. --------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Speakers We are accepting proposals for upcoming IEEE + ACM Austin events. Submit your talk proposal here: https://sessionize.com/austin-acm-meetup/ --------------------------------------------------------------- We look forward to your participation in this collaborative technical event. Akshay Mittal IEEE / ACM Austin https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaymittal143/ Co-sponsored by: IEEE Austin – March Tech Talks Are Here! Agenda: Featured Speakers Changing Landscape of Data Engineering & Analytics with AI Prakash Reddy – Director & Head of Data Engineering, Atlassian The MCP Gateway: The Control Plane for Enterprise AI Agents Venkata Phani Patelkhana – Distinguished Engineer Agentic Evaluation and Improvements on the Freshness Quality of Large-Scale LLM RAG Systems Suyi Liu – Senior Software Engineer, Meta Super Intelligence Labs Austin, Texas, United States, 78701

This Workshop is intended for electricians, engineers, designers, project managers, and contractors because it will describe and discuss the following information: - · The National Electrical Code (NEC) requires electrical systems to be effectively grounded. - · However, effective grounding is poorly understood, even by engineers, because soils are not understood and a soil resistance test is seldom performed. - · Soil types such as loam, sand, gravel, rocky soil, shallow soil over bedrock, and bare rock each require different approaches to achieve an effective electrical grounding - · Particular attention will be given to methods for designing effective grounding in poor soils and on rock. - · Soil resistance which is measured with 3-point resistance testing will be explained and demonstrated by - - - - - · There are 7 NEC approved methods of grounding electrodes, with concrete encased electrodes being the best, and 3 types of electrodes forbidden. - · Lightning protection grounding practices are very similar to electrical grounding but do have some differences in requirements and practices. - · Lightning protection grounding requirements and practices are presented in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 780 while the NEC is NFPA 70E. However, grounding on bare rock such as a mountain top requires some unusual practices. During this presentation, questions are encouraged and may even be required. Attendees will afterwards be sent a certificate for 7 Professional Development Hours (PDH). Co-sponsored by: James Mercier Speaker(s): James Mercier, Agenda: Friday March 27, 9 am to 5 pm including breaks and lunch. See the (https://drive.google.com/open?id=18_3-B2C4ECznXhw5u3j-a_tRQhzueNqu&usp=drive_fs). The Hotel can be booked through the (https://r5conferences.org/attendees/venue-travel/). Room: Bear Creek - 2nd Floor, Limelight Hotel, 1295 University Ave, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80302