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IEEE REGION 5 CELEBRATES IEEE-DAY : Sections Showcase their IEEE-Day events

Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436739

THEME: “Leveraging Technology for a Better Tomorrow IEEE Day commemorates the anniversary of the first time when IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas, which took place in 1884. Worldwide celebrations demonstrate the ways thousands of IEEE members in local communities join together to collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow. IEEE Region 5 IEEE-DAY ACTIVITIES TELETHON WITH SECTIONS' SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS Saturday October 19th, 2024 INVITATION TO SECTIONS FOR SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS Tuesday, October I is designated as IEEE-DAY 2024 and various sections and OUs are organizing outreach events both for their members as well as for the public at large from September 29th through Oct 12th. This also includes honoring their members with 40+ membership with IEEE and awarding them with their respective IEEE pins and/or gifts Our R5 History committee with the support of the Galveston Bay Section and its OUs is planning a ZOOM Telethon on Saturday, October 19th for all sections that want to participate in the event. All participating sections will have 5 to 7 minutes of video clips of their event that they will present at the event attended by R5 dignitaries. ALL members registered on VTOOLS will be mailed ZOOM information to join the event Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436739

FIFTH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES IEEE COASTAL LOS ANGELES COMPUTER SOCIETY CYBER SECURITY SUMMIT 2024-SOUTH BAY

Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/430424

CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cyber attacks on corporations, governmental agencies and individuals are becoming increasingly widespread and regular, as well as more complex. The Virtual Fifth Annual Los Angeles IEEE Coastal Los Angeles Computer Society Cybersecurity Summit-South Bay that brings together government officials, private business executives and cybersecurity experts to discuss the current and emerging threats that exist in today’s sophisticated cyber environment, and the technological advancements being made to countermeasure and manage these risks. Co-sponsored by: Dr. Mehrdad Sharbaf IEEE CLAS Computer Society Chair, Adjunct Professor CSUDH Agenda: Please Join us virtually for The Fifth Annual Los Angeles IEEE CLAS Computer Society Cybersecurity Summit-South Bay Welcome Keynote Message Time: 9:00 am Dr. Mehrdad S. Sharbaf, IEEE Coastal Los Angeles Computer Society- Chair, Adjunct Professor CSUDH (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehrdad-s-sharbaf-30a23214/) Distinguished Guest Speaker Glenn Chisholm Co-Founder, Chairman & CPO, Obsidian Security, Time 9:15 am (https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennchisholm/) Distinguished Guest Speaker Connie McIntosh, Head of Security, Ericsson, Time 9:45 am (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyberconnie/) Distinguished Guest Speaker Thangaraj Petchiappan, Chief Technology Officer, iLink Digital, Time 10:15 am (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thangaraj-petchiappan-14036910/) Distinguished Guest Speaker Garret Grajek, Chief Executive Officer, YouAttest, Time 10:45 am (https://www.linkedin.com/in/theauthguy/) Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr. Chris Jenkins, Principal Member of Technical Staff, R&D S&E, Cybersecurity, Sandia National Laboratories, Time 11:15 am (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdjenkins/) Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr. Donnie Wendt, vCAIO (Virtual Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer), WhitegloveAI, Time 11:45am (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-donnie-wendt/) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/430424