IEEE WIE & Young Professionals Special Session @ WPTCE 2026
July 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for an evening of career stories, networking, and professional development with local industry <a href="http://leaders.
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This special session brings together students, young professionals, researchers, and industry members to discuss career growth, leadership, innovation, and the transition from academia to <a href="http://industry.
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– Industry speakers
– Career and leadership discussions
– Interactive audience activity
– Networking session
– Light refreshments (pizza and soft drinks)
– Halifax Central Public Library tour
Date & Time
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location
Halifax Central Public Library
5440 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, NS
Registration
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Co-sponsored by: IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE), IEEE Young Professionals (YP),
IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS),
WPTCE 2026, Dalhousie University
Speaker(s): Faten, James , Evan
Agenda:
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Registration, networking, and refreshments
6:30 PM – 6:50 PM
Faten Alshazly
Employment & Entrepreneurship – The Realities
6:55 PM – 7:15 PM
James Birchall
There Are No Heroes
7:20 PM – 7:40 PM
Evan Lowry
But Why? (aka, The Secret Art of Giving a Damn)
7:450 PM – 8:30 PM
Interactive audience activity
– Networking
– Light refreshments and pizza
– Halifax Central Public Library tour
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Room: 301, Bldg: Public Central Library, 5440, Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
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