Monthly Archives: October 2025

IEEEXtreme 19.0 24 hours programming competition at Okanagan College (OC and UBCO IEEE Student Branches) and at Thompson River University (TRU Student Branch), and LMs Mentoring Session

IEEEXtreme 19.0 24-hour programming competition at Okanagan College (OC and UBCO IEEE Student Branches) and at Thompson River University (TRU Student Branch), and LMs Mentoring Session

Date & Time: 5:00 p.m. (Friday, Oct 24, 2025) – 5:00 p.m. (Saturday, Oct 24, 2025) – 24-hour event
Location: Rooms E301, E302, E303, and E108 (Lunch Room), Computer Science Department, Okanagan College (In-Person)

Register as a participant and sign up for food and snacks here.

The IEEE Student Branch at Okanagan College and the IEEE Okanagan Subsection are proud to host IEEEXtreme 19.0!

IEEEXtreme is a global, 24-hour programming competition where teams of IEEE student members, supported by an IEEE Student Branch and proctored by an IEEE member, compete to solve a series of programming challenges. Learn more: ieeextreme.orgDuring the competition:

At TRU:

For further information, please contact:
Kristina.Cormier [at] ieee.org (OC) or charlotte.ford [at] @ieee.org (UBCO).
and subscribe to the news at NEWS-THOMPSONOKANAGAN@listserv.ieee.org
Refreshments and snacks will be provided

IEEE Day Celebration with OC IEEE SB and Thompson Okanagan Section

IEEE Day Celebration with OC IEEE SB and Thompson Okanagan Section

Time & Date: 11 am – 1:00 pm, October 17th, 2025
Location: Okanagan College Center for Learning Atrium, 1000 KLO Rd., Kelowna, BC

Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505769 

Abstract: IEEE Day is an annual event celebrating the first time in history when engineers worldwide gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. One of IEEE Day’s objectives is to showcase how IEEE members in local communities collaborate on ideas that leverage technology to build a better tomorrow (https://ieeeday.org/).

During the celebration:

   

 

For further information, please contact Kristina.Cormier [at] ieee.org
and subscribe to the news at NEWS-THOMPSONOKANAGAN@listserv.ieee.org
Refreshments and snacks will be provided

IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Young Professionals Affinity Group Inauguration

IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Young Professionals Affinity Group Inauguration

Date:  Friday, October 17th, 2025
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Location: Alumni Theatre, Clock Tower, TRU

Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/506260

AGENDA

  • 5:00-5:10 PM Welcome Note Dr. Ghazanfar Latif, Chair IEEE YP Affinity Group, TOK Section
  • 5:10-5:25 PM Guest Speech from TRU Dr. Musfiq Rahman, Chair, Computing Science, TRU
  • 5:25-5:40 PM Guest Speech from UNBC Dr. Shahadat Hossain, Chair, Computer Science, UNBC
  • 5:45-6:00 PM IEEE TOK Section Chair Speech Dr. Youry Khmelevsky, Chair TOK Section
  • 6:00-5:20 PM Coffee Break & Networking Discussions & Interactive Q&A
  • 5:20-5:30 PM About IEEE Students Branches Kristina Cormier, OC-IEEE Student Branch President, Okanagan College
  • 5:30-5:40 PM About IEEE Day Kenji Lopez, TRU-IEEE Student Branch President
  • 5:40-5:50 PM IEEE Extreme Competition Fazil Padaniya, President, Bioinformatics Club
  • 5:50-6:00 PM Closing & Group Photos

For further information, please get in touch with Ghazanfar Latif <glatif at tru.ca>
and subscribe to the news at NEWS-THOMPSONOKANAGAN@listserv.ieee.org
Refreshments and snacks will be provided