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 okanagan@listserv.ieee.org
Refreshments and snacks will be provided