Monthly Archives: December 2025

The end of the year with the IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section and IEEE TOK Student Branches! Inauguration of the Women in Engineering and Consultants Network affinity groups, and the new Systems Council Chapter (UBCO, TRU and OC)

Time & Date: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025
OC Location: Room HS 101 and online on Zoom at Okanagan College, Kelowna, and
TRU, Kamloops (in-person and online): Alumni Theatre, Clock Tower, TRU. 

Please Register Here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/523059

Celebrate the end of the year with the IEEE Okanagan Section (Affinity Groups and Chapters) and IEEE TOK Student Branches!
Inauguration of new Women in Engineering and Consultants Network affinity groups, as well as a new Systems Council Chapter. It will be held in parallel at TRU in Kamloops and OC in Kelowna (Zoom bridge).
Enjoy good company, festive drinks, and delicious food as we reflect on the past year.
Celebrate the end of the year with the IEEE Okanagan Section and IEEE Okanagan College Student Branches! Enjoy good company, festive drinks, and delicious food as we reflect on the past year.
We’ll also share details about our upcoming Section Elevation Celebration in early 2026—don’t miss it!

Draft Agenda:

  • 16:45 – 17:00 – Coffee & Networking
  • 17:00 – 17:05 – Opening Remarks (Welcome WiE AG,  Consultancy Networks AG, & System Council Chapter) – Youry Khmelevsky
  • 17:05 – 17:10 – Opening Remarks & Welcome WiE AG – Dr. Nisha Puthiyedth, Assistant Professor, TRU
  • 17:10 – 17:20 – Guest Speaker for WiE AG – Dr. Greg Anderson, Dean of Science, TRU
  • 17:20 – 17:30 – Guest speaker for WiE AG – Dr. Musfiq Rahman, Chair of the Department of Computing Science, TRU
  • 17:30 – 17:40 – Guest speaker for WiE AG – Dr. Yasin Mamatjan, Chair of the Department of Engineering
  • 17:40 – 17:45 – Guest speaker for WiE AG – Dr. Catherine Tatarniuk, Faculty Advisor, TRUSU WIE
  • 17.45 – 17.50 – Closing & Thank You for WiE – Dr. Zeinab, TRU
  • 17:50 – 18:00 – Coffee & Networking
  • 18:00 – 18:10 – Consultancy Networks AG – Youry Khmelevsky
  • 18:10 – 18:20 – Systems Council Chapter – Youry Khmelevsky
  • 18:20 – 18:30 – IEEE Student Branch – Kristina Cormier
  • 18:30 – 18:40 – LM AG Speaker – Carl Zanon
  • 19:40 – 19:45 – Closing & Thank You – Youry Khmelevsky
  • 18:45 – 20:00 – Year End Social – Dinner & Discussions

During the Event

Kamloops:

Kelowna:

 

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