November 7 – 9
Whether you’re looking to improve your Chapter, develop your professional and technical skills, find your next career step, network with HKN members from around the world, or all of the above, the SLC is the place to be! Save your spot today! Also don’t forget to upload your resume during registration to be a part of our resume book! Take a look, below, at the program outline and stay tuned for full session and workshop details.

- 2:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Registration Open
- 3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Workshops
- 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Welcome Dinner in the Rogel Ballroom
- 9:00 P.M. – 10:30 P.M. After Party hosted by IEEE Young Professionals
- 7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Breakfast
- 8:30 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. Welcome
- 8:45 A.M. – 9:40 A.M. Session Block #1:
- Spoiler Alert: No One Has It All Figured Out – with Katie Brinker from IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society, Bruce Strauss from IEEE Council on Superconductivity, and Adam Greenberg from IEEE Solid State Circuit Society
- Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Our Word – with Sidharth Misra from IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
- From Resume to Relationship: Networking That Recruiters Remember with Mary Glavan from Industry Applications Society
- Catalyst Conversations: The Value of IEEE Chapters and Societies – with John McDonald
- 9:50 A.M. – 10:40 A.M. Session Block #2:
- Building Something for Somebody. Being a Young Entrepreneur in the Age of AI – with Elliot Soloway from IEEE Computer Society
- The Post-Grad Playbook: Skills, Degrees, and Careers – with Brian Millado from Qualcomm, Peter Seiler from University of Michigan, and Manuel Castro from IEEE Education Society, moderated by John McDonald
- Leading as an Engineer: From Technical Contributor to Influencer – with Daniel Zinnel and Amy Jones from John Deere
- A Year in the Life of an HKN Chapter – with Matteo Alasio and Logan Wilcox
- 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Dedicated Recruitment Fair Hours
- 12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. Lunch & Group Photo
- 1:50 P.M. – 2:40 P.M. Sessions Block #3:
- What’s Going on in Washington – With IEEE-USA’s Russ Harrison
- Engineering Intelligence: AI, Computing, and the Future of Innovation
- Rising to the Challenge: Empowering Modern Power Grids to Withstand Extreme Events – with Payman Dehghnanian from IEEE Industry Applications Society
- 2:50 P.M. – 3:40 P.M. Session Block #4:
- Unlock Career Path opportunities with the ComSoc Corporate Program and ComSoc Education – with Tara McNally and Regan Pickett from IEEE ComSoc
- Engineering Your Future: Leadership, Innovation, and Impact
- Building and Leading a Volunteer Organization – with John McDonald
- Chapter Support Grant Workshop – with Sylvie Leal and Michael Benson
- 3:45 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Recruitment Fair Session #2
- 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Buses to the Michigan Stadium
- 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Dinner and Awards Banquet at the Michigan Stadium
- 9:00 A.M. – 9:50 A.M. Continental Breakfast
- 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Region Meetings
- Regions 1 & 2, 7-10
- Regions 3 & 4
- Regions 5 & 6
- 2:30 P.M. Departure