IEEE Day 2017

Join Northumbria University IEEE Student Branch in partnership with IEEE as they host a practical and insightful talk on how to boost your career with help from IEEE.

Plus, we will be celebrating IEEE Day too! All those who register and attend, will be invited to Habita Student Union following the session for FREE pizza!

This FREE talk will cover the role that the IEEE and IEEE Xploreplay in an engineer’s education and career. It will highlight specific resources available to you whilst at Northumbria University to stay technically current and discuss the benefits of membership with the IEEE and Student Branch activities. It will also discuss:

  • Effective networking techniques
  • Career fair tips
  • Job search tools available from the IEEE
  • Tips to make your CV more appealing to prospective employers
  • Ideas to help you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs
  • IEEE Collabratec – a social networking tool for engineers
  • IEEE Scholarships, awards and competitions
  • The benefits of authoring with IEEE
  • Library tools, resources and expert knowledge

It will include practical examples and case studies from students, researchers and engineers. There will also be prizes and giveaways!

The speaker, Paul Henriques – Client Services Manager at IEEE, will be visiting the UK from the USA to provide this talk. In addition, you will be able to learn more about Northumbria University IEEE Student Branch and its activities.

Who should attend:

  • Undergrad students, postgrad students and researchers
  • Those studying/doing research in all aspects of engineering, computing and medical areas
  • IEEE Student Branch members at the University
  • Academic staff keen to learn more to support their students
  • All others who would find this talk of interest – All welcome!

Event details

  • Date: Tuesday, 3rd October 2017
  • Time: 14:00 – 15:00
  • Location: Room NBD306, Northumberland Building, Northumbria University.
  • Host organiser: Geetika Agagrwal & Nagesh Lalam, IEEE Student Branch at Northumbria University
  • Host organiser’s email: geetikaaggarwal10@gmail.com / nageswara.lalam@northumbria.ac.uk

Reserve your place by registering for a ticket via https://ieeeboostnorthumbria.eventbrite.co.uk .A confirmation of your reservation will be emailed to you.

Please feel free to share details of this event with friends and colleagues who you think may also be interested in attending.

If you have any queries or would like any further detail, please don’t hesitate to contact the organisers or myself on 07725 394 885 or via email at Julia@contentonline.co.uk.

We look forward to seeing you there!