IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Ottawa is pleased to highlight this important initiative that brings together faculty, researchers, and trainees to strengthen equity-centered thinking and promote inclusive leadership in research environments. Workshop Highlights: 🔹 Expert-led sessions on EDI principles and best practices 🔹 Collaborative group activities and presentations 🔹 Spotlight on IEEE WIE initiatives and community engagement Featured Session: February 20 | 11:00–11:30 Dr. Jale Sadreddini, Ph.D., SMIEEE Chair, IEEE WIE Ottawa “IEEE WIE Initiative and Related Activities” Location: Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Centre, uOttawa | Kanata North

Join us for an insightful keynote by Professor Halim Yanikomeroglu, where he will explore how future wireless systems will extend far beyond traditional terrestrial infrastructure by tightly integrating non-terrestrial networks (NTN), including satellites and aerial platforms, to enable direct connectivity to devices, vehicles, sensors, and users anywhere on Earth. The talk will highlight emerging Direct-to-X (D2X) capabilities, multi-layer NTN architectures, and key 6G use cases. Prof. Yanikomeroglu will also discuss the major technical, regulatory, and commercial challenges, and outline how NTN will become a defining pillar of the 6G vision through the 2030s.

We’re excited to invite you to our annual picnic gathering at Britannia Beach Park – Trolley Station Gazebo. Come enjoy delicious food (pizza 🍕 and shawarma 🥙), and a chance to network with fellow IEEE members and friends. 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞:  Wednesday, August 27, 2025 ⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Britannia Beach Park, Trolley Station Gazebo 💡 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Free! Register here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/497351