Green Mountain IEEE News

  • Nominations are now open here for the 2024 IEEE Green Mountain Section awards. The nominations deadline is Friday, October 25. The awards meeting will be held November 15 at the Doubletree, South Burlington. Register here for the meeting by November 1.
  • Congratulations to the Green Mountain PES Chapter, which won a 2023 IEEE PES High Performing Chapter award!
  • If you’re an IEEE member with at least 10 years of professional, consider trying to elevate to senior membership. See requirements here.
  • Interested in the history of the IEEE in Vermont? Willing to do a bit of digging to find out more? We’re looking for a section historian to gather information and help us tell the story. Contact section chair Josh Burroughs if you’re interested.
  • Check out Inspiring Technology: 34 Breakthrough, an online book highlighting key milestones from the IEEE’s 140 year history.
  • The 2023 Green Mountain IEEE Section annual awards meeting was held November 17, 2023 at the Essex. Awardees can be found here.
  • Recordings of some IEEE GM meetings are now available on our programs page.

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