"Social Networking for Engineers" October 24, 2021

he PSMA  Industry Education Committee and IEEE PELS will be sponsoring a series of seminars for young professionals designed to provide them guidance in their professional careers in the power electronics industry. The series will include in-person, webinar and hybrid events. The seminars will cover a range of non-technical topics that are vital to advancing the careers of engineers starting in the power electronics industry and will be made available at no cost to attendees.

The first of these seminars will be held in-person in conjunction with the 2021 Power Supply on Chip (PwrSoC) Workshop from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM on Sunday October 24 at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia PA.

This session is open to all in-person registered attendees of the 2021 Power Supply on Chip workshop and will address the importance of social networking and how to network or connect with people more effectively. Students, young professionals, and even seasoned professionals will gain valuable insights and guidance on making meaningful connections with others.

The presenter and facilitator for this session is Ada Cheng. Ada Cheng was an electrical engineer at Motorola for 11 years before transitioning into a market analyst role at Gartner Dataquest. Consequently, she had to learn how to network quickly. As a result of networking, Ada served over 13 years on the APEC committee in various invited roles. Now as a market consultant with AdaClock and Anagenesis, she shares practical advice and tips for engineers to network effectively as part of their careers.

We look forward to the inaugural seminar of the series and encourage all those who will be attending the seminar on Sunday October 24 to bring their business cards – you will be glad that you did.

For more information and to join the mailing list to receive information on future seminars, visit the PSMA Education Forum. If you have any suggested topics to be included in the series and/or are interested in presenting a seminar, please contact the PSMA Office at power@psma.com.

An article with additional information on the series will be included in the next issue of the UPDATE.

If you or anyone in your company is interested in getting on the distribution list for future issues of PSMA UPDATE, please send e-mail to: power@psma.com. Be sure to include your name and the name of your company.