IAS Distinguished Lecturers for 2024–2025 [Chapter News]

The IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Chapter and Membership Department (CMD) organizes the Distinguished Lecturer and Prominent Lecturer Program (DL/PL). The program provides IAS chapters the opportunity to invite and host lecturers by experts in their field of interest. These lectures can be in person or virtual, presenting on a topic within the area of expertise of the invited DL. The program offers a list of renowned, exceptional lecturers who each possess specialist knowledge within their field. In addition to their technical expertise, the lecturers are also longtime IAS volunteers. The DL/PL programs can be hosted by Chapters in noncommercial technical, leadership, or combined meetings and workshops of IAS single or joint Chapters as well as IAS Student Branch Chapters. The DL/PL program’s invited members should not be charged a registration fee, other than the fee charged for a meal during the event. The DL and PL presentations should be initiated by the local Chapter chair. The inviting Chapter chair should make preliminary arrangements directly with the lecturer through introductory correspondence and come to an agreement on the date, time, venue, and so on. Having decided, the invitee will submit a completed DL/PL travel request approval form to the DL program committee chair. Detailed instructions can be found on the IAS website at https://ias.ieee.org/member-development/distinguished-lecturer-program/ .