IEEE CVT Luncheon - "IEEE Smart Village - Empowering the Underserved"

This is an IEEE CVT luncheon event that will be held at UTD on Oct. 21st (11:30 to 1 pm). You do not need to be an IEEE member to attend.

Come join us each month if interested in great networking and the meeting topic.

Register at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/505503

Meeting details and cost to attend is below. Reservation at IEEE site (vTools) is required by Friday (10-17-25) noon if you'd like lunch. Free to attend if not having lunch.

Come join us on Tuesday Oct. 21st and hear:

Title:
"IEEE Smart Village - Empowering the Underserved"

Speaker:
Dr. Ron Bose, IEEE Senior Life Member and retired Professor from The University of Texas at Dallas

Date: Oct. 21, 2025
Location: UTD Synergy Park North Building; 3000 Waterview, Richardson, TX
Directions: NE Corner Synergy Park Blvd and Steward Dr.
Lunch Cost: see below.

Abstract:
Of the world's nearly 8 billion people, nearly 750 million live in places that have no access to an electric grid. In 2010, IEEE launched a humanitarian initiative called IEEE Smart Village (ISV) as part of its 501c3 non-profit mandate to address this issue. ISV provides seed grants of USD 25K-200K to entrepreneurs who are building businesses in parts of the world where there is no electric grid.
The starting point is often solar panels, which power homes, schools and businesses. I will describe how ISV is structured and funded inside of IEEE and the work of some of the incredible entrepreneurs that ISV has supported. And if you are interested in volunteering to work with ISV, I am happy to talk with you.

Bio:
Dr. Ron Bose is an IEEE Life Senior Member. Earlier in his career, he was an editor of IEEE Communications Magazine and served on ComSoc's Board of Governors. He is currently the Treasurer of IEEE Smart Village, where he happily supports the disbursement of funds to deserving entrepreneurs.
He retired from UT Dallas in 2024, where he taught since 2013. Prior to UTD, Ron worked in the telecom industry, including Bell Labs, AT&T, Arthur Andersen, Siemens and Fujitsu.
Ron received his bachelor's in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur), master's in systems engineering from Case Western Reserve University and Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife live in Plano.

Most importantly, come to network with your fellow CVT members.

You do not have to be an IEEE member to attend.

Registration: Please pre-register at:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/505503

(If you're not an IEEE member, you are welcome to use the "Register as Guest" button at the bottom of the page - be sure to click and check the "I accept the IEEE Privacy Policy" box).

Please pre-register by Friday (10-17-25) noon if you plan on having lunch. The lunch order must go on at noon Friday prior to the meeting on Tuesday (10-21-25).

Lunch will start at 11:30 am and the program runs from 12 to 1 pm.

You do not need to be a member of IEEE and the meeting is free if you do not intend to eat.

Location:
UTD Synergy Park North Building; 3000 Waterview, Richardson, TX
Directions: NE Corner Synergy Park Blvd and Steward Dr. (map and more details below)

Prepay via the IEEE website by noon Friday (10-17-25 ):
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/505503

IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members (Guests) $15.00
UTD students: $2.00 (First 5 Students who have registered in vTools as recorded within vTools date/time stamp on the registration will be given their $2 back at the event, provided they attend), also all students must show UT Dallas ID at the desk the day of the meetings.

Feel free to sign up using the "Register as Guest" button at the bottom of the page. You do not need to be an IEEE member to attend and the meeting is free to attend if you are not eating.

Pay in person the day of the meeting:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members (Guests) $20.00
UTD ECE students with ID $2.00

Anyone who has not pre-registered for lunch will be asked to wait until all pre-registered folks have had a chance to go through the buffet line.
Anyone not pre-registered will be charged the ‘Guest’ rate.

There is No charge for "No Lunch, just attending the talk".
Parking passes will be available to those that register, and lunch for a fee.

Future meetings (subject to change but most likely):
Nov. 18, 2025
Dec. 16, 2025
Jan. 20, 2026
Feb. 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
April 21, 2026
May 19, 2026