Watch the 2019 VIC Summit & Honors Ceremony

Watch the 2019 VIC Summit & Honors Ceremony

VICS MC Mike North 1                     Crowd at VIC Summit 1

The 3rd annual IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges (VIC) Summit and Honors Ceremony brought together over 420 people, including Senior IEEE members, non-members, Young Professionals, students, and companies on 17 May at the Marriott Marquis Marina hotel in San Diego. The VIC Summit was emceed by Mike North of Discovery Channel’s Prototype This!; featured forward-facing, cutting-edge presentations; and ended with several robot demos. The evening’s Honors Ceremony celebrated 28 award recipients, including Kurt E. Petersen, the recipient of IEEE’s highest award—the IEEE Medal of Honor.

Save the date for the next event on Friday, 15 May 2020 at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver, BC, Canada!

·        Visit the Awards Channel on IEEE.TV to watch the full 2019 IEEE Honors Ceremony (and individual award presentationsto come soon).

·        You can also see Telle Whitney’s Keynote Address and the other speakers and panels from the VIC Summit.

·        Watch a biopic about Kurt E. Petersen, the 2019 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient.

·        Check out the IEEE Awards Facebook page and IEEE Awards Twitter for new postings and various photos and videos!

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