Social Program

Schedule: Monday (December 16) 12:00 - 13:30
Location: NH City Life Hotel

Organizers: Afef Fekih (University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Co-Chair: IEEE CSS Women in Control); Dennice Gayme (John Hopkins University; Co-Chair: IEEE CSS Women in Control)

The Women in Control Committee (WiC) is dedicated to empowering and promoting gender diversity in the Control Systems Society (CSS) by facilitating the development of mentoring and programs to promote the retention, recruitment, and growth of women CSS members. The WiC luncheon at CDC 2024 in Milan, Italy provides the opportunity to network, discuss women's roles in CSS, inspire the next generation of female leaders, and foster collaborations to advance women's leadership. 
This special session will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the CSS Women in Control committee. As such, it will focus on providing a perspective about the past, present and future directions of WiC. 
You are cordially invited to attend the Women in Control luncheon to meet, greet and network with colleagues while listening to inspiring speakers.

Speakers: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (University of Kansas; Co-Founder and First Chair of WiC); Antonella Ferrara (University of Pavia, Italy, WiC Chair (2013-2016))

Schedule: Monday (December 16) 19:00 - 20:00
Location: Gold Lounge (Floor 2)

This social event is organized for participants who are young professionals, or who registered to IEEE for the first time in 2024, or who attend CDC for the first time. This will be a friendly occasion for them to meet other participants freshly arrived in our scientific community, while enjoying an aperitif! 

Schedule: Wednesday (December 18) 12:00 - 13:30
Location: Suite 1 (Floor 2), Pizzeria Fra Diavolo at City Life

Organizers: Martina Maggio (Saarland University); Carolyn Beck (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

A family lunch at CDC is organized at the Pizzeria Fra Diavolo at City Life for Wednesday December 18th. If you are attending CDC with your family, you can enroll for the lunch (free of cost for you and your family, including a spot for your partner and children) while there are free spots remaining.

To enroll, you need to follow the link to fill out a form. You will receive a confirmation email (separate from the email summarizing your answer) if you have received a spot. We will meet as a group at MiCO (Suite 1) for a brief introduction and discussion, and then walk together to the Pizzeria. The details of the location will be communicated in the confirmation email.