ISWN Summer 2025 Workshop

You are invited to attend the Illinois Semiconductor Workforce Network's in-person Summer 2025 Workshop on July 28, 2025. Join us at the University of Illinois Chicago campus to learn more about the Center's vision and goals, about Cohort 1 of the Semiconductor Fabrication Training Program, and to collaborate about filling workforce needs. This is a great opportunity to meet ISWN faculty, students, and top semiconductor industry, national lab, and DoD members. The meeting will include a program overview, a student poster session, and a keynote speaker.

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ISWN Summer 2025 Workshop
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Agenda -
Meeting Location: UIC Student Center East

*All times in CT	July 28, 2025
8:00 - 8:30 AM	Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 AM	Welcome Remarks Dr. Laurel Passantino Assistant Dean for Research, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
8:45 - 9:45 AM	ISWN Director's Overview Dr. Shaloo Rakheja, ISWN Program Director
9:45 - 10:00 AM	BREAK
10:00 - 12:00 PM	Panel 1 (Industry) 5 experts from industry will share their perspectives on semiconductors education and workforce development, followed by a panel-style Q&A
12:00 - 1:15 PM	LUNCH (provided on site)
1:15 - 2:00 PM	Keynote Presentation To be announced.
2:00 - 3:15 PM	Panel 2 (Academica/IIN/ICCB/DCEO) 5 experts will share perspective on academia-government-industry collaborations to amplify the impacts of ISWN beyond IL
3:15 - 3:25 PM	BREAK
3:25 - 4:00 PM	Student Poster Pitches (2 mins each, ~18-20 teams) ISWN Semiconductor Fabrication Training Program Cohort 1 Students
4:00 - 5:00 PM	Industry Networking for Students/Faculty
5:00 PM	Workshop Adjourns Dinner will be provided to students. For others, dinner is by invitation only.