The Careers in Technology Autumn Series begins on 24 September at 8pm Eastern Time with: Professor Victor B Lawrence, PhD IEEE Fellow, National Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr Lawrence will discuss his preparation for a career at Bell Labs in Advanced Communication Technologies, many of the technologies he innovated, his experience as an inventor, the innovations of some of his colleagues, experience with Standards, experience as a Professor, his thoughts about the future influence of technology in society, and recommendations for navigating a career. Lawrence has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, including: – 1981: (https://ieee-cas.org/guillemin-cauer-award), (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Circuits_and_Systems_Society) – 1984: J. Harry Karp Best Paper Award at Interface ’84 – 1986: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley), Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series – 1987: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers) – 1992: Fellow of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Bell_Labs) – 1995: Black Engineer for Outstanding Technical Contributions – 1997: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Awards) for (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Alliance_(HDTV)) Standard – 2000: IEEE Millennium Medal – 2003: Member of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Engineering) – 2004: IEEE Award in International Communication – 2007: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Simon_Ramo_Medal) for leadership in world-wide data communications networks – 2012: Charter Fellow of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Inventors) (NAI) – 2016: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame_inductees) Speaker(s): Professor Victor B Lawrence, PhD IEEE Fellow Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431105