Young professionals and mentors gathered at ESSIRC 2015 in Graz, Austria. event was very well received, and the participants were very pleased about the opportunity. The next mentoring event will be held at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, California, on 2 February 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Please visit http:// sscs.ieee.or g /y p - a nd- st udent s. html for more information and European Chapter Chairs Meet at ESSCIRC 2015 T The Region 8 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Chapter chairs meeting was held on 15 September 2015 at the European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC) in Graz, Austria. This annual event brings European Chapter chairs together with the SSCS Administrative Committee leadership to discuss recent Chapter events and exchange ideas for future activities. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MSSC.2015.2495931 Date of publication: 21 January 2016 84 w i n t e r 2 0 16 Pawel Grybos, Poland Chapter chair. IEEE SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS MAGAZINE details on how to participate as a mentor or mentee. -Emre Ayranci SSCS Young Professionals Committee Chairhttp://http:// http://www.ieee.org/yp-and