BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210328T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20211220T182811Z UID:89F7BA09-DAC0-4A53-B9FC-9ECFCF07AAC1 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20210427T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20210427T170000 DESCRIPTION:Dear Member of IEEE Switzerland\,\n\nWe have the great pleasure to invite you to join us for the Annual General Assembly of IEEE Switzerl and\, to be held online via WebEx platform on April 27th from 2 pm to 5 pm . Connection details can be found at the end of this message.\n\nThe Agend a is as follows:\n\n- Official part of GA 2021 (max. 1h30 minutes)\n\nFirs t quick vote on the approval of the Agenda for GA 2021.\n\nA. Voting on pr oposal of slate of candidates for 2021-2022 mandate – 10 minutes\n\n- Ch air: Thomas Hanselmann\n- Vice Chair: Luca Dalessandro\n- Secretary: Alexi s Ponchon\n- Treasurer: Mathieu Coustans\n- Webmaster: Patroklos Anagnosto u\n- Junior Past Chair: Maria-Alexandra Paun\n- Senior Past Chair: Andreas Koschak\n- Membership Development: Andreas Döring\n- Life Members Activi ties : Hugo Wyss\n- Educational Activities: Urs Röthlisberger\n- Student Activities: Hans-Andrea Loeliger\n- Industrial Relations: Heinz Mathis\n- Public Relations: Marco Giardina\n- Awards: Vacant\n\nPlease find attached bios of new 4 officers (a short CV+ motivation statement)\n\nB. Region 8 split discussion and voting: – 10-12 minutes\n\nPlease vote on proposals A & B for Region 8 proposed split (see attached slides). These results wi ll be communicated to Vincenzo Piuri\, future R8 chair We would like to ex press the fact that ExCom endorses Proposal A (Motivation: well-aligned wi th continents\, very well balanced in terms of GeoUnits\, the smaller Regi on shows the greatest potential to grow)\n\nC. Presentations from ExCom -1 h\n\n1. Current Chair’s presentation (by Maria-Alexandra Paun): voting o n Minutes from GA 2020+ statistics + highlight of section events in 2020 ( 10 minutes)\n\n2. Selection of few Chapters/Affinity Groups/Student Branch es activity reports - 15 minutes\n\n3. Note on remembering Mr. Jean Lebel (by Hugo Wyss) - 10 minutes\n\nBreak #1: 5 minutes\n\n4. Financial report (by Danilo Zanatta): financial aspects/expenditures of section + new budge t proposal+ voting on the financial report - 10 minutes\n\n5. New Chair’ s presentation (by Thomas Hanselmann) and overview of his chairmanship (ob jectives\, vision) - 10 minutes\n\nBreak #2: 5 minutes after end of offici al part\n\n- Entertainment Program (max. 1h30 minutes)\n- Hamilton: MagPip e (30 minutes)\n- Short pitch for IOT startup CLEMAP (15 minutes)\n- IBM: "Brain-inspired computing" describing activities towards the next-generati on AI with neuro-inspired computing focusing on the neural dynamics and le arning algorithms (30 minutes).\n\nNotes: Voting will be done electronical ly online at the moment of GA 2021. All presentations will be timed. A sho rt video will be played during the second break.\n\nWe are looking forward to welcoming you on the occasion of our General Assembly 2021.\n\nKind re gards\,\n\nMaria-Alexandra Paun\, PhD\n\nChair of IEEE Switzerland\n\n(On behalf of ExCom of IEEE Switzerland)\n\nCONNECTION DETAILS :\n\n"IEEE Swit zerland General Assembly"\n\nEvent number (access code): 130 996 0384\n\nT uesday\, April 27\, 2021 14:00 pm\, Europe Summer Time (Rome\, GMT+02:00)\ n\nEvent address for attendees: https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeeting s/onstage/g.php?MTID=e2154fb107050427a66416766f8873896\n\nEvent address fo r panelists: https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/onstage/g.php?MTI D=e62fc96ecf6302fff00040e7fb6f2213f\n\nAudio conference information\n\n+1- 415-655-0002 United States Toll\n1-855-282-6330 United States Toll Free\n[ Global call-in numbers](https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/global callin.php?MTID=ebe3008c9cf5d2b1a7c3c5f412cd78770) | [Toll-free dialing re strictions](https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf)\n\nJoin f rom a video system or application\n\nDial 1309960384@ieeemeetings.webex.co m\nYou can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.\n\nPaneli st numeric password: 865645\n\nNeed help? Go to [https://help.webex.com](h ttps://help.webex.com/)\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/26897 2 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/268972 ORGANIZER:maria_paun2003@yahoo.com SEQUENCE:6 SUMMARY:IEEE Switzerland General Assembly 2021 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/268972 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Dear Member of IEEE Switzerland\,</p>\n<p> We have the great pleasure to invite you to join us for the Annual General Assembly of IEEE Switzerland\, to be held online via WebEx platform on <s trong>April 27<sup>th</sup> from 2 pm to 5 pm.</strong> Connection details can be found at the end of this message.</p>\n<p>The Agenda is as follows :</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Official part of GA 2021</strong> (max. 1h30 minu tes)</li>\n</ol>\n<p>First quick vote on the approval of the Agenda for GA 2021.</p>\n<p><em>A. Voting on proposal of </em><em>slate of candidates f or 2021-2022 mandate &ndash\; 10 minutes</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair: Thomas Hanselmann</li>\n<li>Vice Chair: Luca Dalessandro</li>\n<li>Secretary: Al exis Ponchon</li>\n<li>Treasurer: Mathieu Coustans</li>\n<li>Webmaster: Pa troklos Anagnostou</li>\n<li>Junior Past Chair: Maria-Alexandra Paun</li>\ n<li>Senior Past Chair: Andreas Koschak</li>\n<li>Membership Development: Andreas D&ouml\;ring</li>\n<li>Life Members Activities&nbsp\;: Hugo Wyss</ li>\n<li>Educational Activities: Urs R&ouml\;thlisberger</li>\n<li>Student Activities: Hans-Andrea Loeliger</li>\n<li>Industrial Relations: Heinz Ma this</li>\n<li>Public Relations: Marco Giardina</li>\n<li>Awards: <em>Vaca nt</em></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please find attached bios of new 4 officers (a sho rt CV+ motivation statement)</p>\n<p><em>B. Region 8 split</em><em> discus sion and voting:</em><em> &ndash\; 10-12 minutes</em></p>\n<p>Please vote on proposals A &amp\; B for Region 8 proposed split (see attached slides). These results will be communicated to Vincenzo Piuri\, future R8 chair We would like to express the fact that ExCom endorses Proposal A (Motivation : well-aligned with continents\, very well balanced in terms of GeoUnits\, the smaller Region shows the greatest potential to grow)</p>\n<p><em>C. P resentations from ExCom -1h</em></p>\n<p>1. Current Chair&rsquo\;s present ation (by Maria-Alexandra Paun): voting on Minutes from GA 2020+ statistic s + highlight of section events in 2020 (10 minutes)</p>\n<p>2. Selection of few Chapters/Affinity Groups/Student Branches activity reports - <em>15 minutes</em></p>\n<p>3. Note on remembering Mr. Jean Lebel (by Hugo Wyss) <em>- 10 minutes</em></p>\n<p><em>Break #1: 5 minutes</em></p>\n<p>4. Fin ancial report (by Danilo Zanatta): financial aspects/expenditures of secti on + new budget proposal+ voting on the financial report <em>- 10 minutes< /em></p>\n<p>5. New Chair&rsquo\;s presentation (by Thomas Hanselmann) and overview of his chairmanship (objectives\, vision) <em>- 10 minutes</em>< /p>\n<p><em>Break #2: 5 minutes after end of official part </em></p>\n<ol start="2">\n<li><strong>Entertainment Program</strong> (max. 1h30 minutes) \n<ul>\n<li>Hamilton: MagPipe <em>(30 minutes)</em></li>\n<li>Short pitch for IOT startup CLEMAP <em>(15 minutes)</em></li>\n<li>IBM: "Brain-inspire d computing" describing activities towards the next-generation AI with neu ro-inspired computing focusing on the neural dynamics and learning algorit hms <em>(30 minutes)</em>.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p><em>Notes: </em> Voting will be done electronically online at the moment of GA 2021. All presentations will be timed. A short video will be played during the s econd break.</p>\n<p>We are looking forward to welcoming you on the occasi on of our General Assembly 2021.</p>\n<p>Kind regards\,</p>\n<p>Maria-Alex andra Paun\, <em>PhD</em></p>\n<p>Chair of IEEE Switzerland</p>\n<p><em>(O n behalf of ExCom of IEEE Switzerland)</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>CONNEC TION DETAILS&nbsp\;:</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width="576" >\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>"IEEE Switzerland General Assembly"</st rong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Eve nt number (access code): 130 996 0384</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Tu esday\, April 27\, 2021 14:00 pm\, Europe Summer Time (Rome\, GMT+02:00)</ p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Event address for attendees:&nbsp\;<a hre f="https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e2154fb1 07050427a66416766f8873896">https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/ons tage/g.php?MTID=e2154fb107050427a66416766f8873896</a></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n< tr>\n<td>\n<p>Event address for panelists:&nbsp\;<a href="https://ieeemeet ings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e62fc96ecf6302fff00040e7fb6 f2213f">https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e62 fc96ecf6302fff00040e7fb6f2213f</a></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp \;</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><stron g>Audio conference information</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p> +1-415-655-0002&nbsp\;United States Toll<br /> 1-855-282-6330&nbsp\;United States Toll Free<br /> <a href="https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetin gs/globalcallin.php?MTID=ebe3008c9cf5d2b1a7c3c5f412cd78770">Global call-in numbers</a>&nbsp\;|&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_res trictions.pdf">Toll-free dialing restrictions</a></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\ n<td>\n<p><strong><br /> Join from a video system or application</strong>< /p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Dial&nbsp\;1309960384@ieeemeetings.webex .com<br /> You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.</ p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Panelist numeric password: 865645</p>\n</ td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp\;</t d>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<table wi dth="1076">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Need help? 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