BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210328T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:IST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210526T174320Z UID:6E3FB86F-6779-40CF-8B10-A193B1B764D2 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210519T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210519T010000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Philadelphia Section\, IEEE Philadelphia SSIT Chapter\, [I EEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter\,](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapt ers/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/)and SSIT IST-Africa SIGH T cooperating to organise this SSIT Lecture as a joint Chapter Webinar. IE EE and SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to [Register]( https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270984) and participate. IEEE Members sho uld include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.\n\nThis joint m eeting will take place online. Registered participants will be provided wi th the link prior to the event.\n\nThis meeting will take place at 7pm (ED T) on 18 May/ 00:00 - 01:00 (UTC+1) on 19 May 2021. Click [here to convert to your local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html ?msg=Did+Microwaves+Harm+US+Employees+at+Its+Embassy+in+Havana%3F&iso=2021 0519T00&p1=78&ah=1)\n\nFocus\n\nSince 2016 a controversy has developed abo ut a possible attack on US personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Havana. The in cidents occurred in the employees' residences or\, in some cases\, in hote l rooms. Similar events have been reported by US consulate staff in Tashke nt Uzbekistan and Guangzhou\, China\, as well as by members of the Canadia n embassy staff in Havana. The events were followed by a variety of report ed symptoms\, initially a "perceived loud sound\, a sensation of intense p ressure or vibration in the head\, and pain in the ear or more diffusely i n the head" followed a few days later by cognitive deficits and vestibular disturbances. No physical agent has been identified as a cause of the sym ptoms\, which remain unexplained.\nThis talk will review all publicly avai lable information about the incident\, including medical follow ups of emb assy personnel reporting symptoms\, a review of medical records by the CDC \, a report issued by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences\, Engine ering and Medicine (NASEM)\, and a recently declassified report by the Acc ountability Review Board (ARB) of the Department of State. The NASEM panel considered that the most plausible mechanism to explain staff symptoms wa s directed\, pulsed radio frequency (RF) energy. Other proposed explanatio ns include an attack by an acoustic weapon\, environmentally caused illnes s\, and mass psychogenic illness.\nThis talk will conclude with a critical assessment of the various theories for the problems and a summary of the critique in the ARB report of the handling of the issue by the Department of State.\nReference\nhttps://sciencebasedmedicine.org/did-microwaves-harm -us-employees-at-its-embassy-in-havana/\n\nFor more information\, please v isit the [SSIT website](https://technologyandsociety.org/event/ieee-ssit-l ecture-did-microwaves-harm-us-employees-at-its-embassy-in-havana/).\n\nCo- sponsored by: IEEE Philadelphia Section\, IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\n\nSp eaker(s): Prof. Kenneth R. Foster\, \n\nAgenda: \n7:00 - 7:40pm (EDT) 18 M ay / midnight - 00:40am (UTC+1) 19 May Introduction and Presentation\n7:40 - 8:00pm (EDT) / 00:40am - 1am 19 May (UTC+1) Discussion\, Q&A\n\nVirtual : https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270984 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270984 ORGANIZER:miriam@iimg.com SEQUENCE:3 SUMMARY:Did Microwaves Harm US Employees at Its Embassy in Havana? (IEEE SS IT Lecture) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270984 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE Philadelphia Section\, IEEE Philadelp hia SSIT Chapter\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapte rs/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/" target="_blank" rel="noo pener">IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter\, </a>and SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT co operating to organise this SSIT Lecture&nbsp\;as a joint Chapter Webinar. IEEE and SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to&nbsp\;<a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270984" target="_blank" rel="noopen er">Register</a>&nbsp\;and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.</p>\n<p>This joint meeting will t ake place online. Registered participants will be provided with the link p rior to the event.</p>\n<p>This meeting will take place at&nbsp\;<strong>7 pm (EDT) on 18 May/ 00:00 - 01:00 (UTC+1) on 19 May </strong>2021. Click&n bsp\;<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Di d+Microwaves+Harm+US+Employees+at+Its+Embassy+in+Havana%3F&amp\;iso=202105 19T00&amp\;p1=78&amp\;ah=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here to convert to your local time</a></p>\n<h2>Focus</h2>\n<div>Since 2016 a controversy has developed about a possible attack on US personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Havana. The incidents occurred in the employees' residences or\, in so me cases\, in hotel rooms. Similar events have been reported by US consula te staff in Tashkent Uzbekistan and Guangzhou\, China\, as well as by memb ers of the Canadian embassy staff in Havana. The events were followed by a variety of reported symptoms\, initially a "perceived loud sound\, a sens ation of intense pressure or vibration in the head\, and pain in the ear o r more diffusely in the head" followed a few days later by cognitive defic its and vestibular disturbances. No physical agent has been identified as a cause of the symptoms\, which remain unexplained.</div>\n<div>This talk will review all publicly available information about the incident\, includ ing medical follow ups of embassy personnel reporting symptoms\, a review of medical records by the CDC\, a report issued by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences\, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)\, and a recently d eclassified report by the Accountability Review Board (ARB) of the Departm ent of State. The NASEM panel considered that the most plausible mechanism to explain staff symptoms was directed\, pulsed radio frequency (RF) ener gy. Other proposed explanations include an attack by an acoustic weapon\, environmentally caused illness\, and mass psychogenic illness.</div>\n<div >This talk will conclude with a critical assessment of the various theorie s for the problems and a summary of the critique in the ARB report of the handling of the issue by the Department of State.</div>\n<div>Reference</d iv>\n<div><a id="x_gmail-m_-2312426562650630839x_gmail-m_-4870630836882308 964LPlnk946879" href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/did-microwaves-harm -us-employees-at-its-embassy-in-havana/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nor eferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6">https://sciencebased medicine.org/did-microwaves-harm-us-employees-at-its-embassy-in-havana/</a ></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>For more information\, please visit the <a href="https://technologyandsociety.org/event/ieee-ssit-lecture-did-micr owaves-harm-us-employees-at-its-embassy-in-havana/" target="_blank" rel="n oopener">SSIT website</a>.&nbsp\;</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>7:00 - 7:40pm (EDT) 18 May / midnight - 00:40am (UTC+1) 19 May Introduction and Presentation<br />7:40 - 8:00pm (EDT) / 00:40am - 1am 19 May (UTC+1) Discu ssion\, Q&amp\;A</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR