BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Canada/Mountain BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20221208T205340Z UID:D325E066-DB38-41D9-ACA2-FEC344B51893 DTSTART;TZID=Canada/Mountain:20221115T180000 DTEND;TZID=Canada/Mountain:20221115T193000 DESCRIPTION:As an IEEE Member\, in good standing of the IEEE Southern Alber ta Section (SAS)\, you are cordially invited by the SAS Executive Committe e (ExCom)\, to the IEEE SAS\, 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This meet ing\, in virtual format\, (as hosted by the IEEE Webex app)\, will provide the Section Membership with an update over the past year\, (from Nov. 202 1 to Nov. 2022)\, on the activities of the following groups:\n\n- The IEEE Southern Alberta Section\, as a whole\, ... (via the Chair's Report\, the Treasurer's Report)\,\n- The various IEEE Southern Alberta Technical Chap ters:\n- (inc. the Jt. PES/IAS\, Jt. CSS/IMS\, Jt. CAS/SSC\, Jt. AP/COM/MT T\, CS\, EMBS Chapters)\n- [See: [IEEE Southern Alberta Section Technical Chapters](https://southern-alberta.ieee.ca/about/chapters/)]\n\n- The vari ous IEEE Southern Alberta Affinity (AF) Groups:\n- (inc. the WIE\, YP\, SI GHT\, LM Groups)\n- [See: [IEEE Southern Alberta Section Affinity (AF) Gro ups](https://southern-alberta.ieee.ca/about/affinity-groups/)]\n\n- The IE EE University of Calgary (U of C) Student Branch\, ... (via the Student Br anch Chair's Report)\,\n- (inc. the U of C Student Branch Jt. PES/IAS\, MT TS Technical Chapters)\n- (inc. the U of C Student Branch WIE Affinity Gro up)\n- [See: [IEEE Southern Alberta Section (U of C) Student Branch](https ://southern-alberta.ieee.ca/about/student-branches/)]\n\nall based in Calg ary\, Alberta\, Canada. Furthermore\, during the IEEE SAS 2022 AGM\, we wi ll also recognize the IEEE SAS 2022 Award Recipients\, including IEEE SAS 2022 Scholarship Winners\, for the IEEE SAS 2022 (AGM/Awards) Calendar Yea r (Oct. 01th\,\, 2021 to Sep. 30th\, 2022).\n----------------------------- ----------------------------------\n\n- A link to the Webex registration w ill be sent to the email address you provided during this IEEE vTools regi stration process\, on Mon. Nov 14th\, 2022\, by the "IEEE Southern Alberta " Section. Please double check the spelling of your email address when reg istering.\n- The mechanism used to email the Webex link requires you to ac cept the IEEE Privacy Policy and consent to receiving emails from IEEE. If you have not opted-in to receive email communications from IEEE\, or have opted-out of email communications from IEEE in the past\, you might not r eceive the email containing the Webex link. IEEE members can go to https: //www.ieee.org/ieee-privacyportal/app/ibp and ensure that "Local IEEE Comm unications" is checked under the category Communication Preferences > Memb er Benefits.\n- You will need to complete the brief Webex event registrati on app' prior to joining the Webinar.\n\nAgenda: \nIEEE SAS\, 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Agenda\; (Virtual Event): *\n\n(2022 AGM Reporting P eriod: Nov. 30th\, 2021 - Nov. 15th\, 2022)\n\n- Section Chair's Report\,\ n\n- Section Treasurer's Report\,\n\n- Local Section IEEE Technical Chapte r Reports (Jt. PES/IAS\, Jt. CSS/IMS\, Jt. CAS/SSC\, Jt. AP/COM/MTT\, CS\, EMBS)\,\n\n- Local Section IEEE Affinity Group (AG) Reports (WIE\, YP\, S IGHT\, LM)\,\n\n- University of Calgary (U of C) Student Branch Chair Repo rt (including SB Technical Chapters/AF Groups)\,\n\n- IEEE SAS Award Recip ient Announcements for 2022\,\n\n- IEEE SAS Scholarship Winner Announcemen ts for 2022\,\n\n- Other announcements.\n\n- A final request for nominees\ , for the following IEEE SAS Executive Committee (ExCom) Officer positions open\, for the two year\, 2023-2024 term:\n\n- Chair\,\n- Vice Chair\,\n- Treasurer\,\n- Secretary\n\nwhich will lead to an announcement of the "fi nal" slate of candidates at the close of business associated with the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM.\n\nPlease be advised\, (as per a change\, dated Oct 30th\, 2022)\, as recommended by the IEEE Region 7 (Canada) Executive Committee\, in Oct 2022\, there will not be live voting scheduled during the 2022 IEE E SAS AGM\, for the above slate of IEEE SAS Executive Committee (ExCom) Of ficers\, for the 2023-2024 term.\n\nAny voting required for the slate of c andidates/nominees\, for the IEEE SAS Executive Committee Officer Position s\, listed above\, for the 2023-2024 term\, as it stands at the time of th e 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, will be conducted "on-line"\, using the official IEE E "on-line" vTools voting application\, created for the purpose\, where su ch voting shall commence\, after the AGM\, later in the month of Nov. 2022 .\n\nSuch an "on-line" voting process\, for the 2022 slate of IEEE SAS Exe cutive Committee Officers\, will be open to all IEEE Members in the Sectio n\, in good standing\, at the time of the vote\, ... except for IEEE SAS S tudent Branch Members\, ... as they are not eligible to vote in an IEEE Se ction ExCom Officer election.\n\nFurthermore\, ... if there is only one ca ndidate/nominee\, ... per IEEE SAS Exec' Com' Officer position\, ... liste d above\, ... at the time of the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, ... and no other vali d candidate(s)/nominee(s)\, ... steps forward to be nominated for a given position\, ... before the close of business at the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, ... the single candidate/nominee officially in place\, ... via the 2022 IEEE SAS nomination process\, ... completed before the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, ... will assume the given position\, ... for the new 2023-2024 term\, ... by " acclamation" ... and no official "on-line" voting after the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM will occur\, for the given position.\n\nThis year's AGM is "No Charge" due the virtual nature of the event. (No dinner/No guest speaker.)\n\nThe IEEE SAS ExCom hopes to arrange\, in future years\, for a formal AGM "sit down" dinner for all IEEE SAS Attendees/Guests c/w an AGM Guest Speaker\, ... as we have in the past\, ... once the malaise associated with the COV ID 19 Pandemic in Alberta in 2020\, 2021 and earlier in 2022\, has receded .\n\nPlease "Google" ... IEEE Southern Alberta" ... to find out more detai ls regarding our Section or go to [southern-alberta.ieee.ca](https://south ern-alberta.ieee.ca/).\n\n* The above agenda is subject to change.\n\nVirt ual Event/Virtual Location\, (No Street Address)\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Can ada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/327686 LOCATION:Virtual Event/Virtual Location\, (No Street Address)\, Calgary\, A lberta\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/327686 ORGANIZER:rod.mcneil@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:IEEE Southern Alberta Section (SAS)\, 2022 Annual General Meeting ( AGM)\; Virtual Format URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/327686 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>As an IEEE Member\, in good standing of th e IEEE Southern Alberta Section (SAS)\, you are cordially invited by the S AS Executive Committee (ExCom)\, to the IEEE SAS\, 2022 Annual General Mee ting (AGM). This meeting\, in virtual format\, (as hosted by the IEEE Webe x app)\, will provide the Section Membership with an update over the past year\, (from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2022)\, on the activities of the following groups:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>IEEE Southern Alberta Section</strong>\ , as a whole\, ... (via the Chair's Report\, the Treasurer's Report)\,</li >\n<li>The various <strong>IEEE Southern Alberta Technical Chapters</stron g>:\n<ul>\n<li>(inc. the Jt. PES/IAS\, Jt. CSS/IMS\, Jt. CAS/SSC\, Jt. AP/ COM/MTT\, CS\, EMBS Chapters)</li>\n<li>[See: <a href="https://southern-al berta.ieee.ca/about/chapters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE Souther n Alberta Section Technical Chapters</a>]</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>The vari ous <strong>IEEE Southern Alberta Affinity (AF) Groups</strong>:\n<ul>\n<l i>(inc. the WIE\, YP\, SIGHT\, LM Groups)</li>\n<li>[See: <a href="https:/ /southern-alberta.ieee.ca/about/affinity-groups/" target="_blank" rel="noo pener">IEEE Southern Alberta Section Affinity (AF) Groups</a>]</li>\n</ul> \n</li>\n<li>The <strong>IEEE University of Calgary (U of C) Student Branc h</strong>\, ... (via the Student Branch Chair's Report)\,\n<ul>\n<li>(inc . the U of C Student Branch Jt. PES/IAS\, MTTS Technical Chapters)</li>\n< li>(inc. the U of C Student Branch WIE Affinity Group)</li>\n<li>[See: <a href="https://southern-alberta.ieee.ca/about/student-branches/" target="_b lank" rel="noopener">IEEE Southern Alberta Section (U of C) Student Branch </a>]</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>all based in Calgary\, Alberta\, Canad a. Furthermore\, during the IEEE SAS 2022 AGM\, we will also recognize the IEEE SAS 2022 Award Recipients\, including IEEE SAS 2022 Scholarship Winn ers\, for the IEEE SAS 2022 (AGM/Awards) Calendar Year (Oct. 01<sup>th\,</ sup>\, 2021 to Sep. 30<sup>th</sup>\, 2022).</p>\n<hr />\n<ul>\n<li>A link to the Webex registration will be sent to the email address you provided during this IEEE vTools registration process\, on Mon. Nov 14th\, 2022\, b y the "IEEE Southern Alberta" Section.&nbsp\; <strong>Please double check the spelling of your email address when registering.</strong></li>\n<li><s trong>The mechanism used to email the Webex link requires you to accept th e IEEE Privacy Policy and consent to receiving emails from IEEE.&nbsp\; If you have not opted-in to receive email communications from IEEE\, or have opted-out of email communications from IEEE in the past\, you might not r eceive the email containing the Webex link.&nbsp\;</strong> IEEE members c an&nbsp\;go to&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ieee.org/ieee-privacyportal/app/ ibp">https://www.ieee.org/ieee-privacyportal/app/ibp</a>&nbsp\;and ensure that "Local IEEE Communications" is checked under the category Communicati on Preferences &gt\; Member Benefits.</li>\n<li>You will need to complete the brief Webex event registration app' prior to joining the Webinar.</li> \n</ul><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>IEEE SAS\, 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Agenda\; (Virtual Event): *</p>\n<p>(2022 AGM Reporting Period: Nov . 30th\, 2021 - Nov. 15th\, 2022)</p>\n<p>- Section Chair's Report\,</p>\n <p>- Section Treasurer's Report\,</p>\n<p>- Local Section IEEE Technical C hapter Reports (Jt. PES/IAS\, Jt. CSS/IMS\, Jt. CAS/SSC\, Jt. AP/COM/MTT\, CS\, EMBS)\,</p>\n<p>- Local Section IEEE Affinity Group (AG) Reports (WI E\, YP\, SIGHT\, LM)\,</p>\n<p>- University of Calgary (U of C) Student Br anch Chair Report (including SB Technical Chapters/AF Groups)\,</p>\n<p>- IEEE SAS Award Recipient Announcements for 2022\,</p>\n<p>- IEEE SAS Schol arship Winner Announcements for 2022\,</p>\n<p>- Other announcements.</p>\ n<p>- A final request for nominees\, for the following IEEE SAS Executive Committee (ExCom) Officer positions open\, for the two year\, 2023-2024 te rm:</p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair\,</li>\n<li>Vice Chair\,</li>\n<li>Treasure r\,</li>\n<li>Secretary</li>\n</ul>\n</ul>\n<p>which will lead to an annou ncement of the "final" slate of candidates at the close of business associ ated with the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM.</p>\n<p><strong>Please be advised\, (as p er a change\, dated Oct 30<sup>th</sup>\, 2022)\, as recommended by the IE EE Region 7 (Canada) Executive Committee\, in Oct 2022\, there will <span style="text-decoration: underline\;">not be live voting</span> scheduled d uring the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, for the above slate of IEEE SAS Executive Co mmittee (ExCom) Officers\, for the 2023-2024 term. </strong></p>\n<p><stro ng>Any voting required for the slate of candidates/nominees\, for the IEEE SAS Executive Committee Officer Positions\, listed above\, for the 2023-2 024 term\, as it stands at the time of the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, will be con ducted "on-line"\, using the official IEEE "on-line" vTools voting applica tion\, created for the purpose\, where such voting shall commence\, <span style="text-decoration: underline\;">after the AGM</span>\, later in the m onth of Nov. 2022.</strong></p>\n<p>Such an "on-line" voting process\, for the 2022 slate of IEEE SAS Executive Committee Officers\, will be open to all IEEE Members in the Section\, in good standing\, at the time of the v ote\, ... except for IEEE SAS Student Branch Members\, ... as they are not eligible to vote in an IEEE Section ExCom Officer election.&nbsp\; &nbsp\ ;</p>\n<p>Furthermore\, ... if there is only <span style="text-decoration: underline\;">one</span> candidate/nominee\, ... per IEEE SAS Exec' Com' O fficer position\, ... listed above\, ... at the time of the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, ... and no other valid candidate(s)/nominee(s)\, ... steps forward t o be nominated for a given position\, ... before the close of business at the 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, ... the single candidate/nominee officially in pla ce\, ... via the 2022 IEEE SAS nomination process\, ... completed before t he 2022 IEEE SAS AGM\, ... will assume the given position\, ... for the ne w 2023-2024 term\, ... by "<span style="text-decoration: underline\;">accl amation</span>" ... and no official "on-line" voting after the 2022 IEEE S AS AGM will occur\, for the given position.</p>\n<p>This year's AGM is "No Charge" due the virtual nature of the event.&nbsp\; (No dinner/No guest s peaker.)</p>\n<p>The IEEE SAS ExCom hopes to arrange\, in future years\, f or a formal AGM "sit down" dinner for all IEEE SAS Attendees/Guests c/w an AGM Guest Speaker\, ... as we have in the past\, ... once the malaise ass ociated with the COVID 19 Pandemic in Alberta in 2020\, 2021 and earlier i n 2022\, has receded.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please "Google" ... IEEE Sou thern Alberta" ... to find out more details regarding our Section or go to <a title="IEEE Southern Alberta Section (SAS)" href="https://southern-alb erta.ieee.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern-alberta.ieee.ca</a> .</p>\n<p>* The above agenda is subject to change.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR