BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230223T052121Z UID:382CC377-73F6-40B5-80DD-531812318E43 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T133000 DESCRIPTION:When natural disasters hit within the US\, the American Red Cro ss is one of the first to respond with emergency assistance. But for them to do their jobs\, they need power\, internet\, and voice communications l inks. What do they do when a hurricane\, tornado\, flood\, or major fire h as knocked out the power\, phone lines\, internet links\, and cell towers? They call on IEEE's MOVE volunteers\, just like they have for over 25 maj or hurricances\, tornadoes\, floods\, and fires.\n\nThe IEEE MOVE Disaster Relief & Outreach Vehicle will be at Virginia Commonwealth University on Monday\, February 13th between 10:00am and 1:30pm for tours.\n\nIEEE MOVE is primarily a Mobile Emergency Relief Program\nThe MOVE program is commit ted to assisting victims of and responders to natural disasters with short -term communications\, technology\, and power solutions. These temporary e mergency relief provisions help people stay connected and ensure access to the help they need. Services include internet service\, charging stations \, and lighting resources.\n\nMOVE also provides STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) Education Outreach\nWhen not deployed for disaster relie f efforts\, the IEEE MOVE vehicle is taken to schools\, fairs\, and other venues to educate the public\, showcase\, leading technologies\, and raise awareness about the positive impact these technologies have on society.\n \nYou do not need to register for this event\, but if you would like to vo lunteer to help\, please contact allen.jones@ieee.org.\n\nThe event is fre e and is open to the general public. Please feel free to pass this informa tion along to anyone who you feel might be interested.\n\nCan't make it to VCU on this date?\n\nThe MOVE vehicle will also be at the Dewey Gottwald Center of the Science Museum of Virginia on Sunday\, February 12th. You ca n find details for that event at events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343641.\n\nBldg: Engineering West Hall - S. Pine Street entrance\, Virginia Commonwealth U niversity\, 27 S Pine St.\, Richmond\, Virginia\, United States LOCATION:Bldg: Engineering West Hall - S. Pine Street entrance\, Virginia C ommonwealth University\, 27 S Pine St.\, Richmond\, Virginia\, United Stat es ORGANIZER:allen.jones@ieee.org SEQUENCE:8 SUMMARY:IEEE MOVE Disaster Relief & Outreach Vehicle is coming to Richmond! URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343647 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>When natural disasters hit within the US\, the American Red Cross is one of the first to respond with emergency assi stance. But for them to do their jobs\, they need power\, internet\, and v oice communications links. What do they do when a hurricane\, tornado\, fl ood\, or major fire has knocked out the power\, phone lines\, internet lin ks\, and cell towers? They call on IEEE's MOVE volunteers\, just like they have for over 25 major hurricances\, tornadoes\, floods\, and fires.</p>\ n<p>The IEEE MOVE Disaster Relief &amp\; Outreach Vehicle will be at Virgi nia Commonwealth University on Monday\, February 13th between 10:00am and 1:30pm for tours.</p>\n<p><strong>IEEE MOVE is primarily a Mobile Emergenc y Relief Program</strong><br />The MOVE program is committed to assisting victims of and responders to natural disasters with short-term communicati ons\, technology\, and power solutions. These temporary emergency relief p rovisions help people stay connected and ensure access to the help they ne ed. Services include internet service\, charging stations\, and lighting r esources.</p>\n<p><strong>MOVE also provides STEM (Science Technology Engi neering Math) Education Outreach</strong><br />When not deployed for disas ter relief efforts\, the IEEE MOVE vehicle is taken to schools\, fairs\, a nd other venues to educate the public\, showcase\, leading technologies\, and raise awareness about the positive impact these technologies have on s ociety.</p>\n<p>You do not need to register for this event\, but if you wo uld like to volunteer to help\, please contact allen.jones@ieee.org.</p>\n <p>The event is free and is open to the general public. Please feel free t o pass this information along to anyone who you feel might be interested.< /p>\n<p><strong>Can't make it to VCU on this date?</strong></p>\n<p>The MO VE vehicle will also be at the Dewey Gottwald Center of the Science Museum of Virginia on Sunday\, February 12th. You can find details for that even t at <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343641">events.vtools.ieee. org/m/343641</a>.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR