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:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230501T191028Z UID:A3E86EF6-326B-42AA-8F4B-2C9A1D5B6151 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T190000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE SIGHT MTL is proud to present "Can you hear our voice? Bac kground of the Destruction and Ways Forward after February 2023 Earthquake s in Türkiye" - an insightful event featuring guest speaker Fatma Özdoğ an. Join us as we explore the potential of technology in mitigating the im pact of natural disasters and improving our ability to respond to them.\n\ nAs an architect based in Türkiye\, Fatma Özdoğan has international pro fessional experience in Türkiye\, Azerbaijan\, and Qatar\, research exper ience in Colombia\, Lebanon and Türkiye. After completing her studies in Türkiye\, she was offered a scholarship at Oxford Brookes University\, UK to study the MA Development and Emergency Practice programme. She improve d her knowledge of the interrelationship between sustainable urban develop ment and natural/man-made crises. She recently began her doctoral studies at the faculty of planning at the University of Montreal\, Canada. Her res earch interest is disaster management with a particular interest in post-d isaster reconstruction. She studies the relationship between the country's responses to disasters and development. Her current research aims to unde rstand communities' needs as architects and propose sustainable solutions to bridge the gaps between the needs and the services provided.\n\nIn this event\, Fatma will be discussing the first humanitarian crisis\, urgent n eeds\, disaster intervention and challenges. She will talk about the plann ing and decision-making process and its impact on the environment. Then sh e will introduce briefly how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were use d in intervention and coordination.\n\nDon't miss this opportunity to lear n from one of the leading experts in the field. Join us for "Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts After 2023 Earthquakes and Flooding in Türkiye" and dis cover how technology can help us build more resilient communities.\n\n* If you are looking for help please check the Canadian Red Cross fundraising portal here: https://www.redcross.ca/turkiyesyriaappeal/IEEESIGHTMontreal. and Turkish Philanthropy Funds here: https://donate.tpfund.org/team/49688 2\n\n** see funding opportunities: [https://htb.ieee.org/funding-opportuni ties/projects/](https://htb.ieee.org/funding-opportunities/projects/ )\n\n Speaker(s): Fatma Özdoğan\n\nAgenda: \n5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.: Welcome an d introduction by IEEE SIGHT MTL\n5:10 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.: Presentation by I EEE Turkey Section\n5:20 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.: Presentation by Fatma Ozdogan\n 5:50 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.: Questions & Answers\n6:10 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.: Fundrai sing announcements\n6:25 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Thank you and conclusion\n\nVir tual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353000 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353000 ORGANIZER:mjbayazi@ieee.org SEQUENCE:24 SUMMARY:Can you hear our voice? Background of the Destruction and Ways Forw ard after February 2023 Earthquakes in Türkiye URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353000 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE SIGHT MTL is proud to present "<stron g>Can you hear our voice? &nbsp\; Background of the Destruction and Ways F orward after February 2023 Earthquakes in T&uuml\;rkiye</strong>" - an ins ightful event featuring guest speaker Fatma &Ouml\;zdoğan. Join us as we explore the potential of technology in mitigating the impact of natural di sasters and improving our ability to respond to them.</p>\n<p>As an archit ect based in T&uuml\;rkiye\, <strong>Fatma &Ouml\;zdoğan</strong> has int ernational professional experience in T&uuml\;rkiye\, Azerbaijan\, and Qat ar\, research experience in Colombia\, Lebanon and T&uuml\;rkiye. After co mpleting her studies in T&uuml\;rkiye\, she was offered a scholarship at O xford Brookes University\, UK to study the MA Development and Emergency Pr actice programme. She improved her knowledge of the interrelationship betw een sustainable urban development and natural/man-made crises. She recentl y began her doctoral studies at the faculty of planning at the University of Montreal\, Canada. Her research interest is disaster management with a particular interest in post-disaster reconstruction. She studies the relat ionship between the country's responses to disasters and development. Her current research aims to understand communities' needs as architects and p ropose sustainable solutions to bridge the gaps between the needs and the services provided.</p>\n<p>In this event\, Fatma will be discussing the fi rst humanitarian crisis\, urgent needs\, disaster intervention and challen ges. She will talk about the planning and decision-making process and its impact on the environment. Then she will introduce briefly how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were used in intervention and coordination.</p>\ n<p>Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the leading experts i n the field. Join us for "Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts After 2023 Earthq uakes and Flooding in T&uuml\;rkiye" and discover how technology can help us build more resilient communities.</p>\n<p>* If you are looking for help please check the Canadian Red Cross fundraising portal here: <a href="htt ps://www.redcross.ca/turkiyesyriaappeal/IEEESIGHTMontreal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https:/ /www.redcross.ca/turkiyesyriaappeal/IEEESIGHTMontreal&amp\;source=gmail&am p\;ust=1680041829298000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw3ST1nJ1x3SS5DFTxmXoXiA">https://www .redcross.ca/<wbr />turkiyesyriaappeal/<wbr />IEEESIGHTMontreal</a>. and T urkish Philanthropy Funds here: <a href="https://donate.tpfund.org/team/49 6882">https://donate.tpfund.org/team/496882</a></p>\n<p>** see funding opp ortunities: <a href="https://htb.ieee.org/funding-opportunities/projects/& nbsp\;">https://htb.ieee.org/funding-opportunities/projects/&nbsp\;</a></p ><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.: Welcome and introduct ion by IEEE SIGHT MTL<br />5:10 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.: Presentation by IEEE Tur key Section<br />5:20 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.: Presentation by Fatma Ozdogan<br / >5:50 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.: Questions &amp\; Answers<br />6:10 p.m. - 6:25 p.m .: Fundraising announcements<br />6:25 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Thank you and con clusion&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR