BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240629T120122Z UID:8F134151-6AEC-4056-B186-3AB986DE6AFA DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T120000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nWireless devices are part of 21st century life. Fr om mobile devices to Bluetooth earbuds\, from cellular sites to Wi-Fi acce ss points\, consumer entertainment devices and even refrigerators -- we ar e constantly surrounded by wireless devices. This leads some to raise ques tions about safety. Do electromagnetic fields pose health risks? This mont h's webinar will feature a panel of experts from the IEEE International Co mmittee on Electromagnetic Safety\, and the IEEE Committee on Man and Radi ation\, who will discuss the history of medical and academic investigation into the topic of EMF safety. Guest moderated by David Witkowski\, IEEE S enior Member.\n\nHost:\n\nDavid Witkowski is an author\, advisor\, and str ategist who works at the intersection between local government and the tel ecommunications industry. The Founder & CEO of Oku Solutions LLC\, the Exe cutive Director of the Wireless Communications Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley\, a Fellow in the Radio Club of America\, and an IEEE Seni or Member. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard and earning his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California\, he held leaders hip roles for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multi-nationals to early- stage startups. He serves as Co-Chair of the Deployment Working Group at I EEE Future Networks\, as Senior Advisor for Broadband Deployment for the M onterey Bay Economic Partnership\, as a member of the Connected Communitie s Forum in the Wireless Broadband Alliance\, and as an Expert Advisor to t he California Emerging Technology Fund.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Havana Syndrom e -- an IEEE Perspective\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/4229 40 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/422940 ORGANIZER:c.polk@comsoc.org SEQUENCE:14 SUMMARY:Havana Syndrome -- an IEEE Perspective URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/422940 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12.0p t\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/cd89 30ac-98ca-48c1-8647-74d737b4bd6d"></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin -top: 6.0pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\; font-family: Coppe rplate\;"><u>Abstract</u>:</span></strong>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal " style="margin-top: 6.0pt\;">Wireless devices are part of 21st century li fe. From mobile devices to Bluetooth earbuds\, from cellular sites to Wi-F i access points\, consumer entertainment devices and even refrigerators -- we are constantly surrounded by wireless devices. This leads some to rais e questions about safety. Do electromagnetic fields pose health risks? Thi s month's webinar will feature a panel of experts from the IEEE Internatio nal Committee on Electromagnetic Safety\, and the IEEE Committee on Man an d Radiation\, who will discuss the history of medical and academic investi gation into the topic of EMF safety. Guest moderated by David Witkowski\, IEEE Senior Member.</p>\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\; font- family: Copperplate\;"><u>Host</u>:</span></strong></p>\n<table style="bor der-collapse: collapse\; width: 100%\;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="w idth: 24.3015%\;"><col style="width: 75.7635%\;"></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr >\n<td><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/16 c4ffdf-a1ed-4a7a-a104-bd9f27bb1efe" width="285" height="285"></td>\n<td>\n <p style="language: en-US\; margin-top: 3.36pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; marg in-left: 0in\; text-indent: 0in\; text-align: left\; direction: ltr\; unic ode-bidi: embed\; mso-line-break-override: none\; word-break: normal\; pun ctuation-wrap: hanging\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; font-family: 'A lmaden Sans'\; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Almaden Sans'\; mso-fareast-font-fa mily: +mn-ea\; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs\; mso-fareast-theme-font: mino r-fareast\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; color: #222230\; mso-font-ke rning: 12.0pt\; language: en-US\; font-weight: normal\; font-style: normal \; mso-style-textfill-type: solid\; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #222230 \; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%\;">David Witkowski is an author\, advisor\, and strategist who works at the intersection between local gove rnment and the telecommunications industry. The Founder &amp\; CEO of Oku Solutions LLC\, the Executive Director of the Wireless Communications Init iative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley\, a Fellow in the Radio Club of Ame rica\, and an IEEE Senior Member. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard an d earning his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Calif ornia\, he held leadership roles for companies ranging from Fortune 500 mu lti-nationals to early-stage startups. He serves as Co-Chair of the Deploy ment Working Group at IEEE Future Networks\, as Senior Advisor for Broadba nd Deployment for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership\, as a member of t he Connected Communities Forum in the Wireless Broadband Alliance\, and as an Expert Advisor to the California Emerging Technology Fund.</span></p>\ n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR