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:20241019T045933Z UID:C835B34E-B2A9-46D9-AEE0-E00280294446 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T170000 DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend the IEEE VTS Region 1-7 Chapter Chair Training\, co-located with VTC2024-Fall at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center\n\nDate: Monday\, 7 October\, 2024\, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM\nLocation: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center\ , Washington\, DC\n\nTraining will include:\n\n- Morning and afternoon ses sions with IEEE VTS speakers\n- Breakfast\, lunch\, and coffee breaks will be provided\n- Networking opportunities with other Region 1-7 and Region 9 Chapters and VTS leadership\n\nOne representative (chair\, vice chair\, secretary\, or treasurer) from each Region 1-7 and Region 9 Chapter will b e eligible for travel expense reimbursement of airfare and one single nigh t of accommodation. Please review the [IEEE Travel Expense Reimbursement G uidelines](https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/travel-e xpense-reimbursement-guidelines.pdf).\n\nAdditional chapter representative s attending VTC2024-Fall are invited to attend the Chapter Chair Training\ , but only one representative per chapter will be eligible for travel expe nse reimbursement.\n\nRegistration Information\n\nTo register\, please sub mit [this web form](https://vtsociety.org/form/chapters-october-2024-r1-7- train) by 5 September to confirm your participation.\n\nAirfare\, Hotel\, and Visa Information\n\nPlease visit the [US Visa website](https://travel. state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wizard.htm l) to determine your steps in securing a visa. If you require a letter of invitation to secure your visa\, email Katie at kcolon@conferencecatalysts .com.\n\nYou are encouraged to book your airfare as soon as possible to se cure the lowest rate for reimbursement. More information about recommendin g hotels will be shared with you soon.\n\nIf you have any questions\, plea se contact Alon Newton at anewton@ieee.org.\n\nWe look forward to seeing y ou in Washington\, DC!\n\nSincerely\,\nAlon Newton\nIEEE VTS Chapters Coor dinator\n\nSpeaker(s): Weihua Zhuang\, David Michelson\, Neeli Prasad\, Al on Newton\, Zafar Taqvi\n\nRoom: A600\, Bldg: Ronald Reagan Building and I nternational Trade Center\, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington DC\, Dis trict of Columbia\, United States\, 20004 LOCATION:Room: A600\, Bldg: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center\, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington DC\, District of Columbia\, United States\, 20004 ORGANIZER:wzhuang@uwaterloo.ca SEQUENCE:49 SUMMARY:IEEE VTS R1-7\, R9 Chapter Chair Training in Washington\, DC URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/440970 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div>\n<div>\n<div><span style="color: #00000 0\;">You are invited to attend the IEEE VTS Region 1-7 Chapter&nbsp\;Chair &nbsp\;Training\, co-located with VTC2024-Fall at the Ronald Reagan Buildi ng and International Trade Center</span></div>\n<div><span style="color: # 000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;"><stron g>Date: Monday\, 7 October\, 2024\, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM</strong></span></div >\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Location: Ronald Reagan Bui lding and International Trade Center\, Washington\, DC</strong></span></di v>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div>\n<div> <span style="color: #000000\;">Training&nbsp\;will include:</span></div>\n <div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style="color: #000000\;">Morning&nbsp\;and afternoo n sessions with IEEE VTS speakers</span></li>\n<li><span style="color: #00 0000\;">Breakfast\, lunch\, and coffee breaks will be provided</span></li> \n<li><span style="color: #000000\;">Networking opportunities with other R egion 1-7 and Region 9 Chapters&nbsp\;and VTS leadership</span></li>\n</ul >\n<div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">One representative (chair\, vice chair\, secretary\, or treasurer) from each Region 1-7 and Region 9 C hapter&nbsp\;will be eligible for travel expense reimbursement of airfare and one single night of accommodation. Please review the&nbsp\;<a href="ht tps://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/travel-expense-reimbu rsement-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirectur l="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ ieee/web/org/travel-expense-reimbursement-guidelines.pdf&amp\;source=gmail &amp\;ust=1729397664087000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw0PNyGdkXJ0PkQ6VCDGcBVS">IEEE Tra vel Expense Reimbursement Guidelines</a>.<br></span></div>\n</div>\n</div> \n</div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div>< span style="color: #000000\;">Additional chapter representatives attending VTC2024-Fall are invited to attend the Chapter Chair Training\, but only one representative per chapter will be eligible for travel expense reimbur sement.</span></div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></ div>\n<div><strong><u>Registration Information</u></strong></div>\n<div><s pan style="color: #000000\;"><strong><u>&nbsp\;</u></strong></span></div>\ n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">To register\, please submit&nbsp\;<a href="https://vtsociety.org/form/chapters-october-2024-r1-7-train" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q =https://vtsociety.org/form/chapters-october-2024-r1-7-train&amp\;source=g mail&amp\;ust=1729397664087000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw2-WbdgBMP1VTCpbqvVEZ0g">this web form</a></span><strong><span style="color: #ff0000\;">&nbsp\;by 5 Sep tember</span></strong><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;to confirm you r participation.</span></div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\; </span></div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong><u>Airfare\, Ho tel\, and Visa Information</u></strong></span></div>\n<div><span style="co lor: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span id="m_84566 5967581629536x_m_7529516251762619787m_-1462749584753051860m_-5029673068140 119069m_-4207532034738850167m_1382639647826105524m_-6767889752187503100m_- 8268727049476296514m_-3245117529986695965m_-4912008442496116831m_-18713744 81574162434m_-911244784926514492m_-5155953106645377180gmail-docs-internal- guid-6cbc93a0-7fff-2579-5221-37852ea5bf64"><span style="color: #000000\; f ont-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Please visit the&nbsp\;<a href="https:// travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wiz ard.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www .google.com/url?q=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa -information-resources/wizard.html&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=172939766408 7000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw1Pi1iiOHH0lcaK1Ph7e_zF">US Visa website</a>&nbsp\;to d etermine your steps in securing a&nbsp\;visa. If you require a letter of i nvitation to secure your&nbsp\;visa\, email Katie at&nbsp\;<a href="mailto :kcolon@conferencecatalysts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kcolon@con ferencecatalysts.<wbr>com</a>.</span></span></div>\n</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</ div>\n<div>You are encouraged to book your airfare as soon as possible to secure the lowest rate for reimbursement. More information about recommend ing hotels will be shared with you soon.</div>\n</div>\n<div><span style=" color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div><span style="color: #000000\; ">If you have any questions\, please contact Alon Newton at&nbsp\;<a href= "mailto:anewton@ieee.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anewton@ieee.org< /a>.</span></div>\n</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>We look forward to see ing you in Washington\, DC!</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>Sincerely\,</d iv>\n</div>\n<div>Alon Newton<br>IEEE VTS Chapters Coordinator</div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR