BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250509T224446Z UID:D94BF53B-9EBA-42DC-8A54-AA59CBD695C0 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250329T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250329T223000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nThe 2025 IEEE Vancouver Section’s AGM and Gala Dinner w ill be held on Saturday\, March 29th\, starting at 5:30 PM in Burnaby\, BC \, at the Element Hotel.\n\nOne of the highlights of the evening is an exc iting keynote presentation by a distinguished local technology leader.\n\n Keynote Speaker:\nDr. Richard Frank\nProfessor in the School of Criminolog y at Simon Fraser University (SFU)\, Canada\, and Director of the Internat ional CyberCrime Research Centre (ICCRC).\n\nThe event will also feature:\ n• The announcement of student scholarships and section awards\n• Netw orking opportunities before and after the banquet\n• A student poster co mpetition with cash prizes\n• A delicious buffet dinner\, including vege tarian options\nWe have an exciting evening planned for our members\, gues ts\, and friends—featuring a great venue\, delicious food\, an outstandi ng keynote speaker\, and valuable networking opportunities with colleagues and friends!\n\nTickets are on sale now and will be available until March 27. Stay tuned for further announcements.\n\nDress Code: Business attire\ n\nRegistration Fees:\n• Student Members and Graduate Student Members: $ 30\n• General Members: $40\n• Senior Members and Life Senior Members: $40\n• Non-IEEE Members: $60\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Richard Frank \, \n\nAge nda: \nPreliminary agenda for the evening of the AGM & Gala:\n\n5:30 PM Ne tworking\, Appetizers\, and Student Poster Competition\n6:45 PM AGM Busine ss and Awards\n7:30 PM IEEE Canada President Address\n7:45 PM Dinner\n8:40 PM CCECE 2025\n8:50 PM Destination Vancouver\n8:55 PM Keynote Address\n9: 30 PM Networking\n\nTentative Agenda of the Business Meeting:\n Meeting Opening / Call to Order\n Approval of the agenda\n Approval of 2024 minutes\n Introduction of the 2025 Vancouver Section Executive Members \n Chair’s report: section year-end highlights and results\n Treas urer's report and Auditors report\n Approval of the Chair and Treasurer reports\n Section plans for the coming year\n Upcoming IEEE confere nces in Vancouver\n Scholarship announcements\n Awards and recogniti on announcements\n Any other business\n Adjournment\n\nSponsors: The Vancouver Section gratefully acknowledges our generous AGM sponsors who a re making this event possible:\n\n- Platinum Sponsor: Destination Vancouve r\n- Gold Sponsors: University of the Fraser Valley\n- Gold Sponsors: Kwan tlen Polytechnic University\n- Silver Sponsors: Telus\n- Silver Sponsors: Conferences & Accommodation (University of British Columbia)\n- Patrons: L angara College\n\nBldg: Element Metrotown\, 5988 Willingdon Ave\, Burnaby\ , British Columbia\, Canada\, V5H 2A7 LOCATION:Bldg: Element Metrotown\, 5988 Willingdon Ave\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, Canada\, V5H 2A7 ORGANIZER:mandeep.pannu@ieee.org SEQUENCE:38 SUMMARY:2025 IEEE Vancouver Section AGM & Gala URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/466540 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: center\;"><img src="htt ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/9063e848-c379-43b0-af0 d-be4815b38c87" alt="" width="770" height="259"></p>\n<p>The 2025 IEEE Van couver Section&rsquo\;s AGM and Gala Dinner will be held on&nbsp\;<strong> Saturday\, March 29th\, starting at 5:30 PM in Burnaby\, BC\, at the Eleme nt Hotel.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>One of the highlights of the evening is an exciting keynote presentation by a distinguished local technology leade r.</p>\n<p><br><strong>Keynote Speaker:</strong><br><strong>Dr. Richard Fr ank</strong><br>Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser Uni versity (SFU)\, Canada\, and Director of the International CyberCrime Rese arch Centre (ICCRC).</p>\n<p><br>The event will also feature:<br>&bull\; & nbsp\; &nbsp\;The announcement of student scholarships and section awards< br>&bull\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Networking opportunities before and after the ba nquet<br>&bull\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;A student poster competition with cash pri zes<br>&bull\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;A delicious buffet dinner\, including vegeta rian options<br>We have an exciting evening planned for our members\, gues ts\, and friends&mdash\;featuring a great venue\, delicious food\, an outs tanding keynote speaker\, and valuable networking opportunities with colle agues and friends!</p>\n<p><br><strong>Tickets are on sale now and will be available until March 27. Stay tuned for further announcements.</strong>< /p>\n<p><strong>Dress Code: Business attire</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Regis tration Fees:</strong><br>&bull\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Student Members and Gradu ate Student Members: $30<br>&bull\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;General Members: $40<br >&bull\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Senior Members and Life Senior Members: $40<br>&bu ll\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Non-IEEE Members: $60</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p> <strong>Preliminary agenda for the evening of the AGM &amp\; Gala:</strong ></p>\n<p>5:30 PM &nbsp\;Networking\, Appetizers\, and Student Poster Comp etition<br>6:45 PM &nbsp\;AGM Business and Awards<br>7:30 PM &nbsp\;IEEE C anada President Address<br>7:45 PM &nbsp\;Dinner<br>8:40 PM &nbsp\;CCECE 2 025<br>8:50 PM &nbsp\;Destination Vancouver<br>8:55 PM &nbsp\;Keynote Addr ess<br>9:30 PM &nbsp\;Networking<strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br>< strong>Tentative Agenda of the Business Meeting:</strong><br> &nbsp\; & nbsp\;Meeting Opening / Call to Order<br> &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Approval of th e agenda<br> &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Approval of 2024 minutes<br> &nbsp\; &nb sp\;Introduction of the 2025 Vancouver Section Executive Members<br> &n bsp\; &nbsp\;Chair&rsquo\;s report: section year-end highlights and result s<br> &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Treasurer's report and Auditors report<br> &nbs p\; &nbsp\;Approval of the Chair and Treasurer reports<br> &nbsp\; &nbs p\;Section plans for the coming year<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Upcoming IEEE c onferences in Vancouver<br> &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Scholarship announcements<br > &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Awards and recognition announcements<br> &nbsp\; &n bsp\;Any other business<br> &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Adjournment<br><br></p>\n<p> <strong>Sponsors:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong>The Vancouver Section gratefully a cknowledges our generous AGM sponsors who are making this event possible:< /p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Platinum Sponsor</strong>: Destination Vancouver&nb sp\;</li>\n<li><strong>Gold Sponsors</strong>: University of the Fraser Va lley&nbsp\;</li>\n<li><strong>Gold Sponsors</strong>: Kwantlen Polytechnic University&nbsp\;</li>\n<li><strong>Silver Sponsors</strong>: Telus&nbsp\ ;</li>\n<li><strong>Silver Sponsors</strong>: Conferences &amp\; Accommoda tion (University of British Columbia)</li>\n<li><strong>Patrons</strong>: Langara College&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR