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:20251220T003033Z UID:61B6D3C6-BF8E-4CB0-A870-AD1A321B5DF4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T110000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Vancouver Section is organizing a series of presentati ons to address the widespread interest in clean energy sources\, new nucle ar reactor technologies\, and the various related issues. This series of t alks will cover aspects of nuclear energy and the disruptive new technolog y of Small Modular Reactors. These presentations will be of interest both to engineers who are not nuclear specialists\, and to the general public w ho are interested in learning about the technology.\n\nTOPIC: The movie "N uclear Now"\nMarch 26\, 2025\nLOCATION: Online\nPRESENTER: The movie "Nucl ear Now" Here is a link to the official website\, https://www.nuclearnowfi lm.com/\n\nWe will kick-off the Nuclear Energy Series talks by viewing the movie “Nuclear Now”.\n\nThe documentary\, “Nuclear Now”\, effecti vely compiles significant historical insights into the complex and often c ontradictory relationship that society has maintained with nuclear energy. Oliver Stone presents a compelling argument in favor of nuclear power\, p ortraying it as a crucial and potentially sustainable solution to our ener gy needs. The film is both thought-provoking and expertly crafted\, making a strong case that the risks associated with nuclear energy are minor com pared to the looming threat of climate change. Stone illustrates how\, dur ing the 1950s and 1960s\, there was a global consensus on the positive pot ential of nuclear energy\, which was later undermined by the powerful inte rests of the oil and coal industries that sought to manipulate public perc eption. Notably\, the documentary also addresses the potential biases that viewers may hold\, particularly due to Hollywood's dramatization of nucle ar issues\, and it skillfully navigates through factual information to pro vide a balanced perspective.\n\n[]\n\nThis presentation is free. IEEE memb ers and the general public are welcome to attend. Registration is required .\n\nNOTE: This film represents the views of the filmmaker and author. It does not represent the views of IEEE.\n\nThis presentation series is organ ized by:\n\n- [IEEE Future Directions Committee\, IEEE Sustech Initiative] (https://ieee-sustech.org/2023/ieees-sustech-initiative/)\n\n- [IEEE Vanco uver Section (Joint Physics Chapter)](https://vancouver.ieee.ca/physics/)\ n\nThis presentation series is supported by:\n\n- [IEEE NPSS - IEEE Nuclea r and Plasma Sciences Society](https://ieee-npss.org/)\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Future Directions Committee\, IEEE Sustech Initiative\n\nAgenda: \nT he presentation will start at 9:00 AM Pacific Time (12:00 EDT\, 16:00 UTC) .\n\n09:00 Welcome and Introduction\n\n09:10 Documentary film screening\n\ n11:00 Presentation ends\n\nRegistered attendees will be provided with acc ess codes\, and connect to a streaming service in order to view the screen ing\, via web browser (Chrome or Safari). Detailed instructions will be pr ovided to registered attendees before the screening.\n\nVirtual: https://e vents.vtools.ieee.org/m/470057 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/470057 ORGANIZER:p.botman@ieee.org SEQUENCE:67 SUMMARY:IEEE Nuclear Presentation Series - Watch "Nuclear Now" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/470057 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'\;">Th e IEEE Vancouver Section is organizing a series of presentations to addres s the widespread interest in clean energy sources\, new nuclear reactor te chnologies\, and the various related issues.&nbsp\; This series of talks w ill cover aspects of nuclear energy and the disruptive new technology of S mall Modular Reactors. These presentations will be of interest both to eng ineers who are not nuclear specialists\, and to the general public who are interested in learning about the technology</span>.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n <table style="border-collapse: collapse\; width: 58.2619%\;" border="1"><c olgroup><col style="width: 17.9149%\;"><col style="width: 82.0516%\;"></co lgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>TOPIC:</td>\n<td>&nbsp\; The movie "<strong>Nu clear Now</strong>"</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n<td>&nbsp\; March 26\, 2025</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LOCATION:</td>\n<td>&nbsp\; Online</td>\ n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PRESENTER:</td>\n<td>&nbsp\;The movie "<strong>Nuclear N ow</strong>" Here is a link to the official website\, https://www.nuclearn owfilm.com/</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We will ki ck-off the Nuclear Energy Series talks by viewing the movie &ldquo\;<stron g>Nuclear Now</strong>&rdquo\;.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The documentary\, &ldquo\;< strong>Nuclear Now</strong>&rdquo\;\, effectively compiles significant his torical insights into the complex and often contradictory relationship tha t society has maintained with nuclear energy. Oliver Stone presents a comp elling argument in favor of nuclear power\, portraying it as a crucial and potentially sustainable solution to our energy needs. The film is both th ought-provoking and expertly crafted\, making a strong case that the risks associated with nuclear energy are minor compared to the looming threat o f climate change. Stone illustrates how\, during the 1950s and 1960s\, the re was a global consensus on the positive potential of nuclear energy\, wh ich was later undermined by the powerful interests of the oil and coal ind ustries that sought to manipulate public perception. Notably\, the documen tary also addresses the potential biases that viewers may hold\, particula rly due to Hollywood's dramatization of nuclear issues\, and it skillfully navigates through factual information to provide a balanced perspective.< /p>\n<p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: aut o\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/14b5a2c2- 412c-4baa-a607-9c5605271eb4" alt="" width="446" height="334"></p>\n<p><spa n style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'\;">This presentation is free.&nbsp\; IEEE members and the general public are welcome to attend.&nbsp\; Registration is required.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'\;">NOTE: This film represents the views of the filmmaker and author.&nbsp\; It doe s not represent the views of IEEE.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span st yle="text-decoration: underline\;">This presentation series is organized b y:</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- <a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/2023/ieees-su stech-initiative/">IEEE Future Directions Committee\, IEEE Sustech Initiat ive</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- <a href="https://vancouver.ieee.ca/physics/">IEEE Vancouver Section (Joint Physics Chapter)</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><sp an style="text-decoration: underline\;">This presentation series is suppor ted by:</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- <a href="https://ieee-npss.org/">IEEE NPSS - IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society</a></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>The presentation will start at 9:00 AM Pacific Time (12:00 EDT\, 16: 00 UTC).</p>\n<p>09:00&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Welcome and Introduction</p>\n <p>09:10&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Documentary film screening</p>\n<p>11:00&nbsp\; &n bsp\; Presentation ends&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registered attendee s will be provided with access codes\, and connect to a streaming service in order to view the screening\, via web browser (Chrome or Safari).&nbsp\ ; Detailed instructions will be provided to registered attendees before th e screening.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR