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DESCRIPTION:🚀 IEEE Pikes Peak Section Launches New STEM/STEAM Initiative
 —Join Us! (Please Bring Your Laptop!)\n\nThe IEEE Pikes Peak Section is 
 excited to kick off a dynamic STEM/STEAM (Science\, Technology\, Engineeri
 ng\, Arts/AI\, and Mathematics) initiative designed to foster innovation\,
  mentorship\, and hands-on learning. Whether you&#39;re an engineer\, educator
 \, student\, or industry professional\, this initiative is your chance to 
 contribute to shaping the future of STEM/STEAM education.\n\n🎉 Be Part 
 of Our Second Monthly Meeting!\n\nFirst Meeting Videos and Notes:\n\n📅 
 Date: Monday\, March 17\, 2025\n🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM\n📍 Locat
 ion: 21st Century Library\, Room B6\n📍 Address: 1175 Chapel Hills Dr.\,
  Colorado Springs\, CO 80920\n\nBelow are sample demos with more simulatio
 ns &amp; more advanced demos during the upcoming months\n\n[]\n\n🔹 Limited 
 Seating – Register Now!\nOnly 16 spots available for this launch event. 
 Once full\, registration closes! Future meetings will expand opportunities
  to participate. Snacks provided!\n---------------------------------------
 ------------------------\n\n🌟 What’s This All About?\n\nLed by Dr. Jo
 hn Santiago\, past IEEE Faculty Advisor (CTU\, 2007–2019) and IEEE Pikes
  Peak Chair (2019–2023)\, this initiative will focus on:\n\n✅ Developi
 ng 10 interactive workstations for the educational community outreach\, fe
 aturing hands-on demonstrations from past student projects and new STEM/ST
 EAM experiments.\n\n✅ Participating in local STEM/STEAM outreach program
 s\, including:\n\n- Cool Science\n- Engineering Summit\n- Space Foundation
  – Summer of Discovery\n- Job Fairs &amp; More!\n- District Libraries throug
 hout Colorado Springs &amp; Pueblo!\n\n🛠 What’s on the Agenda?\n\n🔹 Sq
 uishy Circuits Demo – Build circuits using Play-Doh!\n🔹 Develop STEM/
 STEAM Kits – Brainstorm and test new educational applications.\n🔹 Sho
 wcase of Past Student Projects:\n\n- Arduino-based Scarecrow Tracker\n- Fl
 ying Drones &amp; Flight Basics\n- DIY Motors &amp; Solar STEM Kits\n- …and more
 !\n🔹 Exploring AI in STEM – Boosting productivity &amp; learning.\n🔹 P
 lanning Future Meetings &amp; Expanding Initiatives.\n------------------------
 ---------------------------------------\n\n🌍 Why This Matters\n\nThis i
 nitiative aligns with IEEE Region 5 goals to:\n✔ Build the Student-to-Yo
 ung Professional Pipeline\n✔ Develop Leadership Among Volunteers\n✔ St
 rengthen Industry Engagement\n\nSupports IEEE Pikes Peak Section Strategic
  Goals:\n📌 Enhancing professional skills\n📌 Increasing member engage
 ment\n📌 Supporting workforce development\n📌 Investing in STEM educat
 ion\n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\n
 🎤 Meet Our Speaker\n\n👨‍🏫 Dr. John Santiago\n\n- IEEE Pikes Pea
 k Section Webmaster (2015–Present)\n- Former IEEE Faculty Advisor (CTU\,
  2007–2019)\n- Past IEEE Pikes Peak Section Chair (2019–2023)\n-------
 --------------------------------------------------------\n\n🚀 This is j
 ust the beginning of an exciting journey to inspire\, educate\, and innova
 te in STEM/STEAM!\n\n📅 Save the Date &amp; Register Today!\n\n🎯 Spots ar
 e limited—secure yours now!\n\n#STEM #STEAM #IEEE #Education #Engineerin
 g #AI #Technology #Mentorship #Innovation #Leadership #ColoradoSprings\n\n
 Speaker(s): John\, \n\nAgenda: \nContinuation of 11 Feb 2025 kickoff meeti
 ng...\n\n- Introductions\n- STEAM/STEM Demos and Hands-On Activities\n- Sc
 aling the Community Outreach\n- Practical AI Image-Generation Demos to clo
 se the meeting\n- Short Survey\n\nRoom: B6\, Bldg: 21st Century Library\, 
 1175 Chapel Hills Dr.\, Room B6\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United Sta
 tes\, 80920
LOCATION:Room: B6\, Bldg: 21st Century Library\, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr.\, Ro
 om B6\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United States\, 80920
ORGANIZER:john.santiago@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:11
SUMMARY:STEM Demos\, Hands-on Activities\, Sample of AI-assisted Image Gene
 ration\, Intro to IEEE&#39;s Industry Content Platform
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/470745
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 the beginning of an exciting journey to inspire\, educate\, and innovate i
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 entorship #Innovation #Leadership #ColoradoSprings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: 
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Continuation of 11 Feb 2025 kickoff meeting...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introductions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STEAM/STEM 
 Demos and Hands-On Activities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scaling the Commu
 nity Outreach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practical AI Image-Generation Dem
 os to close the meeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Survey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/
 li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;
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