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:20250501T200405Z UID:704719D7-B9D0-4D45-A0FE-212848E1754F DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250420T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T180000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\n12th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability\n Inspiring Technology Solutions for Climate Sustainability\nSanta Ana\, CA — April 20-23\, 2025\nhttp://ieee.org/sustech\n\nThe 12th IEEE Conferenc e on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2025) will take place in per son with remote access at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange Co unty Airport\, Santa Ana CA\, from April 20-23\, 2025.\n\nRegistration is open – Early rates end March 30.\nSee the SusTech 2025 [Registration pag e](https://ieee-sustech.org/register/) for details on fees and options.\n\ nSee the [SusTech 2025 Program](https://ieee-sustech.org/program/) pages f or details. Four day program with workshop\, poster contest\, receptions\, dinner\, technical presentations\, keynotes and plenary talks and panels. \n\nWhy Attend?\n\n- Participate in an extensive\, vibrant\, and innovativ e technical program\n- Prominent experts will be giving keynotes\, plenary presentations and invited talks\n- Exchange information\, share experienc es and network with attendees actively involved in the fields\n- Gain visi bility and recognition for your sustainability work\, projects and ideas\n - Find new resources and potential partners or investors\n\nConference Ses sions: Tuesday and Wednesday\, April 22-23\, Over 120 paper presentations in 24 sessions in the IEEE SusTech Thematic areas\; plus 5 keynotes and 2 panel sessions.\n\nSustainability Forum: Monday April 21\, featuring disti nguished speakers and panel (with CEU/PDH). Included with SusTech 2025 reg istration. For Forum-only registration option\, see [registration page](ht tps://ieee-sustech.org/register/).\n\nSpecial Events:\n\n- Interactive Wor kshop on “[Technologies for a Circular Economy](https://ieee-sustech.org /workshops/)”\, Sunday April 20\, 8:00 am-4:00 pm\, a Hybrid workshop in cluded with SusTech registration\, organized by the IEEE Future Directions [SusTech Initiative](https://cmte.ieee.org/futuredirections/projects/clim ate-tech/) in collaboration with SusTech 2025. (limit: 65 on-site attendee s).\n\n- [SusTech 2025 Student Poster Competition](https://ieee-sustech.or g/2025-student-poster-contestants/) Virtual Session\, on Sunday April 20\, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 pm.\n\n- Welcome Reception\, Sunday April 20\, 6:30-7 :30 pm\n\n- SusTech Networking Reception & Panel\, Monday April 21\, 5:30- 7:00 pm\, sponsored by IEEE YP & WIE. Speaker: “How to get funding for y our ideas”\, with Maurice Gunderson\, PE\, Autotech Ventures\, Managing Director Emeritus. Panel discussion afterwards.\n\n- Conference Dinner\, S peaker and Awards\, Tuesday April 22\, 6:30-9:00 pm. Keynote: [IEEE Humani tarian Technology Board (HTB)](https://ieee-sustech.org/program/keynotes/# usmanhtb) with Adil Usman\, Chair for the HTB Outreach Committee. IEEE-USA Award presentation and SusTech Student Poster Contest awards.\n\nSustaina bility Forum\n\nThe 2025 [IEEE SusTech Sustainability Forum](https://ieee- sustech.org/program/sustainability-forum/) brings together researchers\, i ndustry professionals\, and legal experts to explore innovative solutions for environmental challenges. Through discussions\, presentations\, and ne tworking opportunities\, participants share cutting-edge research\, indust ry best practices\, and emerging technologies that drive sustainability ac ross various sectors. The forum also includes a legal perspective\, with a n attorney discussing key environmental regulations and policies that impa ct sustainability efforts.\n\nThe 2025 Sustainability Forum is organized i n partnership with the [Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America](http s://aesa.org/) (AESA).\n\nForum speakers will address the following topics :\n\n- “[Green Hydrogen](https://ieee-sustech.org/program/sustainability -forum/#adamian)”\n- “[Decarbonization](https://ieee-sustech.org/progr am/sustainability-forum/#ghafafian)”\n- “[Offshore Wind](https://ieee- sustech.org/program/sustainability-forum/#zohrabian)”\n- “[Administrat ive Law and the Clean Air Act](https://ieee-sustech.org/program/sustainabi lity-forum/#abrahamian)”\n- “[Hydrogen: Paving the Way to Net Zero Car bon Emissions](https://ieee-sustech.org/program/sustainability-forum/#etez adi)”\n- “UCSD DER Project”\n\nKeynote Speakers\n\n- [“Designing f or Regeneration”](https://ieee-sustech.org/program/keynotes/#booker)\, A lan Booker\n- [“Carbon Dioxide Measurement for Climate Restoration”](h ttps://ieee-sustech.org/program/keynotes/#snyder)\, Snyder & Fiekowsky\n- [“The IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB)”](https://ieee-sustec h.org/program/keynotes/#usmanhtb)\, Adil Usman\, IEEE HTB\n- [“Advanced Electric Machines for Next Generation Electric Vehicles”](https://ieee-s ustech.org/program/keynotes/#usman)\, Adil Usman\, Varroc Engineering\n- “Hot Topics” in sustainability\n\nPanels\n\nSusTech 2025 will feature two plenary panel sessions:\n\n- Is Sustainability Socialism? – organize d by the IEEE SSIT\n- Sustainability Standards – organized by IEEE SA\n\ nTechnical Program\n\nSusTech 2025 features over 120 paper presentations i n these thematic sessions:\n\n- Agriculture\n- Alternate Energy\n- Carbon\ n- Ecology\n- Electronics\n- Energy Efficiency\n- eWaste\n- Machine Learni ng\n- Management\n- Smart Grid\n- Society Implications/Quality of Life\n- Software\n- Transportation\n- Water\n\nSponsors for SusTech 2025 include t he IEEE Oregon\, San Fernando Valley\, Foothill\, and Orange County Sectio ns\, IEEE Region 6\, IEEE-USA\, IEEE SSIT\; and co-sponsored by the IEEE S tandards Association\, and the IEEE IAS\, OES\, PES\, and TEMS Societies a nd supported by the IEEE SusTech Initiative.\n\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEE E-USA\, IEEE SSIT\, IEEE IAS\, IEEE OES\, IEEE PES\, IEEE TEMS\, IEEE SA\, IEEE SusTech Initiative\n\nAgenda: \nSunday April 20\n\n- Workshop on Tec hnologies for a Circular Economy\n- Student Poster Competition (virtual)\n \nMonday April 21\n\n- Sustainability Forum\n- Networking Reception with S peaker & Panel\n\nTuesday April 22\n\n- Conference sessions - keynotes\, p anel and 12 paper sessions\n- Conference dinner with Keynote and Awards\n\ nWednesday April 23\n\n- Conference Sessions - keynotes\, panel and 12 pap er sessions\n\nEmbassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport\, 1325 E Dyer Rd\, Santa Ana\, California\, United States\, 92705\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/476605 LOCATION:Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport\, 1325 E Dyer Rd\, Santa Ana\, California\, United States\, 92705\, Virtual: https: //events.vtools.ieee.org/m/476605 ORGANIZER:e.perkins@ieee.org SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:IEEE SusTech 2025 Conference on Technologies for Sustainability URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/476605 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui /media/display/07cd022c-1d23-43b8-a536-8b5d0aaee943" alt="" width="800" he ight="304"></p>\n<h3 style="text-align: center\;"><strong>12<sup>th</sup> IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability</strong><br><strong>Ins piring Technology Solutions for Climate Sustainability</strong><br><strong >Santa Ana\, CA &mdash\; April 20-23\, 2025</strong><br><a href="http://ie ee.org/sustech"><strong>http://ieee.org/sustech</strong></a></h3>\n<p styl e="text-align: center\;">The <strong>12<sup>th</sup> IEEE Conference on Te chnologies for Sustainability</strong> (SusTech 2025) will take place <str ong>in person</strong> with remote access at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport\, Santa Ana CA\, from April 20-23\, 2025.< /p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">Registration is open &ndash\; Early r ates end March 30.<br>See the SusTech 2025 <a href="https://ieee-sustech.o rg/register/"><strong>Registration page</strong></a> for details on fees a nd options.</p>\n<p>See the <a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/">Su sTech 2025 Program</a> pages for details. Four day program with workshop\, poster contest\, receptions\, dinner\, technical presentations\, keynotes and plenary talks and panels.</p>\n<p><strong>Why Attend?</strong></p>\n< ul>\n<li>Participate in an extensive\, vibrant\, and innovative technical program</li>\n<li>Prominent experts will be giving keynotes\, plenary pres entations and invited talks</li>\n<li>Exchange information\, share experie nces and network with attendees actively involved in the fields</li>\n<li> Gain visibility and recognition for your sustainability work\, projects an d ideas</li>\n<li>Find new resources and potential partners or investors</ li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Conference Sessions: </strong>Tuesday and Wednesday \, April 22-23\, Over 120 paper presentations in 24 sessions in the IEEE S usTech Thematic areas\; plus 5 keynotes and 2 panel sessions.</p>\n<p><str ong>Sustainability Forum:</strong> Monday April 21\, featuring distinguish ed speakers and panel (with CEU/PDH). Included with SusTech 2025 registrat ion.&nbsp\; <strong>For Forum-only registration option</strong>\, see <a h ref="https://ieee-sustech.org/register/"><strong>registration page</strong ></a><strong>.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Special Events:</strong></p>\n<ul> \n<li><strong>Interactive Workshop on &ldquo\;<a href="https://ieee-sustec h.org/workshops/">Technologies for a Circular Economy</a>&rdquo\;</strong> <strong>\, </strong>Sunday April 20\, 8:00 am-4:00 pm<strong>\, </strong>a <strong>Hybrid workshop included with SusTech registration</strong>\, org anized by the <strong>IEEE Future Directions</strong> <a href="https://cmt e.ieee.org/futuredirections/projects/climate-tech/">SusTech Initiative</a> in collaboration with SusTech 2025. (limit: 65 on-site attendees).</li>\n </ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/2025-student-po ster-contestants/">SusTech 2025 Student Poster Competition</a> <em>Virtual </em> Session</strong>\, on <strong>Sunday April 20\, 2025</strong> from 4 :00-6:00 pm.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welcome Reception</strong>\, S unday April 20\, 6:30-7:30 pm</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SusTech Netwo rking Reception &amp\; Panel\,</strong> Monday April 21\, 5:30-7:00 pm\, s ponsored by IEEE YP &amp\; WIE. Speaker: &ldquo\;How to get funding for yo ur ideas&rdquo\;\, with Maurice Gunderson\, PE\, Autotech Ventures\, Manag ing Director Emeritus. Panel discussion afterwards.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li ><strong>Conference Dinner\, Speaker and Awards</strong>\, Tuesday April 2 2\, 6:30-9:00 pm. Keynote: <a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/keyno tes/#usmanhtb">IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board (HTB)</a> with Adil Usma n\, Chair for the HTB Outreach Committee. IEEE-USA Award presentation and SusTech Student Poster Contest awards.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Sustainabil ity Forum</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">The 2025 <a href= "https://ieee-sustech.org/program/sustainability-forum/">IEEE SusTech Sust ainability Forum</a> brings together researchers\, industry professionals\ , and legal experts to explore innovative solutions for environmental chal lenges. Through discussions\, presentations\, and networking opportunities \, participants share cutting-edge research\, industry best practices\, an d emerging technologies that drive sustainability across various sectors. The forum also includes a legal perspective\, with an attorney discussing key environmental regulations and policies that impact sustainability effo rts.</p>\n<p>The 2025 Sustainability Forum is organized in partnership wit h the <a href="https://aesa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America</a> (AESA).</p>\n<p>Forum speakers wil l address the following topics:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>&ldquo\;<a href="https://ie ee-sustech.org/program/sustainability-forum/#adamian">Green Hydrogen</a>&r dquo\;</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;<a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/sustain ability-forum/#ghafafian">Decarbonization</a>&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;<a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/sustainability-forum/#zohrabian">O ffshore Wind</a>&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;<a href="https://ieee-sustech.o rg/program/sustainability-forum/#abrahamian">Administrative Law and the Cl ean Air Act</a>&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;<a href="https://ieee-sustech.or g/program/sustainability-forum/#etezadi">Hydrogen: Paving the Way to Net Z ero Carbon Emissions</a>&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;UCSD DER Project&rdquo\ ;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Keynote Speakers</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href ="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/keynotes/#booker">&ldquo\;Designing for Regeneration&rdquo\;</a>\, Alan Booker</li>\n<li><a href="https://ieee-su stech.org/program/keynotes/#snyder">&ldquo\;Carbon Dioxide Measurement for Climate Restoration&rdquo\;</a>\, Snyder &amp\; Fiekowsky</li>\n<li><a hr ef="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/keynotes/#usmanhtb">&ldquo\;The IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB)&rdquo\;</a>\, Adil Usman\, IEEE HTB< /li>\n<li><a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/program/keynotes/#usman">&ldqu o\;Advanced Electric Machines for Next Generation Electric Vehicles&rdquo\ ;</a>\, Adil Usman\, Varroc Engineering</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;Hot Topics&rdquo \; in sustainability</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Panels</strong></p>\n<p>SusTe ch 2025 will feature two plenary panel sessions:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is Sustain ability Socialism? &ndash\; organized by the IEEE SSIT</li>\n<li>Sustainab ility Standards &ndash\; organized by IEEE SA</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Tech nical Program</strong></p>\n<p>SusTech 2025 features over 120 paper presen tations in these thematic sessions:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agriculture</li>\n<li>A lternate Energy</li>\n<li>Carbon</li>\n<li>Ecology</li>\n<li>Electronics</ li>\n<li>Energy Efficiency</li>\n<li>eWaste</li>\n<li>Machine Learning</li >\n<li>Management</li>\n<li>Smart Grid</li>\n<li>Society Implications/Qual ity of Life</li>\n<li>Software</li>\n<li>Transportation</li>\n<li>Water</l i>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Sponsors for S usTech 2025 include the IEEE Oregon\, San Fernando Valley\, Foothill\, and Orange County Sections\, IEEE Region 6\, IEEE-USA\, IEEE SSIT\; and co-sp onsored by the IEEE Standards Association\, and the IEEE IAS\, OES\, PES\, and TEMS Societies and supported by the IEEE SusTech Initiative.</p>\n<p> <img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src ="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/9ca292dd-5b29-4eb 8-9dfa-65eda6d3e585" alt="" width="800" height="68"></p><br /><br />Agenda : <br /><p>Sunday April 20</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workshop on Technologies for a C ircular Economy</li>\n<li>Student Poster Competition (virtual)</li>\n</ul> \n<p>Monday April 21</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sustainability Forum</li>\n<li>Network ing Reception with Speaker &amp\; Panel</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Tuesday April 22</ p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conference sessions - keynotes\, panel and 12 paper sessions </li>\n<li>Conference dinner with Keynote and Awards</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Wedne sday April 23</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conference Sessions - keynotes\, panel and 12 paper sessions</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR