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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Region 6 Spring Joint Central Area\, Northwest Area\, and 
 Southern Area Meeting is planned for Saturday\, April 26\, 2025 from 9:00 
 AM to 4:45 PM at Santa Clara University.\n\nLocation: Sobrato Campus for D
 iscovery and Innovation room SCDI 3115/3116\n\nQualified volunteers will b
 e reimbursed using the Concur platform. For general guidance on expenses\,
  refer to the [IEEE Expense Reimbursement Guidelines for Volunteers](https
 ://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/travel-expense-reimburse
 ment-guidelines.pdf).\n\nThis event will be hybrid\, if you cannot attend 
 in-person you may join virtually.\n\nSections:\n\nSection Chairs are invit
 ed to this event. This event provides an opportunity to share best practic
 es and network with Sections in the three Areas involved. Please make ever
 y effort to attend this meeting\, however\, if you are not available then 
 please designate a delegate to represent you in-person at the meeting. Ple
 ase register at your earliest convenience.\n\nSince this event is in the S
 an Francisco Bay Area\, the three Sections of the San Francisco Bay Area C
 ouncil (SFBAC) namely Santa Clara Valley (SCV)\, Oakland East Bay (OEB)\, 
 and San Francisco (SF) Sections may consider sending several officers incl
 uding Chapter officers to this event as there are no travel reimbursement 
 would be needed for members in the SFBAC.\n\nStudent Branches:\n\nStudent 
 Branch Chairs are invited to this meeting\, for opportunities to learn mor
 e about IEEE\, connect with IEEE Region 6 leaders and volunteer peers\, sh
 are a brief status update on your Student Branch\, and participate in the 
 Student Design Showcase competition (see description below).\n\nIEEE Regio
 n 6 will cover the expenses for 1 student representative per Student Branc
 h\, preferably the Chair.\n\n- This includes travel cost and 1 night hotel
 .\n- If the Chair is unavailable\, another representative may be appointed
  or selected to represent the student branch.\n- If students share a hotel
  room and commute together\, more students may be acceptable\, as long as 
 the financial cost is equivalent or the same.\n- There are no travel grant
 s available for the sole purpose of participating in the student competiti
 on. Student Branch Representatives are expected to attend the entirety of 
 the meeting for volunteer leadership training. The student competition is 
 an opportunity for the representatives to engage and continue their profes
 sional growth. Participation in the student competition is not mandatory\,
  but highly encouraged.\n\nStudent Design Showcase Competition:\n\nThere i
 s an in-person Student Design Showcase Competition where students will sho
 wcase their projects with a poster (preferably)\, live demo\, or other dig
 ital device. Cash prizes will be available: 1st\, 2nd\, 3rd ($300/$200/$10
 0)\, Best Technical ($100)\, Best Professional ($100)\, and People Choice 
 Award ($100). Register your entry in the morning of the event at the regis
 tration table.\n\nHotel Suggestions:\n\nDouble Tree by Hilton San Jose\nAd
 dress: 2050 Gateway Pl\, San Jose\, CA 95110\n\n[https://www.hilton.com/en
 /hotels/jose-dt-doubletree-san-jose/](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/jos
 e-dt-doubletree-san-jose/Phone)\n\nPhone: (408) 453-4000\nFree airport shu
 ttle 5:00 am to 11:00 pm (on demand request at 408-453-4000 upon arrival)\
 nNightly car Parking: $30\nCurrent nightly rage: $157 plus tax\n\nHyatt Pl
 ace San Jose Airport\nAddress: 82 Karina Ct\, San Jose\, CA 95131\n\nhttps
 ://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-place/en-US\n\nPhone: (669) 342-0007\nFree airport 
 shuttle5:00 am to 10:3:00 pm (on demand request at 669-342-0007 upon arriv
 al)\nNightly car Parking: $20\nCurrent nightly rage: $169 plus tax\n\nSone
 sta Simply Suites Silicon Valley\n\nAddress: [481 El Camino Real\, Santa C
 lara\, CA 95050](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/di
 r/?api=1&amp;destination=481*El*Camino*Real*Santa*Clara*CA*95050__\;KysrKysrKw
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 NRvRlnx37PoX5XsQ-$)\n\n(408) 241-9305\n\n[https://www.sonesta.com/sonesta-
 simply-suites/ca/santa-clara/sonesta-simply-suites-silicon-valley-santa-cl
 ara](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.sonesta.com/sonesta-simply-sui
 tes/ca/santa-clara/sonesta-simply-suites-silicon-valley-santa-clara__\;!!M
 LMg-p0Z!BV562zryejucgg1PFfhu4boLVzrJg-msZ0pI6uOZOrWavfrOc8eigcj9Wz9yuS3NRv
 Rlnx37PjDye-6d$)\n\nNightly car Parking: $7.50\nCurrent nightly rage: $135
  plus tax\n\n0.2 mi from Santa Clara University\n\nCo-sponsored by: Centra
 l Area\, Northwest Area\, and Southern Area\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda (Subject T
 o Change)\n\n9:00-9:30 AM: Continental breakfast\n\n9:30 AM: Welcome and I
 ntroductions\n\n9:40 AM: Region 6 Director Report\, Joseph Wei\n\n10:00: R
 egion 6 Conferences Report (GHTC 2025\, Rising Star 2026 &amp; SusTech 2025)\n
 \n10:10: Region 6 Treasurer Report\, Sarge Benson\n\n10:20: Morning Break\
 n\nBreakouts per Area: Suggested brief report format: status\, successes\,
  challenges. ~10 min/each estimated)\n\n10:30: Group1: Central Area Sectio
 ns and Student Branches reports\, Plans for Fall Area Meeting\n\n10:30: Gr
 oup 2: Northwest Area Sections and Student Branches Reports\, Plans for Fa
 ll Area Meeting\n\n10:30: Group 3: Southern Area Sections and Student Bran
 ches Reports\, Plans for Fall Area Meeting\n\n12:00 PM: Lunch\n\n1:10 PM: 
 PACE/Professional Activities\, Amber Orr\n\n1:30 PM: Educational Activitie
 s\, Mostafa Mortezaie\n\n2:00 PM Group 1: Student Competition Presentation
 s and Judging Breakout\n\n2:00 PM: Group 2: How to have a Milestone progra
 m at your Section\, Brian Berg\n\n2:20 PM: Group 2: Humanitarian Activitie
 s\, John Borland\n\n3:00 PM: Afternoon Snack Break\n\n3:10 PM: WIE/SPAX: P
 eijung Tsai\n\n3:20 PM: Young Professionals \, Brianne Tengan\n\n3:40 PM: 
 vTools/OU Analytics training\, Sanjay Samuel\n\n4:10 PM: Student Competiti
 on Awards presentation\n\n4:30 PM: Closing comments and plan for Fall Area
  Meeting\n\n4:45 PM: Adjourn\n\nRoom: SCDI 3115/3116\, Bldg: Sobrato Campu
 s for Discovery and Innovation \, Santa Clara University\, 500 El Camino R
 eal \, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053\, Virtual: https:/
 /events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477070
LOCATION:Room: SCDI 3115/3116\, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Inno
 vation \, Santa Clara University\, 500 El Camino Real \, Santa Clara\, Cal
 ifornia\, United States\, 95053\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/
 m/477070
ORGANIZER:mortezaie@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:113
SUMMARY:Joint Central Area/Northwest Area/Southern Area Meeting
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477070
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;IEEE Region 6 Spring Joi
 nt Central Area\, Northwest Area\, and Southern Area Meeting is planned fo
 r Saturday\, April 26\, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM at Santa Clara Univer
 sity.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Location: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and
  Innovation room SCDI 3115/3116&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Qualified volunt
 eers will be reimbursed using the Concur platform. For general guidance on
  expenses\, refer to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-or
 g/ieee/web/org/travel-expense-reimbursement-guidelines.pdf&quot;&gt;IEEE Expense R
 eimbursement Guidelines for Volunteers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;This
  event will be hybrid\, if you cannot attend in-person you may join virtua
 lly.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sections:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;M
 soNormal&quot;&gt;Section Chairs are invited to this event. This event provides an
  opportunity to share best practices and network with Sections in the thre
 e Areas involved.&amp;nbsp\;Please make every effort to attend this meeting\, 
 however\, if you are not available then please designate a delegate to rep
 resent you in-person at the meeting.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbs
 p\; &lt;/span&gt;Please register at your earliest convenience.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;Ms
 oNormal&quot;&gt;Since this event is in the San Francisco Bay Area\, the three Sec
 tions of the San Francisco Bay Area Council (SFBAC) namely Santa Clara Val
 ley (SCV)\, Oakland East Bay (OEB)\, and San Francisco (SF) Sections may c
 onsider sending several officers including Chapter officers to this event 
 as there are no travel reimbursement would be needed for members in the SF
 BAC.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Branches:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p 
 class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Student Branch Chairs are invited to this meeting\, for 
 opportunities&amp;nbsp\;to learn more about IEEE\, connect with IEEE Region 6 
 leaders and volunteer peers\, share a brief status update on your Student 
 Branch\, and participate in the Student Design Showcase competition (see d
 escription below).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;IEEE Region 6 will cover the 
 expenses for 1 student representative per Student Branch\, preferably the 
 Chair.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in\;&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNorm
 al&quot; style=&quot;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;&quot;&gt;This include
 s travel cost and 1 night hotel.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-li
 st: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;&quot;&gt;If the Chair is unavailable\,
  another representative may be appointed or selected to represent the stud
 ent branch.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; 
 tab-stops: list .5in\;&quot;&gt;If students share a hotel room and commute togethe
 r\, more students may be acceptable\, as long as the financial cost is equ
 ivalent or the same.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;mso-list: l0 level
 1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;&quot;&gt;There are no travel grants available for 
 the sole purpose of participating in the student competition. Student Bran
 ch Representatives are expected to attend the entirety of the meeting for 
 volunteer leadership training. The student competition is an opportunity f
 or the representatives to engage and continue their professional growth. P
 articipation in the student competition is not mandatory\, but highly enco
 uraged.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Design Showcase 
 Competition:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;There is an in-person Stud
 ent Design Showcase Competition where students will showcase their project
 s with a poster (preferably)\, live demo\, or other digital device. Cash p
 rizes will be available: 1st\, 2nd\, 3rd ($300/$200/$100)\, Best Technical
  ($100)\, Best Professional ($100)\, and People Choice Award ($100). Regis
 ter your entry in the morning of the event at the registration table.&amp;nbsp
 \;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hot
 el Suggestions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Double Tree by 
 Hilton San Jose&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Address: 2050 Gateway Pl\, San Jose\, C
 A 95110&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hilton.com/en/hotel
 s/jose-dt-doubletree-san-jose/Phone&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.hilton.com/en/hot
 els/jose-dt-doubletree-san-jose/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ph
 one: (408) 453-4000&lt;br&gt;Free airport shuttle 5:00 am to 11:00 pm (on demand
  request at 408-453-4000 upon arrival)&lt;br&gt;Nightly car Parking: $30&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 br&gt;Current nightly rage: $157 plus tax&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H
 yatt Place San Jose Airport&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Address: 82 Karina Ct\, San Jose\,
  CA 95131&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-p
 lace/en-US&quot;&gt;https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-place/en-US&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;Mso
 Normal&quot;&gt;Phone: (669) 342-0007&lt;br&gt;Free airport shuttle5:00 am to 10:3:00 pm
  (on demand request at 669-342-0007 upon arrival)&lt;br&gt;Nightly car Parking: 
 $20&lt;br&gt;Current nightly rage: $169 plus tax&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;stro
 ng&gt;Sonesta Simply Suites Silicon Valley&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;Mso
 Normal&quot;&gt;Address: &lt;a href=&quot;https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.co
 m/maps/dir/?api=1&amp;amp\;destination=481*El*Camino*Real*Santa*Clara*CA*95050
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 oNormal&quot;&gt;Nightly car Parking: $7.50&lt;br&gt;Current nightly rage: $135 plus tax
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;0.2 mi from Santa Clara University&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br
  /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agenda (Subject To Change)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;
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 ltr&quot;&gt;10:10: Region 6 Treasurer Report\, Sarge Benson&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;st
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 h estimated)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;10:30: Group1: Central Area Sections and St
 udent Branches reports\, Plans for Fall Area Meeting&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;10:
 30: Group 2: Northwest Area Sections and Student Branches Reports\, Plans 
 for Fall Area Meeting&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;10:30: Group 3: Southern Area Sect
 ions and Student Branches Reports\, Plans for Fall Area Meeting&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p di
 r=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12:00 PM: Lunch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;1:10 PM: PACE/P
 rofessional Activities\, Amber Orr&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;1:30 PM: Educational 
 Activities\, Mostafa Mortezaie&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;2:00 PM Group 1: Student 
 Competition Presentations and Judging Breakout&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;2:00 PM: 
 Group 2: How to have a Milestone program at your Section\, Brian Berg&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;2:20 PM: Group 2: Humanitarian Activities\, John Borland&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:00 PM: Afternoon Snack Break&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir
 =&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;3:10 PM: WIE/SPAX: Peijung Tsai&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;3:20 PM: Young Pr
 ofessionals \, Brianne Tengan&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;3:40 PM: vTools/OU Analyti
 cs training\, Sanjay Samuel&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;4:10 PM: Student Competition
  Awards presentation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;4:30 PM: Closing comments and plan 
 for Fall Area Meeting&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:45 PM: Adjourn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;
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