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DESCRIPTION:Hello DC Metro Area IEEE Members\, Colleagues\, and Friends\,\n
 \nPlease join us for an in-person technical presentation at the Rockville 
 Memorial Library in Rockville\, Maryland\, Saturday\, April 26\, 2025\, co
 mmencing at 1:30 PM. The topic is &quot; Scalable Byzantine Agreement-Broadcast
 .” Speaker Dr.. Lydia Ouaili is a PhD student\, and a visiting researche
 r at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will discus
 s the challenges\, limitations\, and new approaches on the Scalable Byzant
 ine Agreement-Broadcast.\n\nThe presentation is free to attend followed by
  dinner at a restaurant within walking distance of the library located in 
 the Rockville Town Center. As an IEEE member you are eligible to receive a
  complimentary entree and non-alcoholic beverage value up to thirty dollar
 s. Nonmembers are responsible for their food and beverages. IEEE members a
 re welcome to bring colleagues and friends who may share an interest in Sc
 alable Byzantine Agreement-Broadcast communications.\n\nTo Attend Register
  online at https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478787 or email Lydia at lydia
 .aitoucheggou@ieee.org by April 23\, 2025. In the subject heading RSVP 04-
 26-25 Presentation Scalable Byzantine Agreement-Broadcast &quot; In the email i
 nclude your name\, IEEE member ID #\, email address\, and your phone numbe
 r. You will receive a response acknowledging your registration to the even
 t.\n\nPresentation Topic &quot; Scalable Byzantine Agreement-Broadcast Challeng
 es\, Limitations\, &amp; New Approaches &quot;\n\nCost: Free\n\nDate: Saturday Apri
 l 26\, 2025\n\nTime: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)\n\nLocation: Rockville Memori
 al Library\, Meeting Room on first floor\n\nAddress: 21 Maryland Ave\, Roc
 kville\, MD 20850\n\nMetro Accessible: the station is Rockville\, 251 Hung
 erford Drive\, Rockville\, MD 20850\, it&#39;s a 10 minutes walk to the librar
 y.\nParking Library customers can get 2 hours of free parking when you par
 k in one of the Rockville Town Square garages. https://www.montgomerycount
 ymd.gov/Library/branches/rockville.html\n\nOn behalf of the Wash DC ComSoc
  Chapter Executive Committee\, we look forward to seeing you on April 26th
 .\n\nLydia\, Washington DC ComSoc Chapter Vice Chair 2024/2025\n\nSpeaker(
 s): Lydia\n\nAgenda: \n1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Welcoming &amp; Speaker Introduction\
 n1:35 PM - 2:45 PM Dr. Ouaili Presentation\n2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Presentation
  Questions and Answers\n3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Closing remarks\n\n03:10 PM- Pro
 ceed to a restaurant in the Rockville Town Square for dinner with the Spea
 ker. The specific restaurant will be announced at the end of the presentat
 ion. This dinner offers a great opportunity to directly connect with the s
 peaker and other members over dinner.\n\n3:30 PM-5:00 PM Dine in a Restaur
 ant (TBD) located at Rockville Town Square.\n\nRoom: Meeting Room on the F
 irst Floor\, Rockville Memorial Library \, 21 Maryland Ave\, Rockville\, M
 aryland\, United States\, 20850
LOCATION:Room: Meeting Room on the First Floor\, Rockville Memorial Library
  \, 21 Maryland Ave\, Rockville\, Maryland\, United States\, 20850
ORGANIZER:Siering@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:SAT 04/26/2025 @1:30 PM Invitation to Attend &quot;Scalable Byzantine Ag
 reement-Broadcast Challenges\, Limitations\, &amp; New Approaches&quot;
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 nt within walking distance of the library located in the Rockville Town Ce
 nter. As an IEEE member you are eligible to receive a complimentary entree
  and non-alcoholic beverage value up to thirty dollars. Nonmembers are res
 ponsible for their food and beverages. IEEE members are welcome to bring c
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 email Lydia at&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:lydia.aitoucheggou@ieee.org&quot;&gt;lydia.ai
 toucheggou@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;by April 23\, 2025. In the subject heading R
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 =&quot;font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;\, times\, serif\; font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;str
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  font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Metro Accessible&lt;/strong&gt;: the station is Rock
 ville\, 251 Hungerford Drive\, Rockville\, MD 20850\, it&#39;s a 10 minutes wa
 lk to the library.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;\,
  times\, serif\; font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;Parking Library customers can get 2 ho
 urs of free parking when you park in one of the Rockville Town Square gara
 ges. https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/branches/rockville.html&lt;/s
 pan&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;
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  behalf of the Wash DC ComSoc Chapter Executive Committee\, we look forwar
 d to seeing you on April 26&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;Ms
 oNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;\, times\, serif\; fon
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 PM - 2:45 PM Dr. Ouaili Presentation &lt;br&gt;2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Presentation Qu
 estions and Answers&lt;br&gt;3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Closing remarks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p cl
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 oman&#39;\, times\, serif\; font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;03:10 PM- Proceed to a restaura
 nt in the Rockville Town Square for dinner with the Speaker. The specific 
 restaurant will be announced at the end of the presentation. This dinner o
 ffers a great opportunity to directly connect with the speaker and other m
 embers over dinner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-hei
 ght: 115%\; font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;\, times\, serif\; font-size: 10
 pt\;&quot;&gt;3:30 PM-5:00 PM Dine in a Restaurant (TBD) located at Rockville Town
  Square.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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