BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250513T192646Z UID:2501BB58-05E5-44C5-9F3E-0B7EF71FD7C7 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T133000 DESCRIPTION:Sensitive laboratory equipment — including high-speed RF syst ems and optical devices — is highly vulnerable to seemingly minor incide nts such as electrostatic discharge (ESD)\, the use of damaged RF cables\, and dust. Even small handling mistakes can lead to costly repairs or repl acements\, creating a significant financial burden.\n\nTo address these cr itical issues\, the INRS Photonics Student Association and the INRS IEEE S tudent Branch are excited to host a workshop for the students and interns working in photonics and RF laboratories. The goal is to ensure participan ts acquire safety and handling skills essential for the lab environment.\n \nWorkshop Highlights:\n\nSafe Handling of RF Equipment: Best practices fo r preventing damage and extending the life of high-frequency devices.\n\nS afe Handling of Optical Instruments: Guidelines to maintain delicate optic al systems and avoid connector damage.\n\nLive Demonstrations: RF and phot onics lab demos showcasing proper techniques.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Can adian Foundation & OPTICA-SPIE Student Chapter at INRS\n\nAgenda: \nSchedu le:\n\n10:00 AM – Arrival and reporting\n\n10:15 AM - 11:30 AM – Prese ntation (including 15 min Q&A) by Matthew Torre\, RFuW Solution Engineer\, Keysight Technologies\, Inc.\n\n11:30 AM - 12:00 PM – Photonics Lab Pre sentation\n\n12:00 PM - 1:00 PM – Pizza\, drinks\, and a networking sess ion\n\n1:00 PM - 1:30 PM – RF Probing Station Demonstration by Prof. Tar ek Djerafi\n\nThis is a great opportunity to build your technical confiden ce\, network with industry professionals\, and ensure you are prepared for real-world lab environments.\n\nDon’t miss it!\n\nRoom: 6900\, Bldg: Pl ace Bonaventure\, INRS\, 800 rue de la gauchetière\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada\, H5A 1K6 LOCATION:Room: 6900\, Bldg: Place Bonaventure\, INRS\, 800 rue de la gauche tière\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada\, H5A 1K6 ORGANIZER:sobhan.amirabadizadeh@inrs.ca SEQUENCE:55 SUMMARY:RF and Photonics Laboratory Safety Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/483221 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Sensitive laboratory equipment &mdash\; in cluding high-speed RF systems and optical devices &mdash\; is highly vulne rable to seemingly minor incidents such as electrostatic discharge (ESD)\, the use of damaged RF cables\, and dust. Even small handling mistakes can lead to costly repairs or replacements\, creating a significant financial burden.</p>\n<p>To address these critical issues\, the INRS Photonics Stu dent Association and the INRS IEEE Student Branch are excited to host a wo rkshop for the students and interns working in photonics and RF laboratori es. The goal is to ensure participants acquire safety and handling skills essential for the lab environment.</p>\n<p>Workshop Highlights:</p>\n<p>Sa fe Handling of RF Equipment: Best practices for preventing damage and exte nding the life of high-frequency devices.</p>\n<p>Safe Handling of Optical Instruments: Guidelines to maintain delicate optical systems and avoid co nnector damage.</p>\n<p>Live Demonstrations: RF and photonics lab demos sh owcasing proper techniques.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Schedule:</p>\ n<p>10:00 AM &ndash\; Arrival and reporting</p>\n<p>10:15 AM - 11:30 AM &n dash\; Presentation (including 15 min Q&amp\;A) by Matthew Torre\, <span d ata-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">RFuW Solution Engineer\, Keysight Techno logies\, Inc.</span></p>\n<p>11:30 AM - 12:00 PM &ndash\; Photonics Lab Pr esentation</p>\n<p>12:00 PM - 1:00 PM &ndash\; Pizza\, drinks\, and a netw orking session</p>\n<p>1:00 PM - 1:30 PM &ndash\; RF Probing Station Demon stration by Prof. Tarek Djerafi</p>\n<p>This is a great opportunity to bui ld your technical confidence\, network with industry professionals\, and e nsure you are prepared for real-world lab environments.</p>\n<p>Don&rsquo\ ;t miss it!</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR