BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251124T030204Z UID:65102E8D-DBAF-40F1-9C96-B53E55F21921 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251127T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251127T230000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Southern Alberta Section Presents our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)\n\nWe are happy to announce that we will be hosting the IEEE Southern Alberta Section AGM once again!\n\nThis is a fantastic opportuni ty for all IEEE members to reconnect\, get updates on our section's achiev ements\, and look forward to the future. The meeting will provide an updat e on the activities of the Section\, the Technical Chapters\, and the Affi nity Groups over the past year\, and provide an outlook for activities pla nned in 2026.\n\nLet's come together\, celebrate our achievements\, and se t the stage for a year of excellence. We look forward to seeing you there! \n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\nKeyno te Speaker: Professor Randy Connolly on Public Computing Intellectuals in the Age of AI Crisis\n\nThis keynote explores how the current sense of cri sis surrounding AI and digital innovation offers a unique opportunity for academic computing to reflect on its epistemological foundations. It advoc ates for a more reflexive\, interdisciplinary approach to computing educat ion—one that embraces liberal arts and envisions the emergence of the Pu blic Computer Intellectual.\n--------------------------------------------- ------------------\n\nDinner:\n\n- 2 complimentary drink tickets\n- Wedge salad with buttermilk herb dressing\, beamster cheese\, tomato and crispy onion\n- Choice of:\n\n- Alberta beef tenderloin\, local carrot purée\, r oasted fingerling potatoes\, smoked rosemary jus\n- Chicken supreme\, daup hinoise potato\, Tuscan kale\, maple brown butter jus\n- Vegetarian Option \, Meal TBD\n- Chocolate crémeux tart\, Chantilly\, chocolate soil\, berr ies\n\nPlease indicate any food allergies or special dietary requirements (including Vegan/Vegetarian meal) under "Special Requests" when registerin g. We will do our best to accommodate to the extent that the venue can off er.\n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\nRe gistration consists of two parts - vTools and PayPal. Follow the "Register Now" link below\, and complete the information. The system will then take you to a PayPal page to enter your payment information. When you have suc cessfully registered and paid\, you will receive 2 confirmation emails\, 1 from IEEE and 1 from PayPal. Your registration is not complete until your payment has been received\, and you have received both confirmation email s. Note\, you do not need to create a PayPal account to complete payment\, the payment can be navigated and completed through PayPal without signing in. If you have any issues with registration\, please reach out and someo ne will be able to provide assistance.\n\nSpeaker(s): Randy\n\nAgenda: \n5 :30pm: Doors open\n5:30-6:15pm: Cash Bar and Networking (2 complimentary d rink tickets included)\n6:15-6:30pm: Chair’s and Treasurer’s Reports\n 6:30-7:15pm: Dinner\n7:15-7:30pm: Award Presentations\n7:30-8:30pm: Techni cal Chapters\, Affinity Groups\, and Student Branch Reports\n8:30-9:30pm: Keynote Speaker: Professor Randy Connolly\n\nRoom: Nakiska\, Bldg: The Wes tin Calgary Downtown\, 320 4 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada\, AB T2P 2S6 LOCATION:Room: Nakiska\, Bldg: The Westin Calgary Downtown\, 320 4 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada\, AB T2P 2S6 ORGANIZER:ieeesas@ieee.org SEQUENCE:87 SUMMARY:2025 IEEE Southern Alberta Section AGM URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/504770 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>IEEE Southern Alberta Section Pres ents our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)</strong></p>\n<p>We are happy t o announce that we will be hosting the IEEE Southern Alberta Section AGM o nce again!</p>\n<p>This is a fantastic opportunity for all IEEE members to reconnect\, get updates on our section's achievements\, and look forward to the future. The meeting will provide an update on the activities of the Section\, the Technical Chapters\, and the Affinity Groups over the past year\, and provide an outlook for activities planned in 2026.</p>\n<p>Let' s come together\, celebrate our achievements\, and set the stage for a yea r of excellence. We look forward to seeing you there!</p>\n<hr>\n<p><stron g>Keynote Speaker: Professor Randy Connolly on Public Computing Intellectu als in the Age of AI Crisis</strong></p>\n<p>This keynote explores how the current sense of crisis surrounding AI and digital innovation offers a un ique opportunity for academic computing to reflect on its epistemological foundations. It advocates for a more reflexive\, interdisciplinary approac h to computing education&mdash\;one that embraces liberal arts and envisio ns the emergence of the Public Computer Intellectual.</p>\n<hr>\n<p><stron g>Dinner:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 complimentary drink tickets</li>\n<li> Wedge salad with buttermilk herb dressing\, beamster cheese\, tomato and c rispy onion</li>\n<li>Choice of:</li>\n<ul>\n<li>Alberta beef tenderloin\, local carrot pur&eacute\;e\, roasted fingerling potatoes\, smoked rosemar y jus</li>\n<li>Chicken supreme\, dauphinoise potato\, Tuscan kale\, maple brown butter jus</li>\n<li>Vegetarian Option\, Meal TBD</li>\n</ul>\n<li> Chocolate cr&eacute\;meux tart\, Chantilly\, chocolate soil\, berries</li> \n</ul>\n<p><em><strong>Please indicate any food allergies or special diet ary requirements (including Vegan/Vegetarian meal) under "Special Requests " when registering. We will do our best to accommodate to the extent that the venue can offer.</strong></em></p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Registration consists of two parts - vTools and PayPal.&nbsp\; Follow the "Register Now" link b elow\, and complete the information.&nbsp\; The system will then take you to a PayPal page to enter your payment information.&nbsp\; When you have s uccessfully registered and paid\, you will receive 2 confirmation emails\, 1 from IEEE and 1 from PayPal.&nbsp\; <strong>Your registration is not co mplete until your payment has been received\, and you have received both c onfirmation emails. Note\, you do not need to create a PayPal account to c omplete payment\, the payment can be navigated and completed through PayPa l without signing in. If you have any issues with registration\, please re ach out and someone will be able to provide assistance.</strong></em></p>< br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>5:30pm:&nbsp\; Doors open <br>5:30-6:15pm:&nbs p\; Cash Bar and Networking (2 complimentary drink tickets included)<br>6: 15-6:30pm:&nbsp\; Chair&rsquo\;s and Treasurer&rsquo\;s Reports<br>6:30-7: 15pm:&nbsp\; Dinner <br>7:15-7:30pm:&nbsp\; Award Presentations <br>7:30-8 :30pm:&nbsp\; Technical Chapters\, Affinity Groups\, and Student Branch Re ports <br>8:30-9:30pm:&nbsp\; Keynote Speaker: Professor Randy Connolly</p > END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR