BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 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:20251213T221951Z UID:95A89F0A-0A37-4321-8731-7C00C69CC6B7 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T130000 DESCRIPTION:REGION 1+2 ASSEMBLY/VOTING MEMBER (Incl. Section Chair or Deleg ate)\n\nDear Region 1 and Region 2 Assembly Members\,\n\nOn behalf of our Region 1 and Region 2 Directors\, you are invited to attend the first 2026 Joint R1/R2 Assembly Meeting in Covington\, KY. This meeting is particula rly significant\, as the joint assembly will finalize the ballot for the f irst merged Region 2 Director-Elect election. Please review the details be low carefully.\n\nNegative RSVPs and/or delegate substitutions are request ed by January 5\, 2026.\n------------------------------------------------- --------------\n\nWhen\n\nFriday\, February 6\, 2026\n\n-\n1:00 PM: R1/R2 Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Invitation Only)\n\n-\n3:30 PM: R1/R2 Executive Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)\n\n-\nEvening: SPC/ExCom Din ner (Invitation Only)\n\nSaturday\, February 7\, 2026\n\n-\n8:00–9:00 AM : Breakfast (included)\n\n-\n9:00 AM–6:00 PM: Joint Region Training\n\n- \nGroup Photo\n\nIMPORTANT NOTE: Additional Section and Region leaders bey ond the Section Chair or the Chair’s designated voting delegate may atte nd the Saturday training. The Regions will cover one night of lodging (Fri day or Saturday) and all Saturday meals for these attendees. All other tra vel-related expenses are the responsibility of the Section. All attendees must be registered appropriately. If a second hotel night is required and funded by the Section\, the Section will be billed accordingly after the m eeting. After the hotel reservation cutoff date\, these attendees are resp onsible for securing and funding their own lodging.\n\nSunday\, February 8 \, 2026\n\n-\n8:00–9:00 AM: Breakfast (included)\n\n-\nJoint Region Meet ing\n\n-\nJoint Region Business\n\n-\nAdjourn NLT 1:00 PM\n\n------------- --------------------------------------------------\n\nWhere\n\n[Cincinnati RiverCenter - Riverfront Hotel with Direct Access to NKYCC]\n\nCincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter\n10 W RiverCenter Blvd\nCovington\, KY 41011\n(85 9) 261-2900\n\nHotel reservation link is included below.\n---------------- -----------------------------------------------\n\nTravel Expense Reimburs ement\n\nRegions 1 and 2 will cover normal travel expenses for invited com mittee members and 2026 Section Chairs (or their designees).\n\nAdditional non-voting leaders (Section ExComs and non-voting Region leaders) may att end Saturday training.\n\nFor these volunteers:\n\n-\nRegions will cover o ne night of lodging and Saturday meals\n\n-\nSections cover travel\, addit ional nights\, and other expenses\n\nExpense reports must be submitted thr ough Concur within 60 days:\nhttps://services10.ieee.org/idp/startSSO.ping ?PartnerSpId=ConcurIEEE\n------------------------------------------------- --------------\n\nTravel / Transportation / Parking\n\nDriving\n\nParking is available at the RiverCenter Garage beneath Embassy Suites (entrances o n Madison Ave or RiverCenter Blvd).\n\n-\n$10 overnight\n\n-\n$2/hour\nRei mbursement is limited to this amount.\n\nHotel valet parking is not reimbu rsable unless pre-approved by your Region Director and documented in your expense report.\n\nThe River Center Garage has two entrances on Madison Av enue and one on RiverCenter Blvd.\n\nIf renting a vehicle\, pre-approval i s required before booking.\n\nFlying\n\nClosest airport: Cincinnati/Northe rn Kentucky International Airport (CVG)\nApproximate taxi fare: $30\n----- ----------------------------------------------------------\n\nRegistration Requirements (Two Steps)\n\nALL ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER FOR BOTH THE MEET ING AND THE HOTEL.\nALL COMPANIONS MUST REGISTER SEPARATELY FOR MEALS.\n\n (Local attendees not staying overnight must register for the meeting and n otify the Region Secretaries that lodging is not needed.)\n--------------- ------------------------------------------------\n\n1) Meeting Registratio n\n\nComplete this registration.\nPlease register companion meals separate ly.\n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\n2) Hotel Reservation\n\nhttps://book.passkey.com/go/IEEETRAINING26\n\nImport ant notes:\n\n-\nYou must use the link above to ensure room and tax for Fr iday and Saturday are charged directly to the Region.\n\n-\nA credit card is required for incidentals only.\n\n-\nA temporary hold may appear but wi ll not be charged at registration and/or checkout. If an actual charge pos ts\, please contact your Region Secretaries.\n\nThursday night stays:\nSPC and ExCom members are pre-approved for Thursday night stays as necessary. \nAll other attendee categories MUST obtain prior approval from their resp ective Region Director.\n\nCompanion meals may be purchased at the availab le region subsidized rates. All companions MUST be registered for meal fun ctions.\n\nHotel reservation cutoff:\n\nJanuary 7\, 2026 at 5 PM ET.\nIf y ou encounter issues before the cutoff\, please contact the Region Secretar ies. After the cutoff\, assistance will be provided as available\, but rei mbursement is limited to the contracted $169 rate + tax.\n\nA draft agenda and presentation template will be shared in mid-January.\n\nA “Know Bef ore You Go” update will be sent before the meeting.\n------------------- --------------------------------------------\n\nRegion 1 and Region 2 Secr etary Contacts\n\nRegion 2\nNeeta Basantkumar\, Secretary – ateenjar@iee e.org\n\nRegion 1\nJoseph Ott\, Secretary – joseph.s.ott@gmail.com\nEric Brown\, Assistant Secretary – eric.t.brown@ieee.org\n------------------ ---------------------------------------------\n\nWe look forward to seeing you in February.\n\n10 W River Center Blvd\, Covington\, Kentucky\, Unite d States\, 41011 LOCATION:10 W River Center Blvd\, Covington\, Kentucky\, United States\, 41 011 ORGANIZER:ateenjar@ieee.org SEQUENCE:621 SUMMARY:IEEE R1/R2 Joint Assembly Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/522018 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h2 dir="ltr">REGION 1+2 ASSEMBLY/VOTING MEMB ER (Incl. Section Chair or Delegate)</h2>\n<p dir="ltr">Dear Region 1 and Region 2 Assembly Members\,</p>\n<p dir="ltr">On behalf of our Region 1 an d Region 2 Directors\, you are invited to attend the first 2026 Joint R1/R 2 Assembly Meeting in Covington\, KY. This meeting is particularly signifi cant\, as the joint assembly will finalize the ballot for the first merged Region 2 Director-Elect election. Please review the details below careful ly.</p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong><span style="color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;">Ne gative RSVPs and/or delegate substitutions are requested by January 5\, 20 26.</span></strong></p>\n<hr>\n<h2 dir="ltr">When</h2>\n<h3 dir="ltr">Frid ay\, February 6\, 2026</h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir=" ltr" role="presentation">1:00 PM: R1/R2 Joint Strategic Planning Committee (Invitation Only)</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">3:30 PM: R1/R2 Executive Committee Meeting (Invitatio n Only)</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="pres entation">Evening: SPC/ExCom Dinner (Invitation Only)<br><br></p>\n</li>\n </ul>\n<h3 dir="ltr">Saturday\, February 7\, 2026</h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr " aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">8:00&ndash\;9:00 AM: B reakfast (included)</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr " role="presentation">9:00 AM&ndash\;6:00 PM: Joint Region Training</p>\n< /li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Grou p Photo</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;"><s trong id="docs-internal-guid-01e6537a-7fff-2c68-2f0a-d452402a9d32">IMPORTA NT NOTE: </strong></span>Additional Section and Region leaders beyond the Section Chair or the Chair&rsquo\;s designated voting delegate may attend the Saturday training. The Regions will cover one night of lodging (Friday or Saturday) and all Saturday meals for these attendees. All other travel -related expenses are the responsibility of the Section. All attendees mus t be registered appropriately. If a second hotel night is required and fun ded by the Section\, the Section will be billed accordingly after the meet ing.<strong id="docs-internal-guid-01e6537a-7fff-2c68-2f0a-d452402a9d32"> After the hotel reservation cutoff date\, these attendees are responsible for securing and funding their own lodging.</strong></p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">Su nday\, February 8\, 2026</h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir ="ltr" role="presentation">8:00&ndash\;9:00 AM: Breakfast (included)</p>\n </li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joi nt Region Meeting</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joint Region Business</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-l evel="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Adjourn NLT 1:00 PM</p>\n</li> \n</ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 dir="ltr">Where</h2>\n<p dir="ltr"><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://encrypted- tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvF6eFw-t8BHWfKqlqSjXogIxP_O6XuJNXuQ&a mp\;s" alt="Cincinnati RiverCenter - Riverfront Hotel with Direct Access t o NKYCC"></p>\n<p dir="ltr">Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter&nbsp\;<br>1 0 W RiverCenter Blvd<br>Covington\, KY 41011<br>(859) 261-2900</p>\n<p dir ="ltr">Hotel reservation link is included below.</p>\n<hr>\n<h2 dir="ltr"> Travel Expense Reimbursement</h2>\n<p dir="ltr">Regions 1 and 2 will cover normal travel expenses for invited committee members and 2026 Section Cha irs (or their designees).</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Additional non-voting leaders (Section ExComs and non-voting Region leaders) may attend Saturday trainin g.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">For these volunteers:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-l evel="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regions will cover one night o f lodging and Saturday meals</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Sections cover travel\, additional nights\, and other expenses</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">Expense reports must b e submitted through Concur within 60 days:<br><a href="https://services10. ieee.org/idp/startSSO.ping?PartnerSpId=ConcurIEEE"> https://services10.iee e.org/idp/startSSO.ping?PartnerSpId=ConcurIEEE</a></p>\n<hr>\n<h2 dir="ltr ">Travel / Transportation / Parking</h2>\n<h3 dir="ltr">Driving</h3>\n<p d ir="ltr">Parking is available at the RiverCenter Garage beneath Embassy Su ites (entrances on Madison Ave or RiverCenter Blvd).</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="l tr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">$10 overnight</p>\n< /li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">$2/h our<br>Reimbursement is limited to this amount.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir= "ltr">Hotel valet parking is not reimbursable unless pre-approved by your Region Director and documented in your expense report.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">< img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/6534fc46-0 e1b-4f88-8599-7f9f512fb856" width="624" height="301"></p>\n<h5 dir="ltr">T he River Center Garage has two entrances on Madison Avenue and one on Rive rCenter Blvd.</h5>\n<p dir="ltr">If renting a vehicle\, pre-approval is re quired before booking.</p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">Flying</h3>\n<p dir="ltr">Closes t airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)<br>App roximate taxi fare: $30</p>\n<hr>\n<h2 dir="ltr">Registration Requirements (Two Steps)</h2>\n<h3 dir="ltr"><strong><span style="color: rgb(224\, 62\ , 45)\;">ALL ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER FOR BOTH THE MEETING AND THE HOTEL.<b r>ALL COMPANIONS MUST REGISTER SEPARATELY FOR MEALS.&nbsp\;</span></strong ></h3>\n<p dir="ltr">(Local attendees not staying overnight must register for the meeting and notify the Region Secretaries that lodging is not need ed.)</p>\n<hr>\n<h3 dir="ltr">1) Meeting Registration</h3>\n<p dir="ltr">C omplete this registration.&nbsp\;<br>Please register companion meals separ ately.</p>\n<hr>\n<h3 dir="ltr">2) Hotel Reservation</h3>\n<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://book.passkey.com/go/IEEETRAINING26">https://book.passkey.co m/go/IEEETRAINING26</a></p>\n<p dir="ltr">Important notes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You must use t he link above to ensure room and tax for Friday and Saturday are charged d irectly to the Region.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir=" ltr" role="presentation">A credit card is required for incidentals only.</ p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation" >A temporary hold may appear but will not be charged at registration and/o r checkout. If an actual charge posts\, please contact your Region Secreta ries.<br><br></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>Thursday night stays :</strong><br>SPC and ExCom members are pre-approved for Thursday night st ays as necessary. <br>All other attendee categories MUST obtain prior appr oval from their respective Region Director.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Companion me als may be purchased at the available region subsidized rates. All compani ons MUST be registered for meal functions.</p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>Hotel reservation cutoff:</strong></p>\n<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 18 pt\;"><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(241\, 196\, 15)\;">Januar y 7\, 2026 at 5 PM ET.</span></strong></span><br>If you encounter issues b efore the cutoff\, please contact the Region Secretaries. After the cutoff \, assistance will be provided as available\, but reimbursement is limited to the contracted $169 rate + tax.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">A draft agenda and p resentation template will be shared in mid-January.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">A &l dquo\;Know Before You Go&rdquo\; update will be sent before the meeting.</ p>\n<hr>\n<h2 dir="ltr">Region 1 and Region 2 Secretary Contacts</h2>\n<p dir="ltr">Region 2<br>Neeta Basantkumar\, Secretary &ndash\; ateenjar@ieee .org<br><br></p>\n<p dir="ltr">Region 1<br>Joseph Ott\, Secretary &ndash\; joseph.s.ott@gmail.com<br>Eric Brown\, Assistant Secretary &ndash\; eric. t.brown@ieee.org</p>\n<hr>\n<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">W e look forward to seeing you in February.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR