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:20260117T100312Z UID:CFDFDE9F-ABEA-4EAE-BCAE-2EDC9DBACFFB DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T203300 DESCRIPTION:Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30\, 1925 – July 2\, 2013) wa s an American engineer and inventor\, and an early computer and [Internet pioneer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_pioneers). He is b est known for his work on founding the field of [human–computer interact ion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_interaction)\, p articularly while at his [Augmentation Research Center](https://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Augmentation_Research_Center) Lab in [SRI International](https ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International)\, which resulted in creation o f the [computer mouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse)\, and the development of [hypertext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext)\, networked computers\, and precursors to [graphical user interfaces](https ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface). These were demonstrate d at [The Mother of All Demos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of _All_Demos) in 1968. [Engelbart's law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engel bart%27s_law)\, the observation that the intrinsic rate of human performan ce is exponential\, is named after him.\n\nAFTER the documentary - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop a nd popcorn! :-)\n\nTrivia may also follow\, so bring your Jeopardy hats to o\n\nAgenda: \n7:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions\, Chapter business upda te\; (on your own) Pizza\, Popcorn and Soda Pop\n7:05 PM - Documentary\n7: 55 PM - End of Documentary\; Start of Q & A\; Group Discussion\n8:00 PM - Wrap Up\n\nALL times are in EST/EDT (UTC-4 or UTC-5) depending upon local day light savings times in when effect\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.i eee.org/m/530107 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/530107 ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org SEQUENCE:9 SUMMARY:Documentary Night: Computer Pioneer - Douglas Engelbart URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/530107 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="color: #202122\; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'\, geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\; font-style: norm al\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-s pacing: normal\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: no ne\; white-space: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; tex t-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><strong>Do uglas Carl Engelbart</strong> (January 30\, 1925&nbsp\;&ndash\; July 2\, 2 013) was an American engineer and inventor\, and an early computer and <a title="List of Internet pioneers" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List _of_Internet_pioneers">Internet pioneer</a>. He is best known for his work on founding the field of <a title="Human&ndash\;computer interaction" hre f="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_interaction">human &ndash\;computer interaction</a>\, particularly while at his <a title="Aug mentation Research Center" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmentatio n_Research_Center">Augmentation Research Center</a> Lab in <a title="SRI I nternational" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRI_International">SRI I nternational</a>\, which resulted in creation of the <a title="Computer mo use" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse">computer mouse</a >\, and the development of <a title="Hypertext" href="https://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Hypertext">hypertext</a>\, networked computers\, and precursors to <a title="Graphical user interface" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Graphical_user_interface">graphical user interfaces</a>. These were demon strated at <a title="The Mother of All Demos" href="https://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos">The Mother of All Demos</a> in 1968. <a t itle="Engelbart's law" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbart%27s_l aw">Engelbart's law</a>\, the observation that the intrinsic rate of human performance is exponential\, is named after him.</span></p>\n<p><span sty le="color: #800000\; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'\, geneva\, sans-serif\; f ont-size: 14pt\;"><strong>AFTER the documentary - we can have a brief disc ussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-)</ strong> </span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #800000\; font-family: 'trebuc het ms'\, geneva\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14pt\;"><strong>Trivia may also follow\, so bring your Jeopardy hats too</strong></span></p><br /><br />A genda: <br /><p><span style="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospac e\; font-size: 12pt\;">7:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions\, Chapter busin ess update\; (on your own) Pizza\, Popcorn and Soda Pop<br></span><span st yle="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace\; font-size: 12pt\;">7 :05 PM - Documentary<br></span><span style="font-family: courier new\, cou rier\, monospace\; font-size: 12pt\;">7:55 PM - End of Documentary\; Start of Q &amp\; A\; Group Discussion<br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt\; "><span style="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace\;">8:00 PM - Wrap Up</span><span style="font-family: courier new\, courier\, monospace \;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span st yle="background-color: rgb(251\, 238\, 184)\;">&nbsp\;ALL times are in </s pan><strong><span style="background-color: rgb(251\, 238\, 184)\;">EST/EDT </span> (UTC-4 or UTC-5) depending upon local day light savings times in w hen effect</strong><br></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR