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:20260114T174924Z UID:D3B394A3-F7E1-47BA-9F5E-42785A5B8813 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T213000 DESCRIPTION:Ed Galkin and Peter Teahen’s Flight to End Polio returned in 2025 with a second\, record-setting mission. What took three years to prep are for their first circumnavigation is now an ongoing campaign to keep at tention on polio eradication. Ed and Peter set three international aviatio n records on their recent flight.\n\nIn our April 2023 Tech Talk\, John Oc kenfels\, who served as Technical Advisor on this flight\, and Peter spoke about planning the original flight. In this month’s Tech Talk they will present highlights from the 2025 “Circle the Atlantic” flight — a 3 7-day journey that departed August 30\, 2025 and concluded in early Octobe r 2025 — covering roughly 8\,800 nautical miles (≈10\,127 statute mile s) and making 15 landings in 11 countries including Canada\, Iceland\, Nor way\, Denmark\, France\, Poland\, United Kingdom\, Spain\, Portugal\, and Newfoundland before returning to the U.S.\n\nAlong the route the team held multiple fund-raising and awareness events\; the 2025 flight’s stated f undraising goal was $1 million and donations are 100% directed to The Rota ry Foundation’s PolioPlus program and matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundatio n. Early reports indicate they will be successful at exceeding their goal. \n\nI hope you can join us for an update on A Flight to Fight Polio >> [ht tps://www.rotary.org/en/flight-fight-polio](https://www.rotary.org/en/flig ht-fight-polio?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\n\nBoth Peter and Ed are pilots\, R otarians\, and members of the Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. Polio eradic ation has been a primary focus of Rotary since 1985 and continues to be a major initiative — no child is safe until every child has been vaccinate d.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program\n\nSpeaker(s): Ed Galkin\, PE TER TEAHEN\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532889 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532889 ORGANIZER:l.arellano@ieee.org SEQUENCE:87 SUMMARY:MOVE USA Jan 2026 Tech Talk - Flight to End Polio URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532889 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Ed Galkin and Peter Teahen&rsquo\;s Flight to End Polio returned i n 2025 with a second\, record-setting mission. What took three years to pr epare for their first circumnavigation is now an ongoing campaign to keep attention on polio eradication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; < /span>Ed and Peter set three international aviation records on their recen t flight.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;" >In our April 2023 Tech Talk\, John Ockenfels\, who served as Technical Ad visor on this flight\, and Peter spoke about planning the original flight. In this month&rsquo\;s Tech Talk they will present highlights from the 20 25 &ldquo\;Circle the Atlantic&rdquo\; flight &mdash\; a 37-day journey th at departed August 30\, 2025 and concluded in early October 2025 &mdash\; covering roughly 8\,800 nautical miles (&asymp\;10\,127 statute miles) and making 15 landings in 11 countries including Canada\, Iceland\, Norway\, Denmark\, France\, Poland\, United Kingdom\, Spain\, Portugal\, and Newfou ndland before returning to the U.S.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Along the route the team held multiple fund-rai sing and awareness events\; the 2025 flight&rsquo\;s stated fundraising go al was $1 million and donations are 100% directed to The Rotary Foundation &rsquo\;s PolioPlus program and matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundation. Early reports indicate they will be successful at exceeding their goal.</span>< /p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">I hope you can j oin us for an update on A Flight to Fight Polio &gt\;&gt\;&nbsp\;<a href=" https://www.rotary.org/en/flight-fight-polio?utm_source=chatgpt.com" targe t="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.rotary.org/en/flight-fight-polio</a> </span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-fa mily: Calibri\, sans-serif\;">Both Peter and Ed are pilots\, Rotarians\, a nd members of the Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. Polio eradication has be en a primary focus of Rotary since 1985 and continues to be a major initia tive &mdash\; no child is safe until every child has been vaccinated.</spa n></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR