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DESCRIPTION:Annual training event.\n\nAgenda: \nWe highly recommend attendi
 ng this training in person.\n\nStart Time\n(pm)	End Time\n(pm)	Summary\nAr
 rival	5:30	5:45	Welcome and Introductions\nPart 1	5:45	6:00\nUnderstanding
  IEEE and the Vancouver Section - Mandeep Pannu\n\n- IEEE organizational s
 tructure: Global\, Region\, Section\, Chapter\n- Role of the Vancouver Sec
 tion\n- How the Section supports Chapters\, Affinity Groups\, and Student 
 Branches\n\nPart 2	6:00	6:20\nRoles and Responsibilities of Officers - Mat
 thew Wilder\n\n- Section Executive roles\n- Chapter and Affinity Group Cha
 ir responsibilities\n- Reporting and meeting expectations\n- Working effec
 tively with volunteers\n\nPart 3	6:20	6:45\nSection Website and Online Pre
 sence - Pieter Botman\nCommunications\, Publicity\, and Member Engagement 
 - Pieter Botman\n\n- Updating event information\n- Working with the Sectio
 n web team\n- Consistency and branding\n- Promoting events effectively\n- 
 Using IEEE communication channels\n- Engaging members and volunteers\n- Pu
 blicity best practices\n\nBreak	6:45	7:00	General Questions and Break\nPar
 t 4	7:00	7:15\nHow Chapters and Affinity Groups Function - Saboora Mohamma
 dian\n\n- Planning technical talks and events\n- Required reporting and co
 mpliance\n- Budget use and activity planning\n- Common challenges and prac
 tical tips\n\nPart 5	7:15	7:30\nEEE Tools Overview – vTools - Zhida Li\n
 \n- Event reporting\n- Meeting management\n- Officer reporting basics\n\nP
 art 6	7:30	7:45\nFinancial Processes and Expense Reporting - Steven McClai
 n\n\n- How Section and Chapter funds work\n- Submitting expense claims\n- 
 Budget planning basics\n\nWrap-Up and Next Steps	7:45	8:00\nWrap-Up and Ne
 xt Steps\n\n- Key reminders\n- Where to find resources\n- Follow up suppor
 t contacts\n\nRoom: 214 Town Square D\, Bldg: SE02\, BCIT\, 3700 Willingdo
 n Avenue\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, Canada\, V5G 3H2\, Virtual: https:
 //events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534376
LOCATION:Room: 214 Town Square D\, Bldg: SE02\, BCIT\, 3700 Willingdon Aven
 ue\, Burnaby\, British Columbia\, Canada\, V5G 3H2\, Virtual: https://even
 ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/534376
ORGANIZER:zhidali@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:24
SUMMARY:IEEE Vancouver Section 2026 Officer Training
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534376
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Annual training event.</p><br /><br />Agen
 da: <br /><p>We highly recommend attending this training in person.</p>\n<
 table style="height: 516px\;" border="1" width="864">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th 
 style="width: 57.2578px\;">&nbsp\;</th>\n<th style="width: 50.8594px\;">St
 art Time<br>(pm)</th>\n<th style="width: 48.4844px\;">End Time<br>(pm)</th
 >\n<th style="width: 651.211px\;">Summary</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="wi
 dth: 57.2578px\;">Arrival</td>\n<td style="width: 50.8594px\;">5:30&nbsp\;
 </td>\n<td style="width: 48.4844px\;">5:45</td>\n<td style="width: 651.211
 px\;">Welcome and Introductions</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 57.25
 78px\;">Part 1</td>\n<td style="width: 50.8594px\;">5:45</td>\n<td style="
 width: 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">6:00</span></td>\n<td style
 ="width: 651.211px\;">\n<p>Understanding IEEE and the Vancouver Section - 
 Mandeep Pannu&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>IEEE organizational structure: Global\
 , Region\, Section\, Chapter</li>\n<li>Role of the Vancouver Section</li>\
 n<li>How the Section supports Chapters\, Affinity Groups\, and Student Bra
 nches</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 57.2578px\;">Part
  2</td>\n<td style="width: 50.8594px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">6:00</s
 pan></td>\n<td style="width: 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">6:20<
 /span></td>\n<td style="width: 651.211px\;">\n<p>Roles and Responsibilitie
 s of Officers - Matthew Wilder&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Section Executive rol
 es</li>\n<li>Chapter and Affinity Group Chair responsibilities</li>\n<li>R
 eporting and meeting expectations</li>\n<li>Working effectively with volun
 teers</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 57.2578px\;">Part
  3</td>\n<td style="width: 50.8594px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">6:20</s
 pan></td>\n<td style="width: 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">6:45<
 /span></td>\n<td style="width: 651.211px\;">\n<p>Section Website and Onlin
 e Presence - Pieter Botman<br>Communications\, Publicity\, and Member Enga
 gement - Pieter Botman</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updating event information</li>\n<li
 >Working with the Section web team</li>\n<li>Consistency and branding</li>
 \n<li>Promoting events effectively</li>\n<li>Using IEEE communication chan
 nels</li>\n<li>Engaging members and volunteers</li>\n<li>Publicity best pr
 actices</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 57.2578px\;">Br
 eak</td>\n<td style="width: 50.8594px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">6:45</
 span></td>\n<td style="width: 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">7:00
 </span></td>\n<td style="width: 651.211px\;">General Questions and Break</
 td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 57.2578px\;">Part 4</td>\n<td style="w
 idth: 50.8594px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">7:00</span></td>\n<td style=
 "width: 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">7:15</span></td>\n<td styl
 e="width: 651.211px\;">\n<p>How Chapters and Affinity Groups Function - Sa
 boora Mohammadian&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planning technical talks and event
 s</li>\n<li>Required reporting and compliance</li>\n<li>Budget use and act
 ivity planning</li>\n<li>Common challenges and practical tips</li>\n</ul>\
 n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 57.2578px\;">Part 5</td>\n<td style
 ="width: 50.8594px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">7:15</span></td>\n<td sty
 le="width: 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">7:30</span></td>\n<td s
 tyle="width: 651.211px\;">\n<p>EEE Tools Overview &ndash\; vTools - Zhida 
 Li&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Event reporting</li>\n<li>Meeting management</li>
 \n<li>Officer reporting basics</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=
 "width: 57.2578px\;">Part 6</td>\n<td style="width: 50.8594px\;"><span dat
 a-sheets-root="1">7:30</span></td>\n<td style="width: 48.4844px\;"><span d
 ata-sheets-root="1">7:45</span></td>\n<td style="width: 651.211px\;">\n<p>
 Financial Processes and Expense Reporting - Steven McClain&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul
 >\n<li>How Section and Chapter funds work</li>\n<li>Submitting expense cla
 ims</li>\n<li>Budget planning basics</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td 
 style="width: 57.2578px\;">Wrap-Up and Next Steps</td>\n<td style="width: 
 50.8594px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">7:45</span></td>\n<td style="width
 : 48.4844px\;"><span data-sheets-root="1">8:00</span></td>\n<td style="wid
 th: 651.211px\;">\n<p>Wrap-Up and Next Steps</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Key reminders<
 /li>\n<li>Where to find resources</li>\n<li>Follow up support contacts</li
 >\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>
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