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:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260316T190113Z UID:F9380B06-3663-472A-A7C4-6A3488F3BC0A DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T130000 DESCRIPTION:Part 1: 80th Anniversary of IEEE Computer Society\, Senior Elev ations\, Awards\n80th Celebration of Computer Society: Presented during Bl ack History Month at AT&T Labs\, alongside a world premiere docudrama and expert panel discussion\, this program examines the patent’s figures and claims\, the companies formed in its wake\, and the culture of creativity \, collaboration\, dignity\, and inclusion that emerged from its success.\ n\nPart 2: 150 Years of the Telephone Patent: Alexander Graham Bell\, Lewi s Howard Latimer\, and a Legacy that Changed the World\nThe 150th annivers ary of U.S. Patent No. 174\,465 Alexander Graham Bell’s Improvement in T elegraphy on 7 March 2026 marks more than the invention of the telephone\; it commemorates the birth of a technological ecosystem that transformed m odern society. This talk explores the intertwined legacies of Alexander Gr aham Bell\, Inventor\, and Lewis Howard Latimer\, Draftsman who are both n ow recognized as Eta Kappa Nu Honorary Eminent Members\, and examines how one carefully documented patent ignited industries that continue to shape a technological legacy with impact extending far beyond any single inventi on or narrative. The companies founded by Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922 ) born in Scotland\, and the diverse technologies developed within them\, have profoundly shaped the modern world\, guided by an enduring commitment to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. At its peak\, AT&T a nd the related Bell System employed about one million people\; it was the largest company in the world at the time. Over the years\, it is likely se veral million people worked at these companies. Within this legacy\, Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) born in Chelsea\, Massachusetts\, stands out a s an essential role model whose contributions deserve special recognition\ , particularly on this 150th year of the original telephone patent.\nIt is difficult to fully enumerate the inventions\, innovations\, businesses\, and services that emerged from the companies founded by Alexander Graham B ell and those that followed the success of the original telephone patent. The shared characteristics of Bell and Lewis H. Latimer reflected in the b readth and diversity of their inventions reveal an inspired enthusiasm and creativity that spanned multiple domains in a creative\, dignified\, dive rse\, inclusive\, and collaborative work environment that endures to this day.\nWithin the companies founded by Bell\, one sees not only the develop ment of real-world products and services in every part of the world\, unde r the sea\, and even in space that shaped the communications industry\, bu t also a tradition of highly impactful original research achieving excepti onal recognition including multiple Nobel Prizes. These efforts launched e ntire industries\, many of them not in telecommunications\, that have grow n and will likely continue far into the future.\nCollectively\, these comp anies have also played a vital role in supporting the nation through defen se communications and emergency networks such as One Net. From the earlies t days\, the work environment fostered by Alexander Graham Bell inspired e xceptional dedication to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Lewis Howard Latimer’s contributions remain deeply embedded in this leg acy\, as both the field and its guiding philosophy continue to endure.\nBe ll and Edison were key founding members of the organization that became th e IEEE where the foundation recognizes donors at levels named for Edison\, Latimer\, and Bell.\n\nPart 3: Friis a Role Model for Today: Antennas\, F ormulae\, and Equations\nWe understand the beauty of Antennas\, Formulae\, Equations in the publications of Harald Trap Friis\, PhD\, and many other s. Today\, we recommend sharing the classic papers: pass them along\, cite \, teach\, and advance the field. Friis was the director radio research at Bell Laboratories\, then director of research in high frequency and elect ronics\, in a position to have known\, managed\, and collaborated with man y of the experts who shaped the field. Friis prepared an ‘Introduction t o radio and radio antennas’ in 1971. As a Role Model in the field\, Frii s’s materials provide a guide. We add attention to numeracy skills\, wit h spillover impact for accessibility\, and amateur radio for hands-on expe rience for students of all ages.\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Kit\n\nVirtual: https:/ /events.vtools.ieee.org/m/542370 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/542370 ORGANIZER:raisa.fabiha@ieee.org SEQUENCE:39 SUMMARY:Webinar: 80th anniversary of IEEE Computer Society\, 150 years of t he Telephone patent and Friis model for antennas URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/542370 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div><span style="font-family: arial\, helvet ica\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Part 1: 80th Anniversary of IEEE Computer Soci ety\, Senior Elevations\, Awards</strong></span></div>\n<div><span style=" font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">80th Celebration of Compute r Society: Presented during Black History Month at AT&amp\;T Labs\, alongs ide a world premiere docudrama and expert panel discussion\, this program examines the patent&rsquo\;s figures and claims\, the companies formed in its wake\, and the culture of creativity\, collaboration\, dignity\, and i nclusion that emerged from its success.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div>< span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span>< /div>\n<div><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><s trong>Part 2:&nbsp\;</strong><strong>150 Years of the Telephone Patent: Al exander Graham Bell\, Lewis Howard Latimer\, and a Legacy that Changed the World</strong></span></div>\n<div><span style="font-family: arial\, helve tica\, sans-serif\;">The 150th anniversary of U.S. Patent No. 174\,465 Ale xander Graham Bell&rsquo\;s Improvement in Telegraphy on 7 March 2026 mark s more than the invention of the telephone\; it commemorates the birth of a technological ecosystem that transformed modern society. This talk explo res the intertwined legacies of Alexander Graham Bell\, Inventor\, and Lew is Howard Latimer\, Draftsman who are both now recognized as Eta Kappa Nu Honorary Eminent Members\, and examines how one carefully documented paten t ignited industries that continue to shape a technological legacy with im pact extending far beyond any single invention or narrative. The companies founded by Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) born in Scotland\, and the d iverse technologies developed within them\, have profoundly shaped the mod ern world\, guided by an enduring commitment to advancing technology for t he benefit of humanity. At its peak\, AT&amp\;T and the related Bell Syste m employed about one million people\; it was the largest company in the wo rld at the time. Over the years\, it is likely several million people work ed at these companies. Within this legacy\, Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-192 8) born in Chelsea\, Massachusetts\, stands out as an essential role model whose contributions deserve special recognition\, particularly on this 15 0th year of the original telephone patent. </span></div>\n<div><span style ="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">It is difficult to fully enumerate the inventions\, innovations\, businesses\, and services that em erged from the companies founded by Alexander Graham Bell and those that f ollowed the success of the original telephone patent. The shared character istics of Bell and Lewis H. Latimer reflected in the breadth and diversity of their inventions reveal an inspired enthusiasm and creativity that spa nned multiple domains in a creative\, dignified\, diverse\, inclusive\, an d collaborative work environment that endures to this day.</span></div>\n< div><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Within the companies founded by Bell\, one sees not only the development of real-wor ld products and services in every part of the world\, under the sea\, and even in space that shaped the communications industry\, but also a traditi on of highly impactful original research achieving exceptional recognition including multiple Nobel Prizes. These efforts launched entire industries \, many of them not in telecommunications\, that have grown and will likel y continue far into the future.</span></div>\n<div><span style="font-famil y: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Collectively\, these companies have a lso played a vital role in supporting the nation through defense communica tions and emergency networks such as One Net. From the earliest days\, the work environment fostered by Alexander Graham Bell inspired exceptional d edication to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Lewis Howar d Latimer&rsquo\;s contributions remain deeply embedded in this legacy\, a s both the field and its guiding philosophy continue to endure.</span></di v>\n<div><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Bell and Edison were key founding members of the organization that became the I EEE where the foundation recognizes donors at levels named for Edison\, La timer\, and Bell.&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><span styl e="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Part 3: </strong ><strong>Friis a Role Model for Today: Antennas\, Formulae\, and Equations </strong></span></div>\n<div><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">We understand the beauty of Antennas\, Formulae\, Equations in the publications of Harald Trap Friis\, PhD\, and many others. Today\, we recommend sharing the classic papers: pass them along\, cite\, teach\, and advance the field. Friis was the director radio research at Bell Labo ratories\, then director of research in high frequency and electronics\, i n a position to have known\, managed\, and collaborated with many of the e xperts who shaped the field. Friis prepared an &lsquo\;Introduction to rad io and radio antennas&rsquo\; in 1971. As a Role Model in the field\, Frii s&rsquo\;s materials provide a guide. We add attention to numeracy skills\ , with spillover impact for accessibility\, and amateur radio for hands-on experience for students of all ages.</span></div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR