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:20260323T144333Z UID:AB4E4835-9F74-4598-8DC7-10FCFF3C8049 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T160000 DESCRIPTION:Where: University of Dayton (Dayton\, Ohio)\nWhen: 2 June 2026\ n\nJoin us in Dayton\, Ohio\, on 2 June for an [IEEE-USA IWRC Digital Twin Summit](https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/dayton/) focusing on the technical found ations and real-world deployment of digital twin technologies\, alongside federal and state policy initiatives\, funding mechanisms\, and programs t hat shape their development\, adoption\, and scale.\n\nWhy Attend IWRC Dig ital Twin?\n\nInnovation takes more than ideas — it takes partnerships. Academic researchers\, government officials\, small business owners\, fina ncers\, and others need to work together for our local innovation ecosyste m to thrive\, but it is rare for those people to be all in one place — u ntil now.\n\nJoin us in Dayton to:\n\n- Meet potential partners from U.S. federal and state agencies while learning more about how you can contribut e to the Ohio and the midwest innovation ecosystem.\n- Explore how enginee ring innovation\, government priorities\, and investment pathways intersec t to accelerate impact—particularly for small businesses and applied res earch across Ohio and the Midwest.\n\nThe [IEEE-USA IWRC Digital Twin Summ it](https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/dayton/) will bring together stakeholders fro m academia\, government\, and industry to bridge the gap between research and commercially viable products. Experts from various regions and across the country will discuss research grants\, technology transfer programs\, start-up funding\, intellectual property and a host of other topics relate d to inspiring and empowering true innovation.\n\nWho should attend IWRC?\ n\nIndustry: C-Suite\, VP Level\, Engineers\, Legal Staff\, R&D\, Patent/S mall Business Attorneys\, Finance and VC\n\nAcademia: Presidents\, Chancel lors\, Tech Transfer & Patent Offices\, VPRs\, Researchers\n\nGovernment: Elected Leaders\, Policymakers\, Federal\, State\, and Local Program Offic ers\, Economic Development Professionals\, Incentive Managers\, Entreprene urial Support Experts\n\nAgenda: \nYou can find [our DRAFT agenda here.](h ttps://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/dayton/program/)\n\nBldg: University of Dayton Joh n F. Kennedy Memorial Union\, 300 College Park\, Dayton\, Ohio\, United St ates\, 45469 LOCATION:Bldg: University of Dayton John F. Kennedy Memorial Union\, 300 Co llege Park\, Dayton\, Ohio\, United States\, 45469 ORGANIZER:m.carl@ieee.org SEQUENCE:43 SUMMARY:IEEE-USA IWRC Digital Twin Summit - Dayton\, Ohio - 2 June 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550315 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">Wh ere:&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">University of D ayton (Dayton\, Ohio)<br><strong>When:</strong> 2 June 2026</span></p>\n<p ><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Join us in Dayton\, Ohio\, on 2 June for an <a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/dayton/" target="_blank" rel="noopene r">IEEE-USA IWRC Digital Twin Summit</a> focusing on the technical foundat ions and real-world deployment of digital twin technologies\, alongside fe deral and state policy initiatives\, funding mechanisms\, and programs tha t shape their development\, adoption\, and scale.</span></p>\n<p><strong>< span style="font-size: 14pt\;">Why Attend IWRC Digital Twin?</span></stron g></p>\n<p>Innovation takes more than ideas &mdash\; it takes partnerships . Academic researchers\, government officials\, small business owners\, fi nancers\, and others need to work together for our local innovation ecosys tem to thrive\, but it is rare for those people to be all in one place &md ash\; until now.</p>\n<p>Join us in Dayton to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meet potential partners from U.S. federal and state agencies</strong> while le arning more about how you can contribute to the Ohio and the midwest innov ation ecosystem.</li>\n<li><strong>Explore how engineering innovation\, go vernment priorities\, and investment pathways intersect</strong> to accele rate impact&mdash\;particularly for small businesses and applied research across Ohio and the Midwest.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The <a href="https://iwrc.iee eusa.org/dayton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE-USA IWRC Digital Twi n Summit</a> will bring together stakeholders from academia\, government\, and industry to bridge the gap between research and commercially viable p roducts. Experts from various regions and across the country will discuss research grants\, technology transfer programs\, start-up funding\, intell ectual property and a host of other topics related to inspiring and empowe ring true innovation.</p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 14pt\;"><strong>Who should attend IWRC?</strong></span></p>\n<p><strong>Industry:</strong> C-S uite\, VP Level\, Engineers\, Legal Staff\, R&amp\;D\, Patent/Small Busine ss Attorneys\, Finance and VC</p>\n<p><strong>Academia:</strong> President s\, Chancellors\, Tech Transfer &amp\; Patent Offices\, VPRs\, Researchers </p>\n<p><strong>Government:</strong> Elected Leaders\, Policymakers\, Fed eral\, State\, and Local Program Officers\, Economic Development Professio nals\, Incentive Managers\, Entrepreneurial Support Experts</p><br /><br / >Agenda: <br /><p>You can find <a href="https://iwrc.ieeeusa.org/dayton/pr ogram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><strong>our DRAFT agenda here.< /strong></em></a></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR