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:20260408T125324Z UID:19EA222D-3003-4CD8-9B84-64369969B00B DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T200000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for Voices from Washington DC 2026: A Young Professiona ls Panel on Wednesday\, April 8\, 2026\, at 7:00 PM EDT\, where IEEE Regio n 3 Young Professionals who participated in the IEEE-USA Congressional Vis it Day (CVD) will share their firsthand experiences engaging with policyma kers in Washington\, DC.\n\nThis session will provide a unique behind-the- scenes look at how engineers and technology professionals contribute to sh aping public policy. Panelists will discuss the key policy topics presente d to Senators and Members of the House of Representatives\, their preparat ion for congressional meetings\, and the impact of these discussions on th e engineering community.\n\nParticipants will gain valuable insights into the role of advocacy in engineering\, the importance of effective communic ation with legislative offices\, and how IEEE members can actively engage in influencing policies that drive innovation and societal progress.\n\nKe y Policies Discussed:\n\n-\nFederal R&D Funding: Advocating for increased\ , stable\, and predictable federal investment to sustain innovation\, supp ort universities and national laboratories\, and maintain global technolog ical leadership\n\n-\nSTEM Workforce & Immigration: Supporting the Keep ST EM Talent Act and addressing challenges in retaining highly skilled talent \, including pathways from H-1B visas to permanent residency\n\nThe sessio n will include a short briefing followed by a dynamic panel discussion fea turing Young Professionals from across Region 3 representing multiple stat es and perspectives.\n\nWhether you are new to policy engagement or intere sted in participating in future Congressional Visit Days\, this event will provide meaningful insights\, practical takeaways\, and inspiration to ge t involved.\n\n[graphical user interface\, website][graphical user interfa ce\, website][graphical user interface\, website]\n\nVirtual: https://even ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/551438 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551438 ORGANIZER:tristen.mullins@ieee.org SEQUENCE:17 SUMMARY:Voices from Washington DC 2026: Insights from IEEE-USA Congressiona l Visit Day URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551438 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr">Join us for <strong>Voices from Washington DC 2026: A Young Professionals Panel on Wednesday\, April 8\, 2 026\, at 7:00 PM EDT</strong>\, where IEEE Region 3 Young Professionals wh o participated in the IEEE-USA Congressional Visit Day (CVD) will share th eir firsthand experiences engaging with policymakers in Washington\, DC.</ p>\n<p dir="ltr">This session will provide a unique behind-the-scenes look at how engineers and technology professionals contribute to shaping publi c policy. Panelists will discuss the key policy topics presented to Senato rs and Members of the House of Representatives\, their preparation for con gressional meetings\, and the impact of these discussions on the engineeri ng community.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Participants will gain valuable insights i nto the role of advocacy in engineering\, the importance of effective comm unication with legislative offices\, and how IEEE members can actively eng age in influencing policies that drive innovation and societal progress.</ p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong>Key Policies Discussed:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li d ir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Federal R&amp\;D Funding:</strong> Advocating for increased\, stable\, and predic table federal investment to sustain innovation\, support universities and national laboratories\, and maintain global technological leadership</p>\n </li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><st rong>STEM Workforce &amp\; Immigration:</strong> Supporting the Keep STEM Talent Act and addressing challenges in retaining highly skilled talent\, including pathways from H-1B visas to permanent residency</p>\n</li>\n</ul >\n<p dir="ltr">The session will include a short briefing followed by a dy namic panel discussion featuring Young Professionals from across Region 3 representing multiple states and perspectives.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Whether y ou are new to policy engagement or interested in participating in future C ongressional Visit Days\, this event will provide meaningful insights\, pr actical takeaways\, and inspiration to get involved.</p>\n<p dir="ltr"><im g src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/d45bdba3-501 1-4511-b391-62ccc6a5e241" width="744" height="962"></p>\n<p dir="ltr"><img src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQEQk9yvHqO9ow/feedshare-s hrink_1280/B4EZ1VubQRJcAM-/0/1775259727147?e=1776902400&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t =ddeEDUa_jaNzZhzhcTlgHdYQxHnyK-BJgZSuqAFHJmw" alt="graphical user interfac e\, website"><img src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQEQk9yvH qO9ow/feedshare-shrink_1280/B4EZ1VubQRJcAM-/0/1775259727147?e=1776902400&a mp\;v=beta&amp\;t=ddeEDUa_jaNzZhzhcTlgHdYQxHnyK-BJgZSuqAFHJmw" alt="graphi cal user interface\, website"><img src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/ v2/D4E22AQEQk9yvHqO9ow/feedshare-shrink_1280/B4EZ1VubQRJcAM-/0/17752597271 47?e=1776902400&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=ddeEDUa_jaNzZhzhcTlgHdYQxHnyK-BJgZSuqAF HJmw" alt="graphical user interface\, website"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR