BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260419T132538Z UID:DF445E08-26AF-4244-848D-915B4B051291 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T160000 DESCRIPTION:On April 24\, 2026\, the Living Earth Initiative\, Internationa l Institute for BioSensing\, Biomimetics International\, IEEE Twin Cities Sensor Council Chapter brings together an extraordinary group of thinkers\ , builders\, and changemakers to explore a different narrative—one roote d in hope\, alignment\, and action.\n\nFrom the Music of the Spheres to th e Rhythm of Cities\, from global citizen engagement to circular systems an d digital water\, this gathering is designed as a living symphony—where ideas don’t just resonate\, they connect\, flow\, and evolve.\n\nTime Sp eaker Talk Title\n10:00 - 11:00 Mei Lin Fung (Vice Chair of the UN AI for Good Impact Steering Committee and Co-Founder of the People-Centered Inter net) The Music of the Spheres: Tuning Our Collective Heart Spark as Biosen sors for Spaceship Earth\n11:15 - 12:00 Michael Sheldrick (Chief Policy\, Impact and Government Relations Officer at Global Citizen) The Global Chor us: Raising Voices for a Living Planet\n12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break\n13:00 - 13:45 Robin Evans-Agnew\, RN\, PhD (Professor\, UWT SNHCL) Singing in the rain: Nursing and just relations for the Rights of Water\n13:45 - 14:30 T homas Fisher (Director GeoCommunities\, director of the Minnesota Design C enter\, and Dayton Hudson Chair in Urban Design in the College of Design a t the University of Minnesota) The Rhythm of Cities\n14:30 - 15:15 Michael Wright (CEO Biomimetics International) Digital Water the New Currents of Life\n15:15 - 16:00 Björgvin Sævarsson (CEO Yorth Group) Orchestrating C ircularity in the Real World: Infrastructure\, Governance\, and the Work o f Coordination\n\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: International Institute for Biose nsing\, Biomimetics International\n\nSpeaker(s): Mei Lin \, Mike\, Robin\, Tom\, Michael\, BJ\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551988 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551988 ORGANIZER:patricia.kh@gmail.com SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:Earth in Balance: Harmony\, Flow\, and the Future of Earth URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551988 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>On&nbsp\;April 24\, 2026\, the&nbsp\;<stro ng>Living Earth Initiative</strong>\, <strong>International Institute for BioSensing</strong>\, <strong>Biomimetics International</strong>\, <strong >IEEE Twin Cities Sensor Council Chapter</strong>&nbsp\;brings together an extraordinary group of thinkers\, builders\, and changemakers to explore a different narrative&mdash\;one rooted in&nbsp\;hope\, alignment\, and ac tion.</p>\n<p>From the&nbsp\;Music of the Spheres&nbsp\;to the&nbsp\;Rhyth m of Cities\, from&nbsp\;global citizen engagement&nbsp\;to&nbsp\;circular systems&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;digital water\, this gathering is designed as a l iving symphony&mdash\;where ideas don&rsquo\;t just resonate\, they connec t\, flow\, and evolve.</p>\n<table class="table">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><str ong>Time&nbsp\;</strong></th>\n<th><strong>Speaker&nbsp\;</strong></th>\n< th><strong>Talk Title</strong></th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>1 0:00 - 11:00</th>\n<td><strong>Mei Lin Fung</strong> (Vice Chair of the UN AI for Good Impact Steering Committee and Co-Founder of the People-Center ed Internet)</td>\n<td><strong>The Music of the Spheres: Tuning Our Collec tive Heart Spark as Biosensors for Spaceship Earth</strong></td>\n</tr>\n< tr>\n<th>11:15 - 12:00</th>\n<td><strong>Michael Sheldrick </strong>(Chief Policy\, Impact and Government Relations Officer at Global Citizen)</td>\ n<td><strong>The Global Chorus: Raising Voices for a Living Planet</strong ></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>12:00 - 13:00</th>\n<td>Lunch Break</td>\n<td>&nb sp\;</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>13:00 - 13:45&nbsp\;</th>\n<td><strong>Robin E vans-Agnew</strong>\, RN\, PhD (Professor\, UWT SNHCL)</td>\n<td><strong>S inging in the rain: Nursing and just relations for the Rights of Water</st rong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>13:45 - 14:30</th>\n<td><strong>Thomas Fisher </strong> (Director GeoCommunities\, director of the Minnesota Design Cent er\, and Dayton Hudson Chair in Urban Design in the College of Design at t he University of Minnesota)</td>\n<td><strong>The Rhythm of Cities</strong ></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>14:30 - 15:15</th>\n<td><strong>Michael Wright </ strong>(CEO Biomimetics International)</td>\n<td><strong>Digital Water the New Currents of Life&nbsp\;</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<th>15:15 - 16:00 </th>\n<td><strong>&nbsp\;Bj&ouml\;rgvin S&aelig\;varsson</strong> (CEO Yo rth Group)</td>\n<td><strong>Orchestrating Circularity in the Real World: Infrastructure\, Governance\, and the Work of Coordination</strong></td>\n </tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr"><img src ="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/1a4b0120-3b43-426 d-9c96-7028ab245f8d" alt="" width="940" height="522"></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR