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DESCRIPTION:IEEE-USA’s Congressional Outreach Program (ICOP) aims to conn
 ect IEEE Young Professionals (YPs) and Student Members with their Members 
 of Congress.\n\nICOP events provide IEEE members the opportunity to meet d
 irectly with congressional staff to discuss critical technology policy iss
 ues affecting their communities. These events are a unique opportunity to 
 help shape the future of engineering and technology by promoting innovatio
 n and research support at the federal level.\n\nNo prior policy or politic
 al experience is required. Participants will receive training (virtually) 
 prior to the event.\n\nOnce you register\, you’ll receive additional det
 ails and scheduling information. Because Congressional meetings are subjec
 t to change\, the final schedule will not be confirmed until the week of t
 he event. For more information\, please contact the event hosts.\n\nNOTE: 
 This event is for IEEE members located in Pittsburgh &amp; Western Pennsylvani
 a.\n\nLink to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevm23TZ-
 kI7y3UPT-gYOp1zV0_ZeM-FykFTB84fV1fcpAtvw/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=1020400
 57392549366363\n\nLearn more here: https://ieeeusa.org/public-policy/icop/
 \n\nFor questions\, please contact a.grisham@ieee.org or icop@ieeeusa.org.
 \n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE-USA\n\n4200 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvani
 a\, United States\, 15260
LOCATION:4200 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 15260
ORGANIZER:a.grisham@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:28
SUMMARY:ICOP Pittsburgh (Western PA)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554964
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE-USA&amp;rsquo\;s Congressional Ou
 treach Program (ICOP)&lt;/strong&gt; aims to connect IEEE Young Professionals (Y
 Ps) and Student Members with their Members of Congress.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;ICOP event
 s provide IEEE members the opportunity to meet directly with congressional
  staff to discuss critical technology policy issues affecting their commun
 ities. These events are a unique opportunity to help shape the future of e
 ngineering and technology by promoting innovation and research support at 
 the federal level.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;No prior policy or political experience is requ
 ired. Participants will receive training (virtually) prior to the event.&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Once you register\, you&amp;rsquo\;ll receive additional details and sc
 heduling information. Because Congressional meetings are subject to change
 \, the final schedule will not be confirmed until the week of the event. F
 or more information\, please contact the event hosts.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE
 : This event is for IEEE members located in Pittsburgh &amp;amp\; Western Penn
 sylvania.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Link to register: https://docs.google.co
 m/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevm23TZ-kI7y3UPT-gYOp1zV0_ZeM-FykFTB84fV1fcpAtvw/viewf
 orm?usp=sharing&amp;amp\;ouid=102040057392549366363&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Learn more here: &lt;
 a href=&quot;https://ieeeusa.org/public-policy/icop/&quot;&gt;https://ieeeusa.org/publi
 c-policy/icop/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;For questions\, please contact &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:
 a.grisham@ieee.org&quot;&gt;a.grisham@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;or icop@ieeeusa.org.&lt;/p&gt;
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