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:20260912T183634Z UID:5FCB38CC-2145-4C08-A48E-7873FC5EDFDD DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T141500 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third episode of IEEE R1R2 Young Professionals Unplugged\, featuring a special fireside chat with Dr. Charles C. Cummings \, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and a physician repeatedly recognized among Baltimore’s top d octors.\n\nBeyond the Heartbeat: A Fireside Chat on Cardiovascular Health\ , Prevention\, Myths\, Risks & Medical Technology\n\nThis fireside convers ation with Dr. Cummings will explore common myths and misconceptions about cardiovascular health\, along with the major risk factors for cardiovascu lar disease\, including high cholesterol\, family history\, hypertension\, diabetes\, sleep apnea\, and obesity.\n\nThe discussion will also cover p revention strategies\, treatment options\, and advances in cardiovascular care\, while exploring the important role of engineering and medical techn ology in modern cardiology\, from diagnostics and medical devices to inter ventional procedures and emerging innovations.\n\nEvent Agenda\n\n-\n1:00 PM - Opening Monologue: Welcome to IEEE Young Professionals Unplugged with host Colin Russell\n\n-\n1:15 PM - Fireside Chat with Dr. Charles C. Cumm ings\, moderated by Randima Bellana\, Chair\, IEEE Washington DC Young Pro fessionals\n\n-\nTopic: Beyond the Heartbeat: A Fireside Chat on Cardiovas cular Health\, Prevention\, Myths\, Risks & Medical Technology\n\n-\n2:00 PM - Audience Q&A\n\nWhether you are an engineer\, healthcare professional \, researcher\, student\, or simply interested in understanding cardiovasc ular health\, join us for an engaging conversation that brings together he art health\, prevention\, medicine\, engineering\, and technology.\n\n[]\n \nAbout the IEEE Cleveland Section\n\nPlease visit ieeecleveland.org to le arn more about the Cleveland Section. IEEE Cleveland Section is a proud re cipient of the Greater Cleveland Partnership Best of Tech 2025 Award!\n\n[ ][]\n\nAbout the IEEE Washington DC Section\n\nThe IEEE Washington DC Sect ion is one of IEEE’s historic local Sections\, serving the engineering a nd technology community across the Washington\, D.C. metropolitan area. It s roots date back to 1902\, when a group of engineers formed the Washingto n Society of Engineers. In 1903\, the organization was formally admitted a s a branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE)\, one of the predecessor organizations of today’s IEEE. The Section has a rema rkable connection to the history of technology: Alexander Graham Bell\, in ventor of the telephone\, was among its founding members and directors. Th e IEEE Washington DC Section is part of IEEE Region 2 and continues its mo re than 120-year tradition of bringing engineers\, researchers\, students\ , and technology professionals together to advance technology for humanity .\n\nPlease visit the IEEE Washington DC Section website (https://r2.ieee. org/washington/) to learn more about its activities\, events\, and volunte er opportunities.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Charles C. Cummings \, Colin Russell\ , Randima Bellana\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571808 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571808 ORGANIZER:colinrussell@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:IEEE R1R2 Young Professionals Unplugged - Episode 3 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571808 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Join us for the third episode of <strong>I EEE R1R2 Young Professionals Unplugged</strong>\, featuring a special fire side chat with <strong>Dr. Charles C. Cummings</strong>\, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and a ph ysician repeatedly recognized among Baltimore&rsquo\;s top doctors.</p>\n< h3><strong>Beyond the Heartbeat: A Fireside Chat on Cardiovascular Health\ , Prevention\, Myths\, Risks &amp\; Medical Technology</strong></h3>\n<p>T his fireside conversation with Dr. Cummings will explore <strong>common my ths and misconceptions about cardiovascular health</strong>\, along with t he major risk factors for cardiovascular disease\, including high choleste rol\, family history\, hypertension\, diabetes\, sleep apnea\, and obesity .</p>\n<p>The discussion will also cover <strong>prevention strategies\, t reatment options\, and advances in cardiovascular care</strong>\, while ex ploring the important role of <strong>engineering and medical technology</ strong> in modern cardiology\, from diagnostics and medical devices to int erventional procedures and emerging innovations.</p>\n<h3><strong>Event Ag enda</strong></h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>1:00 PM - Opening Monologue:</s trong> Welcome to IEEE Young Professionals Unplugged with host Colin Russe ll</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>1:15 PM - Fireside Chat with Dr. Charles C . Cummings\, moderated by Randima Bellana\, Chair\, IEEE Washington DC You ng Professionals</strong></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Topic:</strong> <em >Beyond the Heartbeat: A Fireside Chat on Cardiovascular Health\, Preventi on\, Myths\, Risks &amp\; Medical Technology</em></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><st rong>2:00 PM - Audience Q&amp\;A</strong></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Whether yo u are an engineer\, healthcare professional\, researcher\, student\, or si mply interested in understanding cardiovascular health\, join us for an en gaging conversation that brings together <strong>heart health\, prevention \, medicine\, engineering\, and technology</strong>.</p>\n<p><img src="htt ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/c0e1889f-86d1-4f1b-9c0 b-9f0fcc60d678" alt="" width="400" height="400"></p>\n<p><strong>About the IEEE Cleveland Section</strong></p>\n<p>Please visit <a href="https://iee ecleveland.org">ieeecleveland.org</a> to learn more about the Cleveland Se ction.&nbsp\;IEEE Cleveland Section is a proud recipient of the Greater Cl eveland Partnership Best of Tech 2025 Award!</p>\n<p><img src="https://eve nts.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/963a9c7d-1a05-49b2-b43e-ecfe82 df2aab" alt="" width="119" height="130"><img src="https://events.vtools.ie ee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/085d1a69-9140-439b-a603-cdaa3ee586c9" alt=" " width="271" height="130"></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the IEEE Washington DC Section</strong></p>\n<p>The IEEE Washington DC Section is one of IEEE&rsquo\;s historic local Sections\, serving the engineering and technology community across the Washington\, D.C. metropolitan area. Its roots date back to 1902\, when a group of engineers formed the Washington Society of Engineers. In 1903\, the organization was formally admitted as a branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE)\, one of the predecessor organizations of today&rsquo\;s IEEE.&nbsp\;The Section h as a remarkable connection to the history of technology: <strong>Alexander Graham Bell\, inventor of the telephone\, was among its founding members and directors.</strong>&nbsp\;The IEEE Washington DC Section is part of <s trong>IEEE Region 2</strong> and continues its more than 120-year traditio n of bringing engineers\, researchers\, students\, and technology professi onals together to advance technology for humanity.</p>\n<p>Please visit th e IEEE Washington DC Section website (<a href="https://r2.ieee.org/washing ton/">https://r2.ieee.org/washington/</a>) to learn more about its activit ies\, events\, and volunteer opportunities.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR