BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260927T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=9 TZNAME:NZDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:NZST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260913T211205Z UID:6148E699-8183-4DAD-84D9-B04424BE7D62 DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260910T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260910T190000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE New Zealand South Section invites members\, students a nd the wider engineering and technology community to a networking evening with three senior IEEE visitors\, hosted at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.\n\nMary Ellen Randall\, 2026 IEEE President and CEO\, will be in Christchurch as part of a New Zealand tour taking in the North\, Central a nd South Sections. She is joined by Grayson Randall\, Chair of the IEEE Hu manitarian Technologies Board and operations lead for the IEEE MOVE progra mme\, and Leo Hwa Chiang\, Head of IEEE's Asia-Pacific staff office in Sin gapore.\n\nThis is a rare opportunity to meet IEEE's global leadership in person and to hear directly about the organisation's humanitarian technolo gy work\, including MOVE\, which deploys equipment and volunteers to resto re power and communications after disasters — a theme with obvious reson ance in Christchurch.\n\nThe evening is deliberately informal: an hour and a half of conversation over light refreshments\, with brief welcomes and a short address from the President. Attendees from local industry are very welcome whether or not they are IEEE members\, and we particularly encour age students and young professionals to come along.\n\nRegistration is fre e but essential\, as numbers and catering are limited.\n\nSpeaker(s): Mary Ellen\, Grayson\n\nAgenda: \n5:00pm Arrival\, refreshments and networking \n\n5:30pm Welcome to Te Pae\n\n5:35pm Welcome from IEEE NZ South Section — Andrew Lapthorn / Emma Lloyd\n\n5:45pm Christchurch's growth sectors — [ChristchurchNZ speaker]\n\n5:55pm Address from the 2026 IEEE Presiden t — Mary Ellen Randall\n\n6:10pm Networking continues\n\nTe Pae Christch urch Convention Centre\, 188 Oxford Terrace\, Christchurch\, South Island\ , New Zealand\, 8011 LOCATION:Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre\, 188 Oxford Terrace\, Chris tchurch\, South Island\, New Zealand\, 8011 ORGANIZER:andrew.lapthorn@canterbury.ac.nz SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:IEEE NZ South Section Networking Evening with the 2026 IEEE Preside nt URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/573657 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr">The IEEE New Zealand South Secti on invites members\, students and the wider engineering and technology com munity to a networking evening with three senior IEEE visitors\, hosted at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Mary Ellen Randa ll\, 2026 IEEE President and CEO\, will be in Christchurch as part of a Ne w Zealand tour taking in the North\, Central and South Sections. She is jo ined by Grayson Randall\, Chair of the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Boar d and operations lead for the IEEE MOVE programme\, and Leo Hwa Chiang\, H ead of IEEE's Asia-Pacific staff office in Singapore.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Th is is a rare opportunity to meet IEEE's global leadership in person and to hear directly about the organisation's humanitarian technology work\, inc luding MOVE\, which deploys equipment and volunteers to restore power and communications after disasters &mdash\; a theme with obvious resonance in Christchurch.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">The evening is deliberately informal: an h our and a half of conversation over light refreshments\, with brief welcom es and a short address from the President. Attendees from local industry a re very welcome whether or not they are IEEE members\, and we particularly encourage students and young professionals to come along.</p>\n<p dir="lt r">Registration is free but essential\, as numbers and catering are limite d.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>5:00pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Arrival\, refreshments and networking</p>\n<p>5:30pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Welcome to Te Pa e&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>5:35pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Welcome from IEEE NZ South Section &mdash\; Andrew Lapthorn / Emma Lloyd</p>\n<p>5:45pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Christ church's growth sectors &mdash\; [ChristchurchNZ speaker]</p>\n<p>5:55pm&n bsp\; &nbsp\; Address from the 2026 IEEE President &mdash\; Mary Ellen Ran dall</p>\n<p>6:10pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Networking continues</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR