BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T205310Z UID:D2D1792E-45D2-4F2C-B0A5-A43CE8F2E765 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260918T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260918T191500 DESCRIPTION:This preliminary program is being published as an early save-th e-date. Speaker\, presentation\, and agenda information will be updated as participants are confirmed.\n\nThis IEEE Region 5 Learning Exchange will explore how mentorship\, robotics\, artificial intelligence\, and engineer ing ethics can be connected to prepare students and professionals for resp onsible innovation. The event is being held during the inaugural IEEE Ethi cs Week\, September 12–20\, 2026.\n\n[]\n\nJohn Purvis will open with le ssons from his elementary-school outreach and group-mentoring activities. Following his presentation\, participants will discuss how engineers can b uild trust\, encourage curiosity\, and help young learners develop respons ible technology habits.\n\nThe exchange will also examine educational robo tics and ethical questions associated with AI-enabled and autonomous syste ms. Potential discussion topics include human oversight\, safety\, account ability\, privacy\, bias\, electric-vehicle decision-making\, battery life cycle responsibilities\, and equitable access to emerging technologies.\n\ nUniversity perspectives\, including examples from the University of Centr al Arkansas AI\, Robotics & Ethics Camp\, are being coordinated. Event inf ormation will be updated as additional participants are confirmed.\n\nThe tentative format includes presentations of approximately 15-20 minutes eac h\, followed by a moderated panel discussion and audience questions.\n\nIE EE members\, educators\, students\, parents\, STEM volunteers\, and profes sionals working in robotics\, artificial intelligence\, electric vehicles\ , and related fields are encouraged to attend.\n\nSpeaker(s): John Purvis\ , Will Slayton\, Lucy Talley\n\nAgenda: \nTentative Agenda\n\n6:00–6:05 p.m. — Welcome\, introductions\, and IEEE Ethics Week context\n\n6:05– 6:20 p.m. — John Purvis from Central Texas Section: Elementary-school ou treach and group mentoring\n\n6:20–6:40 p.m. — Dr Will Slaton from Ark ansas Section\, on AI\, robotics\, and ethics\n\n6:40–7:05 p.m. — Mode rated panel discussion with Lucy Talley (guest panelist from Denver Sectio n) and audience questions\n\n7:05–7:15 p.m. — Key takeaways\, resource s\, and closing\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574241 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574241 ORGANIZER:john.santiago@ieee.org SEQUENCE:252 SUMMARY:Region 5 Section Learning Exchange - AI Ethics\, Robotics & Mentors hip URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574241 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>This prelimi nary program is being published as an early save-the-date. Speaker\, prese ntation\, and agenda information will be updated as participants are confi rmed.</strong></p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">This IEEE Region 5 Learning E xchange will explore how mentorship\, robotics\, artificial intelligence\, and engineering ethics can be connected to prepare students and professio nals for responsible innovation. The event is being held during the inaugu ral IEEE Ethics Week\, September 12&ndash\;20\, 2026.</p>\n<p class="isSel ectedEnd"><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: a uto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/8d3b8a2 1-12c4-428a-80b3-431293b28282" alt="" width="816" height="1056"></p>\n<p c lass="isSelectedEnd">John Purvis will open with lessons from his elementar y-school outreach and group-mentoring activities. Following his presentati on\, participants will discuss how engineers can build trust\, encourage c uriosity\, and help young learners develop responsible technology habits.< /p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The exchange will also examine educational r obotics and ethical questions associated with AI-enabled and autonomous sy stems. Potential discussion topics include human oversight\, safety\, acco untability\, privacy\, bias\, electric-vehicle decision-making\, battery l ifecycle responsibilities\, and equitable access to emerging technologies. </p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">University perspectives\, including example s from the University of Central Arkansas AI\, Robotics &amp\; Ethics Camp \, are being coordinated. Event information will be updated as additional participants are confirmed.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The tentative fo rmat includes presentations of approximately 15-20 minutes each\, followed by a moderated panel discussion and audience questions.</p>\n<p>IEEE memb ers\, educators\, students\, parents\, STEM volunteers\, and professionals working in robotics\, artificial intelligence\, electric vehicles\, and r elated fields are encouraged to attend.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p cl ass="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Tentative Agenda</strong></p>\n<p class="isSel ectedEnd"><strong>6:00&ndash\;6:05 p.m.</strong> &mdash\; Welcome\, introd uctions\, and IEEE Ethics Week context</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><stro ng>6:05&ndash\;6:20 p.m.</strong> &mdash\; John Purvis from Central Texas Section: Elementary-school outreach and group mentoring</p>\n<p class="isS electedEnd"><strong>6:20&ndash\;6:40 p.m.</strong> &mdash\; Dr Will Slaton from Arkansas Section\, on AI\, robotics\, and ethics</p>\n<p class="isSe lectedEnd"><strong>6:40&ndash\;7:05 p.m.</strong> &mdash\; Moderated panel discussion with Lucy Talley (guest panelist from Denver Section) and audi ence questions&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>7:05&ndash\;7:15 p.m.</strong> &mdas h\; Key takeaways\, resources\, and closing</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR