BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T224251Z UID:6E6C4A60-7FD1-4B5F-B593-A7556519931C DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T140000 DESCRIPTION:There will be a in-person Southern/Southwest Joint Area meeting on October 17\, 2026. The morning will include all officers of the Sectio ns to join and learn first about Region 6 latest news and then focus on Se ctions activities. The afternoon session will have parallel sessions: 1. S ection activities and 2. student actives/training. It will be a great chan ce to network with other IEEE leaders and learn about their activities\, a s well as meet the student chapter leaders.\n\nUpdates on Section activiti es and Student Officer Training are included. There will be a great opport unity to expand your knowledge of what IEEE has to offer your members and to learn how to better engage them.\n\n- Please register so we can get a h eadcount of expected attendance.\n\nRefer to this event notice\, as it wil l be updated as the missing details are filled in.\nPlease use the followi ng link to book your hotel room before 10/1/2026..\n\n[IEEE Region 6 Joint Meeting Booking Link - Hilton Garden Inn Old Town San Diego](https://www. hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=SANSWGI&groupCode=904&arr ivaldate=2026-10-16&departuredate=2026-10-17&cid=OM\,WW\,HILTONLINK\,EN\,D irectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT)\n\nThere is a free shuttle from the San Diego Airport to the Old Town Transit Center\,\nhttps://www.san.org/befor e-you-go-travel-tips/courtesy-shuttles/\n\nYou can walk to the hotel from the Old Town Transit Center in 6 minutes (0.2 miles).\n\nThe meeting place is at University of San Diego (USD).\n\nFor questions\, please contact Ar ea Chairs: Scott Tamashiro or Zhensheng Zhang\, [tamashiro@ieee.org \,](ma ilto:tamashiro@ieee.org)zhenshengz@gmail.commailto:tamashiro@ieee.org\n\nF or the students\n\nIEEE Student Officers are invited to join in-person to get more details around student activities from Region 6 Student Activitie s Coordinator\, Alberto Tam Yong. The student session will start at 1pm. F or student questions or concerns\, contact the respective Area Chair and/o r the IEEE Region 6 Regional Student Activities Committee Chair\, Alberto Tam Yong ( alberto.tamyong.us@ieee.org ).\n\nStudent Travel. One represent ative covered per guidelines\, review and submit form for tracking: https: //forms.gle/WzUE2oBLL16pft5X6\n\nRemote Option\n\nThis meeting is also ava ilable to join on WebEx. Please details below.\n\nAgenda: \nDraft Agenda\, under development\n\n8:30am-9:00am simple breakfast/networking: coffee\, tea\, drinks\, bagels/muffins/fruits\n\n9:00am -9:20am Region 6 Director\n 9:20am-9:40am. Region 6 Director Elect\n9:40am- 10:00am. YP program update \n\n10:00 am- 10:30am Break/Networking\n\n10:30am -11: 50 am Section Chair s discussion\n11:50 am -12:00pm group photo\n\nnoon. lunch\n\n1:00pm -3:00 pm. Section chairs discussion\n1:00pm- 3:00pm Student training.\n\n3:00pm. closing remarks\n\nRoom: 318\, Bldg: Belanich Engineering Center\, 5998 A lcalá Park \, san diego\, California\, United States\, 92110\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/579075 LOCATION:Room: 318\, Bldg: Belanich Engineering Center\, 5998 Alcalá Park \, san diego\, California\, United States\, 92110\, Virtual: https://even ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/579075 ORGANIZER:zhenshengz@gmail.com;tamashiro@ieee.org;AYLIN@ieee.org;joseph.wei @ieee.org;alberto.tamyong.us@ieee.org SEQUENCE:76 SUMMARY:IEEE Southern/Southwest Joint Area Meeting\, Fall 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/579075 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>There will be a in-person Southern/Southwe st Joint Area meeting on October 17\, 2026. The morning will include all o fficers of the Sections to join and learn first about Region 6 latest news and then focus on Sections activities. The afternoon session will have pa rallel sessions: 1. Section activities and 2. &nbsp\;student actives/train ing. &nbsp\;It will be a great chance to network with other IEEE leaders a nd learn about their activities\, as well as meet the student chapter lead ers.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Updates on Section activities and Student Officer Trai ning are included. &nbsp\;There will be a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of what IEEE has to offer your members and to learn how to bett er engage them.</p>\n<p>- Please register so we can get a headcount of exp ected attendance.</p>\n<p>Refer to this event notice\, as it will be updat ed as the missing details are filled in.</p>\n<div>Please use the followin g link to book your hotel room before 10/1/2026..</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div >\n<div><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyh ocn=SANSWGI&amp\;groupCode=904&amp\;arrivaldate=2026-10-16&amp\;departured ate=2026-10-17&amp\;cid=OM\,WW\,HILTONLINK\,EN\,DirectLink&amp\;fromId=HIL TONLINKDIRECT" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https: //www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink /?ctyhocn%3DSANSWGI%26groupCode%3D904%26arrivaldate%3D2026-10-16%26departu redate%3D2026-10-17%26cid%3DOM\,WW\,HILTONLINK\,EN\,DirectLink%26fromId%3D HILTONLINKDIRECT&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1790114821929000&amp\;usg=AOvV aw2y0iWzNkAmjvg39g7PmcCr">IEEE Region 6 Joint Meeting Booking Link - Hilto n Garden Inn Old Town San Diego</a></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>There is a free shuttle from the San Diego Airport to the <strong>Old Town Trans it Center</strong>\,</div>\n<div><a href="https://www.san.org/before-you-g o-travel-tips/courtesy-shuttles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-safe redirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.san.org/before-you-g o-travel-tips/courtesy-shuttles/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=17901148219290 00&amp\;usg=AOvVaw3GdtITDDotXjgTmCT-5mDx">https://www.san.org/before-<wbr> you-go-travel-tips/courtesy-<wbr>shuttles/</a></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n <div>You can walk to the hotel from the Old Town Transit Center in 6 minut es (0.2 miles).</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div><strong>The meeting place is at University of San Diego (USD).&nbsp\;</strong></div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</ div>\n<p>For questions\, please contact &nbsp\;Area Chairs: &nbsp\; &nbsp\ ;Scott Tamashiro or Zhensheng Zhang\, &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<a href="mailto:tamas hiro@ieee.org">tamashiro@ieee.org \, &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</a><a href="mailto:zh enshengz@gmail.com">zhenshengz@gmail.com</a><a href="mailto:tamashiro@ieee .org"> </a></p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>For the students</stron g></p>\n<p>IEEE Student Officers are invited to join in-person to get more details around student activities from Region 6 Student Activities Coordi nator\, Alberto Tam Yong. The student session will start at 1pm. For stude nt questions or concerns\, contact the respective Area Chair and/or the IE EE Region 6 Regional Student Activities Committee Chair\, Alberto Tam Yong ( <a href="mailto:alberto.tamyong.us@ieee.org" target="_blank" rel="noope ner">alberto.tamyong.us@ieee.org</a>&nbsp\;).</p>\n<p>Student Travel. One representative covered per guidelines\, review and submit form for trackin g: <a href="https://forms.gle/WzUE2oBLL16pft5X6">https://forms.gle/WzUE2oB LL16pft5X6</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: rgb(35\ , 111\, 161)\;">Remote Option</span></strong></p>\n<p>This meeting is also available to join on WebEx.&nbsp\; Please details below.</p>\n</div><br / ><br />Agenda: <br /><div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>Draft Agenda\, <strong>under development</strong>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>8:30am-9:00am simple breakfast/networking: coffee\, tea\, drinks\, bagels/muffins/fruit s</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>9:00am -9:20am &nbsp\; Region 6 Director </div>\n<div>9:20am-9:40am. &nbsp\; Region 6 Director Elect</div>\n<div>9: 40am- 10:00am. YP program update</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>10:00 am- 10:30am &nbsp\; Break/Networking</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>10:30am -11: 50 am &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Section Chairs discussion</div>\n<div>11:50 am - 12:00pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; group photo&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div> noon. lunch</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>1:00pm -3:00pm. Section chairs discussion</div>\n<div>1:00pm- 3:00pm &nbsp\; Student training. &nbsp\;&n bsp\;</div>\n<p>3:00pm. closing remarks&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR