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:20260927T210926Z UID:378472B5-4AFC-4045-8648-D0AAD81EB1EB DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T190000 DESCRIPTION:The Manifesto of Hope: A New Social Contract for Our Human Fami ly\n\nSatya Brata Das\n\nTuesday\, October 27\, 2026\, 6-7 pm PT\n\nThe U. S. and a host of major corporations have shelved their efforts to replace carbon-spewing technologies with clean energy. Despite years of internatio nal pledges\, global efforts have failed to stop rising temperatures from endangering the planet. Yet in The Manifesto of Hope\, published this Octo ber\, the author\, a journalist and veteran of global climate conferences\ , shows that the effort to make the world green and more fair\, especially for the Global South\, is an unstoppable force.\n\nSustainability is bein g powered by solid economics: Green and renewable energy is much more prof itable and economically viable than any new fossil fuel ventures. The worl d is moving ahead with sustainability plans\, and in the absence of the U. S.\, the leaders will be China and India.\n\nAt a time when efforts by glo bal politicians have stalled while climate emergency\, conflict\, and corr uption have corroded all our aspirations for a just society in a liveable planet\, the author aims to empower citizen leaders to push for tough and enforceable measures to save the planet and our species. Since IEEE Planet Positive 2030 is central to the actionable solutions in the book\, this t alk is a good opportunity to discuss the implications of Strong Sustainabi lity by Design and how it can be implemented. "The future is a matter of c hoice\, not fate\," the author says. "Let us choose to lead." See [book an nouncement on LinkedIn.](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/satya-brata-das-85 3b4212_volunteering-with-ieee-is-one-of-the-most-ugcPost-75071030263907778 56--4Et/?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=AC oAAAFy-IkBzPqDYllG8s1Lsgtd45PoER0ynhI)\n\nSpeaker(s): Satya Das\, \n\nAgen da: \n06:00 Introduction\n\n07:00 End\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ie ee.org/m/580043 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/580043 ORGANIZER:e.perkins@ieee.org SEQUENCE:38 SUMMARY:SusTech Talk October 2026 - The Manifesto of Hope: A New Social Con tract for Our Human Family URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/580043 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left\;">The Manifesto of Hope: A New Social Contract for Our Human Family</h2>\n<p dir ="ltr"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">Satya Brata Das</span></str ong></p>\n<p dir="ltr"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">Tuesday\, O ctober 27\, 2026\, 6-7 pm PT</span></strong></p>\n<p dir="ltr" style="text -align: justify\;">The U.S. and a host of major corporations have shelved their efforts to replace carbon-spewing technologies with clean energy. De spite years of international pledges\, global efforts have failed to stop rising temperatures from endangering the planet. Yet in The Manifesto of H ope\, published this October\, the author\, a journalist and veteran of gl obal climate conferences\, shows that the effort to make the world green a nd more fair\, especially for the Global South\, is an unstoppable force.& nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify\;">Sustainability is b eing powered by solid economics: Green and renewable energy is much more p rofitable and economically viable than any new fossil fuel ventures. The w orld is moving ahead with sustainability plans\, and in the absence of the U.S.\, the leaders will be China and India.</p>\n<p dir="ltr" style="text -align: justify\;">At a time when efforts by global politicians have stall ed while climate emergency\, conflict\, and corruption have corroded all o ur aspirations for a just society in a liveable planet\, the author aims t o empower citizen leaders to push for tough and enforceable measures to sa ve the planet and our species. Since IEEE Planet Positive 2030 is central to the actionable solutions in the book\, this talk is a good opportunity to discuss the implications of Strong Sustainability by Design and how it can be implemented. "The future is a matter of choice\, not fate\," the au thor says. "Let us choose to lead." See <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/ posts/satya-brata-das-853b4212_volunteering-with-ieee-is-one-of-the-most-u gcPost-7507103026390777856--4Et/?utm_source=social_share_send&amp\;utm_med ium=member_desktop_web&amp\;rcm=ACoAAAFy-IkBzPqDYllG8s1Lsgtd45PoER0ynhI" t arget="_blank" rel="noopener">book announcement on LinkedIn.</a></p>\n<p>& nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>06:00 Introduction</p>\n<p>07:00 En d</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR