IEEE Metro Los Angeles Communications Chapter

IEEE MOVE Global is an emergency response program dedicated to assisting natural disaster relief efforts with short-term communication and power solutions. The program provides essential services such as internet access, mobile phone charging, and lighting to help people stay connected during disasters. When not deployed for emergency relief, IEEE MOVE Global engages in community outreach and STEM education. The IEEE MOVE India program, initiated by the IEEE India Council Region 10 in collaboration with state disaster agencies and NGOs, focuses on disaster response efforts in India. This talk will highlight MOVE India's activities, including disaster awareness and STEM workshops conducted across the country. These workshops emphasize disaster preparedness, climate change, and sustainability, aiming to educate and empower students to create a safer, more resilient future. The session will also showcase the launch of STEM kits designed to educate students about climate change and sustainability. Additionally, the talk will provide a preview of the MOVE India Truck, set to launch in 2025. This mobile vehicle, equipped with communication and power equipment, will play a key role in supporting disaster relief operations in India. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program Speaker(s): Sadhana Attavar Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/463712

IEEE Region 6 Spring Joint Central Area, Northwest Area, and Southern Area Meeting is planned for Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM at Santa Clara University. Location: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation room SCDI 3115/3116 Qualified volunteers will be reimbursed using the Concur platform. For general guidance on expenses, refer to the (https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/travel-expense-reimbursement-guidelines.pdf). This event will be hybrid, if you cannot attend in-person you may join virtually. Sections: Section Chairs are invited to this event. This event provides an opportunity to share best practices and network with Sections in the three Areas involved. Please make every effort to attend this meeting, however, if you are not available then please designate a delegate to represent you in-person at the meeting. Please register at your earliest convenience. Since this event is in the San Francisco Bay Area, the three Sections of the San Francisco Bay Area Council (SFBAC) namely Santa Clara Valley (SCV), Oakland East Bay (OEB), and San Francisco (SF) Sections may consider sending several officers including Chapter officers to this event as there are no travel reimbursement would be needed for members in the SFBAC. Student Branches: Student Branch Chairs are invited to this meeting, for opportunities to learn more about IEEE, connect with IEEE Region 6 leaders and volunteer peers, share a brief status update on your Student Branch, and participate in the Student Design Showcase competition (see description below). IEEE Region 6 will cover the expenses for 1 student representative per Student Branch, preferably the Chair. - This includes travel cost and 1 night hotel. - If the Chair is unavailable, another representative may be appointed or selected to represent the student branch. - If students share a hotel room and commute together, more students may be acceptable, as long as the financial cost is equivalent or the same. - There are no travel grants available for the sole purpose of participating in the student competition. Student Branch Representatives are expected to attend the entirety of the meeting for volunteer leadership training. The student competition is an opportunity for the representatives to engage and continue their professional growth. Participation in the student competition is not mandatory, but highly encouraged. Student Design Showcase Competition: There is an in-person Student Design Showcase Competition where students will showcase their projects with a poster (preferably), live demo, or other digital device. Cash prizes will be available: 1st, 2nd, 3rd ($300/$200/$100), Best Technical ($100), Best Professional ($100), and People Choice Award ($100). Register your entry in the morning of the event at the registration table. Hotel Suggestions: Double Tree by Hilton San Jose Address: 2050 Gateway Pl, San Jose, CA 95110 (https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/jose-dt-doubletree-san-jose/Phone) Phone: (408) 453-4000 Free airport shuttle 5:00 am to 11:00 pm (on demand request at 408-453-4000 upon arrival) Nightly car Parking: $30 Current nightly rage: $157 plus tax Hyatt Place San Jose Airport Address: 82 Karina Ct, San Jose, CA 95131 https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-place/en-US Phone: (669) 342-0007 Free airport shuttle5:00 am to 10:3:00 pm (on demand request at 669-342-0007 upon arrival) Nightly car Parking: $20 Current nightly rage: $169 plus tax Sonesta Simply Suites Silicon Valley Address: (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=481*El*Camino*Real*Santa*Clara*CA*95050__;KysrKysrKw!!MLMg-p0Z!BV562zryejucgg1PFfhu4boLVzrJg-msZ0pI6uOZOrWavfrOc8eigcj9Wz9yuS3NRvRlnx37PoX5XsQ-$) (408) 241-9305 (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.sonesta.com/sonesta-simply-suites/ca/santa-clara/sonesta-simply-suites-silicon-valley-santa-clara__;!!MLMg-p0Z!BV562zryejucgg1PFfhu4boLVzrJg-msZ0pI6uOZOrWavfrOc8eigcj9Wz9yuS3NRvRlnx37PjDye-6d$) Nightly car Parking: $7.50 Current nightly rage: $135 plus tax 0.2 mi from Santa Clara University Co-sponsored by: Central Area, Northwest Area, and Southern Area Agenda: Agenda (Subject To Change) 9:00-9:30 AM: Continental breakfast 9:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions 9:40 AM: Region 6 Director Report, Joseph Wei 10:00: Region 6 Conferences Report (GHTC 2025, Rising Star 2026 & SusTech 2025) 10:10: Region 6 Treasurer Report, Sarge Benson 10:20: Morning Break Breakouts per Area: Suggested brief report format: status, successes, challenges. ~10 min/each estimated) 10:30: Group1: Central Area Sections and Student Branches reports, Plans for Fall Area Meeting 10:30: Group 2: Northwest Area Sections and Student Branches Reports, Plans for Fall Area Meeting 10:30: Group 3: Southern Area Sections and Student Branches Reports, Plans for Fall Area Meeting 12:00 PM: Lunch 1:10 PM: PACE/Professional Activities, Amber Orr 1:30 PM: Educational Activities, Mostafa Mortezaie 2:00 PM Group 1: Student Competition Presentations and Judging Breakout 2:00 PM: Group 2: How to have a Milestone program at your Section, Brian Berg 2:20 PM: Group 2: Humanitarian Activities, John Borland 3:00 PM: Afternoon Snack Break 3:10 PM: WIE/SPAX: Peijung Tsai 3:20 PM: Young Professionals , Brianne Tengan 3:40 PM: vTools/OU Analytics training, Sanjay Samuel 4:10 PM: Student Competition Awards presentation 4:30 PM: Closing comments and plan for Fall Area Meeting 4:45 PM: Adjourn Room: SCDI 3115/3116, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation , Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real , Santa Clara, California, United States, 95053, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477070