The Columbus STEM & Arts Expo will be taking place at the Polaris Fashion Place on November 3 2024 at 12:00PM - 6:00PM. IEEE Columbus has reserved a booth to connect with our community and IEEE members. This is a great opportunity to take your child or your inner child to experience steam activities and different fields of engineering. We already have enough volunteers for the IEEE table however we would be great-full if you stopped by and introduce yourself. 1500 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43240

Distinguished Lecture (Virtual) - Civilized Collaboration: Ethical architectures for enforcing legal requirements and mediating social norms in Human-robot Interaction Prof. Ronald C. Arkin, Georgia Tech, IEEE Fellow Abstract: The ways in which we treat each other, typically underpinned by an ethical theory, serve as a foundation for civilized activity. Bounds and requirements are established for normal and acceptable interactions between humans. If we are to create robotic systems to reside among us, they must also adhere to a set of related values that humans operate under. This talk first describes the importance of such conventions in human-robot interaction, then outlines a way forward including the difficult research questions remaining to be confronted in ethical human robot interaction (HRI). In particular, examples involving architectures using ethical governors, moral emotions, responsibility advisors and theories of mind are described in two quite different contexts: warfare and the maintenance of human dignity in healthcare. Even the role of deception must be considered as an important adjunct to HRI, as it may yield more effective intentional and autonomous social robots if properly deployed. Finally, we can consider how robots may eventually be able to engineer more socially just human beings via nudging and the ethical questions associated with using such devices. Prof. Ronald C. Arkin is Professor Emeritus with the College of Computing at Georgia TechProf. Arkin was named a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology in 2012 and a Distinguished Visitor for the IEEE Computer Society in 2023. He was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 2003. Co-sponsored by: New York Section and Region 1 & Region 2 Computer Society Speaker(s): Prof. Arkin , Agenda: - Event Agenda - Event Agenda: 6:00 PM Welcome Remark – IEEE NY Section 6:10 ~7:10 PM (Presentation- Prof. Ronald C. Arkin, Georgia Tech, IEEE Fellow, Civilized Collaboration) 7:10 PM Q/A The event is free to attend. ALL ARE WELCOME Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/434465

Penn State Harrisburg will host the Twelfth annual South Central PA Robotics Competition on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Capital Union Building (CUB). The event is jointly organized by IEEE Susquehanna Section, nd Penn State Harrisburg. This event is part of a larger STEM initiative, and is open to all middle/high students from all schools, as well as home-schooled students throughout South Central Pennsylvania. Note: Each student/guardian must complete a registration form. Co-sponsored by: Penn State Univ-Harrisburg ***CANCELED*** Room: 210 (Student Center), Bldg: Capital Union Building, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States, 17057

Penn State Harrisburg will host the Twelfth annual South Central PA Robotics Competition on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Capital Union Building (CUB). The event is jointly organized by IEEE Susquehanna Section, nd Penn State Harrisburg. This event is part of a larger STEM initiative, and is open to all middle/high students from all schools, as well as home-schooled students throughout South Central Pennsylvania. Note: Each student/guardian must complete a registration form. Co-sponsored by: Penn State Univ-Harrisburg Room: First Floor hallway, Bldg: EAB Building , Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States, 17057

Please join us for the monthly administrative meeting of the IEEE Washington Section. All IEEE members in our Section are welcome to attend. IEEE members who wish to volunteer for the Washington Section Administrative Committee are encouraged to attend. Co-sponsored by: Sastry Kompella Agenda: Agenda will be provided soon. Room: Multi-Purpose Room B, Bldg: College park Airport Operations Building, 1909 Corporal Frank Scott Dr , College Park, Maryland, United States, 20740, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/444008

R1/R2 Joint Board Meeting. Detailed Agenda is TBD. Approximate times below This Registration is for R1/R2 Joint Excom/SPC meeting on November 9th and 10th only. - This event including companion registrations for dinners (as applicable) - You must register for the hotel via this link: (https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1708028831422&key=GRP&app=resvlink) PLEASE NOTE THE OCTOBER 16 5PM ET deadline for hotel. Agenda (Times approximate) - R1/R2 Strategic Planning Committee - Saturday 11/9 at 3 PM - R1/R2 Executive Committee Meeting - Saturday 11/9 7-9 PM - R1/R2 Executive Committee Meeting - Sunday 11/10 8 AM- 12 PM NOTE: Region 1 and Region 2 will be hosting a Dinner Friday night starting at 7PM. This dinner is open to R1/R1 Excom/SPC and WIE members. If you are able to attend the Friday Night Dinner please register here: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/433952) Reminder that you were also sent a discount code for the WIE Forum which is a separate registration. Contact your region secretary if you cannot locate that information and wish to register for the WIE Forum: WIE Forum link: (https://attend.ieee.org/wie-forum-usa-east-2024/) Agenda: Full Agenda TBD R1/R2 SPC should plan on arriving in time for Saturday November 9 meeting beginning at 3pm (may stay Friday) night if needed due to travel timelines) R1/R2 ExCom should plan on arriving in time for Saturday November 9 meeting beginning at 7pm (may stay Friday night if needed due to travel timelines) . R1/R2 Excom/SPC Partners/Spouses may attend the Saturday dinner (Cost for guests: $25). All R1/R2 expense reports will be submitted through IEEE Concur Travel Expense reporting system through your respective region. Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa , 243 Tresser Blvd, Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06901