Events

Water and Energy Interdependencies in the United States with Kelsey Semrod, senior water resources scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Hassan Niazi, integrated human-Earth systems researcher, Joint Global Change Research Institute Date/Time: Tuesday, January 27, 1 pm - 2 pm Pacific Time Abstract: Energy and water systems are deeply interconnected, leading to complex interdependencies that change in magnitude with changing natural, socioeconomic, and policy landscapes. Energy systems rely on water directly, for activities like cooling power plants or as a “feedstock” for hydropower and electrolysis, and indirectly, for mining primary fuels or cultivating biomass. Similarly, water systems require energy for a range of applications, such as groundwater extraction, reservoir operations, and water conveyance and treatment. Co- management of these interdependent and often competing energy and water flows is crucial for understanding the complexities of both systems and ensuring resilience. Speaker(s): Kelsey Semrod, Hassan Niazi, Agenda: 01:00 PM Introduction of speakers 02:00 PM Adjourn' Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534200

Ed Galkin and Peter Teahen’s Flight to End Polio returned in 2025 with a second, record-setting mission. What took three years to prepare for their first circumnavigation is now an ongoing campaign to keep attention on polio eradication. Ed and Peter set three international aviation records on their recent flight. In our April 2023 Tech Talk, John Ockenfels, who served as Technical Advisor on this flight, and Peter spoke about planning the original flight. In this month’s Tech Talk they will present highlights from the 2025 “Circle the Atlantic” flight — a 37-day journey that departed August 30, 2025 and concluded in early October 2025 — covering roughly 8,800 nautical miles (≈10,127 statute miles) and making 15 landings in 11 countries including Canada, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, France, Poland, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, and Newfoundland before returning to the U.S. Along the route the team held multiple fund-raising and awareness events; the 2025 flight’s stated fundraising goal was $1 million and donations are 100% directed to The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus program and matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundation. Early reports indicate they will be successful at exceeding their goal. I hope you can join us for an update on A Flight to Fight Polio >> (https://www.rotary.org/en/flight-fight-polio?utm_source=chatgpt.com) Both Peter and Ed are pilots, Rotarians, and members of the Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. Polio eradication has been a primary focus of Rotary since 1985 and continues to be a major initiative — no child is safe until every child has been vaccinated. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program Speaker(s): Ed Galkin, PETER TEAHEN Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532889