Events

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll build your own Tamagotchi-style virtual pet using a Raspberry Pi Pico. You’ll wire together a screen, buttons, and a speaker, then write code to bring your pet to life. Perfect for anyone curious about building with electronics, whether you’re brand new or looking to expand your skills. All materials will be provided. Agenda: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Check in, refreshments, and networking 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Workshop Room: 418 UCB, Bldg: University of Colorado Boulder, 111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80309

Have you ever wanted to help your community but weren’t sure how? Or maybe you love technology, consider yourself a bit of an introvert, yet still want to meet people who share your interests? Here’s your chance! Join us in helping organize the IEEE Greentech 2026 and Region 5 conference in Boulder, CO, events focused on innovation, collaboration, and sustainability with student competitions and industry engagement. You don’t have to be a university student; we need everyone’s help to create opportunities, build amazing projects, and have fun competing together! Additional information: - Discord coordination channel: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/tego_/event/discord.gg/fe5pmbVq) - Pop into Discord during the event to engage online.​ - R5 Volunteer information: https://r5conferences.org/attendees/volunteers/ - Greentech 2026 Volunteer information: https://ieeegreentech.org/attendees/volunteers/signup/​ The 2026 IEEE Region 5 Congress, Annual Business Meeting and Student Competitions will be held in Boulder, Colorado March 27 – 29, 2026. On Friday, March 27, there will be a reception from 6 PM onwards. The IEEE Green Technologies (GreenTech) Conference is a premier international event. GreenTech serves as a dynamic platform for practicing engineers, industry leaders, researchers, and students to present cutting-edge work, interact, and explore latest advances in various areas related to the design, analysis, control, and management of the electric power grid, renewable energy systems, inverter-based resources (IBRs), and large-scale electrification. This will also be held in Boulder. For someone new or growing in IEEE, we can point you to concrete entry points, such as volunteering at Region 5 and GreenTech events, joining organizing teams, competing or mentoring in student competitions, or connecting you with local section leaders, so that you can quickly plug into meaningful roles rather than just attending as a passive participant. Speaker(s): Ian, David Agenda: What we’ll cover: - Volunteer roles for the GreenTech 2026(March 27–29, 2026, Boulder, CO) and IEEE Region 5 Congress, Student Competitions - Ways volunteers can gain experience, showcase skills, and connect with companies and professionals - Logistics, A/V, and tech support roles for people who like to build, troubleshoot, and keep things running smoothly Join on Discord or signup before the meeting: - Discord coordination channel: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/tego_/event/discord.gg/fe5pmbVq)​ - R5 Volunteer information: https://r5conferences.org/attendees/volunteers/ - Greentech 2026 Volunteer information: https://ieeegreentech.org/attendees/volunteers/signup/​ Room: classroom, 700 kalamath st, denver, Colorado, United States, 80204

Meeting for general administration and operation of the Black Hills Subsection. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539244

We invite you to join us for this incredible opportunity to expand your technical horizons while enjoying great food and networking! We are thrilled to welcome our guest speaker, Prof. Frank Barnes who will share insights and expertise on Effects of Weak Radio Wave and Magnetic Fields on Biological Systems. Whether you are a professional, recent graduate, or student passionate about technology, this dine and learn offers the perfect blend of learning, dining, and meaningful connections with fellow IEEE members. Talk Abstract: In this talk we will provide a short review of some of the history on the setting safety standards for the exposures to electromagnetic fields at both low frequencies and radio frequencies. This will be followed up with brief review of some of the physics and chemistry that enable biological systems to sense very weak fields and to use them as communications and controls systems to change the growth rates of cancer cells and bacteria. We will also show that growing cancer cells and bacteria emit very weak radio waves. The talk finishes with a review of few papers showing detrimental biological effects well below current safety guidelines and some positive therapeutic applications. Speaker Bio: Dr. Frank Barnes. Professor Emeritus Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering University of Colorado Boulder He and his students have worked on large verity of subjects since 1959 ranging from maser and lasers, semiconductor devices through energy storage systems, telecommunication and effects of electromagnetic fields on biological systems. Since 2014, he and his students have largely concentrated on trying to understand how weak magnetic and radio frequency fields modify the growth rates of cancer cells and bacteria building up from the quantum mechanics nuclear pairs in large biological models through changes in chemical reaction rates to changes in the biology, and possible health effects. Dr. Frank Barnes received his B.S. from Princeton University in electrical engineering in 1954, his M.S. Engineer and PhD from Stanford University in 1955, 1956, and 1958. He joined the University of Colorado in 1959. He was appointed a Distinguished Professor in 1997. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 and received the Gordon Prize 2004 for innovations in Engineering Education from the National Academy. He is a fellow of IEEE, AAAS, and served as Vice President of IEEE for publication and as Chairman of the Electron Device Society and President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, and as U.S. Chair of Commission K-International Union of Radio Sciences (URSI). He and his students have built lasers, flash lamps, super conductors, avalanche photo diodes and other electron devices.. Recently they have been studying the effects weak magnetic field on radical concentrations and changes in the growth rate of cancers and other cells. The event will take place in the conference space on the fifth-floor atrium in the Engineering and Computer Science building at the University of Denver. Parking: TBD Speaker(s): Prof. Barnes Agenda: The event will take place in the conference space on the fifth-floor atrium in the Engineering and Computer Science building at the University of Denver. 6:00 PM-6:30 PM Food and networking 6:30 PM-7:30 PM Talk/Presentation 7:30 PM-8:30 PM Q&A and Discussion 8:30 PM Adjourn Room: Conference Space on The Fifth-Floor Atrium, Bldg: Engineering and Computer Science , 2155 E Wesley Ave, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80210