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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sounds like this vehicle needs Hams and APRS on it. Anyone in Norfolk want to go take a look and see if there is room for APRS or a Ham station?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bob, WB4AOR</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:owner-ieee-media@ieee.org">owner-ieee-media@ieee.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-ieee-media@ieee.org">owner-ieee-media@ieee.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris McManes<br><br></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">NEWS from IEEE-USA </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Communications & Power Disaster Relief Vehicle to Debut in Norfolk on Saturday 2 April</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">WASHINGTON (9 March 2016) -- IEEE-USA will unveil its communications and power disaster relief vehicle to the public at the Marriott Norfolk (Va.) Waterside Hotel on Saturday 2 April from 1 to 3 p.m. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The “Mobile Outreach VEhicle” -- MOVE -- will travel to communities hit hard by natural disasters and infrastructure failures to provide rechargeable power banks, real-time survivor information and Wi-Fi until regular electricity and data services can be restored. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">IEEE-member engineers and high-tech professionals will begin volunteer training during IEEE Region 3’s SoutheastCon 2016 in Norfolk, Va., 30 March to 3 April.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The truck is the centerpiece of IEEE-USA’s MOVE Community Outreach program, which includes a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education component. When not deployed to a disaster zone, the vehicle will travel to places such as schools, libraries, fairs and sporting events to raise awareness about the social impact advanced technologies can have. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The MOVE truck is equipped to provide disaster victims with the ability to charge their cell phones and gain Internet access.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">“They’ll be able to at least communicate with loved ones,” <a href="http://www.promiseoftomorrow.biz/audio/030716/030716.htm">www.promiseoftomorrow.biz/audio/030716/030716.htm</a></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The American Red Cross, Eastern North Carolina Region is partnering with IEEE-USA on the program.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">“Supporting the communication, power and information needs of a community after a major disaster is vital to providing a path to recovery,” said Barry Porter, regional chief executive officer of the American Red Cross in Raleigh, N.C.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">For additional information and to donate to, or volunteer for, this initiative, visit <a href="http://move.ieeeusa.org">move.ieeeusa.org</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ieeeusamove/">www.facebook.com/ieeeusamove/</a>. </p></div></div></div></body></html>