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As climate-related challenges intensify, organizations are under increasing pressure to design systems that are both highly reliable and environmentally sustainable. This presentation explores the critical intersection of reliability engineering and sustainability, highlighting how metrics like resilience, durability, and robust design directly support long‑term environmental goals. We will clarify key reliability attributes including resilience, and durability, and examine their influence on sustainable outcomes across product lifecycles. The discussion will emphasize how adopting circular‑economy principles can simultaneously enhance system reliability, extend product life, reduce waste, and minimize resource consumption. Drawing from emerging best practices and cross‑industry innovations, the presentation will explore practical examples enabling organizations to thrive amid climate uncertainty. Attendees will gain insights into how reliability engineering can accelerate sustainability initiatives, supporting more resilient businesses, communities, and infrastructure for future generations. This event will be hybrid, but we encourage in-person attendance. Registration is free, but is required so that we can plan pizza, salad, and beverages. When arriving Wednesday evening, be prepared to show a government-issued photo ID, such as a drivers license, at the main gate at Wood Street. State that you are attending the IEEE Reliability meeting in the Main Cafeteria. After parking, walk towards the main building near the flagpole. Before entering, look left, and walk down the steps. At the bottom of the steps, turn right. Walk straight through the double set of double doors and straight into the Main Cafeteria. Looking forward to seeing you in person! Dan Weidman Chair, IEEE Boston Reliability Chapter Speaker(s): Mohammad Agenda: 5:00 pm doors open, for networking. Arriving earlier is ok. 5:30 pm: Dinner and refreshments are scheduled to arrive, while networking continues. 6:00 pm: Introduction to the presentation, followed by the formal presentation. Between 7 and 7:30 pm: Formal presentation and formal Q&A end. 8:00 pm: Informal Q&A and networking end. Room: Main Cafeteria, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood St, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, 02421, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540726

Part 1: 80th Anniversary of IEEE Computer Society, Senior Elevations, Awards 80th Celebration of Computer Society: Presented during Black History Month at AT&T Labs, alongside a world premiere docudrama and expert panel discussion, this program examines the patent’s figures and claims, the companies formed in its wake, and the culture of creativity, collaboration, dignity, and inclusion that emerged from its success. Part 2: 150 Years of the Telephone Patent: Alexander Graham Bell, Lewis Howard Latimer, and a Legacy that Changed the World The 150th anniversary of U.S. Patent No. 174,465 Alexander Graham Bell’s Improvement in Telegraphy on 7 March 2026 marks more than the invention of the telephone; it commemorates the birth of a technological ecosystem that transformed modern society. This talk explores the intertwined legacies of Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor, and Lewis Howard Latimer, Draftsman who are both now recognized as Eta Kappa Nu Honorary Eminent Members, and examines how one carefully documented patent ignited industries that continue to shape a technological legacy with impact extending far beyond any single invention or narrative. The companies founded by Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) born in Scotland, and the diverse technologies developed within them, have profoundly shaped the modern world, guided by an enduring commitment to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. At its peak, AT&T and the related Bell System employed about one million people; it was the largest company in the world at the time. Over the years, it is likely several million people worked at these companies. Within this legacy, Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, stands out as an essential role model whose contributions deserve special recognition, particularly on this 150th year of the original telephone patent. It is difficult to fully enumerate the inventions, innovations, businesses, and services that emerged from the companies founded by Alexander Graham Bell and those that followed the success of the original telephone patent. The shared characteristics of Bell and Lewis H. Latimer reflected in the breadth and diversity of their inventions reveal an inspired enthusiasm and creativity that spanned multiple domains in a creative, dignified, diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment that endures to this day. Within the companies founded by Bell, one sees not only the development of real-world products and services in every part of the world, under the sea, and even in space that shaped the communications industry, but also a tradition of highly impactful original research achieving exceptional recognition including multiple Nobel Prizes. These efforts launched entire industries, many of them not in telecommunications, that have grown and will likely continue far into the future. Collectively, these companies have also played a vital role in supporting the nation through defense communications and emergency networks such as One Net. From the earliest days, the work environment fostered by Alexander Graham Bell inspired exceptional dedication to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Lewis Howard Latimer’s contributions remain deeply embedded in this legacy, as both the field and its guiding philosophy continue to endure. Bell and Edison were key founding members of the organization that became the IEEE where the foundation recognizes donors at levels named for Edison, Latimer, and Bell. Part 3: Friis a Role Model for Today: Antennas, Formulae, and Equations We understand the beauty of Antennas, Formulae, Equations in the publications of Harald Trap Friis, PhD, and many others. Today, we recommend sharing the classic papers: pass them along, cite, teach, and advance the field. Friis was the director radio research at Bell Laboratories, then director of research in high frequency and electronics, in a position to have known, managed, and collaborated with many of the experts who shaped the field. Friis prepared an ‘Introduction to radio and radio antennas’ in 1971. As a Role Model in the field, Friis’s materials provide a guide. We add attention to numeracy skills, with spillover impact for accessibility, and amateur radio for hands-on experience for students of all ages. Speaker(s): , Kit Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/542370

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