BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220117T052107Z UID:1D11DB8B-2028-42BE-A240-25B41E2B15EA DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T163000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Richmond Section is hosting a Pandemic Response Challe nge to develop solutions to real-world problems related to COVID-19.\n\nTe ams of Problem Solvers (high school students\, university students\, and r ecent graduates) will join with Mentors (more experienced engineering prof essionals) to identify and implement solutions to actual pandemic-related problems encountered by Problem Owners (organizations from the public and private sector who have COVID-19 related problems that can be addressed wi th an engineering solution). The Richmond Section will help support teams with funding and training. Co-sponsors will also provide support with good s or services and may also be willing to provide a certain level of financ ial support to teams.\n\nWe are looking for people and organizations to fi ll all four roles of Problem Solvers\, Mentors\, Problem Owners\, and Co-s ponsors.\n\nTo learn more about how you can become involved\, check out th e [IEEE Richmond Pandemic Challenge](https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/) webpage or review the [IEEE Pandemic Response Challenge Flyer](https://r3. ieee.org/richmond/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2021/02/IEEE-Pandemic-Respon se-Challenge.pdf)\, then join us for our second Q&A session on Friday\, Ma r 5 at 3:30pm.\n\nAt the scheduled time\, you can join the meeting by clic king on the link under the Location section of this notice. To register to receive updates\, click on Register Now under the Registration section of this notice.\n\nThe meeting will be recorded for those who are not able t o attend live.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/263763 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/263763 ORGANIZER:allen.jones@ieee.org SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:Join the IEEE Richmond Section Pandemic Challenge! URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/263763 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE Richmond Section is hosting a Pan demic Response Challenge to develop solutions to real-world problems relat ed to COVID-19.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Teams of Problem Solvers (high school stude nts\, university students\, and recent graduates) will join with Mentors ( more experienced engineering professionals) to identify and implement solu tions to actual pandemic-related problems encountered by Problem Owners (o rganizations from the public and private sector who have COVID-19 related problems that can be addressed with an engineering solution). The Richmond Section will help support teams with funding and training. Co-sponsors wi ll also provide support with goods or services and may also be willing to provide a certain level of financial support to teams.</p>\n<p><strong>We are looking for people and organizations to fill all four roles of Problem Solvers\, Mentors\, Problem Owners\, and Co-sponsors.</strong></p>\n<p>To learn more about how you can become involved\, check out the&nbsp\;<a hre f="https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEE E Richmond Pandemic Challenge</a>&nbsp\;webpage or review the&nbsp\;<a hre f="https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2021/02/IEEE-P andemic-Response-Challenge.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE Pandem ic Response Challenge Flyer</a>\, then <strong>join us for our second Q&am p\;A session on Friday\, Mar 5 at 3:30pm.</strong></p>\n<p>At the schedule d time\, you can join the meeting by clicking on the link under the Locati on section of this notice. To register to receive updates\, click on Regis ter Now under the Registration section of this notice.</p>\n<p>The meeting will be recorded for those who are not able to attend live.</p>\n<p>&nbsp \;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR