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:20220117T052218Z UID:ADD7DC0F-C41E-44DD-9961-70BFD2E12F20 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T170000 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 may also provide support with free goods or services.\n\nWe are looking for people and organizations to fill all four roles of Problem Solvers\, Mentors\, Problem Owners\, and Co-spon sors.\n\nTo learn more about how you can become involved\, check out the [ IEEE Richmond Pandemic Challenge](https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/) web page or review the [IEEE Pandemic Response Challenge Flyer](https://r3.iee e.org/richmond/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2021/02/IEEE-Pandemic-Response- Challenge.pdf)\, then join us for our third Q&A session on Thursday\, Mar 11 at 4:00pm.\n\nAt the scheduled time\, you can join the meeting by click ing 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 to attend live.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265467 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265467 ORGANIZER:allen.jones@ieee.org SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:Join the IEEE Richmond Section Pandemic Challenge! URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265467 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 ma y also provide support with free goods or services.</p>\n<p><strong>We are looking for people and organizations to fill all four roles of Problem So lvers\, Mentors\, Problem Owners\, and Co-sponsors.</strong></p>\n<p>To le arn more about how you can become involved\, check out the&nbsp\;<a href=" https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE R ichmond Pandemic Challenge</a>&nbsp\;webpage or review the&nbsp\;<a href=" https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2021/02/IEEE-Pand emic-Response-Challenge.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IEEE Pandemic Response Challenge Flyer</a>\, then <strong>join us for our third Q&amp\;A session on Thursday\, Mar 11 at 4:00pm.</strong></p>\n<p>At the scheduled time\, you can join the meeting by clicking on the link under the Locatio n section of this notice. To register to receive updates\, click on Regist er 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