BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:EST5EDT
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20210314T030000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3
TZNAME:EDT
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:20211107T010000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11
TZNAME:EST
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20210914T063650Z
UID:07F5EB25-FAF9-4535-9424-6B315888E567
DTSTART;TZID=EST5EDT:20210814T120000
DTEND;TZID=EST5EDT:20210814T150000
DESCRIPTION:This event was recorded. The recording can be found at https://
 youtu.be/plG0-Xe8iuk.\n\nSince early spring\, the Richmond Section has bee
 n hosting a Pandemic Challenge where teams of high school students\, unive
 rsity students\, and bright early career professionals join with experienc
 ed professionals serving as mentors to solve pandemic-related problems. Th
 ese problems have been brought to us by local businesses\, government orga
 nizations\, and independent individuals.\n\nThese teams of Challengers hav
 e been working hard on their problem solutions for as long as 6 months and
  we are now ready to showcase their work at a Project Symposium\, to be he
 ld live at the VCU Engineering Research Building and remotely via Zoom.\n\
 nWe have taken steps to secure equipment and plan our virtual component so
  that it is both engaging and entertaining. Please feel free to join us at
  the VCU Engineering Research Building\, or visit us via the Zoom Link in 
 the Location information column below. If you are using Zoom\, please sign
  on prior to 1:00pm for the presentations. Each team will have a separate 
 table where they can showcase their work. Zoom attendees willl be able to 
 &quot;visit&quot; each table by wandering freely between the breakout rooms on Zoom.
 \n\nDue to the pandemic\, any in-person attendees need to be fully vaccina
 ted and wear a face mask. This includes minors.\n\nRead more about the Pan
 demic Challenge here - https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/#main\n\nInforma
 tion about the problems here - https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/covid-pr
 oblems/\n\nWe are always looking for Mentors\, Problem Owners\, Challenger
 s\, and of course Sponsors! Please reach out if you would like to particip
 ate in next year&#39;s IEEE Challenge\, with the challenge theme TBD.\n\nThe R
 ichmond IEEE Pandemic Challenge Team\n\nEmail : Richmond_Covid@ieee.org\n\
 n*Agenda Below*\n---------------------------------------------------------
 ------\n\nAgenda: \n- 12:00 – 12:30: Arrival and Presenter Set-up\n- 12:
 30 – 1:00: Lunch and Meet &amp; Greet. Zoom link goes live.\n- 1:00 – 2:00
 : Formal Project Presentations\n- 2:00 – 2:30: Open Table Session + smal
 l group Q&amp;A with Presenters\n- 2:30 – 3:00: Special Thank You Ceremony\n
 \nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/279138
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/279138
ORGANIZER:richmond_covid@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:27
SUMMARY:IEEE Pandemic Challenge - Project Symposium
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/279138
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family
 : georgia\, palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;This event was recorded. 
 The recording can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/plG0-Xe8iuk&quot;&gt;https
 ://youtu.be/plG0-Xe8iuk&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\;
  font-family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;Since early s
 pring\, the Richmond Section has been hosting a Pandemic Challenge where t
 eams of high school students\, university students\, and bright early care
 er professionals join with&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; fon
 t-family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;experienced profe
 ssionals serving as mentors to solve pandemic-related problems. These prob
 lems have been brought to us by local businesses\, government organization
 s\, and independent individuals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18
 pt\; font-family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;These tea
 ms of Challengers have been working hard on their problem solutions for as
  long as 6 months and we are now ready to showcase their work &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span
  style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\; color:
  #000000\;&quot;&gt;at a Project Symposium\, to be held &lt;em&gt;live at the VCU Engine
 ering Research Building and remotely via Zoom&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 &amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgia\, pala
 tino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;We have taken steps to secure equipment a
 nd plan our virtual component so that it is both engaging and entertaining
 . Please feel free to join us at the VCU Engineering Research Building\, o
 r visit us via the Zoom Link in the Location information column below. If 
 you are using Zoom\, please &lt;em&gt;sign on prior to&lt;/em&gt; 1:00pm for the prese
 ntations. Each team will have a separate table where they can showcase the
 ir work. Zoom attendees willl be able to &quot;visit&quot; each table by wandering f
 reely between the breakout rooms on Zoom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;
 span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\; co
 lor: #000000\;&quot;&gt;Due to the pandemic\, any in-person attendees need to be f
 ully vaccinated and wear a face mask. This includes minors.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgi
 a\, palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;Read more about the Pandemic Chal
 lenge here - &lt;span style=&quot;color: #e67e23\;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #e67e23\;&quot; hr
 ef=&quot;https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/#main&quot;&gt;https://r3.ieee.org/richmond
 /covid/#main&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font
 -family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;Information about 
 the problems here - &lt;span style=&quot;color: #e67e23\;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #e67e2
 3\;&quot; href=&quot;https://r3.ieee.org/richmond/covid/covid-problems/&quot;&gt;https://r3.
 ieee.org/richmond/covid/covid-problems/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgia\, palatino\, s
 erif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;We are always looking for Mentors\, Problem Owner
 s\, Challengers\, and of course Sponsors! Please reach out if you would li
 ke to participate in next year&#39;s IEEE Challenge\, with the challenge theme
  TBD.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgia\,
  palatino\, serif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;The Richmond IEEE Pandemic Challenge
  Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size
 : 18pt\; font-family: georgia\, palatino\, serif\;&quot;&gt;Email : &lt;span style=&quot;c
 olor: #e67e23\;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #e67e23\;&quot; href=&quot;mailto:Richmond_Covid@i
 eee.org&quot;&gt;Richmond_Covid@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt\; font-family: georgia\, palatino\, s
 erif\; color: #000000\;&quot;&gt;*Agenda Below*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr style=&quot;border: non
 e\;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;12:00 &amp;ndash\; 12:30: Arrival a
 nd Presenter Set-up&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;12:30 &amp;ndash\; 1:00: Lunch and Meet &amp;amp\; G
 reet. Zoom link goes live.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;1:00 &amp;ndash\; 2:00: Formal Project Pr
 esentations&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;2:00 &amp;ndash\; 2:30: Open Table Session + small group
  Q&amp;amp\;A with Presenters&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;2:30 &amp;ndash\; 3:00: Special Tha
 nk You Ceremony&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR