BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240120T031957Z UID:015B09E3-39BA-4FE0-BB23-9270A8A791EB DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231002T180000 DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Quantum Exchange ([CQE](https://chicagoquantum.org/ ))\, in partnership with [QuantX](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/quant x.fr/__\;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!6GLHTURSOYvddTpNVN9Db-oxlHhX4kdxS74e4cqBj4_hQhtW 9KSmPOuz_iRIBFP6TRXd4UDjBNeumQwMuFit9NfykIZs9-fb$)\, is organizing a four- day quantum competition called the [BIG Q Hackathon](https://urldefense.co m/v3/__https:/chicagoquantum.org/event/big-q-hackathon-cqe-and-quantx__\;! !BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!6GLHTURSOYvddTpNVN9Db-oxlHhX4kdxS74e4cqBj4_hQhtW9KSmPOuz_i RIBFP6TRXd4UDjBNeumQwMuFit9NfykMPNe4ht$) in Chicago from Friday\, Sept 29 through Monday Oct 2\, 2023. Please find below and in the attached documen ts\, further information about the event. IEEE Chicago is pleased to be a sponsor and partner in this event.\n\nIn brief\, the event will convene me mbers across the entire quantum computing value chain\, connecting industr y across many sectors and quantum computing platform providers with techni cal and business talent to work collaboratively on quantum solutions to re al-world industry challenges. The hackathon will have a unique format with a Technical Phase (Days 1-2)\, during which technical teams work on assig ned QC platforms to develop technical solutions for assigned use cases\, a nd a Business Phase (Days 3-4)\, where business teams formulate business p lans for assigned use cases and technical solutions. Confirmed participant s include AWS\, Boeing\, Capgemini\, IBM\, Infleqtion\, NVIDIA\, Pasqal\, qBraid\, and QuEra contributing use cases and QC platforms.\n\nThis unique format provides an opportunity to demonstrate the broad range of real-wor ld industry problems relevant for quantum computing and serves to catalyze discussions between technical and business experts with varying levels of quantum competency. Previous iterations of this unique hackathon held in Europe were very successful in bringing together European industry and tal ent\, and in launching new collaborations and employment opportunities.\n\ nBelow are some [opportunities for engagement](https://chicagoquantum.org/ events/big-q-hackathon-cqe-and-quantx):\n\n- Participate in a technical or business team\n\n- Contribute a use case. The use case contributor would be asked to assign a domain expert to advise the teams during the hackatho n. We also request only synthetic data\, not proprietary. (CQE can provide further guidance on format and content for the use case and time commitme nt for your company.)\n- Sponsor the event.\n\nTo learn more about the hac kathon generally or any of the above options for participating\, please co ntact:\n\nPreeti Chalsani | pchalsani@uchicago.edu | Director of Industry Partnerships\, CQE and Deputy Director\, Duality\n\nRoom: #1212\, Bldg: Me rchandise Mart\, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza \, Chicago\, Illinois\, Unit ed States LOCATION:Room: #1212\, Bldg: Merchandise Mart\, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaz a \, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States ORGANIZER:chair@ieeechicago.org SEQUENCE:26 SUMMARY:Big Q Hackathon - Quantum Computing Hackathon URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/372970 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="font-weight: 400\;">The Chicago Qua ntum Exchange (<a href="https://chicagoquantum.org/" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chicagoquantum.org/&amp\;source=gmai l&amp\;ust=1694202711109000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw3bEhRjgxkLuMEgz4AsTriz">CQE</a> )\, in partnership with&nbsp\;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ quantx.fr/__\;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!6GLHTURSOYvddTpNVN9Db-oxlHhX4kdxS74e4cqBj4_ hQhtW9KSmPOuz_iRIBFP6TRXd4UDjBNeumQwMuFit9NfykIZs9-fb$" data-saferedirectu rl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/quantx .fr/__\;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!6GLHTURSOYvddTpNVN9Db-oxlHhX4kdxS74e4cqBj4_hQhtW9 KSmPOuz_iRIBFP6TRXd4UDjBNeumQwMuFit9NfykIZs9-fb$&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;us t=1694202711109000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw09N6mow6F0JHO1ZgaiRbd2">QuantX</a>\, is organizing a four-day quantum competition called the&nbsp\;<a href="https: //urldefense.com/v3/__https:/chicagoquantum.org/event/big-q-hackathon-cqe- and-quantx__\;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!6GLHTURSOYvddTpNVN9Db-oxlHhX4kdxS74e4cqBj4_ hQhtW9KSmPOuz_iRIBFP6TRXd4UDjBNeumQwMuFit9NfykMPNe4ht$" data-saferedirectu rl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/chicag oquantum.org/event/big-q-hackathon-cqe-and-quantx__\;!!BpyFHLRN4TMTrA!6GLH TURSOYvddTpNVN9Db-oxlHhX4kdxS74e4cqBj4_hQhtW9KSmPOuz_iRIBFP6TRXd4UDjBNeumQ wMuFit9NfykMPNe4ht$&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1694202711109000&amp\;usg=A OvVaw2Rq9I1ZmpyilyOopw9GkGp">BIG Q Hackathon</a>&nbsp\;<strong>in Chicago from Friday\, Sept 29 through Monday Oct 2\, 2023</strong>.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Please find below and in the attached documents\, further information abou t the event.&nbsp\; IEEE Chicago is pleased to be a sponsor and partner in this event.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">In brief\, the event will convene members a cross the entire quantum computing value chain\, connecting industry acros s many sectors and quantum computing platform providers with technical and business talent to work collaboratively on quantum solutions to real-worl d industry challenges.&nbsp\;The hackathon will have a&nbsp\;<strong>uniqu e format&nbsp\;</strong>with a&nbsp\;<strong>Technical Phase (Days 1-2)</s trong>\, during which technical teams work on assigned QC platforms to dev elop technical solutions for assigned use cases\, and a&nbsp\;<strong>Busi ness Phase (Days 3-4)</strong>\, where business teams formulate business p lans&nbsp\;for assigned use cases and technical solutions.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Co nfirmed participants include AWS\, Boeing\, Capgemini\, IBM\, Infleqtion\, NVIDIA\, Pasqal\, qBraid\, and QuEra contributing use cases and QC platfo rms.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight : 400\;">This unique format&nbsp\;provides an opportunity to demonstrate t he broad range of real-world industry problems relevant for quantum comput ing and serves to catalyze discussions between technical and business expe rts with varying levels of quantum competency.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Previous itera tions of this unique hackathon held in Europe were very successful in brin ging together European industry and talent\, and in launching new collabor ations and employment opportunities.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-wei ght: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Below are some&nbsp \;<a href="https://chicagoquantum.org/events/big-q-hackathon-cqe-and-quant x" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chicagoquant um.org/events/big-q-hackathon-cqe-and-quantx&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=16 94202711109000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw1tPGlHaOOxiTv3XLzG6_sV">opportunities for en gagement</a>:</p>\n<ul style="font-weight: 400\;">\n<li>Participate in a&n bsp\;<strong>technical or business team</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<ul style="f ont-weight: 400\;">\n<li><strong>Contribute a use case.</strong>&nbsp\;The use case contributor would be asked to assign a domain expert to advise t he teams during the hackathon. We also request only synthetic data\, not p roprietary.&nbsp\; (CQE can provide further guidance on format and content for the use case and time commitment for your company.)</li>\n<li><strong >Sponsor</strong>&nbsp\;the event.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p style="font-weig ht: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">To learn more about the hackathon generally or any of the above options for participating\, pl ease contact:</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Preeti Chalsani |&nbsp\;< a href="mailto:pchalsani@uchicago.edu">pchalsani@uchicago.edu</a>&nbsp\;| Director of Industry Partnerships\, CQE and Deputy Director\, Duality</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR