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DESCRIPTION:Event Title: STEM Dissemination Session: Smarter Batteries\, Gr
 eener Roads\nEvent Type: Educational Outreach\nOrganizing Body: IEEE Botsw
 ana Sub-section and SIGHT Group\nHost Institution: Botswana International 
 University of Science and Technology (BIUST)\nEvent Location: Mabogo Junio
 r Secondary School\, Palapye\, Botswana\nEvent Date: 14 July 2025\nEvent T
 ime: [TBD\, pending confirmation with school]\nDuration: 1 hour\nTarget Au
 dience: Senior secondary students\nEvent Description:\nThis 1-hour STEM di
 ssemination session\, organized by the IEEE Botswana Sub-section and SIGHT
  Group in collaboration with BIUST\, aims to inspire and educate senior se
 condary students at Mabogo Junior Secondary School about local innovations
  in sustainable energy and transportation. The session will focus on BIUST
 ’s Smart Battery Management Systems (BMS) for Electric Bicycles (E-bikes
 )\, showcasing real-world applications of artificial intelligence\, batter
 y technology\, and clean mobility developed in Botswana. The theme\, “Sm
 arter Batteries\, Greener Roads: Local Innovation for a Sustainable Botswa
 na\,” highlights how locally relevant research can drive meaningful impa
 ct. The session is designed to encourage students to pursue careers in sci
 ence and engineering while fostering awareness of sustainable technologies
 .\n\nObjectives:\n\n-\nIntroduce students to cutting-edge STEM concepts in
  AI and battery technology.\n\n-\nPromote local innovations in sustainable
  energy and transportation.\n\n-\nInspire the next generation of Botswanan
  scientists and engineers.\n\nContact Person: [Prof Abid yahya]\, Chair\, 
 IEEE Botswana Sub-section and SIGHT Group\nContact Email: [yahyaa@biust.ac
 .bw]\n\nMaboga\, Palapye\, Unknown\, Botswana\, 016
LOCATION:Maboga\, Palapye\, Unknown\, Botswana\, 016
ORGANIZER:yahyaa@biust.ac.bw
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SUMMARY:STEM Dissemination Session: Smarter Batteries\, Greener Roads
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/492836
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 vent Title&lt;/strong&gt;: STEM Dissemination Session: Smarter Batteries\, Green
 er Roads&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Type&lt;/strong&gt;: Educational Outreach&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O
 rganizing Body&lt;/strong&gt;: IEEE Botswana Sub-section and SIGHT Group&lt;br&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Host Institution&lt;/strong&gt;: Botswana International University of Scienc
 e and Technology (BIUST)&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Location&lt;/strong&gt;: Mabogo Junior
  Secondary School\, Palapye\, Botswana&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Date&lt;/strong&gt;: 14 
 July 2025&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Time&lt;/strong&gt;: [TBD\, pending confirmation with
  school]&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duration&lt;/strong&gt;: 1 hour&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Target Audience&lt;/
 strong&gt;: Senior secondary students&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Description&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;
 br&gt;This 1-hour STEM dissemination session\, organized by the IEEE Botswana
  Sub-section and SIGHT Group in collaboration with BIUST\, aims to inspire
  and educate senior secondary students at Mabogo Junior Secondary School a
 bout local innovations in sustainable energy and transportation. The sessi
 on will focus on BIUST&amp;rsquo\;s Smart Battery Management Systems (BMS) for
  Electric Bicycles (E-bikes)\, showcasing real-world applications of artif
 icial intelligence\, battery technology\, and clean mobility developed in 
 Botswana. The theme\, &amp;ldquo\;Smarter Batteries\, Greener Roads: Local Inn
 ovation for a Sustainable Botswana\,&amp;rdquo\; highlights how locally releva
 nt research can drive meaningful impact. The session is designed to encour
 age students to pursue careers in science and engineering while fostering 
 awareness of sustainable technologies.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective
 s&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul class=&quot;tight&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; data-tight=&quot;true&quot;&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p 
 dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Introduce students to cutting-edge STEM concepts in AI and batte
 ry technology.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Promote local innovations in
  sustainable energy and transportation.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Ins
 pire the next generation of Botswanan scientists and engineers.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;
 \n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact Person&lt;/strong&gt;: [Prof Abid yahya]\,
  Chair\, IEEE Botswana Sub-section and SIGHT Group&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact Emai
 l&lt;/strong&gt;: [yahyaa@biust.ac.bw]&lt;/p&gt;
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