BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260207T165104Z UID:29CC349C-13AE-4C4C-BF15-232A21B3E8EC DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T170000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Providence Section invites you to the 2025 Micromouse Competition\, hosted at UMass Dartmouth's Marketplace. In this exciting ro botics challenge\, student teams design\, build\, and program autonomous r obots to navigate a maze as quickly and accurately as possible.\n\nThis ye ar’s event will feature competitors from UMass Dartmouth\, URI\, Roger W illiams University\, and Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High Sch ool. Teams will showcase their engineering\, programming\, and problem-sol ving skills in front of the community\, with awards presented across multi ple categories.\n\nTime\n\nActivity\n\n11:00 – 11:15 AM\n\nWelcome & Ope ning Remarks\n- Introduction of teams\, judges\, and event format\n\n11:15 – 12:15 PM\n\nTeam 1 & Team 2 Runs\n- Each team gets practice and timed competition runs\n\n12:15 – 1:15 PM\n\nLunch Break (Networking encourag ed)\n\n1:15 – 2:15 PM\n\nTeam 3 & Team 4 Runs\n- Practice and timed comp etition runs\n\n2:15 – 3:00 PM\n\nSecond-Chance Runs & Tie-Breakers\n\n3 :00 – 3:45 PM\n\nGuest Speaker / Technical Talk (Optional: Could feature competition tips\, robotics insights\, or industry trends)\n\n3:45 – 4: 30 PM\n\nFinal Awards Round\n- Announce winners\, present trophy\, and cer tificates\n\n4:30 – 5:00 PM\n\nClosing Remarks & Networking\n\nCo-sponso red by: UMass Dartmouth\n\nAgenda: \nTime\n\nActivity\n\n11:00 – 11:15 A M\n\nWelcome & Opening Remarks\n- Introduction of teams\, judges\, and eve nt format\n\n11:15 – 12:15 PM\n\nTeam 1 & Team 2 Runs\n- Each team gets practice and timed competition runs\n\n12:15 – 1:15 PM\n\nLunch Break (N etworking encouraged)\n\n1:15 – 2:15 PM\n\nTeam 3 & Team 4 Runs\n- Pract ice and timed competition runs\n\n2:15 – 3:00 PM\n\nSecond-Chance Runs & Tie-Breakers\n\n3:00 – 3:45 PM\n\nGuest Speaker / Technical Talk (Optio nal: Could feature competition tips\, robotics insights\, or industry tren ds)\n\n3:45 – 4:30 PM\n\nFinal Awards Round\n- Announce winners\, presen t trophy\, and certificates\n\n4:30 – 5:00 PM\n\nClosing Remarks & Netwo rking\n\nRoom: 2nd floor\, Bldg: Marketplace\, 285 Old Westport rd\, dartm outh\, Massachusetts\, United States\, 02747\, Virtual: https://events.vto ols.ieee.org/m/498502 LOCATION:Room: 2nd floor\, Bldg: Marketplace\, 285 Old Westport rd\, dartmo uth\, Massachusetts\, United States\, 02747\, Virtual: https://events.vtoo ls.ieee.org/m/498502 ORGANIZER:f.bouchard@ieee.org SEQUENCE:430 SUMMARY:IEEE Providence Section Micromouse Competition @ UMass Dartmouth URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/498502 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-start="109" data-end="396">The IEEE P rovidence Section invites you to the <strong data-start="181" data-end="21 2">2025 Micromouse Competition</strong>\, hosted at UMass Dartmouth's Mark etplace. In this exciting robotics challenge\, student teams design\, buil d\, and program autonomous robots to navigate a maze as quickly and accura tely as possible.</p>\n<p data-start="398" data-end="714">This year&rsquo\ ;s event will feature competitors from <strong data-start="446" data-end=" 555">UMass Dartmouth\, URI\, Roger Williams University\, and Old Colony Re gional Vocational Technical High School</strong>. Teams will showcase thei r engineering\, programming\, and problem-solving skills in front of the c ommunity\, with awards presented across multiple categories.</p>\n<table c lass="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt\; mso-yfti-tbllook: 11 84\;" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">\n<thead>\n<tr style="mso -yfti-irow: 0\; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes\;">\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75p t .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Time</p>\n</td>\n<td style="paddin g: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Activity</p>\n</td>\n </tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1\;">\n<td style="padd ing: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">11:00 &ndash\; 11:1 5 AM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class ="MsoNormal">Welcome &amp\; Opening Remarks<br>- Introduction of teams\, j udges\, and event format</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2\;" >\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">1 1:15 &ndash\; 12:15 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt . 75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Team 1 &amp\; Team 2 Runs<br>- Each team ge ts practice and timed competition runs</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-y fti-irow: 3\;">\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class ="MsoNormal">12:15 &ndash\; 1:15 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Lunch Break (Networking encour aged)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4\;">\n<td style="paddi ng: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">1:15 &ndash\; 2:15 P M</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="M soNormal">Team 3 &amp\; Team 4 Runs<br>- Practice and timed competition ru ns</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5\;">\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">2:15 &ndash\; 3:00 PM</ p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoN ormal">Second-Chance Runs &amp\; Tie-Breakers</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style ="mso-yfti-irow: 6\;">\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n< p class="MsoNormal">3:00 &ndash\; 3:45 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Guest Speaker / Technica l Talk (Optional: Could feature competition tips\, robotics insights\, or industry trends)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7\;">\n<td s tyle="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">3:45 &nda sh\; 4:30 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n <p class="MsoNormal">Final Awards Round<br>- Announce winners\, present tr ophy\, and certificates</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8\; m so-yfti-lastrow: yes\;">\n<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\ n<p class="MsoNormal">4:30 &ndash\; 5:00 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding : .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Closing Remarks &amp\; Networking</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table><br /><br />Agenda: <br / ><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p>\n<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="wi dth: 87.0214%\; height: 579.146px\;" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpaddin g="0">\n<thead>\n<tr style="height: 54.3958px\;">\n<td style="padding: 0.7 5pt\; 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height: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">12:15 &ndash\; 1:15 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: 0 .75pt\; width: 85.7546%\; height: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Lunc h Break (Networking encouraged)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 76.7 917px\;">\n<td style="padding: 0.75pt\; width: 13.622%\; height: 76.7917px \;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">1:15 &ndash\; 2:15 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="pa dding: 0.75pt\; width: 85.7546%\; height: 76.7917px\;">\n<p class="MsoNorm al">Team 3 &amp\; Team 4 Runs<br>- Practice and timed competition runs</p> \n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 54.3958px\;">\n<td style="padding: 0.75 pt\; width: 13.622%\; height: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">2:15 &nd ash\; 3:00 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: 0.75pt\; width: 85.7546%\; h eight: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Second-Chance Runs &amp\; Tie-B reakers</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 54.3958px\;">\n<td style="pa dding: 0.75pt\; width: 13.622%\; height: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNorma l">3:00 &ndash\; 3:45 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: 0.75pt\; width: 8 5.7546%\; height: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Guest Speaker / Tech nical Talk (Optional: Could feature competition tips\, robotics insights\, or industry trends)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 76.7917px\;">\n <td style="padding: 0.75pt\; width: 13.622%\; height: 76.7917px\;">\n<p cl ass="MsoNormal">3:45 &ndash\; 4:30 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: 0.75 pt\; width: 85.7546%\; height: 76.7917px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Final A wards Round<br>- Announce winners\, present trophy\, and certificates</p>\ n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 54.3958px\;">\n<td style="padding: 0.75p t\; width: 13.622%\; height: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">4:30 &nda sh\; 5:00 PM</p>\n</td>\n<td style="padding: 0.75pt\; width: 85.7546%\; he ight: 54.3958px\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal">Closing Remarks &amp\; Networkin g</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR