BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250927T154222Z UID:859F3279-9190-41C0-822F-A60D86CD8956 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250921T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250921T171000 DESCRIPTION:On 21st September 2025\, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society S BC TKMCE organized an\nengaging membership development session titled “S tep into Robotics and Automation.” The\nsession commenced at 4:30 PM and was conducted through Google Meet. The guest speaker\nwas Ms. Angel Joy\, Membership Development Coordinator\, IEEE RAS Kerala Chapter.\n\nThe spea ker began the session by quoting Mark Twain: “The secret of getting ahea d is getting\nstarted.” She provided a brief introduction to the IEEE Ro botics and Automation Society\n(RAS) and highlighted its global presence w ith 19\,000+ members across 120+ countries.\n\nThe session focused on the opportunities available for IEEE RAS members\, including the\nSustainabili ty Grant\, IROS Social Media Ambassadors Program\, ROBOIGNITE initiative\, and\nMember Support Program. Ms. Angel Joy elaborated on the benefits of membership\, such\nas networking\, career development\, skill building thr ough access to leading journals\, and\nleadership opportunities through vo lunteering.\n\nShe also gave an overview of the vibrant activities of the IEEE RAS Kerala Section\, mentioning\nflagship initiatives like PRAYANA an d AKRASC\, as well as various hackathons\, competitions\,\nconferences\, a nd technical events. She emphasized that the Kerala Section has 36 active\ nSBCs with over 700 members\, organizing 50+ annual events. Furthermore\, she explained\nthe range of resources available to members\, including pub lications\, journals\, conferences\,\ngrants\, and scholarships.\n\nThe se ssion concluded at 5:10 PM after an interactive discussion\, where partici pants actively\nengaged with the speaker and clarified their doubts. A tot al of 38 participants attended the\nsession\, gaining valuable insights in to the importance of IEEE RAS membership and the\nprofessional opportuniti es it offers.\n\nSpeaker(s): Angel Joy\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtool s.ieee.org/m/503676 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/503676 ORGANIZER:nandanashibu@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:IEEE RAS MD SESSION : STEP INTO ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/503676 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>On 21st September 2025\, I EEE Robotics and Automation Society SBC TKMCE organized an&nbsp\;<br>engag ing membership development session titled &ldquo\;Step into Robotics and A utomation.&rdquo\; The&nbsp\;<br>session commenced at 4:30 PM and was cond ucted through Google Meet. The guest speaker&nbsp\;<br>was Ms. Angel Joy\, Membership Development Coordinator\, IEEE RAS Kerala Chapter.&nbsp\;<br>& nbsp\;<br>The speaker began the session by quoting Mark Twain: &ldquo\;The secret of getting ahead is getting&nbsp\;<br>started.&rdquo\; She provide d a brief introduction to the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society&nbsp\;< br>(RAS) and highlighted its global presence with 19\,000+ members across 120+ countries.&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\;<br>The session focused on the opportunit ies available for IEEE RAS members\, including the&nbsp\;<br>Sustainabilit y Grant\, IROS Social Media Ambassadors Program\, ROBOIGNITE initiative\, and&nbsp\;<br>Member Support Program. Ms. Angel Joy elaborated on the bene fits of membership\, such&nbsp\;<br>as networking\, career development\, s kill building through access to leading journals\, and&nbsp\;<br>leadershi p opportunities through volunteering.</p>\n<p>She also gave an overview of the vibrant activities of the IEEE RAS Kerala Section\, mentioning&nbsp\; <br>flagship initiatives like PRAYANA and AKRASC\, as well as various hack athons\, competitions\,&nbsp\;<br>conferences\, and technical events. She emphasized that the Kerala Section has 36 active&nbsp\;<br>SBCs with over 700 members\, organizing 50+ annual events. Furthermore\, she explained&nb sp\;<br>the range of resources available to members\, including publicatio ns\, journals\, conferences\,&nbsp\;<br>grants\, and scholarships.&nbsp\;< br>&nbsp\;<br>The session concluded at 5:10 PM after an interactive discus sion\, where participants actively&nbsp\;<br>engaged with the speaker and clarified their doubts. A total of 38 participants attended the&nbsp\;<br> session\, gaining valuable insights into the importance of IEEE RAS member ship and the&nbsp\;<br>professional opportunities it offers.&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR