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DESCRIPTION:● A one-day hackathon focused on developing tech-driven solut
 ions for climate challenges\,\n\nencouraging innovation in sustainability.
 \n\n● Open to University students\, fostering collaboration between youn
 g engineers\, climate\n\nadvocates and tech enthusiasts.\n\n● Participan
 ts will work in teams of 3-5 to create apps\, websites\, AI models\, or Io
 T solutions\n\naddressing issues like air pollution\, waste management\, a
 nd renewable energy.\n\n● Judges and mentors will include climate expert
 s and professionals in software development\,\n\nAI\, and environmental sc
 ience.\n\n● The event will promote STEM engagement\, networking opportun
 ities\, and real-world\n\nproblem-solving for IEEE members and students.\n
 \n● Expected Audience:150-200\n\n● Participating teams: 5-7 final team
 s.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Foundation\n\nAgenda: \nMorning Session\n\n- R
 egistration &amp; Welcome\n\n- Opening Ceremony (IEEE + NCI representatives)\n
 \n- Keynote Address by Climate-Tech Leader\n\n- Panel Discussion 1: Techno
 logy and Climate Change – Opportunities for Africa\n\n· Midday Session\
 n\n- Team Pitches (Round 1 – all teams present briefly)\n\n- Lunch/Netwo
 rking Break\n\n- Panel Discussion 2: Scaling Student-Led Innovation for Im
 pact\n\n· Afternoon Session\n\n- Team Pitches (Round 2 – shortlisted te
 ams for detailed presentations)\n\n- Judges’ Deliberation\n\n- Cultural 
 Entertainment (drama/dance via NCAC)\n\n· Closing Session\n\n- Announceme
 nt of Winners &amp; Prize Presentation\n\n- Recognition of Volunteers &amp; Sponso
 rs\n\n- Closing Remarks\n\nRoom: Conference Hall\, Bldg: Niger Block\, Nil
 e University of Nigeria\, Abuja\, Abuja\, Federal Capital Territory\, Nige
 ria
LOCATION:Room: Conference Hall\, Bldg: Niger Block\, Nile University of Nig
 eria\, Abuja\, Abuja\, Federal Capital Territory\, Nigeria
ORGANIZER:yakubu@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:78
SUMMARY:Tech4Green
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/515751
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;●&lt;/span&gt; A o
 ne-day hackathon focused on developing &lt;strong&gt;tech-driven solutions for c
 limate challenges&lt;/strong&gt;\,&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;encouraging innovation in 
 sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;●&lt;/span&gt; Open to &lt;st
 rong&gt;University students&lt;/strong&gt;\, fostering collaboration between young 
 engineers\, climate&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;advocates and tech enthusiasts.&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;●&lt;/span&gt; Participants will work in &lt;str
 ong&gt;teams of 3-5&lt;/strong&gt; to create apps\, websites\, AI models\, or IoT s
 olutions&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;addressing issues like &lt;strong&gt;air pollution\,
  waste management\, and renewable energy&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;spa
 n class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;●&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Judges and mentors&lt;/strong&gt; will include c
 limate experts and professionals in software development\,&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;
 p1&quot;&gt;AI\, and environmental science.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;
 ●&lt;/span&gt; The event will promote &lt;strong&gt;STEM engagement\, networking opp
 ortunities\, and real-world&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;problem-so
 lving&lt;/strong&gt; for IEEE members and students.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span cla
 ss=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;●&lt;/span&gt; Expected Audience:&lt;strong&gt;150-200&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p clas
 s=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;●&lt;/span&gt; Participating teams: &lt;strong&gt;5-7 final 
 teams&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Morning Session
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Registration &amp;amp\; Welcome&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Ope
 ning Ceremony (IEEE + NCI representatives)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Keynote Ad
 dress by Climate-Tech Leader&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Panel Discussion 1: Tech
 nology and Climate Change &amp;ndash\; Opportunities for Africa&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=
 &quot;p1&quot;&gt;&amp;middot\; Midday Session&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Team Pitches (Round 1 &amp;
 ndash\; all teams present briefly)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Lunch/Networking B
 reak&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Panel Discussion 2: Scaling Student-Led Innovati
 on for Impact&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&amp;middot\; Afternoon Session&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class
 =&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Team Pitches (Round 2 &amp;ndash\; shortlisted teams for detailed pres
 entations)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Judges&amp;rsquo\; Deliberation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=
 &quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Cultural Entertainment (drama/dance via NCAC)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&amp;m
 iddot\; Closing Session&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Announcement of Winners &amp;amp\
 ; Prize Presentation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Recognition of Volunteers &amp;amp\;
  Sponsors&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;- Closing Remarks&lt;/p&gt;
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