BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Algiers BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19810501T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261031T214652Z UID:947E5FE1-F043-42EE-9126-FD1347A80AFA DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Algiers:20261003T200000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Algiers:20261004T050000 DESCRIPTION:The 7th edition of the IEEE Power and Energy Society Tunisia Ge neral Meeting (PES TGM 7.0) took place on October 3–4\, 2026\, at Laico Hammamet\, Tunisia. Organized by the IEEE IAS/IES/PES ESPRIT Student Branc h Joint Chapter\, in collaboration with the IEEE ESPRIT Student Branch\, t he IEEE Tunisia Section\, and the IEEE PES Tunisia Chapter\, the congress brought together 153 participants\, including students\, young professiona ls\, academics\, and industry experts\, under the theme “POWERVERSE.”\ n\nDay 1 began with participant registration\, hotel check-in\, and a welc ome coffee service\, followed by the Opening Ceremony\, which introduced t he congress theme\, objectives\, and program. The ceremony featured welcom ing speeches from IEEE representatives and invited partners\, including Go Big Partners and Harvest Group\, alongside sponsor recognitions. The after noon continued with the Non-Technical Challenge\, encouraging teamwork\, c reativity\, and communication\, and Interviewverse\, where participants ex perienced professional interviews covering HR and technical fields such as AI\, Cloud Engineering\, Cybersecurity\, Automotive Engineering\, Embedde d Systems\, and IoT. This was followed by Sustainable Universes\, a series of roundtable discussions focused on sustainability and the Sustainable D evelopment Goals (SDGs). The day concluded with a dinner\, networking acti vities\, and The Multiverse Party\, featuring music and social activities. \n\nDay 2 featured a series of technical and professional activities. The Technical Challenge\, organized in collaboration with STEG\, focused on ph otovoltaic generation forecasting and equitable electricity distribution d uring shortages\, with participating teams presenting their solutions to a jury of experts. In parallel\, Sana Kacem from ANME delivered a technical workshop on photovoltaic energy\, renewable energy development\, and Tuni sia's energy transition. The morning also included Futureverse: Technology for a Sustainable Future\, a panel discussion exploring the role of techn ology in addressing environmental and societal challenges\, Powerverse Cou rt\, an interactive session encouraging debate and critical thinking\, and Powerverse Auction\, an entrepreneurial and collaborative activity led by experienced IEEE volunteers and professionals. The congress concluded wit h the Closing Ceremony\, featuring the announcement of competition results \, Ambassador Program awards\, PES Section Awards\, and the winner of the Non-Technical Challenge\, with ENIS earning the opportunity to organize PE S TGM 8.0.\n\nThe event concluded with an important achievement for the IE EE IAS/IES/PES ESPRIT Student Branch Joint Chapter\, which received the Mo st Creative Event Award and the Technical Achievement Award\, recognizing the chapter's creativity\, technical contributions\, and efforts in organi zing the congress.\n\nHammamet\, Nabeul\, Tunisia LOCATION:Hammamet\, Nabeul\, Tunisia ORGANIZER:ons.nagara@ieee.org SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:PES Tunisia General Meeting 7.0 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516800 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The <strong>7th edition of the IEEE Power and Energy Society Tunisia General Meeting (PES TGM 7.0)</strong> took pla ce on <strong>October 3&ndash\;4\, 2026</strong>\, at <strong>Laico Hammam et\, Tunisia</strong>. Organized by the <strong>IEEE IAS/IES/PES ESPRIT St udent Branch Joint Chapter</strong>\, in collaboration with the <strong>IE EE ESPRIT Student Branch</strong>\, the <strong>IEEE Tunisia Section</stro ng>\, and the <strong>IEEE PES Tunisia Chapter</strong>\, the congress bro ught together <strong>153 participants\, including students\, young profes sionals\, academics\, and industry experts</strong>\, under the theme <str ong>&ldquo\;POWERVERSE.&rdquo\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Day 1</strong> be gan with participant registration\, hotel check-in\, and a welcome coffee service\, followed by the <strong>Opening Ceremony</strong>\, which introd uced the congress theme\, objectives\, and program. The ceremony featured welcoming speeches from IEEE representatives and invited partners\, includ ing <em>GoBig Partners</em> and <em>Harvest Group</em>\, alongside sponsor recognitions. The afternoon continued with the <strong>Non-Technical Chal lenge</strong>\, encouraging teamwork\, creativity\, and communication\, a nd <strong>Interviewverse</strong>\, where participants experienced profes sional interviews covering HR and technical fields such as AI\, Cloud Engi neering\, Cybersecurity\, Automotive Engineering\, Embedded Systems\, and IoT. This was followed by <strong>Sustainable Universes</strong>\, a serie s of roundtable discussions focused on sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The day concluded with a dinner\, networking act ivities\, and <strong>The Multiverse Party</strong>\, featuring music and social activities.</p>\n<p><strong>Day 2</strong> featured a series of tec hnical and professional activities. The <strong>Technical Challenge</stron g>\, organized in collaboration with <em>STEG</em>\, focused on photovolta ic generation forecasting and equitable electricity distribution during sh ortages\, with participating teams presenting their solutions to a jury of experts. In parallel\, <em>Sana Kacem</em> from <strong>ANME</strong> del ivered a technical workshop on photovoltaic energy\, renewable energy deve lopment\, and Tunisia's energy transition. The morning also included <stro ng>Futureverse: Technology for a Sustainable Future</strong>\, a panel dis cussion exploring the role of technology in addressing environmental and s ocietal challenges\, <strong>Powerverse Court</strong>\, an interactive se ssion encouraging debate and critical thinking\, and <strong>Powerverse Au ction</strong>\, an entrepreneurial and collaborative activity led by expe rienced IEEE volunteers and professionals. The congress concluded with the <strong>Closing Ceremony</strong>\, featuring the announcement of competi tion results\, Ambassador Program awards\, PES Section Awards\, and the wi nner of the Non-Technical Challenge\, with <strong>ENIS earning the opport unity to organize PES TGM 8.0</strong>.</p>\n<p>The event concluded with a n important achievement for the <strong>IEEE IAS/IES/PES ESPRIT Student Br anch Joint Chapter</strong>\, which received the <strong>Most Creative Eve nt Award</strong> and the <strong>Technical Achievement Award</strong>\, r ecognizing the chapter's creativity\, technical contributions\, and effort s in organizing the congress.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR