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:20260517T174706Z UID:6ADE3B52-C170-4B97-9A40-44B614E8C53E DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260820T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260820T160000 DESCRIPTION:Innovate 4 Impact is a national-level social impact innovation challenge organized by the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group\ , Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering\, Pune.\n\nThe event aims to e ncourage participants to apply engineering knowledge to solve real-world c hallenges through a combination of interactive activities\, including a ra pid problem-solving challenge and a technical innovation sprint. Participa nts will work in teams to analyze problem statements related to societal n eeds such as Healthcare\, Wellbeing & Accessibility\, Women’s Safety & E mpowerment\, Industry\, Smart Technology & Innovation.and present their in novative solutions within a limited time frame.\n\nThis initiative is desi gned to foster creativity\, teamwork\, and critical thinking while empower ing students—especially women in engineering—to actively engage in tec hnology-driven problem-solving. The event will also provide a platform for participants to enhance their presentation and communication skills in a competitive yet collaborative environment.\n\nThe hackathon will be conduc ted in three stages. The first stage will focus on idea submission and pro blem statement selection. In the second stage\, shortlisted teams will par ticipate in guided mentoring and solution development sessions. The final stage will include prototype demonstration\, idea pitching\, and evaluatio n by expert judges based on innovation\, feasibility\, technical implement ation\, and societal impact.\n\nThe event aligns with the mission of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) to inspire\, engage\, empower\, and advance wom en in engineering\, technology\, leadership\, and innovation through inclu sive and impactful technical initiatives.\n\nParticipants will gain valuab le exposure to real-world challenges\, develop practical skills\, and cont ribute ideas that can create meaningful societal impact.\n\nEvent Timeline \n\n• Registrations Open – 25 June 2026\n• Registration Deadline – 20 July 2026\n• Round 1 – Idea Screening – 25 July 2026\n• Round 1 Result Announcement – 1 August 2026\n• Round 2 – Online Evaluation – 5 August 2026\n• Round 2 Result Announcement – 8 August 2026\n• Grand Finale (Offline) – 20 August 2026\n\nBharati vidhyapeeth (DU) Col lege Of Engineering \, Pune \, Maharashtra\, Maharashtra\, India LOCATION:Bharati vidhyapeeth (DU) College Of Engineering \, Pune \, Maharas htra\, Maharashtra\, India ORGANIZER:ssdhotre@bvucoep.edu.in SEQUENCE:30 SUMMARY:Innovate for Impact - IEEE WIE Hackathon 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544083 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr">Innovate 4 Impact is a national- level social impact innovation challenge organized by the IEEE Women in En gineering (WIE) Affinity Group\, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering \, Pune.</p>\n<p data-start="590" data-end="1052">The event aims to encour age participants to apply engineering knowledge to solve real-world challe nges through a combination of interactive activities\, including a rapid p roblem-solving challenge and a technical innovation sprint. Participants w ill work in teams to analyze problem statements related to societal needs such as Healthcare\, Wellbeing &amp\; Accessibility\, Women&rsquo\;s Safet y &amp\; Empowerment\, Industry\, Smart Technology &amp\; Innovation.and p resent their innovative solutions within a limited time frame.</p>\n<p dat a-start="1054" data-end="1409">This initiative is designed to foster creat ivity\, teamwork\, and critical thinking while empowering students&mdash\; especially women in engineering&mdash\;to actively engage in technology-dr iven problem-solving. The event will also provide a platform for participa nts to enhance their presentation and communication skills in a competitiv e yet collaborative environment.</p>\n<p>The hackathon will be conducted i n three stages. The first stage will focus on idea submission and problem statement selection. In the second stage\, shortlisted teams will particip ate in guided mentoring and solution development sessions. The final stage will include prototype demonstration\, idea pitching\, and evaluation by expert judges based on innovation\, feasibility\, technical implementation \, and societal impact.</p>\n<p>The event aligns with the mission of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) to inspire\, engage\, empower\, and advance wom en in engineering\, technology\, leadership\, and innovation through inclu sive and impactful technical initiatives.</p>\n<p data-start="1666" data-e nd="1823">Participants will gain valuable exposure to real-world challenge s\, develop practical skills\, and contribute ideas that can create meanin gful societal impact.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Event Timeline</p>\n<p >&bull\; Registrations Open &ndash\; 25 June 2026<br>&bull\; Registration Deadline &ndash\; 20 July 2026<br>&bull\; Round 1 &ndash\; Idea Screening &ndash\; 25 July 2026<br>&bull\; Round 1 Result Announcement &ndash\; 1 Au gust 2026<br>&bull\; Round 2 &ndash\; Online Evaluation &ndash\; 5 August 2026<br>&bull\; Round 2 Result Announcement &ndash\; 8 August 2026<br>&bul l\; Grand Finale (Offline) &ndash\; 20 August 2026</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR