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:20260417T040505Z UID:0754CE05-350B-4428-A1FA-7D0912D24ADD DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260417T091500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260417T160000 DESCRIPTION:On 17th April 2026\, the IEEE SIGHT Student Chapter of Sri Sair am Engineering College and Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology successfull y organized a Panel Discussion titled “Engineering Solutions that Speak for Society – A Pathway through IEEE EPICS”\, along with the IEEE EPIC S Phase 1 Review\, at Alpha Hall from 9:15 AM to 4:00 PM\, as part of IEEE Education Week.\n\nThe event focused on highlighting the role of engineer ing in addressing real-world societal challenges through innovative and su stainable solutions. Esteemed panelists shared their insights on how IEEE EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) empowers students to dev elop impactful\, community-driven projects.\n\nThe session provided a plat form for students to engage in meaningful discussions\, gain exposure to s ocially relevant engineering practices\, and understand the significance o f technology for humanitarian advancement. Additionally\, teams presented their EPICS Phase 1 project progress\, receiving valuable feedback and gui dance from experts to refine their solutions.\n\nOverall\, the event was h ighly informative and inspiring\, encouraging participants to align their technical skills with societal needs and contribute towards building a bet ter future.\n\n[]\n\nSpeaker(s): Mr. Ebishdon G V\, Mr. Ram Kumar\, Mr. Sa kthi Arunachalam S\, Ms. Roshni J\n\nAlpha Hall\, Sri Sairam Engineering C ollege\, Sai Leo Nagar\, West Tambaram\, Chennai\, Tamil Nadu\, India\, 60 0044 LOCATION:Alpha Hall\, Sri Sairam Engineering College\, Sai Leo Nagar\, West Tambaram\, Chennai\, Tamil Nadu\, India\, 600044 ORGANIZER:saritha.ece@sairamit.edu.in SEQUENCE:22 SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on "Engineering Solutions that Speak for Society – A Pathway through IEEE EPICS" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/555577 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;">On 17th Apri l 2026\, the IEEE SIGHT Student Chapter of Sri Sairam Engineering College and Sri Sai Ram Institute of Technology successfully organized a Panel Dis cussion titled &ldquo\;Engineering Solutions that Speak for Society &ndash \; A Pathway through IEEE EPICS&rdquo\;\, along with the IEEE EPICS Phase 1 Review\, at Alpha Hall from 9:15 AM to 4:00 PM\, as part of IEEE Educati on Week.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">The event focused on highli ghting the role of engineering in addressing real-world societal challenge s through innovative and sustainable solutions. Esteemed panelists shared their insights on how IEEE EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Servic e) empowers students to develop impactful\, community-driven projects.</p> \n<p style="text-align: justify\;">The session provided a platform for stu dents to engage in meaningful discussions\, gain exposure to socially rele vant engineering practices\, and understand the significance of technology for humanitarian advancement. Additionally\, teams presented their EPICS Phase 1 project progress\, receiving valuable feedback and guidance from e xperts to refine their solutions.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Ov erall\, the event was highly informative and inspiring\, encouraging parti cipants to align their technical skills with societal needs and contribute towards building a better future.</p>\n<p><img style="display: block\; ma rgin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.or g/vtools_ui/media/display/1caa9168-c703-4392-9517-359c8da8c13d" alt="" wid th="1000" height="1000"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR