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DESCRIPTION:IEEE SAIRAM SIGHT is organizing a Panel Discussion titled “En
 gineering Solutions that Speak for Society – A Pathway through IEEE EPIC
 S” along with the EPICS Phase 1 Review on 17th April 2026.\n\nThis event
  aims to bring together academicians\, professionals\, and students to dis
 cuss how engineering and technology can address real-world societal challe
 nges. The session will include expert talks\, a panel discussion on grassr
 oots innovation\, and student project reviews under IEEE EPICS.\n\nPartici
 pants will gain insights into developing impactful community-based project
 s\, receive expert feedback\, and enhance their practical knowledge in sol
 ving social problems using engineering solutions.\n\nAgenda: \n09:30 AM 
 – 09:40 AM : Invocation\n09:40 AM – 09:45 AM : Welcome Address\n09:45 
 AM – 09:55 AM : Special Address\n09:55 AM – 10:05 AM : Guest Address\n
 10:05 AM – 10:45 AM : Panel Discussion\n10:45 AM – 10:50 AM : Felicita
 tion\n10:50 AM – 11:00 AM : Break\n\n11:00 AM – 12:35 PM : EPICS Phase
  1 Review (Session 1)\n12:35 PM – 01:15 PM : Lunch Break\n01:15 PM – 0
 2:50 PM : EPICS Phase 1 Review (Session 2)\n02:50 PM – 03:00 PM : Break\
 n\n03:00 PM – 03:40 PM : Valedictory Session\n03:40 PM – 03:45 PM : Vo
 te of Thanks\n03:45 PM – 04:00 PM : National Anthem & Dispersal\n\nSaira
 m Engineering College\, Sairam Campus\, Sai Leo Nagar\, West Tambaram\, Ch
 ennai\, Tamil Nadu\, India\, 600044
LOCATION:Sairam Engineering College\, Sairam Campus\, Sai Leo Nagar\, West 
 Tambaram\, Chennai\, Tamil Nadu\, India\, 600044
ORGANIZER:Thanuja.che@sairam.edu.in
SEQUENCE:44
SUMMARY:ENGINEERING FOR HUMANITY: HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN SOLVE GRASSROOTS PROBL
 EMS
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/555589
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 w on 17th April 2026.</p>\n<p data-start="324" data-end="617">This event a
 ims to bring together academicians\, professionals\, and students to discu
 ss how engineering and technology can address real-world societal challeng
 es. The session will include expert talks\, a panel discussion on grassroo
 ts innovation\, and student project reviews under IEEE EPICS.</p>\n<p data
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 g impactful community-based projects\, receive expert feedback\, and enhan
 ce their practical knowledge in solving social problems using engineering 
 solutions.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p data-start="1119" data-end="137
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 of Thanks<br data-start="1642" data-end="1645">03:45 PM &ndash\; 04:00 PM 
 : National Anthem &amp\; Dispersal</p>
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