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DESCRIPTION:⚡ IEEE Charlotte Lightning Tech Talks – Pilot Edition\n\nJo
 in us for an exciting evening of rapid-fire technical presentations\, netw
 orking\, and community engagement featuring engineers\, researchers\, stud
 ents\, and technology professionals from across the Charlotte area.\n\nThi
 s pilot edition of Lightning Tech Talks is designed to create a fast-paced
  and engaging platform where speakers present innovative ideas\, technical
  projects\, research\, lessons learned\, and emerging technologies in shor
 t presentation sessions.\n\nEvent Format:\n• 5–6 lightning speakers\n
 • 10–15 minute technical talks\n• Interactive audience Q&amp;A\n• Netw
 orking with professionals and students\n• Judges and audience participat
 ion\n\nWe are currently inviting:\n• Technical Speakers / Participants\n
 • Audience Members\n\nPossible topic areas include:\n• Artificial Inte
 lligence &amp; Machine Learning Application : It can be any field of work.\n\n
 Whether you would like to present\, or simply attend and network with fell
 ow professionals\, we welcome your participation.\n\nThere will be a 1st P
 rize awarded to best speaker selected by judges and\n\nPeoples&#39; Choice awa
 rded to audience voted best speaker.\n\nAward winners will be considered j
 udges for future events.\n\nThis event aims to foster technical exchange\,
  presentation skills\, collaboration\, and professional networking within 
 the IEEE community.\n\n📍 Venue details will be shared with registered p
 articipants.\n\nParticipant Registration / Interest Form: https://forms.gl
 e/P5VsyS85EeTCTBda8\n\nHosted by:\n\nIEEE Charlotte Section\nIEEE Charlott
 e Computer Society Chapter\nIEEE Charlotte Young Professionals\nIEEE Charl
 otte Women In Engineering\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! Seats ar
 e limited to 25. Please hurry and register !\n\n10130 Mallard Creek Road\,
  Charlotte\, North Carolina\, United States\, 28262
LOCATION:10130 Mallard Creek Road\, Charlotte\, North Carolina\, United Sta
 tes\, 28262
ORGANIZER:bhowmikpankaj@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:55
SUMMARY:Queen City IEEE Lightning Talks
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559021
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 ightning Tech Talks &amp;ndash\; Pilot Edition&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;J
 oin us for an exciting evening of rapid-fire technical presentations\, net
 working\, and community engagement featuring engineers\, researchers\, stu
 dents\, and technology professionals from across the Charlotte area.&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;This pilot edition of Lightning Tech Talks is des
 igned to create a fast-paced and engaging platform where speakers present 
 innovative ideas\, technical projects\, research\, lessons learned\, and e
 merging technologies in short presentation sessions.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSele
 ctedEnd&quot;&gt;Event Format:&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; 5&amp;ndash\;6 lightning speakers&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\;
  10&amp;ndash\;15 minute technical talks&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Interactive audience Q&amp;amp
 \;A&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Networking with professionals and students&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Judge
 s and audience participation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;We are currentl
 y inviting:&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Technical Speakers / Participants&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Audien
 ce Members&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Possible topic areas include:&lt;br&gt;
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 an be any field of work.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Whether you would l
 ike to present\, or simply attend and network with fellow professionals\, 
 we welcome your participation.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;There will be
  a 1st Prize awarded to best speaker selected by judges and&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=
 &quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Peoples&#39; Choice awarded to audience voted best speaker.&lt;/p
 &gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Award winners will be considered judges for fu
 ture events.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;This event aims to foster techn
 ical exchange\, presentation skills\, collaboration\, and professional net
 working within the IEEE community.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;📍 Venu
 e details will be shared with registered participants.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSe
 lectedEnd&quot;&gt;Participant Registration / Interest Form:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;https:
 //forms.gle/P5VsyS85EeTCTBda8&quot;&gt;https://forms.gle/P5VsyS85EeTCTBda8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;IEEE C
 harlotte Section&lt;br&gt;IEEE Charlotte Computer Society Chapter&lt;br&gt;IEEE Charlo
 tte Young Professionals&lt;br&gt;IEEE Charlotte Women In Engineering&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We 
 look forward to seeing you there! Seats are limited to 25. Please hurry an
 d register !&lt;/p&gt;
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