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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Rwanda Subsection Launch &amp; Societies Engagement Forum 
 is the official public activation of the first IEEE geographic unit ever e
 stablished in Rwanda. Taking place on 17 July 2026 in Kigali\, this full-d
 ay multi-society event will bring together approximately 200 engineers\, s
 tudents\, faculty\, industry representatives\, and government officials fr
 om Rwanda and the broader East African region.\n\nThe programme includes: 
 an official Launch Ceremony\; an IEEE Societies &amp; Affinity Groups Introduc
 tion Panel\; parallel technical workshops delivered by IES\, GRSS\, MTT-S\
 , COMSOC\, and other Societies\; a dedicated IEEE Humanitarian Technologie
 s plenary session\; an Industry &amp; Academia Engagement plenary\; a Student 
 Branch Leadership Workshop serving seven Rwandan universities\; a Joint Cl
 osing Ceremony\; and a Networking Gala Dinner in the evening.\n\nThe event
  is free to attend and open to all IEEE members and the wider engineering 
 community. It simultaneously serves as the formal activation of all the IE
 EE societies\, chapters\, SBCs and SBs within Rwanda\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored b
 y: IEEE MTTS\, IEEE IES\, IEEE GRSS\, IEEE COMSOC\, IEEE FOUNDATION\, IEEE
  Smart Cities\, IEEE YP\n\nAgenda: \nIEEE RWANDA SUBSECTION\n\nOFFICIAL LA
 UNCH &amp; INAUGURAL SYMPOSIUM\n\nProgramme of Events\n\n📅 Date: 17th July\
 , 2026\n\n📍 Venue: Career Center behind Kigali Heights\n\nS/N\n\nTIME\n
 \nSESSION\n\nSPEAKER / PANELISTS\n\nFORMAT\n\nMORNING — ARRIVALS &amp; OPENI
 NG CEREMONIES\n\n1\n\n08:30 – 09:00\n\nWomen in Engineering coffee\n\nRe
 gistration Team\n\nPlenary\n\n2\n\n08:30 – 09:00\n\nRegistration &amp; Welco
 me Desk\n\nRegistration Team\n\nPlenary\n\n3\n\n09:00 – 09:10\n\nWelcome
  Address\n\nSamantha Niyoyita (Subsection Vice Chair)\n\nPlenary\n\n4\n\n0
 9:10 – 09:20\n\nKeynote\n\nRegion 8 president(Video)\n\n52 SEC VIDEO\n\n
 5\n\n09:20 – 09:15\n\nKeynote Address\n\nIEEE President Randall(Video re
 corded)\n\nKeynote\n\n2Min 30sec\n\n6\n\n09:15 – 09:40\n\nKeynote Addres
 s\n\nCyiza Augustin (Subsection Chair)\n\nKeynote\n\n6b\n\n09:40 – 10:00
 \n\nKeynote address: Ministry of ICT and Innovation\n\nMARIE GRACE\n\nPlen
 ary\n\nTECHNICAL PROGRAMME: PART I\n\n7\n\n10:00 – 10:20\n\nIEEE Societi
 es (Industrial Electronics society Talk)\n\nMousmi Ajay(online)\n\nPlenary
 \n\n8\n\n10:20 – 10:40\n\nIEEE SMART CITIES TALK\n\nGeorge Zissis(online
 )\n\nPlenary\n\n9\n\n10:40 – 11:10\n\n10\n\n11:10 – 11:50\n\nSection L
 aunch Ceremony (Subsection Inauguration\, Region 8 Remarks &amp; SBC Activatio
 n)(WIE\, YP\, CASS\, GRSS\, IES\, IAS\, SIGHT\, COMSOC\, AESS\, MTTS\,ENTR
 EPRENEURSHIP )(introduce the executive committee)\n\n(Video by Dusanka)\n\
 npanel by the two student branch chairs\, chairs of the student affinity g
 roups and chairs of the society chapters\n\nmoderator Deborah\n\nCyiza Aug
 ustin( cake cutting and executive committee)\n\nPanel\n\nNETWORKING &amp; REFR
 ESHMENTS\n\n11\n\n11:50 – 12:20\n\nRefreshment Break\n\nVolunteers\n\nNe
 tworking\n\nTECHNICAL PROGRAMME: PART II\n\n12\n\n12:20 – 12:40\n\nAcade
 mia Engagement Address(might change)\n\nCMU Representative/ Prof. Edwin Mu
 gume\n\nPlenary\n\n13\n\n12:40 – 13:00\n\nHow IEEE MTT-S can empower Stu
 dents\, Universities\, and Rwanda&#39;s Growing RF/Microwave Ecosystem\n\nMayu
 r Kumar Chhipa\n\nPlenary\n\n14\n\n13:00 – 13:30\n\nKeynote address: Rep
 resentative of advisors\n\nProf. Ijumba\n\nPlenary\n\nLUNCH BREAK\n\n15\n\
 n13:30 – 14:30\n\nGroup Photographs &amp; Lunch\n\nVolunteers\n\nBreak\n\nAF
 TERNOON SESSIONS\n\n16\n\n14:30 – 14:40\n\nIdeathon with any AI of choic
 e for teams( prizes to be won)\n\nAN INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH Q&amp;A\n\nBreak
 out\n\n17\n\n14:40 – 14:50\n\nSuccess story in Energy and technology.\n\
 nCEO.FRANCINE\n\nPlenary\n\nCLOSING &amp; EVENING\n\n17\n\n14:50 – 15:00\n\n
 Closing Ceremony\n\nCyiza Augustin\, Samantha Niyoyita &amp; IEEE Rwanda Leade
 rship\n\nPlenary\n\n18\n\n15:00 – 15:35\n\nLeadership meeting\n\n4PM-5:3
 0PM\n\nExecutive Ex-coms\, societies\, Programs AESS. IES • GRSS • YP 
 • MTT-S • SIGHT Community &amp; Subsection Leaders\n\nInteractive\n\n20\n\
 n24th July\n\nIndustry visit to volkswagen\n\nplease register\n\nPowered b
 y IEEE • IEEE Rwanda Subsection • Region 8\n\nBldg: Career Center\, 7t
 h Floor\, Behind Kigali Heights\, kigali\, Rwanda\, Rwanda
LOCATION:Bldg: Career Center\, 7th Floor\, Behind Kigali Heights\, kigali\,
  Rwanda\, Rwanda
ORGANIZER:schukwum@andrew.cmu.edu
SEQUENCE:23
SUMMARY: IEEE Rwanda Subsection Launch &amp; Societies Engagement Forum
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560894
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 ds whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]&quot;&gt;The IEEE Rwanda Subsection Launch &amp;amp
 \; Societies Engagement Forum is the official public activation of the fir
 st IEEE geographic unit ever established in Rwanda. Taking place on 17 Jul
 y 2026 in Kigali\, this full-day multi-society event will bring together a
 pproximately 200 engineers\, students\, faculty\, industry representatives
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 l workshops delivered by IES\, GRSS\, MTT-S\, COMSOC\, and other Societies
 \; a dedicated IEEE Humanitarian Technologies plenary session\; an Industr
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 ndash\; 13:00&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;How IEEE MTT-S&amp;nbsp\; can emp
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 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Mayur Kumar Chhipa&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p di
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 rof. Ijumba&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Plenary&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;
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 ndash\; 14:30&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Group Photographs &amp;amp\; Lunc
 h&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Volunteers&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;
 &gt;Break&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td colspan=&quot;4&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir
 =&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;AFTERNOON SESSIONS&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;16&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;14:30 &amp;ndash\; 14:40&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p di
 r=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Ideathon with any AI of choice for teams( prizes to be won)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 /td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;AN INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n
 &lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Breakout&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;
 ltr&quot;&gt;17&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;14:40 &amp;ndash\; 14:50&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;t
 d&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Success story in Energy and technology.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 /td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CEO.FRANCINE&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p 
 dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Plenary&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td colspan=&quot;
 4&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;CLOSING &amp;amp\; EVENING&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p
  dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;17&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;14:50 &amp;ndash\; 15:00&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/t
 d&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Closing Ceremony&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Cyi
 za Augustin\, Samantha Niyoyita &amp;amp\; IEEE Rwanda Leadership&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n
 &lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Plenary&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;18&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;15:00 &amp;ndash\; 15:35&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p d
 ir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Leadership meeting&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;4PM-5:30PM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;
 \n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Executive Ex-coms\, societies\, Programs &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbs
 p\;AESS. IES &amp;bull\; GRSS &amp;bull\; YP &amp;bull\; MTT-S &amp;bull\; SIGHT Community
  &amp;amp\; Subsection Leaders&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Interactive&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;20&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;
 24th July&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Industry visit to volkswag
 en&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;please register&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 /td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;/tbody&gt;\n&lt;/table&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Powered by IEEE&amp;nbsp\; &amp;bull\;&amp;nbsp\; IEEE Rwanda Subsection&amp;
 nbsp\; &amp;bull\;&amp;nbsp\; Region 8&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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