BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Baghdad BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T061407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+03 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0400 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1MO;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:+03 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260620T201954Z UID:FF1490BE-1A6B-429F-816E-457C88BBBF9D DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Baghdad:20260609T203000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Baghdad:20260610T040000 DESCRIPTION:AstroCode 2026 has officially came and went\, splashing the sce ne very hard as one of the biggest events in the branch's history.\n\nIt w as held at Amman Arab University's dorm on June 8th 2026. And its communit y preparations started as soon as May of that year.\n--------------------- ------------------------------------------\n\n- Main Event:\n\nThe Astro C ode competition is a national hackathon that focuses on creating a multidi sciplinary platform for over 250 students from 15+ Jordanian universities to tackle real national space challenges through applied solutions.\nFollo wing yesteryear's Incredible success\, this year's rendition continued on its predecessor's footsteps by also being held on AAU's dorm. The event wa s supervised by the IEEE AAU Student Branch and was organized by the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS)\, IEEE Computer Society (C S)\, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)\, IEEE Women in Engineerin g (WiE)\, and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Student B ranch Chapters at Amman Arab University.\n\nThe competition aimed to addre ss Jordan’s priority space challenges by advancing space science and app lications\, transforming these challenges into practical and innovative so lutions led by students from 17 universities across Jordan for an intensiv e 48-hour experience.\n\nThe competition aimed to address Jordan’s prior ity space challenges by advancing space science and applications\, transfo rming these challenges into practical and innovative solutions led by univ ersity students across the country. aerospace engineering\, artificial int elligence\, robotics\, space systems\, software development\, biomedical e ngineering\, and sustainability were all fields affiliated with said advan cements. All topics covered and represented by their respective IEEE stude nt societies in their pre-training sessions\; an effort by the branch's co mmunities to make sure the competition goes as smoothly as possible.\n\nTh e competition was split into five main tracks for participating teams to i ndulge in:\n\n- AI & Space Software\n- Space Systems & Robotics.\n- Space Solutions & Applications.\n- Space Engineering & Exploration.\n- Space Hea lth & Sustainability.\n\nEach of these tracks were carefully chosen to rep resent an area of expertise that was open to innovation contemporary solut ions that would greatly address all local and global needs.\n\nAstroCode 2 026 was built on a fully collaborative model among participating IEEE tech nical societies\, each contributing its expertise by defining track specif ic challenges\, leading specialized training programs\, supervising partic ipating teams\, and supporting the competition’s organization and admini stration. This collective effort created a comprehensive framework that br idged academic knowledge with practical implementation\, fostering innovat ion\, teamwork\, and research aligned with Jordan’s future in space and advanced technologies.\n-------------------------------------------------- -------------\n\n- Side activities:\n\nIn addition to the main hackathon\, AstroCode 2026 featured a slew of engaging activities.\nThese included:\n \n- Opening Ceremony & Panel Discussion:\nA professional panel discussion on space and space technologies\, featuring representatives from: -- Dr.Am mar sakaji – President The Jordanian Astronomical Society.\n- Dr. Hana S abat - Director of Scientific Affairs &Training Of Regional Center for Spa ce Science and Technology Education for Western Asia.\n- Prof. Ahmad Bani Younes – Head Of Pacecraft Platform for Astronautics and Celestial Emula tion Labratory In San Diego State University.\n\n- Esports Event:\nFun ice -breaker for participants to let out their competitor spirits in an engagi ng small-scale videogame tournament featuring some of the hottest games fr om the Esports scene.\n\n- Student Debate Session:\nA structured student d ebate between a team defending the engineering and mechanical perspective. And a team defending the technology and software perspective.\nThe debate was conducted by students from different IEEE student societies from all participating universities.\n\n- Astronomical Observation & Space Culture Night:\nThe evening featured the following:\n- Astronomical observation us ing optical telescopes.\n- Advanced telescopes utilizing AI-based object r ecognition to identify celestial objects and planets.\n- Activities aimed at promoting space culture and awareness among participants.\n\n- Aerial Drone & UAV Show:\nA live aerial demonstration using drones and fixed-wing UAVs. As well as a showcase of aerospace applications and unmanned system s technology as part of the competition activities.\n\n------------------- --------------------------------------------\n\n- CS contribution:\n\nThe competition consisted of five main tracks\, each containing 2–3 challeng es.\nEach track was supervised by a Track Advisor\, who oversees the track ’s challenges\, guides student teams\, and provides support during the h ackathon. The CS Student Chapter at AAU was advising (Track 3: Space Solut ions & Applications).\n\nThe track focused mostly on software and technica l solutions\, the community's specialty.\nAnd consisted of these five chal lenges:\n\n- Mission on Earth: Inspire Jordan's Future Space Explorers:\n- Interactive Space Education Platform.\n- Drone & Cubesat Regulations and Information Platform.\n- Satellite-based Smart Urban & Traffic Analytics.\ n- Mission Control Jordan: Space Applications for Life on Earth.\n\n------ ---------------------------------------------------------\n\n- Timeline & schedule:\n\n- Day 1 (June 8th 2026):\n- Opening Ceremony: 9:00 AM\n- Comp etition starts immediately after the opening.\n- End Of Opening Ceremony: 12:00 PM\n- Drone Show 8:00 PM\n- Space Culture Night 10:00 PM\n\n- Day 2 (June 9th 2026):\n- Competition ends: 12:00 PM\n- How to Present Your Proj ect session: 12:00 – 1:00 PM\n- Judging starts: 1:00 PM\n- Lunch break: 2:30 PM\n- Judging ends: 3:00 PM\n- Closing Ceremony & Awards: 4:00 PM\n\n ---------------------------------------------------------------\n\n- Spons ors / Support:\n\n- IEEE AAU communities respectively: IEEE CIS AAU\, IEEE CS AAU\, IEEE RAS AAU\, IEEE AESS AA (organization/ preparation/ coordina tion/ supervision/ training).\n- IEEE EMBS (organization/ preparation/ coo rdination/ supervision/ training).\n- IEEE AAU Student Branch (organizatio n/ preparation/ coordination/ funding)\n- Amman Arab University (venue and facilities)\n- F&B sponsors.\n\nSpeaker(s): Mousa\, Mohammad\n\nBldg: Amm an Arab University building B\, Amman Arab University\, Amman\, Jordan\, J ordan\, 11118 LOCATION:Bldg: Amman Arab University building B\, Amman Arab University\, A mman\, Jordan\, Jordan\, 11118 ORGANIZER:sami.t2004@gmail.com SEQUENCE:125 SUMMARY:Astro Code 2026 IEEE AAU CS URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/564320 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>AstroCode 2026 has officially came and wen t\, splashing the scene very hard as one of the biggest events in the bran ch's history.</p>\n<p>It was held at Amman Arab University's dorm on June 8th 2026. And its community preparations started as soon as May of that ye ar.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>- Main Event:</strong></p>\n<p>The Astro Code competition is a national hackathon that focuses on creating a multid isciplinary platform for over 250 students from 15+ Jordanian universities to tackle real national space challenges through applied solutions.<br>Fo llowing yesteryear's Incredible success\, this year's rendition continued on its predecessor's footsteps by also being held on AAU's dorm. The event was supervised by the IEEE AAU Student Branch and was organized by the IE EE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS)\, IEEE Computer Society (CS)\, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)\, IEEE Women in Enginee ring (WiE)\, and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Studen t Branch Chapters at Amman Arab University.</p>\n<p>The competition aimed to address Jordan&rsquo\;s priority space challenges by advancing space sc ience and applications\, transforming these challenges into practical and innovative solutions led by students from 17 universities across Jordan fo r an intensive 48-hour experience.</p>\n<p><br>The competition aimed to ad dress Jordan&rsquo\;s priority space challenges by advancing space science and applications\, transforming these challenges into practical and innov ative solutions led by university students across the country. aerospace e ngineering\, artificial intelligence\, robotics\, space systems\, software development\, biomedical engineering\, and sustainability were all fields affiliated with said advancements. All topics covered and represented by their respective IEEE student societies in their pre-training sessions\; a n effort by the branch's communities to make sure the competition goes as smoothly as possible.</p>\n<p>The competition was split into five main tra cks for participating teams to indulge in:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>AI &amp\; Space Software</li>\n<li>Space Systems &amp\; Robotics.</li>\n<li>Space Solution s &amp\; Applications.</li>\n<li>Space Engineering &amp\; Exploration.</li >\n<li>Space Health &amp\; Sustainability.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Each of these t racks were carefully chosen to represent an area of expertise that was ope n to innovation contemporary solutions that would greatly address all loca l and global needs.</p>\n<p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto \; margin-right: auto\; border-style: solid\;" src="https://events.vtools. ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/d7904791-4779-48ee-97ac-019d2460f63b" wid th="865" height="577"><br><img style="border-style: solid\;" src="https:// events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/e6aa4dc1-5041-496c-af88-2fe b855fa7b1" width="505" height="318"><img style="border-style: solid\; floa t: right\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/4b 2a348f-4cc1-4d59-85a5-d9df7efc6efc" width="465" height="310"><br>AstroCode 2026 was built on a fully collaborative model among participating IEEE te chnical societies\, each contributing its expertise by defining track spec ific challenges\, leading specialized training programs\, supervising part icipating teams\, and supporting the competition&rsquo\;s organization and administration. This collective effort created a comprehensive framework that bridged academic knowledge with practical implementation\, fostering innovation\, teamwork\, and research aligned with Jordan&rsquo\;s future i n space and advanced technologies.</p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>- Side activities :</strong></p>\n<p>In addition to the main hackathon\, AstroCode 2026 feat ured a slew of engaging activities.<br>These included:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open ing Ceremony &amp\; Panel Discussion:<br>A professional panel discussion o n space and space technologies\, featuring representatives from: -- Dr.Amm ar sakaji &ndash\; President The Jordanian Astronomical Society.<br>- Dr. Hana Sabat - Director of Scientific Affairs &amp\;Training Of Regional Cen ter for Space Science and Technology Education for Western Asia.<br>- Prof . Ahmad Bani Younes &ndash\; Head Of Pacecraft Platform for Astronautics a nd&nbsp\;Celestial Emulation Labratory In San Diego State University.<br>< br></li>\n<li>Esports Event:<br>Fun ice-breaker for participants to let ou t their competitor spirits in an engaging small-scale videogame tournament featuring some of the hottest games from the Esports scene.<br><br></li>\ n<li>Student Debate Session:<br>A structured student debate between a team defending the engineering and mechanical perspective.&nbsp\;And a team de fending the technology and software perspective.<br>The debate was conduct ed by students from different IEEE student societies from all participatin g universities.<br><br></li>\n<li>Astronomical Observation &amp\; Space Cu lture Night:<br>The evening featured the following:<br>- Astronomical obse rvation using optical telescopes.<br>- Advanced telescopes utilizing AI-ba sed object recognition to identify celestial&nbsp\;objects and planets.<br >- Activities aimed at promoting space culture and awareness among partici pants.<br><br></li>\n<li>&nbsp\;Aerial Drone &amp\; UAV Show:<br>A live ae rial demonstration using drones and fixed-wing UAVs. As well as&nbsp\; a s howcase of aerospace applications and unmanned systems technology as part of the competition activities.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><img style="display: block\ ; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\; border-style: solid\;" src="htt ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/d0897138-9e1b-4666-a94 4-e56a5649e43a" width="754" height="503"></p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>- CS contr ibution:</strong></p>\n<p><img style="float: right\;" src="https://events. vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/5ec61210-c6be-41e3-bbbf-3f98f21785 f8" width="248" height="120"></p>\n<p>The competition consisted of five ma in tracks\, each containing 2&ndash\;3 challenges.<br>Each track was super vised by a Track Advisor\, who oversees the track&rsquo\;s challenges\, gu ides student teams\, and provides support during the hackathon. The CS Stu dent Chapter at AAU was advising (Track 3: Space Solutions &amp\; Applicat ions).</p>\n<p>The track focused mostly on software and technical solution s\, the community's specialty.<br>And consisted of these five challenges:< /p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mission on Earth: Inspire Jordan's Future Space Explorers:< /li>\n<li>Interactive Space Education Platform.<img style="float: right\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/ba6fa318-ef41 -4a85-b270-1eab5432bea8" width="281" height="192"></li>\n<li>Drone &amp\; Cubesat Regulations and Information Platform.</li>\n<li>Satellite-based Sm art Urban &amp\; Traffic Analytics.</li>\n<li>Mission Control Jordan: Spac e Applications for Life on Earth.<br><br><br><br><br><br></li>\n</ul>\n<hr >\n<p><strong>- Timeline &amp\; schedule:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day 1 (J une 8th 2026):\n<ul>\n<li>Opening Ceremony: 9:00 AM&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Compe tition starts immediately after the opening.</li>\n<li>End Of Opening Cere mony: 12:00 PM</li>\n<li>Drone Show 8:00 PM</li>\n<li>Space Culture Night 10:00 PM</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Day 2 (June 9th 2026):\n<ul>\n<li>Competi tion ends: 12:00 PM&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>How to Present Your Project session: 12:00 &ndash\; 1:00 PM</li>\n<li>Judging starts: 1:00 PM</li>\n<li>Lunch b reak: 2:30 PM</li>\n<li>Judging ends: 3:00 PM</li>\n<li>Closing Ceremony & amp\; Awards: 4:00 PM</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>- Sponso rs / Support:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>IEEE AAU communities respectively: I EEE CIS AAU\, IEEE CS AAU\, IEEE RAS AAU\, IEEE AESS AA&nbsp\; (organizati on/ preparation/ coordination/ supervision/ training).</li>\n<li>IEEE EMBS (organization/ preparation/ coordination/ supervision/ training).</li>\n< li>IEEE AAU Student Branch (organization/ preparation/ coordination/ fundi ng)</li>\n<li>Amman Arab University (venue and facilities)</li>\n<li>F&amp \;B sponsors.</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR