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:20260712T083542Z UID:9112E4BC-16F3-40AA-B20A-A0AFDB774966 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260627T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260627T133000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE CEDA Bangalore Chapter held its first offline ExeCom m eeting of the year\, bringing members together in person for an extended s trategy and planning session. The meeting covered chapter progress\, gover nance processes\, and a series of new event proposals for the second half of 2026.\n\nKey highlights included:\n\n- Progress review: Updates on stud ent branch growth (22 of a target 25) and chapter membership (over 2\,200 student members\, alongside Fellow and Affiliate members)\, with plans to strengthen membership drives at the student-branch level.\n- Chapter gover nance: Discussion on the process for opening new student branches\, the re sponsibilities expected of ExeCom members beyond regular IEEE membership\, and administrative matters including an MoU with VIT Vellore.\n- Events t racking: Plans to adopt more structured tools (including Jira) for trackin g chapter events and providing training to student volunteers.\n- New even t proposals discussed:\n- A conference on AI/ML for EDA and Hardware\, pla nned for July.\n- A Faculty Development Program (FDP) planned for Septembe r\, covering themes such as Ethics in Engineering\, AI/ML for EDA and Hard ware Acceleration\, and Industrial Perspectives on Circuit Design.\n- A fi ve-day offline workshop themed "Adopt AI\, Utilise AI"\, targeting a wider \, all-region audience with industry sponsorship support.\n- A phased indu stry-academia training initiative with PES University spanning Industry 4. 0\, Robotics\, PLCs\, and eMobility\, including a train-the-trainer and pl acement-assistance component.\n- A non-technical team-building workshop co ncept bringing together professionals across career stages to collaborativ ely solve real-world problems.\n\nOutcome: The ExeCom aligned on several n ew event concepts for the second half of 2026\, with members taking owners hip of specific proposals to develop further with defined budgets\, timeli nes\, and sponsorship plans in the coming weeks.\n\nDoubleTree by Hilton B engaluru Whitefield\, ITPL Main Rd\, EPIP Zone\, Brookefield\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka\, India\, 560037 LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Bengaluru Whitefield\, ITPL Main Rd\, EPIP Zo ne\, Brookefield\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka\, India\, 560037 ORGANIZER:avamsikrishna@ieee.org SEQUENCE:30 SUMMARY:IEEE CEDA Bangalore Chapter – Sixth ExeCom Meeting 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567580 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="font-claude-response-body break-wor ds whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="52:1-53:291\;2446-2753">The IEEE CED A Bangalore Chapter held its first offline ExeCom meeting of the year\, br inging members together in person for an extended strategy and planning se ssion. The meeting covered chapter progress\, governance processes\, and a series of new event proposals for the second half of 2026.</p>\n<p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos=" 55:1-55:25\;2755-2779">Key highlights included:</p>\n<ul class="[li_&amp\; ]:mb-0 [li_&amp\;]:mt-1 [li_&amp\;]:gap-1 [&amp\;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb- 1 [&amp\;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb- 3" data-sourcepos="57:1-65:150\;2781-4183">\n<li class="font-claude-respon se-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="57:1-57:241\;2 781-3021"><strong>Progress review:</strong> Updates on student branch grow th (22 of a target 25) and chapter membership (over 2\,200 student members \, alongside Fellow and Affiliate members)\, with plans to strengthen memb ership drives at the student-branch level.</li>\n<li class="font-claude-re sponse-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="58:1-58:22 8\;3022-3249"><strong>Chapter governance:</strong> Discussion on the proce ss for opening new student branches\, the responsibilities expected of Exe Com members beyond regular IEEE membership\, and administrative matters in cluding an MoU with VIT Vellore.</li>\n<li class="font-claude-response-bod y whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="59:1-59:151\;3250-34 00"><strong>Events tracking:</strong> Plans to adopt more structured tools (including Jira) for tracking chapter events and providing training to st udent volunteers.</li>\n<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-no rmal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="60:1-65:150\;3401-4183"><strong>New event proposals discussed:</strong>\n<ul class="[li_&amp\;]:mb-0 [li_&amp \;]:mt-1 [li_&amp\;]:gap-1 [&amp\;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp\;:not(: last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcep os="61:3-65:150\;3440-4183">\n<li class="font-claude-response-body whitesp ace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="61:3-61:68\;3440-3505">A conf erence on <em>AI/ML for EDA and Hardware</em>\, planned for July.</li>\n<l i class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" dat a-sourcepos="62:3-62:198\;3508-3703">A Faculty Development Program (FDP) p lanned for September\, covering themes such as Ethics in Engineering\, AI/ ML for EDA and Hardware Acceleration\, and Industrial Perspectives on Circ uit Design.</li>\n<li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal b reak-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="63:3-63:139\;3706-3842">A five-day offlin e workshop themed <em>"Adopt AI\, Utilise AI"</em>\, targeting a wider\, a ll-region audience with industry sponsorship support.</li>\n<li class="fon t-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos= "64:3-64:191\;3845-4033">A phased industry-academia training initiative wi th PES University spanning Industry 4.0\, Robotics\, PLCs\, and eMobility\ , including a train-the-trainer and placement-assistance component.</li>\n <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" d ata-sourcepos="65:3-65:150\;4036-4183">A non-technical team-building works hop concept bringing together professionals across career stages to collab oratively solve real-world problems.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p class=" font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="6 7:1-67:238\;4185-4422"><strong>Outcome:</strong> The ExeCom aligned on sev eral new event concepts for the second half of 2026\, with members taking ownership of specific proposals to develop further with defined budgets\, timelines\, and sponsorship plans in the coming weeks.</p>\n<p class="font -claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" style="text-align: ce nter\;" data-sourcepos="67:1-67:238\;4185-4422"><img src="https://events.v tools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/4dc0f96b-f8c3-433a-a9cf-0c4f5f9951e e" width="800" height="466"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR