BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19420801T001500 TZOFFSETFROM:+0245 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260713T160801Z UID:56105437-C5AE-4A72-8B97-BBC9C6385F8F DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260827T081600 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260827T181800 DESCRIPTION:GeoAI & Industry Innovation Clinic: Bridging Remote Sensing Res earch and Operational Impact in East Africa is a capacity-building and ind ustry engagement initiative designed to connect students\, young professio nals\, researchers\, and early-career engineers with leaders from the geos patial industry. The event seeks to bridge the gap between academic resear ch and real-world applications of remote sensing\, artificial intelligence (AI)\, and geospatial technologies across East Africa.\n\nThe program wil l feature keynote presentations by IEEE GRSS Distinguished Lecturers and i ndustry experts\, panel discussions on emerging trends in GeoAI and Earth observation\, and technical sessions showcasing innovative applications in agriculture\, environmental monitoring\, disaster risk management\, smart cities\, water resources\, and climate resilience.\n\nA central component of the event will be the Industry Innovation Clinic\, where participants will work in multidisciplinary teams to address practical challenges prese nted by industry partners and government agencies. Through guided mentorsh ip\, participants will develop solution concepts\, prototype workflows\, a nd implementation roadmaps using remote sensing data\, GIS\, machine learn ing\, and AI tools. These collaborative sessions will expose participants to real industry needs while strengthening their technical and problem-sol ving skills.\n\nThe event will also include structured networking sessions \, mentorship circles\, career development discussions\, and an industry e xhibition to facilitate meaningful interactions between participants\, emp loyers\, startups\, research institutions\, and technology companies. Thes e engagements are expected to foster internships\, research collaborations \, mentorship relationships\, and future joint innovation projects.\n\nOri ginally planned as a three-month initiative\, the event has been reschedul ed to a one-day program on 27 August 2026. It will be conducted as part of the IEEE Sensors Council Seasonal School in Uganda and organized under th e IEEE GRSS Young Professionals (YP) Initiative in partnership with the IE EE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB). This collaborative approach will bring together participants from multiple IEEE Societies and organization al units\, strengthening interdisciplinary engagement and maximizing the e vent's regional impact.\n\nThe event is expected to engage 60–80 partici pants\, including students\, young professionals\, researchers\, industry practitioners\, and government representatives. Expected outcomes include: \n\n- Increased awareness of IEEE GRSS and its opportunities among student s\, young professionals\, and industry stakeholders.\n- Stronger collabora tion between academia\, industry\, government\, and the IEEE GRSS communit y.\n- Development of pilot GeoAI and remote sensing project concepts addre ssing regional challenges.\n- Creation of mentorship networks and internsh ip opportunities for participants.\n- Enhanced technical capacity in apply ing remote sensing\, artificial intelligence\, and geospatial technologies to solve real-world problems.\n\nThis initiative directly supports the ob jectives of the IEEE GRSS Chapters\, Industry\, and Operational Support (C IO) Program by promoting industry engagement\, encouraging technology tran sfer\, strengthening academia–industry partnerships\, and increasing the visibility and impact of IEEE GRSS across the East African region through strategic collaboration with the IEEE Sensors Council and IEEE HTB.\n\nCo -sponsored by: IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board\n\nBldg: Foculity of E ngineering\, Busitema University\, kampala\, Uganda\, Uganda LOCATION:Bldg: Foculity of Engineering\, Busitema University\, kampala\, Ug anda\, Uganda ORGANIZER:alfredgrey37@gmail.com SEQUENCE:225 SUMMARY:2026 Young Professionals (YP) local activities URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567697 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>GeoAI &amp\; Ind ustry Innovation Clinic: Bridging Remote Sensing Research and Operational Impact in East Africa</strong> is a capacity-building and industry engagem ent initiative designed to connect students\, young professionals\, resear chers\, and early-career engineers with leaders from the geospatial indust ry. The event seeks to bridge the gap between academic research and real-w orld applications of remote sensing\, artificial intelligence (AI)\, and g eospatial technologies across East Africa.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">The p rogram will feature keynote presentations by IEEE GRSS Distinguished Lectu rers and industry experts\, panel discussions on emerging trends in GeoAI and Earth observation\, and technical sessions showcasing innovative appli cations in agriculture\, environmental monitoring\, disaster risk manageme nt\, smart cities\, water resources\, and climate resilience.</p>\n<p clas s="MsoNormal">A central component of the event will be the <strong>Industr y Innovation Clinic</strong>\, where participants will work in multidiscip linary teams to address practical challenges presented by industry partner s and government agencies. Through guided mentorship\, participants will d evelop solution concepts\, prototype workflows\, and implementation roadma ps using remote sensing data\, GIS\, machine learning\, and AI tools. Thes e collaborative sessions will expose participants to real industry needs w hile strengthening their technical and problem-solving skills.</p>\n<p cla ss="MsoNormal">The event will also include structured networking sessions\ , mentorship circles\, career development discussions\, and an industry ex hibition to facilitate meaningful interactions between participants\, empl oyers\, startups\, research institutions\, and technology companies. These engagements are expected to foster internships\, research collaborations\ , mentorship relationships\, and future joint innovation projects.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Originally planned as a three-month initiative\, the ev ent has been <strong>rescheduled to a one-day program on 27 August 2026</s trong>. It will be conducted as part of the <strong>IEEE Sensors Council S easonal School</strong> in Uganda and organized under the <strong>IEEE GRS S Young Professionals (YP) Initiative</strong> in partnership with the <st rong>IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB)</strong>. This collaborati ve approach will bring together participants from multiple IEEE Societies and organizational units\, strengthening interdisciplinary engagement and maximizing the event's regional impact.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">The even t is expected to engage <strong>60&ndash\;80 participants</strong>\, inclu ding students\, young professionals\, researchers\, industry practitioners \, and government representatives. Expected outcomes include:</p>\n<ul sty le="margin-top: 0in\;" type="disc">\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list : l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">Increased awareness of IEEE GRS S and its opportunities among students\, young professionals\, and industr y stakeholders.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo 1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">Stronger collaboration between academia\, indu stry\, government\, and the IEEE GRSS community.</li>\n<li class="MsoNorma l" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">Development o f pilot GeoAI and remote sensing project concepts addressing regional chal lenges.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab- stops: list .5in\;">Creation of mentorship networks and internship opportu nities for participants.</li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 l evel1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">Enhanced technical capacity in applyi ng remote sensing\, artificial intelligence\, and geospatial technologies to solve real-world problems.</li>\n</ul>\n<p class="MsoNormal">This initi ative directly supports the objectives of the IEEE GRSS Chapters\, Industr y\, and Operational Support (CIO) Program by promoting industry engagement \, encouraging technology transfer\, strengthening academia&ndash\;industr y partnerships\, and increasing the visibility and impact of IEEE GRSS acr oss the East African region through strategic collaboration with the IEEE Sensors Council and IEEE HTB.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR