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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Charlotte Lightning ⚡Tech Talks – Second 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 soon with registe
 red participants.\n\nParticipant Registration / Interest Form: https://for
 ms.gle/P5VsyS85EeTCTBda8\n\nHosted by:\n\nIEEE Charlotte Section\nIEEE Cha
 rlotte Computer Society Chapter\nIEEE Charlotte Young Professionals\nIEEE 
 Charlotte Women In Engineering\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! Sea
 ts are limited to 50. Please hurry and register !\n\nBldg: Energy Producti
 on and Infrastructure Center\, 8700 Phillips Road\, Charlotte\, North Caro
 lina\, United States\, 28223
LOCATION:Bldg: Energy Production and Infrastructure Center\, 8700 Phillips 
 Road\, Charlotte\, North Carolina\, United States\, 28223
ORGANIZER:bhowmikpankaj@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Queen City IEEE Lightning Talks
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/573649
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;IEEE Charlott
 e Lightning ⚡Tech Talks &amp;ndash\; Second Edition&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelecte
 dEnd&quot;&gt;Join us for an exciting evening of rapid-fire technical presentation
 s\, networking\, and community engagement featuring engineers\, researcher
 s\, students\, 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 designed to create a fast-paced and engaging platform where speakers p
 resent innovative ideas\, technical projects\, research\, lessons learned\
 , and emerging technologies in short presentation sessions.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=
 &quot;isSelectedEnd&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 audienc
 e Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Networking with professionals and students&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\
 ; Judges and audience participation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;We are c
 urrently inviting:&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Technical Speakers / Participants&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\;
  Audience Members&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Possible topic areas inclu
 de:&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Artificial Intelligence &amp;amp\; Machine Learning Application
  : It can be any field of work.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Whether you 
 would like to present\, or simply attend and network with fellow professio
 nals\, 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 spea
 ker.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Award winners will be considered judges
  for future events.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;This event aims to foste
 r technical exchange\, presentation skills\, collaboration\, and professio
 nal networking within the IEEE community.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;
 📍 Venue details will be shared soon with registered participants.&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Participant Registration / Interest Form:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;
 a href=&quot;https://forms.gle/P5VsyS85EeTCTBda8&quot;&gt;https://forms.gle/P5VsyS85EeT
 CTBda8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelec
 tedEnd&quot;&gt;IEEE Charlotte Section&lt;br&gt;IEEE Charlotte Computer Society Chapter&lt;
 br&gt;IEEE Charlotte Young Professionals&lt;br&gt;IEEE Charlotte Women In Engineeri
 ng&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We look forward to seeing you there! Seats are limited to 50. P
 lease hurry and register !&lt;/p&gt;
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