BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T002146Z UID:13B9E6C5-0051-4411-AD8A-496FC2CFFB5B DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260905T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260905T130100 DESCRIPTION:The event brings together students\, researchers\, academics\, young professionals\, and industry professionals to foster meaningful conn ections and explore opportunities for collaboration. The programme feature s IEEE community introductions\, research lightning presentations\, an exp ert panel discussion on bridging academia\, research\, and industry\, a ra pid-fire interaction\, and a collaboration matchmaking activity\, providin g participants with opportunities to exchange knowledge\, build profession al networks\, and identify potential research and industry collaborations. \n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Nishad\, Dr Daniel\, Dr Champ\, Dr Chathurika\n\nAgenda : \nTime Duration Session Lead / Format\n10:00 – 10:15 15 min Registrati on & Networking Name tags\, refreshments and informal introductions.\n10:1 5 – 10:30 15 min Welcome to IEEE YP & SAC: Building Connections YP + SAC . Introduce both communities\, the purpose of the gathering\, participatin g universities/organisations and the opportunities for students\, research ers and YPs to connect and collaborate.\n10:30 – 11:00 30 min Connecting Students & Researchers Through IEEE IAS Dr. Nishad. IAS activities\, bene fits for students/YPs\, technical communities\, conferences\, internationa l networking\, volunteering and research opportunities.\n11:00 – 11:10 1 0 min Research Lightning Introductions Who am I? What am I working on? Wha t am I looking for?\n11:10 – 12:00 50 min Panel Discussion Explore how a cademia\, research\, and industry can come together to transform knowledge into real-world impact\, while creating new pathways for collaboration an d career opportunities. [ Dr Nishad\, Dr Daniel Marino and Dr Champake Men dis\, Moderated by Dr Chathurika]\n12:00 - 12:15 15 min Rapid Fire Round W ith Participants and Panelists\n12:15 – 12:30 15 min Collaboration Match making: Find Your Research Connection Participants identify what they can offer\, what they are looking for and potential collaborators.\n12:30 – 12:35 5 min Closing & Next Steps YP + SAC. Key takeaways\, IEEE opportunit ies\, QR codes\, LinkedIn/IEEE connections and group photo.\n12:35 onwards Open Networking & Lunch Informal collaboration/networking with internati onal delegates\, researchers\, students\, YPs and industry professionals.\ n\nLa Trobe University\, City Campus\, Level 2/360 Collins St\, Victoria\, Victoria\, Australia LOCATION:La Trobe University\, City Campus\, Level 2/360 Collins St\, Victo ria\, Victoria\, Australia ORGANIZER:shrutikuhar@ieee.org SEQUENCE:18 SUMMARY:From Academia and Research to Industry: Bridging Academia\, Researc h\, and Industry to Create Meaningful Connections and New Opportunities URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574378 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The event brings together students\, resea rchers\, academics\, young professionals\, and industry professionals to f oster meaningful connections and explore opportunities for collaboration. The programme features IEEE community introductions\, research lightning p resentations\, an expert panel discussion on bridging academia\, research\ , and industry\, a rapid-fire interaction\, and a collaboration matchmakin g activity\, providing participants with opportunities to exchange knowled ge\, build professional networks\, and identify potential research and ind ustry collaborations.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><table dir="ltr" border ="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-baot ="1"><colgroup><col width="100"><col width="100"><col width="359"><col wid th="522"></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Time</td>\n<td>Duration</td>\n<td >Session</td>\n<td>Lead / Format</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:00 &ndash\; 10: 15</td>\n<td>15 min</td>\n<td>Registration &amp\; Networking</td>\n<td>Nam e tags\, refreshments and informal introductions.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 0:15 &ndash\; 10:30</td>\n<td>15 min</td>\n<td>Welcome to IEEE YP &amp\; S AC: Building Connections</td>\n<td>YP + SAC. Introduce both communities\, the purpose of the gathering\, participating universities/organisations an d the opportunities for students\, researchers and YPs to connect and coll aborate.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:30 &ndash\; 11:00</td>\n<td>30 min</td> \n<td>Connecting Students &amp\; Researchers Through IEEE IAS</td>\n<td>Dr . Nishad. IAS activities\, benefits for students/YPs\, technical communiti es\, conferences\, international networking\, volunteering and research op portunities.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:00 &ndash\; 11:10</td>\n<td>10 min< /td>\n<td>Research Lightning Introductions</td>\n<td>Who am I? What am I w orking on? What am I looking for?</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:10 &ndash\; 12 :00</td>\n<td>50 min</td>\n<td>Panel Discussion</td>\n<td>Explore how acad emia\, research\, and industry can come together to transform knowledge in to real-world impact\, while creating new pathways for collaboration and c areer opportunities. [ Dr Nishad\, Dr Daniel Marino and Dr Champake Mendis \, Moderated by Dr Chathurika]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:00 - 12:15</td>\n <td>15 min</td>\n<td>Rapid Fire Round</td>\n<td>With Participants and Pane lists</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:15 &ndash\; 12:30</td>\n<td>15 min</td>\n< td>Collaboration Matchmaking: Find Your Research Connection</td>\n<td>Part icipants identify what they can offer\, what they are looking for and pote ntial collaborators.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:30 &ndash\; 12:35</td>\n<td >5 min</td>\n<td>Closing &amp\; Next Steps</td>\n<td>YP + SAC. Key takeawa ys\, IEEE opportunities\, QR codes\, LinkedIn/IEEE connections and group p hoto.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:35 onwards</td>\n<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n<td>Ope n Networking &amp\; Lunch</td>\n<td>Informal collaboration/networking with international delegates\, researchers\, students\, YPs and industry profe ssionals.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR