BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T190235Z UID:5E600D0B-1B3C-4480-8C11-ACC611FE85C9 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T180000 DESCRIPTION:2026 IEEE Montclair Micromouse Competition official website: ht tps://www.ieeeisaia.com/program/micromouse-competition.\n\nEvent Descripti on\n\nThe 2026 IEEE Montclair Micromouse Competition will be inaugurated o n October 10\, 2026\, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM\, in conjunction with the 2 026 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Interdiscipli nary Applications (ISAIA 2026) at Montclair State University\, New Jersey. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Mr. Gim Soon Wan and Dr. Andrew R. Sass\, organizers of the IEEE MIT Micromouse and IEEE Long Island Micro mouse competitions\, whose expertise and support have been instrumental in launching this new competition in New Jersey.\n\nA Micromouse is a small\ , autonomous\, battery-powered robot designed to navigate an unknown maze without human intervention. It combines embedded computing\, robotics\, se nsors\, and artificial intelligence to explore unknown maze configurations \, learn their layout\, and determine an optimal route from the start to t he destination. The key challenge is to navigate the maze quickly\, accura tely\, and reliably — including at high speed — without colliding with the walls. The objective of the competition is to design and build a Micr omouse that can autonomously solve a specified maze and complete the faste st possible run.\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n• 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM — Maze t ransportation\, assembly\, and setup\n\n• 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM — Open practice for participating teams\n\n• 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM — Competitio ns\n\n• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM — Maze disassembly / award ceremony\n\nPle ase visit the official website for more details on how to participate in t his event: https://www.ieeeisaia.com/program/micromouse-competition.\n\nBl dg: Atrium of CELS Building\, 1 Normal Ave\, Montclair\, New Jersey\, Unit ed States\, 07043 LOCATION:Bldg: Atrium of CELS Building\, 1 Normal Ave\, Montclair\, New Jer sey\, United States\, 07043 ORGANIZER:wangw@montclair.edu SEQUENCE:22 SUMMARY:2026 IEEE Montclair Micromouse Competition URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574594 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div style="mso-element: para-border-div\; bo rder: none\; border-bottom: solid #00629B 1.0pt\; mso-border-bottom-alt: s olid #00629B .75pt\; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none\; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #00629B .75pt\; padding : 0in\; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in\; margin: 20.0pt 0in 10.0pt 0in \;"><span style="font-size: 18pt\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(9\, 3\ , 251)\;">2026 IEEE Montclair Micromouse Competition official website: <a style="color: rgb(9\, 3\, 251)\;" href="https://www.ieeeisaia.com/program/ micromouse-competition">https://www.ieeeisaia.com/program/micromouse-compe tition</a>.&nbsp\;</span></strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style= "border: none\; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #00629B .75pt\; padding: 0in\ ; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in\; margin: 20.0pt 0in 10.0pt 0in\;"><s trong><span style="font-size: 13.0pt\; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri\; ms o-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi -font-family: Calibri\; color: #003057\;">Event Description</span></strong ></p>\n</div>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt\; text-ali gn: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\; line-height: 115%\;"><span s tyle="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: 115%\; mso-ascii-font-fami ly: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-hansi-font-family: Ca libri\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; color: #222222\;">The 2026 IEEE Mo ntclair Micromouse Competition will be inaugurated on October 10\, 2026\, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM\, in conjunction with the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Interdisciplinary Applications (ISA IA 2026) at Montclair State University\, New Jersey. We gratefully acknowl edge the support of Mr. Gim Soon Wan and Dr. Andrew R. Sass\, organizers o f the IEEE MIT Micromouse and IEEE Long Island Micromouse competitions\, w hose expertise and support have been instrumental in launching this new co mpetition in New Jersey.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bo ttom: 8.0pt\; text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\; line-h eight: 115%\;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: 115% \; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso -hansi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; color: #2222 22\;">A Micromouse is a small\, autonomous\, battery-powered robot designe d to navigate an unknown maze without human intervention. It combines embe dded computing\, robotics\, sensors\, and artificial intelligence to explo re unknown maze configurations\, learn their layout\, and determine an opt imal route from the start to the destination. The key challenge is to navi gate the maze quickly\, accurately\, and reliably &mdash\; including at hi gh speed &mdash\; without colliding with the walls. The objective of the c ompetition is to design and build a Micromouse that can autonomously solve a specified maze and complete the fastest possible run.</span></p>\n<div style="mso-element: para-border-div\; border: none\; border-bottom: solid #00629B 1.0pt\; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #00629B .75pt\; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in\;">\n<div style="mso-element: para-border-div\; border: none \; border-bottom: solid #00629B 1.0pt\; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #0062 9B .75pt\; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in\;">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="bor der: none\; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #00629B .75pt\; padding: 0in\; ms o-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in\; margin: 20.0pt 0in 10.0pt 0in\;"><stron g><span style="font-size: 13.0pt\; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fa reast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-fon t-family: Calibri\; color: #003057\;">Event Schedule</span></strong></p>\n </div>\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -13.0pt\; mso-list : l0 level1 lfo1\; margin: 0in 0in 5.0pt 23.0pt\;"><!-- [if !supportLists] --><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor- latin\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&bull\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><!- -[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt\; mso-ascii-font-family : Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-hansi-font-family: Cali bri\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; color: #222222\;">10:00 AM &ndash\; 12:00 PM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>&mdash\;<span sty le="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>Maze transportation\, assembly\, a nd setup</span></p>\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -13.0 pt\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; margin: 0in 0in 5.0pt 23.0pt\;"><!-- [if ! supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareas t-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-theme -font: minor-latin\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&bull\;<span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></sp an></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt\; mso-asci i-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-hansi-font -family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; color: #222222\;">12:00 PM &ndash\; 2:00 PM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>&mdas h\;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>Open practice for part icipating teams</span></p>\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent : -13.0pt\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; margin: 0in 0in 5.0pt 23.0pt\;"><!- - [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso -fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bid i-theme-font: minor-latin\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&bull\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </sp an></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt\; m so-ascii-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-han si-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; color: #222222\; ">2:00 PM &ndash\; 5:00 PM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span >&mdash\;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>Competitions</sp an></p>\n<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -13.0pt\; mso-lis t: l0 level1 lfo1\; margin: 0in 0in 5.0pt 23.0pt\;"><!-- [if !supportLists ]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font : minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor -latin\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">&bull\;<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><! --[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt\; mso-ascii-font-famil y: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-hansi-font-family: Cal ibri\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; color: #222222\;">5:00 PM &ndash\; 6:00 PM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>&mdash\;<span styl e="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\; </span>Maze disassembly / award ceremony</ span></p>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bott om: 8.0pt\; text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\; line-hei ght: 115%\;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%\; color: rgb(9\, 3\, 2 51)\; font-size: 18pt\;">Please visit the official website for more detail s on how to participate in this event: <a href="https://www.ieeeisaia.com/ program/micromouse-competition">https://www.ieeeisaia.com/program/micromou se-competition</a>.</span></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margi n-bottom: 8.0pt\; text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\; li ne-height: 115%\;">&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR