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:20260902T091406Z UID:B4EC3082-0DE1-4BBC-A4F2-FA0D8F11A16A DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260903T190000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260903T200000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE RAS Day 2026 is an initiative of the IEEE RAS Hyderabad Se ction Chapter to bring together Members\, Student Members\, Researchers\, Professionals\, and Robotics enthusiasts to connect\, engage\, and explore opportunities within the Robotics & Automation Society.\n\nThe event will highlight the chapter's activities\, membership opportunities\, funding a nd grants\, upcoming initiatives\, and avenues for active participation in RAS. It will also provide an interactive platform for members to share id eas\, discuss opportunities\, and contribute to building a stronger roboti cs community.\n\nKey Highlights\n\n- IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter ac tivities and achievements\n- Opportunities for RAS Student Branch Chapters (SBCs)\n- IEEE RAS grants and funding opportunities\n- Upcoming activitie s and initiatives for 2026\n- Member engagement and participation opportun ities\n- Interactive discussion and Q&A\n\nAgenda: \nTime\n\nSession\n\nSp eaker / Lead\n\n07:00 – 07:05 PM\n\nWelcome & IEEE RAS Day Opening\n\nMo unika Sakhineti – Vice Chair\, IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter\n\n07: 05 – 07:15 PM\n\nIEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter Activities\n\nMounik a Sakhineti – Vice Chair\, IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter\n\n07:15 – 07:25 PM\n\nAddress by the Chair\n\nGulshan Singh Bist – Chair\, IEE E RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter\n\n07:25 – 07:40 PM\n\nIEEE RAS SBC Gran ts & Funding Opportunities\n\nDr. Sudharsan Jayabalan – Immediate Past C hair\, IEEE RAS\n\n07:40 – 07:50 PM\n\nUpcoming Activities & Initiatives – 2026\n\nIEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter\n\n07:50 – 08:00 PM\n\nS BC Interest\, Participation & Open Discussion\n\nInteractive Discussion & Q&A\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575388 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575388 ORGANIZER:mounicasakhineti@gmail.com SEQUENCE:45 SUMMARY:IEEE RAS Day 2026: Connect • Engage • Innovate URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575388 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justi fy\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 1 15%\;">IEEE RAS Day 2026 is an initiative of the IEEE RAS Hyderabad Sectio n Chapter to bring together Members\, Student Members\, Researchers\, Prof essionals\, and Robotics enthusiasts to connect\, engage\, and explore opp ortunities within the Robotics &amp\; Automation Society.</span></p>\n<p c lass="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">The event will highlight t he chapter's activities\, membership opportunities\, funding and grants\, upcoming initiatives\, and avenues for active participation in RAS. It wil l also provide an interactive platform for members to share ideas\, discus s opportunities\, and contribute to building a stronger robotics community .</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><s pan style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Key Highlights</span>< /strong></p>\n<ul style="margin-top: 0cm\;" type="disc">\n<li class="MsoNo rmal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 337.4p t\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">IEEE RAS Hydera bad Section Chapter activities and achievements </span></li>\n<li class="M soNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 33 7.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Opportuniti es for RAS Student Branch Chapters (SBCs) </span></li>\n<li class="MsoNorm al" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 337.4pt\ ;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">IEEE RAS grants a nd funding opportunities </span></li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-li st: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 337.4pt\;"><span style="f ont-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Upcoming activities and initiative s for 2026 </span></li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0 pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Member engagement and participation opportunitie s </span></li>\n<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; ta b-stops: list 36.0pt left 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line -height: 115%\;">Interactive discussion and Q&amp\;A </span></li>\n</ul><b r /><br />Agenda: <br /><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collap se: collapse\; width: 671px\; border-spacing: 3px\; border: 1pt solid wind owtext\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" border="1" width="671" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">\n<thead>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0\; m so-yfti-firstrow: yes\;">\n<td style="width: 167.427px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="148">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: center\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span s tyle="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Time</span></strong></p>\n< /td>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding : 0.75pt\;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0 pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Session</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="w idth: 323.01px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width=" 325">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center\; tab-stops: 337.4pt \;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 1 15%\;">Speaker / Lead</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody> \n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1\;">\n<td style="width: 167.427px\; border: 1 pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="148">\n<p class="MsoNormal " style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; li ne-height: 115%\;">07:00 &ndash\; 07:05 PM</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\ ;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center\; tab-stop s: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line -height: 115%\;">Welcome &amp\; IEEE RAS Day Opening</span></strong></p>\n </td>\n<td style="width: 323.01px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding : 0.75pt\;" width="325">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Mounika Sakhineti &ndash\; Vice Chair\, IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter</span></p>\n</td> \n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2\;">\n<td style="width: 167.427px\; bo rder: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="148">\n<p class="Ms oNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0 pt\; line-height: 115%\;">07:05 &ndash\; 07:15 PM</span></strong></p>\n</t d>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center\; t ab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt \; line-height: 115%\;">IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter Activities</spa n></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 323.01px\; border: 1pt solid win dowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="325">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab -stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">M ounika Sakhineti &ndash\; Vice Chair\, IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter< /span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3\;">\n<td style="widt h: 167.427px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="14 8">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><span style ="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">07:15 &ndash\; 07:25 PM</span>< /strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windo wtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text- align: center\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span style=" font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Address by the Chair</span></stro ng></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 323.01px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\ ; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="325">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Gulshan S ingh Bist &ndash\; Chair\, IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter</span></p>\n </td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4\;">\n<td style="width: 167.427px \; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="148">\n<p clas s="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">07:25 &ndash\; 07:40 PM</span></strong></p> \n</td>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padd ing: 0.75pt\;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: cente r\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 1 4.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">IEEE RAS SBC Grants &amp\; Funding Opportunit ies</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 323.01px\; border: 1pt s olid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="325">\n<p class="MsoNormal" st yle="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 1 15%\;">Dr. Sudharsan Jayabalan &ndash\; Immediate Past Chair\, IEEE RAS</s pan></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5\;">\n<td style="width: 167.427px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="148" >\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><span style=" font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">07:40 &ndash\; 07:50 PM</span></s trong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windowt ext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-al ign: center\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span style="fo nt-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Upcoming Activities &amp\; Initiati ves &ndash\; 2026</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 323.01px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="325">\n<p class= "MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section Chapter</span></p>\n</td>\ n</tr>\n<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6\; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes\;">\n<td style ="width: 167.427px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" wid th="148">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">07:50 &ndash\; 08:00 PM</ span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 169.229px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="190">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: center\; tab-stops: 337.4pt\;" align="center"><strong><span s tyle="font-size: 14.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">SBC Interest\, Participatio n &amp\; Open Discussion</span></strong></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 323 .01px\; border: 1pt solid windowtext\; padding: 0.75pt\;" width="325">\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 337.4pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14 .0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Interactive Discussion &amp\; Q&amp\;A</span>< /p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR