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:20261101T053250Z UID:24F5F2AA-49DB-4778-9D60-2A0EF8D74F82 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20261010T190000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20261010T213000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nThe Introduction to KiCad session was organized by IEEE S PS SBC MBITS in collaboration with the IEEE Sensors Council MBITS as part of the IEEE Day 2026 celebrations. The primary objective of the session wa s to introduce students to KiCad and its applications in printed circuit b oard (PCB) design and electronic design automation\, while encouraging the m to explore open-source design tools and strengthen their practical knowl edge of electronics engineering. Registrations for the session were open f rom 02 October 2026 to 10 October 2026\, and the event was conducted on 10 October 2026 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM through Google Meet. The session was handled by Mr. Anandhu K R\, a third-year ECE student at CUSAT and an int ern at Kerala Startup Mission\, who shared valuable insights into the fund amentals of KiCad and its role in electronic circuit and PCB design. The s peaker explained the basic features of the software and introduced partici pants to the process of designing circuit schematics and developing PCB la youts. The session also highlighted the importance of electronic design au tomation in transforming circuit ideas into practical hardware designs and its applications in electronics engineering and embedded systems. The eve nt was coordinated by Denna Benny and Anna Eldho\, ensuring the smooth con duct of the session and active participant engagement. A total of 47 parti cipants attended the session\, including 14 IEEE members and 33 non-IEEE m embers. Overall\, the event was successfully conducted as an SB-level tech nical initiative\, providing students with valuable exposure to KiCad and encouraging them to explore practical PCB design and electronic design aut omation.\n\nSpeaker(s): Mr Anandhu K R\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtool s.ieee.org/m/582544 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/582544 ORGANIZER:synoshaji123@gmail.com SEQUENCE:29 SUMMARY:INTRODUCTION TO KiCad URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/582544 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;"><img src="ht tps://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/24baaa76-9315-489c-a1 4e-2ff2bdee18d3" alt="" width="1080" height="1440"></p>\n<p style="text-al ign: justify\;">The Introduction to KiCad session was organized by IEEE SP S SBC MBITS in collaboration with the IEEE Sensors Council MBITS as part o f the IEEE Day 2026 celebrations. The primary objective of the session was to introduce students to KiCad and its applications in printed circuit bo ard (PCB) design and electronic design automation\, while encouraging them to explore open-source design tools and strengthen their practical knowle dge of electronics engineering. Registrations for the session were open fr om 02 October 2026 to 10 October 2026\, and the event was conducted on 10 October 2026 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM through Google Meet. The session was handled by Mr. Anandhu K R\, a third-year ECE student at CUSAT and an inte rn at Kerala Startup Mission\, who shared valuable insights into the funda mentals of KiCad and its role in electronic circuit and PCB design. The sp eaker explained the basic features of the software and introduced particip ants to the process of designing circuit schematics and developing PCB lay outs. The session also highlighted the importance of electronic design aut omation in transforming circuit ideas into practical hardware designs and its applications in electronics engineering and embedded systems. The even t was coordinated by Denna Benny and Anna Eldho\, ensuring the smooth cond uct of the session and active participant engagement. A total of 47 partic ipants attended the session\, including 14 IEEE members and 33 non-IEEE me mbers. Overall\, the event was successfully conducted as an SB-level techn ical initiative\, providing students with valuable exposure to KiCad and e ncouraging them to explore practical PCB design and electronic design auto mation.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR