BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19420801T001500 TZOFFSETFROM:+0245 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261018T105325Z UID:963615CE-A30C-49C0-AA4D-B74B99F64C38 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20261024T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20261024T140500 DESCRIPTION:Future-Proofing Your Career: Technical Skill-Building & YP Ment orship Forum is an IEEE Young Professionals STEP+ event designed to streng then the transition from student membership to Young Professionals members hip.\n\nHosted at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)\, th e forum will bring together engineering students\, IEEE Young Professional s\, mentors\, and volunteers for practical technical training\, career gui dance\, professional networking\, and innovation.\n\nThe programme will in clude hands-on Arduino and low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) prototyping\, career-readiness guidance\, a Young Professionals membership transition w orkshop\, a panel discussion on the value of IEEE membership\, and a team ideation challenge focused on practical engineering solutions.\n\nThe even t aims to:\n\n-\nBuild practical technical and professional skills.\n\n-\n Connect students with Young Professionals\, mentors\, and industry practit ioners.\n\n-\nImprove awareness of IEEE Young Professionals membership and its benefits.\n\n-\nEncourage students to develop practical engineering i deas using accessible technologies.\n\n-\nPromote continued IEEE engagemen t\, mentorship\, and collaboration.\n\nVenue: Auditorium\, Mbarara Univers ity of Science and Technology\, Mbarara\, Uganda.\n\nDate: Saturday\, 24 O ctober 2026.\n\nExpected attendance: 100 participants.\n\nAdmission: Free\ , subject to registration and venue capacity.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Uga nda Section Young Professionals Affinity Group (YP AG) and Mbarara Univers ity of Science and Technology (MUST) Student Branch\n\nAgenda: \n09:00–0 9:10 — Opening remarks and welcome\n\n09:10–09:40 — Hands-on rapid p rototyping: Arduino and low-cost IoT\n\n09:40–10:10 — Career readiness and professional development\n\n10:10–11:10 — IEEE Young Professional s membership transition workshop\n\n11:10–11:40 — Networking and refre shments\n\n11:40–12:25 — Panel discussion: “How Does IEEE Help You? ”\n\n12:25–13:55 — Team ideation challenge: developing practical eng ineering solutions\n\n13:55–14:05 — Closing remarks and announcement o f the winning idea\n\nRoom: TFS02\, Mbarara University of Science and Tech nology (MUST)\, FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY\, Block 37 Kash ari – Plot 21\, Mbarara–Bushenyi Road\, Mbarara\, Uganda\, Uganda\, 14 10 LOCATION:Room: TFS02\, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)\ , FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY\, Block 37 Kashari – Plot 2 1\, Mbarara–Bushenyi Road\, Mbarara\, Uganda\, Uganda\, 1410 ORGANIZER:timothymutabazi2015@gmail.com SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Future-Proofing Your Career: Technical Skill-Building & YP Mentorsh ip Forum URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586821 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Future-Proofing Your Career: Technical Ski ll-Building &amp\; YP Mentorship Forum is an IEEE Young Professionals STEP + event designed to strengthen the transition from student membership to Y oung Professionals membership.</p>\n<p>Hosted at Mbarara University of Sci ence and Technology (MUST)\, the forum will bring together engineering stu dents\, IEEE Young Professionals\, mentors\, and volunteers for practical technical training\, career guidance\, professional networking\, and innov ation.</p>\n<p>The programme will include hands-on Arduino and low-cost In ternet of Things (IoT) prototyping\, career-readiness guidance\, a Young P rofessionals membership transition workshop\, a panel discussion on the va lue of IEEE membership\, and a team ideation challenge focused on practica l engineering solutions.</p>\n<p>The event aims to:</p>\n<ol start="1">\n< li>\n<p>Build practical technical and professional skills.</p>\n</li>\n<li >\n<p>Connect students with Young Professionals\, mentors\, and industry p ractitioners.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Improve awareness of IEEE Young Profess ionals membership and its benefits.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Encourage student s to develop practical engineering ideas using accessible technologies.</p >\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Promote continued IEEE engagement\, mentorship\, and co llaboration.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Venue: Auditorium\, Mbarara University of Science and Technology\, Mbarara\, Uganda.</p>\n<p>Date: Saturday\, 24 October 2026.</p>\n<p>Expected attendance: 100 participants.</p>\n<p>Admis sion: Free\, subject to registration and venue capacity.</p><br /><br />Ag enda: <br /><p>09:00&ndash\;09:10 &mdash\; Opening remarks and welcome</p> \n<p>09:10&ndash\;09:40 &mdash\; Hands-on rapid prototyping: Arduino and l ow-cost IoT</p>\n<p>09:40&ndash\;10:10 &mdash\; Career readiness and profe ssional development</p>\n<p>10:10&ndash\;11:10 &mdash\; IEEE Young Profess ionals membership transition workshop</p>\n<p>11:10&ndash\;11:40 &mdash\; Networking and refreshments</p>\n<p>11:40&ndash\;12:25 &mdash\; Panel disc ussion: &ldquo\;How Does IEEE Help You?&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>12:25&ndash\;13:55 &mdash\; Team ideation challenge: developing practical engineering soluti ons</p>\n<p>13:55&ndash\;14:05 &mdash\; Closing remarks and announcement o f the winning idea</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR