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Do you have the spark to improve IEEE?
As part of the IEEE Region 5 meeting, we are inviting Section, Student, Chapters and Affinity Group volunteers and leaders to pitch us new ideas!
- Do you have a program that has worked great and you want to take it
to the next level? - Do you have a completely new idea?
If YES - SparkTank is for you! Winners will be eligible for $500-$750 program grants
First- prepare a 5 minute pitch presentation! The top 5 will be invited to present LIVE at our Region 5 Congress in Wichita on March 29th.
An example pitch to view is available to view here
An example template for entries is here (you are not required to use the template)
Selected in-person presenters will pitch in front of a judging panel including the IEEE President, IEEE Treasurer, IEEE-USA President and IEEE Past President!
Entrants will be highly encouraged to continue pursuing their idea in cooperation with Region 5 through IEEE New Initiatives Funding which can range from $20k to $100k or more.
Only IEEE volunteer members in Region 5 are eligible to enter. Members of the Region 5 Executive Committee (voting members) are ineligible from participating.
Entries must be submitted as power point or PDF by the indicated deadline for the first round.
Entrants must present in-person at the Region 5 meeting. Participants are responsible for their own travel costs if not otherwise covered by their Region or Section, etc.
Judging will be performed by the Region 5 Professional Activities Chair (PACE) and winners will be required to follow reimbursement guidelines for PACE projects, available here: program grants
