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DESCRIPTION:Bringing together leadership from the IEEE Richmond Section\, I
 EEE Computer Society\, and IEEE TEMS alongside our ACM peers\, this commit
 tee is unitized in fostering engineering excellence and driving AI innovat
 ion across the Richmond region.\n\n⚙️ Where We Are Right Now:\nOur org
 anizing team is currently in the active planning phase- finalizing hackath
 on tracks\, evaluation frameworks\, and logistical details to ensure a sea
 mless experience for all participants.\n\nACM Richmond's international vir
 tual hackathon — presented with IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Richmond 
 Section. Build\, ship\, and compete with participants\, mentors\, and judg
 es from anywhere in the world.\n\nOctober 30 – November 1\, 2026\nOct 30
 \n\nHackathon Inauguration\n\n- Opening ceremony & welcome remarks\n- Keyn
 ote & partner introductions\n- Theme reveal and team formation\n- Kickoff 
 Q&A with mentors\n\nOct 31\n\nBuild Day\n\n- Teams design\, build\, and it
 erate\n- Mentor office hours throughout the day\n- Progress check-ins\n- F
 inal submission prep\n\nNov 1\n\nJudging & Prize Distribution\n\n- Project
  submissions close\n- Live judging & team presentations\n- Closing ceremon
 y\n- Awards & prize distribution\n\nCo-sponsored by: ACM Richmond Chapter\
 n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586304
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586304
ORGANIZER:devendraprajput@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:4
SUMMARY:RVA AI INNOVATION HACKATHON 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586304
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Bringing together leadership from the IEEE
  Richmond Section\, IEEE Computer Society\, and IEEE TEMS alongside our AC
 M peers\, this committee is unitized in fostering engineering excellence a
 nd driving AI innovation across the Richmond region.<br><br>⚙️ Where W
 e Are Right Now: <br>Our organizing team is currently in the active planni
 ng phase- finalizing hackathon tracks\, evaluation frameworks\, and logist
 ical details to ensure a seamless experience for all participants.</p>\n<p
 >ACM Richmond's international virtual hackathon &mdash\; presented with IE
 EE Computer Society and IEEE Richmond Section. Build\, ship\, and compete 
 with participants\, mentors\, and judges from anywhere in the world.</p>\n
 <p>October 30 &ndash\; November 1\, 2026</p>\n<div class="schedule-day-dat
 e"><span class="date-new">Oct 30</span></div>\n<h4>Hackathon Inauguration<
 /h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening ceremony &amp\; welcome remarks</li>\n<li>Keynote 
 &amp\; partner introductions</li>\n<li>Theme reveal and team formation</li
 >\n<li>Kickoff Q&amp\;A with mentors</li>\n</ul>\n<div class="schedule-day
 -date"><span class="date-new">Oct 31</span></div>\n<h4>Build Day</h4>\n<ul
 >\n<li>Teams design\, build\, and iterate</li>\n<li>Mentor office hours th
 roughout the day</li>\n<li>Progress check-ins</li>\n<li>Final submission p
 rep</li>\n</ul>\n<div class="schedule-day-date"><span class="date-new">Nov
  1</span></div>\n<h4>Judging &amp\; Prize Distribution</h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pro
 ject submissions close</li>\n<li>Live judging &amp\; team presentations</l
 i>\n<li>Closing ceremony</li>\n<li>Awards &amp\; prize distribution</li>\n
 </ul>
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