Eligibility:

  • All IEEE ComSoc student members (undergraduate and postgraduate) are eligible to participate in this contest.
  • Each team may consist of up to six student members, with at least 50% of the team affiliated with ComSoc.

Event Categories:

Teams can choose from the following events to commemorate International Women’s Day:

  1. Wall of Fame: Accelerating Action, a display honoring women in your organization who have driven progress, achieved significant career milestones, or made a lasting impact, inspiring others to take action for gender equality.
  2. AI & Gender Bias, an expert panel to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can either reinforce or help eliminate gender biases. 
  3. Women in Action: STEM Outreach, a High school and university outreach program to inspire young girls to pursue STEM careers.
  4. Women’s Well-being at Work, a seminar focusing on mental health, work-life balance, and parental leave policies.#
  5. Accelerate Equality in Media, A workshop for training on how media representation impacts gender perceptions and what can be done to improve it.
  6. Any event that coincides with the theme of this contest.

Selection Criteria:

  1. Participants can submit either a video or pictures capturing their event.
  2. The maximum video length is 180 seconds. All videos must be in English, or if in another language, they must include English subtitles.
  3. Pictures should be accompanied by a title and a brief description in English.
  4. The submission should showcase both imagination and creativity, balancing technical and aesthetic elements.
  5. Event organizing teams may use a hashtag (e.g., #WICE25) to announce and share information on social platforms. Additionally, attendees’ testimonials, including their thoughts and observations, will be taken into consideration.

Requirement:

  • The event must be conducted in March, with a one-week deadline given afterward to submit the contributions.
  • Each team may submit only one entry by selecting a single event category.
  • Teams must provide evidence of their event, including all required documentation, or their submission will not be considered.
  • Before submitting video recordings and pictures that feature event hosts and speakers, teams must ensure they have obtained consent from them.

Submission Form:

  • Participants can submit video/image files using the submission form below, ensuring all necessary details are filled in.

Submission Form

Awards:

Two winning teams will be selected, and each team will receive a cash prize, distributed as follows:

  • 1st Place: USD $400 per team
  • 2nd Place: USD $300 per team

Additionally, one team from the remaining entries will receive a consolation prize of USD $100 per team. 

The funds will be transferred to one designated person from the team or to the local student branch (if the participants are part of one). 

A certificate of participation will be awarded to every team that participates in this contest.

Submission Deadline: April 8, 2025