R1 Student Conference

The health and safety of students, volunteers and IEEE staffs are our top priority. Last night (3/10/2020), the IEEE Region 1 Student Conference Steering Committee reached the unfortunate conclusion that the current COVID-19 situation is beyond our control, and it has affected many schools travel plan. Hence, we decided to postpone the student conference either to December 2020, or early 2021. Once we have confirmed the new date, we will send out the e-notice, or you can check here for updates on the conference.

The IEEE Region 1 Student Conference (StuCon) is the premier annual event where student branches from IEEE Region 1 – the eight Northeastern United States (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT) – meet to discuss mutual challenges and to compete in regional competitions. Located this year in scenic Maine! Make your plans today to attend this unique event!

Click here for the Conference Flyer!

Program at a glance!

The conference objective is to encourage lively student engagement and provide opportunities for students to network and learn from other students from across Region 1 while applying practical engineering knowledge in the various competitions. StuCon also provides a great opportunity for student members to work in teams and to network with Industry Professionals and IEEE Leaders.

Conference Highlights:

MicroMouse Competition
- Rules for the competition are located here!
- $1,500 in awards: (1^stPlace $800; 2^ndPlace $500; 3^rdPlace $200)
- Click here to register for the MicroMouse Competition
Undergraduate Student Paper Contest
- $1,500 in awards: (1^stPlace $800; 2^ndPlace $500; 3^rdPlace $200)
- Click here for submission and guidelines.
Student Ethics Competition
- $300 in awards for Student Branch: (1^stPlace $200; 2^ndPlace $100)
- Sign Up on site
Hackathon
- $300 in awards: (1^stPlace $200; 2^ndPlace $100)
Drone Workshop
iTryRobotic Workshop (for 3rd to 8th grade Students)

Hotel Accommodations:

The Bla ck Bear Inn & Conference Center
4 Godfrey Drive, Orono, ME

Hotel accommodations are included in the registration fee (via a rooming list – do NOT try to book directly with the hotel) on a first come – first served basis for those traveling more than 100 miles each way. Students and Teams will be required to share a room (up to 4 students per Room, up to two in a bed). Hotel rooms will not be provided for local participants.

Regular Conference attendees will be billed $130/night, taxes included.

Click here to sign up for your hotel accommodation at the R1 Student conference!

Registration Rates

	*before April 10^th*	*after April 10^th*
IEEE Member (All Grades)	$80	$100
Non-IEEE Member	$120	$150

*Steering Committee*
Conference Co-Chairs:	Soon Wan and Jude Pearse
*Competition and Workshop Volunteers*
MicroMouse Competition:	Co-Chairs: Bala Prasanna and Robert Pellegrino Anthony Wan and Jason Hui
Student Paper Contest:	Ali Abedi, Rasit Topalogluro, and Julia Upton
Ethics Competition:	Harold Belson, Walter Rawle, and Bruce Hecht
Drones Workshop:	Vince Socci
Hackathon:	Charles Rubenstein and Howard Bussey
HKN Session:	Chair: Jason Hui
*Student Organizers and support*
Program Manager:	Susan Hastings
Registration:	Tori Nicholas and Calvin Skinner
Tours:	Steele Muchemore-Allen
Additional Support:	Seth Martin and Cameron Duncan