About The IC-ESI’2025 The IEEE Egypt AP-S/MTT-S Joint Chapter organizes the International Competition on Eco-Smart Innovations (IC-ESI) for Intelligence Sustainability with the collaboration of the IEEE Egypt WIE. Considering global mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, it is scheduled for May 10–11, 2025, hosted by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport in Alexandria, Egypt, in a hybrid format (attend or online). The IEEE AP-S and MTT-S societies are providing technical support for the competition. The IC-ESI’2025 competition that encourages creativity, disruptive thinking, and recognizing opportunity where there is chaos is “Create the Future.” Benefits of IC-ESI competition Globally, a connectedness movement being sparked by the internet of things is opening the door for the development of smart environments. Even though different environments are taking different approaches to this high-tech trend, common elements like efficiency, convenience, and environmental consciousness all play significant roles. In this instance, in an attempt to lessen their impact on the environment, these smart environments are putting in place ways to track water usage, electricity usage, and more. These eco-smart environments offer intriguing high-level concepts to engage residents in addition to tracking and monitoring. One has to do with a rewards system that incentivizes residents of intelligent environments to make better decisions about their lives and health in addition to their own. This all-encompassing method also considers the social media component. Who can participate in this competition? - The IC-ESI competition has different levels for both international and national competitors: - Institutes, Colleges, and Universities (Government – National – Private – Technological). - Postgraduate Students in Institutes, Colleges, and Universities. - Secondary Schools (Government – STEM – Private – Technological). Agenda: Competition Timeline - 15 February 2025 Deadline for Registration and Proposal Submission - 15 March 2025 Preliminary Selection Notification - 25 March 2025 Deadline for Project File Collection - 18 April 2025 Level Acceptance Notification - 25 April 2025 Applying Verification Video for Final Judging - 30 April 2025 Notification of Final Judging - 10 – 11 May 2025 Ceremony of Awards Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Al-Iskandariyah, Egypt