A new academic year is starting and we couldn’t kick it off any other way! From IEEE Student Branch UAB and GDGoC UAB, we officially welcome you to the 2026-2027 academic year with our highly anticipated Welcome Day.

If you want to get to know us, discover what we do, and learn how you can become part of one of the most active tech communities at the university, this event is for you!

We will give a brief presentation of our plans, workshops, and projects for this semester. And right after that… comes the main event. 👀 We are bringing back one of our most popular and mischievous surprise activities from last semester. We can’t reveal what it is, but we assure you that laughs, competition, and good vibes are more than guaranteed.

✨ What awaits you at this Welcome Day?

• Academic year presentation: Discover the AI, software development, and robotics workshops, as well as the social events we are preparing for the coming months.
• Surprise activity: The best-kept secret of the afternoon. All we can say is that it was a huge success last semester. Come and find out!
• Brain Fuel (Free Monster!): To keep your energy up all afternoon, we will have free Monster drinks for attendees from 15:00 to 17:00.
• Real networking: Meet students from other years at the School of Engineering who share your interests and make new friends from day one.

📍 Event details

• Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026.
• Time: 15:00 – 17:00.
• Location: Disseny Lab (Open Labs), UAB School of Engineering.
• Requirements: None. Just bring your enthusiasm to have fun and meet people!

🎟️ Registration required

Although the event is completely free and open to everyone, spots are limited due to venue capacity (and we want to make sure we accurately calculate how many cold cans of Monster we’ll need!).

Reserve your spot as soon as possible and join us to start the academic year in the best way possible. We look forward to seeing you there!