IEEE Madras Section Student Branch Officers Meet 2020 on 07-11-2020

The Department of EEE and IEEE SRM Valliammai Student Branch hosted “IEEE Madras Section Student Branch Officers Meet (SBOM) -2020” on 7th November, 2020 through Microsoft Teams [online mode] for all the IEEE members (Ex-comm members, senior professional members, branch counsellors, student members and other participants).

Dr.N.Kumarappan (Chair & Chair-SAC, IEEE Madras Section) delivered the welcome speech and Chief Guest Mr. Deepak Sharma (Director-Elect, IEEE Region 10 Asia-pacific) inaugurated the function. He provided his widespread knowledge on importance of IEEE and its reach, its technical breadth, organizational governance, provided information about IEEE Region 10 and how it combated to the crisis of covid-19 and gave more information on the community outreach program. Followed by inauguration, various sessions were conducted by eminent guest speakers:

· “Volunteering with IEEE” by Mr.S. Nandan- Chair-SAC, IEEE Kerala Section:

Mr. S. Nandan gave a huge perspective on the vast opportunities for IEEE volunteers and how community service and volunteering can build an individual’s confidence to step forward and meet new people through IEEE Collabratek and other means. He also constantly reminded about IEEE’s motto- “Advancing technology for Humanity”.

· “IEEE Student Membership Awareness and Benefits” by Dr.N. Kumarappan- Chair & Chair-SAC, IEEE Madras Section:

Dr.N. Kumarappan gave us the outlook of IEEE’s vision- To advance global prosperity by fostering technological innovation, promoting IEEE communities worldwide, enabling member’s careers etc. Also provided valuable information about the importance of IEEE Membership, its benefits, various scholarships and how to apply, IEEE Spectrum and other IEEE journals, branch activities and about the vast MyIEEE network.

· “WordPress Web Designing” by Mr. B. Ashvanth- Systems Engineer at TCS, Treasurer, IEEE Madras Young Professionals:

Mr. Ashvanth imparted knowledge about how to design one’s own student branch portals and IEEE blogs with the help of WordPress, various creative ideas about how to design your own website or blog.

· “Ice Breaking Activity- Virtual Treasure Hunt” by Mr. M. I. Abdul Halik- Executive Committee Member, IEEE Madras Young Professionals:

Mr. M. I. Abdul Halik and team conducted a very interesting quiz competition with IEEE as the background. It helped one test their depths of knowledge in IEEE and was indeed an ice breaking activity.

IEEE Student Branch Best Practices were also displayed which showed the calibre and hard work of IEEE Student Branches of

1. SSN College of Engineering, Chennai

2. Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai

3. St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology Chennai

The event was concluded in the valedictory session by Dr. K. Elango, Head of the Department, EEE, SRM Valliammai Engineering College by extending vote of thanks.