3rd IEEE Bangladesh Section Student/YP/WIE Congress 2015
The 3rd IEEE Bangladesh Section Student/YP/WIE Congress 2015 took place on June 13, 2015 at United International University (UIU). Hosted by IEEE UIU Student Branch, the SYW Congress 2015 was probably the largest networking session among all the young IEEE enthusiasts of Bangladesh yet.
With over 200 delegates, UIU was host to IEEE enthusiasts from American International University Bangladesh (AIUB), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), BRAC University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka University, East West University (EWU), Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), North South University (NSU), University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS) and State University of Bangladesh (SUB). The guests present at the programme were Dr. M. Rezwan Khan, VC of UIU; Dr. Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Chair of IEEE BD Section; Dr. S.M. Luftul Kabir, Dean of School of Science and Engineering of UIU; Dr. Raqibul Mostafa, Head of the Dept. of EEE, UIU; Dr. Khawza I. Ahmed, Chair of Awards and Recognition Committee of IEEE BD Section and Professor, Dept. of EEE, UIU; Dr. Fayyaz Khan, Prof. of Dept. of EEE, UIU; Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair of WIE Affinity Group of IEEE BD Section; Dr. Tishna Sabrina, Assistant Prof., Dept. of EEE, UIU and Counselor of IEEE UIU Student Branch; and Nadeem Chowdhury, Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, UIU and Mentor of IEEE UIU Student Branch.
The event took place in three consecutive sessions. Session 1 of the programme included presentations of the Activity Plan of 2015 by the IEEE Student Branches of 9 universities and moved on to an ice breaking session and a quiz contest. Part of the session was a short segment for the Young Professionals of IEEE BDS conducted by Kanak Dutta, Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, BUET and spoken by Soumitra Roy Joy, Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, BUET. The session also included an Open Panel Debate among the executives of various IEEE student branches conducted by Nadeem Chowdhury, Lecturer, Dept. of EEE, UIU.
Session 2 of the congress initiated after lunch with a talk conducted by Dr. Raqibul Mostafa, Head of the Dept. of EEE, UIU and spoken by A.K.M. Al-Amin, Deputy Director, Head of Regional Operations Technology Division, Grameenphone Ltd. After that, 5 qualifiers of an idea contest on “Technological Solution of Our Country's Extreme Problems” gave short presentations of their respective ideas. A panel of judges was set up to decide on the top 3 winning ideas. A short speech was given by the platinum sponsor of the IEEE BDS SYW Congress 2015, the Super Star Group (SSG). The session continued on to another talk conducted by Dr. Fayyaz Khan, Prof. of Dept. of EEE, UIU and spoken by Prof. Dr. S.M Lutful Kabir, Dean, School of Science and Engineering, UIU. It also included a WIE Program, conducted by Dr. Celia Shahnaz, which included 3 segments, one of which was spoken by Dr. Jesmin, Professor, Dept. of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, DU. Session 2 of the congress concluded with the largest interactive session yet, “The Level-up Challenge”.
The closing session of the event began with a certificate giving ceremony for the idea presenters and the presenters for the best event plan. IEEE UIU Student Branch also hosted a wonderful cultural programme in which IEEE student branches of UIU, AIUB, AUST, MIST and IUB participated along with an amazing performance by the Blue Poppers of Bangladesh. During the grand buffet dinner, a raffle draw segment and the prize giving ceremony for the interactive session completed the daylong event.
IEEE UIU Student Branch is very happy to have been able to host the biggest IEEE event of our country successfully and thanks all the other IEEE Student Branches of Bangladesh for being such wonderful and enthusiastic participants.
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