Successfully Celebrated the Inaugural Ceremony of IEEE Student Branch Executive Committees of 2020-21
The executive committees of IEEE Student Branch, IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter, IEEE Power and Energy Society Student Branch Chapter of GUB have celebrated their inaugural ceremony through the online platform Zoom. Honorable Pro-Vice-Chancellor of GUB and President of IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Section, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque was the session chair of this program. The session started from 08:00 PM and ended at 09:50 PM on Wednesday, 11 November 2020.
Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir, Vice-chancellor of GUB, was present there as Chief Guest. Prof. Dr. Md. Saidur Rahman, Professor of CSE Department, BUET was present as the special guest and keynote speaker. Dr. ASM Shihavuddin, Dr. Muhammad Aminur Rahaman, Dr. Ahmed Al Mansur, Dr. Ratil H. Ashique, Mr. Utsha Das, Ms. Babe Sultana, and other faculty members were also present there.
At first, Dr. Muhammad Aminur Rahaman, branch counselor congratulated the new committees and gave the welcome notes to the guests and audience. Then he made a summary of IEEE and the activities of IEEE in the world and also in Bangladesh. He also shared his experiences and achievements of GUB branches.
Then, Dr. ASM Shihavuddin, chairperson of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering congratulated the new executive committees. He also furnished motivation on the activities of IEEE branches and wished their success.
After that, the ex-Vice President of IEEE CS SBC presented their activities during the 2019-20 session and their success. Then the Presidents of different student branches presented their work plan for the next year through an interactive PowerPoint presentation.
In the next, the special guest and keynote speaker, Prof. Dr. Md. Saidur Rahman shared his knowledge on the topic of “Pairwise Compatibility Graph”. He is one of the pioneer scientists in this research field. He tried to make the session so easy that the students of all branches can cognize it. He also conversed on the application fields of this research area.
After that, the chief guest of the program, Prof. Dr. Golam Samdani Fakir congratulated all the executive committees. Then, he made positives comments on the activities of IEEE. He requested the researchers and engineers to come forward to brand our society more livable with their knowledge and innovative ideas. He also shared the achievements of GUB branches. In the next, he offered the certificate of appreciation to the members of the 2019-20 executive committees.
Then, the session chair, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque applauded the past executive committees and congratulated the president, secretary, and members of newly formed committees. He shared his thoughts and experiences about IEEE. He thanked the IEEE Computer Society for co-sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 4.0 (STI-2020).