Due to the potential public health risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Region 10 Annual General Meeting, initially scheduled to be held at the Lotte Legend Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 7^th & 8^th March 2020, was cancelled and replaced with a one-day virtual meeting instead. The virtual meeting was conducted via WebEx on 7^th March 2020, with the help from IEEE Meetings, Conferences & Events (MCE) team in New Jersey, USA. Besides the Executive Committees and Section Chairs from Region 10, which itself spans members from eight different time zones, the meeting was also joined by IEEE President, Toshio Fukuda; IEEE Executive Director, Stephen Welby; IEEE Vice-President MGA, Kukjin Chun; MGA Managing Director, Cecelia Jankowski; as well as 2021 IEEE President-Elect Candidates, K. J. Ray Liu (University of Maryland, College Park, USA) and S. K. Ramesh (California State University, Northridge, USA). To ensure a smooth proceeding of the meeting, a 2-hour dry run session was conducted on 4^th March 2020. Despite some minor hiccups, the virtual meeting went smoothly, started at 9.30am and concluded at 5.00pm Japan Standard Time, with over 100 participants.

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The meeting started with a roll call by the Secretary, Takako Hashimoto, followed by a welcome address by the Director, Akinori Nishihara. After brief addresses by IEEE President, IEEE Executive Director, IEEE Vice President MGA, and Managing Director MGA, the Director presented the Section Incentive Scheme and the proposed Region Re-alignment for discussion. The Director briefed that discussion on IEEE region re-alignment started in March 2018 to improve diversity at Board level. The total number of Regions has to be kept at 10, and after the Governance Committee denied having 2 Directors in a Region, the only option left was to split or merge existing Regions. Eleven options were presented, with the Section Chairs and Executive Committees asked to select their top 3 preferences through online form (the list of alignment options can be obtained from the Regional Realignment poster below).

Then Takako Hashimoto presented a motion on R10 e-Notice Fee. The motion was put forward as a way to avoid mailbox flooding of IEEE R10 members. The motion was discussed and subsequently approved with some changes. Ramakrishna Kappagantu then chaired a discussion session between the delegates and the 2021 IEEE President-Elect Candidates, K. J. Ray Liu and S. K. Ramesh. The election statement for both candidates is attached in Page 45-47 of this newsletter. In the afternoon session, the meeting continued with presentations by the three R10 Vice-Chairs on their activities and plans, financial reporting and budget by the Treasurer, as well as updates on 2020 Sections Congress. Nominations and Advisory Committee Chair, during his presentation informed the candidates for 2020-2021 Director-Elect: Lance Fung (Australia), Norliza Noor (Malaysia) and Supavadee Aramvith (Thailand). The rest of the afternoon session focused on the reports and updates from the region’s three flagship conferences (TENCON, TENSYMP, HTC) for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions, as well as SYWL2020 Congress.

Despite the virtual nature of the meeting, every R10 Committee Chair was asked to prepare a poster for their activity reports and plans, to be uploaded to IEEE Collaboratec® for Virtual Q&A. All posters can be accessed through the links below, and important messages from some of the posters are highlighted in the next Section.

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With this successful virtual meeting, IEEE Region 10 truly leverages on its motto “Advancing Technology for Humanity”.

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Conference and Technical Seminar

Michael Ong, IEEE Region 10 Conferences and Technical Seminar Chair

The Conference and Technical Seminar Committee has the following activities planned for 2020:

1. Monitor R10 flagship conferences, provide information and assistance to conference organizers and liaise with IEEE MCE on issues related to conferences.
2. Organize conference leadership programs and R10 POCO workshops for conference organizers, and working with other regional CTS coordinators for best practices.
3. Provide updates on emerging technologies most relevant to our economic activities and most beneficial to the professional development of our members through technical seminars.

This year Region 10 flagship events will be held in the following cities:

• TENSYMP2020 – Dhaka, Bangladesh, 5^th – 7^th June 2020
• TENCON2020 – Osaka, Japan, 16^th – 19^th November 2020
• R10HTC2020 – Kuching, Malaysia, 1^st – 3^rd December 2020
• SYWL2020 – Bangkok, Thailand, 24^th – 27^th September 2020

We are also pleased to announce the following organizational units have been awarded the 2021 R10 flagship conferences:

• TENSYMP2021 – Seoul Section
• TENCON2021 – New Zealand North Section
• R10HTC2021 – Bangalore Section

Professional Activities

Nirmal Nair, IEEE Region 10 Professional Activities Chair

Web:  http://pa.ieeer10.org   email: ieeer10pac@ieee.org

We would like to share with members the overall objectives and 2020 project directions of R10 Professional Activities Committee (PAC). Our objectives are: (1) Maintain and enhance members’ lifelong employability and career prospects, (2) Enhance the R10 PA process and leadership for professional activities, (3) Support R10 versions of SMARTECH/HARDTECH & IEEE Future Directions workshops, (4) Design events for members interested in reaching out for Government Activities & Technical Policy Activities.

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The 2019 activity report can be obtained at the link below:   Embed URLPaste a link to the content you want to display on your site.EmbedLearn more about embeds(opens in a new tab)Sorry, this content could not be embedded.Try again Convert to link

Our planned projects/tasks for 2020 are:

Educational Activities

Lance Fung, IEEE Region 10 Educational Activities Chair

The 2020 IEEE EAC Plan was presented at the recent IEEE R10 Virtual meeting on 7^th March 2020. A copy of the poster summarizing the 2019 report and 2020 plan can be found at: https://www.ieeer10.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-EAC-Lance-Fung.pdf

Four projects have been proposed and approved:

1. Call for 2020 EAC New Innovative Challenge – Support for up to 10 projects will be provided and the focus has to align with the MGA, EAB goals and the IEEE 2020-2025 Strategic Plan on Life-Long-Learning.
2. Call for 2020 EA Awards to acknowledge and recognise the contributions made by outstanding individuals and groups towards EA within the Region.
3. EA Awareness Sessions will be organised in the forms of Webinar and forums in R10 Flagship events.
4. EA and TISP workshops are encouraged and will be supported by R10 EAC budget. Please contact Emeritus Professor Lance Fung for any queries at Lanceccfung@ieee.org.

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Industry Relations

Chris Lee, IEEE Region 10 Industry Relations Chair

The vision of the Industry Relations Committee (IRC) is to provide leadership in bridging industry and academia. Our mission is to cross pollinate between industry and academia to foster innovation, internship & entrepreneurship.  With good experiences accumulated in innovating industry forums in 2019, IRC should further extend to foster internship and entrepreneurship in 2020. With the theme for this year being “Human-Centric: Thriving for Health & Wellness in Balancing Mind Body Soul,” we have proposed to extend our experience in IEEE TENCON2019 to TENCON2020 in Osaka, Japan and IEEE HYDCON in Hyderabad, India for the organization of one-day Special Industry Track. A half-day special industry track should also be organized in our biannual SYWL congress in Bangkok, Thailand.  Furthermore, industry forums shall also be organized in IEEE R10HTC2020 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia and IEEE Life Science Workshop in Tainan, Taiwan.

Humanitarian Activities

Jing Dong, IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Activities Chair

The IEEE R10 Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) provides multiple opportunities for IEEE individuals and organizational units (OUs) to apply for and receive funding for projects, events, and conference participation support and awards to encourage our members to contribute for humanitarian activities. In 2019, the R10 HAC supported 2 projects for the HAC proposal competition (TENHUMCH 2019) and 3 regional HAC event activities. We also awarded the R10 HTA Outstanding Volunteer Award to Ms. Celia Shahnaz from Bangladesh Section and the R10 HTA Outstanding Section Award to Pune Section.

We would like to share our overall project directions in 2020 with all members and encourage submissions on time. Among our projects for 2020 are:

• R10 HAC Initiate Program Supporting Fund: Inviting proposals supporting impactful humanitarian activities at the regional and local level. The goals for this supporting fund is to connect with R10 Sections and Councils to interact with international HT-focused organizations and pre-design of R10 HTC for maximum activities for IEEE members and volunteers, promote and train volunteers, and networking/meeting of hundreds of members within R10. The proposals must demonstrate consultation with and a clear understanding of the needs of target communities, and demonstrate a needs-driven approach to strengthening local capacity through technology deployment. The R10 HAC committee will review all submissions and support the best proposal up to USD2000 per proposal.
• TENHUMCH2020 in R10 Flagship Conferences (such as R10HTC, TENCON, TENSYMP, SYWL): Proposals are encouraged to be submitted across sections as we encouraged before. Proposals also needs to demonstrate humanitarian-driven technology. USD1000 will be funded for each selected proposal. The R10 HAC committee together with R10 Flagship Conference TPC will review the submissions.
• Training Sections & Volunteers in HTA: Training/discussion will be made online or during conferences and IEEE mementos or certificates will be awarded for the best activity in the whole year.
• 2020 HAC Awards and Recognition: Implement and administer 2 categories of awards: 1) R10 Outstanding HAC Section Award and 2) R10 Outstanding HAC Individual Award to recognize significant work and projects done by IEEE R10 Sections and individual members.

Thank you for supporting R10 HAC!!!

Women in Engineering (WIE)

Emi Yano, IEEE Region 10 WIE Chair

Region 10 WIE promotes women involvement in STEM by enhancing networking, knowledge sharing and recognition of outstanding WIE achievement in R10. Our objectives are: (1) Promote women involvement in science and engineering in R10, (2) Facilitate the development of supporting program and activities of WIE in R10, (3) Enhance networking and knowledge sharing of WIE, (4) Recognize WIE’s outstanding achievement in R10 and promote nominations for MGA awards from R10.

Among our projects for 2020 are:

1. WIE Engagement Project: We still have 14 sections without WIE Affinity Group in R10. WIE Engagement Program is aiming to promote R10 Section WIE Affinity Groups initiatives as well as WIE membership development and retention. We will support the establishment of new WIE Affinity Groups and motivate and guide less active or inactive groups in performing activities. We will also encourage and guide inactive WIE affinity groups and engage them in activities via networking and connecting with each other through R10 SYWL Congress, website and social media.
2. WIE Change Makers: Opportunities to attend WIE ILS (partial travel funding): We will offer partial travel funding to WIE volunteer members for attending IEEE WIE International Leadership Summit 2020 in Coimbatore (India), Lahore (Pakistan), Nagpur (India). This will provide opportunities for active volunteers to meet & learn from successful people, especially from women who have successfully built their careers. It is also hoped that attendees will take back the knowledge gained at the summits to implement best practices in their Sections, Student Branches, and Affinity Groups.
3. WIE Visibility Enhancement through R10 Events: We will promote networking, sharing of knowledge and launch new initiatives to support R10 WIE objectives through R10 flagship conferences. We will support WIE track at TENSYMP/TENCON/R10HTC and WIE track across sections.
4. 2020 IEEE R10 WIE Awards: IEEE R10 WIE will identify outstanding WIE Affinity Groups, Student Branch WIE Affinity Groups and outstanding WIE volunteers (student/professional) for IEEE R10 WIE awards. 2020 R10 WIE awards are for activity/contributions during 2019.

Young Professionals (YP)

Takuo Suzuki, IEEE Region 10 YP Chair

Region 10 Young Professionals Committee support activities of YP Affinity Groups and strive for establishment of YP Affinity Groups in Sections that do not have one. It is important to increase the number of active YP volunteers to vitalize YP AGs and establish new YP AGs. So, we have set up the following projects for 2020 and continue to discuss other projects.

1. Construction of Sustainable R10 YP System
2. Support for Efficient Operation of YP AGs
3. Enhancement of YP-Industry Interaction
4. Synergy with Local Professional Societies

In the first project, we will request Council Chairs to build a position for YP volunteers as the Council YP Coordinator. Council YP Coordinators will support activities of YP AGs under their Councils and may organize nationwide activities with the help of their Councils. In the second project, we will support operations of YP AGs using the official website of R10 YP, the mailing list for YP AG Chairs, and on-site workshops that will be held at R10 flagship conferences.

In the third project, we will deepen the exchange with industry through SNSs to make the IEEE YP programs well-known. We hope we can find cooperative local industries and conduct technical tours along with R10 flagship conferences. In the fourth project, we will collaborate with the Chinese Institute of Electronics to organize a special session in order to introduce the IEEE YP Program to Chinese young researchers. This is a pilot study, but we hope this project leads to the establishment of YP AGs in China.

We believe that we need to provide YP Membership value not only for YP AGs but also for YP individuals, so if you have any ideas, please let us know.

Student Activities

Huynh Thi Thanh Binh, IEEE Region 10 Student Activities Chair

Saaveethya Sivakumar, IEEE Region 10 Student Representative

The Region 10 Student Activities Committee takes care of the needs of 45,000+ student members spread over 1250+ student branches in the Asia-Pacific region (R10) of the IEEE. The committee conducts regular and special activities for students to improve technical knowledge and management skills and to enhance networking among members and student branches.

Our objectives are: (1) Improve student engagement in IEEE R10 SAC activities, (2) Improve student member retention rate in R10, (3) Progress students to Young Professionals transitions.

We propose some projects which are given below:

1. Contests:
   • Postgraduate Paper Contest: Aims to improve the engineering students’ written communication skills and reporting research results to science & technology community. The contest will facilitate the recognition of these skills and encourage other student members to develop technical, written and verbal communication skills.
   • Student Website Contest: Aims to motivate student volunteers to use electronic media.
   • Undergraduate Project Video Contest: Aims to improve the engineering students’ communication and presentation skills to a wider online viewing community.
2. Awards: Three awards will be considered including IEEE Region 10 SAC Student Branch Award and IEEE Region 10 SAC Volunteer Award. The purpose of these awards is to recognize the work done by individual IEEE members in (a) their service to members and (b) increasing student membership by conducting activities beneficial to student members.
3. SAC Student Ambassador Program: To reach out to inactive sections/student branches locally via appointment of student ambassadors.
4. Joint SB Initiative: The initiative is targeted so that the newly revived student branches (SBs) will have guidance after revamping the committee in order to make it active.
5. Webinar Series: The topics focus on leadership, education and IEEE resources.
6. SAC Operation Manual: The Operations Manual for Section Student Activities Committee Chair and Student Representative issued by IEEE Region 10 SAC provides guidelines for Council/Section Student Activities Committee Chair (SAC Chair) and Council/Section Student Representatives (SSR) for conducting student activities, managing Student Branches and streamlining their operations. It can be accessed from http://bit.ly/R10SACnSSR.

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Life Member (LM)

Rajendra K. Asthana, IEEE Region 10 Life Member Committee Chair

2020 Region 10 Executive Committee meeting was held in Queenstown, New Zealand on 11^th January 2020. Few highlights for 2019 were that 5 new LMAGs were formed against the initial plan of 3. New LMAGs were established at Bangalore, Sendai, Hyderabad, Thailand and Madras Sections. Activities like lectures, seminars, symposium, lunch/dinner get together, visit to historical places, support to Section events etc. were accomplished. Total number activities during the year exceeded 50. Australia received its first IEEE milestone in May 2019. Life Member track was part of the SYWL Congress held in Hyderabad on 29^th September 2019. A meeting was also arranged for LMAG Chairs from India. 6 LMAG Chairs plus a few more Life Members attended the meeting at SYWL Congress. Similar activities are planned for 2020 but these may be affected by the COVID19 pandemic. Immediately after this, Life Members Committee face-to-face meeting was held at San Antonio, Texas on 17^th & 18^th January 2020, where plans & budget were discussed.

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IEEE Region 10 Executive Committee held their 2019 meeting on 11^th January 2020 at Crowne Plaza Queenstown Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand. The meeting was hosted by the IEEE New Zealand South Section, and attended by all the executive committee members of IEEE Region 10 for the year 2020 (refer Table 1). There are only two changes in the committee from the 2019 lineup; Jong Chang Yi replacing So Young Kim as the R10 History Committee Chair, while Rajendra K. Asthana replacing S.V. Sankaran as the R10 Life Members Committee Chair. A total of 28 members attended the meeting. Due to visa issues, Parkash Lohana (R10 Membership Development Committee Chair) and Huynh Thi Thanh Binh (R10 Student Activities Committee Chair) joined the meeting via video conferencing. 

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The one-day meeting started with pre-meeting during breakfast led by the three Vice-Chairs (VC); Takao Onoye (VC Professional Activities), Sri Niwas Singh (VC Technical Activities) and Zia Ahmed (VC Membership Activities). This was followed by the formal meeting, which started at 8.30am and concluded at 5.15pm. Andrew Lapthorn, Chair for the IEEE New Zealand South Section gave his welcoming remark to all the committee members, followed by the address by R10 Director, Akinori Nishihara, which summarized the Region’s activities and achievements in 2019 and plan for 2020. 

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Throughout the meeting, activities and plans were presented and were due for review and approval at R10 AGM scheduled on 7^th March 2020. This included the presentation by all committee chairs (grouped into and led by the three Vice-Chairs), financial report, meeting calendar, advisory and nomination, as well as plans for 2020 R10 Annual General Meeting (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and 2020 Sections Congress (Ottawa, Canada). Two items which would be further discussed and voted during the R10 AGM, the proposed region alignment and R10 e-Notice fee, were presented by the Director and Secretary, Takako Hashimoto, respectively. The day concluded with a networking dinner at the Public Kitchen restaurant, not far from the hotel.

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Shoaib Dayo, Ex-Branch Chair for IEEE MUET RAS Student Chapter

ELECTRO-MUET`19

In this event, the introduction about IEEE Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Campus Khairpur Mir`s RAS Student Chapter was given to students of the university. The inauguration ceremony of the student chapter as well as the event was done by the university Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. M. Mouzzam Balouch beside the Department of Electronic Engineering. After that the event was presided by the Chairman of the Department of Electronic Engineering Dr. M. R. Naich. The event comprised of 11 segments named as Circuitrix, Quiz and Speech, Parliamentary Debate, Ultimate Minds, Chess Challenges, Table Tennis, Badminton, Snooker, Basketball, Badminton for Girls, and Business Idea Presentation.

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These segments were carried out on 17^th and 18^th December 2019. The prize ceremony and the conclusion of the event was held on 17^th January 2020. Altogether there were 120 students who participated and attended this event.

Scope of Communication Technology for the Development of Youths’ Skills

IEEE Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Campus Khairpur Mir`s RAS Student Chapter organized a one-day seminar on “Scope of Communication Technology for the Development of Youths’ Skills” which was held at the Department of Electronic Engineering on 30^th January 2020. Dr. Dil Muhammad Akbar Hussain, Associate Professor, Aalborg University Denmark was the keynote speaker in the seminar, arranged by Professor Dr. Syed Hyder Abbas Musavi, Chairman for IEEE Communication Society Karachi Section. Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Muhammad Moazam Baloch and Professor Dr. Madad Ali Shah, Rector Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Technical & Skill Development University Khairpur Mir’s, were cordially invited. With the huge efforts of Dr. Mohammad Rafique Naich, Chairman for Electronic Engineering Department, this seminar was held successfully with 48 students participating.

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Asini Kodikara, Secretary for IEEE University of Moratuwa PES Student Chapter

Gammeddata IEEE Api (IEEE for the Countryside)

Gammeddata IEEE Api (IEEE for the Countryside) is an initiative by the IEEE University of Moratuwa PES Student Chapter in collaboration with the IAS and RAS Student Chapters along with the IEEE University of Moratuwa Student Branch. The project was organized with the intention of lending a helping hand to school children from rural areas on technology and robotics.

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In Phase 1 of the project, a Robotics Workshop targeting school students was successfully held on 11^th January 2020 from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm at the Anuradhapura Central College, Sri Lanka with the attendance of over 50 students. Among the beneficiaries were students who had never used a computer before. The feedback from students, teachers and parents provide evidence that the program was able to make a profound impact and provide a source of inspiration to all students to achieve greater heights despite their backgrounds.

Kavindu Nadeeshana, Secretary for IEEE University of Moratuwa EMB StudentChapter

2019 Activities Update

IEEE University of Moratuwa EMBS Student Chapter which is the only EMB Chapter in Sri Lanka was able to organize many successful events throughout the year 2019. Starting the year 2019, the AGM for the years 2019/2020 was organized together with an Outbound Event for the members and alumni of the society. 

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The flagship event was the Brainstorm Competition held on 7^th December 2019 at IESL Sri Lanka. It is the premier Biomedical Engineering competition in Sri Lanka which encourage undergraduates of both medical and engineering disciplines to solve contemporary problems in healthcare. The event had a participation of 145 competitors representing different Student Branches all around the country. Dr. Kanishka Madhushanka (Centre for Biomedical Innovations), Mr. Keerthi Kodithuwakku (Effective Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd), Dr. Nuwan Dayananda (Head of Electronics and Telecommunication Department, University of Moratuwa), Dr. Simon Kappel (Vising Lecturer from Denmark), and Dr. Anjula De Silva (IEEE Chapter Advisor) participated as speakers as well as judging panel. The winners were awarded with cash prizes worth LKR100,000. The chapter also got the chance to organize several interactive BME talks with scholars from foreign universities (Prof. Saman Halgamuge – University of Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Thrishantha Nanayakkara – Imperial College, London, Dr. Dushan Wadduwage – Harvard University, US).

Muhammad Saif Raza, Chair for IEEE UET Taxila Student Branch

Visit of R.I.S.E RESEARCH CENTER

Realizing the importance of practical demonstration for a better understanding of engineering studies, IEEE SB UET Taxila organized a Robotics Research Center tour on 6^th February 2020 for its member students (70 participants). The tour helped students to learn the practical perspective of the theoretical knowledge they are being taught in their classrooms.

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The faculty at ROBOTICS & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (R.I.S.E) RESEARCH CENTER NUST was kind enough to give us their time and cooperation. Dr. Yasir Ayyaz, Chairman/Central Project Director of National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) and the Head of Department of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, guided the students about Artificial Intelligence.

Hazlee Azil Illias, Counselor for IEEE University of Malaya Student Branch

ICCECN2020 Conference Successfully Held

The first International Conference on Communication, Electrical and Computer Networks (ICCECN2020) had been successfully organized at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 1^st and 2^nd February 2020. The conference was co-organized by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, IEEE University of Malaya Student Branch and Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya. The conference was attended by 40 participants from several different countries.

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The objectives of ICCECN2020 were to share the latest research and development in the field of communication, electrical and computer networks among students and researchers from public and private academic institutions, and to provide a platform for students and researchers from various affiliations to meet and discuss common research interests.

ICCECN2020 comprised of four main tracks, which include Communication Systems and Networks, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The conference program consisted of 2 keynote speeches, 2 workshops and 4 presentation sessions. The keynote speeches were delivered by Saad Mekhilef and Kaharudin Dimyati from UM.

Amaya Jayasinghe, Secretary for IEEE University of Ruhuna WIE AG

EMINENCE 1.0

EMINENCE 1.0 competition is the first ever competition organized by the IEEE University of Ruhuna Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity group with the vision to empower the undergraduate women engineers and to inspire girls to follow their innovative and competitive capabilities in engineering and science. The competition was held on 8^th December 2019 at the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Ruhuna from 7.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. as one-day event.

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EMINENCE 1.0 was arranged under a formation of maximum 4 members per team with over 50% female participation. The competition consisted of four different tasks covering four major areas in Electrical and Information Engineering aspects: lighting design, telecommunication network design, software challenge and electronic design. With the contribution from the organizing committee, EMINENCE 1.0 competition was able to achieve a resounding success with 72 contestants in 2019.

Pranav Raikote, Chair for IEEE BMS Institute of Technology & Management Student Branch

Activities of IEEE BMSIT&M Student Branch

IEEE BMSIT&M Student Branch is an enthusiastic student organization that aims to organize events that provide an opportunity for student members to enhance and develop their skills to help them become efficient engineers and leaders. Self Defence Workshop was organized on  6^th February 2020 as part of Women’s Day celebrations, led by Gaurav Sethia, Vice Chair for IEEE BMSIT&M Student Branch which was attended by 15 participants.

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My Mic, My Rules was organized on 29^th February 2020 with 15 participants, aimed at providing a platform for students to be open to ideas and enhance public speaking skills. Previously, IEEE Day was celebrated on 12^th October 2019 at the campus, led by Swati Sandhya, Chair for IEEE BMSIT&M Computer Chapter, with a lot of zeal by all the student members to create awareness about the organization. Girl Geeks events were scheduled on two Saturdays in August and September 2019 which aimed at teaching Neural Networks to 50 participants.