IEEE HYDERABAD SECTION

IEEE Hyderabad Section Annual General Body Meeting (AGM 2021)

Mohammed Arifuddin Sohel, Secretary for IEEE Hyderabad Section

The IEEE Hyderabad Section, India organized its Annual General Body Meeting (AGM – 2021) on 24th January, 2021, from 10.00AM to 2.30PM at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Begumpet in hybrid mode. The AGM started with a welcome address by Amit Kumar, Chair who appreciated the volunteers’ efforts in organizing over 1400 virtual and hybrid events. Bala Peddigari, the Secretary, briefed that the IEEE membership of Hyderabad Section was 4066 at the end of 2020 and highlighted two special efforts of the Section in organizing the IEEE Hydcon 2020 and in mobilizing the IEEE COVID MOVE initiative. Dr. MGPL Narayana, past chair, IEEE Hyderabad Section paid Tribute to Shri. F.C. Kohli.

A computer society flagship event, the F.C. Kohli memorial lecture was held on 19th March of every year to mark the birth anniversary of Shri. F.C. Kohli. The chief guest of the function Dr. Deepak Mathur, Director, Region 10 joined through WebEx mode and appreciated the efforts of Section volunteers for their dedicated efforts to further the cause of IEEE. The awards ceremony was conducted to facilitate the active volunteers of the Section. IEEE Hyderabad Section was privileged to honor BL Deekshatalu with India Council Life Time Achievement Award. N Venkatesh, Nominations Committee Chair introduced the full slate of IEEE Hyderabad Section for the year 2021 and initiated the Change of Guard.

Srinivas Jasti takes over as the Chairman, R. Balasubmanian as the Vice Chair, Mohammed Arifuddin Sohel as the Secretary and Bala Prasad Peddigari as the Treasurer. The outgoing chairs and volunteers were awarded with digital certificates. Sreenivas Jasti, incumbent chair, shared his vision for the year 2021 and encouraged the volunteers to refer to IEEE Future Directions Initiatives for new technology areas and engage with IEEE Foundation to drive initiatives aligned to the theme ILLUMINATE EDUCATE ENGAGE ENERGISE. The vote of thanks was presented by Bala Peddigari. Posters of chapter activities were displayed before and after the main sessions of AGM. The participants were treated to a tasty ethnic cuisine during lunch and safety norms laid out by the local government were strictly followed throughout the event. The event was attended by 171 IEEE members.