IEEE PES Women in Power Summit in R10 at 6th IEEE WIECON-ECE
Celia Shahnaz, R10 Representative for IEEE PES Women in Power Bangladesh
Nafisa Tasnim, Vice Chair for IEEE WIE Bangladesh
On 27th December, 2020, IEEE PES Women in Power (WiP) Region 10, in collaboration with IEEE WIE AG Bangladesh, IEEE Bangladesh Section, IEEE Bhubaneswar Subsection, and IEEE WIE AG Bhubaneswar, organized a virtual IEEE PES Women in Power Summit in R10. WePower, a world bank initiative, was the partner of the summit. The summit was collocated at 6th IEEE WIECON-ECE (https://wiecon-ece.org/) and attracted many authors of IEEE WIECON-ECE 2020 to know about IEEE PES Women in Power.
The summit was inaugurated by Dr. Celia Shanaz, PES WiP R10 Representative, Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section and General Chair, 6th IEEE WIECON-ECE 2020. She motivated the audience to come forward in presenting PES related projects that they are conducting as part of their thesis. The summit was glorified by the presence of Dr. Ruomei Li, Chair, IEEE PES WIP. She talked about realization of Life value by female Professionals. The summit witnessed around 38 participants and mentors from India, Bangladesh, Australia, China and Indonesia in the ZOOM Meeting. Notable contributors were Dr. Renu Sharma, and Dr. Sujata Chakroborty, and some experienced industry experts who mentored the project presenters so that their work can be transformed into products and can be deployed to PES industries. The presenters also learned the industry needs and skills. The session was moderated by Nafisa Tasnim, WiP representative from Bangladesh.
Celebration of International Women’s Day 2021: “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World”
Suhee Sanjana Mehjabin, Chair for IEEE BUET WIE AG
Anamika Bhakta, Chair for IEEE WIE Bangladesh
On 8th March, 2021, IEEE Bangladesh Section (BDS), WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BUET Student Branch WIE Affinity Group and IEEE BDS, jointly celebrated international women’s day in an online platform with a total of 87 participants from twenty universities and industries. Following the inauguration by Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Chair for IEEE BDS, Emi Yano, Chair for IEEE R10 WIE talked about the rising membership numbers in Region 10 during the pandemic. Ar. Selina Afroza, Chairman at Archetype Ltd. and President of WAEPA, Bangladesh, discussed how WEAPA talks about the issues women face in the workplace and society. Farah Tanjeem, Senior Expert, Planning Efficiency, Network Planning and Deployment, Technology, Grameenphone Ltd discussed her accomplishments as well as the story of her mother Khaleda Ahsan, Former Chief Engineer at the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), breaking the social norms of that time by pursuing her Engineering degree. The moderator, Sanjana Mehjabin ended the event with a vote of thanks.