BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dacca BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T091407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+06 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20091231T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0700 TZOFFSETTO:+0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1TH;BYMONTH=12 TZNAME:+06 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20211029T153937Z UID:08C78E23-23BA-46EC-B0F9-B07AB0B85B28 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dacca:20210422T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dacca:20210422T210000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Bangladesh Section (IEEE BDS) and IEEE Women in Engineerin g Affinity Group IEEE Bangladesh Section (WIE AG BDS) organized an online event to celebrate the International Girls In ICT Day 2021 on 22 April 202 1\, 8-9 pm. The theme of the event "Connected Girls\, Creating Brighter Fu tures".\n\nInternational Girls in ICT Day\, an initiative of ITU and is ce lebrated every year to supports the social and economic development of wom en and girls. This day is an opportunity for girls and young women to see\ , rethink and consider technology as new light of prospect. International Girls in ICT Day aims to inspire a global movement to increase the represe ntation of girls and women in technology. The day is to recommit to the go al of equal access for young women and girls to opportunities in science\, technology\, engineering and math.\n\nAs a celebration of International G irls in ICT Day\, IEEE Bangladesh Section and Women in Engineering Affinit y Group of IEEE Bangladesh Section jointly organized a webinar on 22nd Apr il\, 2021.\n\nThe webinar was inaugurated with the Speech from Dr. Celia S hahnaz\, Professor (EEE)\, BUET & Chair\, IEEE Bangladesh Section. After t hat\, the session was very much interactive through active participation i n the discussion by Rabeya Akter from IEEE RAS SB Dhaka University\, Dr. T ama Fouzder\, Assistant Professor\, Department of EEE\, ULAB\, Marshia Zam an Shaily\, Lecturer & Group Advisor\, IEEE Dhaka University SB WIE AG\, T asnim Rahman\, Lecturer\, Green University of Bangladesh\, Javed Niaj Mohs in\, Junior Electrical Engineer\, Development Design Consultants Limited\, Israt Binteh Habib. Lecturer & Group Advisor\, IEEE WIE AG IIUC\, Ashfia Habib\, Lecturer\, NSU\, Sania Sultana\, Engineer\, Oli Lowna Baroi\, Lect urer\, Dept. of EEE\, AUST. All of them agreed that women play a key role in reducing poverty and promoting social and economic development\, for th emselves\, their families and their countries. ICT is an essential tool fo r the social and economic development of women and girls. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can provide women and girls an education and job training\, promote literacy\, improve access to health care\, ena ble the exercise of legal rights and participation in government.\n\nAroun d 60 participants from different university and professional organization were present in that webinar. The webinar was hosted by Anamika Bhakta\, C hair\, WIE AG of IEEE Bangladesh Section.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtool s.ieee.org/m/270221 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270221 ORGANIZER:anamika.bhakta@robi.com.bd SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:International Girls in ICT day 2021 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/270221 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE Bangladesh Section (IEEE BDS) and IEE E Women in Engineering Affinity Group IEEE Bangladesh Section (WIE AG BDS) organized an online event to celebrate the International Girls In ICT Day 2021 on 22 April 2021\, 8-9 pm. The theme of the event "Connected Girls\, Creating Brighter Futures".</p>\n<p>International Girls in ICT Day\, an i nitiative of ITU and is celebrated every year to supports the social and e conomic development of women and girls. This day is an opportunity for gir ls and young women to see\, rethink and consider technology as new light o f prospect. International Girls in ICT Day aims to inspire a global moveme nt to increase the representation of girls and women in technology. The da y is to recommit to the goal of equal access for young women and girls to opportunities in science\, technology\, engineering and math.</p>\n<p>As a celebration of International Girls in ICT Day\, <strong>IEEE Bangladesh S ection </strong>and<strong> Women in Engineering Affinity Group of IEEE Ba ngladesh Section</strong> jointly organized a webinar on 22<sup>nd</sup> A pril\, 2021.</p>\n<p>The webinar was inaugurated with the Speech from Dr. Celia Shahnaz\, Professor (EEE)\, BUET &amp\; Chair\, IEEE Bangladesh Sect ion. After that\, the session was very much interactive through active par ticipation in the discussion by Rabeya Akter from IEEE RAS SB Dhaka Univer sity\, Dr. Tama Fouzder\, Assistant Professor\, Department of EEE\, ULAB\, Marshia Zaman Shaily\, Lecturer &amp\; Group Advisor\, IEEE Dhaka Univers ity SB WIE AG\, Tasnim Rahman\, Lecturer\, Green University of Bangladesh\ , Javed Niaj Mohsin\, Junior Electrical Engineer\, Development Design Cons ultants Limited\, Israt Binteh Habib. Lecturer &amp\; Group Advisor\, IEEE WIE AG IIUC\, Ashfia Habib\, Lecturer\, NSU\, Sania Sultana\, Engineer\, Oli Lowna Baroi\, Lecturer\, Dept. of EEE\, AUST. All of them agreed that women play a key role in reducing poverty and promoting social and economi c development\, for themselves\, their families and their countries. ICT i s an essential tool for the social and economic development of women and g irls. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can provide women and girls an education and job training\, promote literacy\, improve acces s to health care\, enable the exercise of legal rights and participation i n government.</p>\n<p>Around 60 participants from different university and professional organization were present in that webinar. The webinar was h osted by Anamika Bhakta\, Chair\, WIE AG of IEEE Bangladesh Section.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR