BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260303T145912Z UID:8F36254C-25EA-4DEF-8365-B18F5B147D55 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260122T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260122T210000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE CEDA Bangalore Chapter – First ExeCom Meeting 2026\nMeet ing Minutes\n\n1. Attendees\n\nMembers Present: Sajal Mittal\, Dr Jalaja S \,Girish Aramanekoppa Subbarao\, Vamsi Krishna Addepalli\, Dr.P.Vimala\, A pratim Chatterjee\, Dr Mohammad Ziaullah\, Dr. Venugopal. N\, Dr.Jyothi A P\, Dr.Mohammed Zakir B\, Dr.Renuka V Tali\, Garima Srivastava\, Karunakar a Rai B\, Lakshmanan Balasubramanian\, Nagaraja Rao\, Rajeela Deshpande\, Saptarshi Pani\, Subhra Prakash Giri\, Dr. Shashidhara H R\n\nMembers Abse nts: Dr. Arun Balodi & Vishal Narendrakumar Shah\n\n2. Opening Remarks\n\n -\nWelcome: Vamsi Krishna Addepalli opened the meeting\, and Sajal Mittal welcomed the ExeCom members to the first Execom meeting of 2026\, acknowle dging the successful interactions during the IEEE Bangalore Section AGM.\n \n-\nPurpose: The primary agenda was to present the vision and strategy fo r the year 2026 and gather feedback from the team.\n\n3. CEDA Overview\n\n -\nIntroduction to CEDA: Sajal Mittal clarified that CEDA (Council on Elec tronic Design Automation) is a technical council formed in 2005\, not a so ciety. It focuses on EDA\, CAD tools\, and semiconductor design automation .\n\n-\nMember Societies: CEDA comprises seven parent societies\, includin g CAS\, Computer Society\, Packaging\, Electron Devices\, Antennas & Propa gation\, and Solid-State Circuits.\n\n-\nBenefits: Membership is free for anyone who is already a member of IEEE. Benefits include access to newslet ters\, sponsored events\, and flagship conferences.\n\n4. Vision and Strat egy 2026\n\nVision: To establish the CEDA Bangalore Chapter as a leader gl obally and attain the #1 position by the end of 2026.\n\nStrategic Targets :\n\n-\nMembership Growth: Target to increase membership from ~3\,000 to 9 \,000 members (approx. 3x growth).\n\n-\nStudent Branches: Increase the nu mber of student branches from 13 to 25.\n\n-\nProfessional Members: Aim to double professional membership (currently 550).\n\n-\nDistinguished Lectu rer (DL): Goal to have at least one CEDA DL from the Bangalore Section.\n\ nKey Focus Areas (Horizontals):\n\n-\nStudent Branches: Expand to Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities and new districts (Mysore\, Mangalore\, North Karnataka).\n \n-\nIndustry-Specific Events: Leverage industry connections to organize r elevant programs and bridge the industry-academia gap.\n\n-\nMembership Dr ive: Actively promote CEDA membership benefits to colleagues and students. \n\n5. Execution Model & Initiatives\n\nDouble Engine Event Model:\n\n-\nE ngine 1 (ExCom Driven): Each ExCom member is requested to organize at leas t one meaningful event during the year.\n\n-\nEngine 2 (Student Branch Dri ven): Aim for at least one event driven by student branches\, supported by a mentorship loop.\n\nExCom-Counselor Loop:\n\n-\nEach student branch wil l be mapped to one ExCom member who will serve as a mentor/point of contac t to guide them and ensure one or more events for this year.\n\nProposed E vent Diversity:\n\n-\nTechnical Certification Programs (approx. 4 months d uration).\n\n-\nIndustry-Specific Problem Solving (Hackathons/Challenges). \n\n-\nStartup Meetups and Investor Connects (Bridging startups with VCs/I ndustry).\n\n-\nWorkshops (RTL design\, Verification\, Layout).\n\n-\nSoci al Impact Events.\n\n-\nGlobal Collaboration (Joint events with internatio nal chapters).\n\n6. Timeline\n\n-\nImmediate (Jan End): Submit event prop osals.\n\n-\nQ1: Focus on planning\, executing initial events\, signing MO Us (e.g.\, with VIT)\, and organizing one sponsored program before March.\ n\n-\nQ2: Execute flagship events (like SWEAT) and revamp strategy if need ed.\n\n-\nQ3: Focus on regional expansion and outreach events outside Bang alore.\n\n7. Discussion & Q&A\n\nStudent Membership Strategy:\n\n-\nDiscus sion: Dr. Mohammed Ziaullah suggested that since student fees are lower\, obtaining student support is key to climbing the chapter rankings. He ment ioned a proposal for a 50% discount on student memberships to drive number s from the college or university.\n\n-\nAction: Jalaja S emphasized the ne ed to create awareness about the free membership benefit.\n\nVolunteering Opportunities:\n\n-\nOpportunity: Lakshmanan Balasubramanian announced tha t the Design Automation Conference (DAC) is looking for volunteers for the technical program committee and review team.\n\n-\nAction: Members intere sted in volunteering were asked to reach out to Lakshmanan.\n\n8. Adjournm ent\n\nThe Chair thanked the members for their patience and emphasized wor king as a unified team without stress ("Be Happy").\n\n[]\n\nVirtual: http s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534389 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534389 ORGANIZER:avamsikrishna@ieee.org SEQUENCE:31 SUMMARY:IEEE CEDA Bangalore Chapter – First ExeCom Meeting 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534389 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h2 style="text-align: center\;"><strong>IEEE CEDA Bangalore Chapter &ndash\; First ExeCom Meeting 2026</strong><br><st rong><em>Meeting Minutes</em></strong></h2>\n<h3 dir="ltr">1. Attendees</h 3>\n<p dir="ltr">Members Present: Sajal Mittal\, Dr Jalaja S\,Girish Arama nekoppa Subbarao\, Vamsi Krishna Addepalli\, Dr.P.Vimala\, Apratim Chatter jee\, Dr Mohammad Ziaullah\, Dr. Venugopal. N\, Dr.Jyothi A P\, Dr.Mohamme d Zakir B\, Dr.Renuka V Tali\, Garima Srivastava\, Karunakara Rai B\, Laks hmanan Balasubramanian\, Nagaraja Rao\, Rajeela Deshpande\, Saptarshi Pani \, Subhra Prakash Giri\, Dr. Shashidhara H R</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Members Abs ents: Dr. Arun Balodi &amp\; Vishal Narendrakumar Shah</p>\n<p dir="ltr">& nbsp\;</p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">2. Opening Remarks</h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" ari a-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Welcome: Vamsi Krishna Adde palli opened the meeting\, and Sajal Mittal welcomed the ExeCom members to the first Execom meeting of 2026\, acknowledging the successful interacti ons during the IEEE Bangalore Section AGM.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria- level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Purpose: The primary agenda w as to present the vision and strategy for the year 2026 and gather feedbac k from the team.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;</p>\n<h3 dir="ltr ">3. CEDA Overview</h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Introduction to CEDA: Sajal Mittal clarified that CED A (Council on Electronic Design Automation) is a technical council formed in 2005\, not a society. It focuses on EDA\, CAD tools\, and semiconductor design automation.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr " role="presentation">Member Societies: CEDA comprises seven parent societ ies\, including CAS\, Computer Society\, Packaging\, Electron Devices\, An tennas &amp\; Propagation\, and Solid-State Circuits.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir= "ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Benefits: Membersh ip is free for anyone who is already a member of IEEE. Benefits include ac cess to newsletters\, sponsored events\, and flagship conferences.</p>\n</ li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;</p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">4. Vision and Strategy 2026</h3>\n<p dir="ltr">Vision: To establish the CEDA Bangalore Chapter a s a leader globally and attain the #1 position by the end of 2026.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">Strategic Targets:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Membership Growth: Target to increase membe rship from ~3\,000 to 9\,000 members (approx. 3x growth).</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Student Branch es: Increase the number of student branches from 13 to 25.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Professional Members: Aim to double professional membership (currently 550).</p>\n</li> \n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Distingu ished Lecturer (DL): Goal to have at least one CEDA DL from the Bangalore Section.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">Key Focus Areas (Horizontals):</p >\n<ol>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">S tudent Branches: Expand to Tier-2 &amp\; Tier-3 cities and new districts ( Mysore\, Mangalore\, North Karnataka).</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-leve l="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Industry-Specific Events: Leverag e industry connections to organize relevant programs and bridge the indust ry-academia gap.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" r ole="presentation">Membership Drive: Actively promote CEDA membership bene fits to colleagues and students.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;</ p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">5. Execution Model &amp\; Initiatives</h3>\n<p dir="ltr" >Double Engine Event Model:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p d ir="ltr" role="presentation">Engine 1 (ExCom Driven): Each ExCom member is requested to organize at least one meaningful event during the year.</p>\ n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">En gine 2 (Student Branch Driven): Aim for at least one event driven by stude nt branches\, supported by a mentorship loop.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="l tr">ExCom-Counselor Loop:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir ="ltr" role="presentation">Each student branch will be mapped to one ExCom member who will serve as a mentor/point of contact to guide them and ensu re one or more events for this year.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">Propo sed Event Diversity:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr " role="presentation">Technical Certification Programs (approx. 4 months d uration).</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="pr esentation">Industry-Specific Problem Solving (Hackathons/Challenges).</p> \n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">S tartup Meetups and Investor Connects (Bridging startups with VCs/Industry) .</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentati on">Workshops (RTL design\, Verification\, Layout).</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="l tr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Social Impact Events .</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentati on">Global Collaboration (Joint events with international chapters).</p>\n </li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;</p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">6. Timeline</h3>\n<u l>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Immedi ate (Jan End): Submit event proposals.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-leve l="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Q1: Focus on planning\, executing initial events\, signing MOUs (e.g.\, with VIT)\, and organizing one spon sored program before March.&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1 ">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Q2: Execute flagship events (like SWE AT) and revamp strategy if needed.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1 ">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Q3: Focus on regional expansion and o utreach events outside Bangalore.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;< /p>\n<h3 dir="ltr">7. Discussion &amp\; Q&amp\;A</h3>\n<p dir="ltr">Studen t Membership Strategy:</p>\n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="l tr" role="presentation">Discussion: Dr. Mohammed Ziaullah suggested that s ince student fees are lower\, obtaining student support is key to climbing the chapter rankings. He mentioned a proposal for a 50% discount on stude nt memberships to drive numbers from the college or university.</p>\n</li> \n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Action: Jalaja S emphasized the need to create awareness about the free membership benefit.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">Volunteering Opportunities:</p>\ n<ul>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Opp ortunity: Lakshmanan Balasubramanian announced that the Design Automation Conference (DAC) is looking for volunteers for the technical program commi ttee and review team.</p>\n</li>\n<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">\n<p dir="l tr" role="presentation">Action: Members interested in volunteering were as ked to reach out to Lakshmanan.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p dir="ltr">&nbsp\;</p >\n<h3 dir="ltr">8. Adjournment</h3>\n<p dir="ltr">The Chair thanked the m embers for their patience and emphasized working as a unified team without stress ("Be Happy").</p>\n<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/b64955aa-4f6c- 48a9-8717-18d727263177" alt="" width="732" height="413"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR