INAUGURATION EVENT OF IEEE INDUSTRY APPLICATION SOCIETY MAIT STUDENT BRANCH CHAPTER

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A new feather is added in the cap of IEEE MAIT SB Chapter by the opening of Industry Application Society Chapter officially formed on 24th June, 2020. With the blessings of MATES Founder Chairman, Dr. Nand Kishore Garg, the inaugural event was organized by Director, MAIT- Prof Neelam Sharma, Dean, MAIT- Prof. Satvir Deswal, IAS MAIT Counselor-Dr. Neelu Nagpal, IAS MAIT Faculty Coordinator- Ravi Sharma, and IEEE IAS MAIT Student Chairperson- Mr. Sparsh Jindal along with his student members. Chief Guest IEEE IAS President- Prof. Wei Jen Lee along with Eminent Speakers CEA Chair, IIT Delhi-Prof. Bhim Singh, IEEE IAS Award Chair- Prof Akshay K Rathore, IAS CMD Director-Dr. Peter Magyar, IAS CMD Chair-Ms. Lesley Arakkal, Chapter Chair IEEE Delhi Section-Prof. Prerna Gaur, Chapter Vice-Chair IEEE Delhi Section-Prof. Rachna Garg graced this occasion with their presence. Eminent and renowned speakers seized the webinar with their encouraging and informative words.

The First day of the event marked the presence of encouraging speakers. The session began with welcoming of speakers and guests by Mr. Sparsh Jindal and having an ice-breaking session followed by motivational words of Prof. Neelam Sharma, followed by the words of Prof Wei Jen Lee, where he provided in-depth knowledge of IAS and its background. Prof. Bhim Singh inspired the students to actively participate in IAS for their better development. Prof Akshay shared success stories of his students which were truly inspirational for all and also enlightened the audience on the success of YP's in Power Electronics and Opportunities. The session ended with the words of Prof Rachna Garg on IEEE. Dr. Neelu Nagpal extended her vote of thanks to everyone and assured the best performance of student members of IEEE IAS MAIT branch.

The Second day of the event witnessed prestigious speakers namely, Prof. SS Deswal. Dr. Peter, Ms. Lesley Arakkal and Prof. Prerna Gaur. Prof.  Deswal commenced the webinar with his encouraging words and the assurance of constant support to the students. The webinar was followed by Dr. Peter who provided insights about the technical discussions and the activities of IAS.  Ms. Lesley shared her IAS journey and emphasized on the involvement of women in IEEE IAS which touched every corner of the day's webinar. Prof. Prerna Gaur enlightened everyone with deep knowledge of IAS membership, and the importance of networking in the life of students. Dr. Monika Gupta as IEEE SB Mentor briefed a presentation on victory of IEEE MAIT. The viewers actively participated by putting in their questions which were warmly welcomed and answered by our speakers.  

Sparsh Jindal (Student Chair) added his warm thanks to everyone to attend the meeting and making the day memorable. He further extended his gratitude to team members: Sourav Jha (Vice Chair),  Daksh Dudeja (General Secretary), Anmol Gupta, (Treasurer), Kushagra Bansal (Webmaster), Mudit Sharma and Manan Mahajan (Graphic Designer), Raghav Makhija ( PR Head ), Preyansh Jain (Social Media Head) and   Amrita Pandey (Content Head).  

The inauguration event took place on 28th and 29th July 2020. This event was received by the audience of around 150 on both the day. The event was hosted on Google meet and HODs of MAIT, professionals, students, faculty, IEEE members, all over the world marked their presence. The event was overall a great success for IEEE IAS MAIT.