Exploring the funding oppourtunities

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The IEEE Student Branch of Sri Sai Ram Institute Of Technology hosted an orientation session on exploring the funding opportunities in the various IEEE Societies and communities, so that the various student members could learnt about the wide array of funding opportunities available in IEEE for them to bring their projects to fruition. The event started with an inaugural address by Dr. Saritha G, IEEE SB Counselor, followed which the session started in full swing. The session started with a talk  by Dr. R.Azhagumurugan, HOD, EEE, at Sri Sai Ram Engineering College on the various societies and communities in IEEE, with a detailed explanation on each technical society. Dr. Soma Prathibha, organiser, Sairam IEEE, then proceeded to explain the kind of projects that would be considered eligible for funding by the IEEE.

It was followed by an interactive session wherein the resource people interacted with the students about the various projects that were being undertaken, and about how to approach and improve upon the same. Dr. S. Brindha, Captain of Sairam IEEE, and the chair of SAC IEE Madras Section then proceeded to give a detailed presentation about the process involved in getting funding from the various IEEE communities, right from the start till the very end. Various important aspects such as filing a report, publishing a paper, etc were discussed in order to improve upon the students’ understanding of the various possibilities and pathways available to them.

The resource people were then presented with mementos as a token of gratitude. The event ended on a high note with a vote of thanks by IEEE SV Vice Chairman Kathik Maharaja AV.

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