IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Presentation - MGA Global Young Professionals F2F Meeting

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IEEE REGION 10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS RECAP Young Professionals F2F Meeting Nivas Ravichandran, IEEE Region 10 Young Professional Coordinator March 31 st , 2017

Transcript of IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Presentation - MGA Global Young Professionals F2F Meeting

IEEE REGION 10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS RECAPYoung Professionals F2F Meeting

Nivas Ravichandran, IEEE Region 10 Young Professional Coordinator

March 31st, 2017

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ACHIEVEMENTS

2 Hall of Fame Young Professionals Affinity Group: Kerala & Tokyo

4 Young Professionals Achievement Award:Preeti K, Shahim B, Hussain M, Nivas R

IEEE R10 SYWL Congress 201667 YP Representatives from 19 Sections

7500 USD from PES14 Activities

IEEE HardTech Summit140+ Participants

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POINTS OF CONCERN

Decline in Industry YP Membership(Higher Grade -5.7% | GSM +12.3%)

Lesser International Events Lack of recognition for YPs in a sections

Lack of funding for activities Lack of focused activities for Young Professionals

More Members. Less volunteering opportunities.

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PLANS

Industry Collaboration & Entrepreneurship Activities

Collaboration with Societiesfor activities & initiatives

Focus on China, Japan, South Korea(Language Barrier Issues)

ANZCON 2017 (Prior to Sections Congress)

Young Professional Tracks+ IEEE HardTech Summit 2017

Formation of 5 New Young Professional Affinity Groups