Remarkable Participation of IEEE Karachi Section in the PSYWC15 CIIT, Islamabad
Reported By: Utam Prem
The 9th episode of biggest national level IEEE event of Pakistan PSYWC’15 was this year held at CIIT, Islamabad organized by IEEE Islamabad Section and IEEE CIIT Student Branch on Oct 2 – 4, 2015.
The three-day event went superb. The wonderful congress was attended by a huge number of dedicated and energetic volunteers from across Pakistan. There were different motivational and inspirational sessions to encourage the volunteers and for their personal & professional development. The All Pakistan SAC meeting was also called at the occasion.
IEEE Karachi Section’s participation in the PSYWC15 remained very successful. Section funded partial grant to the 14 dedicated volunteers from different student branches of Karachi Section.
It was indeed a proud moment when three dedicated volunteers of IEEE Karachi Section received awards for their volunteer efforts and dedication towards IEEE activities. The awards are as follows:
- Hanan Daudpota (Isra University, Hyderabad) – Most Valuable Student Volunteer Award
- Muhammad Akmal (Hamdard University, Karachi) – Student Branch Leadership Award
- Ahsan Qamer (NED, Karachi) – Student Branch Leadership Award
IEEE Karachi Section officers including Engr. Parkash Lohana (Chairman, IEEE Karachi Section), Engr. Murtaza Hanif (SAC Chair) and Mr. Rabeet Sagri (Chairman IEEE Young Professionals) delivered great sessions at the congress.
Figure 1: Muhammad Akmal of Hamdard University Karachi receiving Student Branch Leadership Award at the PSYWC15
Figure 2: All Pakistan IEEE Volunteers together. From Right-to-Left (Engr. Parkash Lohana – Karachi Section, Amir Zahoor – Lahore Section, Hammad Shafqat – Islamabad Section, Usman M. Ali – Lahore Section, Utam Prem and Murtaza Hanif – Karachi Section and Muhammad Bilal Javed – Lahore Section.)
