On IEEE PES Day 2020 Bangladesh Section Webinar Series, on 27th April and 29th April two webinars were held in Zoom platform. The webinars were jointly organized by IEEE Bangladesh Section (BDS), IEEE BDS HAC, IEEE SIGHT FLASH of IEEE BDS, IEEE PES Women in Power and WePower.

The title of the first webinar was “Women in Power: Meaningful Engagement During Covid-19 Pandemic”. The speakers of the webinar were Dr. Ruomei Li, Chair, IEEE PES Women in Power and Dr. Celia Shahnaz, Professor, Department of EEE, BUET, IEEE PES Women in Power (WiP) Region 10 Regional representative and Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section. There were around 100 participants in the event.

The title of the second webinar was “Meaningful Engagement in PES Research and Innovation during Covid-19 Pandemic”. The speakers of the webinar were Dr. Jessica J. Bian, IEEE PES President Elect 2020-21, Grid-X Partners, Wayne, IL, USA and Dr. Sri Niwas Singh, Vice-Chancellor, MMM University of Technology Gorakhpur, Chair, IEEE India Council and Vice Chair, Technical Activities IEEE R10. The sessions were moderated by Dr. Celia Shahnaz and Dr. Shaikh Fattah, Professor, Department of EEE, BUET, Chair, IEEE PES-HAC and Education Chair, IEEE HAC. There were around 80 participants in the event. Members from PES Chapter, PES SB Chapter and other chapters were present. IEEE PES Bangladesh Chapter Chair Prof Shahidul Islam Khan attended the event. Both the events were coordinated by A. N. M. Nasimunnabi, Humanitarian Activity Coordinator of IEEE BDS.

Dr. Celia Shahnaz
IEEE PES WiP R10 Regional Representative
Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section