First Anniversary of IEEE AUST SB WIE AG Celebrated

Formation of the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Women In Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group in the Bangladesh Section was approved on 21 July 2016 with the geo-code SBA63101. It has been one year since that day. During this time period WIE Affinity Group has worked relentlessly to uphold what it stands for. To celebrate this memorable journey we, IEEE AUST SB WIE AG, celebrated our one year anniversary on 30th July, 2017 in an exciting and joyous ceremony with teachers, students and former members of the branch.

The event started off with a welcome speech from the honorable counselor of the branch, Masoodur Rahman Khan Sir. Followed by this, the founding Advisor of IEEE AUST SB WIE Affinity Group, Kazi Khurshidi Haque Dia mam shared her experience of formation of the group and the activities of WIE. After that the Student Activity Coordinator of the branch, Tehjib Sadaf took the stage to emphasize the importance of women in the engineering sector with a brilliant presentation. Experience sharing of IEEE AUST Student Branch members who recently attended IEEE WIE Leadership Summit in Goa came immediately after this.

Towards the end of the event, former Chair of the branch, Redwan Ferdous and former General Secretary, Nurdida Binte Salam Purni inspired the students to participate in more events and contribute to IEEE. The event closed with celebrating the anniversary with cutting cake and photo session.