IEEEPNECorganized the2ndKarachiSectionStudent/GOLD/WIECongresson4thOctober2012.

Theideabehindthiscongresswastobringtogetherstudentsfromall branches of IEEE Karachi section in order to present their re-search,sharetheirexperiences, learnaboutcurrentdevelopments,interactwithotherstudent,gatheranddiscussinnovativeideasandalsobringuptheirproblems.

The Congresswas planned and organizedwith all of the zeal andzestwecouldmusterinit.Thepreparationforthismegahadbeengoingonforaboutamonth.PublicitywasbeingdoneonFacebook,of icial page shared & build up so that the word gets out loudenoughforalltoknowthatthiseventishappening.

The Congress consisted of different competitions and seminars ofwhichsomewerecarriedoutsimultaneously.

EVENTS

IEEEStudentEthicsCompetition

PosterDesigningCompetition

Workshops

PanelDiscussion

KarachiSectionRecognitionAwards

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KarachiSectionStudentsCongress2012 IEEEPNECStudentBranch

Thedayof iciallycommencedwithawelcomeaddress fromOnibNasir,ChairmanIEEEPNECandabriefintroductionaboutouruniversityaswellasoursocietybythehost.Afterwhichtheparticipantsoftheeth-icscompetitionandtheposterdesignwereusheredtothevenueswheretheirrespectivecompetitionswerebeingheld.

IEEEStudentEthicsCompetition

Theethicscompetitionkickedoffat1600hours.

Theteamswereagivenninetyminutestimetogothroughthescenariotheyweregivenintheformofacasestudyandprepareapresentation.

Almostalloftheteamswereverycompetentandefficientandcouldbeseendeeplyimmersedadearnestlyimmersedintheirworkassoonastheclockstartedticking.

Theirninetyminutesfinishedat1730andafterafifteenminutesbreakthejudgesarrivedandtheparticipantteamswerecalledonebyonetopresenttheirwork.Thepanelofjudgesconsistedofthreedistinguishedpersonalitiesfromtheirrespectivefields.Theywere:

1.MissSadiaKazmi-Headof IndustryAutomation,SiemensPakistan

2.MissMaheenBaber-HRManager,WavetecLtd.

3.Mr.BilalKhan-HRManager,PakistanPetroleumLtd.

Alltheteamspresentedverywellandhelduptheirarguments.

PosterDesigningCompetition

On the other hand at the poster design competi-tion, teams from various universities participatedwithgreatenthusiasmheretoo.Asimilarscenariowasobservedintermsoftheregistrationandentryof the teams. A total of eleven teams competed.Eachteamconsistedofthreemembers&waspro-vided with the paints, colors and pastels. Thethemeofdesigningtheposterwas‘Advancingtech-nologyforhumanity’.

Therewasafusionofartandfaux-pasonthepost-ersthatwerebeingmade.Theteamshadatimeofninetyminutesherewhichwasquitenervewrack-ingforthem.Theatmospherewaslightandfunbutcompetitivenevertheless.

Attheendoftheninetyminutes,theposterswerecollectedandputupforeveryoneatthecongresstosee.

Theresultsoftheposterdesigningwerealsogoingtobeannouncedattheendofthecongress.

WebsiteforDummies

Aworkshoptitled‘WebsiteforDummies’wasconductedbyMr.ZainGill,IEEEPNECViceChairandthepersonsolelyresponsiblefortheIEEEPNECwebsite.Theworkshopwasoncreatingandmaintaininga website. It covered a tutorial on how to create a website fromscratch.Thelecturewasaimedatpeoplewithlittleornoknowledgeabout website hosting. It provided them very basic knowledge ofhowcanyoustartoffwithanywebsiteandmakeitrunning.ZainGillemphasizedonwhyitsabsolutelyvitaltohaveawebsiteinthecur-rent day and age and highlighted the outrageously low amount ofparticipationsintheR10websitecompetition.

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Workshops

KarachiSectionStudentsCongress2012 IEEEPNECStudentBranch

MaximizingyourIEEEMembership

RabiaKhalidandHassaanIdrees,bothverywell-knownandre-centgraduatesofPNECheldtheaudiences’interestbyhavingalivelydialoguebased session. In the session thesealumnidis-cussedabouttheirPNECdaysandtheroleIEEEplayedinit.Be-ingtheforerunnersandveryactivemembersofthesociety,theywereabletobringaverybrightimageofIEEEinfrontoftheaudi-ence.Theyalsoentertainedquestionsfromtheaudienceandan-sweredthemindetail,withtheaimofclarifyinganymisconcep-tionsregardingIEEEmemberships.Attheendofthissessiontheywereabletoincreaseawarenessandeliminatethemisconcep-tionsregardingIEEEandbeinganactiveparticipantinit.

Thepaneldiscussionwason“TheimportanceofentrepreneurshipandthePakistanistudent”.Mr.HassaanIdreeswasthemoderator.Seatednexttohimonstagewere,Mr.AliAllawalawhoisHRManageratP&G,MrMobeenRafiqwhoisawellseasonedentrepreneurhavingstartedmanyventures,Ms.EramAbbassi,whoisateacheratBahriaUniversityandSZABISTandAyeshaAkram,whoisastudyingMBAatIBA.Thepresenceofpanelistfromallagegroupsensuredthatalivelydiscussionensued.

HassaanIdreesgotthediscussionstartedbypresentinganoverviewofthecurrentscenario.Mr.AliAllawalavoicedhisopinionsandspokeabouthisexperienceintheengineering-entrepreneurshipfield.Hetalkedabouthowclass room learningwas verymuch applicable to real life situations.Mr.MobeenRafiqtalkedabouthowtheengineeringworldwascontributingtopovertyalleviationandgaveexamplesofsomeofhisowninitiatives.AyeshaAkramwasoftheopinionthatalotengineeringstudentswerecomingintothebusinesssideandweremakingquitesuccessfulcareersoutof it.Ms.EramAbbassitalkedabouttheingrowntalentandthepotentialthatPaki-stanpossessesandwhatthistalentcouldachieveifappliedinthecorrectmanner.Shetalkedaboutherresearchonrisingtrendsincareersthatstartedoffwithengineeringandendedupwithentrepreneurship.

ThepaneldiscussionwasthenwrappedupbyHassan’sconclusion.Theau-diencewasveryengagedandlistenedtothediscussionwithalotofinterest.

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TheimportanceofentrepreneurshipandthePakistanistudent—PanelDiscussion

Lively discussion 

Keen listeners 

SelfAssessingOurSkills

Mr.ShahbazIslam,DGMHR&ODSSGC,isaverydiverseandexperttrainer.Thetopicofhissessionwas‘SelfassessingourSkills’.Thethemewasastohowtomonitorandevaluateyourownselfandself-assessmentofyourskills.Thesessioncouldn’thavebeenmoreengrossingwithallthejokesandlaughsthepresentercrackedatthefutureengineers,headdressedsomereallyimportantissuesre-gardingself-assessmentandsucceedingevaluatingone’sownself.Hispresenta-tionconsistedofverymainstreamexamplesandphenomenonfromoursur-roundingtowhomallofuscouldrelate.Heplayedwiththeaudience’smindsallalongandkeptthemcaptivated.Mr.ShahbazIslampointedoutthatthesecrettoexcellenceisbeingabletocriticizeyourownskillsandworkthemout.Allinallitwasavery interestingand interactivesessionandleft thestudentswithverymuchtothinkabout.

KarachiSectionStudentsCongress2012 IEEEPNECStudentBranch

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IEEEPNECStudentBranchPakistanNavyEngineeringCollege

NationalUniversityofSciences&Technology

www.ieeepnec.org

sb.pnec@ieee.org

www.facebook.com/ieee.pnec

KarachiSectionRecognitionAwards

Thiswas themosteagerlyawaitedpartofKSSC’12by far. In theAwardsDistributionceremonypartici-pants,belongingfromthevariousStudentBranchesattendingtheCongress,wereseenenthusiasticallyan-ticipating the results of the KSSC’12 Recognition Awards. As expected, on the announcement of everyaward,theaudiencewouldcheerandapplaudfervently.

Honored guest,Mr.ShahabSiddique(Secretary IEEEKarachiSection)wasinvitedontothestagetogiveoutthe awards to the respective winners. The ceremonystartedoffwiththeannouncementoftheresultof theEthicsCompetitionandthePosterDesignCompetition.Team PNEC (comprising of Salar Javaid, Saadi Aziz,HammadSaleemandAsimAhmedwontheEthicscom-petition after being given a run for their money byTeamPAF-KEIT.MeanwhileinthePosterDesignCom-petition,TeamMUETtookawaythe irstprize.

The awards were dominated by IEEE PNEC Studentbranch and not surprising then that it also won theOutstanding IEEE Student Branch Award. The rest oftheawardsweregivenoutasfollows:

OutstandingIEEEStudentBranch‐IEEEPNECStudentBranch

OutstandingIEEEStudentBranchChair‐AhsanSaeed,IEEENED

OutstandingIEEEVolunteer‐ZainGill,IEEEPNEC

OutstandingWIEAf inityGroup‐WIEPNEC

OutstandingWIEAf inityGroupChair‐WahabaHussain,WIENED

OutstandingWIEVolunteer‐IqraSajid,WIEPNEC

BestIEEEStudentBranchWebsite‐IEEEPNEC

Intheend,theCommandantPNEC,CommodoreAtherSaleem,wasinvitedtothestagetoaddresstheaudi-enceandgracetheoccasionasthechiefguest.

Thecongresswasconcludedwithdinnerforall,wheretheguestsdiscussedtheirtakeonoureventandwe,theorganizerstookabreathofreliefandcongratulatedourselvesuponthecompletionofanothersuc-cessfulevent.Wethankedallforbeingpresentandformakingoureffortsworthit.

Wewouldalsoliketospeciallythankour“Of icialStudioPartners’ABLAZEDSTUDIOSfortheirsupportthroughouttheevent

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