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Student Professional Awareness Conference Ended Successfully at KUET

For the first time in Bangladesh, IEEE Student Branch, KUET has organized the Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology. Under the banner of IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) and with the aid of event partner Microsoft Bangladesh Ltd., this grand event took place from 3 to 5 December at KUET auditorium and ended successfully. This event was also supported by Robi Axiata Limited. Around 2300 students and professionals from all over the country as well as abroad participated in the conference. The main goal of the event was to help the students and young professionals to find a way to meet their dreams. Also, it focused on various professional issues and information technology.

The three day event was divided in two sessions every day. The ever first session started with the inauguration ceremony presided by Professor Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Dean, Faculty of EEE, KUET. The vice chancellor of KUET Professor Dr. Mohammad Alamgir was the present as the chief guest at the ceremony. Professor Dr. M. M. A. Hashem, Jumanah Shireen Khan, Mr. Omi Azad and Dr. Nalin Sharda were also present as special guests in the ceremony.

The technical sessions then started with Dr. Nalin Sharda of Victoria University, Australia. He is a distinguished IEEE speaker. Naming his presentation as Developing Creativity and Innovation: for personal and social wellbeing, Dr. Nalin Sharda pointed on the rapid growth of technology and emphasized on a technical training to improve creativity and innovation. Dr. Khairul Alam of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, East West University, Bangladesh followed him with his presentation An overview of CMOS and beyond it: the emerging nano electronics devices. Professor Dr. M. M. A. Hashem was the next speaker. Dr. Hashem is currently working as a test consultant at Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN) at HEQUEP, University Grant Commission, Dhaka. He discussed about BdREN and what is ahead.

The day’s second session started with Dr. Nalin Sharda. This time he spoke about higher studies facilities in Australia. The day ended with a panel discussion about higher studies all around all over the world, presided by Dr. K. M. Azharul Hasan, Head of CSE, KUET. Distinguished teachers of KUET were present as the panel speakers.

The second day was dedicated for current IT industry trends and Microsoft stepped forward to give some light on the issue to the students and young professionals. The day started with a seminar on Professionalism Inside Out by Mr. Omi Azad, Developer Evangelist of Microsoft Bangladesh Ltd. He pointed on some critical aspects of professionalism with the examples of social networks. He showed us some common facts of interpersonal communication.

Tanzim Saqib, designer of British Telecom and Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) followed him with his discussion about Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications. He discussed about the advanced technologies used in the smart phone and how to develop applications for this device. The next seminar was about ASP.net on How to Improve Security and Performance in ASP.net. The crucial facts about the relationship of security and performance in the well-known framework ASP.net from the view of Microsoft Visual Studio was discussed in this seminar. Ahsan Murshed, software engineer of Cyber Jahan Ltd. conducted this seminar. Mr. Salahuddin Ahmed, Vice President and Head of Alternative Delivery Channels (ADC) at Prime Bank Ltd., Bangladesh, also a fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh was the next speaker with his speech about Transition From Engineering to Management. Then there was a GRE (Graduate Record Examination) information session conducted by Mr. Khalid Ahmed from GRE Centre, Bangladesh. The day’s second session began with a discussion about How to become and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) by MVP Jikrul Ahsan. The day ended with a panel discussion on jobs, business and higher studies presided by Professor Dr. M. M. A. Hashem. Mr. Omi Azad, the head of the departments of KUET and other distinguished personalities took part in the discussion.

The final day of the international conference started with an Ethics Contest participated by various IEEE Student Branches of all over Bangladesh. In the afternoon session, the previous IEEE Student Branch members of KUET were present and attended an alumni session. Then there was an introduction to Talentfest: Enterprise Award Winner Initiative of IEEE Student Branch, KUET. Followed by a grand closing ceremony and prize distribution of event contests and the announcement of the next S-PAC, this was the last session of the three-day-long conference.

Participated by distinguished technical personalities of the world and students and professionals from all over Bangladesh, this was the first and biggest technical conference in Bangladesh. With exclusive prizes in various contests sponsored by Microsoft Bangladesh Ltd. and question answer sessions, this event provided great attraction for speakers, guests and participants. Also, there was a blogging contest open for all the engineering students of Bangladesh arranged by Microsoft Bangladesh Ltd. The winners of the first round were given away the prizes of Qubee internet modems and the second round will start soon. In fine, participated by the well-known universities and personalities form both home and abroad, this event was a great success.

Written By: Md. Shihab Uddin
Chair, IEEE Student Branch,
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology