Message from Chair
2023 Chair’s Message
As Bangalore section chair, I’m cognizant of all the hard work that past 25 chairs and 45 execom on and many volunteers that have done over the years to build coming to this stage that we have today. So my best regards for their time, dedication, expertise, contribution and my special thanks to Deepa man with whom I have been working for the last one year. So thanks to all of you and for coming to AGM, and thanks for bestowing your confidence and helping me to take up the responsibility.
And this is a relay event, the baton moves from one leader to another. But I highlighted previously, you know, we need to have this infinite mindset. You know, we pass on this Baton from one to the other and in 2023 it’s my turn to be that Torch Bearer. But it’s a game that for a long time to come and as we have aspirations of scaling to 25K members by 2025. All the continuous job that we are doing will do it; if you don’t see your activities, don’t get upset. So that’s good. I tried to put some thoughts and introducing the following Ten Levers, which would be focal points of the activities for 2023:
Lever #1: Section-Chapter Coordination
“Sec-Soc”: Foundation+Décor. Vector Addition of Efforts. Flagship Events Focusing on coordinated and well-governed Section-Society (Sec-Soc) Activities
Lever #2: Finessing Student/YP Activities
“Student/YP-Centricity”: Industry Exposure. Hands-on. Soft Skills. Student, YP-Centric Programs thru SAC with better understanding.
Lever #3: Initiating Activities aligning NEP-2020
“Top-Down”: Principal Forum. SB-Activities Recognition. Think Hard. Academic Leaders Buy-In and NEP-2020 Adoption in spirit.
Lever #4: Strengthening Industry Connect
“Industry Cohorts”: Industry Affinity Groups. Mid-Manager Program.
Lever #5: Relooking Social & Humanitarian Charter
“SIGHT”: Community Sight. Smart Village. Health and Well-being. Inclusive. Relooking at Social Inclusion and Humanitarian Initiatives
Lever #6: Society Incubation/Governance
“Raise the Bar”: Min Finance. Activate the Dormant. Volunteer Pipeline. Byelaws. Section, Subsection and Society Governance and New Entity Incubation.
Lever #7: Ecosystem Collaboration for Win-Win
“Enlarging Pie”: Ecosystem Agent. R10/India Council. IESA/WinTechCon/IEI/SIA. Collaborating with Broader Ecosystem and Win-Win Partnership
Lever #8: Engaging with IEEE Global Sections
“Learn Best Practices”: (Co)-organized DLT. Bilateral Sessions. Global Programs. International Engagement and Global Visibility across Levels
Lever # 9: Working Smart and Multiplying Impact
“Less is More”: Website as Vehicle. Social Media. Infra and Hybrid mode. Working Smart and Multiplying Impact
Lever #10: IEEE Bangalore Section @50 (2027)
“5-yr Standing Committee”: SM/Fellow Growth. WiE Leadership. Global Positions
Standing Committee with Past Chairs/Mentors
Dr. Aloknath De,
Chair, IEEE Bangalore Section
