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IEEE Kerala Section
Annual Report 2010
Going Global, Staying Local
IEEE Kerala Section
Harmonieee, Cherian’s Square,
Ambuja Vilason Road, Trivandrum -1
Kerala Section Annual Report 2010
PART A - SECTION SUMMARY
A.1 Executive Summary
2010 was a year of vibrant activities for Kerala Section, building upon the momentum
generated in previous years. Following are the highlights for year 2010:
 Organized the IEEE R10 GOLD International Conference on Humanitarian
Technologies, and supported two other international conferences.
 Organized National-level Conference on Smart Grid.
 Preparations are in progress for two international conferences in 2011, with peer
reviewed papers to be published in IEEEXplore.
 Malabar Subsection was formed in 2010 to cater to the northern districts of
Kerala, and hence increase the geographic span of Kerala Section.
 Kochi activities got a major boost by organizing many activities in the area.
 The society chapters of IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications Society,
IEEE Power & Energy and the joint chapter of IA/IEL/PEL each had an active year
with a number of seminars, lectures and other programs organized by them.
 The affinity groups of GOLD and WIE were active in the year, organizing
programs targeting the young professionals and women engineers respectively.
 In association with other professional societies such as Institution of Engineers
India, Computer Society of India, Project Management Institute and so on,
conducted 47 weekly technical talks, on almost every other Wednesday.
 Actively engaged with other IEEE entities at the HQ, R10, India Council, Societies
and other sections. This included representation in R10 EXECOM, international
committees of Computer Society and leadership in the Humanitarian Technology
Challenge initiative.
 The student activities has been especially vibrant with the 50th student branch
inaugurated, the LINK (Local Integrated Network Kerala) providing the vital link
in coordinating the activities across student branches.
 Three student projects got funded by IEEE international entities as part of the
Humanitarian Technology Initiative.
 Larry K Wilson Award for Outstanding Student Volunteer in 2010 won by a
student from the Section
 IEEE Kerala Section wins R10 Distinguished Large Section Award for 2009
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Section Executive Committee 2009
Chair
Mr. Sasi PM
CDAC, Trivandrum
Mr. Satish Babu
InApp, Trivandrum
Mr. Unni Sankar
NeST, Trivandrum
Mr. K.B. Senthil Kumar
CDAC, Trivandrum
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Activity
Computer Society
Chapter
IE, IA & PEL Societies
Chapter
Communication
Society Chapter
Power & Energy
Society Chapter
Student Activities
GOLD Affinity Group
WIE Affinity Group
Activity
Awards, Student
Activities Advisor
Membership
development
Professional
Activities
IEEE and Society
Inter Society
Relations
Conference Activities
Educational
Activities
Publications
Web Support
Student
Representative
International
Conference
Chair
Mr. Amarnath Raja
Vice Chair
Mr. Jayakrishnan
Secretary
Mr. Achyuth Lal
InApp, Trivandrum
Mr. A K Unnikrishnan
InApp, Trivandrum
Mr. R.Sreerama Kumar
Infosys, Trivandrum
Mr. Jaison Mathew
CDAC, Trivandrum
Mr. Aju Thomas
NIT, Calicut
Mr. Suresh Narayanan
RIT, Kottayam
Mr. Pradeep Balachandran
TCS, Trivandrum
Mr. Muhammed Kasim S
TKMCE, Kollam
Mr. Jaison Abey Sabu
Cognizant Technologies
Mr. Dinu Sam Babu
Federal Bank, Aluva
Ms. Lillikutty Jacob
NIT, Calicut
RIL, Ernakulam
Mr. Sunil K Nair
KSEB, Trivandrum
Mr. C V Anil Kumar
College of Engg, Chengannur
CDAC, Trvandrum
Mr. Nithin Padmanabhan
VAST, Thrissur
Mr. Praveen V
FISAT, Angamaly
Mr. Shibu Shajahan
UST Global, Trivandrum
Ms. Sarada Jayakrishnan
Terumo Penpol
Chair
Mr. Gopakumar
VSSC, Trivandrum
Ms. Meera Sidhardhan
TCS, Trivandrum
Mr. KG Satheeshkumar
Asian School of Business, Trivandrum
Mr. EE Rajakumar
(Formerly) VSSC, Trivandrum
Mr. Brajesh C, PMP
Experion Technologies, Trivandrum
Prof. Krishnankutty
Barton Hill Engg College, Trivandrum
Prof. K C Raveendranathan
Barton Hill Engg College, Trivandrum
Mr. K Gopalan Nair
Mr. Abey Kurian, Mr. Jerry Althaf
Mr. Jugunu George
College of Engineering, Chengannur
Ms. Shanti (SCT), Mr. Suresh (CET)
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Members at Large
Dr. D S Rane
Mr. Koruthu P Varghese
Mr. S Gopakumar
Mr. E E Rajakumar
Prof. Gomathy K Muraleedharan
Mr. G Vijaya Raghavan
Mr. J Muraleemohan Lal
Mr. A K Unnikrishnan
Mr. N T Nair
Mr. N A P Thampy
Mr. K G Satheesh Kumar
Mr. Amarnath Raja
Prof. V K Damodaran
A.2 Financial Report 2009
Currency: INR-Indian Rupee
1. Receipts
A
CASH AMOUNTS
B
ACCRUED
AMOUNTS (*)
C
TOTAL CASH
(A+B)
2.00 - PROGRAM REVENUE
2.50
Conference Revenue
6,64,619.21
6,64,619.21
7,33,171.00
7,33,171.00
Total 2.00 - Program
Revenue
3.00 - OTHER RECEIPTS
3.10
Rebate from IEEE HQ
3.20
Region Receipts
3.32
3.34
1,31,813.00
Receipts from MGA Board,
other Major Boards
IEEE HQ & Societies
3.40
Interest
3.70
Other
1,20,060.00
52,900.00
18,400.00
1,84,713.00
1,38,460.00
3,34,880.00
9,721.02
3,34,880.00
9,721.02
Total 3.00 - Other
Receipts
13,29,645.02
71,300.00
14,00,945.02
Total Receipts
19,94,264.23
71,300.00
20,65,564.23
2. Expenses
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A
CASH AMOUNTS
B
ACCRUED
AMOUNTS
(*)
C
TOTAL CASH
(A+B)
4.00 - PROGRAM EXPENSES
4.10
4.20
4.50
4.70
4.80
4.85
4.90
Meetings & Social Events
Publication Expenses
Conference Expenses
Professional Activities
Student Activities
Grants and Awards
5.00 - MANAGEMENT & GENERAL
EXPENSES
5.10 Occupancy
5.30
5.50
5.57
5.60
73,520.00
7,98,382.21
40,248.00
5,33,137.00
3,522.00
Other Program Expenses
Total 4.00 - Program Expenses
5.20
1,90,063.00
Travel
Salaries
Support to Sections/Chapters
16,38,872.21
66,330.00
87,478.50
84,500.00
1,39,723.00
Depreciation on Furniture &
Equipment
Other Management & General
Expenses
Total 5.00 - Management & General
Expenses
Total Expenses
7,170.00
7,170.00
15,320.00
49,939.09
4,27,970.59
20,66,842.80
5
15,320.00
22,490.00
1,90,063.00
73,520.00
7,98,382.21
40,248.00
5,33,137.00
3,522.00
7,170.00
16,46,042.21
66,330.00
87,478.50
84,500.00
1,39,723.00
15,320.00
49,939.09
4,43,290.59
20,89,332.80
3. Statement of Net Worth
BEG.
BALANCE
INCREASES
END
BALANCE
DECREASES
ASSETS
6,68,044.52
A.
CASH ACCOUNTS (*)
B.
INVESTMENTS (*)
C.
LOANS AND ADVANCES ( RECEIVABLES )
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
ACCUMMULATED DEPRECIATION (if
applicable)
E.
-
-
-
-
-
1,05,000.00
-
1,05,000.00
1,10,656.17
-
1,05,656.17
5,000.00
-
56,599.00
-
56,599.00
-
(15,320.00)
-
(15,320.00)
X
OTHER ASSETS
F.
TOTAL ASSETS
-
7,78,700.69
LIABILITIES & NET WORTH
G.
-
2,38,310.40
-
2,65,188.57
6,59,791.12
-
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET WORTH
30,170.00
31,011.00
X
OTHER LIABILITIES
I.
J.
1,46,279.00
-
LOANS AND ADVANCES ( PAYABLES )
ACCOUNT PAYABLES
H.
5,08,512.12
-
ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES
D.
1,59,532.40
2,37,469.40
-
2,38,310.40
30,170.00
31,011.00
2,37,469.40
5,40,390.29
1,16,109.00
2,34,177.57
4,22,321.72
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PART B - ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
B.1 Membership Development Activities
The membership data showing the different grades of members over the past 5 years
are shown below.
Membership As On
Member Grade
31-Dec-
31-Dec-
31-Dec-
31-Dec-
31-Dec-
31-Dec-
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Senior Life Members
2
3
3
4
6
7
This Year
Change
(%)
17%
Life Members
0
0
0
1
1
1
0%
36
36
43
39
53
58
9%
232
243
283
317
481
618
28%
54
113
67
39
64
37
-42%
Senior Members
Members
Associate Members
Graduate Student
Members
Students
0
0
177
304
326
305
-6%
1190
1229
1459
2014
2658
2932
10%
TOTAL
1514
1624
2032
2718
3589
3958
10%
7%
25%
34%
32%
10%
Annual Increase (%)
A few observations are worth noting here:
1. As on 31 Dec 2010, the section membership stands at 3958, including 721
professional grade members.
2. After three years of phenomenal growth (around 30% during 2007-09), the
membership growth has slowed down to a more sustainable 10% in 2010.
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3. A significant contribution (81%) of the Section Membership is from student
community (Graduate Student Member and Student Member).
4. The growth in higher level membership is significant, with a 28% increase in
regular Members, and 20% increase in total professional grade members
(Associate Member, Member, Senior Member and Life Member).
In every program conducted exclusively by the Section, the welcome address by any of
the Section Office bearers would include a talk on IEEE, its activities, and the benefits of
being a member. Also the Section has realized that the best way to increase
membership is to retain student members as regular members and has focused on
GOLD activities to target this community. This is despite the fact that many students
migrate to neighboring states for jobs after graduation. These steps should have helped
in converting many aspirants to full members, as indicated by the membership data.
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B.2 Chapter Activities
There are four technical society chapters in the Section. They are:
1. Computer Society Chapter
2. Communication Society Chapter
3. Industrial Automation, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics Joint Chapter
4. Power & Energy Society Chapter
Each chapter had a vibrant year of activities as summarized below:
Computer Society Chapter
Date
Topic
Speaker
Venue
3 Mar
Web Application
Security- Intelligent
Choices
Better City, Better
Life with ICT
Mr. R. Thulasi
Narayanan, SBI
IE Hall
Mr. Satish Babu, InApp
IE Hall
8 Sep
Creating Global
Mindset Among IT
Professionals
Mr. Jayant Krishna, TCS
IE Hall
24 Nov
IT - Energy
Scenerio
An Evening with Dr.
Sorel Reisman
Mr. NT. Nair, Executive
Knowledge Lines
Dr. Sorel Reisman, IEEE
Computer Society President
2011
IE Hall
19 Mar
28 Nov
Hotel Keys,
Trivandrum
Communication Society Chapter
Date
Topic
Speaker
Venue
8 Mar
4G wireless
standards based
mobile Internet
evolution
Latest trends in
optical
communications
Broadcast studio
design
How to influence
IEEE standards
Wireless Home
automation
networks
Mr. Jose Puthenkulam,
Intel
CDAC
Dr. Sudeep Kumar, BSNL
IE Hall
Mr.Ramesh Chandran, All
India Radio
Mr. Bernard Charles Eydt
IE Hall
Prof.K.C.Raveendranatha
n, GEC Barton Hill
IE Hall
28 Jul
7 Jul
30 Aug
27 Oct
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CDAC
IA / IE / PEL Joint Chapter
Date
Topic
Speaker
Venue
29-30 Oct
Conference on
Smart Grid GridCon 2010
Multiple speakers
Hotel Mascot,
Trivandrum
2 Sep
Recent trends of
power quality
Workshop on
“Orchard
Simulation of Power
Electronics
Systems”
Simulation and
Emulation of Power
Electronic Systems
Introduction to
Multilevel Inverters
and PWM
techniques
Multiple speakers
RIT, Kotayam
Mr. Jaison Mathew, RIT
Kottayam
RIT, Kotayam
Prof. Mukul Chandorkar,
IIT Bombay
RIT, Kotayam
Mr. Sivakumar K, CEDT
Bangalore
RIT, Kotayam
17-19 Sep
13 Aug
11 Feb
Power & Energy Society Chapter
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Talk on “Power Grids” by Er Radha Krishnan K, Chief Engineer, KSEB, Vaidhyuthi
Bhavan, Feb
Visit to Moozhiyar Generating Station for sixth semester Electrical & Electronics
Engineering students of TKM College of Engg., Kollam, March.
IEEE Day Celebrations on Oct 7th.
Visit to Thenmala Generating Station for the first year student members of TKM
College of Engg., Kollam in Nov 2010.
Visit to Palazhuvi water falls for the first year student members of TKM College
of Engg., Kollam in Nov 2010.
Inauguration of PES Student Chapter at TKM CE Kollam, 17 Dec 2010
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B.3 Professional and Continuing Education Activities
IEEE R10 GOLD HTC Conference
IEEE Kerala Section hosted the R10 GOLD HTC International Conference at Hotel Uday
Samudra, Kovalam during 20-21 Feb 2010. The theme of the event was Humanitarian
Technologies for the 21st Century with a special focus on three areas namely
sustainable development, disaster management and education. The event was
supported by IEEE Foundation, IEEE Region 10, IEEE GOLD, IEEE Humanitarian
Technology Challenge initiative, Kerala State IT Mission and GTech. Dr Richard Gowen,
IEEE Foundation President inaugurated the conference. Keynote address was given by
Mr. Vasimalai, Dhan Foundation, one of the largest NGOs in India. Well attended, the
conference brought together professionals from the engineering-technology sector and
the (socio-economic) development sector. The conference proceedings included a mix
of keynote lectures, technical presentations, discussions and poster presentations by
students. Speakers were drawn from IEEE global entities, United Nations agencies,
Government departments, prominent NGOs and industry. The conference concluded
with the delegates adopting an outcome document called Trivandrum Declaration, for
IEEE global leadership to consider in policy making.
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International Conference EPSICON 2010
International Conference on Power Control, Signals and Communication, 3-6 Jan 2010,
named EPSICON 2010 was organized by VIDYA Academy of Science and Technology,
Thrissur at Casino Hotels International, Thrissur. The event was supported by IEEE Kerala
Section. The Conference Keynote was given by Prof Thomas Kailath, IEEE Medal of
Honor Winner. There were many internationally renowned speakers giving invited
lectures. A total of 150 delegates attended the conference.
International Conference SYMOPA 2010
Third International Conference on Automation Systems & Technology was organized by
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) in association with IEEE Kerala
Section during 16-19 December 2010. Pre conference tutorial (two days) was held at
CDAC on 3 topics – System Simulation; Advanced Process Control and Intelligent
Systems. Ninety participants from 27 organisations attended the tutorials. Conference
(two days) was held at Hotel Uday Samudra, Kovalam. 140 delegates from 34
organizations attended the conference from Industry, R&D organization, academic
institutions and CDAC centers. Conference was organized as six sessions consisting of 26
papers and two invited talks. Prominent speakers include Prof Sirish L shah (University
of Alberta, Canada), Prof Peter Fritzon (Linkoping University), Shri Manjit Singh (BARC,
Mumbai) , Prof HP Khincha (IISc Bangalore ), Prof Shankar P Bhattacharya (Texas A&M
University), Prof Anurag Kumar (IISC Bangalore), Shri Rajan T Joseph (Director General,
CDAC), Shri Tara Shankar (Department of Information Technology).
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National Conference on Smart Grid
National Conference on Smart Grid, GRID-CON 20101 was organized by IEEE Kerala
Section, in association with C-DAC Trivandrum, and IE/IA/PEL Joint-chapter, Kerala
Section at Mascot Hotel during 29-30 Oct 2010. Keynote address was given by Prof.
Khincha, IISc Bangalore. Eminent speakers from IISc, CDAC, CISCO, NeST, CPRI, PRDC,
CERT-Kerala gave invited lectures. 110 delegates from Industry, utility companies and
academy participated.
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National Conference on Free Software and Education
Three day National Conference on Free Software and Education was Organized by NIT
Calicut during 10-12 Sep 2010, with support from IEEE Kerala Section. Speakers include
Dr. Richard Stallman, Prof. KR Srivathsan (IGNOU), Prof. Kannan Moudgalya (IIT Mumbai)
and G. Nagarjuna (TIFR).
Technical Colloquium FOSSIM 2010
Technical Colloquium on Free and Open Source based Simulation tools for Engineers
was organized as part of the Education Activities of IEEE Kerala Section on 7 Aug 2010,
Govt. College of Engineering, Barton Hill. Speakers include Dr. V. Sasikumar, Mr.
Jemshid KK and Prof. Raveendranathan. The program was funded by R10 EAC.
Wednesday Technical Talks
A series of technical talks were arranged almost every week in association with other
professional societies like Institution of Engineers India, Computer Society of India etc.
List of technical talks is given below:
Date
Topic
Speaker
06-01-2010
Water Pollution
13-01-2010
Energy Internet alias Smart Grid
20-01-2010
Ground Water Depletion at
Plachimada Coca Cola Factory
Mr.V.S.S.Nair, Consultant, Hospital
Engineering, Trivandrum
Mr.N.T.Nair, Chief Editor, Executive
Knowledge Lines, Trivandrum
Dr.P.R.Sreemahadevan Pillai, Principal, PA
Aziz Engineering College, Trivandrum=
27-01-2010
Exercise is Medicine
Dr.R.Sankar Ram, Medical Officer, Rajiv
Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre,
Trivandrum
02-02-2010
Civic Reception to Dr. K.
Radhakrishnan
Secretary,Department of
Space,Government of India &
Chairman, ISRO
Common Sense in Geotechnical
Engineering
Shri. Ramachandran Kadannappally,
Honorable Minister for Devaswom, Printing
& Stationery, Government of Kerala was
the Chief Guest
17-02-2010
Case Studies in Renewable Energy
Practice Crossing the Cost Barrier
Prof.V.K.Damodaran, Vice Chairman, EMC,
Director General, INGCORE
24-02-2010
Thoughts to Ponder
Mr.K.K.Vasu, Director, ICIC, Trivandrum
03-03-2010
Web Application Security:
Intelligent Choices
Mr.R.Thulasinarayanan, Manager (Credit &
Performance Monitoring), Operations &
Credit Department, State Bank of India,
Local Head Office, Trivandrum
03-02-2010
Dr. Balu Iyer, Geotechnical Specialist,
Trivandrum
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Date
Topic
Speaker
10-03-2010
Energy Efficient Lighting System
Dr.B.Premlet, Department of Physics, TKM
College of Engineering, Kollam.
17-03-2010
Post Higher Secondary Education
System in USA
24-03-2010
Energy Conservation in Air
Conditioning
31-03-2010
World Class Productivity
Dr. Padmanabha S. Pillai,
Director (Technology), MTI Associates,
Ohaio, USA
Dr. Ashok Kumar, Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Mr. P.M.C. Nair, DGM (Safety & Envt.), HLL
Lifecare Ltd.
07-04-2010
Surya Grahan 2010
10-04-2010
One day Seminar: “Proposed
Athirapally Hydro Electric Project
- Myths & Realities”
Laurie Baker Memorial Lecture
14-04-2010
21-04-2010
Medical Astrology for Better
Health
28-04-2010
Latest Trends in Optical Fiber
Communications
05-05-2010
World Water Resources Day 2010
Celebrations: “Clean Water for a
Healthy World”.
National Technology Day 2010
Celebrations: “Technology
Advancement and India”
World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day 2010
Celebrations: “Better City, Better
Life with ICTs”.
Reusable Launch Vehicles
12-05-2010
19-05-2010
26-05-2010
02-06-2010
16-06-2010
23-06-2010
World Environment Day 2010
Celebrations: “Many Species. One
Planet. One Future”
Half Day Seminar: “The Proposal
to Reduce Width of NHs 47 and
17 in Kerala”
Latest Trends in UPS Systems &
Protection of Critical Loads
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Mr. Ratnakara Rao, Project Director,
Advanced Technology Vehicles, VSSC,
Trivandrum.
Inaugurated by Chief Guest: Mrs.Shoba
Koshy, Chief Post Master General, Kerala
Circle, Trivandrum
Mr. Jaigopal. G. Rao, Principal Designer
and Managing Director, INSPIRATION,
Kochi.
Dr. P.S. Anil Kumar, Senior Geologist,
Geological Survey of India, (Ministry of
Mines) Kerala Unit, Trivandrum.
Dr. Sudeep Kumar, Regional Telecom
Training Centre, BSNL,
Thiruvananthapuram.
Mr. T.T. Kripananda Singh, Former Chief
Engineer, Irrigation Department,
Government of Kerala, Trivandrum
Prof.M.N.Sreedharan Nair, Former
Principal, NSS College
Mr. Satish Babu, President, InApp
Technologies, Technopark and Former
National Secretary, Computer Society of
India
Dr. K.Sivan, Project Director, RLV-TD, VSSC,
Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr. A.G.Pandurangan, Head, Plant
Systematic & Evolutionary Science Division,
TBGRI, Trivandrum
Shri.K.P.Rajendran, Honourable Minister
for Revenue, Government of Kerala was the
Chief Guest.
Dr. Madhu Mangal, Former Vice President
(Engineering), Emerson Network Power
Date
Topic
Speaker
(India), Thane (MH).
30-06-2010
How to prepare a Project Report
Mr. T.A. Krishnamoorthy, General
Manager, KSIDC Ltd., Trivandrum.
07-07-2010
Broadcast Studio Design
Mr.Ramesh Chandran, All India Radio.
14-07-2010
Some Aspects on Aerospace
Quality Management
Mr.Francis E.J., VSSC, Trivandrum.
21-07-2010
28-07-2010
Technical Innovation in
Diagnosis/Analysis of Some
Recent Epidemics
Solar Tower Power Plant
04-08-2010
Vasthu In the Present Century
Dr.Kavitha Raja, Sri Chitra Thirunal
Institute for Medical Science and
Technology, Trivandrum
Dr.N.Ashok Kumar, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, College of
Engineering, Trivandrum
Dr.P.S.Anilkumar, Govt. of India,
Trivandrum
11-08-2010
Power Line Protection
Mr.Ebanezer Samji, KSEB, Trivandrum
08-09-2010
Creating Global Mindset Among
IT Professionals
Mr.Jayant Krishna, TCS
22-09-2010
World Car Free Day & National
Cycle Day Celebrations: “World
Car Free Day and Its Significance
in the Present Scenario”
29-09-2010
Wireless Sensor Networks
06-10-2010
World Habitat Day 2010
Celebrations: “Better City, Better
Life”
Social Responsibilities of
Engineers
Inauguration by Shri.Jose Thettayil,
Hon’ble Minister for Transport Government
of Kerala. Talk by Dr.Ajith Prabhu, Kerala
State Council for Science, Technology and
Environment, Govt of Kerala.
Prof.S.Viswanatha Rao, Professor & Head,
Department of Electronics Communication
Engineering, Mar Baselios College of
Engineering & Technology, Trivandrum
Mr. A. Kasthurirangan, Former Chief Town
Planner, Government of Kerala, Trivandrum
13-10-2010
27-10-2010
Wireless Home Automation
Networks
3-10-2010
Money through Mobile (MTM)
For Financial Inclusion of Lower
Strata
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Mr. P.G.K. Pillai, Trivandrum
Prof.K.C.Raveendranathan, Department of
Electronics and Communication
Engineering
Government Engineering College Bartonhill,
Trivandrum
Mr. P. Abraham Paul , Ex: Vice President
(TS) SPCNL, SIEMENS ICN / G.M & SMT TBG
BPL Mobile, TES (I) DOT,Trivandrum
Date
Topic
Speaker
10-11-2010
The Art & Craft of Public Speaking
17-11-2010
Information Technology (IT)Energy Scenario
Dr. Venugopal Reddy MD, MRCP,
Physician & Life Skills Expert, New York,
USA
Mr.N.T.Nair, Chief Editor, Executive
Knowledge Lines – monthly, Trivandrum
24-11-2010
Air Pollution
Mr. V.S.S. Nair, Hospital Engineering
Consultant, Trivandrum
01-12-2010
Knowledge Engineering
08-12-2010
Lean Tools Management
15-12-2010
Rediscovering Creativity
22-12-2010
How I Cured My Diabetes
Dr. Ajit Prabhu V., Joint Director & Head,
SPMD, Kerala State Council for Science,
Technology and Environment, Trivandrum
Mr. P. M. C. Nair, DGM (Safety,
Environment and Security), HLL Lifecare
Limited, Trivandrum.
Mr. N. Hariharan, Head, Department of
Computer Science & Engineering, Lourdes
Matha College of Science & Technology,
Kuttichal, Trivandrum
Mr. E.M. George, Former
Scientist/Engineer, VSSC, ISRO, Trivandrum
29-12-2010
Diabetes: Preventing The Wild
Fire In Kerala
Dr. S. Sivasankaran, Professor of
Cardiology, Sri Chithra Tirunal Institute for
Medical Science & Technology, Trivandrum
B.4 Student Activities
The student activities of IEEE Kerala Section during the year were so vibrant and
elaborate, that they deserve a separate report by itself. Please refer to the separate
document on Student Activities that is kept as an annexure to this report.
B.5 Affinity Group Activities
GOLD Affinity Group
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STEP (Student Transition Student Transition and Elevation Partnership) Program
One Day Workshop at TKM College of Engineering, 10 July 2010. The program
included a Panel Discussion on “The Challenges Faced by Young Engineering
Graduates” led by Mr. Amarnath Raja. This was followed by an Experience
sharing and Interaction session with senior members. Presentation on “GOLD is
invaluable” by Mr. Shibu Shajahan, Secretary, GOLD Affinity Group Kerala. Quiz
on IEEE evoked much interest among participants.
All Kerala GOLD Summit at Hotel Mascot in 15 Jan 2011.
Mentorship program is planned in 2011
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WIE Affinity Group
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21 July 2010: Dr. Kavita Raja, Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology,
SCTIMST talked on “Technical Innovations in Diagnosis / Analysis of Some Recent
Epidemics”
3 July 2010: WIE affinity group of CET SB inaugurated by Ms. Sarada Jayakrishnan,
WIE secretary of Kerala Section, followed by a talk on LINUX BASED COMPUTER
NETWORKING by Mr.Amarnath Raja
3 July 2010: Workshop on PIC by Mr. Joshy Gilbert working at Brain-e-Solutions
8 Aug 2010: Talk on “How different it is to be an engineer in a manufacturing
industry” by Mr. C Padma Kumar, the Executive Director of Terumo Penpol
A group of IEEE volunteers conducted a technical awareness session, a STAR
programme at Models Girls High school, Pattom
10 – 12 Sep 2010: The IEEE Student Branch of FISAT hosted GNISTRA'10 WiE
Forum Of the Kerala Section in association with LINK
In connection with the LINK five-year celebrations, WIE WEEK was celebrated all
over the Kerala section by IEEE student branches
B.6 Awards & Recognitions
From R10
 R10 Distinguished Large Section Award 2009 won by IEEE Kerala Section
 Larry K Wilson Award to outstanding Student Volunteer won by Mr. Arjun R Pillai,
College of Engineering Chengannur. Special Mention to Balakrishnan VK of Vidya
Academy of Science and Technology.
From HQ
 2009-10 IEEE Student Enterprise Awards – Two out of 7 projects selected for the
award globally were from Kerala Section - College of Engineering Chengannur
and Vidya Academy of Science and Technology ($1500 each)
 Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) funding won by IES College
Chittilappally ($1600)
 Kerala Section among 5 Sections worldwide mentioned in the Activity Highlights
from nominees of 2010 MGA Outstanding Large Section Award
 IEEE Day Photo Contest – one of the ten winners worldwide was Mr. Thomas
Siby, SJCET SB, Pala
B.7 Communication Activities
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The sections activities has been regularly updated to the members by means of
the established channels of communication viz newsletter, website and emails.
Four quarterly issues of the IEEE Kerala Newsletter have been published which
were highly rated by the members.
A new position in EXECOM, Electronics Communications Coordinator has been
introduced in 2010.
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IEEE Kerala Homepage, http://www.ieee.org/kerala has been revamped with
the help of student volunteers of LINK.
The e-group of IEEE Kerala members, [email protected] has been
utilized to communicate with the members.
In addition, the e-Notice facility provided by HQ was made use of to broadcast
important messages, like the AGM notice.
The section has its presence in the social networking space with a LinkedIn group
called IEEE Kerala Section.
B.8 Community Activities
Following projects undertaken within the Section deserve mention:
Rural Electrification Project
This is a student project to provide solar based utility power for a settlement of 8
houses 4 km inside forest in Karakone, Kollam. The project is conceived, designed
and implemented by LINK. The project has received funding of $4400 from IEEE HTC.
Intelligent Home Navigation for Elderly
This is a student project to develop Intelligent Home Navigation System for Elderly
and Physically Challenged with help of a gesture based wheel chair. The project is
conceived, designed and implemented by a team of students from Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham, Kollam under the guidance of Staff Counseller Mr. Rajesh Kannan.
The project has received a funding of $7520 from IEEE Foundation.
Disaster Preparedness Mapping
Disaster Preparedness Mapping and Planning project, covering disaster prone areas
in Nagapattinam, frequently hit by storms. The project is implemented by Bedroc, a
NGO which is the successor of Nagapattinam NGO Co-ordination and Resource
Center established for Tsunami rehabilitation. The project has received a funding of
$7700 from IEEE HTC, with the rest $2000 of the estimated cost borne by Bedroc.
Road Safety in Kerala – Live and Let Live
IEEE Kerala Section has launched a societal initiative to harness technology to reduce
road accidents. Brainstorming session conducted on 30 Sep 2010, Hotel Mascot,
Trivandrum involving different stake holders. The idea is to take up projects in
association with Media (Malayala Manorama), agencies (NATPAC), Govt.
Departments (MVD) and student branches.
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B.9 Other Organizational Activities
Malabar Subsection
Malabar Subsection formed in 2010 to cater to the northern districts of Kerala viz.
Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod. The petition was
prepared in Dec 2009 under the initiative of Prof KP Mohandas, and approved in Kerala
Section Annual General Meeting in January 2010. Petition was approved by IEEE MGA
Board in June 2010. Confirmation was received from HQ in November 2010, after which
the Subsection was formally inaugurated in a function at NIT- Calicut.
Following activities were carried out by Malabar subsection in the short time since its
inception.
Date
Topic
Speaker
Venue
8 Oct
IEEE Day
Celebrations
Dr. Lillykutty Jacob, Dean
(FW), NIT Calicut
NIT Calicut
23 Dec
PWM Inverters for
Voltage Source
Inverters
Emerging Trends in
Power System
Protection
Model‐free
approach to
Modelling of
Systems
Inauguration of
Malabar Subsection
Dr Rijil Ramchand, NIT
Calicut
NIT Calicut
Er. Asokan O, Chief
Engineer Transmission,
KSEB
Prof K P Mohandas, NIT
Calicut
NIT Calicut
Prof. Sukumaran
Bhaskaran, IIM Kozhikodu
Prof. VK Damodaran
NIT Calicut
28 Dec
30 Dec
31 Dec
NIT Calicut
Kochi Activities
The activities around Kochi also received a boost in 2010, through partnership with local
chapters of IE, IETE and CSI. Following activities were carried out in Kochi in 2010.
Date
Topic
Speaker
Venue
16-Jul-10
New generation
wireless
technologies
Mr. Chandrabose J
Cherthala
28-Jul-10
Computing in the
cloud
Relevance of social
media in life and
business
Mr. Satish Babu
Cochin
Mr. S R Nair
Cochin
29-Jul-10
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Date
Topic
Speaker
Venue
16-Aug-10
New Generation
Networks
An introduction to
Robots
Rajagiri School
of Engg & Tech
KMEA Engg
College
30-31 Aug
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Seminar on Web
technologies
Multiple
Cochin
18-Sep-10
Trends in Mobile
Communications
Mala
22-Sep-10
Advanced
Microcontrollers
Mr. Mohankumar K
14-Oct-10
Unified
Communications Transcending
boundaries
Mr. James Joseph
Viswajyothi
College of Engg
& Tech
Cochin
19-Aug-10
Mr. James Kurian
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Section Representation in R10, HQ
Section was represented in the following international committees and initiatives:
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R10 EXECOM
o Mr. Amarnath Raja
Humanitarian Technology Challenge (HTC)
o Mr. Amarnath Raja (R10 HTC Coordinator)
IEEE President’s Sustainability Initiative
o Mr. Amarnath Raja, Prof. VK Damodaran
IEEE President’s Ad Hoc committee on New Initiatives
o Mr. NT Nair
IEEE Computer Society
o Mr. Satish Babu, member of 2010 Geographic Unit Operations
Committee and Global Coordinator of IEEE CS DVP Program.
Participation in Global Events
 IEEE R10 Meet, Cebu, Philippines, March 2010
o Attended by Mr. Amarnath Raja, Mr. Sasi PM
 IEEE HTC Communications Challenge, Thailand
o Attended by Mr. Amarnath Raja, Mr. Sasi PM
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IEEE R10 Meet, Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb 2009
o Attended by Mr. Sasi PM, Mr. Amarnath Raja
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R10 HTC at ANZSCON in Melbourne, Australia
o Attended by Mr. Amarnath Raja (R10 HTC Coordinator)
R10 EXECOM at Brunei
o Attended by Mr. Amarnath Raja
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R-10 IAS Chapters' Workshop, Penang, Malaysia, Nov 22-23 2010
o Attended by Mr. Unni Krishnan AK , Chair, IA / IE / PEL Joint Chapter who
delivered a invited paper on ‘Power Quality Solutions’
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IEEE CS Meetings, Denver, CO
o Attended by Mr. Satish Babu
Meeting of Chairs of IEEE CS Chapters and SB Chapters in India
o Attended by Mr. Satish Babu, Mr. Jayakrishnan
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PART C - OTHERS
C.1 Relationship with National Societies
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IEEE Kerala Section is continuing its unique relationship with other sister
professional Societies
o Institution of Engineers India (Kerala State Centre),
o Computer Society of India (Trivandrum and Cochin Chapters)
o Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (Trivandrum
Centre)
o Aeronautical Society of India (Trivandrum and Cochin Chapters).
o System Society of India
o Project Management Institute ( Kerala Chapter)
The section actively participated in organising several joint activities with the
sister societies, in the year.
Chairman, IEEE Kerala section is ex-officio member in the Governing Council and
Executive Committee of Kerala State IT Mission
IEEE Kerala Section has been contributing to the activities of SPACE, an Agency
promoted by Kerala State IT mission for the promotion of Free and Open Source
Software. Mr Sasi PM, Chairman, represents IEEE Kerala section in SPACE, the
society for FLOSS
The section also actively supports the IEEE India Council.
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C.2 Special Events
Evening with Dr. Sorel Reisman
Dr. Sorel Reisman, IEEE Computer Society President 2011 visited Kerala during his India
trip. An evening with Dr. Sorel Reisman was organized by the Computer Society Chapter
to facilitate interactions with the Section members. It turned out to be a memorable
evening with the Chair giving a snapshot of the Kerala Section activities followed by a
lecture by Dr. Sorel Reisman. He said he is amazed by the strength and vibrancy of the
activities and praised the Section for the good work done.
C.3 Problems to be anticipated
Nil
C.4 Best Practices
1. Taking pledge of IEEE code of ethics before all important Section meetings, such
as the Annual General Meeting
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2. Formation of a solid management structure for the effective management and
guidance of student activities, including Section level "LINK", next level "Hubs"
and the third level of SBs.
3. Bringing out quarterly newsletters that are highly rated by members.
4. Associating with other professional societies (CSI, IE, IETE etc) and organizing
technical events with their involvement - weekly technical talks being organized
for the last twenty five years is a unique achievement of professional society
chapters in Trivandrum.
PART D - GOALS AND PLANS
The Section is trying to bring International Events to Kerala combining the region’s
globally recognized strengths in technology R&D and tourism. The calendar of
international events for which preparations are on, include:
 2011 Feb 10-12: International Conference on Communications and Signal
Processing (ICCSP 2011) in association with National Institute of Technology,
Calicut.
 2011 Sep 21-23: International Conference on Recent Advances in Intelligent
Computational Systems (RAICS 2011) in association with College of Engineering
Trivandrum, Sree Chithra College of Engineering and Government College of
Engineering Barton Hill.
 2012 INDICON: to be organized by Kerala Section, as decided by India Council.
 2013 TENCON: bid submitted to R10, decision pending.
As the Section strives to continue the good work done in previous years, the following
activities shall get special attention in 2011:
 Student Activities: with 50 active IEEE student branches and over 80% of section
membership, students comprise the most vibrant community of the Section.
Programs and events shall be envisaged to channelize this energy into good use.
 International Networking: leveraging the sister section agreements, actively
supporting R10 activities, engaging with the HQ and brining international events
to Kerala.
 Geographical Spread of activities: to take initiative to form Kochi Subsection,
and to support the newly formed Malabar Subsection through programs.
 Membership Development: to focus on both retention and new member
addition, with a special emphasis on higher grade elevation of members, and
retaining student membership upon graduation through GOLD.
 Value addition of newsletter: to be further enhanced with more articles that
would be of interest to a general audience.
 The Section website: to implement a workflow that permits more interactions
and frequent updates.
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