legacy of ieee link
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LINK is IEEE Student member network of Kerala Section. The presentation deals with some of the basics of LINK. It was delivered as part of a training program in Federal Institute of EngineeringTRANSCRIPT
Legacy of IEEE LINKLocal Integrated Network of Kerala
IEEE Organization
MEMBERS
Board of Directors
AssemblyExecutive Committee
Exec Dir & Staff
Educational Activities
IEEE USA Publication Products & Services
Member & Geographic Activities
Standards Technical Activities
What is LINK?
IEEE LINK - VisionLINK shall serve as a body uniting different student branches, and further help in the sustainability of each student branches, thus adding value to IEEE student membership.
IEEE LINK - Mission• Act as a conjunctive body, ensemble
the student Branches coming under its geographical span
• Spread the value of IEEE through out its geographical span.
Reasons for LINK• Lack of awareness among students• High membership fee: Need of more benefits• Lack of proper training platforms• Lack of proper transition of execoms• Lack of mentoring/guiding• Lack of effective co-ordination among SBs,
sections and Region.
IEEE Student Activities Structure
New Prototype -> LINK
History of IEEE LINK• First program: IEEE Awareness at FISAT, Kerala
on Oct, 13th 2003 • Formulated by Mr.S. Gopakumar (Student
Activities Chair) and Mr.Prijoe P. Komattu (Section Student Rep.) in 2004
• Trained a set of volunteers to conduct awareness programs
• The name LINK was coined by Mr.Prijoe P. Komattu
• Formally Inaugurated by IEEE President, Mr. Cleon Anderson in January 2005.
• College of Engineering, Chengannur played a pioneering role in setting up LINK
• Hub teams were introduced in 2007 by Mr.Gopakumar
Constitution of LINK
About LINK Events• F2F – February – Strategic Planning• BCC – April – Awareness for counselors• AKSC - June – Technical Competitions• LOC – July – Improvement of Tech Skills• WIE Forum Meet – Sep – WIE
empowerment• LINK Camp – December – Leadership Skills
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Impact of LINK
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Some Achievements• LINK Concept is imbibed to Region 10
as Student Network• 4 Larry K Wilson awards• LINK Volunteers holding roles across
the globe• Several Student Branch Awards,
Branch Councilor Awards, Project competition awards.
