On 10th April 2019, IEEE AIUB Student Branch organized the Members’ Orientation 2019 at American International University - Bangladesh to welcome the new members of the current year and to acknowledge the invaluable hard work and commitment of the students and faculty members in the previous year. The grand event was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB; Advisor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, who initiated his speech by talking about the industrial revolution and how IEEE played a huge part in this process. He further talked about how the world is advancing in a rapid manner and how crucial it is to upgrade one’s knowledge. Afterwards, Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain was provided with token of gratitude by Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB; Advisor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch.
Later on, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB; Advisor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch took the stage and talked about the importance and benefits of joining IEEE. He further urged the members to utilize the benefits of IEEE, which will help them in all steps of life. Afterwards, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman was provided with token of gratitude by Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain.
Later on, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Mannan, Director, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB; Advisor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch took the stage and asked the members to be very attentive to both their academic and co-curricular activities. He further advised the members to enrich networking which will help in future. Afterwards, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Mannan was provided with token of gratitude by Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain and Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman.
After the culmination of the remarks session, Mohammad Hameem Raihan, Former Secretary, IEEE AIUB Student Branch took the stage and initiated an informative session. He provided in depth core information about IEEE; IEEE Sight, IEEE Foundation, IEEE Collabratec and many more. He further addressed how IEEE AIUB Student Branch took part in many IEEE competitions and projects.
For concluding the informative session, Moin Uddin, Former Chairperson, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, took the stage and explained the importance and value of ieee.org. He shared his experiences in the Student Branch. He terminated the session by advising the members to take part in different projects and activities related to IEEE and IEEE AIUB Student Branch.
Shortly after, Chowdhury Akram Hossain, Former Counselor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Special Assistant (OSA), AIUB and Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan, Advisor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, Head of Computer Engineering (CoE) Department, Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB took the stage and welcomed all the members and showed gratitude for being a part of IEEE AIUB Student Branch. Then they announced the new Counselor and Executive Board for the year 2019. Token of Appreciation were also provided by the two Faculty Members to the Executives of the previous year. Afterwards tokens of gratitude was provided to Chowdhury Akram Hossain and Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan by Dr. Md. Hasan Imam, Counselor, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering AIUB.
Later on, Dr. Md. Hasan Imam took the stage and introduced himself as the new Counselor of IEEE AIUB Student Branch. He further advised the members to grab all the opportunities provided by the Student branch. Afterwards, Dr. Md. Hasan Imam was provided with token of gratitude by Chowdhury Akram Hossain and Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan.
After that games and interactive session took place. A raffle draw competition was conducted by Moin Uddin, Former Chairperson, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, Md. Symun Rezwan, Former Vice-Chairperson, IEEE AIUB Student Branch and Raihanul Haque Raihan, Former Event Coordinator, IEEE AIUB Student Branch. Later, the cultural session took place where musical performances were conducted by in-house performers.
Finally, the closing speech of the event was delivered by Tasnuva Tasneem, Motivator and WIE Coordinator, IEEE AIUB Student Branch, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB who thanked all the participants for being a part of the event and also for being a part of IEEE AIUB Student Branch. A group photo session was then taken which marked the end of the event. The grand event was graced with the presence of Tawsif Ibne Alam, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Special Assistant, Dept. of EEE, AIUB, Sadia Yasmin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB and Kawshik Shikder, Motivator, IEEE AIUB Student Branch; Advisor, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) AIUB SB Chapter; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB.