IEEE Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 Going Global, Staying Local

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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 Vice Chair Mr. Satish Babu InApp, Trivandrum Secretary Mr. Unni Sankar NeST, Trivandrum Treasurer Mr. K.B. Senthil Kumar CDAC, Trivandrum

Activity Chair Vice Chair Secretary Computer Society Mr. Amarnath Raja Mr. Jayakrishnan Mr. Achyuth Lal Chapter InApp, Trivandrum InApp, Trivandrum Infosys, Trivandrum IE, IA & PEL Societies Mr. A K Unnikrishnan Mr. R.Sreerama Kumar Mr. Jaison Mathew Chapter CDAC, Trivandrum NIT, Calicut RIT, Kottayam Communication Mr. Aju Thomas Mr. Suresh Narayanan Mr. Pradeep Balachandran Society Chapter TCS, Trivandrum RIL, Ernakulam CDAC, Trvandrum Power & Energy Mr. Muhammed Kasim S Mr. Sunil K Nair Mr. Nithin Padmanabhan Society Chapter TKMCE, Kollam KSEB, Trivandrum VAST, Thrissur Student Activities Mr. Jaison Abey Sabu Mr. C V Anil Kumar Mr. Praveen V Cognizant Technologies College of Engg, Chengannur FISAT, Angamaly GOLD Affinity Group Mr. Dinu Sam Babu Mr. Shibu Shajahan Federal Bank, Aluva UST Global, Trivandrum WIE Affinity Group Ms. Lillikutty Jacob Ms. Sarada Jayakrishnan NIT, Calicut Terumo Penpol

Activity Chair Awards, Student Mr. Gopakumar Members at Large Activities Advisor VSSC, Trivandrum Dr. D S Rane Membership Ms. Meera Sidhardhan Mr. Koruthu P Varghese development TCS, Trivandrum Mr. S Gopakumar Professional Mr. KG Satheeshkumar Mr. E E Rajakumar Activities Asian School of Business, Trivandrum Prof. Gomathy K Muraleedharan IEEE and Society Mr. EE Rajakumar Mr. G Vijaya Raghavan (Formerly) VSSC, Trivandrum Mr. J Muraleemohan Lal

Inter Society Mr. Brajesh C, PMP Mr. A K Unnikrishnan Mr. N T Nair Relations Experion Technologies, Trivandrum Mr. N A P Thampy Conference Activities Prof. Krishnankutty Mr. K G Satheesh Kumar Barton Hill Engg College, Trivandrum Mr. Amarnath Raja Educational Prof. K C Raveendranathan Prof. V K Damodaran Activities Barton Hill Engg College, Trivandrum Publications Mr. K Gopalan Nair Web Support Mr. Abey Kurian, Mr. Jerry Althaf Student Mr. Jugunu George Representative College of Engineering, Chengannur International Ms. Shanti (SCT), Mr. Suresh (CET) Conference 3

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A.2 Financial Report 2009 Currency: INR-Indian Rupee

1. Receipts B C A ACCRUED TOTAL CASH CASH AMOUNTS AMOUNTS (*) (A+B)

2.00 - PROGRAM REVENUE 6,64,619.21 6,64,619.21 2.50 Conference Revenue

Total 2.00 - Program

Revenue

3.00 - OTHER RECEIPTS 7,33,171.00 7,33,171.00 3.10 Rebate from IEEE HQ

3.20 Region Receipts 1,31,813.00 52,900.00 1,84,713.00

Receipts from MGA Board, 3.32 1,20,060.00 18,400.00 1,38,460.00 other Major Boards 3.34 IEEE HQ & Societies 3,34,880.00 3,34,880.00 9,721.02 9,721.02 3.40 Interest

3.70 Other Total 3.00 - Other 13,29,645.02 71,300.00 14,00,945.02 Receipts Total Receipts 19,94,264.23 71,300.00 20,65,564.23

2. Expenses

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A B C CASH AMOUNTS ACCRUED TOTAL CASH AMOUNTS (A+B) (*) 4.00 - PROGRAM EXPENSES

4.10 Meetings & Social Events 1,90,063.00 1,90,063.00 -

4.20 Publication Expenses 73,520.00 73,520.00 -

4.50 Conference Expenses 7,98,382.21 7,98,382.21 -

4.70 Professional Activities 40,248.00 40,248.00 -

4.80 Student Activities 5,33,137.00 5,33,137.00 -

4.85 Grants and Awards 3,522.00 3,522.00 -

4.90 Other Program Expenses - 7,170.00 7,170.00

Total 4.00 - Program Expenses 16,38,872.21 16,46,042.21 7,170.00 5.00 - MANAGEMENT & GENERAL EXPENSES

5.10 Occupancy 66,330.00 66,330.00 -

5.20 Travel 87,478.50 87,478.50 -

5.30 Salaries 84,500.00 84,500.00 -

5.50 Support to Sections/Chapters 1,39,723.00 1,39,723.00 - Depreciation on Furniture & 5.57 15,320.00 Equipment 15,320.00 5.60 Other Management & General 49,939.09 49,939.09 Expenses - Total 5.00 - Management & General 4,27,970.59 4,43,290.59 Expenses 15,320.00

Total Expenses 20,66,842.80 20,89,332.80 22,490.00

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3. Statement of Net Worth BEG. END INCREASES DECREASES BALANCE BALANCE

ASSETS

1,59,532.40 5,08,512.12 6,68,044.52 A. CASH ACCOUNTS (*) -

B. INVESTMENTS (*) - - - -

C. LOANS AND ADVANCES ( RECEIVABLES ) - 1,05,000.00 - 1,05,000.00

ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES 1,10,656.17 - 1,05,656.17 5,000.00

D. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT - 56,599.00 - 56,599.00 ACCUMMULATED DEPRECIATION (if

applicable) - (15,320.00) - (15,320.00)

E. OTHER ASSETS X -

F. TOTAL ASSETS 7,78,700.69 1,46,279.00 2,65,188.57 6,59,791.12

LIABILITIES & NET WORTH - - - - G. LOANS AND ADVANCES ( PAYABLES )

ACCOUNT PAYABLES 2,38,310.40 30,170.00 31,011.00 2,37,469.40

H. OTHER LIABILITIES X -

I. TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,38,310.40 30,170.00 31,011.00 2,37,469.40

J. NET WORTH 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- This Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Change (%) Senior Life Members 2 3 3 4 6 7 17% Life Members 0 0 0 1 1 1 0% Senior Members 36 36 43 39 53 58 9% Members 232 243 283 317 481 618 28% Associate Members 54 113 67 39 64 37 -42% Graduate Student 0 0 177 304 326 305 -6% Members Students 1190 1229 1459 2014 2658 2932 10% TOTAL 1514 1624 2032 2718 3589 3958 10% Annual Increase (%) 7% 25% 34% 32% 10%

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.

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 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 Mr. R. Thulasi IE Hall Security- Intelligent Narayanan, SBI Choices 19 Mar Better City, Better Mr. Satish Babu, InApp IE Hall Life with ICT

8 Sep Creating Global Mr. Jayant Krishna, TCS IE Hall Mindset Among IT Professionals

24 Nov IT - Energy Mr. NT. Nair, Executive IE Hall Scenerio Knowledge Lines 28 Nov An Evening with Dr. Dr. Sorel Reisman, IEEE Hotel Keys, Sorel Reisman Computer Society President Trivandrum 2011

Communication Society Chapter Date Topic Speaker Venue

8 Mar 4G wireless Mr. Jose Puthenkulam, CDAC standards based Intel mobile Internet evolution 28 Jul Latest trends in Dr. Sudeep Kumar, BSNL IE Hall optical communications 7 Jul Broadcast studio Mr.Ramesh Chandran, All IE Hall design India Radio 30 Aug How to influence Mr. Bernard Charles Eydt CDAC IEEE standards 27 Oct Wireless Home Prof.K.C.Raveendranatha IE Hall automation n, GEC Barton Hill networks

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IA / IE / PEL Joint Chapter

Date Topic Speaker Venue

29-30 Oct Conference on Multiple speakers Hotel Mascot, Smart Grid Grid- Trivandrum Con 2010

2 Sep Recent trends of Multiple speakers RIT, Kotayam power quality 17-19 Sep Workshop on Mr. Jaison Mathew, RIT RIT, Kotayam “Orchard Kottayam Simulation of Power Electronics Systems” 13 Aug Simulation and Prof. Mukul Chandorkar, RIT, Kotayam Emulation of Power IIT Bombay Electronic Systems 11 Feb Introduction to Mr. Sivakumar K, CEDT RIT, Kotayam Multilevel Inverters Bangalore and PWM techniques

Power & Energy Society Chapter

 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.

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 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 Mr.V.S.S.Nair, Consultant, Hospital Engineering, Trivandrum 13-01-2010 Energy Internet alias Smart Grid Mr.N.T.Nair, Chief Editor, Executive Knowledge Lines, Trivandrum 20-01-2010 Ground Water Depletion at Dr.P.R.Sreemahadevan Pillai, Principal, PA Plachimada Coca Cola Factory 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. Shri. Ramachandran Kadannappally, Radhakrishnan Honorable Minister for Devaswom, Printing Secretary,Department of & Stationery, Government of Kerala was Space,Government of India & the Chief Guest Chairman, ISRO 03-02-2010 Common Sense in Geotechnical Dr. Balu Iyer, Geotechnical Specialist, Engineering Trivandrum 17-02-2010 Case Studies in Renewable Energy Prof.V.K.Damodaran, Vice Chairman, EMC, Practice Crossing the Cost Barrier Director General, INGCORE 24-02-2010 Thoughts to Ponder Mr.K.K.Vasu, Director, ICIC, Trivandrum

03-03-2010 Web Application Security: Mr.R.Thulasinarayanan, Manager (Credit & Intelligent Choices Performance Monitoring), Operations & Credit Department, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Trivandrum

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 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 Dr. Padmanabha S. Pillai, System in USA Director (Technology), MTI Associates, Ohaio, USA 24-03-2010 Energy Conservation in Air Dr. Ashok Kumar, Assistant Professor, Conditioning Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum 31-03-2010 World Class Productivity Mr. P.M.C. Nair, DGM (Safety & Envt.), HLL Lifecare Ltd. 07-04-2010 Surya Grahan 2010 Mr. Ratnakara Rao, Project Director, Advanced Technology Vehicles, VSSC, Trivandrum. 10-04-2010 One day Seminar: “Proposed Inaugurated by Chief Guest: Mrs.Shoba Athirapally Hydro Electric Project Koshy, Chief Post Master General, Kerala - Myths & Realities” Circle, Trivandrum 14-04-2010 Laurie Baker Memorial Lecture Mr. Jaigopal. G. Rao, Principal Designer and Managing Director, INSPIRATION, Kochi. 21-04-2010 Medical Astrology for Better Dr. P.S. Anil Kumar, Senior Geologist, Health Geological Survey of India, (Ministry of Mines) Kerala Unit, Trivandrum. 28-04-2010 Latest Trends in Optical Fiber Dr. Sudeep Kumar, Regional Telecom Communications Training Centre, BSNL, Thiruvananthapuram. 05-05-2010 World Water Resources Day 2010 Mr. T.T. Kripananda Singh, Former Chief Celebrations: “Clean Water for a Engineer, Irrigation Department, Healthy World”. Government of Kerala, Trivandrum 12-05-2010 National Technology Day 2010 Prof.M.N.Sreedharan Nair, Former Celebrations: “Technology Principal, NSS College Advancement and India” 19-05-2010 World Telecommunication and Mr. Satish Babu, President, InApp Information Society Day 2010 Technologies, Technopark and Former Celebrations: “Better City, Better National Secretary, Computer Society of Life with ICTs”. India 26-05-2010 Reusable Launch Vehicles Dr. K.Sivan, Project Director, RLV-TD, VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram. 02-06-2010 World Environment Day 2010 Dr. A.G.Pandurangan, Head, Plant Celebrations: “Many Species. One Systematic & Evolutionary Science Division, Planet. One Future” TBGRI, Trivandrum 16-06-2010 Half Day Seminar: “The Proposal Shri.K.P.Rajendran, Honourable Minister to Reduce Width of NHs 47 and for Revenue, Government of Kerala was the 17 in Kerala” Chief Guest. 23-06-2010 Latest Trends in UPS Systems & Dr. Madhu Mangal, Former Vice President Protection of Critical Loads (Engineering), Emerson Network Power

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 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 Mr.Francis E.J., VSSC, Trivandrum. Quality Management 21-07-2010 Technical Innovation in Dr.Kavitha Raja, Sri Chitra Thirunal Diagnosis/Analysis of Some Institute for Medical Science and Recent Epidemics Technology, Trivandrum 28-07-2010 Solar Tower Power Plant Dr.N.Ashok Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum 04-08-2010 Vasthu In the Present Century 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 Mr.Jayant Krishna, TCS IT Professionals 22-09-2010 World Car Free Day & National Inauguration by Shri.Jose Thettayil, Cycle Day Celebrations: “World Hon’ble Minister for Transport Government Car Free Day and Its Significance of Kerala. Talk by Dr.Ajith Prabhu, Kerala in the Present Scenario” State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Govt of Kerala. 29-09-2010 Wireless Sensor Networks Prof.S.Viswanatha Rao, Professor & Head, Department of Electronics Communication Engineering, Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology, Trivandrum 06-10-2010 World Habitat Day 2010 Mr. A. Kasthurirangan, Former Chief Town Celebrations: “Better City, Better Planner, Government of Kerala, Trivandrum Life” 13-10-2010 Social Responsibilities of Mr. P.G.K. Pillai, Trivandrum Engineers 27-10-2010 Wireless Home Automation Prof.K.C.Raveendranathan, Department of Networks Electronics and Communication Engineering Government Engineering College Bartonhill, Trivandrum 3-10-2010 Money through Mobile (MTM) Mr. P. Abraham Paul , Ex: Vice President For Financial Inclusion of Lower (TS) SPCNL, SIEMENS ICN / G.M & SMT TBG Strata BPL Mobile, TES (I) DOT,Trivandrum

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 Date Topic Speaker 10-11-2010 The Art & Craft of Public Speaking Dr. Venugopal Reddy MD, MRCP, Physician & Life Skills Expert, New York, USA 17-11-2010 Information Technology (IT)- Mr.N.T.Nair, Chief Editor, Executive Energy Scenario Knowledge Lines – monthly, Trivandrum 24-11-2010 Air Pollution Mr. V.S.S. Nair, Hospital Engineering Consultant, Trivandrum 01-12-2010 Knowledge Engineering Dr. Ajit Prabhu V., Joint Director & Head, SPMD, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Trivandrum 08-12-2010 Lean Tools Management Mr. P. M. C. Nair, DGM (Safety, Environment and Security), HLL Lifecare Limited, Trivandrum. 15-12-2010 Rediscovering Creativity Mr. N. Hariharan, Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Lourdes Matha College of Science & Technology, Kuttichal, Trivandrum 22-12-2010 How I Cured My Diabetes Mr. E.M. George, Former Scientist/Engineer, VSSC, ISRO, Trivandrum 29-12-2010 Diabetes: Preventing The Wild Dr. S. Sivasankaran, Professor of Fire In Kerala 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  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

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 WIE Affinity Group  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

 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.

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010  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 Dr. Lillykutty Jacob, Dean NIT Calicut Celebrations (FW), NIT Calicut

23 Dec PWM Inverters for Dr Rijil Ramchand, NIT NIT Calicut Voltage Source Calicut Inverters 28 Dec Emerging Trends in Er. Asokan O, Chief NIT Calicut Power System Engineer Transmission, Protection KSEB 30 Dec Model‐free Prof K P Mohandas, NIT NIT Calicut approach to Calicut Modelling of Systems 31 Dec Inauguration of Prof. Sukumaran NIT Calicut Malabar Subsection Bhaskaran, IIM Kozhikodu Prof. VK Damodaran

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 Mr. Chandrabose J Cherthala wireless technologies

28-Jul-10 Computing in the Mr. Satish Babu Cochin cloud 29-Jul-10 Relevance of social Mr. S R Nair Cochin media in life and business

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 Date Topic Speaker Venue

16-Aug-10 New Generation Mr. Suresh Narayanan Rajagiri School Networks of Engg & Tech 19-Aug-10 An introduction to Mr. James Kurian KMEA Engg Robots College

30-31 Aug Seminar on Web Multiple Cochin 10 technologies

18-Sep-10 Trends in Mobile Mr. Suresh Narayanan Mala Communications

22-Sep-10 Advanced Mr. Mohankumar K Viswajyothi Microcontrollers College of Engg & Tech 14-Oct-10 Unified Mr. James Joseph Cochin Communications - Transcending boundaries

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Section Representation in R10, HQ Section was represented in the following international committees and initiatives:  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

 IEEE R10 Meet, Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb 2009 o Attended by Mr. Sasi PM, Mr. Amarnath Raja

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010  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

 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’

 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  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

Kerala Section Annual Report 2010 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.