IEEE Sri Lanka Section Report 2015

1 IEEE Sri Lanka Section Report 2015

PART A - SECTION SUMMARY

A.1 Executive Summary

 Section Executive Committee Member List – for year 2015

Post Elected Member Chair Dr. Ruwan Ranaweera Chair-elect Dr. Sanjeewa Witharana

Immediate past chair Dr. Jayathu Samarawickrama

Secretary Dr. Ruwan Gopura Assistant Secretary Mr. Gayan Abenayake Treasurer Dr. Maheshi Dissanayake Assistant Treasurer Mr. Upul Ekanayake

Editor Dr. Sanath Jayawardena

Committee Member Mr. UpesalaTennakoon Committee Member Mr. Tharindu De Silva Committee Member Mr. Gayan Alahendra Committee Member Prof. Kithsiri Liyanage

Committee Member Dr. Sarath Kumara

Committee Member Mr. Nalin Karunasinghe

 Section Highlights  Section membership increased by 19% over the year, from 1600 to 1900  09 members got elevated to Senior Members  IEEE Sri Lanka Section Annual General Meeting – Feb. 2, Colombo  IEEE R10 SYW Congress 2015 – July 9-12, Colombo  IEEEXtreme9.0 – Oct. 26, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Colombo, Galle, Malambe,  IEEE SL Annual Family Get-together – Nov. 7, Peradeniya  IEEE Workshop on Electric Vehicles and their G2V and V2G operation – Nov. 19, Colombo  IEEE Electronic Design Competition – Nov. 21, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Galle  IEEE SL SYW Congress 2015 – Dec. 5-6, Peradeniya  IEEE Undergraduate Project Symposium – Dec. 18, Peradeniya  IEEE Distinguished Lectures o Prof. George Gross – Nov. 20th, Peradeniya o Prof. George Gross – Nov. 23rd, Jaffna o Prof. Rath Vannithamby – Dec. 16th, Galle o Prof. Rath Vannithamby – Dec. 19th, Moratuwa  Represented in IEEE Region 10 Meeting (AGM) –Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 2015  Represented in IEEE Membership Development Training Program – New York, USA, Nov. 2015  IEEE Technically Co-sponsored International Conferences Fifteenth International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer2015) The 8th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing 2015 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) 2015 2nd Annual International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT) 2015 10th IEEE International Conference on Industrial & Information Systems 2015  Establishment of IEEE WIE Sri Lanka Affinity Group; IEEE EMBS student chapter of University of Moratuwa; Three IEEE Industrial Automation Society (IAS) student chapters at University of Peradeniya, University of Moratuwa, and University of Ruhuna; Three new IEEE Student branches at Informatics Institute of Technology, Uva-Wellassa University, and Wayamba University

 Major Events (International, National)  IEEE R10 SYW Congress 2015 – July 9-12, Colombo  IEEE SL SYW Congress 2015 – Dec. 5-6, Peradeniya  IEEE Distinguished Lectures; 03 lectures  IEEE Undergraduate Project Symposium – Dec. 18, Peradeniya  IEEE Technically Co-sponsored International Conferences; 05 conferences 2

 Major Chapter Activities Chapter activities were focused on:  Assisting and promoting IEEE thrust areas among students and youth  Promoting IEEE among professionals and CPD  Promote networking  Serving the society

 Major Student and Affinity Group Activities These were focused on:  Promoting the technological knowhow among students  Enhancing the women’s participation in IEEE activities

 Awards  Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award (Winner Mr Subodha Charles)  Distinguished Lecturer Award of the IEEE Power and Energy Society PES (Prof. JB Ekanayake)  2015 R10 MD incentive grant  2015 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment Performance  2015 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment and Retention Performance  CMD Multicultural Video Contest at IAS 50th Anniversary meeting 2015 in Dallas, Texax, USA  Featured in December Membership Development Webcast of IEEE – Best Practices Case Studies: Sri Lanka Section (Region 10) – Dec. 2015

A.2 Financial Report – (Please follow the format given below)

 Summary (as per submitted L50)

 Any other financial activities

PART B - ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

B.1 Membership Development Activities

 Total number of active members in the past 3 years: 1896 in total  Summary and evidence of work done to improve the value of membership, which leads to retention and growth of members  IEEE SL AGM in grand style  IEEE SL family get together  CPD courses and distinguished lectures for professionals  Encouraging and assisting members grade elevations  Hosting of local competitions  Participation in international competitions, eg: IEEE Xtreme  Promoting student activities  Social services, eg: programs conducted on IEEE Day For evidence, see photos at the bottom of this document

B.2 Chapter Activities

 Total number of Chapters in the Section: 05 Chapters  Number of Chapters formed in the current year:  Number of active Chapters (Chapters who have reported required number of meetings during the year): 05 active Chapters  Summary of Chapter activities (Chapter wise with attachment table/information)

B.3 Professional and Continuing Education Activities

Summary of continuing Educational activities including conferences, technical activities, training courses, and distinguished lecture programs

 IEEE Workshop on Electric Vehicles and their G2V and V2G operation – Nov. 19, Colombo  IEEE Electronic Design Competition – Nov. 21, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Galle  IEEE Undergraduate Project Symposium – Dec. 18, Peradeniya  IEEE Distinguished Lectures o Prof. George Gross – Nov. 20th, Peradeniya o Prof. George Gross – Nov. 23rd, Jaffna o Prof. Rath Vannithamby – Dec. 16th, Galle o Prof. Rath Vannithamby – Dec. 19th, Moratuwa  IEEE Technically Co-sponsored International Conferences o Fifteenth International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer2015) o The 8th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing 2015 o Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) 2015 o 2nd Annual International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT) 2015 o 10th IEEE International Conference on Industrial & Information Systems 2015

B.4 Students Activities

 Total number of Student Branches in the Section: 08 Student Branches  Number of Student Branches formed in the current year: 03 Student Branches  Section level student activities (student congress, paper and other contests, awards etc)  IEEE R10 SYW Congress 2015 – July 9-12, Colombo  IEEE Electronic Design Competition – Nov. 21, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Galle  IEEE SL SYW Congress 2015 – Dec. 5-6, Peradeniya  IEEE Undergraduate Project Symposium – Dec. 18, Peradeniya  Number of active Student Branches (Student Branches who have reported required number of meetings during the year): 05 Student Branches  Summary of Student Branch activities (Student Branch wise with attachment table/information)

B.5 Affinity Group Activities

 Young Professional (YP)  Very active and popular  Women In Engineering (WIE)  Very active and growing

B.6 Awards & Recognition Activities

 Award constituted by the Section  IEEE Electronic Design Competition – Nov. 21, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Galle  IEEE Undergraduate Project Symposium – Dec. 18, Peradeniya

 Please list all Awards and Recognitions received by the Section, and members in the Section, from R 10 and IEEE HQ during the year 2015  Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award (Winner Mr Subodha Charles)  Distinguished Lecturer Award of the IEEE Power and Energy Society PES (Prof. JB Ekanayake)  2015 R10 MD incentive grant  2015 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment Performance  2015 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment and Retention Performance  CMD Multicultural Video Contest at IAS 50th Anniversary meeting 2015 in Dallas, Texax, USA  Featured in December Membership Development Webcast of IEEE – Best Practices Case Studies: Sri Lanka Section (Region 10) – Dec. 2015

B.7 Communication Activities (Newsletter, Home Page, E-mail etc.)

 Newsletter (name and number of issues in the year)  IEEE Sri Lanka Section Newsletter. Two to three issues per year  Home Page of the Section (give the URL and how often it is updated)  www.ieee.lk  Other means of contacts with Section members including social media  IEEE Sri Lanka Section Facebook page

B.8 Industry Relations

 Membership growth and retention  Section membership increased by 19% over the year, from 1600 to 1900  Won the award for 2015 Outstanding Section Membership Recruitment and Retention Performance

 Activities for/with industrial members  IEEE Workshop on Electric Vehicles and their G2V and V2G operation – Nov. 19, Colombo  IEEE Distinguished Lectures o Prof. George Gross – Nov. 20th, Peradeniya o Prof. George Gross – Nov. 23rd, Jaffna o Prof. Rath Vannithamby – Dec. 16th, Galle o Prof. Rath Vannithamby – Dec. 19th, Moratuwa  Assisting and Technically Co-sponsoring International Conferences o Fifteenth International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer2015) o The 8th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing 2015 o Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) 2015 o 2nd Annual International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT) 2015 o 10th IEEE International Conference on Industrial & Information Systems 2015

B.9 Humanitarian Technology Activities

 Humanitarian Technology related activities supported by the Section including collaboration with other OUs.  SIGHT Activities

B.10 Community Activities

 IEEE Social activities (Family day, IEEE day, Engineers Week)”  IEEE SL Annual Family Get-together was held in cheerful mood on Nov. 7 in beautiful Peradeniya, of central Sri Lanka.  IEEE day, 06 Oct 2015, was celebrated at various places with community activities, and education and competitions.

PART C - OTHERS

Photographs:

Photo 1: IEEE Region 10 Student,YP,WIE Congress, July 2015, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Photo 2: IEEE Electronic Design Competition, Nov 2015, held simultaneously at Moratuwa, Kandy and Galle, Sri Lanka.

Photo 3: IEEE Undergraduate Project Symposium, Dec 2015, held in Kandy, Sri Lanka.