The IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 was successfully organized by IEEE Malaysia Section and IEEE Student Branch Universiti Putra Malaysia (IEEESB UPM) at Executive Lounge, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia on 11st March 2017.
The event was participated by student branch leaders from 21 students branch (APU, Curtin Sarawak, Monash University, Nilai University, UIAM, UKM, UM, UniMAP, UMS, MMU, UPM, USM, UTeM, UTM, UTP, UNITEN, UTHM, UTAR, UUM, UNMC, and UiTM).
The invited guests and speaker were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi, Dr. Noor Ain Kamsani and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin from IEEE Malaysia Section; Ng Pin Jian, IEEE Malaysia SAC 2016, Saaveethya Sivakumar Arvind Rajan and Kong Sheng How from IEEE R10 SAC 2017 and Gorakanage Ashen Indimal Gomes, IEEE Malaysia Student Representative 2016.
The line of event was design to enhance leadership in IEEE Malaysia Section Student Branches and to provide training and share experiences in the running of IEEE Student Branches. It was also focus on interaction and collaboration among student branches to increase networking.
On the afternoon session, the winner for 2017 IEEE Malaysia Student Activity Committee were announced where Abdulrahman Taha from IEEESB UPM is selected for IEEE Malaysia Section Student Representative (SSR), Shum Kar Yen from IEEESB USM is selected for WIE Student Network (WSN) meanwhile Kong Sheng How from IEEESB Curtin Sarawak, Abdulraqeb Alhammadi from IEESB MMU and Ng Jiann Jia from IEESB USM are selected for Student Activity Committee (SAC).
On evening session, each SB presented on their planned activity and budget which is including SB Website link, SB Facebook link, plan for activities for 2017 (technical, non-technical, budget for each activities and others) for 5 minutes per each student branch.
After the presentation, SB travelling grant is given for all SBs except for MMU, UTAR, UKM, Monash, UTeM, UTHM and Nilai University. The last session for IEEE Malaysia Student Branch Leadership Camp 2017 was the certificate giving ceremony for SB counselors and chairs for 2016 session and the participants.
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