CEC - 1 2011
REPORT ON
CONTINUING EDUCATION CONGRESS
Held from 30th September to 1st October, 2011
at TocH Institute of Science and Technology, Cochin.
In Association with Region 10 Educational Activities,
IEEE Kerala Section Educational Activities and IEEE Kerala GOLD
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The first of the two Continuing education Congresses (CEC), CEC-1, was
organized at ToC H Institute of Science and Technology on 30th September and 1st
October, 2011. The program was aimed at boosting the technical knowledge of
academia and to make them aware of IEEE and the plethora of opportunities
available to them. The event targeted the academic fraternity of engineering
colleges across Kerala and was conducted with the support of IEEE R10
Educational Activities, IEEE Kerala Section and GOLD. The workshop was attended
by around 40 delegates from various engineering colleges.
Presidential Address by Prof.P.J.Joseph,President,Toc h Group of Instituions
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Inaugration of CEC 2011
Keynote Address by Dr. Suresh Nair Vice Chair, Kochi Subsection
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IEEE Awareness Session by Ranjit R Nair, Treasurer, IEEE Kerala GOLD
Session on Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals by Dr.M.V.Rajesh
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MATLAB Hands-on led by by Mr. Mohankumar.K
Panel Discussion
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AIM:
CEC was an event which aimed at aiding the academia in keeping themselves
updated with the latest and the most happening areas of engineering. It also
aimed at making them aware of the plethora of opportunities made available to
them through IEEE professional membership.
DAY 1:
The first day of CEC began with a colorful inaugural ceremony. Dr. Suresh Nair,
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), NeST group, delivered the keynote address. It was
followed by an engaging session on Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals by
Dr.M.V.Rajesh, Head of Dept. of Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering,
Cherthala. The intricate details and physical aspects of signal sampling and time,
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frequency domain were discussed in the session. An IEEE awareness session and
membership drive was conducted by Ranjith.R.Nair, Treaurer,IEEE GOLD, during
the course of which, participants showed a keen interest in joining IEEE. The
participants were introduced to IEEE and benefits of IEEE membership.
Furthermore, a Hands On session on MATLAB was conducted. The basics of
MATLAB programming and Image/Sound manipulation functions, Matrix
operations, plotting etc were taught in detail by Mr. Mohankumar.K,
Director(R&D),Grey Technolabs.
DAY 2:
The second day of the program began with a hands-on session on MATLAB. The
participants were introduced to the advanced concepts of latest simulation
softwares by Mr.Mohankumar. A session on 3D Visualisation followed. Mr.Rajeev,
Principal Research Engineer of NeST handled the session which dealt with the
principles of 3D reconstruction, processing and rendering. This very informative
session was then followed by a Panel Discussion on the problems faced by the
teachers and the need for improvement in the current educational system. . The
panel consisted of Prof.(Dr.)K. Vasudevan (Dean,Faculty of Technology &
Professor,Dept of Electronics, CUSAT),Mr. Rajeev K,( Principal Research Engineer,
NeST, Technopark),Mr.Suresh Narayanan (Reliance Communications, IEEE
COMSOC Vice Chair, Kerala Section),Prof.(Dr.)Job V Kuruvila ( Director,
TIST),Prof.Mini Ulanatt ( CUSAT, (Execom Member, IEEE; MC Member, CSI) and
was moderated by Nitin Padmanabhan, Secretary, IEEE GOLD. Many questions
were raised in the discussion and were analyzed by the participants and the
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distinguished panel. The two day long education congress was concluded with a
valedictory function where the participants were awarded with certificates.
CONCLUSION:
Continuing Education Congress-1 was attended by 30 delegates from engineering
colleges across Kerala. The event was much appreciated for the quality of sessions
and for providing a platform for the academic fraternity to learn, interact and get
motivated. The participants expressed a keen interest in joining IEEE and in
making their colleagues and students aware about IEEE. The memberships from
academia have increased and the existing members decided to get actively
involved in the activities of IEEE. Thus the objectives of CEC-1 were met.
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