IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Coordinator Nivas Ravichandran presented about the IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Achievements, Concern and Plans at the IEEE MGA Global Young Professionals Meeting 2017 at San Jose, Costa Rica.

1. IEEE REGION 10 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS RECAP
Young Professionals F2F Meeting
Nivas Ravichandran, IEEE Region 10 Young Professional Coordinator
March 31st, 2017

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ACHIEVEMENTS
2 Hall of Fame Young Professionals Affinity Group:
Kerala & Tokyo
4 Young Professionals Achievement Award:
Preeti K, Shahim B, Hussain M, Nivas R
IEEE R10 SYWL Congress 2016
67 YP Representatives from 19 Sections
7500 USD from PES
14 Activities
IEEE HardTech Summit
140+ Participants

4. 4
POINTS OF CONCERN
Decline in Industry YP Membership
(Higher Grade -5.7% | GSM +12.3%)
Lesser International Events Lack of recognition for
YPs in a sections
Lack of funding for activities Lack of focused activities for
Young Professionals
More Members. Less
volunteering opportunities.

5. 5
PLANS
Industry Collaboration &
Entrepreneurship Activities
Collaboration with Societies
for activities & initiatives
Focus on China, Japan, South Korea
(Language Barrier Issues)
ANZCON 2017
(Prior to Sections Congress)
Young Professional Tracks
+ IEEE HardTech Summit 2017
Formation of 5 New Young
Professional Affinity Groups