The document announces several important deadlines for IEEE student competitions and awards, including contests for student papers and websites closing on March 15th and 31st. It also provides information on awarding rebates to student branches that submit timely activity reports, and notes that Indian Rupee payments have now been approved as a permanent process for the first time in any country other than the US. The document asks for thoughts on quarterly student branch meetings that have been held in the region for networking, collaboration, and learning about IEEE.