Opening Ceremony of InspiHER{Tech} V1.0
September 7, 2021 at 12:30 PM - September 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM @ Online event
Description
The IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group of SLTC introduces InspiHER{Tech} V1.0 for all island-wide female undergraduates to provide a platform for the rising of exemplary women professionals with strong leadership skills who can work together as a team and show their talents in the Science & technology sector. The InspiHER{Tech} V1.0 hopefully inspired 204 female undergraduates representing 21 universities as 68 teams of 3 members each in Sri Lanka by stimulating them to adapt to the high-speed development in the science & technology field by encouraging them to strive forward towards their success & professional growth with a competition of 3 stages which will be very supportive for them to showcase their talents to the whole community . This will boost the self-esteem as well as employment expectations of female undergraduates in Sri Lanka. The whole competition is conducted virtually with 3 rounds namely: Round 01 - InspiHER{CircuitriX }: A Circuit Designing project competition. Round 2 - InspiHER{MindFest}: A Technical Quiz . Round 3 - InspiHER{CodeWars}: A Coding Competition Exposing and stimulating female undergraduates to adapt to the high-speed development in the science and technology field is a necessity nowadays. InspiHER{Tech} V1.0, was organized with that aspiration to inspire female undergraduates to strive toward success in their STEM career paths. InspiHER{Tech} V1.0 was organized in a manner such that 3 rounds that evaluate and inspire female undergraduates glancing over every path of the technology field such as electronics side with a circuit designing project competition as the 1st round, a technical quiz where the technical knowledge, IQ and general knowledge of female undergraduate are evaluated as the 2nd round and algorithmic coding skills of female undergraduates are evaluated with the 3rd round. Likewise, nothing but the most talented female undergraduates composed of multi-talents are raised and other female undergraduates are motivated to rise up by developing their skills, minimizing their weaknesses for a future community of multi-talented female professionals. Prior to the first round of the competition, a workshop was organized for our contestants as well as for all island-wide undergraduates despite gender to learn about Proteus simulation software which has become the trend in simulation. The opening ceremony of InspiHER{Tech} V1.0 was held on the 11 th of September 2021 virtually with the participation of the honourable guest speakers and the 68 teams registered in the competition representing 21 unuversities. The guest speakers of the ceremony was Dr.Surani Tissera, Mr.Keerthi Kodithuwakku and Ms.Shavindya Samarasinghe . The IEEE WIE Affinity Group of SLTC organized the session and the session commenced at 7.00 p.m. via the zoom platform and Facebook live stream. The event was started by welcoming all the guest speakers and teams by the moderators. The chairman of WIE of SLTC, Ms.Michelle Perera commenced the ceremony with her welcoming speech. The female undergraduates were given with an introduction of IEEE WIE Affinity Group of SLTC and InspiHER{Tech} V1.0. Then our honored guest speaker and also one of the academic advisors of InspiHER{Tech}V1.0, Dr.Surani Tissera delivered her valuable speech. She is also a former research assistant professor at the Catholic University of Korea.She stated the benefits the contestants can gain by participating in all the 3 rounds of the competition as female undergraduates who strive towards the success in technology field. Through her speech she described about the topic women in tech by empowering all the female undergraduates representing teams and others who are participated in the opening ceremony with her very own valuable experience in the technology field as a woman. After her speech, the Co-founder and the Chief executive officer at Effective solutions Pvt Ltd, Mr.Kerthi Kodithuwakku, delivered his speech. With his speech he took an insight towards the technology industry. Moreover, he stated about the innovation in the technology industry with his very own experience as a tech entrepreneur in the industry. He also motivated the contestants of the teams participated in the opening ceremony by describing the foundation an individual can get by especially participating in the first round of the competition, InspiHER{CircuitriX. His participation as a knowledge partner gave the opening ceremony an industrial exposure . Ms.Shavindya Samarasinghe, associate consultant in business analysis and the associate product manager at Zone 24x7 delivered her speech next. She is also a visiting lecturer of Sri Lanka Technological Campus. Her speech was so valuable for all the female undergraduates participated in the ceremony. She talked about the topic women in technology industry with her very own experience as a woman with industrial exposure. It was so beneficial for female undergraduates participated in the ceremony as future professionals who are looking forward to join the technology industry. She stated the paths in the technology industry. She stated that there are no paths in the industry specifically for women, women can choose any career according to her passion and be success in career according to her dedication . After the valuable speeches of the guest speakers, Raveesha Thathsarani one of the vice chairman of InspiHER{Tech} V1.0 did a presentation describing all the special facts of the competition. The ceremony was concluded with the thanking speech of the Chairman, Achini Shashikala. Her speech was ended with the inspiring quote, “Girls keep in your mind that, you can’t always be the strongest or most talented or most gifted person in the room. But you can be the most competitive”. This inspired all the contestants to try their best in the competition that would start ahead with utmost dedication. As a whole, the opening ceremony was a success with the industrial exposure and the participation of successful professionals in their very own career paths.
Agenda
Agenda: Opening Ceremony of InspiHER{Tech} V1.0 Description Time Done by Welcoming all 7.05PM Moderators Welcome Speech & Introduction of WIE STLC and InspiHER 7.10PM Michelle Perera (Chairman of WIE of SLTC) Guest Speaker 01 Introduction of InspiHER{Tech}V1.0 and the benefits the particpants can gain by participating in it. Importance of women empowerment in technology industry. 7.15PM Dr. Surani Thisera (Senior Lecturer - SLTC) Token of Appreciation 01 7.25PM Moderators Guest Speaker 02 An insight to the technology industry. Innovation in technology industry. Women’s contribution in innovation and how the first round of the competition can be a base for it? 7.30PM Mr.Keerthi Kodithuwakku (Chief Executive Officer at Effective Solutions) Token of Appreciation 02 7.40PM Moderators Entertainment Item 7.45PM Guest Speaker 03 Women in technology industry and the skills that should be developed together with the importance in participating in these types of competitions with her very own experience. 7.50PM Ms.Shavindya Samarasinghe (Associate Consultant – Business Analysis at Zone 24x7) Token of Appreciation 03 8.00PM Moderators Presentation on the competition 8.05PM Raveesha Thathsarani (Vice chairman of the project) Thanking speech 8.20PM Achini Shashikala (Chairman of the project)