IEEE ComSoc May 2025 – ExCom Administrative Meeting (8 May 2025)
May 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM - December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM @ Online event
Description
Sub-committee updates/confirmations: Sister Chapter Coordinator, Lecturer Series/Workshops, Student Branch Development, Conference Evaluation, Funding & Grants. Finance: Financial & Budget Report + funding status and required approvals. Events pipeline: ComSoc School (Jaffna), “Art of Research Paper Writing” (SLIIT Jan / Out of Colombo Aug), invited talks (Prof. Yonghui Li – 30 Apr; Prof. A.-A. Boulogeorgos – 30 May). DLP & conferences: DLP (Prof. Ioannis Krikidis – Sept), ICARC 2025, SICET 2025 panel, ICAC Feb 2026 planning/approvals. Programs & next steps: IEEE Communication Challenge + “AI in Engineering” panel (11 Sept); confirm next meeting date (19 June) and close.
Agenda
Agenda — IEEE ComSoc Sri Lanka Chapter ExCom Administrative Meeting (May 2025) Welcome & quorum confirmation Approval of agenda and minutes/action items from previous meeting Sub-committee updates / confirmations Sister Chapter Coordination Lecturer Series & Workshops Student Branch Development Conference Evaluation & Technical Activities Funding, Grants & Sponsorship Financial & budget update Current balance and recent income/expenses Funding updates (Chapter / Sister Chapter) Upcoming expense approvals and reimbursements Planned events & workshops — status and next actions ComSoc School (Jaffna) Art of Research Paper Writing (SLIIT / Out of Colombo) Distinguished/Invited talks (scheduled sessions and logistics) Distinguished Lecturer Program & speaker pipeline DLP planning and approval steps Speaker confirmations and hosting requirements Conference engagement / support ICARC 2025, SICET 2025 panel involvement ICAC 2026 preparation / 2025 approvals Projects & programs IEEE Communication Challenge planning Panel discussion planning (e.g., AI in Engineering) Grants & proposals 2026 event proposal planning ComSoc School Series proposal/call preparation International collaboration / visibility International faculty exchange (status/next steps) Kerala–Sri Lanka Sister Chapter Program Timeline review and deliverables (student chapter launches, talks, hackathon/thesis competition, networking/panel) Student Branch / SBU activity updates Open floor (AOB) Confirm next meeting date (June 2025) & close