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The award is based on programs that took place during the period of 1 January to 31 December of the <strong>preceding</strong> year.</p> <h2 id="toc_The_Nominations_Window_for_this_Award_has_Closed" class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="28" data-lineheight="33.6px">The Nominations Window for this Award has Closed.</h2> </div><div ><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type" style="--button_margin-bottom:20px;" target="_self"><i class="fa-trophy fas button-icon-left" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="fusion-button-text">View Recipients</span></a></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3"><p><strong>2024 IEEE WIE Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year<img decoding="async" class="lazyload size-medium wp-image-4733 alignright" src="https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-300x133.jpg" data-orig-src="https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-300x133.jpg" alt="2024 IEEE WIE Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year" width="300" height="133" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27133%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20133%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27133%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-200x89.jpg 200w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-225x100.jpg 225w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-300x133.jpg 300w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-400x178.jpg 400w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-600x267.jpg 600w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-768x341.jpg 768w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-800x356.jpg 800w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-900x400.jpg 900w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-1200x533.jpg 1200w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-1536x683.jpg 1536w, https://wie.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-of-the-Year-scaled.jpg 1920w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></strong><br /> Winner: Bangladesh University of Professionals (R10)</p> <p>“We are thrilled to be honored with the 2024 IEEE Women in Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year Award. This recognition is a testament to the enthusiasm and innovation of our IEEE BUP SB Women In Engineering Affinity Group, reflecting our dedication to fostering a vibrant and supportive community for women in engineering.</p> <p>Our heartfelt thanks go to our advisors, members, and supporters for their invaluable contributions and belief in our mission. This award not only marks our accomplishments but also inspires us to continue breaking new ground and empowering the next generation of women in STEM. We eagerly anticipate the opportunities ahead and are excited to further our impact in the field.”</p> <p>Honorable Mention: Higher Institute of Computer Science (R8)<br /> Honorable Mention: National Engineering School of Sfax (R8)</p> </div><div class="accordian fusion-accordian" style="--awb-border-size:2px;--awb-icon-size:20px;--awb-content-font-size:18px;--awb-icon-alignment:right;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-icon-box-color:#212934;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-toggle-active-accent-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-title-font-family:"Open Sans";--awb-title-font-weight:700;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:20px;--awb-content-font-family:"Open Sans";--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;"><div class="panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-right fusion-toggle-icon-unboxed" id="accordion-51-1"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-671b0a1fcfe7b78cb fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_671b0a1fcfe7b78cb"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="671b0a1fcfe7b78cb" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#671b0a1fcfe7b78cb" href="#671b0a1fcfe7b78cb"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">2023 Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year Award</span></a></h4></div><div id="671b0a1fcfe7b78cb" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_671b0a1fcfe7b78cb"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h2 class="" data-fontsize="28" data-lineheight="33.6px"></h2> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-1382 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group.jpg" sizes="183px" srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-200x207.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-225x233.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-300x311.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group.jpg 400w" alt="National School of Elect & Telecom Student Branch Affinity Group" width="183" height="189" data-orig-src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group.jpg" data-srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-200x207.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-225x233.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group-300x311.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/National-School-of-Elect-Telecom-Student-Branch-Affinity-Group.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px" /></p> <p><strong>IEEE WIE National School of Elect & Telecom Student Branch Affinity Group</strong> -Tunisia Section (R8)</p> <p>“On behalf of the IEEE WIE ENET’Com SAG, we are truly honored to receive the 2023 Student Affinity Group of the Year award. Receiving this prestigious honor is a humbling recognition of the efforts, dedication, and sacrifices that our team has shown. We extend our sincerest gratitude to our members, advisors, and supporters who have been integral to our success. This recognition fuels our determination to continue achieving our goals and making a meaningful impact on women in engineering worldwide. This is just the beginning, as the love of inspiring women to follow their academic interests, promoting women in the STEM field, and implementing sustainable programs will always continue to drive us forward.”</p> <h4 class="" data-fontsize="21" data-lineheight="25.2px"><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong></h4> <ol> <li>Silver Oak University SBAG – Gujarat Section (R10)</li> <li>Netaji Subhas Inst of Tech SBAG – Delhi Section (R10)</li> </ol> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-820b680c06787f80c fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_820b680c06787f80c"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="820b680c06787f80c" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#820b680c06787f80c" href="#820b680c06787f80c"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">2022 Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year Award</span></a></h4></div><div id="820b680c06787f80c" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_820b680c06787f80c"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h2 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="28" data-lineheight="33.6px"></h2> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-299 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8.jpg" sizes="400px" srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8-200x155.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8-225x174.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8-300x232.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8.jpg 400w" alt="WIE ESPRIT Student Branch Affinity Group (R8) group picture." width="400" height="309" data-orig-src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8.jpg" data-srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8-200x155.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8-225x174.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8-300x232.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-WIE-esprit-sbag-r8.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></p> <h4 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="21" data-lineheight="25.2px">WIE ESPRIT Student Branch Affinity Group (R8)</h4> <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> WIE Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering (TKMCE) Student Branch Affinity Group (R10)<br /> <strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> WIE Chandigarh University Student Branch Affinity Group (R10)</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-e77f6ddc500ca91a6 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_e77f6ddc500ca91a6"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="e77f6ddc500ca91a6" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#e77f6ddc500ca91a6" href="#e77f6ddc500ca91a6"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">2021 Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year Award</span></a></h4></div><div id="e77f6ddc500ca91a6" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_e77f6ddc500ca91a6"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h3 class="" data-fontsize="22" data-lineheight="26.4px"></h3> <p><strong><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-308 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-225x169.jpg" sizes="225px" srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-225x169.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG.jpg 400w" alt="WIE Mar Athanasius headshots of award winners." width="225" height="169" data-orig-src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-225x169.jpg" data-srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-200x150.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-225x169.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/WIE_Mar_Athanasius_SBAG.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" />Winner (pictured):</strong> WIE Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Student Branch Affinity Group (R10, Kerala Section)<br /> <em>“The unflinching passion to transform our members into future leaders and leave an imprint for future generations empower us to Inspire, Engage and Educate young minds.”</em></p> <p>IEEE WIE AG MACE has always worked by taking in the interest and opinions of its members. Our strength is our student force. And we are highly motivated by their spirit and enthusiasm. This engenders us to conduct events (technical and interpersonal) to bring up independent self-reliable strong professionals by directing them to pursue their passion with confidence. We chain together our thoughts and energy to inspire, engage and educate young minds for the better tomorrow.</p> <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> WIE Istanbul Technical University SBAG (R8)<br /> <strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> WIE University of Melbourne SBAG (R10)</p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f" href="#5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">2020 Student Branch Affinity Group Of The Year</span></a></h4></div><div id="5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_5c16ed8f0bf7bcb9f"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h2 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="28" data-lineheight="33.6px"></h2> <p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-349 size-full lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award.jpg" sizes="900px" srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-200x80.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-225x90.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-300x120.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-400x160.jpg 400w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-600x240.jpg 600w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-768x307.jpg 768w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-800x320.jpg 800w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award.jpg 900w" alt="2020 student branch affinity group award winners." width="900" height="360" data-orig-src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award.jpg" data-srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-200x80.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-225x90.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-300x120.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-400x160.jpg 400w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-600x240.jpg 600w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-768x307.jpg 768w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award-800x320.jpg 800w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-student-branch-affinity-group-award.jpg 900w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></p> <h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px">WIE Universidade Federal de Campina Grande UFCG SBAG (R9, Northeast Brazil Section)</h3> <p><b><i></i></b><b><i></i></b><em>“Receiving the 2020 WIE Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year Award has been particularly important and significant for everyone who is part of the IEEE WIE UFCG. We are overly excited and happy. Having our work recognized worldwide motivates us even more to continue our activities and projects with dedication and zeal. We are very proud to be part of WIE and to contribute in some way to inspire and encourage women in the STEM areas at our university and city, and the award is a sign that we are on the right path and that we have a lot of work ahead of us. We are so grateful to the WIEC for this recognition.”</em></p> <h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px">Honorable Mentions</h3> <ul> <li>WIE Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas UPIITA SBAG (R9)</li> <li>WIE Universidad Don Bosco SBAG (R9)</li> </ul> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-6a4a91b0a88c0abb3 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_6a4a91b0a88c0abb3"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="6a4a91b0a88c0abb3" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#6a4a91b0a88c0abb3" href="#6a4a91b0a88c0abb3"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">2019 Student Branch Affinity Group Of The Year</span></a></h4></div><div id="6a4a91b0a88c0abb3" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_6a4a91b0a88c0abb3"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px">WIE Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology BUET (R10, Bangladesh Section)</h3> <p><b><i></i></b><b><i></i></b><em>“We have experienced more than 600% rise in WIE members over the past four years since we started our journey and the work of WIE BUET SB AG has been quintessential in it. We are working towards creating a strong platform which will encourage girls to further their education in STEM fields and help women professionals to develop their skills. As a developing nation and home to the biggest refugee population, Bangladesh has many challenges and we want to bring women entrepreneurs, professionals, academics and female students together to develop sustainable technological solutions to our problems.”</em></p> <h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px">Honorable Mentions</h3> <ul> <li>WIE Macquarie University SBAG (R10, Australia Council)</li> <li>WIE Universidade Federal de Campina Grande UFCG SBAG (R9, Brazil Council)</li> </ul> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-21be1ef3b34ddad58 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_21be1ef3b34ddad58"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="21be1ef3b34ddad58" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#21be1ef3b34ddad58" href="#21be1ef3b34ddad58"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">2018 Student Branch Affinity Group Of The Year</span></a></h4></div><div id="21be1ef3b34ddad58" class="panel-collapse collapse " aria-labelledby="toggle_21be1ef3b34ddad58"><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-357 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018-student-branch-affinity-group-winner.jpg" sizes="900px" srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018-student-branch-affinity-group-winner-200x112.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018-student-branch-affinity-group-winner-225x127.jpg 225w, 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<h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px">IEEE WIE Vimal Jyothi Engineering College SBAG</h3> <p>Increase in the membership is a great accomplishment of the group, and the socially relevant programs and other events , making the young volunteers, personally strong , both in technical knowledge and interpersonal skills.</p> <h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="24" data-lineheight="28.8px">Honorable Mentions</h3> <ul> <li>IEEE WIE University of Moratuwa-Sri Lanka SBAG</li> <li>IEEE WIE Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology SBAG</li> </ul> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-panel panel-default panel-3c399de416b6cd08b fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode" style="--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color2);"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle" id="toggle_3c399de416b6cd08b"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="3c399de416b6cd08b" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" 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" width="1000" height="556" data-orig-src="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh.jpg" data-srcset="https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-200x111.jpg 200w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-225x125.jpg 225w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-300x167.jpg 300w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-400x222.jpg 400w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-600x334.jpg 600w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-768x427.jpg 768w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-800x445.jpg 800w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh-900x500.jpg 900w, https://ieeewie.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017_student_affinity_group_bangladesh.jpg 1000w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <ul> <li><strong>Winner:</strong> IEEE WIE Bangladesh AG</li> <li><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> IEEE WIE Tunisia AG</li> <li><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong> IEEE WIE Pune AG</li> </ul> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><h2>Scope</h2> <p>A WIE Student Branch Affinity Group of the year cannot receive this award more than once every three years (as a general rule).</p> <h2>Basis Of Selection</h2> <ul> <li>Quality of activities and programs sponsored/co-sponsored by the WIE Student Branch Affinity Group</li> <li>Quantity of activities and programs</li> <li>The number of participants at regular meetings and other activities and programs</li> <li>Demonstrations of outreach programs to young women</li> <li>The number of people served by the outreach</li> <li>Communication with its members</li> <li>Growth of WIE Student Branch Affinity Group membership</li> <li>WIE Student Branch Affinity Group website (if available)</li> </ul> <p>The above criteria take into account that IEEE WIE Student Branch Affinity Groups vary in size and resources. In reviewing the number of participants in meetings, etc., the IEEE WIE Committee will take into consideration the percentage of participants from the available pool of members and individuals who could be served.</p> <h2>Selection Committee</h2> <p>The winner will be recommended by the IEEE WIE Awards Subcommittee and approved by the IEEE WIE Committee.</p> <h2>Prize</h2> <ul> <li>Certificate of Recognition</li> <li>US$500 subsidy for future activities (US$250 for honorable mention)</li> <li>Appointment of the WIE Student Branch Affinity Group’s Chair to the WIE Committee from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025</li> </ul> <h2>Instructions & Guidelines For Award Nominations</h2> <p>Nominators can submit nominations, endorsers can upload endorsement letters all within the online system.</p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5"><p>Please email <a href="mailto:wie-award@ieee.org">wie-award@ieee.org</a> if you have any questions about this award or the IEEE WIE Awards process.</p> 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