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IEEEP Local Centre Hyderabad held its annual Excellence Awards Ceremony at Mehran University Jamshoro. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi Central President, IEEEP was the Chief Guest. Engr. Salis Usman, Honorary Secretary General IEEEP and the country’s leading expert on IGCEP also delivered a presentation on the subject which was largely appreciated.
CONDOLENCE REFERENCE
Earlier condolence reference was held in memory of late engineers Engr. Maqbool Ahmed Khawaja, Engr. Habibullah Khilji, Engr. Abdul Rafay Khan, Engr. Malik Memon, Engr. Muzaffar Sheikh and Engr. Mohib Raza Sial. Fateha for the departed soul was led by Engr. Muhammad Sharif Ansari Ex- Provincial Minister.
In token of memory of the condolence reference, memorial shields were presented to the family representatives of passed-away legends.
ENGR. PROF. A A QURESHI MEMORIAL LIBRARY
To pay homage and tribute to late Engr. Prof. A A Qureshi, one of the pioneers of Sindh University Engineering College Jamshoro and the first Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering. It was decided that the IEEEP Local Centre Library may be named AA Qureshi Memorial Library.
A large number of Engineers from HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, MUET, and QUEST attended the event. Prominent among the participants were Engr. Abdul Rehman Shaikh Member GOB PEC, Engr. Wazir Hussian Shaikh GM PTCL, Engr. Farhan Wali GM PTCL, Engr. Tanveer Ahmed Shaikh, Engr. Asadullah Qureshi from FFC Wind Power, Engr. Muhammad Danis Ayub from FFC Wind Power, Engr. Irfan Karim Liaison Officer HESCO, Engr. Prof. Dr. Faheemullah Shaikh Associate Professor MUET, Engr. Prof. Dr. Mukhtiar Mahar, Engr. Irfan Ahmed Member BOD HESCO, Engr. Prof. Dr. Faisal Karim Telecommunication MUET.
42 Engineers from MUET, QUEST, HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, GENCO-I, and Wind Power Projects were awarded the prestigious Excellence Awards.
WELCOME ADDRESS
Engr. Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry Vice Chairman IEEEP Local Centre in his welcome address paid glowing tribute to Engr. Prof. Dr. M A Uqaili Chairman, IEEEP Local Centre for his unflinching support and initiatives to establish the Local Centre office in Mehran University and for his continued guidance to hold regular events like meetings, Seminars, Launching of books, and Condolence References. He warmly welcomed the President, IEEEP, and Honorary Secretary General to take their timeout and specially come to Mehran University to participate in the event and meet the members of IEEEP Local Centre and Engineers.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Engr. Prof. Dr. M.A Uquaili Chairman, IEEEP Local Centre In his Presidential Address welcomed the participants and thanked Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President IEEEP and Engr. Salis Usman Secretary General IEEEP to grace the occasion as Chief Guest and Guest Speaker respectively. He said that the EEEP Local Center is doing everything possible to support the institution by holding regular meetings, raising membership, and arranging seminars.
He expressed that in the developed world these institutions are developing design, standards, and specifications and they give solutions of different problems encountered by the professionals in the field.
He invited HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, GENCOs, SEPCO, and Wind Power Projects to extend their support and to actively participate in the activities of the IEEEP Local Centre. He also recalled the memory of passed away Engineers for whom condolence reference was held. He also lauded the holding of the CPD Workshop by Engr. Salis Usman.
CHIEF GUEST’s ADDRESS
Engr. Dr. Prof. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President, IEEEP in his speech lauded the efforts of Engr. Prof. Dr. M A Uqaili, Engr. Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry and Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Larik in their noble campaign to raise the level of Local Centre to reach a formidable position.
He informed the members that apart from technical activities IEEEP’s main effective role is to foster unity and brotherhood amongst the engineers from all over the country. He also appreciated Engr. Salis Usman Honorary Secretary General to conduct the very informative workshop on “Reshaping the Generation Mix of Pakistan- Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan” (IGCEP). He also appreciated the institutionalization of the Annual Excellence Awards. He extended every possible support to Local Centre Hyderabad on behalf of the IEEEP Central Council.
OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Engr. Noor Ahmed Soomro CEO HESCO and Engr. Syed Tanveer Ahmed Jafri CEO GENCO-I, the Guests of Honor, and Engr. Abdul Rehman Shaikh Member of GoB PEC also spoke on the occasion.
CLOSING CEREMONY
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali Vice Chancellor MUET was the Honored Guest for the closing ceremony.
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology distributed the shields and excellence awards certificate to the guests and other engineers. He appreciated the efforts of the IEEEP Local Centre to hold such purposeful events and hoped that the IEEEP Local Centre will continue to organize these events which will go a long way to promote the cause of the profession.
In the end Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Larik General Secretary IEEEP Local Centre Hyderabad paid vote of thanks to Engr. Prof. Dr. MA Uqaili, Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, Engr. Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry, Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President IEEEP and Engr. Salis Usman Secretary General IEEEP, and other distinguished guests for their patronage and support, which made the event successful.n