The document summarizes the activities of the Gujarat State Centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) in April 2016. It discusses the Elocution Competition 2016 that was held, with the winners being Ms. Prakriti Tiwari, Mr. Rutvik Oza, and Ms. Saloni Singh. It also lists upcoming events in May-December 2016 on topics like world telecommunication day, guidance workshops, environment day, and heritage building conservation. It invites members' suggestions on celebrations for IEI's centenary year in 2020.

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From Chairman’s desk
Esteemed Members,
It is my pleasure to be once again
associated with an excellently
participated Competition—the
Elocution Competition 2016
making the job of the Jury
extremely tough. The eminent
persons on the Jury did a fantastic
job of selecting 3 toppers in a
neck to neck competition. More
was of course expected from the
Colleges which somehow could
not participate in large numbers
this time due to various reasons
beyond their control. Anyway,
next Competition shall be
announced much in advance so
that we have participants
competing at our Auditorium.
This month we shall have World
Telecom Day followed by
Guidance workshop for 12th
pass
students desirous of taking to
engineering. Members may
spread a word amongst their
known people so that more and
more students can participate.
The workshop is totally free and
parents may also join the students
and interact.
Your views on what should be
taken up for Centenary
Celebrations would go a long way
in shaping the future of
engineering in our country.
S J Desai
Elocution Competition 2016
“96 Years of Relentless Journey towards Engineering Advancement for Nation-building”
GSC News
Vol 2 Issue 6 Monthly News Letter of Gujarat State Center April 2016
Elocution Competition 2016 was organized by Gujarat State Centre
at engineering colleges in which 13 colleges participated. First round
of the Competition was held at respective colleges and the winner of
the College level competition participated in the State level
Competition held at Ahmedabad at Bhaikaka Bhavan, Gujarat State
Centre on 10th
April 2016. Dr Mukesh Joshi, FIE, Superintending
Engineer, SSNNL and Dr. Swetaben Dave, FIE, Principal, Government
Engineering College, Patan accepted to be the jury. Following 5
topics were given to the participants to choose from:
a. Is climate change really affecting our lives?
b. Conservation of energy and water—the need of the hour
c. Technological development for upliftment of the society
d. Making Indian engineering world class
e. Smart city concept— Is it practicable in India?
Language of the Competition was English. Each participant was
given five minutes. It was heartening to see the younger generation
doing very well presenting their thoughts very systematically, in
brief and still hitting the subject very well. Following participants

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were declared winners :
1. Ms Prakriti Tiwari, D.D.
University, Nadiad:Winner
2. Mr Rutvik Oza, Gandhinagar
Institute of Technology,
Gandhinagar: First Runner Up
3. Ms Saloni Singh, IITRAM,
Gandhinagar: Second Runner Up
The winners shall be awarded
prizes and the other participants
shall be awarded Certificate for
Participation on 5th
June 2016 at
Bhaikaka Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
D.D. University, Nadiad whose
student won this Competition
shall be awarded the Trophy on
5th
June 2016.
Shri S.J. Desai Chairman, earlier
welcomed the jury, participants
and those who attended the
Competition and Shri Navin
Vasoya, Council Member
proposed theVote ofThanks.
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APRIL EVENTS FROM LOCAL
CENTRES
South Gujarat Local Centre,
Surat
Seminar on Recent
Advancement in urban
environment engineering
Events from our Institutional Members in April 2016
Marwadi Education Foundation, Rajkot
Five day short term training program organized from 25—29th
April 2016 on Fundamentals andTrends in
additive manufacturing
R K University, Rajkot
ICRE 2016 - International Conference on Research & Entrepreneurship
NEW INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR MEMBERS
BRINGING IN MORE CORPORATE
MEMBERS (i.e. AM, M & F Category)
Be the volunteers for The Institution of Engineers (India) and
earn satisfaction of doing public good. You may spread the
message and knowledge about The IEI and its activities and how
it benefits the member engineers in their professional
development, at the place where you work, within your
engineering friend-circle and around the area where you reside.
You may visit nearby engineering colleges in your district, meet
the faculty members and motivate them to join us. You may meet
the engineers working with industries in nearby area or within
your district and prepare them to be our members.
Any corporate member (i.e. member registered with IEI in AM, M
or F Category) bringing in 50 or more fresh corporate members to
Gujarat State Center or any of its Local Centers, IEI before next
AGM i.e before October 2016 shall be felicitated during the
Annual Session of Gujarat State Center and rewarded in cash with
Rs. Five thousand.
Detailed terms & Conditions are placed on our website ieigsc.org
Roadmap for Centenary Celebrations of IEI
IEI is going to Complete 100 years of its existence in the year 2020. It is
decided to celebrate from this year till Centenary year this event.
GSC IEI has constituted a Working Group for deciding road map for
Centenary Celebrations.Your suggestions are most welcome.

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Forthcoming Events
 17/05/2016
6 pm World Telecommunication Day
“ICT Entrepreneurship for
social impact”
In Association with Gujarat
State Technicians’ Chapter ,
Ahmedabad
 29/05/2016
5 pm Guidance class for 12th
pass
engineering aspirants
 05/06/2016
10 am World Environment Day:
“Illegal Trade in Wild Life”
Distribution of Prizes,
Certificates & Trophy for
Elocution Competition 2016
 11/06/2016
11 am One Day Workshop:
Conservation of Heritage
Buildings
 19/06/2016
10 am Engineering as career:
Guidance for 10th
pass
students
 24/06/2016
6.30 pm Talk: Hazardous waste
management: Challenges
& Opportunities
Shri R.J. Shah, Retd SDC
 02/07/2016
7 pm Guidance to AMIE students
for winter exams: Section A
Diploma Stream
Shri V.P. Kapadia, Chief
Engineer & Addl Secretary,
Govt of Gujarat
 02/07/2016
8 pm AMIE Alumni Meet
Forthcoming Events contd…..
 30/07/2016
11 am One Day workshop: Awareness of Indian Standards
with particular reference to NBC
Bureau of Indian Standards
 05/08/2016
10.30 am One Day workshop: Floods & Disaster Management
In Association with Gujarat State Technicians’
Chapter, Ahmedabad
 06/08/2016
11.00 am Talk: Floods & Disaster Management
Dr I Satyanarayana Raju,Former Chief
Engineer, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Venue: Govt Engg College, Patan
 09/09/2016
6.30 pm Talk : Energy efficiency in Electrical Utilities
Prof Ravi Yadav, BITE, Vadodara
 15/09/2016
6.30 pm Engineers Day
 03/10/2016
6.30 pm World Habitat Day
 14/10/2016
6.30 pm World Standards Day
 14/12/2016
Energy Conservation Day
 01/01/2017
7.0 pm Guidance class for AMIE Summer batch
8.0 pm AMIE Alumni Get Together

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