WOMEN S DAY The International Women s Day is celebrated on March 8 th every year throughout the world. The WIE Affinity group of IEEE SB, MVSREC celebrated Women s day on March 7 th,2015.the theme of the day was Cancer Awareness and Health issues of Women. Student Branch Mentor: Dr. Atul Negi, Professor, School of CIS, University of Hyderabad. Student Branch Advisor: Mr. V. Ashwini Kumar, Assoc. Professor, IT Dept., MVSR Engineering College. WIE Student Branch Advisor: Ms. Dr. G. Kanaka Durga, Head, IT Department, MVSR Engineering College. Student Branch Counselor: Ms. A.V.Vahini Asst. Professor, IT Dept., MVSR Engineering College. Student Branch Executive Committee: WIE Affinity Group: Ch. Vinay Kumar Chairman K. Akshitha Reddy - Chairman E.Sanjana - Vice Chair A. Shivani Reddy Vice-chair Soumya Reddy Secretary K. Pooja - Secretary G.Vinay Kumar - Joint Secretary A. Manideep Joint Secretary P. Sushma Treasurer D. Sreeya Reddy- Treasurer
Event Details: Date: 07-03-2015 Time: 10:30 AM-03:00 PM Venue: AV Room, IT Dept., MVSR Engineering College Number of Participants: 80 Speaker: Dr.Sowjanya Kurakula, MD(OBG) The celebrations started with a welcome note by Mrs.A.V.Vahini, Student Branch Counselor followed by lighting of lamp by the chief guest Dr.Sowjanya Kurakula, Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Student Branch Advisor,WIE AG. Mrs.A.V.Vahini, Student Branch Counselor,IEEE SB,MVSREC From left to right: Chief guest Dr. Sowjanya Kurakula, Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor,WIE AG,MVSREC, Mrs.A.V.Vahini,Student Branch Counselor.
We started our celebrations with a prayer song by Ms.S.Apoorva. Song by Ms.S.Apoorva Since the UN theme for International Women's Day 2015 is "Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity, Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor WIE AG,MVSREC, addressed the gathering by her wishes for women s day and she spoke about how the betterment of Women s social status can lead to a better society. As a part of this, she reminded about several schemes like Sabla, Priyadarshini, Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) etc that were launched for empowering women in India. Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor, WIE AG, IEEE SB,MVSREC Later on,we had a session on Cancer Awareness addressed by Dr. Sowjanya Kurakula, MD, Gynaecologist.
Objectives of the Session: (a) Introduction to Cancer and its causes (b) Types of Cancer common in women (c) Measures to prevent cancer (d) Treatments available for different types of cancer During the session, Dr.Sowjanya spoke about Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer in Women.She also mentioned the statistics about the Cancer victims in different parts of the World and the reason for the spread of disease in those areas. Chief guest Dr. Sowjanya Kurakula, Gynaecologist giving the seminar
Students and Faculty listening to the seminar After explaining about Cancer, its Causes & Symptoms, there was a questionnaire session where the faculty and students asked questions regarding Cancer and health issues in Women. Student asking a question and interacting with the Guest and Faculty
Mrs.Ch.Srujana,Faculty of IT Dept., appreciating and thanking the Guest for the information about Cancer. Later the WIE AG of IEEE Student Branch, MVSREC along with the chief guest and participants celebrated Women s day by cutting a cake. Chief guest Dr. Sowjanya Kurakula, Gynaecologist cutting the cake Right to her : Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Student Branch Advisor, WIE AG, Mrs.A.V.Vahini,Student Branch Counselor
At the end of the session the Chief Guest was presented a token of gratitude by Dr.G. Kanaka Durga, Student Branch Advisor,WIE AG, IEEE SB, MVSREC. Chief guest receiving the token of gratitude From left to right: Mrs.A.V.Vahini, Student Branch Counselor, Dr.Kanaka Durga Advisor of WIE AG, Chief guest Dr. Sowjanya Kurakula, Gynaecologist. Later, a quiz on general knowledge and current issues of the country was conducted for both faculty and students. Ridha khan,ieee Student member, MVSREC asking questions in Quiz.
Students and Faculty taking part in Quiz Prizes were given by Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor,WIE AG, to those who answered maximum number of questions and also to the active participants. Mrs.Ch. Srujana,Faculty of IT Dept.,receiving the prize from Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor,WIE AG for answering maximum number of questions among faculty.
P. Niharika, student from IT Dept., receiving the prize from Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor, WIE AG for answering maximum number of questions among students. Mrs. S.Janaki, Asst Prof, EEE Dept., and Mrs.S. Amulya, Asst Prof, CSE Dept., MVSREC receiving prizes for active participation.
At the end of the celebrations, the active participants among the faculty were gifted by Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor, WIE AG, IEEE SB,MVSREC.
Finally, Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, appreciated Mrs.A.V.Vahini,Student Branch Counselor, for her efforts in organizing several events under IEEE SB,MVSREC. Mrs. A.V.Vahini, Student Branch Counselor, IEEE SB, MVSREC receiving the token of appreciation from Dr.G.Kanaka Durga, Advisor, WIE AG. She also received a token of gratitude from IEEE Students for her constant support and encouragement in organizing several events of IEEE SB in the College. From left to right: Mrs A.V. Vahini,Student Branch Counselor, IEEE SB, D.Sreeya Reddy, B.L.Sushmita, K.Akshita Reddy, K.Pooja, E.Sanjana, Soumya Reddy, Ravali, T.Sowmya, K.V.Sirisha.