IEEE Bombay Section Young Professional’s STEP-UP

Student Transition & Elevation Partnership is designed specifically to bring together students (mainly IEEE Graduate Student Members) and young professionals. It aims to introduce current and potential IEEE Members to IEEE Young Professionals, provide context about the Committee’s work to benefit young professionals, and give details on how to become involved. STEP events must ease and/or assist the student-to-professional transition.

IEEE Bombay Section was formed on July 13, 1976 from the erstwhile India Section, with Mr. T.V. Balan as its first Chairperson. The geographical territory of the Section includes the states of Maharashtra (excluding Pune City), Goa and UT of Diu and Daman. The Bombay Section gave birth to three Sections – Gujarat (1999), Pune (2010) and Madhya Pradesh (2021). Nagpur in Maharashtra is a sub-section under Bombay Section.

Bombay Section conducted the first ever workshop on Microprocessor and its applications way back in 1977 – hardly anyone in India had heard of the word Microprocessor by then. The International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics of the SMC Society was held in Bombay in 1984. This was the first IEEE Conference held in India. Bombay Section hosted TENCON, the premier annual international technical conference of Region 10 in 1989. Bombay Section hosted the Annual Convention and Exhibition of IEEE India Council in 2000 and 2003. INDICON in 2013 and MTTS’s IMaRC in 2019 are the other notable major conferences. Bombay Section’s Signature Symposia/Conference (IBSS/IBSSC) has been held since 2015.

IEEE Young Professionals (YP) is a dynamic global community of early-career engineers and technology enthusiasts within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This vibrant community was established to provide a platform for young professionals to network, learn, and grow in their careers while contributing to the advancement of technology and innovation. IEEE Young Professionals caters to individuals who have recently graduated or are in the early stages of their careers, typically within 15 years of receiving their first degree.

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