Speaker: Er. George C. Paul
26 March 2013 : The meeting started at 6.30 pm. The formal proceedings were preceded by tea and snacks.
Er.Nitin Padmanabhan welcomed the audience to the first meeting of IEEE Kochi Subsection in Thrissur. Dr. Sudha Balagopalan, Principal,Vidya Academy of Science & Technology inaugurated the first monthly meeting of IEEE Kochi subsection at Thrissur. She expressed hope that this event of monthly technical talk will grow in strength and stature in the coming days and provide an opportunity for more engineers from Thrissur area to join the ranks of IEEE.
Er. George C. Paul, member IEEE, presented the topic with aid of POWER POINT slides. He gave a review of growing number of Electrical accidents in the country and across the Globe and The need to address this serious problem.He discussed about Better design and work culture, Better understanding of the best practices and IEEE standards related to electrical safety. The presentation was well received, by the Engineers present. Lively discussion took place.
Meeting concluded with felicitation from Er. Veera Raghavan, Assistant Executive Engineer Of KSEB Madkkathara 400KV PGCIL receiving station. He also presented the memento to the speaker. The meeting dispersed at 8pm after Vote of thanks. The meeting had an attendance of 14 people which included participants from KSEB, faculty & students from Vidya Academy of Science & Technology,Thejus Engg college.