Under the leadership of Kappagantu and Dr. Reddy, the two professional societies have been successful in conceptualizing this prestigious joint award, the IEI - IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence, and the first award would be announced in December 2015.

Kappagantu elaborated that IEEE Bangalore Section would lead the implementation of all joint activities by the two societies and introduced the IEEE Bangalore Section Chair A Ravikiran and Vice-Chair Sudeendra Koushik. Kappagantu also elaborated on how the two societies have been sharing resources and technical expertise locally. He also articulated plans for a state-of-the-art digital library to help student community to understand contemporary advances in engineering and technology.

The Presidents of the two professional societies agreed that the synergy will bring about the integration of the perspectives of both practising and research engineers leading to their unified contribution providing engineering solutions for various India-focused National missions, and developing standards and guidelines adaptable to the Indian context.

Padma Shri Awardee Prof. R M Vasagam, Chairman, Karnataka State Centre highlighted the criteria for eligibility and selection for the prestigious IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence. Prof. R M Vasagam and Prof. H P Khincha, Chairman, Karnataka State Innovation Council are Co-Chairs of the IEI-IEEE Award Committee.
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