“Imperium 1.0” was the inaugural event organized by the SB chapter of PES in Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) in celebration of Global PES day and it was lead by PES ambassador Pasindu Rathnayake. The event was held at the Faculty of Engineering, SLIIT on 28th April 2018, with the participation of students from both state and non-state universities.

The 1st session of the event provided the attendees an opportunity to meet industrial professionals who shared valuable insights on trends within the industry. The second and third sessions included several team building activities which provided attendees with the opportunity to connect with one another, providing them a platform to build up their social and professional network. The number of participants was more than 50.

PES Day Ambassadors Dilan Munasinghe, Mohammed Afrar, Erandi Chathurangani, Sapumal Walisundara and Iroshan Rathnayake joined hands with this amazing event. The event was a part of the great initiative taken by IEEE Sri Lanka Section to celebrate global PES Day despite a very long university holidays that expanded for more than three weeks of month April.

Dilan Munasinghe
Section Ambassador, IEEE PES Day 2018