7th Edition of Industrial Electrical and Electronics Exhibition of Pakistan (IEEEP Fair 2016) held from 2nd to 4th August 2016 at Expo Centre, Karachi.
The 3 days mega event was inaugurated by Senior provincial minister Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, while addressing as a chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of IEEEP Fair 2016 the minister said that “such fairs not only produce opportunities for employment but also create awareness regarding the use of electronic and electric goods”. He further said: “Such exhibitions will also provide chances of progress in shape of bilateral trade contracts and relations in the field of electrical and electronics that will improve their penetrations international market.”
Meanwhile, Chairman IEEEP Engr. Asif Siddiqui said that “the country has developed its industry of electrical and electronic appliances and equipments and its projection through this fair will bode well for the emerging industry, expanding its volume locally and internationally. The chairman added that being the country’s premier electrical and electronics industry exhibition, this fair had local and international representation and cover the very latest technology of electronics, lighting, telecommunication, instrumentation and control, allied services, alternate energies and other related industries.”
This event reached out to a large number of people and fortunately the efforts were not futile. Delegates and companies from some 20 countries participated in the Pakistan’s largest international electrical and electronic engineering fair. They included: China, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Australia, Austria, United Kingdom, United States of America, Belize, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Spain, South Korea, Singapore, Poland, Malaysia, Japan, Italy, Ireland and Germany.
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology also took part in the 3 days mega event. In the supervision of Engr. Partab team of students of Department of Biomedical Engineering, MUET showcased their projects;
Mind Cuber : Zainab Hanif, Mohsin Memon, Araib Ahmed 16BM
CNC Plotter & Touchless Interface: Syed Sarosh Ali Shah, Sarah Khuwaja, Mujtaba Sharif Panwhar 15BM
Breathalyzer: Ghinwa Shah 15BM
Home Automation System : Raja Rashid Ali
The guests of the event Muhammad Obaid Afzal from CWTC, Muhammad Jamal from TexiTech, Rashid Saleem from The Science Emporium, Fahad Azhar from Eco Biosciences, Musab Bin Ahmed from H. A. Shah & Sons and students from various Engineering Universities visited the stalls of students and also showed keen in the mentioned projects, everyone appreciated the efforts of students of MUET and gave very positive remarks on projects and presentation. The representatives also shared the details of their projects with participants, this played a vital role in spreading a positive impact on the audience.
Representatives of MUET were overwhelmed by the feedback from the participants. It was very positive and a huge number of professionals and students showed great interest in the projects. Representative of MUET Sarah Khuwaja said: “It was quite an informative experience regarding latest developments in electrical, electronic and Biomedical industry”.
Team of IEEE EMBS MUET Student Chapter also attended the event along with faculty advisor Engr. N.P. Chowdhry. On this occasion students of senior batch of Biomedical Engineering, MUET dropped their CV’s and interacted with the representatives of various companies and industries.
Report Compiled By: Salman Abbasi – Chair, IEEE EMBS MUET Chapter