The Kharagpur Section and Student Branch, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur celebrated the IEEE Day 2010 on October 7, 2010. This event showcased inspirational talks from eminent personalities - Radha Basu, a widely recognized leading woman entrepreneur in technology companies and a pioneer in the Indian software business, and Dipak Basu, a well-known figure in the software world who has dedicated his life employing technology in humanitarian missions worldwide.

Radha Basu is the founder and CEO of the California-based Support.com and is also the executive director of Anudip Foundation - a non-profit group which works in IT training for the rural poor. Dipak Basu is the founder and CEO of INFORMATICA, a network consulting company, founder of INDONET, India's first computer network, and is also the creator of NETHOPE, a technology alliance of the world's largest NGOs.

This event also marked the establishment of the new Women in Engineering board.