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IEEE EMB Student Club of IIT Kharagpur Commemorates IEEE's 125 Years of Engineering the Future Health Checkup Camp at Bhabatarini Mandir, Panchpir Maidan, Kharagpur on August 15, 2009 Kharagpur - Sunday, August 16, 2009 - IEEE as an organization upholds the spirits of volunteering and community activities. Rendering the services to the fraction of the society residing at the base of the pyramid and the urban informal sector is a priority for the members of the IEEE EMB Student Club of IIT Kharagpur. In sync with this aim, the club successfully organized a Health Check up camp on the 63rd Independence Day of India [15th August 2009] at Bhavatarini Mandir, Paanch Pir Maidan near Railway Gardens in Kharagpur. The camp was organized under the joint aegis of IEEE EMB Student Club of IIT Kharagpur and the Society of the School of Medical Science and Technology. IIT Kharagpur. Logistics management and local support was coordinated by the Lions Club of Kharagpur Town. The event was inaugurated with the hoisting of the Indian Tricolor along with singing of 'Jana Gana Mana' -- the Indian National Anthem by the student volunteers and children from the nearby schools. Influx of local residents at the camp gained motion with time and turned brisk during the second hour. The camp was operational during 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM with a total registration of 103 subjects. The turnover was appreciable and 83 cases were documented and investigated. Arrangements were made to document the blood pressure, pulse rate, blood-oxygen saturation along with basic health parameters inclusive of height and weight. Further, facilities of Blood-Glucose determination and Ultrasonography were made available at the venue under expert supervisions. The camp saw approximately 50 cases of glucose monitoring and 11 USGs. The panel of the medical team drawn the IEEE EMB Student Club and the Society of School of Medical Science and Technology constituted of six medical practitioners, two pathologist and medical laboratory technicians, one pharmacist, and eleven engineers and basic sciences researchers working in the area of Medical Sciences and Technology. The initiate received wide public attention and applause, the success of the event inspires the organizers to undertake similar collaborative community activities recurrently in near future. The IEEE EMB Execom extends their vote of thanks and gratitude to all the volunteers, organizer and medical professionals who made the camp a success. About IEEE 125th Anniversary In 2009, IEEE is commemorating 125 years of ingenuity and innovation in engineering and technology with events and activities supporting the anniversary theme "Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the Future." The year-long IEEE celebration includes local and global member and customer events; the first IEEE Presidents' Change the World Competition for students; a global media roundtable and webcast featuring emerging, world-changing technologies; the official unveiling of IEEE Engineering the Future Day on 13 May 2009; and much more. For more information on the IEEE 125th Anniversary, visit www.ieee125.org. About IEEE The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) is the world's largest technical professional society. Through its more than 375,000 members in 160 countries, the organization is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed nearly 900 active industry standards. The organization annually sponsors more than 850 conferences worldwide. Additional information about the IEEE can be found at www.ieee.org. About Lions Club of Kharagpur Town In 1917, Melvin Jones, a Chicago business leader, told members of his local business club they should reach beyond business issues and address the betterment of their communities and the world. Jones' group, the Business Circle of Chicago, agreed. After contacting similar groups around the United States, an organizational meeting was held on June 7, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The new group took the name of one of the invited groups, the "Association of Lions Clubs," and a national convention was held in Dallas, Texas, USA in October of that year. A constitution, by-laws, objects and a code of ethics were approved. Within three years, Lions became an international organization. Since then, they have earned high marks for both integrity and transparency. Lions is a well-run organization with a steady vision, a clear mission, and a long – and proud – history. Lions CLub of Kharagpur Town is the local affiliate at Kharagpur working for humanitarian causes and heralding the thought of humane support. For more information about their efforts please visit www.lionsclubs.org. About Society of SMST, IIT Kharagpur Society of School of Medical Science and Technology aims to help the mankind through various possible aspects and spreading out its helping hands to the needy people. With the different paradigms of knowledge of medical as well as engineering students we are able to utilize our potentials to serve humanity. Apart from these social activities, the society organizes various events, occasions and festivals at the school for better interaction and keep our culture remain alive. In Association with:

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