b'28 Member News November 2020From the engineering communityVolunteers in Mumbai address the increasing need to develop online presentation skillsRather than let COVID-19 impact their ability to interact with their peers in their local area, volunteers from the Mumbai Local Network decidedto embrace the need for virtual meetings and designed a competitionto help young engineers develop their online presentation skills. Present Across The Net (PATN) works in aIt even had a second category, whereand Professor Ami Munshi who were the similar way to the popular Present Aroundexperienced professionals irrespective ofwinners of their respective categories.The World (PATW) IET competition, buttheir age got a chance to present. TheTejas Shah, one of the organisers of the instead of presenting on stage to a crowdMukesh Patel School of Management andevent, said: of people, competitors needed to sellEngineering (MPTSME) IET On Campus their ideas using their webcams instead!group took up the challenge of organising PATN and on 25 July, 10 shortlisted competitors (from 50 applicants)It was impressive to see the were invited to give their 10-minuteteam organise PATN within such presentations on the theme of the various problems faced in varioustight timelines and an absolute sectors of the economy in India.pleasure to watch so many Each competitor then faced a five-minute Q&A session with a panelcandidates come together and of judges, made up of Academicpresent unique ideas over the net!and Industry professionals. Congratulations to Avani Lakhe Technical Networks supported by a dedicated Committee of IET volunteersDid you know we have over 22 dedicatedfocus is ensuring we bridge the gap between people at Technical Networks (TNs) with new topicsdifferent career stages, using being added on a regular basis? that as a way to learn from each other when seeking the There is even a governanceTN-CC, as its now known). Nowbest solutions and content. group made up of IET volunteersIm the Chair of that CommitteeI also want to improve the that own the strategy to growand am heavily involved in thevisibility of the TN-CC as a the reach of TNs and ensure theInnovation Management TN. resource that is available toBridget Morgan MIET, Chair of the content can continue to be toall TN communities, especiallyTechnical Network Community Committeebe engaging and relevant.The TN-CC aims to support andduring the COVID-19 period.facilitate all existing, and new,regular basis that are hosted by Bridget Morgan MIET is ourTNs through budget allocation,My best advice to someoneTNs. We also have a couple of new Chair of the Technicalinformation sharing and ensuringwho would like to get involvedreally exciting new TNs focused Network Communityeveryone can work togetherwith their most relevant TNon Artificial Intelligence, Committee (TN-CC) and hasconsistently, all over the world.is to look online at all of theQuantum Engineering and been engaged with TNs forWe also aim to create a strongnetworks that have alreadyPedagogy. You can emailover four years now. link with our Local Networks andbeen established. You cancommunities@theiet.org if I had no knowledge ofYoung Professionals to ensurealso see the list of fantasticyoud like to find out more or Technical Networks untileveryone is aware of the benefitswebinars taking place on ahow to get involved.I responded to an IETof being involved with TNs.advertisement seeking membersDuring my time as the ChairVisit theiet.org/technical-networks to see more about for a new committee (theof the TN-CC, my biggestTechnical Networks and the latest updates.'