b'Partner News Winter 2023 5IET updatesInspiring the IETs young professional communityKamilla Aliakhmet MIET, past chair of the IETs Young Professional Committee (YPC), pulls back the curtain on what its like to attend a YPC meeting in a newly published YouTube video.Originally from Kazakhstan, KamillaKamila explains if you havent heard of the Aliakhmet MIET moved to the UK a fewYPC, were an international committee with a years ago after obtaining a BEng and MScmission to engage with the global community in Electrical and Electronics Engineeringof young Professional Engineers and ensure from Nazarbayev University. that YPs are contributing to the IETs wider strategy. Every year we undertake various Kamilla worked in the electronics industryprojects to address key issues that impact for several years, mainly in embeddedyoung professionals.software engineering roles, before pivoting her career into the technology space withYPC members from all over the world met Code First Girls. In her current role as aup in Dublin in May and enjoyed 2 days of Data Engineer at Dunelm, she is responsiblemeetings, workshops and networking, as for the delivery of quality data productswell as enjoying the chance to experience that enable business teams to make data- the delights of the city. Kamillas video diary driven decisions. showcases the event and offers a taste of volunteering for the IET and being a member Kamilla has been an active volunteer of theof the YPC (as well as some highlights of Institution of Engineering and TechnologyDublin too!)(IET) since founding the Nazarbayev University On Campus group in 2014. Volunteering is a great way for IET young Over the years, she has held leadershipprofessional members to get involved, discuss roles in various IET committees, both inissues that matter and have an impact. Kazakhstan and the UK.Learn more about opportunities for She was previously the Studentvolunteering on our website atRepresentative from Europe, the Middlewww.theiet.org/volunteer and moreEast and Africa (EMEA) region for the Youngabout the YPC at www.theiet.org/Professionals Committee (YPC). She wasinvolved/young-professionals/young-also member of Communities Committee UKprofessionals-committee(CC-UK) as well as Communities Resource Committee (CRC). In October 2022, Kamilla began her term as YPC Chair, leading the committee and communicating the updates to Volunteer Engagement Board (VEB). Following her term, she remains aView the full video here:member of the YPC in the role of Past Chair.https://youtu.be/PFZ0teYQHg0'