b'Member News November 2021 27VolunteersExcellence Award Senior Business Analyst Karyn Sansom MIET is aKaryn said: I want to true difference maker. During the COVID crisis, shebring about change. More responded with speed and agility to a significant numberimportantly, I want to support of requests for support from our Education team. teachers and group leaders who may not have the work Karyn used her extensiveTeach First, our educationexperience that I have and so industry and life experiencepartner, provided glowingare not able to share real STEM to deliver high-qualityfeedback: Having Karyn atstories or bring things to life. virtual support to five of ourthe Womens EmpowermentSenior Business Analyst Karyn education partners. Activitiesevent was fantasticits soSansom MIETincluded participating inimportant and far too rareI want to inspire all young people, regardless events, online discussions andat the moment for girls to meetings; developing a toolkitmeet successful women,of their ethnicity or gender. I share my for STEM Ambassadors;particularly those who areexperiences to broaden their horizons. I want and providing guidanceworking in STEM. Karynsthem to understand that their career is not to mentees and mentors.insights into her industry and She also promoted IETher openness in the discussionsomething that a teacher suggests or a parent Education resources at everysection gave students awants them to do. Their future is their own.available opportunity. really valuable experience.Teamwork Award Members of the IET Young ProfessionalsThe members of the IET Young Professionals SriSri Lanka Network (YP SLN) Committee Priyanga AmbanwalaT hilina Rajapaksha Lanka Network (YP SLN) Committee work together T . M. Kamal Warna T hotagamuwage Sajaniseamlessly, delivering multiple events to theDayananda Dulan Shanaka Saputhanthri countrys engineering community each year.Nimantha MadhushanAmila Prasanna SaputhanthriL . M. D. Prabhashwari Thilini WasundaraThe COVID-19 pandemicOn Campus representatives from didnt thwart the efforts ofsix universities. They continued this committed group of IETto meet each month to discussswitching effortlessly from face- Septembers preliminary volunteers: 16 YPs and 12 progress and plan activities,to-face get-togethers to usinginterviews, the top five entrants platforms like Zoom and Googlehave been invited to attend Meet, and communicating viathe Grand Final in December.their email and WhatsApp groups.When asked to describe what Their strength, dynamism andgreat teamwork looks like, YP positivity are reflected in theSLN Chair Thilini Wasundara broad range of online engineeringsaid: An Olympic rowing events they organised forteamall the members have young professionals andto keep pulling in the same undergraduates during thisdirection until the boat crosses unprecedented period, includingthe finish line. In the YP SLN e-talks, awards programmeswe all work together, trust and competitions. The teameach other and depend on worked hard to launch the 2021each other. We achieve our Members of the IET Young Professionals Sri Lanka Network (YP SLN) Committee IET Young Woman Engineer ofteam goals through dedication (This image was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) the Year Awardsfollowingand mutual support.Find out more about all our latest winners at theiet.org/meet-our-volunteers'