PCCE ACM STUDENT CHAPTER INAUGURATION CEREMONY

The Departments of Information Technology and Computer Engineering, Padre Conceicao College of Engineering inaugurated the PCCE ACM Student Chapter on 27th September 2016. A total of 65 students are part of this chapter. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field’s premier digital library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources. The distinguished guests for the evening were Dr. J.A. Laxminarayana, Professor & HOD Computer Department at Goa College of Engineering, Dr. V.V. Kamat, Professor & HOD, Computer Science & Technology at Goa University and Mrs. Maria Choudhary, Council Member of ACM India and Principal Engineer at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. Fr. Seby Rodrigues, Asst. Director Agnel Technical Education Complex, Dr. Luis C. Mesquita, Principal, Mrs. Anusha Pai, HOD Computer Department, Mrs. Razia Sardinha, HOD Department of Information Technology, faculty of the Computer & Information Technology Department and registered ACM student members were present for the occasion. Dr. J.A. Laxminarayana enlightened the students about “Artificial Intelligence” and also spoke of the current trends in the field. Dr. V.V. Kamat delivered a session on “Teaching for Better Learning”. Mrs. Choudhary introduced the students to the benefits of being an ACM member and also inducted the student council. The council members for the PCCE ACM Student Chapter 2016-2017 are 1) Chair : Mr. Issak Xec 2) Vice Chair: Mr. Eric Mesquita 3) Treasurer: Ms. Zarina Caeiro The faculty coordinators for the chapter are Asst. Professor Sulana Rebelo and Asst. Professor Malony Alphonso.