Who we are? - Student Branch of the IEEE UK and Ireland Section's PES Chapter, based at the University of Manchester, created in June 2012 - IEEE: A global institute for electrical and electronic engineers -> Provide access to standards, publications, conferences, networking, webinars, etc. - Power & Energy Society: a society under IEEE focused on generation, transmission, distribution, and use of electricity Our mission? - IEEE Mission: "... to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity" - PES Mission: "... To be the leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society, and the preferred professional development source for our members" - Our SB Mission: "...To provide access to frontier knowledge in in both academic and industrial power engineering, opportunity for career and professional growth, and to raise awareness of issues such as gender inequality, to the UoM student community"