{"id":2915,"date":"2023-02-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2023-03-01T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T07:52:49","slug":"business-information-systems-student-symposiums-bisss-award-ceremony-and-industry-resource-person-felicitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/itc\/business-information-systems-student-symposiums-bisss-award-ceremony-and-industry-resource-person-felicitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Information Systems Student Symposiums (BISSS) Award Ceremony and Industry resource person felicitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Business Information Systems Student Symposiums (BISSS) Award Ceremony<\/strong> organized by the Department of Information Technology was held at the Faculty Board Room on the 24th<\/sup> of February 2023<\/strong> with the participation of the Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, academic staff members of the Department, invitees from the corporate sector, current undergraduates and the passed-out graduates of the Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The award ceremony was organized with two intentions, first of it being to recognize the presenters and special award winners of the Student Symposiums from 2020 \u2013 2022 and secondly to appreciate the contributions made by key resource persons from the industry who joined hands with knowledge sharing sessions of the Department with the intention of sharpening the skills of the undergraduates and to provide the grooming necessary for them to enter the corporate world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The chair of BISSS 2022, Dr. Shashikala Subhashini officially welcomed the gathering and the Head of the Department of Information Technology and the Chair of BISSS 2020, Dr. Mahesh Fernando delivered a speech addressing the objectives of the award ceremony, the nature of the student symposium and its intentions. The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. P.D. Nimal delivered a special address where he stressed on the crucial role played by Information Technology in the modern world and how the Department has contributed to the Faculty on numerous occasions to creatively address various challenges posed by the ever changing environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Ms. L.I. Assalaarachchi, one of the winners under the Best Software Development project category at BISSS 2022 conducted a demonstration on the winning project, developed with the intention of streamlining the internship record management process of the Department and Ms. P.G.S.S. Ranasinghe who was the winner of the best extended abstract at BISSS 2022 delivered a presentation on her research work under \u201cFactors Affecting the Intention tp Pirate Software Products among Undergratiates\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over sixty students were eligible for certificates and medals at the Award Ceremony and the following corporate invitees received a special appreciation during the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n