NEWS AND UPDATES Student Leadership Conference IEEE-HKN held their annual Student Leadership conference at Purdue University over the weekend of 31 March - 2 April. into running their chapters and an appreciation of the wider IEEE-HKN community. Beta Chapter hosted this fantastic event, with more than 150 chapter members, officers and faculty attending from chapters across the world. With multiple Board Governors in attendance, the SLC also presented a unique opportunity for students to meet the leadership of IEEE-HKN and understand the guiding vision of the future of the society. Students were treated to talks by industry experts, as well as fantastic sessions on Chapter best practices and academic standards. Officers were able to meet and exchange ideas in a lively forum, gaining new insights Beta Chapter were excellent hosts, opening their legendary HKN coffee lounge and facilities to all the travelling chapters, as well as showing them the sights and sounds of Purdue. The group photo of attending chapters, taken on the Engineering Mall after an enlightening campus tour. Nadra Guizani (Conference Chair) and Kelsie Larson (Conference committee member) leaping for joy at the IEEE-HKN Photo Booth. THE BRIDGE // Issue 2 2017 31