IIT Delhi Alumni Blog

When: November 17th, 2007
Where: Washington DC
Venue: ESPN Zone
Time: 5:00 PM

Contacts:
Amitabh Dev / Nitin Kumar / Ram Nehra at iit.wdc@gmail.com

Other Resources

http://iit.wdc.googlepages.com/home
http://groups.google.com/group/IITAlumniWDC
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=26358134

Pan IIT Diwali Dhamaka 2007

A night of musical extravaganza

Presenting:

Shivamani

The renowned percussionist will be accompanied by:

Sitar Maestro Ustad Habib Khan

Jeanette Harris on the Saxophone

Abhinav Upadhaya on the Tabla

Keyboard artiste and other musicians

And

Amit Kumar

Son of Kishore Kumar will entertain you with songs of yester years accompanied by his entourage of musicians

And

Dinner

Free Parking
Free Tea, Coffee and Snacks
Free Dinner

Schedule:

4 – 5 p.m. Networking over tea and snacks
5 – 7 p.m. Music by Amit Kumar
7 – 8 p.m. Dinner
8 – 10 p.m. Music by Shivamani and other artistes

Click here for video recordings for main hall events.

– Rishi

IIT Delhi Alumni Happy Hour October 4, 2007 (Thu);

5 pm onwards at Foundation Lounge

Spouses, SOs & friends welcome. Please pass the information to those who might not be registered on the IITDEF website (http://www.iitdef.org ) 

Venue : Foundation Lounge 

500 Commonwealth Ave

Boston MA

(617) 859-9900

Please join your batchmates for the IIT Delhi alumni happy-hour in Boston.

(no signup fees and everyone pays for their own drinks) 

Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007
6:00 PM - 8:30PM

India Community Center

525 Los Coches Street,
Milpitas, CA 95035

Program:

6:00PM - 7:00PM Registration and Refreshments
7:00PM - 7:30PM Welcoming the President

7:30PM - 8:15PM Presentation by Dr. Kalam
8:15PM - 8:30PM Moderated Q & A
8:30PM - Adjourn

Bring yourself and the family. Eat, drink, play, be merry, be competitive, be co-operative, at the IIT Picnic!

Interested in winning the trophy for IIT Delhi?

Please contact IITDEF volunteers if you want to participate in soccer or volleyball.

Sept-08-2007 11:00 am

Venue: Baylands Park
Address: Lawrence Expressway - Highway 237 at Caribbean Drive,
Sunnyvale, CA, 94088

BUY TICKETS HERE!Ticket prices: $10 Adults, $5 Children 5 - 12 years, Under 5 – Free

Ticket prices at the Gate: $20 Adults, $10 Children 5 - 12 years, Under 5 – Free

EXTENSION OF REGISTRATION DEADLINE - AUGUST 15th 5 p.m. (EST)

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Excellence Foundation (IITDEF) invites you to an evening with Dr. Subramaniam Swamy, a renowned economist, academic and senior political leader

Dr. Swamy will talk on  

“Will India overtake China by 2025?” 

Thursday August 16, 2007; 6.30 – 9:00 PM

Alliance Bernstein building, 41^st Floor, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan, NY

  Dr. Subramaniam Swamy has had a long and extraordinary association with IIT Delhi. He has been a Professor of Economics at the Institute (1969-91) from which he resigned upon becoming Union Commerce, Law and Justice Minister. He has served on the Board of Governors of IIT Delhi (1977-80) and on the Council of IITs at the Ministry of Education, Government of India (1981-83). He was awarded a doctorate in Economics by Harvard based on his research with two Nobel Laureates Simon Kuznets and Paul A Samuelson. Upon completing his Ph.D., Dr. Swamy joined the faculty of economics at Harvard and has taught there for around 12 years since 1964.  He is currently a visiting professor at the summer school at Harvard University. Dr. Swamy has published widely on economics, index number theory and China’s economy. He has also authored ten books including four books on China. Dr. Swamy is President of the Janata Party since 1990 of which he was a founding member. He has been elected Member of Parliament five times (1974-99) and held Cabinet positions in the Union Government twice, first as a Minister for Commerce, Law and Justice (1990-91) and later as Chairman with Cabinet rank of the Commission on Labor Standards and International Trade (1994-96). He also worked as Assistant Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Secretariat, New York in 1963 and as Member of India’s Planning Commission (1990-91).

 Schedule: 6:30 -7:30 pm - Food and Drinks Reception; 7:30 - 8:30 pm - Talk    

                    Cover Charges: $ 25 per person (Friends, Spouses and Partners welcome)

Sponsorship: Alliance Bernstein L.P. / AXA Advisors LLC

For more information and registration, please visit http://iitdinny.pbwiki.com Pre registration is required for the event and walk-ins will not be allowed. There is limited capacity and preference would be given on a first come first basis.

The IIT Delhi Excellence Foundation organized a reception for a high-level delegation from IIT Delhi which was visiting the United States, on July 10.  The delegation comprised of Prof. Surendra Prasad (the Director), Prof. Manoj Datta (Dean, Alumni Affairs) and Prof. Balakrishnan.  The reception was hosted by Ash Gupta, EVP and Chief Risk Officer of American Express, in the stately Amex Boardroom at the World Financial Center in New York
 
More than 40 IITD alumni attended the event (including some senior alumni in the NY/NJ area), which started with cocktails and hors d’ouevres.  Rakesh Kaul, Board member of IITDEF, welcomed the IITD delegation and all alumni.  This was followed by short (and sweet) speeches by the Prof. Prasad and Prof. Datta, who shared new developments at IIT Delhi (e.g. there are 11 hostels now - 9 boys’ hostels and 2 girls’ hostels) and highlighted the importance of alumni contributions to IIT Delhi.  Prof. Prasad also gave away the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2006 to Ash Gupta - Ash was conferred the award last year, but could not make it to the convocation.
 
Dinner provided an opportunity for the alumni to interact with each other, talk about old times, and contribute to making ‘magical things happen’, as Rakesh eloquently puts it.  Om Sharma (Director and Sr. Fellow, United Technologies), our guest speaker, then gave a fascinating presentation on his experiments with aircraft and rocket engines.  He talked about his achievements in his long and illustrious career, and was very modest in crediting IIT Delhi for how he’d only put in application what he had been taught there.
 
IITDEF would like to thank Amit Garg (Aravali, 97), Nidhi Phozdar (Kailash, 99) and Inderpreet Singh (Aravali, 98) for leading the organization of this event and making it a big success.  Pictures of this event are available online at http://picasaweb.google.com/iitdinny/IITDDirectorSReceptionAtAmexBoardroom
 
Our next event will be a talk by Prof. Subramanian Swamy, Harvard professor and ex-professor of Economics at IITD, on or around August 16.  This promises to be another riveting event, so please stay tuned for details
 
Best Regards
IITDEF NY Executive Committee
Visit us at http://iitdinny.pbwiki.com/
Register at www.iitdef.org
Questions, comments, suggestions - iitdinny@gmail.com

Spouses and SOs welcome 

Registration strictly on a first come first serve basis, limited to the first 50 registrants

 Business attire

Dinner will be served

Agenda covers IIT update, Pan-IIT Update; Details to follow shortly on:   

http://iitdinny.pbwiki.com/Director

 Come celebrate Father’s Day with us at  

IIT Greater NY Spring Family Picnic @ Central Park, NY(Great Lawn- Mid-Park from 79th to 85th Street) Sunday, June 17 2007 at 11:30 am                        

Spend your afternoon networking, playing games, and enjoying variety of foodGet your family and friends 

**Exciting games**

**Raffles/prizes**

**Complimentary snacks and drinks**

**Impress others with your culinary skills and get food of your choice with a little extra to share**

** No fee to attend the picnic **.

We will provide the paper products.

Please RSVP by sending an email to himanshu.tripathi@iitbombay.org and let us know how many adults and kids are coming with you. 

Exact location and directions to follow…