baparao@uscvax.UUCP (Bapa Rao) (04/26/85)
The following is an official announcement followed by a questionnaire regarding the forthcoming meeting of IIT Madras alumni in Houston. If you are an IITM grad (B.Tech or M.Tech or other), please complete it and return it to: Venkateswararao Pinjala Department of Chemical Engineering University of Houston Houston, TX 77004 or mail it to him on the net at the bitnet address: chee98%uhupvm1.bitnet@WISCVM Please complete the questionnaire even if you do not plan to attend the meeting. Thanks. QUESTIONNAIRE FOLLOWS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MADRAS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 7207 BROMPTON # 246, HOUSTON, TX 77025-1625 Dear Alumnus/Alumna, Twenty years ago, about 200 graduates left the serene campus of I.I.T. Madras to embark on diverse careers and fulfill their personal dreams and ambitions. Over twenty classes have graduated since then. At last count, over 700 of these individuals have settled in North America. This represents an enormous human resource. In our travels, we have had the opportunity to meet a few and reminisce a lot. In these meetings, it became evident that we all share a common past -- a love of our country; five or more years of staying together and coping with the good and the not so good; a will to succeed, compete and excel; and a desire to help each other. We have the opportunity to use these strengths to build a bridge between the experience and knowledge gained by us in the West with our friends and colleagues in the East -- a bridge that can help translate and transfer technology in the most cost-effective and optimum way, or help the new graduates from I.I.T. settle into their careers, or help each other broaden skills and share our experience. These are just a few ideas that barely skim the range of possibilities. In order that we may share these opportunities, we hope to have a get-together, a reunion of all graduates who are currently here. When we pooled our resources from various alumni around the continent it became clear that such a reunion was indeed feasible this year in Houston. We solicit your company at this reunion scheduled for 29 - 30 th or November 1985 (Thanksgiving weekend). Please see in the attached sheet a list of planned activities and the alumni who have volunteered to make this get-together a success. The activities listed are but a few of the many possible events. We hope to expand them with your helpful suggestions. Please complete the attached questionnaire and return it. We are busy individuals, but do take a few minutes to get in touch. This could be the start of something new and exciting in your life. Even though this mailing is going to about 400 known alumni addresses, it will be helpful if you can pass copies of the attached to fellow alumni. We may not have their addresses, but they may be interested. Regards. Vinod K. Batra ('64) Ramesh Jayaraman ('78) Publicity Committee, President Fund Raising Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TENTATIVE AGENDA Technology Forum Entertainment Evening Silver Jubilee issue of Campus Times (by its first editor!) Outdoor Picnic Guided Tour to Johnson Space Center Donation of Twenty Personal Computers to I.I.T.M. COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER YR STATE HOME PHONE WORK PHONE Coordination Kannan M.Moudgalya 80 TX 713-661-3894 713-527-8101x3496 Publicity Vinod K. Batra 64 ALaska 907-346-1746 907-561-1674 K. Nagesh 81 Tx 713-661-3937 713-987-4519 Sekhar Natarajan 66 MI 313-429-9105 313-994-7821 K. Rajagopalan 76 MD 301-964-3207 301-531-4017 Himanshu Choksi 81 CA 415-964-0841 408-496-7294 T.Pattabiraman 82 BC 604-421-0318 Manohar Kulkarni 79 MIssou 314-875-0720 314-882-6087 V. Varadarajan 66 TX 214-424-4396 214-596-4100 Dhinakar Kompala 79 CO 303-442-5120 303-492-6350/7471 V. Pinjala 77 TX 713-649-4526 Fund Raising Bhamy Shenoy 65 TX 713-721-2925 713-293-2715 Vissa V. Rammohan 75 TX 713-721-2925 713-292-2715 Prasanna Samal 66 OH 216-473-0531 216-344-8447 Vinod K. Batra 64 ALaska 907-346-1746 907-561-1674 Anant Sankaran 72 IN 812-476-1450 812-428-5260 Jayaraman Rangarajan78 NY 914-528-7609 914-945-3773 Mullik Putcha 64 TX 713-481-4190 713-280-7641 Activities Ramesh Jayaraman 78 TX 713-785-5766 713-789-6200 Justin Thomas 79 TX 713-797-1279 713-431-0379 N. Dharmarajan 82 TX 713-661-3894 713-527-8101x2541 Bala G. Dharan 74 TX 713-729-3124 713-527-8101x3765 Hospitality Mullik Putcha 64 TX 713-481-4190 713-280-7641 Shanker Krishnan 84 TX 713-529-0267 713-527-8101x???? Souveniers Vikram Rao 65 Tx 713-664-2445 713-274-1159 K. Nagesh 81 Tx 713-661-3937 713-987-4519 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF I.I.T. MADRAS ALUMNI IN NORTH AMERICA VENUE: HOUSTON DATE: THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, 1985 __ I am interested in participating in this reunion !__! __ I plan to bring my family !__! This reunion should focus on: I am interested in providing assistance in the following: Technical ________ Financial __________ Financial ________ Technical __________ Exchange of Know-how ________ Joint Venture __________ Social ________ Consulting __________ Other (Please specify)________ Other(PL. Sepcify) __________ ______________________________ _______________________________ __ __ I can help with the organization of this reunion yes !__! no !__! I want to subscribe to our alumni newsletter ALMA MATTER;__ __ yes !__! no !__! If you ticked yes, send three year subscription $25 to the address below. Make the checks payable to IIT Madras Alumni Assn. of N.A. Other comments:__________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ My address is, Name:____________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________ City:_______________________State______Zip_______________ Phone: Home _______________________ Business _________________________ I graduated from I.I.T. Madras in : __________ __ I can not participate this year but keep me advised: !__! My preferred choice of venue for the next reunion is: (Check one) Atlanta cincinnati Houston San Francisco Washington D.C. !__! !__! !__! !__! !__! Return completed questionnaire to: I.I.T. Madras Alumni Association of N.A. 7207 Brompton # 246, Houston Tx 77025-1625. _________________________________________________________________________