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:
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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
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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
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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF I.I.T. MADRAS ALUMNI IN NORTH AMERICA
VENUE: HOUSTON DATE: THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, 1985
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I am interested in participating in this reunion !__!
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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) __________
______________________________ _______________________________
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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 : __________
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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.
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