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PanIIT Newsletter
Volume 1, Edition 1, February 2008
An agenda to transform India
Chairman Ashank Desai spells out the PanIIT board’s agenda to play a transformational role in the country’s development. Read the article
A five-pronged approach to nation-building
PanIIT Alumni India (PIAI) has defined five projects that will meet the association’s goal of serving the country and the larger interests of IITs. The projects span a diverse spectrum of issues, including schools for slum children, an initiative to create a transparent and credible mechanism for transfer of funds and other NGO offerings to the intended audience, sustainable excellence in technical and vocational training in India, Indo-US collaboration for engineering education and rural education. Read the article
DA Meet to be held in March
Distinguished Alumni (DA) will meet in Hyderabad on Friday, March 14, 2008 to chalk out plans for the PanIIT 2008 conference to be held in Chennai. Read the article
Working towards PanIIT-2008, Chennai
Preparations for the PanIIT 2008 meet in Chennai are well underway. More than 3000 delegates are expected to be in Chennai for this event, while three to four times this number will likely participate virtually from across the globe. We present a curtain-raiser of the event. Read the article
Guru-shishya tradition comes alive in 16 cities
More than 1,000 aspiring entrepreneurs interacted with 200 experts from various business sectors as part of a countrywide mentorship programme organised by The Times of India in collaboration with PAN IIT, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and the National Entrepreneurship Network. Read the article
IITians Run for Alma Mater
A 100-strong contingent from the Indian Institute of Technology Alumni Association participated in the Mumbai Marathon on January 20, 2008 as part of the Run for IIT initiative. Read the article
