IIT Foundation

Shyamal Roy (1965 ME NH) was commissioned by IIT Kharagpur to produce a 2nd photo book as part of the on-going diamond jubilee celebration. The new book, titled “Radiance of IIT Kharagpur – 60 Years Making a Difference“, is now going to press.

This new coffee table book is about how IIT Kharagpur alums have impacted humanity all over the world. This is a must-have book for all IIT Kharagpur alums to share with family and friends.

Besides printing the number of books ordered by IIT Kharagpur, Shyamal is now taking pre-orders directly to include in the first print run.

Price: $19 (Shipping & Handling is additional cost, please see website below for details).

For information about the book and to pre-order author-signed copies visit: http://www.shyamalroy.com

Last date to pre-order is May 11, 2012 for delivery in June 2012 (after shipping the pre-orders, no inventory of the book will be maintained by Shyamal in USA).

We are pleased to announce that registration for the first Alumni Event of the year ‘Evening by the Bay’, is now open. The program will take you back to IIT Kharagpur Spring Festival days through a variety of entertainment program featuring local talent (Alums + Spouses + Kids).

What: An Evening by the Bay
Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041
When: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 4:30 - 7:30 pm.Seating starts at 5:30 pm (after chai-samosa)
Registration Info: http://www.iitkgpsv.org

The last show was a full house and this year the event is shaping up to be even more spectacular. We expect that the tickets for this event will be selling out fast. So, please register early and participate in this wonderful evening of entertainment, networking and nostalgia, show your support for the performers and keep the KGP spirit alive in the Bay Area.
You can enjoy dinner with your Batchmates, Dept-Mates, Hall-Mates, Wing-Mates… at any of the lively downtown Castro Street restaurants, all within walking distance from this auditorium.
Online registration closes on June 16, or when it reaches the seating capacity.
KGP Ka Tempo High Hai!!
Your IIT Kgp Bay Area Team

As a part of our Pan IIT Innovation Series we are pleased to
bring together some of the finest minds to share their ideas
on this fast emerging space of Big Data Analytics. All those
who wish to be at this cutting edge development and utilize
the power of Big Data and Predictive Analytics are invited
to attend.

What: A panel Discussion on “Big Data Analytics”
When: April 26 2012, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: SAP Auditorium
500 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041
Registration: http://indolink.com/iit

PANELISTS:

• Moderator – Anjul Bhambhri, VP Big Data, IBM
• Boris Chen, VP Engineering, Splunk
• David Smith, Vice President, Revolution Analytics
• M.C.Srivas, Co-Founder and CTO of MapR
• Hugh Williams, VP, Search, Experience & Platforms, Ebay

Image credit: informationweek.com

This is a call for Talents for our upcoming “Evening by the Bay”,
(an evening of entertainment) from our local IIT community.

If you are an IITan or know someone related, who can entertain (sing,
dance, tell a joke, do a mimicry, drama, or any creative performance),
please reach out to us, with details. We would like to freeze
the program structure over the next few weeks.

When: Latest by April 25, 2012 (Wed)
Contact: Avik Pal

The actual event will be held on Saturday June 23 2012 evening,
at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

What: A 3-day event with some of the best speakers in the world on “Excel, Transform & Sustain”
When: December 7 – 9, 2012
Where: Science City Auditorium
Science City, J.B.S Haldane Avenue,
Kolkata 700046
INDIA
Additional Info: http://paniit2012.org