IIT Foundation

Pan-IIT, SoCal Chapter invites IITians and their families and friends to its annual picnic on Sunday, 21st June in sunny Cerritos, California.

This year’s Pan-IIT picnic offers a host of attractions for the alumni families and friends throughout the afternoon:
- Mouth-watering and sumptuous Indian food
- Fun games for all age groups. We are even reserving a baseball court for cricket!
- Music
- Fun prizes
- Social networking – meet alumni from all the IITs, long-lost friends and classmates, and make new friends.

When: Jun 21, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Where: Cerritos park East Shelter 2
Contact Name: Pramod Kunju, Arun Tripathi
Contact Phone: 818-209-0172, 310-497-2504
For more details and registration, visit the Pan-IIT website.

Online registration for the first Alumni Event of the year - An Evening by the Bay - is now open. The program will take you back to IIT Kharagpur
Spring Festival days through a variety entertainment program featuring local talent (Alums + Spouses + Kids and Professional artists). This year
we have many new KGP talents performing to make it a spectacular evening.

What: An Evening by the Bay.
Where: Tateuchi Hall, CSMA, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, CA 94040
When: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Register: www.iitkgpsv.org
Dinner: Catered Onsite

Previous year was a full house and this year people have already started registering, prior to this announcement. Like every year, 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 fun.

If you missed the event last year, check out the photos and join the fun this year:
http://www.iitfoundation.org/photos/sfbay_20080621

Program details will be added to our website next week at www.iitkgpsv.org

A very sad piece of new regarding one of our former registrars:

The decomposed body of 85-year-old Anath Bandhu Biswas, who police said was a former registrar of IIT Kharagpur, was found at his Jadavpur home on Wednesday morning. Biswas lived alone. His wife died a few years ago and his children live with their families in other states. The body has been sent for post-mortem. Source: The Telegraph

For the first time in the history of the JEE, seats are going vacant, forcing test administrators to hold a second round of admissions. More details in The Telegraph

Technology Alumni Association, Delhi Chapter is having their Annual General Budget Meeting (”GBM”) and dinner and all alumni are cordially invited. The meeting will be followed by the release of a Souvenir and Alumni Directory, followed by a dinner.

What: GBM and Dinner Meeting

Where: India Habitat Centre (”Silver Oak”)
Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

When: Saturday, 23rd May, 7:30pm

Cost: Rs 500/- per person (includes dinner and snacks)

To reserve your spot, please contact:

• Mr. Abhijit Ray/ Mr.Deb (Tel: 26014304/26014717)
• Rear Admiral M.K.Badhwar/Commander Ambuj Kumar(Tel:29234321)
• Ms.Neeta Jain Sharma (Tel: 24693512 )
• Mr.B.Roy Ghatak (Tel: 43577391 / Mob: 9810061796)
• Commander V. K.Jaitly(Tel:0120-4315760/4033800 Mob: 9811777904)
• Dr.Shyam Sethi (Tel: 26810258 / 59 )
• Mr.R.N.Mathur (Tel: 22725050/ Mob: 9899705050 )
• Mr.J.K.Chandra / Secretary Praveen Kumar (Tel: 0124- 4376515 )