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San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

San Francisco Bay Area IIT Kharagpur Alumni Presents

Lessons in Entrepreneurship

a talk by Arjun Malhotra, Chairman and CEO, Techspan, Inc.


Date:Sunday, March 19th, 2000, 3pm-5pm
Venue:Quinlan Community Center -- Social Room
10185 N. Stelling Road
Cupertino, CA
(Directions given below)
Cost: $10.00 (Cash only, please)
RSVP: RSVP to joyjit@rahul.net.

The purpose of this is primarily to provide a forum for professional networking for IIT Kharagpur Alums. We need your help to make a success out of this event and we also hope to hold these events on a regular basis. Please feel free to forward this message to other KGPites.

The key note speaker for this afternoon will be Arjun Malhotra who will talk about "Lessons in Entrepreneurship". Arjun is highly suited for this topic. He was one of the founders of HCL India - one of the largest IT companies in India. He moved to the US as the Chairman of HCL America. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of TechSpan, a company that he started in 1999. Arjun graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 1970 (RP ECE) with the Dr B C Roy Gold Medal.

Arjun is not only a very successful entrepreneur but a great leader and a very entertaining speaker. Join the first Bay Area IIT Kharagpur Networking Meeting and benefit from listening to Arjun, his war stories and sage advice.

After his speech there will be a Q&A session followed by a networking session. There is a $10.00 charge to cover the expenses.

Come meet fellow Kgp'ites and may be you will team up and start your own company or join a fellow Kgp'ites company!

Please forward this to your friends.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact:

Shailendra Kumar 510-651-9144 shail@malltrip.com
Pran Kurup 510-794-8850 pkurup@bytekinc.com
Joyjit Nath 408-517-0924 joyjit@rahul.net


Directions to Quinlan Community Center:

From North:
  • Take 85 South Towards Cupertino/Santa Cruz
  • Stevens Creek Blvd Exit
  • Turn Left at light on Stevens Creek
  • Turn Left at light on N Stelling Rd (after 0.5 miles)
  • Quinlan Community Center is on your left after about 500 feet
  • From South:
  • 280 North
  • Lawrence Expwy Exit
  • Left at light on Stevens Creek
  • Turn Right at light on N Stelling Rd (after 2.5 miles)
  • Quinlan Community Center is on your left after about 500 feet
  • Map of Quinlan Community Center