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San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

It is time again for our annual west coast picnic. Please mark your calendars and spread the word. Desi food will be catered.

For those who missed the 1999 west coast picnic its a chance to relive it.

This year's picnic area is going to be held in Ed Levin County Park at the Sandy Wool Group site. It is a very scenic site surrounded by hills, right next to the Sandy Wool lake.

At the picnic, you will also get a chance to meet with Prof. Amitabha Ghosh, Director of IIT KGP, who is visiting the US along with a few other professors.

[Update as of 9/13/00: Unfortunately, Prof. Ghosh's travel has been delayed by about 3 days and he will not be present at the picnic. However, the other professors who are accompanying him, will be present.]

 
When:
 
Saturday September 16, 2000
11am - 4pm
 
Where:
 
Ed R. Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA
[At the Sandy Wool group site]
 
Cost:
 
FREE for all
[ There is however a $4 vehicle entrance fee charged by the park. ]

The following alums have been gracious enough to pick up the cost of the picnic -- Arjun Malhotra, Dennis Mathias, Raj Khanna, Shyamal Roy Chowdhuri, Suhas Patil and Vasan Raman.

We encourage alumni to donate generously towards the IIT Foundation. You can donate what ever amount you feel like on the day of the picnic at the time of registration.

 
Activities:
 
Inter hall Tug-Of-War competition, Bingo, Sack Race for the kids and lots more ...


Questions? Suggestions? Please feel free to contact any of the following or send an email to baypicnic@kgpnet.org:

Jagmohan Singh Rajpal (94 ECE PH) 510-574-0595
Sounak Sinha (96 EE LLR) 408-946-4572
Ramesh Padala (94 PH) 408-247-6835
Ravi Venkatesam (92 Arch RP ) 510-739-0609
Pradipta Ghosh (92 CS AZ) 408-945-1064
Soovo Sen (94 AZ) 650-497-9557


Directions
Click on the map below to get more details
From I-680 or I-880:
  • Take the Calaveras Road exit in Milpitas.
  • Drive East towards the foothills along Calaveras Road.
  • Calaveras Road passes through the southern portion of Ed R. Levin Park.
  • The Sandy Wool Lake Area is located north of Calaveras Road.
  • To reach the Sandy Wool Lake area, take a left turn off Calaveras Road onto Downing Road.
  • Travel north along Downing Road to reach Sandy Wool Lake.
  • We are in the Sandy Wool Group Area.
Map of Ed R. Levin Park
A very detailed map of the park interior is available at http://claraweb.co.santa-clara.ca.us/parks/prkpages/levin.htm