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August 2011 Dinner with Consul General of India
7 August, 2011 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Indian Institute of Technology Alumni Victoria (IITaV) organised a dinner on 7th August 2011 with Mrs and Dr. S.K. Behera, the Consul General of India as Chief Guest. It was attended by over 70 members, their spouses and children. The first issue of IITaV newsletter was launched at the dinner.
Launching the inaugural newsletter, Dr Behera said that, “I am happy to note that IITaV has now taken a concrete shape and embarked on a series of activities aimed at fostering close relations between India and Australia. As we all know, the IIT alumni are one of the best brains in India. Their synergy in doing any positive work will be tremendous.”
IITaV President, Professor Arun Kumar outlined IITaV’s vision to contribute to the social, economic and environmental development of Victoria in particular and Australia in general. A key objective of IITaV is to provide a platform for networking among IITians, business, academia and the government.
Other IITians contributing to Australia also spoke briefly. They included DD Saxena and DD Saxena, a graduate of IIT Kanpur (1974) spoke about the venture investment work being done in Wagga Wagga. The venture is to set up the biggest and only the second integrated oilseed crushing and refining plant in Australia. Dr Jay Vir Kaudinya (PhD, IIT Delhi 1985) and his wife Dr Rachna Kaudinya (PhD, IIT Delhi 1986) spoke about developing “Eco Pacific’s High Efficiency Gas Ducted Heater for Residential Heating”. Professor Raman Singh of Monash University spoke on the IIT Bombay and Monash University collaboration in setting up a collaborative centre at the IIT campus in Mumbai.
Ravi Singh provided a brief outline on the upcoming workshop being organised by IITaV on 20 August 2011. Mr. Rajiv Lal proposed a vote of thanks. Pictures from the evening can be accessed via this link.