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SUMMARY:AGM
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\,\n\n IITaV invites you for the Annual General Meeting to be held on Saturday\, 06\, Feb 2021\, virtually via Zoom\, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. All IIT Alumni are invited to attend. Please note that in the event of an election\, voting rights are available only to active financial members of IITaV.Please RSVP your intention to attend by registering here.\nAGM AGENDA:1.     Welcome\, Apologies and Proxies.2.     Approve minutes of 2019 AGM.3.     President’s and Treasurer’s Annual Report 2019-20.4.     Nominations and Elections for 2021–22 Management Committee.5.     Welcome and hand-over to the 2021-22 Management Committee.6.     Open discussion on way forward.KEY DATES:Communicate AGM Agenda\, and nomination process – 15 Jan 2021 (via this email)Nominations for all positions open –  15 Jan 2021Nominations for all positions close –  11 pm\, 31 Jan 2021\nList of nominations sent to active financial members –  03 Feb 2021RSVP intention to attend AGM – 05 Feb 2021 (registration link)\nLodgement of proxies –  05 Feb 2021 (proxy_form)Annual General Meeting – 06 Feb 2021\,  3.00pm to 4:00 pm NOMINATION PROCESS: 1.       Nominations are invited for nine positions: President; Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary; and five Committee Members.2.       Nominations and secondments can only be made by active financial members of the organisation. Please renew your membership if necessary\, prior to making a nomination.3.       Nominations should be done via email. The email thread should clearly show the name of the nominee and the position the person is being nominated for by the nominator and the seconder\, and the nominee’s acceptance of the nomination.4.       All emails should include mail@iitav.org.au in the To/cc field to provide traceability of the nomination process.5.       A candidate can only be nominated for one of the nine positions (#1 above) by a nominator.6.       An active financial member can submit nominations for up to nine positions (#1 above) in the same email. In this scenario the nominator should clearly indicate who the seconder(s) are so that the relevant person(s) can provide the supporting seconding email(s).7.       Please send your confirmed nominations to mail@iitav.org.au by 11 pm\, 31 Jan 2021. Nominations received after this deadline will not be valid.OTHER RELATED INFORMATION:After the nominations have closed  the collated results of the valid nominations received will be communicated to all financial members  prior to the AGM. In case there is more than one nomination for the position of President\, Vice-President\, Treasurer or Secretary\, and/or if there are more than five nominations for the five Committee member positions\, there will be an election as per Agenda item #5. The relevant candidates for contested positions will have an opportunity to present their credentials for the position at the AGM\, prior to the conduct of the election. In the event of an election only active financial members are allowed to vote. In case members are unable to attend the AGM they can use the attached Proxy Form to nominate a proxy to cast their vote on their behalf. The signed form must be received by the Secretary (by email to mail@iitav.org.au) before the AGM or the proxy should present it under Agenda item #1 above.If you need clarification\, please call Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587 163) or Sarbjit Giddey ( 0422 341 379).We look forward to your active participation at the AGM.RegardsSridhar KaruppasamiSecretary IITaV(0423 587 163)
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/agm/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, 87 Ricketts Road\, Mount Waverly
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Medical field of Pathology and Research Talks
DESCRIPTION:Given the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on our world\, the event introduces you to pathology and present an overview of the role played by pathologies in the current pandemic situation.Later it introduces us to the The Research Collab is a timely initiative at providing a publicly available two-way marketplace that allows users to post research projects online.  \nTitle: From sample to result: “The Pathology Story”\nSpeaker: Dr Sangeeta Singh\nAbstract: This talk will introduce you to pathology including a brief description of different streams and their specific procedures\, challenges and new developments in this area. This talk will also present an overview of the role played by pathologies in the current pandemic situation.\n\nBrief Bio:\nDr Sangeeta Singh is a Medical Scientist in Microbiology currently working at Dorevitch Pathology. Sangeeta has completed her Doctorate in Parasitology\, and did her post graduation in clinical microbiology from Monash University.\n\n\n\n\nTitle: Research in the age of COVID-19\nSpeaker: Dr Birinder Giddey\nAbstract: This talk will outline “The Research Collab” – a novel online research collaboration platform created by clinicians to address  contemporary research challenges. Given the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on our world\, The Research Collab is a timely initiative at providing a publicly available two-way marketplace that allows users to post research projects online to a searchable database. This generates an avenue for researchers to then search for relevant projects to join\, thereby accelerating trial site recruitment\, reducing duplication and improving resource allocation.\nBrief Bio:\n\nDr Birinder Giddey is Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Western Health. Birinder has previously worked as a Medical Administration Registrar at Epworth HealthCare\, and as a Resident Doctor at Alfred Health. Birinder is also Co-Founder of The Research Collab\, that helps researchers collaborate to build research teams and find projects to work on. Birinder has obtained his MBBS Honours degree from Monash University.
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/webinar-on-pathology-research-collaboration/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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SUMMARY:Talk on "Regulation of Therapeutic Goods in Australia"by Dr Mandvi Bharadwaj
DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleague\, \nIITaV invites you and your Partner for an interesting talk on “Regulation of Therapeutic Goods in Australia” with special emphasis on Vaccines and Medical Devices\, by Dr. Mandvi Bharadwaj\,  on Thursday\, 20th February 2020 at Swinburne University of Technology. \nThe Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is Australia’s regulatory authority for therapeutic goods including prescription medicines\, vaccines\, complementary and over-the-counter medicines\, medical devices\, cell and tissue products\, blood and blood products. These products are regulated by the TGA in accordance with the provisions of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act). The Act requires that therapeutic products imported into\, supplied in\, or exported from Australia are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). The TGA uses a risk-based regulatory process based on the evidence of risk compared to the benefits of the therapeutic good. The regulatory process is based on a two-pronged approach\, including premarket assessment and post-market- monitoring and compliance. The presentation will give an overview of the regulatory process with a special focus on medical devices and vaccines. \nDetails:\nTime:   5.30pm for a 6pm Start on Thursday\, 20th February 2020.\nVenue:  Room AGSE108\, Ground Floor\, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) Building\, Swinburne University of Technology\, 50 Wakefield Street\, Hawthorn \nRegistration: https://www.trybooking.com/BICWU\nContact: Meenakshi Arora (040 191 4420) or Sarbjit Giddey (042 234 1379) \nBrief Bio: \nMandvi Bharadwaj is the Director of Biomedicines and Influenza Vaccines Section at the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)\, Department of Health Australia and holds an honorary position as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine\, University of Melbourne. Mandvi has an Honours\, Masters and PhD degree in life sciences complemented by a Masters in Health and Medical Law from the University of Melbourne. Mandvi has over 25 years of experience in scientific research and teaching\, gained at the University of Melbourne\, Queensland Institute of Medical Research\, Westmead Hospital\, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and King George’s Medical College and over 8 years of regulatory experience at the TGA. Currently\, Mandvi also acts as one of nine advisors within the World Health Organisation advisory group that issues annual recommendations on the composition of the influenza vaccines used worldwide. \nLook forward to see you at the event. \n \nIITaV Management Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/talk-on-regulation-of-therapeutic-goods-in-australiaby-dr-mandvi-bharadwaj/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191031T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191031T213000
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SUMMARY:IITaV networking event - Startup stories from a Silicon Valley entrepreneur
DESCRIPTION:NoNIITaV committee is pleased to have Deepak Goel (an IIT alumni) to share his experiences as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with our members and guests. Please join us with your partner for an informative and entertaining evening to hear Deepak’s first hand experiences from his time in the Silicon Valley.  Book early as the seating capacity is limited to 40 guests. \nDeepak’s profile and experience are outlined below. Deepak is currently based in India\, from where he runs ProductStudio and KarmaCircles his two most recent startups. He is in Australia for a two week trip speaking at various events and participating in panel discussions. We have been able to secure his time for this networking event. This is an excellent opportunity for our members and guests to get the benefit of Deepak’s experience. \nDate/Time: Thursday\, 31st October 2019\, 7:00 pm for a 7.30 pm start; 30 minute interactive talk followed by Q&A\nVenue:  Kulin Rooms 1 & 2\,  Novotel\, 285 Springvale Road\, Glen Waverley\, Victoria\, 3150. \nRegistration:  https://www.trybooking.com/BGIPS (RSVP by 28th October 2019 to facilitate Catering arrangements)\nCost: Free (Soft Drinks and Light refreshments will be provided) \nDeepak has spent two decades in Silicon Valley mentoring and being mentored by exceptional minds\, and has now made it his mission to pay it forward\, through technology. His brain child\, KarmaCircles\, makes it possible for professionals to give and take help without social media fatigue. His other initiative\, ProductStudio\, helps several startups in Silicon Valley in building and maintaining their products. Prior to that\, he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Packback (a Chicago-based startup funded by Mark Cuban & other notable angel investors) where he built their product strategy\, online marketing strategy and engineering teams. Before that\, he was Director of Product Management at Coupons.com where he created & grew several multi-million dollar products. It went public in 2014 – NYSE:QUOT\, now called Quotient Technology Inc. He has also been a senior executive at Microsoft & Nokia. \nDeepak is a serial entrepreneur and has been with three startups across different stages (0-1 million\, 1-10 million and 10-100 million) of their growth journey. He has experience across domains (email\, content\, coupons\, retail\, e-commerce\, real estate\, maps\, traffic & education)\, across product types (consumer\, enterprise\, mobile\, social and platform)\, across functions (engineering\, product management & marketing) and across levels (individual contributor\, manager\, director\, VP and CXO). \nFor the last 8 years\, Deepak is a mentor at 500 Startups and an angel investor in several startups in USA and India (notable investments include TraknProtect\, BlogLovin\, Packback\, Wishberry and Connect2India). Over the last few years\, Deepak has advised numerous entrepreneurs in various areas. He is also an advisor to several startups on strategy\, product\, technology and marketing. \nDeepak holds an MBA from Haas School of Business\, UC Berkeley\, USA and a computer science graduate from IIT\, Delhi\, India. He is a TEDx speaker\, Mensa member and has been issued 4 patents for his inventions. \nFor any queries\, please contact Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587 163) or Abaran Deep (0407 319 732) or send us an email to mail@iitav.org.au. \nRegards\n \nIITaV Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-networking-event-startup-stories-from-a-silicon-valley-entrepreneur/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190831T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190831T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Career planning and Advancement strategies
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIITaV is excited to have its Past President and Emeritus Professor Arun Kumar conducting an Workshop on Career planning and Advancement strategies for the benefit of Students\, Recent Migrants and other Professionals at different stages in their career on Saturday\, 31st August 2019\, 9.30AM – 12 Noon.  Participants are welcome to bring their updated resume to the workshop.\n\nProf Arun Kumar will cover a range of topics including Career Planning\, CV Presentation\, Approaching for Work\, Networking and Industry Engagement. Attendees would then be split up into small groups leading to the development of an individual action plan.We believe that this workshop would be very unique in giving participants an opportunity to discuss their Career plans and growth opportunities with an eminent personality who has got over many decades of academic and industrial expertise. This would help participants to develop an understanding of the local work culture and boost their careers in the positive direction. \nLight refreshments will be served at the end of the session. \n\nEvent Details:\nTopic: Moving Up: Career Planning and Advancement Strategies\nDate/Time:  Saturday\, 31st August 2019\, 9.30AM – 12 Noon. (9.30AM networking followed by a 10AM start)\nVenue: PAR-Engineering D-207 (Design Office)\, University of Melbourne\, Victoria 3010 Australia.\nRegistration: https://www.trybooking.com/BEFUW (RSVP Deadline: 25th August 2019)\nCost : Free \n\nProfessor Arun Kumar  has over 45 years of international experience in civil engineering\, project management\, construction\, research\, academia and consulting working with governments\, consulting companies and universities in Australia\, USA and India. Arun’s International work as an advisor / consultant to the World Bank for over 20 years spans several countries (China\, India\, Laos Cambodia\, Vietnam\, Africa)\, engaging in procurement\, project and contract management\, construction\, maintenance\, training\, sustainability and staff development. He has been a member of the Boards of Engineering and Board of Education of the Institution of Engineers Australia. He has been Chair of the Management Branch of the Institution of Engineers\, Australia; and served as member on several committees of the Institution. He is an assessor for Australian Research Council linkage and discovery grants; external expert for Gateway Review Department of Treasury for major infrastructure projects; and expert reviewer on Tertiary Education Quality & Standards Agency\, Australian Government. He is a Mentor Cluster consultant/advisor in the “Innovative Practice Program”\, School of Engineering\, University of Melbourne. Professor Kumar has over 180 publications in journals\, book chapters and conferences\, and has been a keynote speaker and session chair at several international conferences and forums. \nFor any queries\, please contact Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587 163) or Sarbjit Giddey (0422 341 379) or send us an email to mail@iitav.org.au. \n\nRegards\n\nIITaV Committee \n\n\n\n\nClick to view this email in a browser
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/workshop-on-career-planning-and-advancement-strategies/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190417T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190417T203000
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SUMMARY:IITaV : "Scale up the Business with ease"\, Sameer Babbar
DESCRIPTION:IITaV invites you to our upcoming talk on “Scale up the Business with ease” by our own alumni Sameer Babbar. Without resorting to complex techniques and technologies\, Sameer will  inform\, entertain and inspire with his presentation that would guide small businesses to find gaps in the market and then finding market in those gaps.  He would also provide insight on how to leverage information that is already available in business from a wide range of free sources to enhance revenue\, cut costs\, deal with Amazon and improve bottom-line without breaking the bank. \nEvent Details:\nVenue : Alan Gilbert Building\, Room no G21 (Theatre 1) (at corner of Grattan and Barry street)\nDate / Time : Wednesday\, 17/04/2019\, 6pm – 8.30 pm.\nRegister :  https://www.trybooking.com/BBULE \nThere is Metro Rail construction work happening around this building at the moment. Parking can be found on the Grattan street (Swanston street side\, royal Parade side is closed) or Bouverie street. If coming by tram\, use tram 19 and get off at Royal Parade at UoM\, Royal Melbourne Hospital and walk to the venue. Or take tram to UoM on Swanston street and walk to the venue. \nAbout the Author:\n\nAfter qualifying as an engineer\, Sameer Babbar\, alumni of IIT Roorkee and Melbourne Business School\, continued on his quest for knowledge and use of technology to help other businesses solve complex and challenging problems. He realised that to solve complex problems\, business need to navigate information coming from multiple sources at rapid pace. He has worked with UN\, Oil Companies\, Mining firms\, Telecommunication organisations\, Transportation\, Custom Services\, National and state governments\, regional councils\, small and large businesses. He has recently authored the book “RETAIL REFRAME – How Smart Retailers Turn Data Into Dollars” which puts together his interaction and experience with organisations over many years with applications in brick and mortar and online  retail. \n  \nFor any queries on the day\, please contact Meenakshi Arora (040 191 4420) or Sanjiv Bhasin (0425 713 521) or Shaktivesh (0423 624 594) . \nLook forward to the event.\n \nIITaV Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-scale-up-the-business-with-ease-sameer-babbar/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190324T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
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SUMMARY:IITaV 2019 Holi Hungama
DESCRIPTION:IITaV is delighted to invite you to our annual Holi event “Holi Hungama at the Park”.This year we will celebrate Holi at the Wilson Botanic Park\, Berwick. Join us to enjoy the picturesque Lake view setting & floral blooms while being treated to an abundance of sumptuous  food served by Melbourne’s top reviewed caterer. The event will be held indoors with only a tikka (dry colour) allowed on the forehead. There will be opportunity for Holi enthusiasts to step outside in the gardens for more action and fun. \n \nEarly-bird offer ends on Sunday 17th March\, 2019.  Please book here now to avail this offer and support us in making this Holi a memorable one.Date: Sunday\, 24th March\, 2019Time: 03:30 PM – 07:30 PMVenue: Multipurpose Room\,Wilson Botanic Park\, 668 Princes Highway\, Berwick Victoria 3806 Parking: Easy access from M1 freeway with plenty of onsite parkingRegistration : https://www.trybooking.com/BBHEN \n\n\n\nCategory\nEarly Bird Price Per Person (AUD)(on or before Sunday\, 17th March 2019)\nNormal Price(Per Person) (AUD)\n\n\n\n\nFoundation/Financial Members and their family\n40\n50\n\n\nAssociate Members and their family\n30\n40\n\n\nKids (5-12 years old)\n25\n35\n\n\nCorporate Members and Guests\n50\n50\n\n\n\nNote:  Prices quoted above are for per person only. Member price and Early Bird offer is only applicable to the people who have renewed their membership for 2019. If you have not yet renewed your membership\, please renew and take advantage of the special member rate for this gala event.Above price includes welcome drink\, Variety of chaat (like Tikki\, Pani-puri\, Pav Bhaji\, …)\, roaming dessert with Masala tea. BYO Wines! There will be interactive engaging games and entertainment.Book your tickets at here. We will not be able to entertain any request for refund/cancellation.Please contact Sarbjit Giddey (0422 341 379)\,   Ashok Sharma (0401 134 900) or Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587163) for any enquiries.Look forward to Celebrating with you!!!IITaV Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-2019-holi-hungama-sunday-24th-march-3-30pm-730pm-wilson-botanical-park-668-princes-highway-berwick-victoria-3806/
LOCATION:Wilson  Botanical Gardens
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190215T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190215T184500
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SUMMARY:IITaV : "Coal: Past Present and Future" - By Dr Rajendar Gupta
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to have Dr Gupta\, Professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Alberta giving us a talk on “Coal: Past\, Present and Future” at Ian Wark Theatre\, CSIRO Manufacturing\, (NEW VENUE – map) on Friday\, 15th Feb 2019\, 5.30pm – 6.45 PM. We invite you and your partner to join us for this event. \nCoal is the most abundant and widely distributed energy resource and is responsible for more the 40% global electricity production. However\, after industrialization\, environmental problem such as acid rains became a concern. Global warming and climate changes resulting from greenhouse gas emissions took the centre-stage after the historical meeting in Kyoto in 1997. \n \n\n Dr Gupta will take us through the scenario during  industrialisation through the period. He will describe in simple terms technologies that were adopted to reduce the smog and acid rain and sulphur based emissions and to the mitigation of greenhouse gases. Other alternate options like shifting to Natural gas and nuclear energy will also be discussed in the current scenario. \nOn global scene\, the coal use is still expected to increase until 2040 and then slowly decrease until we can have enough deployment of renewable energy resources. It is important to have clean coal technologies to have minimum impact on the environment and climate change. Dr  Gupta will go through some of these High Efficiency and Low Emission technologies for this transition period. He will also discuss the status of Carbon Capture and Sequestration necessary to limit the global warming to a 2 degree level. \n\nDr Gupta has conducted research in fossil fuel related areas including upgrading\, combustion and gasification and emission control for more than 35 years. He completed his BTech from IIT Kharagpur\, MTech from IIT Delhi and PhD from the University of Newcastle\, NSW. He has led several research projects on black Coal at the University of Newcastle and led Clean Coal theme at the University of Alberta. He has more than 300 research publications and presentations in national and international conferences. \nEvent Details:\nVenue:  Ian Wark Theatre\, CSIRO Manufacturing\, Central Reception\, Research Way (Bayview Ave)\, Clayton. 3168.\n(Enter from Gate 5\, Normanby Rd or from CSIRO’s Bayview Ave Gate) (Map)\nDate/Time: Friday\, 15th Feb 2019\, 5.30pm – 6.45PM ( Networking: 5.30-5.45pm; Lecture & Q/A: 5.45pm-6.45pm)\nRegistration: https://www.trybooking.com/BAQVD \nFor any queries\, please contact Divakar Prasad (0403438793) or Sarbjit Giddey (042 234 1379) or send us an email to mail@iitav.org.au. \nRegards \n\nIITaV Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-coal-past-present-and-future-by-dr-rajendar-gupta/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181003T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181003T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20180916T132334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180916T132334Z
UID:1901-1538589600-1538595000@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:IITaV : Visiting Wind Tunnel Facility at Monash University on Wednesday\, 3rd October 2018\, 6.00PM - 7.45PM
DESCRIPTION:IITaV invites you and your partner to join us to visit Monash University Wind Tunnel Facility at Clayton Campus  (17 Alliance Lane; Engineering Bldg 37 Map) on Wednesday\, 3rd October 2018 at 6pm – 7.45pm. \nThe Monash Wind Tunnel Platform (MWTP) is based around a large multi-purpose aerodynamic testing facility within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The Platform supports research\, consulting\, industry testing\, post-graduate research and training\, and undergraduate teaching endeavours in the field of aerodynamics and aero-acoustics. Current active areas of research and industry engagement include ground vehicle development\, UAV and micro UAV\, truck\, train\, building\, sports\, yachting\, wind engineering\, wind energy and various other fields of aerodynamics. The facility is available for industry\, research and student use. \nA brief history on this facility can be found here. \nEvent Details: \n\nDate / Time : Wednesday\, 3rd October 2018\, 6pm – 7.45pm\nLocation : Engineering Building 37\, Clayton Campus (Map)\nParking : Free after 5pm on Red/Yellow Bays;  (Is there free parking at Campus?)\nNetworking / Refreshments : 6 – 6.15pm\nLab presentation / Demonstration :  6.15pm – 7.30pm\nRegistration : https://www.trybooking.com/427263\nCost : Free\n\nWe request you to arrive by 5.45pm for a 6pm start. Please contact Dr Sarbjit Giddey ( 042 234 1379 ) / Dr Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587163) for any enquiries or email us (mail@iitav.org.au). \nLook forward to your active participation. \nBest Wishes \n \nIITaV Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-visiting-wind-tunnel-facility-at-monash-university-on-wednesday-3rd-october-2018-6-00pm-7-45pm/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180527T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180527T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20180507T185557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180507T185557Z
UID:1843-1527433200-1527440400@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:AGM 2018
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Annual General Meeting for IITaV will be held on Sunday\, 27 May 2018\, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Glen Waverley Bowls Club\, 690 Glen Waverley Road\, Glen Waverley\, VIC 3150. Please be there at 2.45pm for a 3pm start. \nAll IIT Alumni are invited to attend. Please note that in the event of an election\, voting rights are available only to active financial members of IITaV. \nPlease RSVP your intention to attend by sending a mail to mail@iitav.org.au to enable meeting and catering arrangements at the venue. Light refreshments will be provided. Meeting agenda and other relevant details are given below. \nAGM AGENDA:\n1.     Welcome\, Apologies and Proxies.\n2.     Approve minutes of 2017 AGM.\n3.     President’s Annual Report 2017-18.\n4.     Treasurer’s Annual Report 2017–18.\n5.     Nominations and Elections for 2018–19 Management Committee.\n6.     Welcome and hand-over to the 2018-19 Management Committee.\n7.     Open discussion on way forward. \nKEY DATES:\nCommunicate AGM Agenda\, and nomination process – 1st May 2018 (via this email)\nNominations for all positions open –  1st May 2018\nRSVP intention to attend AGM – 23 May 2018\nNominations for all positions close –  11 pm\, 17 May 2018\nList of nominations sent to active financial members –  22 May 2018\nLodgement of proxies –  25 May 2018 (Proxy-form)\nAnnual General Meeting – 27 May 2018\,  3.00pm to 5:00 pm \nNOMINATION PROCESS:\n1.       Nominations are invited for nine positions: President; Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary; and five Committee Members.\n2.       Nominations and secondments can only be made by active financial members of the organisation. Please renew your membership if necessary\, prior to making a nomination.\n3.       Nominations should be done via email. The email thread should clearly show the name of the nominee and the position the person is being nominated for by the nominator and the seconder\, and the nominee’s acceptance of the nomination.\n4.       All emails should include mail@iitav.org.au in the To/cc field to provide traceability of the nomination process.\n5.       A candidate can only be nominated for one of the nine positions (#1 above) by a nominator.\n6.       An active financial member can submit nominations for up to nine positions (#1 above) in the same email. In this scenario the nominator should clearly indicate who the seconder(s) are so that the relevant person(s) can provide the supporting seconding email(s).\n7.       Please send your confirmed nominations to mail@iitav.org.au by 11 pm\, 17 May 2018. Nominations received after this deadline will not be valid. \nOTHER RELATED INFORMATION:\nAfter the nominations have closed  the collated results of the valid nominations received will be communicated to all financial members  prior to the AGM. In case there is more than one nomination for the position of President\, Vice-President\, Treasurer or Secretary\, and/or if there are more than five nominations for the five Committee member positions\, there will be an election as per Agenda item #5. The relevant candidates for contested positions will have an opportunity to present their credentials for the position at the AGM\, prior to the conduct of the election. In the event of an election only active financial members are allowed to vote.\nIn case members are unable to attend the AGM they can use the attached Proxy Form to nominate a proxy to cast their vote on their behalf. The signed form must be received by the Secretary (by email to mail@iitav.org.au) before the AGM or the proxy should present it under Agenda item #1 above. \nIf you need clarification\, please call Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587 163) or Nikhil Kumar (0417 103 795).
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/agm-2018/
LOCATION:Glen Waverley Bowls Club\, 690 Glen Waverley Road\, Glen Waverley\, Victoria\, 3150\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170824T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170824T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20170810T030704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170810T030803Z
UID:1776-1503597600-1503604800@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:"Introduction to Deep Reinforcement Learning"\, By Prof B. Ravindran\, IITM on Thursday\, 24 August 2017\, 6.00 pm at University of Melbourne Carlton
DESCRIPTION:IITaV invites you to our August 2017 Networking Event to meet and greet Prof B. Ravindran of IIT Madras who is currently visiting Australia and hear about his work on “Deep Reinforcement Learning”. Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) methods have achieved significant successes recently by marrying the representation learning power of deep networks and the control learning abilities of RL. This has resulted in some of the most significant recent breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence such as the Atari game player and the Alpha Go engine from Deepmind. This success has opened up new lines of research and revived old ones in the RL community. In this talk\, Prof Ravindran will introduce the reinforcement learning paradigm and briefly review the progress made in deep RL. The talk will be accessible to an AI ignorant audience and will try to motivate the concepts through practical examples. \nDate/Time: Thursday\, 24 August 2017; 6.00 pm to 8:00 pm; nibbles and drinks will be served. \nVenue: Room PAR-Alan Gilbert-G21 (Theatre 1); Alan Gilbert Building\, University of Melbourne\, 161 Barry St\, Carlton VIC 3053\, Corner of  Barry and Grattan Street ( Map ) \nCost: Free event for IITaV members and guests \nPlease register by Friday 18th August to help us confirm the numbers. For any query about this event\, please contact:  Nikhil Kumar (0417 103 795) or Meenakshi Arora (0401 914 420) \n  Prof. Ravindran is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at IIT Madras. He has nearly two decades of research experience in machine learning and specifically reinforcement learning. He has held visiting positions at the Indian Institute of Science\, Bangalore\, India and University of Technology\, Sydney\, Australia. Currently\, his research interests are centered on learning from and through interactions and span the areas of data mining\, social network analysis\, and reinforcement learning. \nHe is the co-director of the Reconfigurable and Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) group at IIT Madras\, which has nearly 80 members associated with it currently. He also heads the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI at IIT Madras. \nHe is one of the founding executive committee members of the India chapter of ACM SIGKDD and is currently serving as the vice-president of the chapter. He has published nearly 100 papers in journals and conferences\, including premier venues such as ICML\, AAAI\, IJCAI\,  ICDM\, NIPS\, UAI\, ICLR\, and AAMAS. He has also co-authored the chapter on reinforcement learning in the Handbook of Neural Computation published by Oxford University Press. \nRegards\n \nIITaV Management Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-event-introduction-to-deep-reinforcement-learning-by-prof-b-ravindran-iitm-on-thursday-24-august-2017-6-00-pm-at-university-of-melbourne-carlton/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20170629T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20170629T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20170612T225219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T225219Z
UID:1750-1498762800-1498768200@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:IITaV Informal Networking on 29th June at 7:00 PM at The Eureka Room\, Novotel Glen-Waverley
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria (IITaV) is pleased to invite you and your partner to our next informal networking event where we meet and catch up with fellow alumni.  This informal networking session is on Thursday\, 29th June\, 7:00 PM at The Eureka Room\, Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley – 285 Springvale Road \, Glen Waverley VIC 3150. \nWe plan to be at the venue till about 8.30 pm but can stay as long as we need to chat informally.  While you pay for your drinks\, we have organised some vegetarian food to accompany the drinks. You may call Nikhil on 0417 103 795 or Sridhar on 0423 587 163 when you get to the venue to locate us. Please RSVP here by 25th June or by replying to this email so that we know to look out for you there. \nWe look forward to meeting you and your partner at the Novotel soon. \nRegards\, \nIITaV Management Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-informal-networking-on-29th-june-at-700-pm-at-the-eureka-room-novotel-glen-waverley/
LOCATION:Eureka Room\, Novotel \, Glen Waverley\, Victoria\, 3150\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20170513T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20170513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20170420T111244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170420T111244Z
UID:1702-1494687600-1494698400@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:IITaV AGM - Saturday\, 13 May 2017\, 3:00 - 6:00 pm
DESCRIPTION:The 2017 Annual General Meeting for IITaV will be held on Saturday\, 13 May 2017\, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at GS217 (George Swinburne building Level 2)\, Swinburne University\, Hawthorn\, Victoria\, Australia 3122. All IIT Alumni are invited to attend. Please note that in the event of an election\, voting rights are available only to active financial members of IITaV. \nPlease RSVP your intention to attend by sending a mail to mail@iitav.org.au to enable meeting and catering arrangements at the venue. Light refreshments will be provided. Meeting agenda and other relevant details are given below. \nAGM AGENDA:\n1.     Welcome\, Apologies and Proxies.\n2.     Approve minutes of 2016 AGM.\n3.     President’s Annual Report 2016-17.\n4.     Treasurer’s Annual Report 2016–17.\n5.     Nominations and Elections for 2017–18 Management Committee.\n6.     Welcome and hand-over to the 2017-18 Management Committee.\n7.     Open discussion on way forward. \nKEY DATES:\nCommunicate AGM Agenda\, and nomination process – 20 April 2017 (via this email)\nNominations for all positions open – 20 April 2017\nRSVP intention to attend AGM – 10 May 2017\nNominations for all positions close –  11 pm\, 04 May 2017\nList of nominations sent to active financial members –  08 May 2017\nLodgement of proxies – 12 May 2017 (Proxy-form)\nAnnual General Meeting – 13 May 2017\, 3:00 to 6:00 pm \nNOMINATION PROCESS:\n1.       Nominations are invited for nine positions: President; Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary; and five Committee Members.\n2.       Nominations and secondments can only be made by active financial members of the organisation. Please renew your membership if necessary\, prior to making a nomination.\n3.       Nominations should be done via email. The email thread should clearly show the name of the nominee and the position the person is being nominated for by the nominator and the seconder\, and the nominee’s acceptance of the nomination.\n4.       All emails should include mail@iitav.org.au in the To/cc field to provide traceability of the nomination process.\n5.       A candidate can only be nominated for one of the nine positions (#1 above) by a nominator.\n6.       An active financial member can submit nominations for up to nine positions (#1 above) in the same email. In this scenario the nominator should clearly indicate who the seconder(s) are so that the relevant person(s) can provide the supporting seconding email(s).\n7.       Please send your confirmed nominations to mail@iitav.org.au by 11 pm\, 04 May 2017. Nominations received after this deadline will not be valid. \nOTHER RELATED INFORMATION:\nAfter the nominations have closed on 04 May 2017\, the collated results of the valid nominations received will be communicated to all financial members\, by 08 May 2017\,  prior to the AGM. In case there is more than one nomination for the position of President\, Vice-President\, Treasurer or Secretary\, and/or if there are more than five nominations for the five Committee member positions\, there will be an election as per Agenda item #5. The relevant candidates for contested positions will have an opportunity to present their credentials for the position at the AGM\, prior to the conduct of the election. In the event of an election only active financial members are allowed to vote.\nIn case members are unable to attend the AGM they can use the attached Proxy Form to nominate a proxy to cast their vote on their behalf. The signed form must be received by the Secretary (by email to mail@iitav.org.au) before the AGM or the proxy should present it under Agenda item #1 above. \nIf you need clarification\, please call Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587 163) or Ravi Singh (0435 657 413). \nWe look forward to your active participation at the AGM. \nRegards\nSridhar Karuppasami\nSecretary IITaV\n(0423 587 163)
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-agm-saturday-13-may-2017-300-600-pm/
LOCATION:Level 2\, GS217\, Swinburne University\, Hawthorn\, 3122\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161025T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20160904T150952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161003T112733Z
UID:1352-1477418400-1477425600@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:Thinking Patterns for the Digital Age - Special feature event in collaboration with Engineers Australia
DESCRIPTION:    \n\n\n\n\nIndian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria in collaboration with Engineers Australia invite you to a Special Feature Event  \n\nThinking Patterns for the Digital Age \nDr Michael Rosemann\nProfessor and Head of Information Systems School at Queensland Institute of Technology \n\n\n\n\nThe emergence of the digital economy has shifted the focus from automating and streamlining processes (economy of corporations) to empowering end users (economy of people). Organisations\, which may have successfully embraced the age of automation to achieve operational efficiency\, are likely to struggle to ensure revenue resilience in the rapidly changing digital age . This presentation shines the light on the new class of customers and competitors. It shows how opportunity-driven leadership\, oppositional thinking and a digital mindset are effective ways to protect existing and to grow entirely new value propositions. Various national and international case studies will be used to exemplify emerging threats and opportunities as well as the thinking patterns of resilient and innovative organisations in the Digital Age. \n Dr Michael Rosemann is Professor and Head of the Information Systems School at Queensland University of Technology\, where he established three Innovation Chairs funded by Woolworths\, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Brisbane  Airport. Dr Rosemann is a disruptive thinker with a passion for foresight innovation\, digital mindfulness and revenue resilience. His work is focused on creating exciting future worlds with today’s possibilities making current practices  obsolete.QUT’s Information Systems School is globally recognised for its unconditional focus on relevant and rigorous research and is continuously ranked as one of the highest institutions in Asia-Pacific for the quality and impact of  its research. \n  \nDr. Rosemann is the author/editor of seven books\, more than 250 refereed papers\, Editorial Board member of ten international journals and co-inventor of US patents. His publications have been translated into Russian\, Mandarin\, German and Portuguese. His research projects have received funding from industry partners such as Accenture\, Australia Post\, Infosys\, Rio Tinto\, SAP\, Suncorp and Woolworths. Michael is a frequent\, global keynote speaker and provides advice to organisations across a diverse set of industries such as telecommunication\, finance\, insurance\, utility\, retail\, public sector\, logistics and the film industry. He is the Honorary Consul for Germany in Brisbane. \n\n\n\nDate and Venue:\nTuesday\, 25th October 2016\, 6-8 pm\nInnovation Hub\, Engineers Australia\, Level 31\, 600 Bourke Street\, MelbourneAgenda: \n6:00-6:30 pm: Networking and refreshments\n6:30-7:30 pm: Speaker and discussion session\n7:30-8:00 pm: Post session networking.Registration and Cost:\nNumbers are limited for this not to be missed event (“first come first served” basis). Please register early to avoid disappointment.Register here or type “https://www.trybooking.com/MZCK” in your browser. Early Bird Pricing (till 11:59 pm 09 October): Members: $5; Non Member $10\nAfter 09 October: Members: $10; Non Members $20 \nEnquiries:\nNikhil Kumar (0417 103 795); Abaran Deep (0407 319 732
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/thinking-patterns-for-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:Innovation Hub\, Engineers Australia\, Level 31\, 600 Bourke Street\, \, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160728T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160728T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20160719T151744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160719T151952Z
UID:1312-1469732400-1469737800@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:Informal Networking Event at The Butchers Bench\, Novotel Melbourne\, Glen Waverley
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria (IITaV) is pleased to invite you and your spouse to our next informal networking event where we meet and catch up with fellow alumni.  This informal networking session is on Thursday\, 28th July at 7:00 PM at The Butchers Bench\, Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley – 285 Springvale Road \, Glen Waverley VIC 3150. \nWe plan to be at the venue till about 8.30 pm but can stay as long as we need to chat informally.  While you pay for your drinks\, we have organised some vegetarian food (pizza + wedges) to accompany the drinks. You may call Nikhil on 0417 103 795 or Abaran on 0407 319 732 when you get to the venue to locate us. Please RSVP by replying to this email so that we know to look out for you there. \nWe look forward to meeting you and your partner at the Novotel soon. \nRegards\, \nIITaV Management Committee
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/informal-networking-event/
LOCATION:The Butcher’s Bench\, Novotel\, 285 Springvale Road\, Glen Waverley\, VICTORIA\, 3150\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160629T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160629T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20160607T135118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160616T153312Z
UID:1309-1467225000-1467232200@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:The Value of a Six: Dissecting a Cricketer’s Worth
DESCRIPTION:IITaV invites you to our June 2016 Networking Event – “The Value of a Six: Dissecting a Cricketer’s Worth”. Presented by Professor Kayande\, the talk will show how a player’s worth can be calibrated\, and how that calibration can add value to a team’s ability to bid for players. This talk highlights the importance of understanding the data environment\, with specific examples from the world of cricket. \n\nTiming: Wednesday\, 29 June 2016; 6.15 pm for a 6:30 pm start; nibbles and drinks will be served.\nVenue: Room AGSE207; Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship Building\, Corner of John and Wakefield Street\, Swinburne Uni. See map below. \nRegistration: To register and pay for individual bookings simply click here (or type https://www.trybooking.com/LUQW into your browser). Please register by Tue 21st June 2016 to help us confirm numbers. \nCost: IITAV Members: $5; Non-members and Guests: $10; Students can attend free. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUjwal Kayande is Professor of Marketing and Director of the Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne Business School\, and a Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Innovation & Growth at Fudan University\, Shanghai. He has previously taught Marketing Analytics and Marketing Strategy at several leading business schools\, including Penn State University\, the Wharton School\, Mannheim Business School\, ESSEC\, the Australian Graduate School of Management\, and the Indian School of Business. \nUjwal has won a number of teaching and research awards\, including the 2015 Master of Business Analytics Teaching Excellence Award from Melbourne Business School\, the 2015 EMAC-IJRM Best Paper Award from the European Marketing Academy\, the Don Lehmann Award from the American Marketing Association\, Distinguished Researcher Award from the Australia/NZ Marketing Academy\, and the Smeal MBA Teaching Excellence Award from Penn State. He is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Marketing\, Journal of Service Research\, Journal of Business Research\, and Customer Needs and Solutions. \nHe has consulted on marketing analytics and strategy for a number of global blue-chip organisations\, and has given keynotes at several academic and practitioner conferences including the 2015 World Marketing and Sales Forum. Ujwal currently also serves on the Advisory Boards of AirActive\, an Australian fitness start-up\, and Mobident\, a mobile dentistry start-up in Bangalore\, India. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries about this event\, please contact:\nAbaran Deep (abaran@d2e.net.au; 0407 319 732)  or\nNikhil Kumar (nikhilkumar@nbnco.com.au; 0417 103 795). \nRegards \nIITAV Management Committee\nmail@iitav.org.au; www.iitav.org.au
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/the-value-of-a-six-dissecting-a-cricketers-worth/
LOCATION:Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship Building\, Room AGSE207\, Corner of John and Wakefield Street\, Swinburne University\, Hawthorn\, \, 3122\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160507T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160507T173000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20160412T210013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160501T151222Z
UID:1155-1462633200-1462642200@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:IITAV AGM 2016
DESCRIPTION:The 2016 Annual General Meeting for IITAV will be held on Saturday\, 7 May 2016\, from 3:00 to 5:30 pm at ATC-Room 205\, Swinburne University\, Hawthorn\, Victoria\, Australia 3122. \nAll IIT Alumni are invited to attend. Please note that in the event of an election\, voting rights are available only to active financial members of IITAV. \nPlease RSVP your intention to attend by sending a mail to mail@iitav.org.au to enable meeting and catering arrangements at the venue. Light refreshments will be provided. \nMeeting agenda and other relevant details are given below. \nAGM AGENDA: \n1.     Welcome\, Apologies and Proxies. \n2.     Approve minutes of 2015 AGM. \n3.     President’s Annual Report 2015-16. \n4.     Treasurer’s Annual Report 2015–16. \n5.     Nominations and Elections for 2016–17 Management Committee. \n6.     Welcome and hand-over to the 2016-17 Management Committee \n7.     Open discussion on way forward. \nKEY DATES:\nCommunicate AGM Agenda\, and nomination process – 11 April 2016 (via this email)\nNominations for all positions open – 11 April 2016\nRSVP intention to attend AGM – 1 May 2016 (Extended Until 6th May)\nNominations for all positions close –  11 pm\, 28 April 2016\nList of nominations sent to active financial members –  2 May 2016\nLodgement of proxies – 6 May 2016 (Proxy-form can be downloaded from here)\nAnnual General Meeting – 7 May 2016\, 3:00 to 5:30 pm \nNOMINATION PROCESS (if you need clarification\, please call Sridhar Karuppasami (0423 587 163) or Raj Rajakumar (0432 474 385)): \n1.       Nominations are invited for nine positions: President; Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary; and five Committee Members.\n2.       Nominations and secondments can only be made by active financial members of the organisation. Please renew your membership if necessary\, prior to making a nomination.\n3.       Nominations should be done via email. The email thread should clearly show the name of the nominee and the position the person is being nominated for by the nominator and the seconder\, and the nominee’s acceptance of the nomination.\n4.       All emails should include mail@iitav.org.au in the cc field to provide traceability of the nomination process.\n5.       A candidate can only be nominated for one of the nine positions (#1 above) by a nominator.\n6.       An active financial member can submit nominations for up to nine positions (#1 above) in the same email. In this scenario the nominator should clearly indicate who the seconder(s) are so that the relevant person(s) can provide the supporting seconding email(s).\n7.       Please send your confirmed nominations to mail@iitav.org.au by 11 pm\, 28 April 2016. Nominations received after this deadline will not be valid. \nOTHER RELATED INFORMATION \nAfter the nominations have closed on 28 April 2016\, the collated results of the valid nominations received will be communicated to all financial members\, by 2 May 2016\,  prior to the AGM. \nIn case there is more than one nomination for the position of President\, Vice-President\, Treasurer or Secretary\, and/or if there are more than five nominations for the five Committee member positions\, there will be an election as per Agenda item #5. The relevant candidates for contested positions will have an opportunity to present their credentials for the position at the AGM\, prior to the conduct of the election. \nIn the event of an election only active financial members are allowed to vote. \nIn case members are unable to attend the AGM they can use the attached Proxy Form to nominate a proxy to cast their vote on their behalf. The signed form must be received by the Secretary (by email to mail@iitav.org.au) before the AGM or the proxy should present it under Agenda item #1 above. \nWe look forward to your active participation at the AGM. \nRegards \nSridhar Karuppasami \nSecretary IITAV\n(0423 587 163)
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-agm-2016/
LOCATION:Room 205\, ATC Building\,  Swinburne University of Technology\, Hawthorn\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20151005T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20151005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20150914T222751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150914T222751Z
UID:1079-1444068000-1444075200@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship\, Innovation and Effective Change Management by John McIntosh\, National President 2016(elect)\, Engineers Australia
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/entrepreneurship-innovation-and-effective-change-management-by-john-mcintosh-national-president-2016elect-engineers-australia/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150730T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20150714T205535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150714T210019Z
UID:1047-1438279200-1438286400@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:An interactive session on Creating Change through Humanitarian Engineering\, Thursday\, 30 July 2015\, 6-8 pm\, @ ATC-205\, Swinburne University\, Hawthorn.
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria \ninvite you to an interactive session on \nCreating Change through Humanitarian Engineering \nby \nRasika Mohan \nDirector of Development Partnerships \nEngineers Without Borders \n Thursday\, 30 July 2015\, 6-8 pm \nRoom ATC-205\, ATC Bldg\, Level 2\, Entrance on Burwood Road\, Hawthorn \nSwinburne University\, Hawthorn Campus* \n\nEngineers Without Borders (EWB) has over a decade of experience in engaging the private technical and engineering sectors in developing and leading community development projects across South and South East Asia. EWB is an award winning provider of innovative and engaging engineering education programs\, a DFAT supported provider of technical assistance programs to developing communities\, and a pioneer in developing and trialling innovative technical and market based solutions to solve problems. \n  \n\n\nEWB conducts field based programs with 6 Aboriginal communities\, and with a range of community partner organisations in India\, Sri Lanka\, Nepal\, Vietnam\, Cambodia and Timor Leste on issues relating to water and sanitation access\, renewable technology\, education\, sustainable infrastructure\, climate change and resilience\, and social entrepreneurship. The benefits of taking a collective impact based approach to work (i.e. the government\, community\, and private sectors need to come together to facilitate sustainable change for communities) and the role of engineers and scientists in such activities will be discussed. \n\n\n \nRasika Mohan brings over 10 years of experience in successfully delivering impactful programs in international development\, fundraising\, banking and finance\, and information technology sectors. She spent several years managing IT\, business and transformation programs at ANZ before taking off on a volunteering journey with EWB in 2011. Over the following year\, Rasika worked as EWB’s South Asia Field Officer and continued to volunteer with EWB upon her return. After a brief stint in the fundraising sector\, Rasika returned to EWB where she spearheads their work in the community development and social business space\, and strives every day to create shared value for the private and community sectors. Rasika has a double degree in finance and software engineering\, and a Masters in Environment (majoring in international development). \n\n\nPre- registration essential by 26 July 2015. To register\, RSVP to mail@iitav.org.au \n\n\nEnquiries: Raj Rajakumar (0432 474 385)\, Dilip Desai (Mob: 0400 428 714 ). \n\n\nWe look forward to your attendance and participation\, \n\n\n\nIITAV Management Committee \n\n\n*Campus map: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/media/swinburneeduau/study-at-swinburne/docs/pdfs/hawthorn.pdf \n\n\n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/an-interactive-session-on-creating-change-through-humanitarian-engineering/
LOCATION:Swinburne University\,\, Room ATC-205\, ATC Bldg\, Level 2\, Entrance on Burwood Road\, Hawthorn\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Raj Rajakumar":MAILTO:mail@iitav.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150421T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20150421T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20150412T164108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150412T164108Z
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SUMMARY:IITAV Informal Networking\, April\, 2015
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria (IITAV) is pleased to invite you to our next informal networking event where we meet and catch up with fellow alumni.  This informal networking session is on Tuesday\, 21st April at 6:00 PM at THE CRICKETERS BAR\, The Hotel Windsor. This iconic Melbourne hotel bar features an outstanding collection of cricketing memorabilia. Photographs of both English and Australian teams from the 1800’s and 1900’s adorn the walls and a Sir Donald Bradman bat\, memorabilia signed by Shane Warne take pride of the place. This should be a good follow on from the World Cup excitement recently. \n  \nWe plan to be at the venue till about 7.30 pm but can stay as long as we need to chat informally.  The venue also offers good pub food for those who may be interested. You may call Nikhil on 0417 103 795 or Raj Rajakumar on 0432 474 385 when you get to the venue to locate us. Please RSVP so that we know to look out for you there. \n  \n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-informal-networking-april-2015/
LOCATION:The Cricketers Bar\,\, The Hotel Windsor\, Melbourne\, VICTORIA\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nikhil Kumar":MAILTO:nikhil_kumar@bigpond.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20141210T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20141210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20141207T143629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141207T143629Z
UID:755-1418234400-1418241600@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:My IIT Reminiscences - End Of Year Informal Networking
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria invite you to the “End of Year 2014 – Informal Networking Session” to talk and hear about \n“My IIT Reminiscences” \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLet’s celebrate the end of year by remembering about our good old (golden) IIT experiences – memories which could be happy\, sad\, funny\, stressful ……..unique to growing up at your IIT. \nPlease come and share a memory from your IIT days. \nSnacks and non-alcoholic drinks would be available for purchase at Juliana’s Café. A special snack plate with a drink (tea\, coffee or a soft drink can) would be available at a low price… thanks to Sunny Chandra.\nPlease RSVP by reply email. \nEnquiries: Nikhil Kumar (Mob: 0417 103 795)\, Dr Raj Rajkumar (0432 474 385) \nTravel Directions:  Recommend travel by Train –  Upfield Line\, Moreland Station.\n(Juliana’s Café is 150 meters along Moreland Road) \nTRAMS:              Tram 19 – Stop 28\nTram 8 – Stop 132 \nCar Parking – There is enough car parking on side streets around the café. Parking is not allowed on Sydney Rd or Moreland Rd from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/my-iit-reminiscences-end-of-year-informal-networking/
LOCATION:Juliana’s Café\,\, 1 Sydney Road (Cnr Moreland Road)\,  Coburg\, 3058
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140930T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140930T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20140914T173619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140914T173817Z
UID:677-1412098200-1412105400@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:Interactive Workshop on  “Discover the Path to Business Growth” - Tuesday\, 30th September 2014.  5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria\n\nInvite you to an\n  \nInteractive Workshop on\n“Discover the Path to Business Growth”\n   \nTuesday\, 30th September 2014.  5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nRoom 205\, ATC Building\, Swinburne University of Technology\, Hawthorn \nThe journey to discover the path to grow a business in today’s competitive and rapidly changing environment is not easy. You need all the help to work out your growth options and identify which path to take to achieve your growth targets. The Growth Cube™ is a tool which Roaring Success created in 2010\, as a means to help business to better understand how to grow a business.   It has been used by many businesses in recent years to achieve their growth objectives. For example a manufacturing company completed a Strategic Planning process and achieved their 5 year goals in three years; and a services company gained clarity of their purpose and vision\, and built an implementable plan to expand overseas and triple business over 5-10 years. \nSteve Wood from Roaring Success will work with two of our IITaV members\, Abaran Deep and Sanjiv Bhasin\, and will workshop the strategies to grow their respective businesses\, with due assistance from all our audience. \nDuring the interactive workshop\, the Attendees will: \n\nlearn the best place to start their business growth journey;\nunderstand which options are the riskiest;\nlearn how to build a plan that can be implemented quickly; to give the easiest and quickest returns;\nlearn what they need to do to manage it all going forward so that it does not fall over in a disappointing heap and deliver business growth.\n\nAgenda:           \nPre-session Informal Networking: 5:30 pm\nOverview Presentation by Steve Wood: 6:00 pm\nBrief introduction of Businesses to grow by Abaran and Sanjiv: 6:20 pm\nWorkshop Session: 6:30 pm onwards.\nPost-session Informal Networking: 7:00 pm onwards (subject to workshopping conclusion) \nPre- registration essential by 25th September 2014:\nMembers free\, Non-members $5. To register Click  http://www.trybooking.com/FXLS  or go to   http://www.trybooking.com/103732 \nEnquiries: Nikhil Kumar (Mob: 0417 103 795)\, Dr Raj Rajkumar (0432 474 385) \n*Campus map: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/campuses/hawthorn/documents/hawthorn.pdf \nSteve Wood\, Director\, Roaring Success \nSteve is a business consultant who has learned in the practical field of business – how to help his customers to get the results they want.He was worked with a large number of customers since starting his consulting career in 2003.\nHe grew up in a family business environment\, and trained in the corporate world – working for the UK’s leading TV manufacturer (Thorn EMI Ferguson); Ford Motor Company in the components business in Europe and USA;  and finally at the British equivalent of RACV – the RAC –  within the head office on Strategy Projects aimed at growth the business.\nFor over 25 years Steve has worked with a wide range of companies overseas and in Australia to plan and deliver business growth projects.  Using strategy\, business planning\, sales & marketing combined with business and project management he has helped identify and capture the value of growth opportunities\, win new business\, generate increased profits\, launch new products\, and start new business in local and international markets. \nAbaran Deep\, IITaV Member and Partner – Business Strategy & Optimisation\, PCI Group \nAbaran has been consulting with large businesses for 15 years in the areas of performance improvement and business transformation. His specific areas of expertise include project and change management\, business process improvement and business optimization. \nAbaran’s experience spans large industry change programs to helping individual organisations implement operational improvements. Clients have included Tenix Defence Systems\, BHP Billiton\, SP AusNet\, Energy Australia\, including several other private and government-owned corporations.  Abaran is known for his ability to deliver real outcomes on complex programs and projects. \n  \nSanjiv Bhasin\, IITaV Member and Owner- Bestech Australia \nSanjiv founded Bestech Australia in 2002 in Melbourne based on his studies and it is now one of the fastest growing companies in ANZ engaged in manufacturing and distribution of sensors\, instrumentation\, technical teaching equipment and flexible package leak testers.  He has built a strong customer driven approach and his customers include most universities\, research labs and industries in defence\, food\, transport\, water\, metals etc. \nHis independent research and development on the package integrity testers have bridged the gap in food and pharmaceutical QA process for quality traceability and assurance of the shelf life of finished goods. These are now exported to many countries worldwide.  New challenges and market demands are leading to further major developments of this product group. \nAnother new introduction by Bestech is a Computer controlled Electrical Training and Assessment panel as a powerful teaching aid. It has been designed to meet the requirements of Accreditation of Electricians as part of Cert III of Electro-technology Electrician course. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/interactive-workshop-on-discover-the-path-to-business-growth/
LOCATION:Room 205\, ATC Building\,  Swinburne University of Technology\, Hawthorn\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140730T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20140716T003535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140728T171544Z
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SUMMARY:Strategic Unthinking Through Innovation
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe marvel of technological innovation has led to a fundamental shift in the way human beings live\, work\, eat and sleep – a ‘species level change’ that is fast\, pervasive and one that unlocks exciting opportunities for value creation. This lively and interactive session will discuss how young companies have achieved multi-billion dollar valuations only in a matter of years. Based on these amazing examples\, participants will hear how ‘strategic unthinking’ can help unlock opportunities that have yet to be imagined. This session will explore how established conventions and industry rules can be challenged through simple yet powerful creativity tools\, and how tangible outcomes can be derived through disciplined innovation management. \nDr Noordin Shehabuddeen PhD (Cantab) MPhil (Cantab) BEng(Hons) FCMI FIEAust\, is Director of Business  Engagement\, Faculty of Business & Enterprise\, Swinburne University of Technology. Noordin’s entire career has  been focussed on innovation management\, as an academic scholar\, business practitioner\, and policy advisor to senior cabinet ministers. He is the author of ‘Innovation in real life: a hands-on guide to genuine innovation’. After completing his Doctorate and Masters at Cambridge University\, he has led a range of initiatives to help transform business thinking\, using powerful innovation approaches that he has researched and developed. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and the Chartered Management Institute. \nPre- registration essential by 26 July 2014.  Members free\, non-members $5. To register Click here or go to http://www.trybooking.com/FJIM \nEnquiries: Nikhil Kumar (Mob: 0417 103 795)\, Dr Raj Rajakumar (0432 474 385) \n*Campus map: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/campuses/hawthorn/documents/hawthorn.pdf
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/strategic-unthinking-through-innovation/
LOCATION:Room SPS 137\, SPS Bldg\, Level 1\, Entrance on Wakefield Street\, Hawthorn\, Vic\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140410T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20140410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20140401T130458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140401T130458Z
UID:528-1397152800-1397160000@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:IITAV and Engineers Australia Present "Opportunity to Success"
DESCRIPTION:                                                         \n  \nIndian Institutes of Technology Alumni Victoria\nand\nEngineers Australia – Victoria\nInvite you to a\nPanel Discussion   “Opportunity to Success” \nRecognising a good opportunity\, understanding and communicating the value proposition and developing the right strategy to execute are key elements in converting an opportunity to success in both new start up and established businesses. The panel discussion will focus on these 3 elements: \n\nOpportunity Identification– Getting a clear understanding of a business problem whose solution offers a significant opportunity is a critical part of opportunity identification. The discussion will focus on how to understand\, evaluate and communicate the opportunity such that it can be successfully solved.\nValue Proposition– The discussion will focus on how to evaluate\, document and present the value proposition of the identified opportunity. This is critical in getting the support and endorsement of stakeholders\, executives and potential investors in the proposed venture.\nExecution Strategy– The discussion will focus on the execution strategy to convert the opportunity to success.\n\nOverview presentation and facilitation: Jordan Green\nPanel members: D D Saxena\, Rakesh Aggarwal and Steve Bungay. \nAgenda:        Pre-session Informal Networking: 6:00 PM\nOverview Presentation by Jordan Green: 6:30 PM\nPanel Discussion: 7:00 PM\nQ&A with the Panel: 7:30 PM \nPlease register via email with your name and contact phone number to mail@iitav.org.au by cob 8 April 2014. Early registration is strongly recommended. \nEnquiries: Nikhil Kumar (Mob: 0417 103 795)\, Dr Raj Rajakumar (0432 474 385)\, Rachana Kaudinya (0431 388 319) \nJordan Green \nJordan is an internationally sought after thought leader\, consultant and speaker on early-stage investing. He is an experienced\nengineer\, entrepreneur\, executive\, venture capitalist and Angel investor. He has over thirty-one years of experience in growing and advising technology oriented companies in Australia\, USA\, Asia and Europe. \nA Silicon Valley software veteran\, a founding partner of one of the best performing venture capital fund managers in Australia\, co-founder and Chairman of the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI)\, Founder/President of Angel investor group\, Melbourne Angels Inc and a Case Manager with Commercialisation Australia. Jordan advises governments on policy and programmes for the early-stage investment and entrepreneurial space. \nA Fellow of the AAAI and Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors\, Jordan has a degree in Electronics Engineering from RMIT and has been a Chartered Professional Engineer for more than twenty years. He has a MBA from the Melbourne Business School and post-graduate qualifications in Marketing\, Strategy\, Innovation and Product Development and experience as a postgraduate research fellow in biomedical engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He has been director\, CEO \, executive\, or engineer for over a dozen technology and engineering companies since starting his career with IBM. \nDhruv Deepak Saxena (DD) \nDD is the Promoter-Founder of Riverina Oils & Bio Energy Pty Ltd (ROBE). This is an investment of over AUD$150M for oil seed crushing and refining and animal feed protein products. It is the single largest food and agri investment in Australia in the last 5 years. ROBE’s plant at Wagga Wagga is the second largest integrated operation in Australia in this sector. The ROBE project is in production since March 2013 and has reached its full capacity in March 2014.DD is a Chemical Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology\, Kanpur and a gold medallist from Indian Institute of Management\, Bangalore. He started his career with Unilever and has been both their Sales and Marketing Head for their mainline divisions. DD was the Vice President of one of India’s Top Ten Groups (Thapar Group) reporting to the Chairman. He started three Greenfield projects for the company including an Agribusiness of growing and processing gherkins in 1992 which has now become a global leader (employing over 200\,000 people) and the second largest export after coffee from the state of Karnataka\, India. He was the International Head and Chief Executive for Bakrie International\, a $15 Billion South-East Asian group.  He has set up the first Australian food joint venture in India in partnership with Unibic Biscuits. This world-class manufacturing and distribution facility exports products globally in conjunction with the Bradman Foundation. DD is a Director and a Promoter of Tree Top Plantations Pty Ltd which has the largest table olive growing and processing operation in Australia. The 1\,250 acres of olive groves are located near Griffith in NSW. \nRakesh Aggarwal \nRakesh is Managing Director of the Saurin Group. He graduated as an Electrical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University. He worked in India for Engineers India\, Britannia and IDPL before going to Saudi Arabia. He spent three years working for a Biscuit company till 1992. He migrated to Australia along with his wife Sunita and sons Saurabh and Rohin in 1993 and found a job with a dairy company. In 1997\, he left his job and started an engineering business. In 2001\, he bought a sick and closed down milk powder plant from his previous employer.\nThe plant at Langwarry Food Park was restarted in 2005 and the business has grown from nothing to $100M in seven years. A fire in 2012 caused a significant setback to Rakesh’s business growth but it has started growing again at 30% per annum.  The business was rated as the fastest growing private business by Business Review Weekly and has also received the award of Victorian Exporter of the Year 2011. \nSteve Bungay \nSteve is Director\, Envision I.T. Pty. Ltd.\, a leading software company that develops software for entrepreneurs\, SMEs and leading corporate businesses. In the past 10 years\, Envision IT has developed many award winning products. A recent accolade has been in making its client\, Jones Lang LaSalle win its product international acclaim. \nSteve completed his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering in 1986 from IIT Delhi. His first job was in products development in a public sector company in India. He later moved to the Indian Navy as Senior Design Officer and after about 2 years\, returned to the public sector. The stint in the public sector involved sales but his main contribution was to complete many major projects for Department of Defence and Indian Post. He operationalised the first LAN in the Department of Defence and installed 500+ POS terminals in Post Offices located all over India.  After a 10 year stint in the public sector\, Steve moved to the private sector\, joining Mastek as Business Development Manager. This started a career devoted to Software and Integrated Services business that brought him to Australia where he started Envision IT in 2002.
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/iitav-and-engineers-australia-present-opportunity-to-success/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia\, 21 Bedford Street\, North Melbourne \, Vic\, 3051\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20131214T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20131214T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20131209T155457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131209T155529Z
UID:510-1387029600-1387036800@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:Field Visit to Eco Pacific at Dandenong South\, Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni of Victoria (IITAV) is pleased to invite you to our December networking event which involves a visit to the manufacturing facility of Eco Pacific\, an innovative business in Climate Control technology run by our own members\, Jai and Rachana Kaudinya.  We will have an opportunity to see firsthand the facility and its operations\, followed by a short demonstration of the innovative appliances and discussions on commercialisation experiences including the obtaining of government grants for developing the technologies. \nAgenda\n2 pm – 2:30: Networking and Welcome Address\n2:30 – 3:15: Guided tour of the manufacturing facility\n3:15 – 3:30: Demonstration of manufactured appliances\n3:30 – 4:00: Q&A on Commercialisation Grants \nRegistration\nAttendance is free. However\, you are required to confirm your attendance by email by 10th December\, preferably earlier\, to facilitate on-site arrangements. \nContact\nNikhil Kumar\,  Mob: 0417 103 795\nE: nikhil_kumar@bigpond.com \nRachana Kaudinya\, Mob: 0431 388 319\nOnsite:(03) 9706 6228 \nEco Pacific Pty Ltd\nClimate control technology is being used worldwide to create a comfortable indoor environment.   Until recently\, this was considered a luxury but now it is fast becoming the need of everyone across the globe.   In order to maintain comfortable indoor living\, and given the frequent prevailing extreme weather conditions\, there has been an increase in energy consumption.  This consequently requires an increase in energy production.  Both these factors of consumption and production of conventional energy directly contribute to Environmental emissions.  The more we use\, the more we pollute; barring renewable energy which is still expensive and not completely reliable. \nThis increase in consumption is driving us to not only find more energy sources\, but also more efficient applications of these sources.  Fortunately\, many companies are dedicated to designing innovative energy efficient products and appliances to help minimise energy consumption.  The use of energy efficient appliances not only makes our energy resources last longer but also reduces the carbon emissions that pollute our air.  Eco Pacific is one such Australian company engaged in research\, design\, development\, and manufacturing of energy efficient eco-friendly gas ducted heaters\, evaporative air-conditioners\, and fresh air heat recovery ventilators.  The sales\, installation\, commissioning\, and servicing is done by its group company- Mech Air Services Pty.Ltd.  Eco Pacific has been awarded innovation grants by AusIndustry in the last two years to develop and commercialise new technologies. Information about Eco Pacific is available at http://www.ecopacific.com.au \nDr Jai and Rachana Kaudinya are looking forward to hosting you at their Eco Pacific site.
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/field-visit-to-eco-pacific-at-dandenong-south-victoria/
LOCATION:Eco Pacific\, 23 Marni Street\, Dandenong South\, Vic\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130925T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130925T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20130826T003932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130826T162359Z
UID:496-1380132000-1380137400@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:September 2013 Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES IN A DIGITAL WORLD ENABLED BY THE NBN \nThe Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni of Victoria (IITAV) is pleased to invite you to our September networking event with guest speaker Will Irving\, Group Managing Director\, Telstra Business  who will talk about innovation opportunities available in a digital world enabled by the National Broadband Network.  This event has been organised in collaboration with Swinburne University of Technology\, Hawthorn Campus\, who are kindly providing the venue. \nAgenda \n6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking Mixer with Drinks & Nibbles \n6:30 PM – 7:15 PM: Guest Speaker Presentation \n7:15 PM – 7:30 PM: Discussion \n7:30 PM onwards: Continue Networking \n  \nCost \nIITAV Members- $5 \nGuests – $10 \n Registration \nPre-registration with payment is essential. To register and pay simply proceed here http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=60824 . Numbers are limited for this event (“first come first served” basis). Please register early to avoid disappointment. \n  \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/september-2013-networking-event/
LOCATION:Theatre Room EN 102\, Engineering Building\, Swinburne University of Technology\, Hawthorn Campus\, 3122\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nikhil Kumar":MAILTO:nikhil_kumar@bigpond.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130619T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130619T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20130602T212708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130604T130024Z
UID:444-1371664800-1371670200@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:The Innovation Paradigm- From iDEA to iNVESTMENT
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni of Victoria is pleased to invite you to our next networking event with the theme – “The Innovation Paradigm – From iDEA to iNVESTMENT” to  be organised in collboration with The Technology and Innovation Club at Melbourne Business School\, University of Melbourne. \nAgenda\n6:00 PM – 6:30 PM – 30 minute mixer\n6:30 PM – 6:45 PM – Dr. Kwang’s talk on “Innovation & Venture Funding” from an academic perspective.\n6:45 PM – 7:00 PM – Sameer’s talk on the his experience as an entrepreneur in Australia.\n7:00 PM – 7:15 PM – Discussion between Dr. Kwang & Sameer\n7:15 PM – 7:30 PM – Audience questions\n7:30 PM onwards – Networking/discussions\n\n\nIITaV members and guests are cordially invited. Pre-registration with payment is essential. Registration closes on 18th June. To register and pay simply proceed here <PAYMENT LINK>. Numbers are limited for this event (“first come first served” basis). Please register early to avoid disappointment as this event is open to IITaV members\, non-members and guests. \n\n\nKey presenters: Dr. Kwanghui Lim\, Associate Professor (Strategic Management)\, PhD (MIT)\, BEng (NUS) & Sameer Babbar\, MD &CEO of SVB group. \n\n\n\nDr. Kwanghui Lim is an experienced teacher\, researcher and consultant in the areas of technology management and the commercialisation of innovation.Kwanghui’s research explores the strategies used by firms to manage intellectual property and the commercialisation process.\n\n\n\n\nHis doctoral thesis at MIT won the Academy of Management and INFORMS Best Dissertation Award (2001) in the Technology Management area\, as well as the 2001 Richard R. Nelson Best Dissertation Award. His current research projects include:\n\nThe impact of ‘knowledge bridging’ on the performance of biotechnology start-ups;\nThe dynamics of entry in the mobile telecommunications industry;\nThe impact of acquisitions on the innovation performance of inventors;\nThe management of intellectual property at Intel\, IBM and other technology-intensive firms.\n\nSameer Babbar is an entrepreneur and MD of SVB Group. \nPreviously Sameer has managed business for Australian operations of a large Multinational organisation\, a market leader in location based services\, business intelligence and decision support. Sameer has held senior executive positions technology sector in Australia\, Middle East and India since 1991. Sameer is an IIT and MBS alumnus. \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the venue: Melbourne Business School\, located in Carlton is a quick walk from CBD\, alternatively you could catch any of the trams going north on Swanston street\, if you drive\, there are plenty of parking spaces available around Melbourne Uni at that time of the day. \n  \n 
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/the-innovation-paradigm-from-idea-to-investment/
LOCATION:CUB Theatre\, Melbourne Business School\, 200 Leicester Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nikhil Kumar":MAILTO:Nikhil.Kumar@team.telstra.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130428T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20130428T153000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121231
CREATED:20130308T154334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130407T140502Z
UID:227-1367163000-1367163000@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:AGM 2013
DESCRIPTION:The 2013 Annual General Meeting for IITaV will be held on Sunday 28th April\, from 3:30 to 5:45 pm at Waverley Meadows Primary School\, 11-27 Columbia Drive\, Wheelers Hill (Melway Ref 71 G11). All IIT Alumni are invited to attend but in the event of an election voting rights are available only to active financial members of IITaV (see attached list for names). Light refreshments will be provided in the tea break. \nPlease RSVP your intention to attend by replying to this email by 14 April. This will enable organisation of catering and seating arrangements for the meeting. The proposed meeting agenda and other relevant details are outlined below. \nAGM Agenda: \n1.    Welcome\, Apologies and Proxies \n2.    Approve minutes of last AGM (attached in this email) \n3.    President’s Annual Report (including acceptance formalities) \n4.    Treasurer’s Annual Report (including acceptance formalities) \n5.    Nominations and Elections for 2013-14 Committee \n6.    Welcome and hand-over to the President and Committee for 2013-2014 \n7.    Close \n  \nKey Dates: \n\n·        Communicate AGM Agenda\, and nomination process– 6 April 2013 (completed via this email)\n·        RSVP intention to attend AGM – 14 April 2013\n·        Nominations for the various positions close –  11 pm\, 14 April 2013\n·        List of nominations sent to active financial members – 17 April 2013\n·        Lodgement of proxies – 26April 2013\n·        Annual General Meeting – 28 April 2013\, 3:30 to 5:45 pm\n\n  \nNomination Process (if the details are confusing in any way please call me to clarify) \n1.      Nominations are invited for nine positions: President; Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary and five Committee Members. \n2.      Nominations and secondments can only be made by active financial members of the organisation. Please renew your membership if necessary prior to making a nomination. \n3.      Nominations should be done via email. The email thread should clearly show the name of the nominee and the position the person is being nominated for by the nominator and the seconder\, and the nominee’s acceptance of the nomination. \n4.       All emails should include mail@iitav.org.au in the cc field to provide traceability of the nomination process. \n5.      A candidate can only be nominated for one of the nine positions (#1 above) by a nominator. \n6.      An active financial member can submit nominations for up to nine positions (#1 above) in the same email. In this scenario the nominator should clearly indicate who the seconder(s) are so that the relevant person(s) can provide the supporting seconding email(s). \n7.       Please send your confirmed nominations to mail@iitav.org.au by 11 pm\, 14 April 2013. Nominations received after this deadline will not be valid. \n  \nOther Related Information \n\n·        After the nominations have closed on 14 April 2013\, the collated results of the valid nominations received will be communicated to all financial members prior to the AGM.\n·        In case there is more than one nomination for the position of President\, Vice-President\, Treasurer or Secretary\, and/or if there are more than five nominations for the five Committee member positions\, there will be an election as per Agenda item #5. The relevant candidates for contested positions will have an opportunity to present their credentials for the position at the AGM\, prior to the conduct of the election.\n·         In the event of an election only active financial members are allowed to vote. In case members are unable to attend the AGM they can use the attached Proxy Form to nominate a proxy to cast their vote on their behalf. The signed form must be received by the Secretary (by email to mail@iitav.org.au) before the AGM or the proxy should present it under Agenda item #1 above.
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/agm-2013/
LOCATION:Waverley Meadows Primary School\, 11-27 Columbia Drive\, Wheelers Hill 
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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SUMMARY:Networking event\, 11 April 2013
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nSaurabh co-founded five innovative businesses in the healthcare sector in the past 12 years. Three of these businesses (eClinic\, MarketReach and PalCare) were profitably sold to two of the largest Australian healthcare companies. \nThe fourth and fifth are Health Enterprises and Imageryworks respectively. Healthnotes (www.healthnotes.com.au)\, the flagship software product of Health Enterprises\, is used by over 25% of Australian pharmacies to communicate with over 450\,000 patients and thousands of doctors. \nImageryworks aims to help people find good health and lasting happiness by making mind-body techniques like meditation\, contemplation and visualization more accessible using modern technologies.\n\n\nMindbody Mastery (www.mindbodymastery.net) is the first product offering from Imageryworks\, and is a wonderful program for experiencing\, learning and regularly practicing meditation. \nSaurabh’s aim in this life is to prove (to himself) that it is possible to be a successful entrepreneur\, a good person\, husband\, father\, son\, brother\, citizen and friend whilst living with good health of body and mind\, practicing high standards of integrity and compassion and developing spiritual awareness. \nSaurabh serves as a volunteer on a weekly basis for the Eastern Palliative Care Association and for TiE Melbourne\, where he also mentors a number of young entrepreneurs. \nRegistration:    To register and pay for individual bookings simply click here (or type http://www.trybooking.com/CQEU into your web browser). \nCost:    IITAV Members: $5   Non-members and Guests: $10 \nRegistration closes on Thu 4th April 2013. \nIf you have any queries about this event\, please contact Satish Varma (satishkvarma@gmail.com; 0438 130 260) or Rajiv Lal (lalrajiv@optusnet.com.au; 0409 528 473).
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/next-networking-event-11-april-2013/
LOCATION:TBA\, Swinburne Universty\, Hawthorn\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Satsh Varma":MAILTO:satishkvarma@gmail.com
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UID:297-1360778400-1360785600@iitav.org.au
SUMMARY:Networking Event\, February 2013
DESCRIPTION:Our program of networking events for 2013 commenced on 13 February. The focus of this well attended event was “What’s Humming in the Labs at Swinburne” presented by Professor Ajay Kapoor\, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Research Engagement) and Deputy Dean Faculty of Engineering & Industrial Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology \nPlease click here for more details
URL:https://iitav.org.au/event/networking-event-february-2013/
CATEGORIES:Professional Events
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