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IITaV
Newsletter
April 2017
Issue No. 16 |
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Message
from the IITaV President |
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Dear
IIT Alumni,
I am delighted to present you this edition of IITaV
Newsletter. We are getting closer to finishing current term and I would
like to take this opportunity to highlight major achievements during
2016-17. The Management Committee had decided to focus on three key
objectives at the beginning of the Term, the first two being there to
establish and enhance IIT brand equity in Australia:
1. Promote
and assist with professional development of members
2. Promote
professional networking with academia
3. Promote
social interaction between members
Two major Professional Networking Events were organised during this
Term. The first event was a talk by Prof Ujwal Kayande, who is
currently Director - Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne
Business School. He presented strategies employed based on predictive
modelling of Cricket Player’s worth based on his past performance. The
second event was a special feature event in collaboration with
Engineers Australia. Professor Michael Rosemann, Head of Information
Systems School at Queensland Institute of Technology, made an
interesting presentation on “Thinking Patterns for the Digital Age” and
elaborated on the new class of customers and competitors in the digital
economy.
Our collaboration with the academic Institution has become stronger
this year. Swinburne University of Technology as well as The University
of Melbourne (UoM) are now our Corporate Gold members. We worked
closely with Professor Ajay Kapoor, Pro Vice Chancellor (International
Research Engagement and Development) at Swinburne University and some
of our members got actively involved in guiding students undertaking
Master of Entrepreneurial Engineering degree.
We also launched another initiative this year in collaboration with the
UoM to provide mentoring support and guidance to the PhD students from
IIT Kharagpur, Kanpur and Madras who are doing research under
Melbourne-India Postgraduate Program (MIPP). Aakash Gupta was invited
to attend IITaV Management Committee Meetings regularly as a Students’
representative so that we can understand their needs better and drive
targeted initiatives. Consequently, a Networking Event was organised at
the UoM campus on 29th Mar 2017 where these students had opportunity to
meet some of IITaV members living in Melbourne and learn about their
journey of settling down in Australia and better understand about local
work culture and social life. IITaV also organised a Welcome Dinner at
the Docklands on 29th Jan for over 15 Professors from IIT Kharagpur,
Kanpur and Madras who were visiting Melbourne for MIPP Conference. The
event was attended by many of our members and faculty from the UoM.
Diwali and Holi functions have become very popular among our members.
IITaV always extends subsidised rates to its members for these events.
As our members are getting to know each other better, it is pleasing to
see that a record number of our members have attended these events
during 2016-17 with their spouses and children. IITaV also organised a
casual networking event at Novotel, Glen Waverley which attracted many
members living in the Eastern suburbs.
IITaV continues to provide a unique platform to IIT Alumni living in
Victoria to network and contribute with its activities. If you are not
a member yet, I would like to invite you to join IITaV and support the
organisation in achieving its objectives. Membership details can be
found at IITaV website (iitav.org.au). Feel free to get in touch with
any member of the Executive Committee and discuss how you can get
involved and contribute in various initiatives being implemented by the
organisation. You will soon receive details about IITaV Annual General
Meeting (AGM) which is scheduled to be held on 13th May. I would
encourage you to participate in this event and show your support.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members
of Management Committee and their families for their dedication and
hard work. Your efforts are much appreciated.
Ravi Singh
ravi@escopacific.com.au
Mob: 0435 657 413
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Networking Event @
University of Melbourne
29th March 2017
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IIT
Alumni, who pursue postgraduate studies at UoM had an opportunity to
meet IITaV members in a networking event organized by IITaV at Gryphon
Gallery, University of Melbourne.
Our associate member, Aakash Gupta, who currently pursue his
postgraduate research in Genomics helped conducting this event, which
was well attended by both members and students alike. It was great to
see many members attending the event on a working day.
IITaV President Ravi Singh spoke about the purpose of IITaV to the
student community. IITaV members briefly introduced themselves and
shared their area of expertise, which the students found helpful to
initiate discussion with relevant members. Following the brief
introduction, floor was open to networking.
We hope students would have found this session helpful, and look
forward to see them participate in IITaV's future events. Thanks to
Meenakshi Arora, Aakash Gupta, Gokul Siva Sankar, Mukesh Soni
and University of Melbourne for their help and support in organizing
this event. ( More
Photos)
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Welcome Dinner for IIT Faculty Visiting Melbourne
29th January 2017
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IITaV
hosted over 15 visiting academics from IIT Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras
for a dinner at a scenic venue in Docklands. Professors were in
Melbourne to attend a conference organized by our Gold Corporate
Member, The University of Melbourne. This is one of its kind networking
event where IITaV had a chance to welcome a contingent of IIT
Professors in Melbourne.
Over 20 IITaV Members attended the event with their partners.
There were lots of fruitful discussions among the visiting Professors
and the IITaV members. We hope this would open doors for more
collaborative opportunities between them.
The weather turned out to be fantastic, and could see some of the
visiting Professors relaxing at Docklands following the
event.
Thanks to Ravi Singh IITaV President and Meenakshi Arora, Deputy
Director of Melbourne-India Postgraduate Program for their efforts in
organizing this event. ( More
Photos)
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Thinking Patterns for the Digital Age
Dr
Michael Rosemann
Professor and Head of Information Systems School,
Queensland Institute of Technology
25th October 2016
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A group of IITians, Alumni form Melbourne
Business School (MBS) and Engineers
Australia (EA) members had the opportunity to hear Dr Michael Rosemann talk about
the Thinking Patterns for the Digital Age. In his talk titled “ Oppositional Thinking”
Dr Rosemann informed and entertained the audience with real life
examples showing what is needed to succeed in the Digital Age. The
audience were completely engaged in the interactive session which went
well over the allocated time. Some examples shared by Dr Rosemann can
be found at Hijack.
There was a vote of thanks for Dr Rosemann from Ravi Singh on behalf of
IITaV. The venue was provided by Engineers Australia and Herve Carlos
from EA was very helpful in making the evening run smoothly.
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IITaV 2017 Holi
Celebrations
25th
February, 2017
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It
was a beautiful day for IITians to celebrate Holi this year. The venue
for the celebration was Nazaaray Estate Winery in the Mornington
peninsula - a picture-perfect setting. The pleasant drive to the winery
was complemented by perfect weather - sun smiling with a mild 22
Centigrade, the sky was cloudless. The members arrived at Nazaaray to
find plenty of green lawns, wooden decking looking over the green hills
and also some facilities for members who chose to be indoors. The
perfect weather and natural surroundings provided a great setting for
the Holi celebrations to follow.
Members arrived to find a good atmosphere of Holi songs. A tray of dry
colours and enthusiastic players were waiting for them, to help them
get into the spirit of the occasion. If they wanted get into the spirit
of Holy and did not mind their friends and spouses splash a bit of
colour on their faces, then here was their opportunity. And many
members did get into the spirit of Holi and colours on their faces and
for some even on their clothes.
The festivities set the scene for the appetising entrée, main course
and dessert. Judging by the finger licking and the repeat trips to the
food buffet area it was clear that the chef had done a great job.
Members who liked wine tasting, had an opportunity to taste the
Nazaaray wines for free throughout the day – which many members did.
Some went on to buy the wines to add to their collection.
After lunch all the members got a tour of the winery including its
recent history and the winemaking process. This started with the old
tram converted to restaurant, then to vineyards which had so many
varieties of the red and white wine grapes and ended with the cool room
where the fermentation and the storage of wine took place. Judging by
the questions received during the tour, members found it interesting
and informative.
All in all, it was a very relaxing and enjoyable Holi celebration for
IITAV members. The committee will like to thank all the IITAV members
and their families for their support of the function and the friendly
staff of Nazaaray Winery for their hospitality and service. For those
who attended, Nazaaray Winery would appreciate if they share their
experience via their social media of choice. ( More Photos)
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IITaV 2016 Diwali Celebrations
15th
October, 2016
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IITaV
celebrated the Festival of Lights with its members and their families
on October 15th, 2016 at St. Leonard's Community Centre, Glen Waverley.
Over 100 IITaV members, including Gold Corporate Members -
Swinburne University of Technology, EnvisionIT and Melbourne University
- and their guests turned out for the evening and made the occasion
grand. They were thoroughly entertained by music and food.
Individual and group performances by many of IITaV members
and their families graced the evening. Our evergreen MC's
Sangeeta Singh, Rakesh Saraf and Pallavi Saraf presented the gamut of
events. Radhey Shyam Gupta and Dolan enchanted the occasion with their
melodious voices. Chaitanya charmed the guests with her dance
moves.
The highlight of the evening was the "Diwali-Dance" performed by
Sangeeta Singh and her group of IITaV Women. They indeed put
in a huge effort on rehearsing the dance so many times, and it turned
out to be as graceful as they are. On the other end of the
spectrum was the performance by the IITaV Men in Black. They were truly
rocking!!!
Thanks to all members and their guests on making this occasion
grand. Thanks a lot to Sangeeta, Rakesh
and Pallavi Saraf for their effors in organizing this function. Also,
last but not least, thanks to many of the other members who provided
place to rehearse the dance performances. ( More Photos)
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Saturday, 13 May 2017 3:00 – 6:00 pmGS217 Swinburne University, Hawthorn
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DD
Saxena wins Times Now ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Award 2016:
"Look for opportunities to capture; Believe in your vision,
Show courage and never give up" is the message
given by DD Saxena, our IITaV Member, to the young and aspiring
entrepreneurs during his interview to IndusAge on this occasion.(Read
More)
IIT-KGP to run its hospital and
MBBS course: The construction of Dr B C Roy Institute of
Medical Science and Research is nearing its first-phase of completion
and the hospital is expected to be in operation by
2018 - allowing the institute to offer MBBS programme by 2020-21.
IIT-KGP is planning to create a registered society that would run the
hospital and the MBBS programme in sync with the institute (Read
More).
QS University Rankings 2017: QS has released its
University rankings for 2017. IIT Delhi and Bombay are ranked 71 and 78
respectively in Engineering and Technology Category. (Read
More)
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We
welcome the following new members to our IITaV family.
Financial Members:
Associate Members:
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Aakash Gupta
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Neeta Lohani
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Dileep Chandran
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Sushma Reddy
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Prathap Chandran
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Shaktivesh Shakti
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Nagesh Panyam
Information about most of our newly joined associate members can be
found from here.
Its Membership renewal time of the year. If you haven't renewed, please
renew your membership and show your support to IITaV.
We take this opportunity to thank all members for their continued
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Established
in 2002 in Melbourne, Envision
IT develops software products for global markets. This
includes Standalone, Cloud based SaaS, Enterprise, Line of Business and
mobile applications.
Envision IT products are known for their ease of use, high
productivity, efficiency and reliability. Typically, our products offer
an ROI under 3 months.
We are able to achieve this through decades of experience in industry,
developing 100+ innovative projects and technology alliances (see
below). This enables us deliver products that are seamlessly
integrated, diligently automate tasks and streamline business processes.
Microsoft technologies and agile methodology provide a base platform
for all our projects. The projects however invariably involve disparate
software and hardware from vendors such as Adobe, Autodesk, Cameras,
CISCO, Devices, Equipment, Hadoop, Hortonworks, IBM, MongoDB, Oracle,
Pay by Phone, RFID, SAP, SenSen Networks, Sensors etc. We maintain
alliances with all major and many niche technology vendors.
Envision IT products has consistently won awards right from TravelSmart
(2004) to Encarp for employee parking management (FMA 2011 Runners up)
to our new product – Audispect that eases Audits and Inspections and
saves 40-85% in routine workload. In addition, we develop product for
global and government organisations that run their core business.
The
University of Melbourne has had a long standing involvement with India.
During its formative years, The University of Melbourne received high
recognition when Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India (1899-1905), invited
Professor Masson, Chair of Chemistry at The University, to India to
advise on the establishment of the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore. Later, at the time of Indian Independence, Professor David
Derham, who was to become Vice Chancellor of the University of
Melbourne, was involved in drafting the Indian constitution. Today The
University of Melbourne is engaged with the Indian Institute of Science
and the Indian Institutes of Technology Kanpur, Madras and Kharagpur
through the Melbourne-India Postgraduate Program, which offers graduate
researchers the opportunity to work under joint supervision with
leading academics from The University of Melbourne and one of the
program’s Indian partners.
Currently,
the University of Melbourne has more than 40 IIT alumni either working
as academics or enrolled in PHD. IIT student association@Melbourne has
recently been established. The University of Melbourne is pleased to
join IITaV as a Corporate member. This collaboration would provide IIT
alumni working/studying at the University of Melbourne various
opportunities to engage with IIT alumni living across Victoria.
IIT Student association @ Melbourne could be
contacted by email or phone:
Mr. Mukesh Soni (President)
M/ +61 4329 28 786
F/ +61 3 8344 4290
mukesh.soni@unimelb.edu.au
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We
take this opportunity to thank everyone for their contributions.
To help us improve the newsletter, please send your feedback and
contributions (news, views and memories) for the next issue to
mail@iitav.org.au
Previous
editions of the newsletter are available here.
Members are also requested to update their profiles at our website.
Thank you.
IITaV Management Committee
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Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are the premier institutes of
engineering education in India.
IITaV is the Alumni Association for IIT alumni in Victoria. |
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