Monday, 28 October 2013

Bird's-eye view - dated October 28th, 2013

1. Career corner 
2. Professional/personal development
3. Entrepreneurship ideas

4. Life in general
5. Others

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Bird's-eye view - dated October 15th, 2013

1. Professional/personal development

A few discussions/articles worth checking out are -


2. Entrepreneurship ideas/help

3. Life in general

4. Others - the IIT alumni corner 


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Sunday, 6 October 2013

IIT 2013 Conference @Houston (Dec 6-8th)

The IIT 2013 Global Conference is turning out to be the largest, most prominent "Professional Indian" conference in Houston yet, and we want you to join us. Why? Because it is about Fundas and Fun, and you'll enjoy the experience. The conference is open to all. Today, we have 825+ registrants; about 25% are not IIT alumni. Please click here to register

Fundas
Conference Theme: Inspiring Innovation for Tomorrow By 2045, the world's population is expected to rise to 9 Billion people, all of whom would expect a decent education and a healthy, quality life. To assure a bright future, the world will need 50% more food, 30% more water and 50% more energy. The conference has chosen STEEL threads--Sustainability, Technology, Education, Energy, Life Sciences/Health--to weave a tapestry of innovations for the future. Consequently, our confirmed speakers include :

Amartya Sen (Nobel Laureate, Professor of Economics, Harvard University)Andrew Gould (Chairman, BG Group, Former Chairman/CEO Schlumberger) Vicente Fox (Former President of Mexico),
Andrew Ng (Co-founder Coursera, Professor Computer Science, Stanford Univ)Peter Diamandis (Founder, X-Prize), Blake Irving  (GoDaddy CEO),Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande (President/Chairman, Sparta LLC), Bharat Desai (Chairman/Co-founder, Syntel; NASDAQ SYNT),
Dick Flanigan (Senior Vice President, Cerner)
Emma Fauss (CEO & Co-Founder Medical Informatics Corp)
Elisabeth H Tørstad (Senior Vice President and Group Chief Technology Officer DNV GL)
Ram Shenoy (Chief Technology Officer, ConocoPhillips)Annise Parker (Mayor, City of Houston), Renu Khator (Chancellor/President, University of Houston), David Leebron (President, Rice University).
Partha Ghosh  (Partha Ghosh & Associates), Madhav Chavan (Co-Founder & CEO-President, Pratham) and
Spencer Berthelsen (Chairman/Managing Director, Kelsey Seybold Clinic)
Devesh Kapur (Director, Center for Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania),
Jigar Shah (CEO, Jigar Shah Consulting),
Inderpreet Wadhwa (Founder and CEO, Azure Power)


Fun
The conference has a thought- and action-provoking main course, sprinkled with time and opportunities to socialize, reignite old friendships and create new ones, and for lightheartedness and entertainment. Usha Uthup, the popular Indian pop, jazz and Filmfare Award-winning playback singer, will lead the entertainment lineup. Dan Nainan will add a comedic edge to the proceedings. The Fab Five will provide musical entertainment. Yes, there's good food; there's always good food at Indian events. Want to see who are attending the conference? Click here to see each individual's name and affiliation.

Take a tour at www.iit2013.org and Register Now to enjoy a Cup of Eye Eye Tea!
After December 8, 2013, we want you to proudly say, "Yes, we were there!"
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Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Bird's-eye view - dated October 1st, 2013

1. Career corner 


2. Professional/personal development


  • Value of IITs... is posted by Niranjan. The shared article draws attention and conversations by group members. Worth checking it out.

3. Entrepreneurship ideas

4. Life in general


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