23-25 Dec 2006 – Pan IIT Global Conference, Mumbai

TiE CON 2006, the annual TiE conference in Southern California

The participating chapters of TiE in this event are: LA County, Orange County, San Diego County, Austin TX and Arizona

The theme of the conference is “Innovation Meets Globalization”

Event Dates: 3rd and 4th of November 2006

Event Venue: The Hyatt Regency, Anaheim, CA

Event Website for information and Registration: http://www.tieconsouthwest.org

Featured Panel Discussions:

Emerging Technologies/R&D Innovation: Learn about the novel breakthroughs and bleeding edge innovations that are born from the minds of graduate students, academic researchers and corporate R&D scientists. This panel will answer questions like: Where are the new growth opportunities in technology emerging from universities and corporate labs? Which technologies are VC’s and entrepreneurs focused on the most?

Private Equity Investment for India: Get an understanding of the current “hot activity” going on in this area (the latest and the greatest) as well as provide resources and specific action steps for potential investment.

Alternative Energy: Seek to examine the emerging trends in the alternative energy area. Discussion will focus on how we can achieve financial returns as well as satisfy the demand for alternatives to traditional fuels. Further, what is the future of public market opportunities given the abundance of private capital?

Online Media Content, “Content is King:” One of the biggest proponents for the resurgence of Internet Advertising and media/technology convergence is the power of online content. This panel will touch upon this subject matter with different experts discussing their experience(s) working with online content producers, media companies and user-generated content.

Media & Entertainment, “An Insider’s Look at Animation:” Get and “insider’s look” on a forthcoming American CGI animated TV series that was ‘birthed’ in the U.S. and is currently being produced in India for worldwide distribution. This panel will additionally address the state of the industry in the coming year.

Investment in India, Real Estate: The real estate sector in India is expected to show buoyancy backed by strong economic growth and increasing disposable income. This panel will discuss the investment opportunity and risks as well as the future of India’s real estate.

Media & Entertainment, Live Action: The focus of this panel is to bring together company/industry leaders and discuss the emerging trend of U.S. movies announcing their plans to shoot in India. This panel will seek to answer questions such as: What is the future of joint Indian and American film/TV production? What are the possible implications of this on the American and Indian media and entertainment industry?

Web 2.0, “The New Internet:” Take a look at emerging Internet business models and technology developments, with particular attention to the features distinguishing Web 2.0 enterprises from those of earlier generations. This panel will seek to answer the following questions: What technologies are shaping the future of Internet? What are the roles/implications of the monetization and lowered barriers to entry characterizing Web 2.0 startups? How has the relationship between entrepreneurs and VCs changed?

Global Sourcing, “The Next Wave:” Enter a discussion on global and geopolitical risks, including the impact of World Terrorism on Sourcing Decisions. Topics to be covered will also entail a breakdown of Right Placement versus Offshoring and Multi-sourcing v. Single-sourcing. Panelists will include experts from both service providers and service recipients.

Infrastructure Opportunities in India: This panel will discuss the various aspects of infrastructure opportunities in India. This panel seek to answer questions such as: Considering the recent sprout of foreign investors, will they replace domestic investors and the government as the major player in the infrastructure sector? What lies in the road ahead?

Talk by Arvind Kejriwal, Magsasay Award Recipient (SF Bay Area, Oct 15)

IIT Foundation Bay Area is pleased to invite you to an evening with Arvind Kejriwal (1989 NH), recipent of the prestigious Ramon Magsasasay award for 2006, for “Emergent Leadership”.

Arvind Kejriwal (known to his KGP friends as “Kejri”), was one of two prominent South Asians who was awarded this year is prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award for his contribution to the landmark “Right To Information Act” in India and for “activating the right to information movement at the grassroots”. The nationwide law is aimed at increasing transparency in public life and helping curb corruption.

In March 2006, IIT Kanpur honored Arvind by presenting him with the Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award for displaying highest professional integrity for upholding human values

Arvind is the founder of the Indian NGO Parivartan that is fighting corruption in India . (http://www.parivartan.com).

    What: “Right to information Act: eradicating corruption from the grass roots” a talk by Arvind Kejriwal

   Where: India Community Center, Sunnyvale
                 285 N. Wolfe Road, Suite 102 Sunnyvale, CA 94085

   When: Sunday, October 15 2006, 2:30pm till 4:30pm

    Cost: $5.00 per person. (CASH ONLY, please). Please pay at the door.  Snacks and tea will be provided.

CANCELED: Oct 19: Wireless Convergence: A Panel Discussion

This Event has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Wireless technology is evolving fast and furious. Proprietary cellular technologies and complex wireless digital protocols are making way to consumer buzzwords like WiFi and WiMax. How are these cellular and IP wireless technologies coming together?

On the endpoint, cellular telephones are no longer simple voice devices, nor are computers the bulky desktop IP endpoints of the past. The gadgets are rapidly morphing and converging into a slew of new technologies, keywords and features. The trends are particularly interesting in the far more mobile Asian economies, including India.

Come make sense of this crazy and exciting world – find out where we will be in the next few years, from thought leaders and decision makers. Join us for a panel discussion with representatives from all parts of the wireless ecosystem.

Among the panelists will be:

• Marco Boerries, Senior Vice President, Connected Life, Yahoo!
• Prof Arogyaswami Paulraj; Professor, Electrical Department, Stanford University; CTO and co-founder, Beceem Communications
• Ojas Rege, Director Product Management, Yahoo! Mobile
• PK Dubey, President & CEO, TelASIC Communications

Limited Seating – Register Today!

SVB Financial Group & Junoon Present: Pan-IIT Get-Together

IIT Delhi and Sequoia Capital Present: “Opportunities in India”

An Exclusive IIT Alumni panel and lunch with the most eminent VC firm in the world

When: Sep 30, 2006 11:00am (lunch will be provided)
Where: Hotel Crowne Plaza Cabana, Palo Alto. 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (Map)

Join us for an exclusive panel and recruiting event hosted by Sequoia Capital India. Hear the Sequoia partners familiar with the business climate share their views on emerging trends and even potential recruitment opportunities in India. The eminent panelists are:

• Sumir Chadha, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India
• Mohit Bhatnagar, Operating Partner, Sequoia Capital India
• Vas Bhandarkar, Prominent Angel Investor, also serves on the board of Induslogic

You can find Panelist Biographies here.
The panel will cover the following topics:

• Developments in key sectors
  • Internet
  • Wireless
  • Offshore Services
  • Technology
• Moving back to India
  • Entrepreneurial Opportunities
  • Working at start-ups vs. large companies
  • Technology vs. non-technology Opportunities
  • Challenges of working in India
• Q&A

Please RSVP by sending an email to (priyankgarg) a.t (yahoo.com) to ensure we reserve space for you.

JOBS! New Program for IIT Alumni and Employers

IIT Delhi Excellence Foundation is pleased to announce a new program, to bring IIT Alumni Job Seekers close to Employers that value them. We have joined hands with Yahoo! HotJobs, to give Employers a 10% discount on job posts targeted to the IIT Alumni, and have created a special job board for Job Seekers.

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Employers

Get 10% off when you post jobs to HotJobs. Include a special code in your job description, and the jobs will get automatically marketed to the IIT Alumni community!

Great! What do I do?

• Browse over to our Home Page, and click on the Yahoo! HotJobs logo to start. Use the coupon code mentioned to get your discount!
• Once you have a job description to post, include the code ‘HJIIT10’ somewhere in your post. Most employers add it to the bottom of their job descriptions.

That’s it! YES – IT’S THAT SIMPLE!

Frequently Asked Questions

• So I get to post for 10% less, and am able to target the valuable IIT Alumni. What’s the catch?
  • No catch. As an Alumni Service organization, we’re simply trying to get Employers that value IITians, closer to our Alumni looking for jobs!

• What do you mean by ‘automatically marketed to the IIT Alumni’?
  • We will advertise this program, and the job listings generated, to the IIT Delhi Alumni in the Bay Area to start with. Other presidents, nationally, have expressed interest in this program, and will sign on as we evaluate the response.

• Who else is participating?
  • Even before the formal launch of this program, Yahoo! and NetApp have signed up to advertise their jobs. Check them out!

• Do I have to target the IIT Alumni, or can I just avail of the 10% discount?
  • You’re welcome to use the discount without targeting any IIT Alumni. For example, you can choose to post 100 jobs through this program, and only target 10 of them to the IIT Alumni. This is perfectly fine!

• What if I already have postings in HotJobs?
  • Well, you won’t be able to avail of the code for existing jobs, but you can still target these jobs to IITians. Simply edit the job description, and add the coupon code ‘HJIIT10’ to the listing.

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Job Seekers

What makes these job listing different? It lists job listings from companies that have gone the extra step to target you. This means they’re more likely to look at your resume (as an IIT Alumni) more carefully. You already have a well-wisher at that company – and that can only be good news for you when you apply!

Great! What do I do?

• Browse over to our Home Page, and click on ‘IIT Jobs’ to get the list of all open positions (a few recently listed jobs are always featured on our homepage).
• Apply!

That’s it! YES – IT’S THAT SIMPLE!

Frequently Asked Questions

• Ask us one!
  • Email us at iitd a.t mac.com if you have any questions!!

Pan IIT 2006 Update!

Have you visited PanIIT 2006 web site lately? A lot of changes have taken place.

To start with, our web site now also gives details of various sessions that have been lined up for the event. It also gives the details of the speakers confirmed/invited. Those interested more in the networking with buddies and other IIT alumni can make use of the segment which has been dedicated to this aspect alone. A grand entertainment programme has been planned – you will have the opportunity to see some of the leading Bollywood personalities live in action. Full details of the programmes planned have been given on our web site. While you are at the web site, don’t forget to read the newsletters section at http://www.paniit2006.org/news/newsletters.htm.

The web site has section that allows on-line registration. Registration fees have been kept at a very low rate to permit maximum participation by alumni of all IIT’s. Moreover, a whopping discount is being offered if you book early. Details can be seen on the web site.

In co-ordination with leading travel agents, Cox & Kings, a number of rooms in the hotels close to the venue of the conference (Bandra Kurla Complex), in various price ranges, have been booked. Similarly, a special package deal has been worked out with Cidade de Goa Beach Resort in Goa so that the delegates can have a short holiday on the Goa beach before arriving in Mumbai for the conference. Full details of both these arrangements are covered on our web site.

You can register on the spot by paying through your credit card using a secure payment gateway. Alumni residing in India have additional choices of paying registration fees by cheque or demand draft or giving authority to debit the amount applicable to their credit card. Please see instructions on the web site.

Regards,

Prakash Khemani
Chairman – Marketing Committee
PanIIT 2006 Action Group
http://www.paniit2006.org

IIT Bombay Bay Area – Speaker Series 2006 [August 17th, 2006]

IIT Bombay Bay Area – Speaker Series 2006

August 17th, 2006

Topic: Gender Equality in Technology – Life In and After IIT

Speakers:
Dr. Vijaya Gallagher
Shalini Govil-Pai
Dipti Mathur

This panel discussion will be moderated by Lakshmi Pratury

Date: August, 17th, 2006
Time:
7:00PM to 7:30PM: Networking
7:30PM to 8:30PM: Panel Discussion
8:30PM to 9:00PM: Q&A and Networking
Place: Tibco Cafeteria,
Directions: http://tibco.com/company/directions_hq.jsp
Entrance fee: $10 (Refreshments will be served) [RSVP to balaji _at_ iitbombay.org ]

This event has been sponsored by TIBCO.

About the Participants:

Shalini Govil-Pai
Shalini Govil-Pai has over 15 years of experience, combining business and technical expertise in Computer Graphics & Imaging with a hands-on knowledge of launching successful Internet based products.
Shalini is a renowned authority in the field of Computer Graphics . She was technical director at Pixar Animation, where she was instrumental in the development of the block buster films, Toy Story, and A Bug’s Life. Shalini helped manage and develop Marionette, a tool for artists to easily animate, render and composite computer characters within video streams. The product received a scientific Academy Award. Shalini is an accomplished author with two books in Computer Graphics & Imaging, published by Springer-Verlag. Both have been widely adopted by major universities around the globe.

Shalini has a B.S in Computer Science from I.I.T., Bombay and a M.S. in Computer Science from the Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Vijay Gallagher:
Vijaya brings over 22 years of experience in the field of satellite and mobile communication and communication based technologies. She is known for her numerous inventions in mobile communication field and has chaired International Mobile Satellite Conference in Pasadena. She has also published numerous papers on satellite, mobile and wireless communication. Vijaya has made significant contributions at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ford Aerospace, Space Systems Loral and Global star.

Vijaya holds a B-tech in EE from IIT Bombay, and PhD from Caltech Pasadena, CA.

Dipti Mathur
Dipti is a co-founder and partner at Skyblaze Ventures. She works with several start-ups in the United States and India on issues relating to growth, marketing, business development and communications. Prior to joining Skyblaze, Dipti was the Practice Area Leader for the risk assessment group of McLaren/Hart, a consulting company based in Alameda, California, that she joined in 1994. In three years, she became the operational and management head, and business development lead in charge of the P&L for the risk assessment group. Dipti is the youngest person at that position to date at McLaren/Hart. Dipti’s expertise lies in the area of building teams, marketing and business development, and public communication.

Dipti holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the IIT, Kanpur, and a BS degree in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics from Presidency College, Calcutta University. Between 1990 and 1994, she was a post-doctoral fellow in cancer biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lakshmi Pratury
Ms. Lakshmi Pratury, brings with her a varied and rich experience that spans for profit enterprises, venture capital and non profit organizations. Most recently, Lakshmi was a senior executive at the America India Foundation, AIF, in fund raising and in establishing a number of initiatives in the field. At AIF, she co-founded a program that brought digital education to over 80,000 children and 2000 teachers in India.. Prior to AIF Lakshmi was associated with the venture capital firm Global Catalyst Partners. At Global Catalyst Partners, she established relationships between GCP, the development community in India and key executives in India. Prior to GCP, Lakshmi was with Intel Corporation for twelve years and had various roles in marketing, marketing communication, advertising and evangelizing the developer community.

Lakshmi holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from Nizam College, India, an MBA from the Bajaj Institute, India and also attended IIT, Bombay. She has an MBA from Portland State University, with a minor in theater arts. Lakshmi has published articles, interviewed celebrities, contributed to radio shows and acted in local theater

Pan IIT Bridge Online is in full swing – Games every week!

Few months ago, some of our IIT alum members started Pan IIT Bridge
tournament (under inititative and guidance from Purnima Gupta of IIT
Roorkee)

This community has grown Global. The reception has been beyond expectations.
So far our tournaments have seen IIT Alumni players & partners from
Pakistan, UK, India, Australia, USA, Canada, Switzerland, & Middleeast.

Non-IITians are allowed to participate as partners of IIT alumni, so get
your bridge friends who missed going to IITs connected in this tournament.
Games are held weekly with multiple concurrent tables.

To join
http://www.iit.org/article/iitbbo/bridge.html

Manoj Goel
VP, Outreach programs
Pan IIT