'The New Knowledge Economy -- Global Trends and Opportunities' -- Dallas-Based IIT Alumni to Host 3rd Annual One-Day Conference on May 12, 2007
Dallas area based alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) are gearing up to host their popular annual conference on Saturday, May 12, 2007. The conference will feature well known speakers and panelists from industry and academia and will cover a wide range of interesting topics, ranging from Technology to Entrepreneurship to Social Change and Leadership. There will also be ample networking opportunities among the expected 250 or so attendees. This conference is sort of a mini pre-cursor to the global IIT Alumni Conference scheduled for July 6-8 in Santa Clara, CA, featuring speakers like Jeff Immelt of GE, Senator Hillary Clinton and Arun Sarin of Voadfone.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 14, 2007 -- The Indian Institute of Technology Alumni Association of North Texas, (IITNT) based in the Dallas metroplex area, is organizing its Third Annual One-Day Conference on Saturday, May 12, 2007, entitled "The New Knowledge Economy -- Global Trends and Opportunities." The conference will be held at the Inter-Continental Hotel in North Dallas.
The goal of the annual conference, attendance to which is open to all, is to bring technology and business leaders together to explore opportunities and examine the challenges in the global knowledge-based economy. The conference will provide a forum to discuss strategies for entrepreneurs and professionals in the D/FW community to deal with change and successfully thrive in this rebounding environment. It will also provide ample networking opportunities for alumni and non-alumni attendees to "Connect, Explore, and Enrich."
"This event is IITNT's signature alumni event in the area, and one which we are very proud to put together," said Dr. Raj Menon, President and co-founder of the IIT Alumni Association of North Texas. "The event brings forward volunteer alumni leaders from our membership base, to plan, organize and execute this one-day conference," he continued. This is IITNT's third annual one-day conference, with the previous ones being held in April 2004 and November 2005, respectively. Each year, the conference is supported by various corporations, universities as well as venture-capital firms. According to Dr. Menon, "This year's conference promises to be bigger and better than previous conferences. A very large group of extremely dedicated volunteers have worked very hard to put together a fabulous program, outstanding speakers and panelists, and exciting networking opportunities for everyone. Our previous conferences have usually been "sold-out" events. This year will be no different, so sign up soon ..." he added.
Early registration is now available by clicking http://www.123signup.com/register?id=xfyxj [here.]
More information on speakers, panelists and sponsors will be forthcoming. Stay tuned.
About IIT
The seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) offer undergraduate, integrated postgraduate and postgraduate degrees in over 25 different engineering, technology and business/management disciplines. Established in 1950, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), has become synonymous with excellence in technology and engineering education in India. IIT alumni have made major contributions to technology and the overall economy in the US, India, and elsewhere in the world. The US House of Representatives passed HR 227 on April 26, 2005, honoring the contributions of Indian-Americans in general, and the IITs in particular. Prominent IIT alumni have included the likes of Victor Menezes of Citigroup, Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Rajat Gupta of Mckinsey, Vinod Khosla of Sun Microsystems and Kleiner-Perkins, among many others. More information about the IITs and the Pan-IIT Alumni Association is available at www.iit.org [the IIT Alumni website.]
About IITNT
Dallas area based IITNT is a Texas non-profit corporation and has received 501©3 tax-exempt status by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). IITNT has over 450 members in our North Texas database, and is affiliated to the global Pan-IIT organization with over 50,000 IIT alumni from the seven IITs. More information is available at http://www.iitnt.org [the IITNT website.]
For more information, please visit the IITNT website or contact:
Mr. Vinu Yamunan
2007 Conference Co-Chair
IIT Alumni Association of North Texas
Tel: (469) 233-5201
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar
2007 Conference Co-Chair
IIT Alumni Association of North Texas
Tel: (682) 553-9012
Dr. Raj Menon
President
IIT Alumni Association of North Texas
Tel: (972) 499-0400
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