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1 IIT Alumni Association Victoria (IITaV) Inc. Meeting: Annual General Meeting April 2012 Date: Venue: Attendees: (record attached) Apologies: 15 th April 2012, 3:00PM 5:00PM AEST Waverley Meadows Primary School, Columbia Drive, Wheelers Hill Rajiv Lal Abaran Deep Ashok Sharma Satish Varma Dilip Kumar Desai Raj Rajakumar Arun Kumar Rahul Tyagi Surinder Lamba Ravi Singh Jai Kaudinya N Raja Venkateswar Rachna Sharma Nalin Sharda Hema Sharda Radhey Shyam Gupta Saby Bhattacharya Siva Bhartula Amar Garg Divakar Prasad Ajay Kapoor Steve Bungay Rakesh Saraf Sanjeev Khare K Chockalingam Yogendra Vashishtha DD Saxena Gopal Verma Brij Panwar Agenda Item Update / Discussion / Action / Decision 1. Welcome Address 2. President s Report 3. Treasurer s Report 4. Membership Update Arun Kumar, President IITaV, welcomed all the attendees. Apologies (as detailed above) were noted. The Secretary, Abaran Deep, confirmed that no proxies were received. A copy of the Agenda is attached (Attachment AGM Presentation). All attendees provided a brief introduction covering their IIT affiliation, discipline and graduation year Minutes of the 2011 AGM held on 26 March 2011 were formally accepted. (Proposed by Surinder Lamba, Seconded by Satish Varma) (Attachment AGM Presentation) Arun Kumar acknowledged the contribution made by the members of the Management Committee. Arun Kumar presented the Annual report for covering the objectives that guided the Management Committee, activities and achievements (Attachment AGM Presentation) The contribution and effort made by Nalin Sharda in supporting the IIT-Roorkee Race Car team was recognised. Nalin Sharda provided an outline of the team s experience and challenges in the competition. Rajiv Lal presented an overview of the Networking Sessions which have been recently initiated. Satish Varma moved the motion that the Annual report for be accepted. Ravi Singh seconded the motion. All present voted in favour. The Treasurer, Surinder Lamba, presented the financial reports for the financial years and to the end of March (Attachments 3 and 4). IITaV s cash balance as at 30 Mar 2012 was $4, Rajiv Lal moved the motion that the reports be accepted. Raj Rajakumar seconded the motion. All present voted in favour. The presentation of the report was followed by a discussion on a range of funding related items. These include establishing an interest bearing account; initiating community projects with surplus funds; exploring the possibility of grants to raise funds; inclusion of high-profile non-iitans as Honorary members. It was agreed these ideas would be explored further by the Management Committee.. Hema Sharda represented IITaV at the Pan IIT and also provided information about her meetings with IIT Directors Abaran Deep stated that as at the 2012 AGM meeting date there were 50 financial members in the current member register. While this had increased from 30 members Page 1

2 Agenda Item Update / Discussion / Action / Decision from over a year ago, it is lower than a membership of 63 members as of December It was agreed that AGM attendees would make contact with the members who had not renewed and seek feedback. 5. Special Resolutions Management Committee Election 7. Planning Discussion Summary No special resolutions were tabled at the meeting. Abaran Deep outlined the formal nomination process and timelines implemented in the lead up to the AGM. The nominations received for the new Management Committee were tabled. Since there was an exact match between the nominations and roles (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and five Committee members), an election was not required. The office-bearers of the new Management Committee for are: Role Name Role Name President Arun Kumar Committee Member Ravi Singh Vice-President Dr Raj Rajakumar Committee Member Satish Varma Treasurer Surinder Lamba Committee Member Amar Garg Secretary Abaran Deep Committee Member Rahul Tyagi Committee Member Rajiv Lal Satish Varma moved the motion that the nominations as presented to the AGM be accepted and the office bearers declared elected. Surinder Lamba seconded the motion. All present voted in favour. Arun Kumar acknowledged Rajiv Lal s contribution as the outgoing Vice-President, and the contributions of the outgoing Management Committee members, Radhey Shyam Gupta, Yogendra Vashishtha and Ravi Bhatia for their service in the committees. The formal AGM was declared closed by the President. Following the AGM, a general planning session was held. The points raised during the discussion are summarised below: Should IITaV focus on Victoria or more broadly on Australia? Initiate projects which would be of interest to members and improve IITaV s profile. Consider honorary membership to include people who could lift IIT s profile. Tap into Indian organisations to access IITians unaware of IITaV and possibly increase membership base. (Raja Venkateswar offered help in relation to Infosys) Include information from visit to the newly formed IITs in the IITaV newsletter. Hema Sharda mentioned the newly formed IITs are looking for visiting faculty members and are offering remuneration on generous terms. Continue the policy of broad based communication i.e. do not differentiate between non-members and members from a communication perspective. Consider the possibility of community projects which would both help people and support IITaV s objectives. These could include helping new migrants integrate into the Australian workplace, mentoring for newly graduated students, opening the Networking sessions to non-iitians. Page 2

4 Agenda Item Duration Who Welcome, Apologies and Proxies 5 min Arun Kumar Approve minutes of last AGM 5 min All President s Annual Report 15 min Arun Kumar Treasurer s Annual Report 15 min Surinder Lamba Membership Update 5 min Abaran Deep Nominations for Committee 5 min Abaran Deep Hand-over to the Committee 5 min Arun Kumar Tea Break 20 min Planning discussion open forum min All

5 IITaVAGM 15 April 2012

6 Welcome, Apologies and Proxies Apologies Rakesh Saraf Brij Panwar Sanjeev Khare Gopal Verma Karuppan Chockalingam Yogendra Vashishtha DD Saxena Proxies None

7 Approve Minutes of 2011 AGM

8 Key Objectives (developed in Planning Workshop May 2011 ) 1. Establish and enhance IIT brand equity in Australia 2. Promote professional networking with business, academia and government 3. Promote and assist with professional development of members (mentoring) 4. Proceed with strengthening business, academic and political relationships between Australia and India 5. Develop and promote the welfare of members 6. Promote social interaction between members

9 President s Report Page Highlights April 2011: IITaVand Monash University jointly organised a lecture by eminent Indian scientist, Dr Ramesh Mashelkar May 2011: Over 20 members participated in a planning workshop to set the collective direction of IITaV August 2011: Social get together at RagamRestaurant in Doncaster August 2011: IITaVNewsletter was started to keep the alumni connected and inform the community of their contributions August 2011: Over 30 participants attended an Entrepreneurship Workshop held jointly with Pitcher Partners and presentations from RMIT and the Department of Business and Innovation

10 President s Report - Page Highlights (Contd.) September 2011: Members invited to join LinkedIn Group for IITaV November 2011: Diwali / Annual Dinner function at Cafe Saffron in South Morang November 2011: Support in cash and kind to IIT Roorkeerace car team December 2011: First networking session attended by 17 IITans at the Pavilion in Doncaster February 2012: Initial dialogue commenced with the Australia-India and TIE (The Indus Entrepreneur) with the aim of having mutually beneficial joint activities in the future

11 President s Report - Page Highlights (contd.) March 2012: HoliHungama/ Lunch function at Cinnamon Club in Moorabbin March 2012: Website upgrade to provide a better platform for sharing information between members and the wider community March 2012 Issue 3 of IITaV Newsletter published April Third networking session attended by 21 IITans, presentation by TIE and others

12 Mashelkar Talk April 2011

13 Entrepreneurship Workshop August 2011

14 Social get together August 2011

15 Networking Dec 2011

16 Diwali Annual Dinner November 2011

17 Networking Feb 2012

18 Treasurer s Report- Page 1 Annual Statement 2010/11 (as at 30/06/2011) REVENUE EXPENDITURE ITEM AMOUNT ITEM AMOUNT Functions/ Events Membership 19/02/2011 -IITaVInaugural Function Delhi Mogul $1, Foundation Membership $3,750 Annual Membership 2011 $700 $4, Interest Income $ /02/ IITaV Inaugural Function Delhi Mogul $1, Total Income $5, /03/2011 Annual General Meeting Expenses $ /04/2011 Dr. Mashelkar Dinner Expenses $ /05/2011 IITaV Workshop Refreshments $ Miscellaneous Sub-total $1, /03/2011 Business Name Registration $ Various Website Hosting/ Domain Name Registration $ Various Office Supplies $ Various Online Banking Transaction Fee $1.25 Sub-total $ Total Expenditure $1, Carry Forward (30 June 2011) $3,864.95

19 Treasurer s Report- Page 2 Annual Statement 2011/12 (as at 31/03/2012) REVENUE EXPENDITURE ITEM AMOUNT ITEM AMOUNT Brought Forward $3, Functions/ Events Membership Foundation Membership ($ 500) Annual Membership 2011 ($ 800) Annual Membership 2012 (1,350) $2, Interest Income $ /08/2011 -IITaVNewsletter Function Ragam Restaurant 20/08/2011 -Entrepreneurship Workshop 12/11/2011 IITaV Annual Dinner Café Saffron $1, $ $2, December 2011 IITR Car Project $ /03/2012 Cinnamon Club Lunch $1, Total Income $12, /08/ IITaV Newsletter Function Ragam Restaurant $1, /08/ Entrepreneurship Workshop $ /11/2011 IITaV Annual Dinner Café Saffron $2, /12/2011 IITR Car Project $ /03/2012 Cinnamon Club Holy Lunch $2, Miscellaneous Sub-total $7, /11/2011 IITaV Newsletter Printing $ Website Hosting/ Domain Name Registration $ Office Supplies $ Online Banking Transaction Fee $5.00 Sub-total $ Total Expenditure $7, Carry Forward (31 March 2012) $4,683.45

20 Membership Update April 2011: March 2012: 30 Members 50 Members (17 Founding, 27 Annual) Circulation list 110 Alumni

21 Nominations for Committee Position Person Nominated Nominated By Seconded By President Arun Kumar Abaran Deep Ravi Singh Vice-President Raj Rajkumar Abaran Deep Ravi Singh Treasurer Surinder Lamba Abaran Deep Rajiv Lal, Raj Rajkumar Secretary Abaran Deep Surinder Lamba Rajiv Lal Committee Member Rajiv Lal Surinder Lamba Satish Varma Committee Member Satish Varma Abaran Deep Rajiv Lal, Raj Rajkumar Committee Member Rahul Tyagi Abaran Deep Surinder Lamba Committee Member Ravi Singh Abaran Deep Arun Kumar Committee Member Amar Garg Arun Kumar Abaran Deep

22 Hand-over to the Committee

23 IITaVAGM Tea Break

24 Planning Discussion Feedback on Focus areas for Broader participation in growing and developing IITaV

25 The Feb 11 survey indicates IIT Brand improvement and professional networking as the key priorities Establish and enhance IIT brand equity in Australia Promote professional networking with business, academia and government Promote social interaction between members Promote and assist with professional development of members (mentoring) Develop and promote the welfare of its members Strengthen business, academic and political relationships between Australia and India Not Relevant Critical

26 Other Ideas Establish an entrepreneurial cell for active participation by interested members Promote networking with other IIT associations in Australia and other countries. Drive common agendas. Organise events to relive memories of IIT days Consolidate data on contribution made by IITiansin the development of Victoria/Australia Develop a communication plan for IIT brand name to be visible in print media, conferences, TV, Radio

27 Other ideas (contd.) Initiate / support projects which have visibility in the professional / business community. This will also provide developmental opportunities for members. Organise mentoring system Consolidate data on contribution made by IITiansin the development of Victoria/Australia Develop a communication plan for IIT brand name to be visible in print media, conferences, TV, Radio Provide / promote speakers from IIT for key events to improve Initiate / support projects which have visibility in the professional / business community. This will also provide developmental opportunities for members. Organise mentoring system

28 Suggestions / Ideas (AGM April 2012)

29 How can our members contribute? Can help with all of the above I can assist in organising the chosen initiatives Help in Organising events I would like to be part of a team that works on the above initiatives Any active role I can assist in any way that can help the community I can help organise some of these events... I am happy to be involved in focus groups

IITaV Newsletter, Issue 3, March From the President. IITaV Annual Dinner, 12 November 2011

IITaV Newsletter, Issue 3, March From the President. IITaV Annual Dinner, 12 November 2011 From the President As the tenure of the committee for 2011-12 draws to a close with the Annual General meeting on 15 April 2012, I am delighted to provide a brief reflection on the IITaV activities during