IIT Alumni Association of Australia: Global Reach

IIT Alumni Association of Australia: Global Reach

The 7 members in the IIT family IIT Kharagpur (1951) IIT Bombay (1958) IIT Madras (1959) IIT Kanpur (1959) IIT Delhi (1963) IIT Guwahati (1994) IIT Roorkee (2001)

IIT Campuses Kharagpur Bombay Kanpur Delhi Roorkee Madras Guwahati

IITs and IITians are considered... Champions in Innovation Global Leadership Knowledge Entrepreneurship

IIT graduates --- pioneers in technologies Sun Microsystems -- founded by V. Khosla InfoSys -- founded by Narayan Murthy Google -- founded by Ram Sriram Juniper Networks -- founded by P. Sindhu Quick Eagle Networks -- founded by N. Gupta Keynote Systems -- founded by Umang Gupta Sycamore Networks -- founded by G. Deshpande

IIT graduates -- leaders Rajat Gupta -- ex Managing Director McKinsey Arun Sarin -- CEO Vodafone Arun Netravali -- Former President Bell Labs Rakesh Gangwal -- Former President US Airways Ajit Jain -- President Berkshire Hathaway Vinod Gupta -- Chairman InfoUSA, Adviser to Bill Clinton

IIT graduates -- entrepreneurs & business leaders Two of the top 10 in the Forbes 2005 Midas List of venture capitalists Kanwal Rekhi founder of TIE and a leading Venture Capitalist invited by President Musharraf to start IT revolution in Pakistan

The full text of House Resolution 227 is given hereunder: In the House of Representatives, US, April 26, 2005. Whereas the United States is deeply enriched by its Indian-American residents; Whereas the Indian-American community and the graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) in the United States have made valuable and significant contributions to society in every profession and discipline; and Whereas IIT graduates are highly committed and dedicated to research, innovation, and promotion of trade and international cooperation between India and the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) recognizes the valuable and significant contributions of Indian-Americans to American society; (2) honors the economic innovation attributable to graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology; and (3) urges all Americans to recognize the contributions of Indian-Americans and have a greater appreciation of the role Indian-Americans have played in helping to advance and enrich American society. This resolution was passed in the context of the Global Alumni Conference, an event which is to be held on May 20-22, 2005 in the metro Washington DC area.

IITs and IITians Global Reach

IIT Alumni Associations in other countries.generating momentum to build a global brand IIT Alumni Association Singapore Website - www.iit-alumni.org.sg Canada Website - www.iitalumnicanada.org EU Pan IIT EU President - Sharad Tripahti, USA - IIT Society in New England (IIT-SINE) Region - New England - Boston USA - IIT Greater New York Region - Greater New York Area Website - www.iit.org/gny USA - IIT Midwest Region - Midwestern United States USA - Southern California Region - Greater Los Angeles Area, California USA - Capital IIT Region - Washington D.C. area USA - IIT Alumni Association of North Texas USA - San Francisco Bay Area Region - San Francisco Bay Area, California including Silicon Valley Pan IIT Asia Pacific IIT Alumni Association Japan, Singapore, Australia etc

Global Reach India Canada Global Coordination Council Asia-Pac/ Australia USA EU

Global Pan IIT Structure UK Switzerl and r Scandi navia Germa ny France EU North Texas Cap IIT Boston Silicon Valley Tristate Newyor k USA Bangalo re Bombay Madras Calcutta Delhi India Japan Thailand Taiwan Singapo re Australia Asia/Au stralia Global Co-ord. Council Alberta Vancou ver Toronto Ottawa Montrea l Canada UK Switzerl and r Scandi navia Germa ny France EU UK Switzerl and r Scandi navia Germa ny France EU North Texas Cap IIT Boston Silicon Valley Tristate Newyor k USA North Texas Cap IIT Boston Silicon Valley Tristate Newyor k USA Bangalo re Bombay Madras Calcutta Delhi India Bangalo re Bombay Madras Calcutta Delhi India Japan Thailand Taiwan Singapo re Australia Asia/Au stralia Japan Thailand Taiwan Singapo re Australia Asia/Au stralia Global Co-ord. Council Alberta Vancou ver Toronto Ottawa Montrea l Canada Alberta Vancou ver Toronto Ottawa Montrea l Canada

Global Pan IIT Governance Board Global Co-ordination Council

GLOBAL PAN IIT Board Of Directors Rajat Gupta, Chair Umang Gupta, Co-chair Arjun Malhotra, Co-chair Presidents of 7 IIT Alumni Associations/Foundations

GLOBAL CO-ORDINATION COUNCIL,USA Rep: Chairman of the Board ( Rajat Gupta), Two Co-presidents ( Hiten Ghosh and Suresh Shenoy) and Immediate Past President ( Abhay Bhushan) -India Rep: Chairman of the Board ( Arjun Malhotra), President ( Pradeep Gupta) and Immediate Past President ( Pawan Kumar) -EU Rep: Sharad Tripathi( President -- -EU) and Chairman -EU (Arun Sarin) -Canada: Ragu Nayak( President- -Canada) -Asia/Australia: - Japan : Sanjeev Sinha - Singapore: Devashis Dutta Pan IIT- Australia : Davender Jain

The IITians Association of Australia Strategic Plan 2007-2009

IITAA Purpose Formally registered in 2003 To represent the common interests of all alumni of the seven IITs living in Australia and New Zealand To network with Global a global network of IIT Alumni Associations To provide a common platform for IIT alumni and technical and professional organisations in Australia and New Zealand for their mutual benefit

IITAA Mission Raise the profile of IITs and IITians among business, government and academia in Australia & New Zealand Provide global networking opportunities for IITians Provide a common platform for IIT alumni and technical and professional organisations in Australia and New Zealand for their mutual benefit

IITAA Vision IIT and IITians symbolize excellence and innovation in Australia & New Zealand.

IITAA Strategic Goals 1. Image & Branding 2. Value to Members 3. Growth 4. Partnering 5. Operations & Governance

EXECUTIVE TEAM Davender Jain, President Julius Sud, Vice-President Vivek Sheel - Treasurer Pramod Singh - Secretary Ashok Manglick - Member Sandeep Mathur Member Dipankar Choudhury - Member Neeraj Mathur Member IITAA MEMBERS Over 175 members in our mailing list Working in cutting-edge technology area IITAA ADVISORY BOARD Mr Arjun Malhotra Chairman, Headstrong Corporation, USA Mr Hiten Ghosh Co-President Global Pan IIT, USA Mr Rajat Gupta Co-Chair, American India Foundation, USA Mr Sunil Lal Partner, Hunt and Hunt Lawyers, Australia Mr Kumar Parakala Natioanal Vice President, Australian Computer Society, Australia Mr Brian Hayes QC, Australia

IITAA Website: www.iitaa.org.au Contact Davender Jain President, IITAA Email: president@iitaa.org.au Mob: 0402 074 839 Dr Ashok Manglick Member Executive Committee, IITAA Email: ashok.manglick@transgrid.com.au Mob: 0407 258 891