IIT ALUMNI CLUB MEETING ON 25TH FEB 2012
February 6, 2012 in Events
Thanks to your strong support, our programs are now on a roll. Kanwal Rekhi’s excellent session on 3rd December was followed by another brilliant one on 29th Jan with Desh Deshpande & Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi (Director, IIT Madras). The overflowing auditorium and endless flow of questions was testimony to the high-quality of the program.
The IIT Alumni Club Bangalore, is now proud to present the 4th Program of our Talk Series – again, with luminary speakers, and a topic that is close to the heart of everyone who commutes in Bangalore! We will have Mr. N. Sivasailam (Managing Director, BMRCL popularly known as Namma Metro), in a session chaired by Prof. Devang Khakhar (Director, IIT Bombay). Prof. S.L. Dhingra (Institute Chair Professor & Emeritus Fellow, Transportation Systems Engg, IIT Bombay) will talk on technology solutions to solve transit problems.
The event will be held at the conveniently located Bangalore International Centre, Domlur, on Saturday, February, 25th, 2012 at 11 am (agenda and more details below).
Topic: “Transit Oriented Development for Bangalore”
“Let he who hath not faced commuting issues in Bangalore, cast the …..” Is there anyone untouched by the daily hassle of commuting in Bangalore? Is there any hope to the problems that we face? Is the Namma Metro the solution to all our issues? What about High-Speed Rail Links? Bus Transit Corridors? Or is it cycles? Or chopping trees & demolishing homes to broaden roads?
Every concerned citizen of Bangalore (and which IITian is not a concerned citizen? J) grapples with these questions and frustrations day in and day out. We thought it would be great to hear directly from those who are working hard to provide solutions. Given our supposed technology backgrounds (we’ve all passed out of the IITs J), we thought it would be useful to hear of the technology frameworks that enable different solutions, and then listen to what specifically is happening in Bangalore.
IIT Bombay has done a lot of pioneering work in Transportation, and hence who better to Chair this session than the Director of IIT Bombay. The Bangalore Metro, our city’s biggest transportation related investment to date, has recently gone live, and holds a lot of promise to change our lives. Who better than the MD of Bangalore Metro to talk about what the future holds?
A defining feature of all our sessions is their highly interactive nature – this one promises to be no different, and will feature significant audience participation.
Brief Bio of Speakers:
Mr. N. Sivasailam assumed the position of Managing Director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd in June 2008. He did his B.Tech from Delhi School of Engg. in 1982 and MBA in 1984 before joining the IAS in 1985. He also has a Post Graduate degree in Social Policy and Administration from London School of Economics (1999) and Post Graduate Diploma in “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LAW (PGDIPRL) – 2010″
During his IAS career, some of his prominent contributions include designing the currently operating CET system (rated as one of the best public systems in the country after the Railway reservation system), drafting the Central Vigilance Ordinance & Bill that set the STATUTORY Institution of the Central Vigilance Commission in the Country (1998), and organizing the State Housing program to provide 1m houses to the poor during 2000-2006.
He has been the recipient of the Outstanding Performance Award of the Government of India for Housing successively for 2 years (2001 & 2002). His other awards are for promotion of Fly Ash, Promotion of Nirmithi Kendras, and Promotion of Housing through CBOs in 2005-06. During his tenure in the Panchayat Raj Ministry, the State was awarded the 2nd Best State in promotion of Panchayat Raj in 2006.
Prof. Devang Khakhar assumed the position of Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) from January 1, 2009. Prof. Khakhar pursued his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) in the 1981 and Ph.D from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the year 1986.
He is an associate with the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Science. Prof. also received IIT-Bs “Excellence in Teaching Award” and the “Mathur Award for Research Excellence.” Additionally, he has been awarded numerous prestigious awards including Bhatnagar Prize in 1997 and the Swarnajayanti Fellowship in 1998.
He joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT-B in January 1987 and since then he has been working as a core faculty of IIT-B. He has published more than 150 papers that include papers in Nature and Science. Prof. Khakhar has served as Professor-in-charge of IIT-Bs continuing Education Program from 2001-02 and as head of department of Chemical Engineering from 2002-04 and has been the Dean of Faculty Affairs since 2005. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
The event is free to attend for IIT Alumni Club members (but prior confirmation is necessary). For IIT Alumni who are not yet members of the Club, there will be a nominal charge of Rs. 300/- per person. We request Alumni who are not yet members, to join the IIT Alumni Club, Bangalore. You can sign up for membership at the venue also (Membership for life is Rs. 1 lakh only, so please bring your cheque books alongJ).
Date: Saturday, 25th February, 2012, at 11 am, at the Bangalore International Centre, Domlur.
Brief Agenda:
11 – 11.30 am – Tea and biscuits
11.30 – 11.35 am– Welcome & Introduction to the IIT Alumni Club, Bangalore by Prof. Ashok Misra (former Director, IIT Bombay & President, IIT Alumni Club, Bangalore)
11.35 - 11.45 am– Remarks by Prof. Devang Khakhar (Director, IIT Bombay) – on how IITs are contributing to solve transport related issues
11.45 – 12.00 pm – Prof. SL Dhingra – on technology solutions to transit issues
12.00 - 12.30 pm– Talk by Mr. N. Sivasailam on the Bangalore Metro, and what the future holds for us
12.30 - 1.00 pm – Audience Q&A & Wrap up
1 pm onwards – Lunch (at the BIC)
Please confirm your participation by responding to iitalumniclub.bangalore@gmail.com, or by going to www.iitalumniclubbangalore.org and clicking on the event link.
Seating in BIC is limited (we had to shut registrations in advance for both our previous events since they were overbooked), hence an early confirmation would be useful.
We look forward to seeing you on Feb 25th!
With regards,
Samir Kumar
IITB, 1984, EE
Member, Executive Committee, IIT Alumni Club, Bangalore
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