BIT Sindri Alumni Association of North America

Toronto Area Annual Meeting 2017
2017-09-24 00:00 UTC | CA
BITSAA NA Toronto Area members and their family gathered at Khazana (a restaurant by Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor). Milton. Ontario. Canada for the Annual Meeting 2017. After an hour of registration. networking and refreshment the meeting was called to order around 12:00 Noon. 15 Alumni from graduation years spreading over 1961 (Dr. Raj Dubey and Mr Mohammed Shamim) to 2016 (Simaab Amir) attended the meeting. Two Alumni members and their family came all the way from Montreal. A total of 41 people including spouse and children were in attendance. The Alumni gave self-introductions and recollected an interesting event from their campus days at BIT Sindri.Mr. Ghazanafar (Ghaz) Khan (86 Civil) Regional VP. gave an update on BITSAA achievements. while Dr. Raj Dubey (61 Civil) gave an update of BITSAA International. Ghaz engaged the audience with trivia (quiz) on BIT facts. During the lunch break Mr. Pranav Nidhi (87 Elect) and Ghaz led the entertainment with some melodious old songs. After a brief lunch break Ashutosh Dutta (89 Prod) led a discussion on “Brain Plasticity – How much; How far” based on some scientific discoveries in the field of neuro science. Dr Anand Vijay Singh led the discussion on the BIT logo. “Niyatam kuro karmatwam” the part of sloka extracted from Chapter 3. verse 8 of Bhagwat Geeta. All the Alumni and attendees felt highly engaged during the discussions.The Alumni group accepted the proposal to meet more often – with a resolve to get together once indoors in winter and once outdoors in Spring of 2018. Mr. Jawaid Samdani (80 Met) gave a vote of thanks for the active participation of all Alumni. spouses and children. All the attendees received one Badam Milk drink and a packet of Kalakand to take home. which was generously gifted by the senior Alumnus Satya Swarup Taneja (62 Civil). founder of Nanak Foods.Photos:https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP4Td-vRJ4QALeUDkJP32wcuyNBrb_7dJk0DzgMkTUhw-uO86PmUSeVO8o9cU_99w?key=[REDACTED]

2017 Annual Meet at Greater Los Angeles Area
2017-09-02 00:00
2017 BIT Sindri Alumni Association of North America (BITSAANA) annual meeting in Long Beach. CA on Saturday. 2nd Sept 2017.Photos:https://photos.app.goo.gl/ C39sT3EFpHMrbdQ03Live on Youtube: Meeting (Part -1)Live on Youtube: Entertainment (Part -2)Date: Saturday. 2nd September 2017Time: 3:00 PM – 8:30 PMPlace: Club Room. 388 E Ocean Blvd. Long Beach. CA 90802Contact Persons: Rajesh Jha (Ph: 562-481-8005). Anand Mishra (Ph: 310-630-9142). Anil Singh (Ph: 626-379-4545). Rakesh Kumar (Ph: 818-450-4820)Parking details: Parking fees $10 (Credit Card Only) at Event Building Parking Lot (cross-street Elm st & Ocean blvd)Live Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V45Onm4jP8gSaturday. September 2. Meeting Schedule:03:00 PM – 03:30 PM Registration. Get to know03:30 PM – 03:35 PM Welcome: Rajesh Jha03:35 PM – 03:40 PM Logistics. Announcements: Rakesh Kumar03:40 PM – 03:55 PM Introduction. Memories: Mukesh Kumar03:55 PM – 04:05 PM Director’s Message: Anil SinghTreasure Report: Anil Singh04:05 PM – 04:20 PM Key Note Address: Shree Sharma04:20 PM – 04:30 PM BIT Today: Archana Jha04:30 PM – 04:35 PM Introduction of BITS Theme Song: Kalika Gupta04:35 PM – 04:50 PM State of AA of NA: Ramesh Yadava04:50 PM – 05:15 PM BREAK05:15 PM – 05:20 PM Facilitate the senior most Alumni [Kamal N Jha (1961)]05:20 PM – 05:30 PM Election Results: Ramesh Yadava05:30 PM – 06:00 PM Discussion: All; (Moderator: Barmeshwar Rai)06:00 PM – 06:05 PM Note of Thanks: Sanjay Verma06:05 PM ADJOURNMENT06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Entertainment; (Moderator: Sanjay Verma)07:30 PM – 08:30 PM Dinner + Social Interaction

BOD Telecon Meeting of July 25. 2017
2017-07-25 00:00

BOD Telecon Meeting of June 27. 2017
2017-06-27 00:00

BOD Telecon Meeting of May 30. 2017
2017-05-30 00:00

BOD Telecon Meeting of April 25. 2017
2017-04-25 00:00

2017 Alumni Meet in DC Area
2017-04-01 00:00
This was the first ever Alumni meet in the DC capital region and was held on April 1st. 2017 at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Braj K Singh in Potomac. MD. In attendance were alumni from 1960s. 70s. 80s. and 90s. There were about 30 people including spouses and children. The food was catered by Mr. and Mrs. Singh. Each alumni was asked to contribute a nominal amount to defray the cost of the lunch and other expenses. The entire amount collected was however later donated by Mr. Braj K Singh to the Alumni Association of North America. Mr. and Mrs. Singh were gracious hosts for the day and started the afternoon meeting with a social hour serving appetizers and complimentary beverages from their bar. The social hour continued with a catered lunch. informal discussions with an open agenda. memoirs from the past as narrated by alumni members. and an impromptu music program by some talented alumni members. their spouses. and children. The get together adjourned at 5: 30 PM. Mrs. Divy Raj. the secretary of the alumni association was also present and brought BITS banners and handouts to make this a memorable event. A consensus was reached that such gatherings even at the social level are goodwill missions for the BITS alumni association and these get-togethers spread the feelings of close knit family in a land far away from the alma mater.Thanks to Mr. Taneja for providing gift boxes of mango rasmalai and milk cake for everyone to take home. It was proud moment for our BIT friends and their family members to learn that the founder and owner of the Nanak Food was a BIT alumni.Reported by Prabhat Sinha. member BOD BITS Alumni Association of North America resident of DC areaEvent Pictures: Please find the photos at below link.https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNnpiE5yt4ANW-gggF4dDgkQ15WwthNWFa5AO3wqUkXtHug4YEWiIjtsK4dGr4yyA?key=[REDACTED]

BOD Telecon Meeting of March 28. 2017
2017-03-28 00:00

2017 Greater Los Angeles Chapter Holi Milan
2017-03-04 00:00
Greater Los Angeles chapter had a holi hangama party on March 4. 2017 at Anju ji and Alakh Singh (1977 Civil) house in Placentia. California. They were very generous hosts. Thirty. including members. spouses and guests joined the party. The youngest one being Archana Jha (2012 CS) with her husband. Ajay Ahuja also came from San Diego. (They just got married a couple of months ago).The party included 2.5 hours of non-stop holi songs from all parts of India including from Braj Bhumi. Awadh. Bhojpur and Mithiia. The songs were very well augmented by harrmonium played by Dr. (Prof) Kamata Rai and another guest Shri Vilas Jadav on tabla. Both of them are our friends. and are regarded as the best nonprofessional singer/performer in Southern California. Dr. Rai sang majority of songs with help from in house singers. Radha Singh. Manisha Vatsa. Archna Jha. Brameshwar Rai. Anju Singh and Alakh Singh.Thanks to our hosts. Anju and Alakh there was food galore including traditional. and holi must like malpua. gujia. goat meat. pakora and dahi bada. Everybody enjoyed the fun filled evening. and will remember this special hoil blast for yers to come.Happy Holi..Please find the photos at below link.https://goo.gl/photos/xDZ5X1zHuVNVBT789

BOD Telecon Meeting of Feb 28. 2017
2017-02-28 00:00

BOD Telecon Meeting of Jan 31. 2017
2017-01-31 00:00
Agenda:6:30 PM (PST)Happy New year

here is proposed agenda for Jan 31st board meeting:
Host/Moderator/Record-keeper: Ramesh. Anand. Alka
CONSENT AGENDA 5 mins
Approval of the Minutes of Nov. 29th board meeting

REPORTS 25 minutes
R1. Fund Transfer update to FFE (BOD input reqd) Ramesh Y 5 mins
R2: International team meeting update (Request to process DA from EU etc) Neil5 minutes
R3. Washington DC chapter meeting report Prabhat Sinha/Brij 5 minutes
R4: Financial Report Anil Singh 10 minutes
DISCUSSION ITEMS 30 minutes

D0: Put Resolution to put the membership fund utilization effective Jan 1st 2017 5 minutes
1: 50% of the membership dues should go towards Scholarship Funds (US and Campus)
2: 40% of the membership dues should go towards expenses as approved by board
3: 5% of the membership dues should go towards the reserve funds
4: 5% of the membership dues should go towards special projects

D1: North America Alumni children education – Divy 5 minutes

D2: Our Past President put a question that for FFE why only three donors 5 minutes
If bard members believe in it then why they are not supporting it.

D2: Organization SustainingRamesh15 minutes

Start monthly auto pay of $ 5 per month for membership process
Suggestion: Start this implementation with each each board member contributing.

Source of funds: Membership and Donation
Organizational Expense (Alumni Meet self supporting etc)Reserve Funds Scholarship Alumni Children US / BIT CampusSpecial projects including Infrastructure support (at Campus)Projects out side of Campus (Toilet. India Chapters support etc)

D3: What’s high on your mind – all 10 minutes

UPDATES and new Business 10 minutes

New Business. if any
Next Meeting: Tuesday. Feb. 28th. 2017
ADJOURN hopefully by 11:00pm ETInformation:

The endowment at FFE for BIT Sindri will start with:
1: 13 Lacs (To be transferred from BIT Sindri Sweta Kumari)
2: $2500 donated by Dr. Vijay Kapoor
3: $700/year donated by Mr Ranjit Sinha (One girl Chemical Engineering)
4: $3000 donated by Ramesh Y

We have to increase this list from three donors to thirty and to 300 and more. With all of us working together we can make it.

Input:

1: Mr Ranjit Sinha: The Infrastructure % amount should be higher
At this time all the infrastructure expenses are supported by Jharkhand Government. So the suggestion is to support projects which are not in the list of government eg Special Lab equipment based on need defined by individual labs at campus.

2: Dr Neil Pundit: Currently all the alumni meet run in deficit. create program that they are self sustaining.

FYI Only Presented in last board meeting:
Let us keep on discussing the fund sources and distribution
1: 50% of the membership dues should go towards Scholarship Funds (US and Campus)
2: 25 % of the membership dues should go towards infrastructure support at campus
3: 5% of the membership dues should go towards the reserve funds
4: 5% of the membership dues should go towards special projects
5: 15% of the membership dues should go towards expenses

In addition a scholarship donation button should be added for members to donate.

With above proposal every member becomes a donor for scholarship/Campus Infrastructure/special projects etc.

Based on this and historical membership collection over last 3 years come up with budget of organization.

Your inputs are most welcome

BOD Telecon Meeting of Nov 29. 2016
2016-11-29 00:00

BOD Telecon Meeting of Oct 25. 2016
2016-10-25 00:00
MoM for Board meeting is attache here with for your consumption and referance..

Greater Los Angeles Alums Meet at Pasadena. CA
2016-10-15 00:00

2016 Greater Los Angeles Get-together at Pasadena. CA
2016-10-15 00:00
Members of BITS Los Angeles Chapter had a fun filled get together evening at Anil and Radha Singh house in Pasadena California on Saturday. October 15. 2016. Twenty guests including nine BITS members were present. Everybody had a great time that included lots of Bihari style foods and deserts. songs and jokes. The highlight of the evening was the Hindi filmy song recognition completion between teams of Jharia Queens and Dhanbad Kings. The winner was Jharia Queens. In additions. there were discussions about the status of infrastructure improvement projects and faculty recruitment at BITS. and 2017 West Coast Annual Meeting of BITS AA of NA.

BOD Telecon Meeting of Sep 27. 2016
2016-09-27 00:00

2016 Alumni Meet in Toronto. Canada
2016-09-25 00:00
Toronto Chapter organised their 2016 annual meet on Sunday. September 25 at Tandoori Flame in Brampton. The turn up was amazing having about fifty people including alumni their families and guests. The chapter continued the tradition of honouring the senior most alumni by the most junior and this time Dr. Raj Dubey. a 1961 pass out was honoured by Simab Amir who is a 2016 pass out. bridging a gap of 55 years. Ghaz. VP. Toronto Chapter gave a power point presentation on achievements and goals of BITSAA. Children were kept busy with drawing and other activities by volunteers and the best three were awarded. Volunteers were distributed Certificates of Appreciation by Dr. Raj Dubey and Dr. Anand Singh. Attendees enjoyed more than 150 delicacies in the buffet.Photos2016 Annual Meet2016 Annual MeetPrevious Slide 31/37 Next

2016 Annual Alumni Meet (Annual & Election) in Bay Area. CA
2016-09-04 00:00
* Annual Meeting and ElectionMore details will be added later

2016 Annual Alumni Meet in Bay Area. CA (Annual & Election)
2016-09-04 00:00
BIT Sindri Alumni Association of North America (BITSAANA) annual meeting and 2016 Election in Vasona Lake Country Park. Los Gatos. CA (Bay Area) on Sunday. 4 September 2016.Photos2016 Annual Meet & Election2016 Annual Meet & ElectionPrevious Slide 31/32 Next

BOD Telecon Meeting of Aug 30. 2016
2016-08-30 00:00
Host. Moderator. and Record-Keeper designated for the monthly teleconsAug 30: Shyam: Alka; AmritaPlaceholder. More details will be published here. Stay Tuned

2016 East Coast Alumni Meet in NJ
2016-07-30 00:00
BIT Sindri Alumni Association North America meet at New JerseyLocation: Anjappar – Princeton 3499 US Highway 1 South. Princeton. NJ 08540More Pictures: https://www.facebook.com/events/1822165104669056/

BOD Telecon Meeting of July 19. 2016
2016-07-19 00:00
Host. Moderator. and Record-Keeper designated for the monthly teleconsJuly 26: Prabhat; Rajesh; RameshPlaceholder. More details will be published here. Stay Tuned

BOD Telecon Meeting of June 28. 2016
2016-06-28 00:00
Host. Moderator. and Record-Keeper designated for the monthly teleconsJune 28: Ghaz; Mohammed; NareshPlaceholder. More details will be published here. Stay Tuned

BOD Telecon Meeting of May 31. 2016
2016-05-31 00:00
Host. Moderator. and Record-Keeper designated for the monthly teleconsMay 31: Bal; Divy; AnilPlaceholder. More details will be published here. Stay Tuned

BOD Telecon Meeting of Apr 26. 2016
2016-04-26 00:00
Host. Moderator. and Record-Keeper designated for the monthly teleconsApril 26: Amrita; Anand; AlkaPlaceholder. More details will be published here. Stay Tuned

2016 BITS Holi fest in Bay Area. CA
2016-04-23 00:00
Dear Fellow BITians.We missed the opportunity to meet Dr Choudhary this time. He is in good spirit and Rashmi is traveling with him on way back. We are moving the venue to Shiva’s for this Sat lunch time for a get together. It has been a long time that we have met.
Please RSVP by this Friday.

Thanks.
Shyam

Los Angeles Alums informal meet at Long Beach. CA
2016-04-17 00:00
Greater Los Angeles Area alumni members had informal meet hosted by Rajesh Jha (1977 Civil) on his penthouse to enjoy the Toyota Grand Prix 2016.Some photos are attached.2016 Toyota Grand Prix 2016 Toyota Grand Prix Previous Slide 5/13 Next

2016 Greater LA Chapter Alumini Meeting
2016-04-02 00:00
Greater Los Angeles Area alumni members had Alumni meet hosted by Dr Uma Jha (1977 EC) and his wife Mamta Jha at her house in Tustin Ranch. California on April 2. 2016.A total 12 people were in attendance that included seven BITS alumni members and their spouses. Mamta and Uma were wonderful hosts. and they cooked variety of foods with all the Bihari tint. Everyone had a blast. The sumptuous feast was followed by discussion about our Alma matter. Some photos are attached.2016 Annual Meet in Greater Los Angeles 2016 Annual Meet in Greater Los Angeles Previous Slide 1/6 Next

BOD Telecon Meeting of Mar 29. 2016
2016-03-29 00:00
More details later

2016 Texas Chapter Alumni Meet in Houston. TX
2016-02-20 00:00
Dear Alumni.
We are pleased to announce our Alumni Get Togethers in Texas as follows:

Feb 20. 2016 Saturday. Noon to 3pm in Houston at the Maharaja Restaurant. Hosts are: Mohammed Zaman (1960 ME) – Regional VP. and Bal Trivedi (1965 ME). Neil Pandit is expected to fly in from Florida to join.
Direction to Maharaja Restaurant:
Coming on Hwy 6 from North ..U-turn at Alief Clodine Road (go under bridge &railroad). Restaurant will be in your right.
Coming on Hwy 6 from south after Bellaire Blvd. go over bridge of Alief Clodine Road and keep on right lane. Just end of bridge Restaurant is on right.
Children. family. and friends are welcome. Members are expected to pay member fee of $50 annually (or $500 for Life). Food cost is estimated at $15 per adult. Children of alumni (of any age) are free. All payments are tax deductible for US residents.

PLEASE TELL ME THE NAMES OF THE ATTENDEES (also number of adult and children) as I plan to get badges printed for everyone.
This is the first time that our Alumni Association is meeting in Houston for Alumni residing in the whole State of Texas. Significant number of attendees is a must for future such meetings in Texas.
PLEASE RESPOND AT YOUR EARLIEST.

PLEDGE by Feb 15.2016 gets you a beautiful coffee mug with BIT Sindri logo.
You may use the DONATE button on our website (www.bitsindri.org) to pay through Paypal or credit cards. OR write a check payable to BITSAA of NA. and present the check at the meeting.

AGENDA: Each attendee introduces oneself preferably in 60 seconds; a recap of the situation at Sindri; strengthen alumni bond; share what is high on your mind.

We look forward to seeing you.

With Best Wishes from

Mohammed Zaman. Regional VP (1960ME) and Bal Trivedi (1965ME)

Mohammed Zaman
1019 Vista Creek Dr.. Sugar Land. Texas.77478
Home: 281-980-6187
Cell: 713-859-8690
mohammed@zaman.net

PS: Restaurant contacts are:
Maharaja Restaurant. 3711 Hwy 6 S. Suite 100. Houston. TX 77082. Ph 281-531-6644. Cell: 832-671-3369
