The countdown for IBAM 2007 has begun with less than 30 days to go for the big event. We are now fine tuning the preparations which are nearing completion.
The University is proud of its Alumni many of whom have been instrumental in placing BHU on the world educational map. Thus we have decided to recognize their yeoman service by instituting 10 “Distinguished Alumni Awards”. We have already requested the Faculties to send in the names of the prospective awardees. We plan to float this on our website also and I want to take this opportunity to invite nominations for this Award from our Alumni. The nominees should have displayed outstanding acumen in the field of their choice.
The International Seminar on “Education in the 21st Century and Mahamana’s Vision” is evoking tremendous response. The tentative programme for the two days will be as follows.
PROGRAMME
Saturday, January 06, 2007
10.00 a.m.-11.30 a.m. Inauguration & Inaugural Lecture
11.30 a.m.-12.00 noon High Tea
12.00 noon-1.30 p.m. Session –I: Engineering & Technical Education
1.30 p.m. -2.00 p.m. Lunch
2.00 p.m. -4.00 p.m. Session-II: Ethics and Human Values
4.00 p.m. -4.30 p.m. Tea
6.30 p.m. -8.00 p.m. Cultural Programme
Dinner
Sunday, January 07, 2007
9.30 a.m.-11.00 a.m. Session-III: Malaviya ji : Builder of Modern India
11.00 a.m.-11.30 a.m. Tea
11.30 a.m.-1.00 p.m. Session-IV: Medical Education at BHU
1.00 p.m. -2.00 p.m. Lunch
2.00 p.m. -3.30 p.m. Session-V: Women Education and Empowerment
3.30 p.m. -4.00 p.m. Tea
4.00 p.m. -5.30 p.m. Valedictory Session
6.30 p.m. -8.00 p.m. Cultural Programme
Dinner
The Souvenir of the Meet is now ready and going into press as we are writing this. The first print run will be of 3000 copies.
The Registration process is now coming into its own with the momentum gradually picking up. The registration fee has been kept unchanged at Rs 500/= or US $ 100/= per person.
Many of our Alumni had expressed a desire to stay on campus during the Meet. Thus adequate arrangements for Accommodations have been made not only in the University Guest Houses, but also in the Hostels and vacant quarters. This is in addition to the rooms booked in the Kashi Mumuksh Bhavan, Jain Dharmashalas, Jangambari Math and some centrally located hotels of Varanasi.
The payment for the accommodation at actual rates will however be over and above the Registration Fee.
The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor has constituted a Prominent Citizens Committee to establish close synergy between the campus and the city during the preparations for the Meet. This will financially and logistically strengthen our hands.
I want to request all our Alumni through the chronicle to register themselves before end of this month. This will help both us and them to avoid rush at the nth hour.
For details, please visit: http://www.bhu.ac.in/alumni/alumnimeet.html
Please accept our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too. Your Alma Mater hopes to welcome you in 2007.
Prof. D.P. Singh,
Chairman,
3rd IBAM-2007
Professor D. P. Singh
Professor Emeritus
Department of Mining Engineering
Institute of Technology
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221005
Formerly, Vice-Chancellor
APS University of Rewa, Lucknow University,
UP Open University, Allahabad
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