_________ When The Class of 1973 Returned after 40 Years! __________
Yes, the class of 1968-73 decided to invade the Pilani campus for 40th year Reunion!
Preparations began almost a year ago with launch of a FB group. Credit: Dhiraj Shah.
Rallying long lost buddies across the oceans. Putting a three-day program together. Inviting present BITS leadership to be part of it. Logistics. Souvenir cap, Event logo, Commemorative Film...and so on!
The Team which made it happen:
Ashok Suri
Prem Jain
Ravi Mittal
Vinay Prasad
Harsh Bhargava
Special mention: Prof Arya Kumar, Dean Alumni Affairs, BITS Pilani.
Event logo:
The Program:
Yes, the class of 1968-73 decided to invade the Pilani campus for 40th year Reunion!
Preparations began almost a year ago with launch of a FB group. Credit: Dhiraj Shah.
Rallying long lost buddies across the oceans. Putting a three-day program together. Inviting present BITS leadership to be part of it. Logistics. Souvenir cap, Event logo, Commemorative Film...and so on!
The Team which made it happen:
Ashok Suri
Prem Jain
Ravi Mittal
Vinay Prasad
Harsh Bhargava
Special mention: Prof Arya Kumar, Dean Alumni Affairs, BITS Pilani.
Event logo:
The Program:
Celebrating
Fifty Years of BITS
40th
Year Reunion of BITS Pilani 1968-73 Batch
8th-10th November 2013
Program
Date
|
Time
|
Event/Activity
|
Remarks
|
8th Nov 2013
|
Forenoon
|
·
Arrival and Registration by 3pm.
·
Assemble at BITS Guest House (VFAST)
·
Bear
hugs
·
Initial photo-op
|
Student volunteers to assist
|
4 pm – 5 pm
|
·
Introductions
including spouses/children/grand
children
·
Tea and samosa
|
VFAST Lawns. PA System required.
|
|
7 pm – 8 pm
|
·
Release
of commemorative Film by VC
·
Address by VC/Director
·
Highlights
of alumni and their contribution to society and corporate world
·
In
Memoriam- Homage to buddies no more
·
Students
and staff are welcome to attend (Poster sent separately)
|
LTC-5104 with LCD projector etc.
Live webcast on Google Hangout for those alumni/
families unable to come to Pilani.
Prof Rahul Banerjee to
give URL
|
|
8 pm – 9.30 pm
|
Networking Dinner (Alumni
and families)
|
Rajasthani menu- Daal Bati Churma with Cassatta
|
|
10-11.30 pm
|
Star gazing courtesy BITS Astronomy
Club
|
Optional. Accompanied by student volunteers
|
|
9th Nov 2013
|
6 am-7 am
|
Nature Walk and Bird
Watching
|
Optional
|
8am -9 am
|
Breakfast and Group photograph
|
Light coloured shirt and tie with jacket
|
|
9.30 am -12.00 pm
|
Fifty Years of BITS
(1964-2014)
·
Visit Institute Labs/Library/Museum/ New
facilities
·
BITS
Connect 2.0(Directors of all four campuses to connect on-line)
·
Multi-campus learning demonstration
·
Photo-op
|
Alumni and those spouses who wish to join.
Photo-cover
|
|
12 pm - 1pm
|
Interaction with VC and
Director
|
Live webcast for those
alumni/ families unable to come to Pilani
|
|
10 am – 12.30 pm
|
Spouses’ visit to Pilani city
·
Handicrafts market
·
Tie and dye
·
Bangle making
·
Visit Birla Haveli
|
Spouses
|
|
1 pm-2 pm
|
Lunch
|
RP-A Student Mess
|
|
2 pm-3.30 pm
|
Interaction with student
leadership
·
Feasibility of augmenting the Students Club activities through
alumni support
|
Alumni to steer parallel tracks as required
|
|
3.30 pm-5.30 pm
|
·
Visit the village
adopted by BITS students through Nirmaan
·
Visit PRC- Pilani Resource Centre
·
Spouses are welcome
|
Alumni and spouses. Accompanied by student volunteers
Photo-cover.
|
|
9th Nov 2013 (Contd)
|
3.30-5.30 pm
|
·
Visit
CEERI
|
Parallel track
|
6 pm-8 pm
|
Campus walk around:
Saraswati Temple, Shiv Ganga, CP, Boys and girls hostels etc
|
Accompanied by student volunteers
|
|
8 pm-9.30 pm
|
Reunion Dinner
·
VC, Director, Dy Directors, Deans as guests of
honour
·
Students Union President/ Secretary to be
invited
·
Volunteers helping with the event also to be
invited
·
Presentation of Bouquets
|
VFAST lawns.
PA system required.
Photo cover.
|
|
10 pm-11 pm
|
Night life on campus:
Night canteen etc
|
Optional. Spouses welcome to join. Accompanied by student volunteers
|
|
10th Nov 2013
|
6 am-7 am
|
Nature Walk and Bird
Watching
|
Optional
|
8 am-9 am
|
Breakfast
|
||
9.15 am - 10 am
|
Giving back to BITS-
Interaction with Director
·
Scholarships
·
Awards in memory of deceased alumni
·
Student Clubs- augmentation of facilities
·
Adventure sports/expeditions
·
E-
Mentoring by alumni
|
Alumni, BITS management and students
|
|
10 am-12.00pm
|
Spouse’s Interaction/Outing/Shopping
|
Volunteers to accompany
|
|
12.00-1.30 pm
|
Parting Lunch/Packed Lunch
|
||
1.30 pm onwards
|
Dispersal
|
Based on the program, an on-line poster was designed for campus intranet. It caught the eye balls. Here is the copy:
It built the hysteria.
Buddies arrived from both axes i.e. via Delhi and Jaipur. Cars and a Volvo bus. Bear hugs were followed by a formal intro session with spouses.
Introductions in VFAST Lawn
Glimpses:
Sudha and KT Ramesh
And then it was time for 'Chaat'....
The Reunion has just begun. Next Part will take you to the Inaugural session, an interactive hour with the students and more pictures.
So, hang on.
Till then take care.
- Harsh (Ghumakkad)/ Valentine Day 2014
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For quick referencing, links to all three parts of 40th Year Reunion are given below:
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Postscript: Two years later in Sept 2015, we celebrated the 42nd Year Reunion at Kodaikanal. Click here for the picture story which had 1000 page views in a single day!
_____________ End of Part-1 Pilani 40th Reunion _______________
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