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IIT Bombay Alumni Association (IITBAA), Pune Chapter are organizing a innovative event titled Innovations2007 in Pune on 7th Jan 2007. Further details are at http://www.iitmumbai.org/innovations2007.

We interviewed Dr Shridhar Shukla, President, IITBAA, Pune Chapter to learn more about the event.

Q : Please give us a background on Innovations 2007 and how was the idea conceived to organize such a unique event?

I am very fortunate to have just attended President Abdul Kalam's inaugural address at the convention of PAN IIT 2006, Mumbai. Dr. Kalam is an inspiration to our country and it was sheer delight to see such a techno-savvy President who knew more about technology and its future direction than most IITians in the room , no wonder he got a standing ovation from the attendees.

In his speech,President Kalam touched upon Brand IIT and why it means nothing to most people in the country, the Convergence of technologies i.e. ICT, Bio-Tech and NanoTech. He also spoke about infrastrucutre development, energy creation, CNT (conventional photo voltaic) based solar cells for higher efficiency and various technology applications for the benefit of India.

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.

If you would like to give a talk, just signup for the event and list the topic you are passionate to share about.

For further details check http://www.barcamp.org/BarCampMumbai

Pls add your name if you are visiting.

Look forward to meeting those who are present, I am giving a presentation as well.

Some of the other ITVidya members visiting Barcamp are

Come January and a lot of engineering students from all over India will be making a beeline at one of India’s most prestigious technical institutes – IIT Bombay. The reason of-course being Techfest ’06, he 3 day annual science and technological fest that kicks off on the 20th January 2006 and the largest student-organized festival of its kind in Asia.

Since its inception in 1998, Techfest has grown rapidly providing a common platform for the academia, faculty and industry to interact and take a look at where the world of technology is headed. The fest now attracts a massive participation of about 30000 students from over 750 colleges all over India, international participation since the last 3 years and involvement from about 1500 corporate and faculty.