Dear Fellow IITians and Friends:

A core group of IIT Bombay alumni organized the kickoff event of IITB-HF on   Saturday, June 19, 1999. The meeting was held at the Bangalore Club in Winchester. We had 25 people who attended the event and I want to thank each one of you for making it a success. Some of the members of the core group  were not able to attend the function because of scheduling conflicts and I want to thank them also since their input was very important in making the arrangements.

The idea of an Alumni Association and the Heritage Fund was conceived by a group of Bombayites in the San Francisco Bay area and it really got rolling with the establishment of the  http://www.iitbombay.org website. It is one of the most active alumni website and lists more than 80 people from the Boston area. Ram Kelkar is the webmaster and was scheduled to be our Keynote Speaker. However, because of some unforeseen circumstances, he had to extend his stay in London and sent his regrets. If you have not registered at the  website, please do so soon. It has a lot of information about our alma mater  and other fellow IITians.

In the Bay State, we had a better idea and organized Indian Institutes of Technology Society In New England under the stewardship of Puran Dang. IIT SINE includes the alumni from all of the IITs. If you have been in this area for some time you are probably familiar with IIT SINE. However, if have not participated in any of its activities, the upcoming picnic on July 18, will provide an excellent opportunity for you to meet other IITians and their families and friends in a casual atmosphere. Look here for the details. If you need any additional details, please e-mail me or give me a call.

Dwarika Agarwal

Phone(Home) 508-226-2566