2 years of all the hard-work planning, and anticipation come to fruition with the inauguration of BITS Connect 2.0 on Jan 9th and 10th ! Our alma mater will take its first step in becoming a world class private university with the state of the art TelePresence installations. We at BITSAA International are thrilled – to say the least !
The team has been publishing a series of newsletters covering the idea of the game changing project, how BITSConnect 2.0 will change the way the world looks at BITS Pilani and the passionate BITSians who have generously donated for the project. If you had missed out on reading the newsletters, here’s a quick recap on what’s been happening around the BITS Connect 2.0 front
- The Bridges to the Future fundraising Campaign was formally launched on Dec 6, 2011 with the flagship initiative being BITSConnect 2.0. Here’s a snapshots of the events so far http://www.bitsaa.org/news/
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- In his interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Vice Chancellor Prof. B.N Jain talks about connected universities and BITSConnect 2.0 .- http://www.bitsaa.org/news/
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- How did the implementation days look like? Here are the snapshots from Ground Zero ! – http://www.bitsaa.org/news/
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- BITS connect will redefine the way the world sees BITS Pilani – Here are things that BITSConnect 2.0 will change on campus – http://www.bitsaa.org/news/
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- Two BITSians scripted one of the first BITSian entrepreneurial success stories in the US and then generously donated US$ 100K towards a TelePresence room at the BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus. http://www.bitsaa.org/news/
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- Two BITSians join hands to pay Gurudakshina to their favorite Professor at BITS – They donate $50K for BITS Connect 2.0 and name a TelePresence room in Goa campus after Prof. Handa – http://www.bitsaa.org/news/
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- Young BITSian entrepreneurs talk about how BITS and BITSians supported them in their entrepreneurial journey. As a pay-back, they donate $50K towards a TelePresence room in Pilani Campus – http://www.bitsaa.org/news/112322/
You can also watch the inauguration from the confines of your home – Connect with us via our Facebook page and stay updated about the webcast of the launch !
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