There was an interesting question which was left un-answered on Quora – the link is here.
Vijay Sharma
I wanted to write an answer not only to those there, but to many alumni of BITS and of other institutes/schools as well. A quick few thoughts after volunteering for the past 2.5 years to support Alumni activities for my association:
The Question is – “What are good ideas to re-organize an alumni assocition?”
Krishna Vavilala's Oral History Project
The Foundation for India Studies (FIS), headed by Mr Krisha Vavilala (’56, EEE) is undertaking a massive oral history project to document Houston’s transformation into a cosmopolitan and multicultural city that harbours and nourishes a large Indo-American population. While Indians constitute only 1.5% of Houston’s metropolitan population, their contributions to society are significant. Unfortunately the experiences of the first wave of immigrants have been lost to time. Continue reading
Abhisheak Iyer -CMO
In the last year, Abhisheak Iyer created from scratch a global team that organized the first-ever BITS Pilani Alumni Global Meet. He has influenced, “shaken” and earned numerous kudos worldwide from people across the board and within BITSAA. Abhisheak’s network and personal relationships within the alumni leadership extend from Pilani to Palo Alto, from Hyderabad to Houston, from Delhi to Denver and so on. Continue reading
Suresh Sajja - CTO
The sheer complexity of the technology infrastructure backing our efforts is not just the basis of, but one of the principal achievements that proves how formidable BITSAA is. In the words of Anupendra Sharma, “the Chief Technical Officer position has always been so strategic, and gives BITSAA the chance to be one such organization, that can influence the lives and direction of 30,000+ alums and 5,000 students on campus – who in turn can create organizations and products that will make the world a better place.”
Arun Aravind
As the retiring Chief Operating Officer of BITSAA International, I have had the privilege of working with the cream of BITSians who are not just passionate & dedicated, but also selfless and highly capable. To start off one must realize, nobody in this organization gets paid, all are volunteers and are internally called BITSAA Leaders. The level of enthusiasm and dedication shown by the BITSAA Leaders will be at the same level as in any of the best organisations in the world, because each of the BITSAA Leaders are either already leading dynamic organisations or of the caliber to do so in future. Continue reading