Faculty Visits

ROADSHOW 2002

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May 07 Tu * UNG and SLN leave Mumbai for the US.

NOTE Flight AI 123 dep BOM 0140.

Change * SLN reaches Chicago.

of Date Flight AI 123 arr ORD 1420.

* SLN is picked up and stays with sister, Uma Mirmira.

* UNG reaches SFO.

Flight AA 1573 dep ORD 2050 arr SFO 2330.

> Request reception at airport and stay in Bay Area for UNG.

* Sonal Naik (niece) will receive UNG at SFO airport.

May 08 We * UNG+SLN: Overcome jet-lag, prepare for meetings.

May 09 Th * UNG+SLN: Overcome jet-lag, prepare for meetings.

May 10 Fr ? AM reaches SFO.

> Request pick up at airport for AM. He may stay with his

friend Khambatta.

* SLN travels to San Jose.

Flight UA 1609 dep ORD 1010 arr SJC 1242.

> Request pick up at airport and stay in SFO.

for SLN.

* UNG+SLN+Rudy+?? meet in Bay Area.

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May 11 Sa * IITBHF Execom at SFO (morning).

* Bay Area Chapter Meeting (afternoon).

May 12 Su * AM+SLN+UNG travel from San Jose to Los Angeles.

> Request drop off at SJC airport for SLN+UNG.

Flight for SLN+UNG:

UA 6183 SJC dep 0640 LAX arr 0756.

> Request pick up and acco for all at LA.

? LA Chapter Meeting : AM+SLN+UNG.

-to be confirmed.

Gaurav: Forward a copy of this to Ashok Ranade++.

> IMP: Anil, please get in touch with Gaurav and

decide the status of the LA event.

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May 13 Mo ? Caltech visit by AM+SLN+?UNG (NOTE: DATE CHANGE).

(Dave Tirell, Srinivas Kulkarni(IITD)).

? AM+SLN+?UNG proceed to Santa Barbara.

> Overight stay at S.B. arranged by M. Tirell.

May 14 Tu * AM+SLN at Santa Barbara (NOTE: DATE CHANGE).

(Matt Tirell, Budd Homsy, Les Williams).

? UNG in LA - if OK by Gaurav.

* AM+SLN+UNG travel to San Francisco.

> Request drop off at LAX airport.

Flight for SLN+UNG:

UA 1838 LAX dep 1930 SFO arr 2044.

> Request pick up from airport.

May 15 We * AM+SLN+UNG at Stanford (morn).

(Dean Plummer - 1 hr,

Lunch with Paul Raj (IITD)).

? one-on-one mtgs in the afternoon (Ghanekar, Gadre, ??).

May 16 Th * UNG travels to NJ.

> UNG requests drop off at SFO airport in the morning.

Flight UA 906 dep SFO 0850 arr EWR 1719.

> UNG requests pick up at EWR airport (Vinay?).

> UNG stays overnight with Vinay Gaitonde.

* AM+SLN in Berkeley (morn).

11 am - with Dean Newton (Zak Rosenberg has arranged).

Meetings with Kailath, Gadre, Shastri.

- Arun M to coordinate.

? one-on-one mtg in the afternoon (Ghanekar, Gadre, ??).

> ANIL: Can you confirm these meetings?

* Dinner meeting with Shailesh Mehta (AM+SLN).

> ANIL: Please coordinate with Shailesh and maybe

invite Gadre, Ghanekar, Girish Gaitonde,

Deepak S, Subhash T, Rudy, Sandeep P, Raj Jaswa.

May 17 Fr * UNG travels to Pittsburgh, PA.

> UNG requests drop off at EWR airport.

* Flight US 922 EWR dep 0855 PIT arr 1018.

> Host: Sailesh Kapadia.

> UNG requests pick up at PIT (Shailesh?).

* Pittsburgh Chapter event - UNG will attend.

> UNG needs acco for the night of May 17 at Pittsburgh (Shailesh?).

* AM+SLN travel to NY.

Request drop off for SLN+AM at SFO airport.

Flight for SLN:

UA 022 SFO dep 0900 JFK arr 1730.

> Request pick up and acco for AM and SLN (Jude?).

* AM has afternoon/evening for himself.

* MGK arrives at JFK.

Flight details not known yet.

> Request pick up for MGK.

> MGK to stay at a Manhattan hotel (Jude to arrange).

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May 18 Sa * UNG travels from Pittsburgh to NY

> UNG requests drop off at PIT airport (Shailesh?).

* Flight US 174 PIT dep 0745 LGA arr 0918.

> UNG needs pick up from LGA airport to DISTAL (Jude?).

* DISTAL at New York - Citibank Centre 11 am to 3 pm

* Attendees from IITB - MGK, AM, SLN, UNG, ?KM.

* NYNJ Chapter Mtg at NY (5:30 pm)

Venue: Bombay Palace Restaurant, 5 blocks from the

Citicorp Centre

* AM, UNG and KM(+1.5) will attend NYNJ Chapter Mtg.

> AM and UNG need accommodation for the night of May 18,

and transport to that place (Jude?).

* Dinner at Avi Nash's place - attended by MGK and SLN.

> The following requests to be managed by Jude/Vikas/Gaurang

or ?.

> MGK and SLN need transport from DISTAL mtg to

Avi Nash's place.

> MGK and SLN need accommodation for the night of May 18.

(Stamford Sheraton or something similar at Stamford).

> MGK and SLN need to be dropped at the hotel after dinner.

May 19 Su * Pan IIT Mtg - Stamford CT - AM+SLN+UNG to attend.

? KM may also attend, if he can make some arrangements

for (a) wife and daughter during the Pan IIT meeting,

and (b) transport to Pan IIT in the morning, and to

Delaware after the Pan IIT meeting.

> AM and UNG need transport to Pan IIT Mtg.

> MGK and SLN need transport to Pan IIT Mtg.

> After the meeting, AM goes to Amherst (hired car).

> After the meeting, MGK needs to be dropped off at

his hotel, where he will stay for the night.

> After the meeting, UNG and SLN travel towards NJ,

Request transport arrangement.

> UNG goes back to his cousin Vinay.

> Accommodation requested for SLN near Rutgers.

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May 20 Mo * AM at P&W Hartford CT.

? MGK returns to New York (how?)

* SLN+UNG at Rutgers (Confirmed by Mukund Karve)

> SLN and UNG need transport to/from Rutgers.

May 21 Tu * AM travels to Amherst MA UMass

? buffer day for SLN+UNG

May 22 We * AM at Amherst, then drives to Boston

* MGK travels to Boston.

> ? Drop MGK at the airport.

* AM receives MGK at BOS airport and takes him

to a hotel booked for them.

> ATTN: Dwarika. Can you join AM+MGK for dinner

with an alumnus or two?

* SLN+UNG travel to Philadelphia.

(Amtrak/Greyhound ?)

? SLN+UNG at Rohm and Haas Philadelphia.

Meeting with Mr. Rajiv L. Gupta and R&D team.

* SLN+UNG travel to Washington DC.

(Amtrak/Greyhound ?)

> Request pick up at Washington DC (Rajagopal?)

* Host at Wash DC : S Rajagopal.

May 23 Th * AM and MGK visit Harvard and MIT.

* AM drives MGK to BOS airport.

* AM flies to Dallas.

* MGK flies to Pittsburgh/StLouis/Chicago).

* SLN+UNG in Wash DC.

(Host: Rajagopal.)

* Washington DC event (evening).

May 24 Fr * AM at Dallas - one-on-one mtgs with

Krish Prabhu, Bala, Chandra and Sethi

Dinner with select alumni,

also Ila Sarkar and Nitin Chaturvedi (BTech Mech'97 IITB)

(Nitin_Chaturvedi[!]i2.com).

> Request Uday Apte to coordinate.

* SLN+UNG travel to Boston (Amtrak ?)

> Request drop off for SLN+UNG (Rajagopal?).

> Pick up and stay for SLN+UNG at Boston - Dwarika.

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May 25 Sa ? AM in Dallas/travels to Chicago.

* Boston Event - Confirmed by Dwarika.

* SLN and UNG to attend.

> Dwarika, please arrange so that SLN+UNG can

catch the flight to Chicago (see below).

* SLN+UNG reach Chicago in the evening.

> Request transport to airport (Dwarika?).

> Flight UA 527 BOS dep 1745 ORD arr 1920.

> Request pick up for SLN and UNG at ORD airport

(Dwarak Mirmira/Vinayak Dravid?).

> SLN stays with Uma Mirmira till May 31.

> UNG needs accommodation till May 31.

May 26 Su ? Chicago Event - AM+SLN+UNG.

> Vinayak Dravid to confirm.

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May 27 Mo ? Holiday - buffer/free day.

? AM leaves for India.

May 28 Tu ? At NWU - SLN+UNG follow-up on MOU.

May 29 We > SLN+UNG at Purdue University (day visit).

* Local host: Ravi Muzumdar.

> Vinayak to arrange/advise on transport

to/from Purdue.

May 30 Th ?

May 31 Fr * SLN+UNG travel to Houston.

> SLN and UNG request drop off at ORD airport.

Flight UA 665 ORD dep 1440 IAH arr 1712.

> Request pick up at IAH for SLN and UNG.

(Riyaz, please coordinate with Shalini).

* SLN stays with his daughter Shalini.

* UNG's host in Houston - Riyaz Papar.

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Jun 01 Sa * Houston event (Confirmed by Pradeep Anand, Riyaz Papar)

SLN+UNG+KM to attend.

Jun 02 Su * SLN+UNG travel to Dallas.

? Transport for SLN+UNG+KM from Houston to Dallas.

* Dallas event (Confirmed by Uday Apte)

SLN+UNG+KM to attend.

* UNG's host in Dallas - Vinod Bhat.

* SLN goes back to Houston/stays overnight at Dallas.

> Request acco for SLN+KM for the night.

* UNG stays with Vinod Bhat.

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Jun 03 Mo * UNG travels to NJ

> UNG requests drop off at DFW airport (Vinod?).

Flight UA 1668 DFW dep 0830 ORD arr 1046.

UA 022 ORD dep 1130 EWR arr 1431.

> UNG requests pick up at EWR airport (Vinay?)

* UNG stays with his cousin Vinay.

? SLN+KM travel to Austin (KM drives).

? Austin Event (Anadi++ to confirm).

> SLN+KM stay overnight at Austin, acco requested.

Jun 04 Tu * UNG at NJ.

? SLN+KM travel to Houston.

Jun 05 We * UNG at NJ, SLN in Houston.

Jun 06 Th * UNG leaves USA for UK. SLN in Houston.

> UNG requests drop off at JFK airport.

* Flight AI 102 dep JFK 2010.

Jun 07 Fr * UNG reaches London.

* Flight AI 102 arr LHR 0755.

> Request pick up and accommodation in London (Nitin?).

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Jun 08 Sa * UNG in London.

Jun 09 Su * London Event (Confirmed by Beno)

> UNG requests transport to/from London Event.

* UNG with cousin Neela Arora in the evning.

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AM: Prof Ashok Misra, Director

SLN: Prof S L Narayanamurthy, Dean Resource Mobilisation

UNG: Prof U N Gaitonde, Prof-in-Charge Alumni Affairs

Director Misra, Prof. Menon and senior faculty members visit the USA

The Director and senior faculty members of IIT Bombay visited the US in September-October 2000 ... click below for specific Chapter event information :

• Greater New York: September 23

• San Francisco Bay Area: September 30

• Los Angeles: October 1

• Seattle: October 4

• Chicago: October 7

• Washington DC: October 12

• Boston: October 14

• Houston:October 14

• Dallas: October 15

• London: October 18

Times of India article about the Bay Area event - "New economy NRIs flock to IIT Bombay Roadshow" ... and Silicon India report on the Greater NY event -"IIT Bombay's alumni chapter meets in N.J.".

Distinguished Alumni Summit and Roadshow 2000 in San Francisco, CA	Nandan Nilekani, Managing Director and COO of Infosys  Greater New York Chapter Roadshow 2000	Distinguished Alumni Summit 2000 Rye, NY