2nd Alumni Meet- Chennai Chapter
26th January 2005
Time: 11:30 am to 4pm
Venue: GRT Grand, Chennai

The agenda for the meeting were:

1. Welcome to the 2nd CET Alumni Meet- Chennai Chapter
2. 'Parichay'-Introduction Round. 
3. Threadbare discussion. 
4. Signature Campaign. 
5. Lunch
6. Vote of thanks

The sequence of events was as below: 
1. Welcome:-

The meeting was convened by Mr. Binay Kumar Gupta (Batch of 2003, Electrical) 
on behalf of CETB Alumni Association and the inaugural welcome address was 
given by Mr.Suraj Das (Batch of 1996, MCA). The agenda was put forth and 
Introduction session was initiated. 

2. 'Parichay' Introduction Session:-

Each of the 10 CETians gave a brief introduction about themselves and their 
experiences during their stay in CET. 

3. Discussion:-

As mentioned earlier, the primary purpose of this meet was to find out ways 
of supporting our college in a pragmatic way. Keeping that in mind, the 
discussion was carried out with ideas pouring in from all quarters. The 
enthusiasm and love for the college was infectious to say the least.” 
Effective and practical"-This in deed was the theme of the day. The 
following points came up in the discussion. 

i.. Bank account for Chennai Chapter-

For information sharing, Binay highlighted the fact that following last 
year's 1st Alumni meet here in Chennai, a Bank Account for Chennai Chapter 
had been opened with Mr.Ajit Sahoo(Batch of 2000,I&E) as  treasurer. Since 
Ajit's moved out of Chennai, it was unanimously agreed that Mr. Naresh Satapathy 
(Batch of 1996, Electrical) become the treasurer going forward. The necessary 
process work in this regard will be kick started soon.	
 

ii. Contribution to CET Library-

Based on inputs provided by Prof S.P.Mohanty, hon'ble H.O.D, MCA Department, 
CET, who suggested contribution of books to CET library as an "effective and 
practical" step, it was unanimously decided to take up this cause as a matter 
of high priority. Funds will be collected from willing CETians in Chennai. 
Books will be bought, based on the requirements of the college library, which 
will be communicated to us by Sir and then we will hand them over to the 
college authorities. This was decided following the suggestion of not giving
money to authorities for library purpose, which then will take indefinite 
amount of time to implement.

iii. Regular supply of latest journals, magazines for the students of our 
college was anotherpotential area, which could be explored in the near future.
		
iv. S.P.Mohanty Sir had also suggested creation of a combined forum of CET 
Alumni placed all around South India to help CETians still in search of 
jobs in getting placements. This could be done in coordination among 
Bangalore, Chennai and other chapters of CET Alumni association. While 
CETians at the meet appreciated this idea, it was suggested that more 
awareness needs to be created among the faculty as well as the students 
in the campus regarding CET Alumni association and all the information 
available in "www.cetindia.org".

v. Funding of specific areas of development of laboratories in terms of 
infrastructure and laboratory equipments was another area where progress 
could be made, in co-ordination with the various heads of department.
		
vi. Some alumni also suggested encouraging creative, innovative projects 
by final year students by giving incentives. This could be done on an Annual 
basis on occasions like "Perceptions”, the technical festival of our college.
		
vii. Strengthening of CETB brand among corporate, industry, academia as 
well as the media was another area of interest. It was earnestly felt that 
dissemination of relevant information about our college, CETB could be further 
enhanced by having a comprehensive CORPORATE DOSSIER.

viii. It was also felt that a common email account be created for Chennai 
chapter where all present active CETians in Chennai can be enlisted. This 
will help in tracking on a periodical basis.
		
ix. It was also agreed to have a separate dossier of company email 
addresses and non-official email addresses of all active CETians in 
Chennai to help disseminating information in case the given company email 
address became redundant.

x. Increasing the frequency of the alumni meet to twice a year was
also suggested.
		
xi. It was unanimously agreed to contribute Rs 800/- per head to the 
Chennai Chapter account for the library cause. Also, it was agreed that 
a monthly fee of Rs. 150/- and upwards per head will be contributed to 
the Chennai Alumni Fund in order to fund other initiatives mentioned 
above and  also sponsor future such get-togethers.
		
After the account control transfer to Mr. Naresh Satapathy (Batch of 1996, 
Electrical) is complete, funds can be contributed in this regard. Still, 
February 20, 2005 was kept as the cut-off date for this purpose of 
collecting funds		
		
xi. Finally, all felt the need to go out on an outing for a day and
chill out. 

4. Signature Campaign:- 

Signatures of the 10 CETians, present in the get-together, were taken.
The participants at the meet were as follows-

Mr. Naresh Satapathy (Batch of 1996, Electrical)
Mr. D.K.Mahapatra (Batch of 1996, I&E)
Mrs.Ranjita Mahapatra (Batch of 1996, I&E)
Mrs.Sasmita Panda (Batch of 1996, Electrical)
Mr. P.VijayAnand (Batch of 1996, MCA)
Mr. Suraj Das (Batch of 1996, MCA)
Mr. Ravi Srinivas Ganti (Batch of 1996, MCA)
Mr. Sudhir Shukla (Batch of 2004)
Mr. Susanta Behera (Batch of 2004, Mechanical)
Mr. Binay Kumar Gupta (Batch of 2003, Electrical)


5. Lunch:-

All the people had their sumptuous lunch and interacted with each other
sharing their experiences at CETB. 


6. Vote of thanks:-
Mr. Binay Kumar Gupta(Batch of 2003, Electrical) ,on behalf of CETB Alumni
Association-Chennai Chapter thanked each and every one of the CETians 
present in the meet for gracing the occasion with their presence. 

Action plan for future: 

Sl Action                                 Lead time  Status

1 Transfer of control of Bank Account     2 weeks    In-progress
  for Chennai Chapter from Ajit to Naresh

2 Initiate Contact with CET Authorities   2 weeks    In-progress
  for the  library cause. 					 	     

3 Contribution of funds for library       3 weeks    In-progress
  purpose

Drafted By: 
Binay Kumar Gupta (2003,Electrical)
On behalf of Chennai Chapter