The next step....!

Dear Alumnus,

At the outset allow me to thank you on behalf of the batch of 2009 for gracing the alumni meet with your presence and active participation. It was indeed a pleasure to meet all the senior alumni and have such interesting and meaningful discussions. We have made keen note of many of your thoughts and suggestions and eagerly look forward to working with you towards building a very strong alumni network which is very essential for a B-School and empowering for its alumni. The Alumni meet in Bangalore was only the first step towards re-connecting and brainstorming, the larger goal of re-uniting the alumni with the B-School and connecting the alumni amongst each other will require continued efforts and many initiatives.

As committed during our discussion in the meet, the current students will extend full support in building and creating the network in the form of a recognized and formal association. Building and sustaining the network will require equal commitment from the alumni. As proposed during the meet, we are considering formation of the Association that would aim at growing and strengthening itself (and also at integrating with the TAA and the larger IIT alumni network) . For this we propose a working group that would take up initiatives and the responsibilities of founding the formal association. This group could have about 4 members from current students (Students alumni committee at the B-School) and about 5 alumni from the passed out batches. As the founding office bearers of the association this working group will draw up plans for institutionalizing the association by inviting discussion and building consensus and seeking support from alumni and faculty. Together this work group would take on the tasks of formulating the objectives, charter, composition and identify need and modalities of intense relationships with alumnicomm, TAA etc, and also register the Association. In addition it would attempt to create a dedicated website and plan the next formal meet. Such initiatives need to be taken up by this working group till the time the community becomes user driven and sustainable and active.

We invite volenteers forf the work group.

Please feel free to pour in your thoughts either by replying to this mail or preferably by posting on the blog http://www.vgsomalumnimeet.blogspot.com/

I quote a line from Prof Iyer's mail "As a wise academic at a Workshop said recently, "After

all is said and done; so much is said, and so litle done". We are determined to prove this wrong !

Thanks and Regards