Kalam to attend IIT alumni's global conference
President A P J Abdul Kalam will be present for the IIT alumni's global conference to be held in Mumbai on December 23-25, officials stated.
By PTI |
PANAJI: President A P J Abdul Kalam will be present for the IIT alumni's global conference to be held in Mumbai on December 23-25, officials stated.
"While the President of India has already confirmed his presence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's confirmation for attending the conference is awaited," Ashank Desai, Chairman, IIT alumni 2006 global conference, told reporters here.
He said the three-day conference aims to "inspire IITians to involve and transform India".
"The conference is expected to draw 5,000 participants from across the globe. The event advisory board includes distinguished IITians such as Vindi Banga, R Gopalkrishnan, Shailesh Mehta, Victor Menezes, Nandan Nilekani, Manohar Parrikar and Jairam Ramesh," Desai said.
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