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uCSd Chancellor Khosla kicks off aSei’s national Board

and key initiatives at its 2021 annual general meeting

Our Bureau

Fremont, CA

he American Society of
Engineers of Indian Or-
Tigin (ASEI) has adapt-
ed to the pandemic well and
digitally transformed itself by
holding all programs virtual-
ly and making more of them
freely available to all. Here’s
a glimpse of its last 30 days:
At the Annual General Meet-
ing held Feb 6th, presided by
Dr. Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor
at University of California San
Diego, ASEI members from all
chapters across the US joined
via Zoom to witness the inau-
guration of the new National
Board of Directors. ASEI Pres-
ident Piyush Malik announced
his executive team and launch of
new programs and initiatives for
2021.
A distinguished alumnus of
IIT Kharagpur and Carnegie
Mellon University, the Chief
Guest Dr Khosla is an interna-
tionally renowned electrical and community to give back and ting Real with Engineering” members and gave a glimpse of
computer engineer recognized that’s where ASEI fits in” – Dr. and STEM programs such as the richness of the upcoming
for his seminal contributions in Khosla said during his speech “Youth Technology Exposition” programs in the months ahead.
secure software and intelligent Chancellor Khosla compli- The event brought out the It concluded with an interac-
robot systems. He congratulated mented ASEI for the signif- exuberance of ASEI Nation- tive “open mike” networking
Piyush and the new ASEI board icant role it plays in bridging al Board Members each of session with all members com-
members on the important role the Industry- academia gap who spoke why they choose ing on camera expressing their
they play in nurturing the next as well as skill gap through to volunteer with ASEI. Later, thoughts and shared excite-
generation of engineers and its knowledge sharing events, chapter presidents from Mich- ment for ASEI’s bright future.
technologists. youth programs, student chap- igan (Muthu Sivananthan), The interactive panel dis-
Sharing his career story and ters and the new initiatives Southern California (Sri Ga- cussed topics ranging from
how despite being an immigrant such as University Connect vini), Washington DC (Venkat sustainable development, in-
person of Indian origin with ac- and Mentor Connect which Gurunathan) and San Diego vesting in India to immigra-
cent and color disadvantage, he aim to help budding and early (Ashish Mehta) introduced tion related issues. “Just in the
broke the prevailing stereotypes tenure engineers with career their respective chapter’s board last year alone, India received
and went on to become the CEO and professional guidance. members. around 57 billion USD of in-
of one of the top US Public Uni- ASEI National President Wearing a dual hat as the vestment focused on Digital
versities with annual budget of Malik emphasized how while Silicon Valley chapter Presi- space,” said Amb. Kumar.
$6.1 Billion rejuvenating the chapters and dent Piyush Malik went on to In conclusion, the Con-
“People of Indian origin are bringing in more diversity, all introduce an expanded and di- sul General has said that he is
excelling in engineering in the of them will work together as verse chapter board comprising looking forward to collaborat-
US in companies all around the “One ASEI“ within the frame- of seasoned executives, entre- ing with ASEI and connecting
USA and they have broken the work of new programs like preneurs, educators and tech- the organization with India
glass ceiling multiple times and Engineering Tales, Mentor nologists. based entities to help leverage
very successfully and got visibili- Connect, University Connect The launch event showed each other’s strengths in fos-
ty. With visibility comes great re- as well as continue the suc- the attendees the depth of ex- tering investments, growth and
sponsibility towards the broader cessful webinar series “Get- perience amongst ASEI board youth development.

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