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GOPIO-CT Chapter Hosts Welcome Dinner

for Univ. of Connecticut Students

OUR BUREAU
today and how earlier career choices
New York
lead them to where they are now. The
lobal Organization of People panelists provided personal experi-
of Indian Origin Connecticut ence to their success. The panelists
GChapter (GOPIO-CT) orga- also provided guidance and inputs
nized a program of welcoming new on educational preparation, neces-
students from India at the Univ. of sary prior experience, what skills are
Connecticut, School of Business from the most important and transferable
its Stamford and Hartford campuses skills to acquire so as to market one-
with a networking dinner on Friday, self to the American job market.
October 14th at the Hampton Inn All the students at the event
and Suites in Stamford. While it was were introduced at the beginning
networking event for the students of the panel discussion. A question/
and the Indian American community, answer session followed. “It was a
it also served as an interactive session highly successful program with a
with a high-profile panel of Indian larger participation of the students
American Corporate Achievers and this year,” said program chair Chin-
entrepreneurs. talapudi. GOPIO-CT Secretary Pra-
The program, chaired GO- chi Narayan served as the moderator.
PIO-CT Exec. VP Prasad Chinta- The program was coordinated
lapudi, started with a welcome by with UConn Business School pro-
President Ashok Nichani, who spoke gram Directors Laurissa Berk and
on the various services provided by Lynsi Jennings. The event was spon-
the chapter and supporting various sored by Visaserve, an Immigration
charities in Connecticut. Nichani Attorneys Group headed by David
told the students the Indian Ameri- Nachman with office in New jersey,
can community is their host family in New York and Connecticut.
America and that chapter will always Over the last 16 years, GO-
help whenever they need any help. PIO-CT, a chapter of GOPIO In-
Extending a warm welcome ternational has become an active
to the new students, most of them and dynamic organization hosting
joining only in early September, Dr. interactive sessions with policy mak-
Abraham said, “America is the great- ers and academicians, community
est country which provides opportu- events, youth mentoring and net-
nity to open up your mind and you working workshops, and working
can be whatever you want to become, with other area organizations to help
whether a professional in a large cor- create a better future. GOPIO-CT
poration, or help to manage a hedge – Global Organization of People of
fund or as a scientist or professor or Indian Origin – serves as a non-parti-
as an entrepreneur, so, go and grab san, secular, civic and community ser-
the opportunities awaiting you.” Dr. vice organization – promoting aware-
Abraham also added that although, Entain CIO Joseph Simon, Eminent eNcloud Services President Chandra ness of Indian culture, customs and
he is a nanotechnologist, his passion Software Services Managing Partner Sekhar Nallam and Maganti IT Re- contributions of PIOs through com-
was building community institutions Srikanth Dasugari, Immigration At- sources CTO Sushma Maganti. munity programs, forums, events and
since he came in 1973 as a student at torney David Nachman, 3Lines COO Each of the panelists were asked youth activities. It seeks to strength-
Columbia University. Nandu Kuppusamy, Maganti IT Re- to comment on sets of questions on en partnerships and create an ongo-
The high-profile panel included sources President Prasad Maganti, their journey to where they reached ing dialogue with local communities.

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