2. BITSAA –BITS MoU : A Step towards
streamlined governance of alumni funds
1. Goal : To have an ACCOUNTABLE,
CENTRAL, TAX-DEDUCTIBLE way for
global BITS alumni to contribute funds to.
2. WHERE WE ARE: BITS has agreed to:
Separate bank account for BITSAA funds.
Semi-annual unaudited & Annual audited
statements will be made available by BITS to
its alumni
Dedicated contact person for BITSAA CFO to
liaise with on a regular basis on matters
relating to BITSAA funds
Online visibility to BITSAA account so that the
BITSAA CFO and BITS can operate
efficiently with no need for back & forth
communication for quick turnaround visibility
of funds.
3. WHAT DOES IT MEAN:
Donors in GLOBALLY can transfer funds into
this central pool (Donors outside India –
through BITSAA)
We will have the transparency, accounting
and accountability – Desired for Years
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3. Bridges to the Future – Recap : 4 Quadrants for
alumni contributions.
• Foster Research and
• Foster Research and Innovation Innovation (Students)
(Faculty) • Seed funding for Student
• Young Faculty Excellence Projects via Student Project
Award: FE001 – 5 year award Fund - SE001
(sum of INR 1 lakh/yr) Faculty Student • Tuition Endowments - SE002
• Chair Professorships: FE002 Enrichm Enrich • Travel Scholarships for
20 year award (sum of INR 44 presenting papers at
lakhs)
ent ment conferences - SE003
Commu
BITSCon nity
• Infrastructure (INF 001) – in nect 2.0 Enrichm • Taken up AtmaNirbhara this
alignment with BITS Vision 2020 ent year (help communities in and
• Flagship Project for 2012 around Pilani by developing a
• Next BIG thing!! community resource center)
• Game-changer in the • Next year it could be another
pedagogic sector (Will talk more such initiative
about it)
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4. Total $$ - Where we stand* - Mar 10 2012
16930
21436
38303 BITSConnect 2.0
Faculty Enrichment
85952 Student Enrichment
Community Enrichment
291988
General Fund
Total=$454,609*
*Latest dashboard available at http://bridgestothefuture.bitsaa.org/dashboard
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5. We aren‘t there yet – We need your help
~48% raised/pledged for ~45% raised /pledged in all
BITS Connect 2.0! for Bridges to the Future
(need another 300K by June „12)
291,988 $4546
308,012 09.
$5453
91
Goal: $600K* Goal: $1Mi*
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6. Batch-wise contributions - Mar 10, 2012
Latest dashboard available at http://bridgestothefuture.bitsaa.org/dashboard
Year Pledged/ Raised Year Pledged/ Raised
1958 $200 1991 $564
1960 $25,930 1993 $10,050.00
1963 $100 1994 $1601.00
1966 $37,827.58 1997 $29.00
1968 $30000 1999 $237.00
1971 $1,000.00 2000 $34.00
1972 $121.00 2002 $9463.00
1974 $7000.00 2003 $146.00
1975 $350.00
2004 $71.00
2005 $764.00
1976 $224,258.00
2006 $36.00
1985 $110
1970,77,82,83,86,8
1998 $1014 7, 92, 95, 98, < $20
1989 $250 07,08,10
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8. Class of 1981 Faculty Chair
Jan 2012 :
Alumni from the Class
of 1981 (1976 batch)
responded to the appeal
put forth by BITS Pilani
And BITSAA to become
the first alumni
batch to set up a
Chair Professorship
at BITS Pilani.
What is your batch
upto?
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9. Sierra Atlantic Co-Founders pledge funds to a
250-Seater Classroom for BITS Connect 2.0
Feb 2012 :
Raju Reddy and Sarath Sura, co-founders of Sierra
Atlantic - a Entrepreneurship story of 2 BITSians
who started a company, grew it to a large global
corporation and was bought by Hitachi making it a
successful venture, pledged $100K towards
BITSConnect 2.0 for the construction/configuration
of one 250-seater classroom. Raju Reddy
Sarath Sura
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10. BGM Team contributes 50Lakh INR from BGM
Savings
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11. BGM 1.0 Chairman Vinod Puri & CEO CS Goel presented a cheque of
Rs. 50 Lakhs for BITS Connect 2.0 to Prof. K .E. Raman on 3/3/2012
.
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12. More Pledges....
Feb „12 : BITSAA Delhi Chapter
Pledges 50Lakh INR (~$50K)
towards BITSConnect 2.0
Vinod Puri(„60),
President, BITSAA Delhi Chandra Bhople (Trustee BITSAA Intl),
Co-founder OCTAVE
25 Feb „12 : Chandra Bhople (‟74) (Co-
Founder OCTAVE Business School,
Nagpur) pledges INR 1 lakh towards
BITSConnect 2.0
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13. 2002 batch is giving the older batches a run for
their money! (Literally!)
Among the younger batches (2000+),
when it comes to fundraising and
galvanizing the batch-mates, Batch of
2002 is by far miles ahead of the other
batches. (and many older batches too!)
Timelines: Fundraising shout-out :
Feb 25 2012
$$ Raised / Pledged in first 10
days : ~$8378
Participation : 55+
(level of participation is the
highest amongst all the batches) Abhisheak Iyer Satish Poliesetti(
(02, CMO, 02, Editor,
BITSAA Intl)
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14. Bridges to the Future
Globla Tour!!
Coming to a place near you
15. Bridges to the Future – Pre Meet Nov 11 2011 @
Chairman Raju Reddy‘s home, Silicon Valley, CA
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16. Bridges to the Future – Pre Meet, 28 Jan 2012,
East Coast Gala
two companies pledge d to hire BITSians via BITSConnect 2.0 at the eventNew Jersey, USA
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17. Bridges to the Future – Tour Launch 25 Feb 2012
at SVC, Sydney and Chennai Simultaneously
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18. Bridges to the Future – Tour Launch 25 Feb 2012
at SVC, Sydney and Chennai Simultaneously
BITSAA SVC Event, Prem jain‟s house
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19. The Tour continues.....
March 24, 2012 - DC Meet - Brij's house is primary location;
Investigating Cisco Herndon office (a huge building) as alternate
location.
March 31, 2012 - East Coast Meet - Crystal Point Condos Lounge - a
high-end skyrise in Jersey City walking distance from PATH has
been blocked -.
April 1, 2012 - Boston Meet - MIT Sloan 1 of the 100 people room is
blocked; Looking for MIT Sloan mini-auditorium and Harvard
classroom / mini-auditorium as backup locations.
April 14, 2012 - Hyderabad Meet
and many more to come… stay tuned….
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20. BITS Pilani Alumni Advisory Council: est 2011
Prof. Goverdhan Mehta Prof. D Prof. Ashok Prof. A P Mathur Prof. Krishna Prof. SP Kothari Prof. M Balakrishnan (1972)
(1955) Balasubramanian Agarwal (1960) (1965) Saraswat (1963) (1974)
(1955)
Prem Jain (1968) Anurag Jain (1988) Madhu Kannan (1988) Ashish Bhinde (1989) Dilip D‟Souza (1976) Reena Aggarwal (1974)
Raju Reddy (1976) Kris Ramachandran (1967)
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21. First Alumni Advisory Council Meet
13 Jan 2012
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22. First Alumni Advisory Council Meet
13 Jan 2012
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23. First Alumni Advisory Council Meet
13 Jan 2012
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25. 25,800 companies founded by living MIT alumni, employing
3 Million+ people and generating global revenues of about
$1.9tn. Becoming the 11th largest economy in the world.
26. BITS has the potential to play a crucial role in
shaping India‘s growth
Legacy: *Akamai * Bharat Forge
* Hotmail * iFlex * Informatica * Onida
*Strand Life Sciences and so many more!
Young Guns: *Exotel * Gharpay * Grey
Orange Robotics * redBus and many
more….
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27.
28. BITS Spark : The 3 Pillars
Spark Connect Spark Mentors Spark Angels
On-campus and post-campus Create a BITSAA mentoring Create a BITSAA angel group
education for entrepreneurship network of investors
Formalized NVC course on all Create formal mentor-mentee Invest in BITSian startups
campuses matching program based in India
Create PS opportunities in startups Provide mentoring to BITSian Provide mentoring to funded
Bits2Startup online forum startups BITSian startups
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29. BITS Spark Meet – Bangalore, Jan 14 2012
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30. BITS Spark Meet – Bangalore, Jan 14 2012
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31. BITS Spark Meet – Hyderabad, Feb 5 2012
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32. BITS Spark Meet – Hyderabad, Feb 5 2012
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34. Mockup – View from Clock Tower
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35. Mockup – View from Saraswati Temple
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36. Mockup – Underground Faculty Division
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37. Mockup – Amphitheatre
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38. Mockup – Hostels, Walkways etc
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39. Pilani C-Lawns as on 9 March 2012
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40. Pilani D-Lawns as on 9 March 2012
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42. BITS Pilani - #1 Private University in India
In 2012, we are spread across 4 beautiful campuses
(Pilani,BITS Pilani AlumniGoa &(BITSAA)
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43. BITSConnect 2.0 - Unified Telepresence Solution
PilaniCampus Goa Campus
Chancellor 50 MoviClients
BITS MPLS
7 Desktop
Clients
4 Virtual
Content Storage & Classrooms
Streaming Server
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Dubai Campus www.bitsaa.org
44. BITSConnect 2.0 - Unified Telepresence Solution
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45. Model for Education in India / Asia
BITS Pilani will be the most well-connected multi-campus university in
India/Asia
The largest video conferencing implementation of classrooms ever done in
India
Web conferencing for 1000+ faculty, staff, students and alumni is 10 times
larger than any other institute in India
50+ simultaneous Corporate/Campus collaboration sessions
Dedicated High-Performance MPLS cloud connecting all campuses
Rivals / Betters Fortune 100 companies and Top 10 Universities of the
world in Video/Web Conferencing Collaboration Capabilities
Aligns to BITS Pilani Vision 2020
BITSConnect 2.0 = Better Education + Better Exposure + Better Research
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46. BITS Pilani Classroom for 2012 Batch
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47. Embryo Talks - Speakers from around the world
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48. Actual Setup of IIM-B Classroom - Front View
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49. Actual Setup of IIM-B Classroom - Rear View
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50. Meeting of Deans and Faculty across campuses
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51. “1-Click” Video Conferencing for Directors
Any Director from anyThe Global BITS Pilani Alumnitalk to each other from their chambers. Jersey, USA
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The Chancellor (Dr. KM Birla) can also be connected. www.bitsaa.org
52. BITSConnect - 1.0, 2.0, ??, ??, ??
Entrepreneurship /
Meetings & Collaboration Research Community Outreach
Use Innovation
Cases Training / E-Learning Corp/Campus Interaction Marketing Brand Value
Collaboration / Innovation Platform
BITSCourseware /
World Class Education for Higher Degree Programs
Video Collaboration & Content Management System
NetworkBITS Pilani Alumni Association (BITSAA)
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53. The Journey so far...
1. 2009 - Genesis of BITS Mission 2012, Vision 2020 Plan
2. 2009-10 - Genesis of BGM 2011 (BGM 1.0)
3. 7-9 Jan ‟11 - BGM 2011 (BGM 1.0)
4. 25 May ‟11 - BITS Pilani announces 7 Chair Professorships funded by Chancellor
5. 23 Oct ‟11 - First Global Batch Ambassadors Call
6. 11 Nov ‟11 - Pre-B2F meet held in SVC
7. 12 Nov ‟11 - BITS Pilani Modernization Plan (Parivartan) Unveiled
8. 06 Dec ‟11 - Bridges to the Future Campaign launched (First donation of USD 10K !!)
9. 13 Jan ‟12 - First BITS Alumni Advisory Council Meeting
10. Jan‟ 12 - Class of 1981 funds the First Alumni Chair Professorship (USD 100K !!)
11. 28 Jan‟ 12 - BridgeX, US pledges to hire 1 student / campus next semester (@ East
Coast Gala Meet - Pre B2F Meet)
12. Feb‟12 - BGM 1.0 Committee decides to contribute USD 100K savings to BC2
13. Feb‟12 - Pledges for BC2 - Delhi Chapter USD 50K, Sierra Atlantic USD 100K
14. 17 Feb „12 - BITS Spark launched
15. 25 Feb ‟12 - B2F Global Tour Unveiled - Simultaneous Chapter Meets held at SVC,
Sydney and Chennai. Octave Business School Pledges INR 1Lakh at SVC Meet
16. Mar, Apr, May‟12 - Many more Chapter meets planned per B2F Global Tour Calendar
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55. BITSAA “Global” Governance Structure
BITSAA International Board of Directors
Chairman, BITSAA Intl
Director/ Director/ Director/ Director/ Director/
Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee
Chair Chair Chair Chair Chair
Director Director Director Director Director Director
Director Director Director Director
Director Director Director Director
/CEO /CFO /COO /VP FR
BITSAA Chapter Leadership Council BITSAA Batch Ambassadors Council
Chairman, BITSAA Intl Chairman, BITSAA Intl
Vice Chairmen (x2) BatchAmb” BatchAmb” BatchAmb” BatchAmb” Batch
Amb”
CEO, BITSAA Intl ( Coordinator/Secretary)
BatchAmb” BatchAmb” BatchAmb” BatchAmb” BatchAmb”
Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter
Leaders Leaders Leaders Leaders Leaders Leaders Leaders
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56. Top 3 Goals for BITSAA
1. Streamline and strengthen governance of
alumni programs (across chapters, batches) in
support of BITS Pilani‟s Mission 2020
objectives
2. Create an eco-system of partners in industry,
government and academia to enhance
research and entrepreneurship at BITS Pilani
3. Raise at least $1Mi before the next BGM
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57. Faculty Enrichment - Endow Chair Professorships
.
• BITS is open to naming Chair
Professorships
• Alumni/Alumni Batches
• Your Companies etc.
• BITS expects the donor/group of
donors:
• to endow Rs 44 lakhs (one-time)
~100,000 USD
• Duration: a 20 year period
• Chancellor Kumar Birla has kick started
1. Facilitate deeper interaction this program by creating 7 Endowed
engineers/scientists and BITS faculty,
2. Promote excellence and leadership in Chairs funded by the Birla family in
teaching, research and innovation Oct/Nov 2011.
3. 1976 batch became the first batch to
endow a chair. (in Jan 2012) what is • A detailed document is available (on
your batch upto? request)
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58. Student Enrichment - Student‘s Project Fund
.
• BITS students are:
• Participating in top Intl Engineering Design
competitions (and winning!)
• They request for seed funding to get started
• Our fundraising has been:
• ad-hoc in the past (some hugely
successful, others dismal failures)
Projects • Time to execution is long
ACYUT Humanoid - 2009 $40,000 • BITSAA would like to create
BAJA SAE Karters Racing - 2010 $50,000 • A central pool for granting seed
Shaurya Autonomous Ground $60,000 funding for such projects
Vehicle - 2010
Teevra Human Powered Vehicle - $80,000
• Highlight Brand BITS
2010
• Encourage research
IFOR – Dubai - 2011 $12,000
• Make BITS a world class “research”
University
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59. Faculty/Student Enrichment - Travel Scholarships
.
• BITSians (Faculty/students)
– Traveling abroad in large numbers
$1000 each – 53 requests last year
– ~1 request per week
21 3 • BITSAA could support only 6 (11%)
14 • BITSAA tries to solve by:
24
13 – Loan
– Grants
Funded/Un-funded
applications
Graduate Studies
Funded
Non Technical 11%
Technical
Internship/Research Thesis
Delegate/Summit
Unfunded
Thesis/Summer Program 89%
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Just in case you have forgotten – 4 Key focus areas. Faculty, Students, Infrastructure, Community. (That’s the take away from this slide. Ignore the rest)
NVC = New Venture Creation
View from clock tower
View from temple
Underground FD
Huge amphi
Huge Amphi
. QTs are not dug up. Only C-Lawns and D-Lawns have been dug up as of now. QTs won't be dug up. Two bhawans ( VK and Bhag) will be demolished(not very sure about that). The demolition hasn't started yet. There are pics of c-lawns and d lawns already. I'll get more and send them to you soon.
. QTs are not dug up. Only C-Lawns and D-Lawns have been dug up as of now. QTs won't be dug up. Two bhawans ( VK and Bhag) will be demolished(not very sure about that). The demolition hasn't started yet. There are pics of c-lawns and d lawns already. I'll get more and send them to you soon.
