Whats the rationale behind having the conference this time on the East Coast?
Our last big global alumni conference was on the West Coast and most of the people who attended were West Coast people although a few of us from the East Coast attended. We thought we must spread the thing around because this then gives an opportunity for the East Coast alumni to have a chance to attend. Otherwise, it’s always a sort of West Coast, Silicon Valley affair.Not that there’s anything wrong with it. But this gives the people here an opportunity also to make their presence felt and of course, most importantly, to give US lawmakers and administration officials a feel about what IIT-ians and IITs are all about. They’ve heard so much about it and now it’s time to really showcase ourselves.
