Starting 7:00 AM – Registration and Photo Session (instant 4″x6″ photos print will be available) by professional photographer. Desk with credit card reader will be available to upgrade Annual to Life Membership or Student to Life Membership as well as to donate to NITROAA.
9 to 9:15 AM – Welcome ceremony: National Anthems – USA and Indian National Anthems sung by children led by Deepa Tripathy
9:15 to 9:25 AM – Welcome ceremony: Address by the Convener Sribatsa Das
9:25 to 9:40 AM – Welcome ceremony: Address by NITROAA President Dr. Birendra Jena
9:40 to 9:55 AM – Video address by NIT, Rourkela Director Dr. Animesh Biswas
9:55 to 10:00 AM – Vote of thanks by Mr. Prem Gandhi, NITROAA Vice President
10:00 to 11 AM – Alumni introductions – limit to 30 seconds
11:00 to noon – Key Note Speech by Dr. Ed Amoroso (45 minutes speech and 15 minutes Q&A)
Noon to 1:00 PM – Lunch at Hotel’s Jester Restaurant
1:00 to 2:30 PM – Brainstorming break-out sessions. Topics will be provided to each group. Moderator: Pradeep Mohapatra.
2:00 to 3:00 PM – The Why and How of Giving to Our Alma Mater – Gary Krishnan (20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes Q&A).
3:00 to 3:15 PM – Coffee Break
3:15 to 4 PM – Innovation Hyper-drive Panel Discussion. Participants: Dr. Robert Soni, Ishpreet Singh, Dr. Prabhakar Singh, Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Dr. Sukant Mohapatra, Dr. Pat Krishna and Arun Sharma. Moderator: Pradeep Mohapatra.
4:00 to 5:00 PM – Group photo opportunity
5:00 to 6:00 PM – General Body Meeting
6:00 to 6:30 PM – Immigration Questions answered by Nandini Nair-Thomas, President, The Nair Law Group, APC. Website: https://www.nairlaw.com/
6:30 to 7:00 PM – NITR Got Talent – Children’s Group Performances led by Deepa Tripathy
7:00 to 7:30 PM – NITR Got Talent – Children’s Solo Performances up to 5 minutes each
7:30 PM to Mid-night – Dinner, Cash Bar, and DJ – Lalatendu Mohanty and Joydeep Tripathy to lead. Dinner at Hotel’s Jester Restaurant.
Event will be live streamed on YouTube and on Facebook. Updates will be posted to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp with photos and videos throughout the day.
Dress Code: Business Casual