Dear Fellow NEDian,

We'd like to invite you to the Third Annual Convention of NEDians, which we're organizing in the heart of Silicon Valley on September 8th, 2007. The theme this year is to "Roll Back Time" and celebrate the Heritage, the Achievements and the Future Promise of our institution and our fellow alumni.

The alumni group that has taken up this initiative has held similar events working with the NEDian communities in Houston in 2005 and the New Jersey/New York area last year. This year, a range of prominent members of the Silicon Valley community are involved, including several CEOs , senior executives, members of academia and entrepreneurs, as well as many more recent graduates of NED. Mazhar Ali, the actor and artiste, himself an NEDian (did you know that?), has volunteered to be Master of Ceremonies.

The event will include a full-day program rediscovering the rich heritage of NED, celebrating the achievements of NEDians in Silicon Valley and across the world today, and looking to the future with an eye on how to build a strong community. We're looking forward to a keynote speech, panel discussions, and some serious conversations about our community and the institution we hail from.

In the evening, there will be a banquet, with a sit-down dinner, and great entertainment. From the beatniks of the 70s, to the dreamers of the 80s, the doers  of the 90s, and the professors, entrepreneurs, executives and capitalists of today--we'll have them all there. And we hope you'll be there, too!

Your support and involvement will help make this a successful event and build a strong community that benefits us all.

In the next few days and weeks, we'll send out details and information about registration and travel. If you want to take the initiative and get involved--or just follow up actively--please visit our website and get in touch with us at:

http://Convention2007.NEDians.org

Remember to check back often for updates! We're planning a blog and we're looking forward to your contributions and comments.

Look forward to seeing you in San Jose on the 8th of September!

Zabardasth, Zabardasth!
NED - Zabardasth!!

Riaz Haq, Chairman
&  the Steering Committee,
NEDians Convention 2007
Silicon Valley

A Bit of History

NED was founded as the Prince of Wales Engineering College with donations from the citizens of Karachi to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1921. The institution was renamed NED Engineering College in 1924, in memory of Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw, a well known philanthropist, whose heirs made substantial donations for its development on the first anniversary of his death. The college was affiliated first with Sindh University and then, after independence, with Karachi University. In 1975, thirty years ago this year, moved to its present campus, and two years later it received its charter as an independent university and was renamed NED University of Engineering and Technology.

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