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INAE Annual Convention 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The INAE Annual Convention 2019, hosted by Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR), Jaipur, from December 12 -14, 2019 and coordinated by Dr Purnendu Ghosh, Vice \u2013 President, INAE and Executive Director, BISR, Jaipur was held at BISR, Jaipur. All INAE Fellows and Young Associates had been invited to participate in the Annual Convention 2019. The Convention commenced with the INAE Governing Council Meeting on December 12, 2019 followed by the Award Lectures by the winners of Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering 2019 viz Prof EC Subbarao and Mr AS Kiran Kumar; Prof Jai Krishna Memorial Awardee – Prof KT Jacob; Prof SN Mitra Memorial Awardee- Prof RK Shevgaonkar and the INAE Outstanding Teacher Awardee- Prof BS Murty. After the Award Lectures, the INAE Fellows Dinner was held which provided an excellent opportunity for networking of Fellows.<\/p>\n

The Inaugural Session of the INAE Annual Convention 2019 was held on December 13, 2019, which commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries on the dais, followed by the rendition of a melodious invocation by the BISR team. The Welcome Address was delivered by Dr Purnendu Ghosh, Vice \u2013 President, INAE and Executive Director, Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur. Dr Sanak Mishra, President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in his Presidential Address, gave an overview of the Academy and the major activities of the last one year. The highlight of the event was the inspiring talk delivered by the Chief Guest \u2013 Mr SK Roongta, Chairman, BALCO to the august audience. The book \u201cMind of an Engineer Volume II\u201d edited by Dr Purnendu Ghosh released during the Inaugural Session is the second volume of a series of books featuring articles by INAE Fellows about the reminiscences, inspirations, challenges and opportunities in their professional journeys. The next feature of the Inaugural Session was the release of the Report on \u201cUrban Transportation: Challenges and Way Forward\u201d edited by Prof Prem Krishna, former Vice-President, INAE and Chairman, INAE Forum on Civil Infrastructure. The report comprises of an analysis of the challenges faced in the modernization of Urban Transportation and suggests solutions to overcome the same. This was followed by the Special Induction Ceremony of INAE Fellows from Industry wherein two stalwarts of industry viz. Mr SS Mohanty, Vice- Chairman cum Managing Director, Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited and Dr Ramachandra Naidu Galla, Founder & Chairman, Amara Raja Group were inducted as Fellows of INAE. The Inaugural Session concluded with the proposing of the vote of thanks by Prof Indranil Manna, Vice-President, INAE.<\/p>\n

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Release of book \u201cMind of an Engineer Volume II\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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Release of Report on \u201cUrban Transportation: Challenges and Way Forward\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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Three Plenary Talks were delivered during the Annual Convention by eminent personalities as per details below.<\/p>\n