Is this legitimate? -- I fear not, but who knows?

Sent from: D. Vishal (d.vishal@ktj.in)

Dear Sir,
Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur, the oldest and the largest among the I.I.T’s, is ranked among the best engineering institutions in the world. Over the years, this celebrated abode of knowledge has produced brilliant engineers who have made invaluable contributions in the field of science and technology.

Kshitij, the annual techno-management fest of IIT Kharagpur provides a platform for a confluence of students, academia and the industry. While the competitions at Kshitij prove to be the ultimate test of grit, knowledge and skill, the guest lectures and workshops provide an enriching experience for the avid learners. The fest has been graced by the presence of such luminaries who are looked up to for their distinguished contribution in their respective fields.
Following are some highlights of the previous editions of Kshitij :

* Lectures by Prof. Anthony James Leggett (noble laureate in physics 2003), Prof Larry Wall( Father of PERL Programming Language) Prof. Kurt Wuthrich(Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2002), Prof Paul Crutzen(Nobel laureate in Chemistry 1995) Mr. Richard Stallman (founder or GNU Linux), Mr. Roger D. Kornberg (Nobel Laureate Physics 2006),Dr. Klauz Von Klitzing (Nobel laureate Physics,1985) .

* Plethora of workshops on varied topics from next generation technologies by experts, Prof Kevin Warwick (First Human Cyborg), Mr. Nathan Chronister (Ornithopters), CUDA workshop by NVIDIA to forensic science, film-making and Graphology.

* Illuminating exhibitions on wide-ranging topics from next generation technologies by experts, Mr. Dan Roe (Solar Robotics - Kinetic Art), DRDO exhibitions (Missiles, Military Instruments),MIT Media Labs Sense table, Mr. Peter Robinson (Mind reading Machines), British Council (Solar Car),Augmented Reality (AR) Pool, Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University came up with Snake Robotics, Ultra Orb,Globe 4D and many more.


* Guest lectures by Prof. Eric Drexler (Father of nanotechnology), Mr. Jimmy wales (Co-founder of wikipedia), Dr Woodrow Withlow Junior( Director of NASA Glen Research Centre),Mr Phillipe Lebrun( Head of accelerator technology at CERN

* Guest Lecture by Dr. Rakesh Sharma ( the first Indian cosmonaut) and Dr. K. Kasturirangan(Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization)

* Guest Lectures by Prahlad Kakkar, Storm chaser George Kourounis and Jeremy Bristow, BBC filmmaker and Emmy award winner.

* Megashows like Pyro-technique show (Automated crackers), Sand Animation (Silica Art) and Pyromania (Sci art from Israel).

* Association with noted Fortune 500 companies like BARCLAYS CAPITAL, CISCO, GOOGLE, SUZLON, INTEL, IBM, HP, ONGC, GE, SYMANTEC etc. apart from some of the biggest names of India Inc. like SBI, HAL etc.

* Total participation of more than 40,000 students from all corners of country encompassing all IITs, IIMs and other leading technical and management colleges of India.

Please View the documentary of our last years fest Kshitij 2011 which was a grand success. The link is :
http://vimeo.com/24044016


The forthcoming edition of Kshitij will be held from January 27th through January 30th, 2012. Keeping up with the tradition of inviting artists with distinguished backgrounds and illustrious careers, I, on behalf of IIT Kharagpur would like to invite you to Kshitij 2012 to conduct a workshop on Problem Gambling.



Hoping to receive correspondence from you