Calling All NEDians: Where Do We Live?

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on August 26, 2007

We use Sitemeter’s free service to track statistics on this blog. The map above shows the last 100 visitors to this blog in a 24 hour period and where they came from–as much as it is able to tell online. I find the graphic rather informative–and it seems to to be a pretty good representation of where NEDians live. But I could be wrong. It would be wonderful to hear from NEDians around the world and around Pakistan. Please drop a line in comments here and let everyone know where you are–especially if you’re in a place where there aren’t a lot of NEDians or if you think it’s a place the rest of us wouldn’t usually think of NEDians as living in. [That last includes you, Kashif Malik, in Multan.]

The NED Alumni Story

Posted by riaz_haq on August 17, 2007

As many of you already know, the theme of the Nedians Convention 2007 in San Jose is “Celebrate the Long History and Rich Heritage of NED“. As we count down to the Convention Day on Sept 8, I have written a piece celebrating the diversity and achievements of fellow alumni, with whom we all feel a sense of kinship. This will be published in Aug 17 issue of Pakistan Link, a California weekly published by a fellow NEDian Arif Mansuri. Here it is:

NED Engineering Alumni in US Celebrate NED’s Long History and Rich Heritage

By Riaz Haq, President, NED Alumni Association of Silicon Valley
What: NED University of Engineering and Technology Alumni Convention
When: Saturday, Sept 8, 2007
Where: San Jose, California
Attendees: Open to all Nedians and Non-NEDians
Registration: Register online at www.nedians.org or call 1-888-267-5951

About NED:

NED University of Engineering and Technology is the alma mater to thousands of NEDians currently residing in North America with hundreds of them in and around Silicon Valley, the high-tech hub of the world. Established in 1921 as the Prince of Wales College, it was renamed in 1942 after a Parsee philanthropist Mr. Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw. Until 1977, when it became a university in its own right, it was affiliated with various universities including Bombay University, Sindh University and Karachi University in successive periods before and after Pakistan’s independence. It remains one of the oldest and best known institutions of higher learning in Pakistan, with a large number of very successful alumni as testament to its rich and glorious heritage. Hundreds of these alumni are gathering in Silicon Valley on Sept 8, 2007 to celebrate it. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

LinkedIn Group for NEDians

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on August 9, 2007

Most readers will most probably heard of the social networking phenomenon. There are quite a few websites out there now that help people convert real-world or informal contacts into an organized network that can be used to reach people you might need to reach.

LinkedIn is one such site, and the one I have seen most commonly used in Silicon Valley and other professional, networking, and Internet circles. I initially joined LinkedIn when I was invited by a fellow technical writer. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »