national technology day celebration - sac
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Report on National Technology Day Celebration at SAC
National Technology Day - 2018 was celebrated at VSSE-SAC on 16th
May, 2018. The
theme of the Day was “Science & Technology for Sustainable Future”. The event was
inaugurated by Shri Tapan Misra, Director, SAC in presence of Associate Director, Deputy
Directors, SMC Members and other functionaries. The dignitaries were greeted by invited
children of CISF personnel.
Director, SAC delivered an inspiring speech in a very simple language to the students. The
inauguration concluded by releasing of colourful balloons by Director, SAC and specially
invited children of CISF personnel. The inauguration was covered by Air & Print media and the
PRESS was also separately briefed by Director, SAC.
During the day, several events were organized and a total 987 persons visited the
space exhibition. Amongst various visitors, the prominent were the students of various
engineering colleges like Ahmedabad institute of technology, LDRP, M. M. Patel college,
Gandhinagar; DA-IICT, Silver Oak College of Engineering & Technology, Navjivan Arts and
Commerce College, Om Institute of Technology, Sheth P.T. Arts & commerce college,
Students group from Dahod. These students actively participated in-house competitions. The
students delivered presentations in teams and the best presentations were awarded as well.
During Spot Quiz event, there were many prize winners amongst the general public. The
visitors showed great interest and enthusiastically interacted during open house sessions with
senior scientists of ISRO. Several questions on Space Science and Technologies were
answered by these scientists. Overall, the events during the day were very exuberating,
motivating and enlightening for the students.
There was also a lecture arranged by an Eminent Speaker, Dr. Anil Gupta Professor, DAIICT,
on the topic “Disruptive Technologies: Tighten Your Seatbelt”. The in-house staff found this
lecture very interesting and informative. The lecture was followed by question answer session.
Without the dedicated support of volunteers from various areas, the celebrations wouldn’t have
been a grand success.
We are highly thankful for the dedicated contributions from the staff members of VSSE, DECU,
CMG, Canteen, Transport, PRO, CISF, Library, Horticulture Department, Accounts and RACF
for photography. We are also thankful to all who directly or indirectly contributed to the success
of this event. Thank you.
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THE TIMES OF INDIA (17-05-2018)
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS (17-05-2018)
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RAJASTHAN PATRIKA (17-05-2018)
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SANDESH (17-05-2018)
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DIVYA BHASKAR (17-05-2018)
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GUJARAT SAMACHAR (17-05-2018)
पुस्तकालय एवं प्रलेखन प्रभाग, सैक द्वारा संकललत / Compiled by Library & Doc. Division, SAC