The FAST Universities Debating occupying Wall Street”, Headstart be unmatched in the debating arena Championship 2011 held at FAST- School was declared the runners-up despite the short span of time. The NU, Islamabad Campus from team. FAST Debating Society (FDS) is a November 10-13 with youngsters The annual ‘FAST Universities student-run society at FAST-NU, expressing their views in its different Debating Championship’ started off in w h i c h i n t r o d u c e d B r i t i s h categories. 2008 with a one-day event. Currently, Parliamentary Style simulations in

The educational institutions from it is quite popular in the country. Pakistan. Being a pioneer in the across the country participated in The winners received a cash prize region, FAST Universities Debating different competitions and tried to of Rs.50,000. Different debating Championship (FUDC) provides an give their best in the championship. competitions in different categories excellent platform to showcase a

highly formal style of debating.Earlier, during the opening

ceremony held on Saturday, senior journalist and analyst Saleem Safi called upon youth to lead the country in future in its real sense. “We have been listening to the slogans; have been witnessing political gathering and have been listening to the leaders criticizing others, but believe me this is not the way to progress,” he added.

The academic institutions, which included humorous subjects, social participated in the championship, issues and political issues, were included the Lahore Grammar School organized during the three-day event. (LGS), FAST-NU, Lahore Campus, The most lively and spectacular event Westminster School, Shifa College, was the music concert by Arieb Azhar Headstart School, Ghulam Ishaq Khan and underground bands. The concert Institute (GIKI), Roots School System was organized by FAST-NU, Director and others. Social Sciences, Abbiha Kalim.

Four teams managed to enter into The Fast University Debating Club the final round. One of them was has successfully held three cross-independent while the remaining country debating championships in included Headstart School, GIKI and 2008, 2009 and 2010 as well as LGS. While GIKI team has been severa l In t ra -FAST deba t ing declared first for its impressive debate competitions. Through its yearly on “This house would continue activities, FUDC has proved itself to

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Debating Championship 2011 held at FAST-NU, Islamabad Campus

Rector, Dr. Amir Muhammed awarding degree to a student

Uzair Farooq, a student from Computer Science Department has won the second position in speed p rog ramming compe t i t i on – VisioPark 2011 held at COMSATS Wah on October 22-23, 2011.

Students from all the top universities of Pakistan participated in the competition.

Such events not only give students an exposure to compe t i t i ve environments but provide them an opportunity to mingle with students and faculty from other universities in an informal atmosphere.

Uzair Farooq wins second position in

speed programming

GIKI team clinches top spot in the Championship

Participants of the debating championship pose for a photograph

Gaming Extreme Tournament (GET'11)various games, like: DOTA, FIFA 11, Counter Strike and NFS MW.On the first day, the competet ion was

held at the intra level in which students of FAST-NU who won the intra event were to represent the University at the inter u n i v e r s i t y a n d college level. On the s e c o n d d a y , t h e

students from different Gaming Extreme Tournament universities came as teams and some

(GET'11) was organized by SIBSS as individuals to battle it out against from Nov 3rd to 4th, 2011 at FAST- each other. The gaming competitions NU Karachi Campus. This time the were mostly related to strategy and invitations were extended to high team work. The purpose was to schools and colleges to come and entertain people and promote the skills show their skills battling it out with of team working. Teams comprising of gamers of different universities and multiple players had to collaborate to colleges. A number of gaming achieve a common goal. competitions were also organized to T h e a i m w a s t o p r o v i d e entertain and to improve teamwork constructive entertainment by among students. providing students with a chance to

The competition continued for two learn, perform, and play the games at days and the students got a chance to the same time and the whole event was compete and prove themselves in a great success.

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A research paper, titled 'Measure-ment of Centripetal Force with High Percentage Accuracy Using Force Senor and Photo-Gate', authored by Hamza Zafar and Syed Karrar Haider, faculty members of Science and Humanities Department, FAST-NU Lahore Campus, was published in Asian Journal of Science and Technology (ISSN: 0976-3376) Vol. 4, pp.029-031, November, 2011.AJST 'is a peer-reviewed' and 'refereed' journal.

Research Paper published in

AJST

A student is receiving award from the chief guest

Dr. Adil Jahangeer’s paper published A research paper of Dr.Adil Jahangeer,

Assistant Professor, FAST-NU ,Lahore Campus regarding "Similarity variables and reduction of the heat equation on torus, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Volume 17, Issue 3, “ has been published. It is an ISI approved Journal with 2.697 impact factor.

Paper accepted for publicationMuhammad Javaid, PhD scholar in Mathematics,

FAST-NU, Lahore Campus got two papers acceptance in ISI impact factor journals - Ars Combinatoria and Utilitas Mathematica. The impact factors of the journals are 0.396 and 0.589 respectively. The research work was jointly supported by FAST-NU and Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. Muhammad Javaid is working under the supervision of Dr. Akhlaq Ahmad Bhatti Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Lahore Campus.

A p a p e r t i t l e d ‘Predictable service overlay networks: P r e d i c t a b i l i t y through adaptive m o n i t o r i n g a n d eff icient overlay

construction and management’ by Dr. Jawwad Shamsi of Department of Computer Science, FAST-NU Karachi Campus and his PhD. Advisor, Dr. Monica Brockmeyer, has been accepted for publication in Elsevier Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC). The paper proposes and validates use of overlay networks for improving predictability and providing bounded latency on Internet-based distributed systems.

Research Paper accepted for publication

A research paper "Conserved Quantities for a Class of (1+n)-Dimensional Linear Evolution Equation" of Dr. Adil Jhangeer, Assistant Professor, FAST-NU, Lahore Campus has been accepted for publication in Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. It is an ISI approved Journal with 2.697 impact factor.

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Trip to Dunga Gali and

Mukshpuri FAST Adventure Society, FAST-

NU Peshawar Campus also arranged a day-long recreational trip for female students of the University on October 22, 2011 to Dunga Gali and Mukshpuri. The trip was supervised by Faculty members Mr.Khalil Ullah, Mr. Rahat Ehsan and Ms.Fariha Atta along with Miss Kiran. Students left Peshawar early in the morning and reached Mukshpuri at 12:00 noon. PINZA hotel Mukshpuri was the first stop where the students had lunch. Later, the students were taken to Nathiagali. On the way back they stopped at KFC Abbottabad for dinner. All the students returned to Peshawar at 10:30 pm.

NFT Society organizes tour to Harnoi (Abbottabad)

NFT Society, FAST-NU Lahore with their younger ones can be seen Campus organized a one day tour to enjoying the cold water. Some are seen Harnoi, Abbottabad, a famous picnic splashing it on to their siblings, while spot, aimed at providing the students others just standing in the river with an opportunity to explore remote and their feet submerged in the water of the far-flung areas and find new Harnoi River. destinations. The hoteliers and small kiosk

This picnic spot is endowed with owners have placed their stalls on the n a t u r a l b e a u t y a n d s e r e n e flow of the river that makes the picnic environment. Different species of more fascinating for the visitors. trees dotting lush slopes of the The students spent hours sitting on adjoining hills and the cold waters of the cots with their feet submerged in

springs that flow down to this point the water and making the BAR BQ makes it a major attraction. Natural besides the water. The Harnoi picnic springs feed the rivers, which swell as point also offers fun activities for the the snow in the hilly ranges of Murree students. and neighbouring areas begins to melt. Horse and camel rides for the This small town located at 15 minutes children and even the youngsters is drive from the Garrison city (Kakool another enthralling activity one can Academy) is also known as the enjoy here.gateway to Galiyat. Evenings at this All the students who joined the tour point are every enjoyable, as there is a praised the efforts made by NFT lot of hustle and bustle. People along Advisor and NFT Team.

Students are taking rest during their tour to Hernoi

Dr. Asif Gondal appointed as Editor-in-chief of WASJ, MEJSR

Dr. Muhammad Asif Gondal, Associate Professor and Head of Department of Sciences and Humanities, FAST-NU, Islamabad Campus has been appointed as Editor-in-chief of World Applied Sciences Journal (WASJ) and Middle East Journal of Scientific Research (MEJSR). These international journals are indexed by ISI and Scopus.

Professional Speaking Session

FAST-Schoo l o f Bus iness arranged a professional guest speaking session at FAST-NU City Campus Karachi on November 15, 2011. A well renowned personality and Director, House of Habib and Makro Cash and Carry Hyper Mart, Firdous Shamim Naqvi was the speaker on the event. The topic of the session was ‘Retailing Business Prospects in Pakistan.’Mr.Naqvi shared his professional experiences and gave insight about Makro's retail operations and its management. He shared with all that the mission of Makro is to become Pakistan's No. 1 Cash & Carry, by providing value added products and services to its customers, businesses and families. To achieve their vision they inco rpora t e c r ea t iv i ty, t eam development and cutting edge supply chain systems leading towards excellence. He also shared with the students that the merger deal of Makro and Metro is in progress and should materialize by June 2012.

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Contact: Dr. M Latif Virk, Registrar, FAST House, Rohtas Road, G-9/4, Islamabad Email:newsletter@nu.edu.pk Phone:051-2855072-74. Edited & designed by: M. Asghar

Global IEEE Day Celebration

IEEE-DAY was celebrated at FAST-NU Islamabad Campus under the umbre l la of IEEE-FAST Islamabad Student Chapter, on October 6, 2011 with collaboration of Fast Engineering Society. More than 300 students from different universi-ties attended this event.

The first session was initiated by Abdullah Saqib, Chairman of the IEEE- FAST Islamabad chapter.

Dr. Mudassar Farooq, Head of Department, Electrical Engineering, Dr. Waseem Ikram, Director FAST-NU Islamabad Campus, Mr. Hammad Shah, former Chairperson IEEE-FAST and Sohaib Ali Khan, Chairperson IEEE-FAST addressed the audience and laid emphasis on the need for becoming members of the IEEE family.

This was followed by presenta-tions by the executive body of the IEEE Asia-Pacific region; namely Engr. Mansoor Malik, Ex Chair IEEE ISB, Dr Azzam ul Asar, Chair IEEE PESH, Dr. Aamer Iqbal Bhatti, Chair IEEE Control Systems Society KHI, LHE, ISB Joint Chapter. They spoke about the goals and achievements of the IEEE in this region, the highlight of which was Islamabad chapter being declared the best in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010.

Later, Ms. Maryam (from IEEE-NUST) spoke about her inspirational experiences at an IEEE Student Congress held in Auckland, New Zealand and Mr. Shahrukh (from IEEE-Bahria University) presented the various achievements of the IEEE in patronizing various innovations by people throughout the world.

The event concluded with closing remarks by Professor Dr. Aftab Maroof.

The common message by all the speakers was that the audience should realize the responsibility they carry as engineers and that the IEEE has a special role in using their energy and potential in a constructive and effective manner.

Marketing Mavericks 'Technovation' 2011 explores

opportunities for Students

The 9th event of the Marketing The key note speakers' panel Maver icks ser ies , Market ing included high-profile professionals, Mavericks 'Technovation' 2011, was entrepreneurs, management and held at FAST-NU, Islamabad Campus marketing consultants from the twin on November 17 and 18, 2011. cities.

The theme of this event was The Vice President of Islamabad focused on exploring opportunities in Chamber of Commerce and Industry the high-growth markets; particularly (ICCI), Tauseef Zaman, inaugurated Biotechnology, 4th Generation the event. Jal, the famous pop rock Telecommunication, Robotics and band from Lahore, also attended the Solid State Electronics. event and addressed the audience.

The Computer Science students of The Scotmann Pharmaceuticals, the 2009 intake participated in this Pakistan's first and foremost event with their industry-based biotechnology company, was the marketing projects. parent sponsor of the event.

Students at the event with their industry based projects

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A seminar on 3G network IMS (IP Seminar was conducted by guest Multi Media SubSystem) was held at speaker Mr. Arslan Ali Khan from a FAST-NU Islamabad Campus by multinational telecommunication IEEE-NUCES Chapter on October 18, company, followed by a group of 2011. The agenda of seminar was students who presented their final year unders tand ing the upcoming projects related to 3G network IMS technology trends in Pakistan. The using OpenImsCore.

Seminar on 3G network IMS held at FAST-NU Islamabad Campus