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Fairfax County Educational Accords signed
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) kicked off the IIT2005 Conference for graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) with the signing of an agreement between IIT Kharagpur and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The agreement outlines a collaboration of research and exchange of faculty and students between the two institutions. The FCEDA was a sponsor of the IIT Conference.
More than 200 attendees witnessed the signing of the “Fairfax County Educational Accords” between IIT Kharagpur and Technion. Also participating in this event was the US-Israel Business Exchange (www.usibex.org), which supports Israeli companies that expand into the U.S. market.
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Gerry Connolly, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, welcomes the crowd.. |
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Networking at the breakfast. |
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Networking at the breakfast . |
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Dr. Alan Merten, president, George Mason University. |
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Professor M.G.K. Menon, chairman of the Board of Governors, IIT-Delhi |
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Dr. Itzhak Bar-Itzhak, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. |
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The Fairfax County Education Accords are signed by Dr. Partha P. Chakrabarti, dean of sponsored research at IIT Kharagpur, and Dr. Itzhak Bar-Itzhak, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. |
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Sudhakar Shenoy, chairman and CEO of IMC, addresses the audience. |
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Plaques commemorating the event are presented to the two universities. |
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Dr. Partha P. Chakrabarti, dean of sponsored research at IIT Kharagpur; Gerald Gordon, president and CEO, FCEDA; and Dr. Itzhak Bar-Itzhak, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. (left to right) |
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Nimrode Pantz, US-IBEX, Eitan Kenneth, US-IBEX, Stu Anolik, chairman, US-IBEX, Gerald Gordon, president and CEO, FCEDA; and Dr. Itzhak Bar-Itzhak, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. (left to right). |
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More than 200 people attended the May 20, 2005 breakfast.. |
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Gerald Gordon gives a media interview. |
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The flags of the United States, India, Israel, Virginia and Fairfax County. |
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