Online Proceedings

Inauguration

This session will introduce the AID plan of seed and focus villages, and review the progress made towards implementing the plan. This session will also cover new developments/issues in the plan such as focus NGOs. After a review of the progress made in the plan, the stage will be open for discussion and development of action items for AID chapters regarding the role they need to play towards implementing the plan.

Though a number of AID volunteers have been involved in project reviews, many of us do not have a clear idea of the plan and how to do projects in the context of the existing plan. This session gives plenty of time for people to come up to speed with the plan, have all their questions answered and also to brainstorm and come up with a specific list of action items that they can follow.
Presentation of the AID Plan

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Session S02 - "Only A Genius Can Make India Poor"
Address By Dr. Parameswara Rao

In this session, Dr. B.V. Parameswara Rao will deliver his speech titled "Only A Genius Can Make India Poor". Dr. Rao, founder of Bhagavatula Charitable Trust, has spent over 30 years of his life initiating and facilitating socio-economic development in about 40 villages. For his work in the villages, he has been recognized as "The Man of the Year, 1988" by 'The Week' magazine of India.

In his speech, Dr. Rao examines the various reasons for poverty in India and asserts that India continues to have that great genius of the yore. He emphasizes the need to attack the poverty cycle from all its fronts and to create a mass movement to bring a positive change in India.

Session S03 - General Body Meeting

Session abstract
GBM
Finances

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Session S04 - Chapter Coordination

This session focuses on a wide variety of issues including the introduction of AID's Board of Directors, the Executive Board, issues related to the treasury, projects, AID's internet web sites and the various means of communicating the AID news and activities. Focus will be laid on the ways of improving inter chapter coordination as well as communication within individual chapters.

Address by Session Chair (Arvind)

Session S05 - Interaction with Dr. Rao

In an effort to create a movement among the Indian youth to rejuvenate the spirit of India, Dr. Rao has been touring the USA and meeting with a lot of India's youth. In this session, he invites inputs from the audience and triggers off a discussion/brain-storming to identify the roles needed to attack poverty in India. This session will also aim at creating a realistic common action plan towards this cause.

Session S06 - Projects and Treasury Workshop

This session will cover information on the different aspects of a project review process such as sources of projects, the necessary forms, review, feedback, visits and maintenance of project files. This session will be a valuable learning experience for new chapters and an opportunity for existing chapters to hone their project review skills.

Projects Workshop: Proposals, Visits, Forms - Deeptha
Projects Workshop: Goal Settings and Evaluation of Projects - Murali
Project Coordination Issues - Tulika and Vijay

Session S07 - Chapter Activities

Chapter presentations - chapter activities, novel ideas, experiences, problems and their solutions, sustaining enthusiasm of volunteerism conducting fund raisers and awareness activities, adopting a "module" to work on, etc..

Ann Arbor Austin Bay Area Blacksburg Boston Cincinnati Clemson Columbus Columbia Dallas Maryland Milwaukee Minnesota Pittsburg Purdue Raleigh State College

Session S08 - AID Forum

This is a two-fold session. On one hand, the focus is on AID's project activities in the basic areas of development, while on the other, it provides an opportunity for individuals to present facts and their ideas in specific areas concerning AID and it's activities. The insightful presentations on AID's project activities include issues like education, women's empowerment and people's rights. Individual presentations will be on ideas such as an AID plan for the future, networking and publicizing, internet activities and maintenance, scope and evaluation of projects and science education activities taken up by AID.

A. Education Projects in AID Mora and Srini, Boston
B. Women's Empowerment Deeptha, Columbia and Ravi, Cincinnati
C. People's Rights and Social Justice Kiran, Maryland
D. Ideas of Individuals in AID
       AID - A Plan for the Future   Vijay, Cincinnati
       AID - Ideas on Networking and Publicising   Akash, SC
       Seduced by Ms. Gov Er Nance    Sriram, Boston
      AID on the Web   Jitin and Priya, Maryland
       Projects, Targets, Scope? Malini, Maryland
      Science Education Activities Prasad, Maryland
      Two Ideas: Youth Intern Programs, and Music Concerts in Villages Nutty, Bay Area
      Translation Drive Ravi, Boston
       On Science Experiment kits and PAX Ravi, Boston
       Vision India - Odessey 2000? Srisundar, Columbus
       AID Video Library Mora, Boston
       AID for Water Mora, Boston