Interesting. On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Shrinivasan T <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends. > > Received the following talk proposals. > > 1. Introduction to RaspberryPi (with demo) > by Mr. Chandrashekar Babu. > > Brief summary: > An introductory demonstration on RaspberryPI board with > example on how to control devices connected to GPIO > interface using shell script and Python/Ruby. If time permits, > I will also demonstrate how to control devices via the web. >
Cool. OpenBSD does not run on it. > Duration: 20 minutes (approx). > > 2. Spirit of Engineering > by Mr. Balaji Venkatachalam > > Brief info about the talk: > In the current scheme of things, the prospect of becoming > an engineer is not really a choice made but is actually an > obvious next step in the minds of high school students who > don't want to/can't be a doctor. More importantly, what kind of > engineer he/she chooses to become is driven by the marks & > parents more than interest & passion. Saddest of all stories > would be the things he/she would go through in college without > proper understanding and how the person end up forming a > career for oneself! This talk is aimed at listing the problems > and the shortcomings in the system, analyzing the probable > solutions and creating a sense of awareness among students, > parents and folks associated with the field of education. > > The talk can end with an open discussion with the audience to > give them a chance to voice their opinion on this topic and > anything they would like to add to it. > Duration: 15 mins (approx). I can bet this topic will take more than 45 minutes. If not my name will be changed... Kidding aside the main issue in folks choosing engineering..again let me speak for myself and from my own case. When I was a 11th std student or in my 10th standard in the beautiful lovely Kavaratti islands where every imaginable engineering and medical seat was available for the asking. I anyway topped in academics. My parents took me out for a walk and told me somewhat hesitantly that they wanted to see me a doctor. I flatly told them no. I can't bear to see people in pain(which is true even today), I cannot put up with hospital environment and I do not have a particular interest in biology though I was a good artist but I was very good at math. Then I went on to become an engineer and in my first job in Bangalore in 1998 I had everything I needed. I could go abroad, enough cash, excellent work environment, I worked for the best company in our country that time...I had everything a man could hope for. I wonder if outside of the software world any career can give one these things. But just like entrepreneurship is not for everyone(if you ask me I will tell you how many day to day issues and other issues I face and faced and will face...one needs a lot of guts and inner strength), engineering is not for all. That said I bet that is the best choice for the larger part of South Indian middle class. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech http://gayatri-hitech.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
