A REPORT ON PROF. C.C.CHAN'S VISIT TO DELHI & FIRST THOMAS ALVA EDISON MEMORIAL LECTURE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1997 IN DELHI


Dr. C.C.Chan reached Delhi (from Hong Kong) on 19 Sept., 1997 night. Next day he was taken round the city to visit places of historic importance. On 21 Sept. morning he had a get together with the members of IEEE Delhi Section at IIT. This followed 'First Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Lecture' by him on the topic ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Electric Vehicles’, jointly organized by the Section and its newly formed Joint Chapter of PES-IAS. Engineers from industries as well as academic institutions participated in the event. Discussion at the end centered around technological advances in the relevant field with specific reference to Asia-Pacific region. Thereafter immediate past two Chairmen of the Delhi Section, M/S P.K.Srivastava (1993-94) and M.M.S.Puri (1995-96) were awarded Certificates in recognition to their services to IEEE through Dr. Chan. Dr. Chan participated also in the Joint Chapter’s Annual General Meeting (in which Officers of the Chapter were elected) and shared some thoughts regarding organizing technical events. The day’s activity for Dr. Chan at Delhi concluded with lunch with the members.

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