The Georgia Center for Continuing Education
Athens, Georgia
Friday, April 3, 2009

	Featured speaker Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna

On Friday, April 3, 2009, the Office of International Public Service and Outreach (IPSO) presented its India Conference, titled "Interconnected Future: India and Georgia." The IPSO India Conference was designed to engage the university community with a population of new Georgians who have an economic, social and cultural impact on our state. The Conference was the launch of the IPSO India Initiative that consists of various structural components to engage students, faculty and community members with the Indian population residing in Georgia through symposia, workshops, travel opportunities, professional development, and cultural presentations.

About ninety-five people attended Friday's portion of the India Conference, including UGA faculty, staff, and students, members of the Athens Indian Community, and faculty and staff from other Georgia universities. The entire conference was video-recorded and will be posted online for future reference.

SEE ALSO
	• IPSO India Initiative

IPSO staff members Sarah Stack and Jackie Roberts greet conference participants during registration.				Dr. Art Dunning, Vice President for Public Sevrice and Outreach, welcomes the participants to UGA and the Conference, and sets some context for the day's events.
Mr. V.S. Senthil, Minister (Economic) Indian Embassy (D.C.), addresses the conference on "Energy Security and Climate Change: US-India Partnership for a Greener Future."				Dr. Rick Watson is Interim Head of MIS, Terry College, and moderator for the morning panel, "US-India Political and Economic Relations."

Highlights of the conference included Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna, President of the University of West Georgia, whose keynote luncheon address entitled "Understanding Indian Higher Education and Implications for America" left the audience energized and inspired. Dr. Sethna received his doctorate in Business from Columbia University. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

In addition, Mr. V.S. Senthil, Minister (economic) of the Indian Embassy (D.C.) gave the morning keynote "Energy Security & Climate Change: US-India Partnership for a Greener Future." Currently Mr. Senthill is responsible for promoting US-India economic relations and he also handles the Indo-US energy dialogue and climate change issues.

Morning panelists include C.N. Madhusudan (CEO, Vector Span) and Charles Boyanton (Director, International Trade Center, SBDC).				Morning panelist Dr. Anupam Srivastava (Director, Asia Programs, CITS) responds to one of the questions.
The lunch keynote was delivered by Dr. Beheruz Sethna Sethna (UWG), at left, standing with Dr. Glenn Ames (IPSO), Dr. Art Dunning (VPPSO), and Dr. Brahm Verma (FOE).				Deborah Gonzalez (IPSO), Dr. Beheruz Sethna (UWG), and UGA-ASHA students at the lunch keynote

India Conference Committee

• Deborah Gonzalez, Esq., Chair, Assistant Director, Office of International Public Service & Outreach
• Glenn C.W. Ames, Director, Office of International Public Service & Outreach
• Robert Galen, Associate Dean, College of Public Health
• Chris Moder, ICAPP Program Director, Office of the Vice President for Public Service & Outreach
• Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, Associate Director, Studies Abroad in the South Pacific & Caribbean, Warnell
• Farley Richmond, Director, Center for Asian Studies
• Anuj Sinha, Director of Finance & Administration, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
• Anupam Srivastava, Director, Asia Program, Center for International Trade & Security
• Brahm Verma, Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering