On Saturday, September 8th, 2007,
Silicon Valley was abuzz with NEDians.
The NED University of Engineering and Technology, based in
Karachi, Pakistan, is alma mater to thousands of people, many of of whom reside in North America--and not a few here in
Silicon Valley. The University was first established in 1921 as the Prince of Wales College. In 1942 the institution was renamed after a Parsee philanthropist named Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw.
Until 1977, when it became a university in its own right, it was affiliated with various universities, including
Bombay University, Sindh University. and Karachi University, in successive periods before and after Pakistan's independence.
NED remains one of the oldest and best-known institutions of higher learning in
Pakistan. A large number of highly successful alumni is a testament to its rich heritage.
The first link below is an audio recording of Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy's keynote speech at the banquet in the evening. Professor Hoodbhoy spoke on The Power of Ideas. One of the conference attendees, Ali Hasan Cemendtaur, described it as "a brilliant speech given in a soft tone that would make you fall madly in love with Hoodbhoy's scholarship."
The video below, also produced and edited by Cemendtaur, shows highlights from the whole day's events.
You can follow more pictures, videos, and discuss the events at NED Nama, the NEDians' blog:
http://NEDians.org/blog
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