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Malayalee Engineers Association in North America (MEANA) is a non-profit, non-political organization.
Our primary objective is to provide an off-line and on-line meeting place for "Malayali Engineers" in the USA. We hope that MEANA can help us grow into a network of engineers with diverse engineering backgrounds.
Click here for the wikipedia entry on MEANA
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MEANA Shirts
Get your MEANA polo shirts today!
MEANA Embroidered Shirts Available.
Get your MEANA polo shirts made from high quality 100% cotton material with embroidered logo. Contact a MEANA board member today.
Contact board@meanausa.org for your shirt.
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MEANA Annual Banquet - November 2011
The MEANA annual banquet held on Saturday November 12, 2011 at the Sheraton O'Hare in Rosemont, IL was a memorable event indeed. The banquet was filled to capacity with current and new members from the chicagoland area and neighboring states. The event included a social hour with the Engineer of the Year (EOY), Dr. Jaishankar Menon and ample time for all to meet and socialize with each other.
The official start of the banquet began with the Master of ceremonies, Mr. Shaji Edat, MEANA Public Relations Officer who invited to the stage the Executive team as well as the EOY. The event was kicked off with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem for both the US and India leading into the lamp lighting ceremony. A welcome speech was given by Mr. Narayanan Nair, MEANA Secretary, and the presidential address provided by Mr. Steby Thomas, MEANA President.
Mr. Dominic Dominic introduced the 2011 Engineer of the Year, Dr. Jaishankar Menon, and for his outstanding achievements and accomplishments an honarary plaque was presented to the Dr. Menon. After accepting the award, Dr. Menon provided an eloquent speech hitting on three key points.
1. Mentors - everyone should always have them even if you are a CEO at a company
2. Challenge the status quo - Question everything even things that have always been done the same way by asking why
3. Continuous learning across other disciplines - we must always keep learning and obtain more information to feed our knowledge
The technical seminar presented by Mr. P.S. Nair was a light hearted look at the indian economy and the housewife of India. Finally the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr. James Manimala, MEANA Vice-President.
After dinner the entertainment for the evening included melodies from MEANAs very own Yesudas-Chithra-MG Sreekumar along with dances by individuals and groups of the members children with a magic show that thrilled young and old. The night wrapped up with a friendly game of Bingo where the winners received as prizes, MEANA logo shirts and a cash prize.
Please checkout the photo album tab for pictures from the banquet.
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Engineer of the Year 2011
MEANA is proud to name as the Engineer of the Year Dr. Jaishankar Menon IBM Fellow CTO & VP Technical Strategy.
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MEANA Scholarship: Student list grows to 254!
MEANA's Scholarship recipient list has reached 254 (28 more students added this year), thanks to a great line-up of sponsors we are lucky to have with us. This year, we receieved 124 application froms from 29 out of all the accredited Engg Colleges in Kerala we solicited nominations from. The rank list is published and will be made availableon the web shortly. Would you like to extend a helping hand? SPONSOR A STUDENT THIS YEAR! Just $150 per year to support 1 student! Please contact Ajit Chandran, chairman, MEANA Project-1000 Scholarship Program, Ph: 630 206 9093, project1000@meanausa.org
Learn more....
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MEANA PICNIC AND FAMILY OUTING DAY
MEANA Picnic was held in BUSSE WOODS Forest Preserve Elk Grove Village, Illinois on JUNE 4, 2011.
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