Network of Indian Professionals Secures Major Sponsors and Speakers for 2005 Conference; The Home Depot, Sun Microsystems and Delta Air Lines Lead Roster of Corporate Sponsors; CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Deliver Keynote Address.ATLANTA -- The Network of Indian Professionals Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. The Network of Indian Professionals of North America (NetIP) is a professional, non-profit organization dedicated to the overall achievement and advancement of South Asian professionals. (NetIP), the leading organization for Indian American For American Indians, see Native Americans in the United States or Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Indian Americans are citizens of the United States who claim ancestry originating in India. The U.S. professionals in the U.S., today announced its 2005 U.S. corporate sponsors for its fourteenth annual gathering of Indian Professionals. The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Sun Microsystems and Delta Air Lines are among the major sponsors that will lend financial support to the event, which will bring more than one thousand leading Indian American professionals seeking to network and discuss trends related to Indians in the U.S. The focus of the event is on expanding the presence and role of young Indian professionals in the U.S. Topics to be discussed include: India's Role in Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , emergence of Indians in American media and entertainment, the role of Indians in U.S. Politics, the AIDS epidemic in India, as well as various other matters of interest. A VIP reception for speakers, sponsors and media will be held during the event at which time the media will be granted interviews with speakers. Confirmed speakers include: --Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Senior Medical Correspondent, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. --Ms. Mohini Bhardwaj, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist and U.S. Gymnastics team Captain --Ms. Saira Mohan, Supermodel --Mr. Nusrat Durrani, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul of GM MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Global (parent of MTV Desi desi Indian English Adjective indigenous or local Noun informal a person considered to be of South Asian origin [Hindi] ) --Mr. Suketu Mehta, 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Maximum City, "NetIP is honored to have The Home Depot, Sun Microsystems and Delta Air Lines sponsor, and lend their support to NetIP and our membership of over five thousand professionals," said NetIP Conference Chairman Ashish Mistry. "While our corporate sponsors are American icons, they also are leaders in promoting diversity across their organizations, and set a great example for corporate America." For more details regarding the 2005 NetIP National Conference, including registration information, conference schedule and corporate sponsorship information, please visit www.netipconference.org. About NetIP The Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Indian Americans through professional development, political participation, cultural enrichment, community service, and social interaction. NetIP has become a leading international organization for Indian professionals - one that has been recognized by political, civic and community leaders around the country. NetIP has become the unequivocal voice for the emerging and confident Indian American professional. For more information about NetIP and the 2005 Conference, please visit www.netipconference.org. |
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