Abnormal Geek!!!

March 05, 2006

Usman Institute of Technology (http://www.uit.edu), Hamdard University, was established in 1994 through a benefaction of Usman Memorial Foundation as a private, non-for-profit centre of excellence in technology. Its aim is to prepare engineers, technologists and scientists who have the character and skill that the country needs and who would be readily employable on graduation to serve Pakistan.

On 27^th February 2006 Usman Institute of Technology Computer Society (UITCS) and INETA successfully organised “Launch Event of Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2005” at UIT Auditorium.

The event started at 15:30 with recitation of Holy Quran by Faraz Iqbal. The anchor person Sobia Siddiqui gave a brief introduction of UIT Computer Soceity and the speakers. The opening address was delivered by Dr. Prof Muhammad Saleem Khan (Director UIT). Students, faculties and professionals from various institutions participated in the event and the auditorium was full to its capacity.

INETA Launch Team Members Mr. Nasim Siddiqui (Software Architect, Kalsoft) and Mr. Naveed Bajwa (Technology Consultant, Kalsoft) delivered presentations on “Visual Studio.Net 2005, SQL Server 2005” highlighting the new features of the products. The presentations helped the audience to understand how Microsoft’s latest easy to use technologies can help us to increase productivity by focusing on business logic instead of coding during the development process.

The presentations were followed by a Q/A session in which speakers answered questions by the audience. The closing address was delivered by Engr. Parkash Lohana (Head of Computer Science Department). Dr. Prof Muhammad Saleem Khan and Engr. Parkash Lohana presented memorials to the speakers. The event formally ended at 18:30 with the distribution of Microsoft bags among the audience on referral draw.

It is worthwhile to mention the efforts of organizing team of UIT Computer Science Society for event. The organizing team was consisting of students: Muhammad Qasim Pasta (Microsoft Student Ambassador & Chairman UITCS), Syed Shahid Mahmood (Vice Chairman), Jahanzeb Khan (Secretary), Syed Moazzam Ali (Joint Secretary), Haseeb Ali Chishti, Abdul Moid, Faraz Ahmed Khan, Azfar Mahmood, Zeeshan Khan, Ahmed Obaid, Muhamamd Hasan (Treasure), Sadaf, Murtaza Qaiyum, Ahsan Abidi, Ahsan Ali, Oneeb Ahmed, Sobia Siddiqui, Azra Ashfaq, Hairs Rafiq, Ahmed ur Rehman, Faraz, Shehryar, Shoiab Ahmed and Mustafa.