Get inspired, innovated and transformed at Chennai. PanIIT 2008, the fifth consecutive annual global conference, would be on in Chennai between 19 December and 21 December 2008 on the IIT Madras campus. With To Inspire, Innovate and Transform as its theme, the three-day conference will serve as a forum for over 3,000 IITians from all over the world to re-establish old bonds, create new friendships and network with fellow alumni, faculty and their families.

“PanIIT was formed to showcase the impact of the IITs and its alumni in driving innovation, creating new enterprise and enabling social transformation in both India and around the world. Some of the finest brains in the world will be getting together to look hard at the future, explore the frontiers of new thought and technology, and identify the next big forces and trends that will sweep across the world,” quipped Ashank Desai, chairman, PanIIT India and also founder, Mastek Ltd.