Public Talks/Discussions 2011

A Brief History of Engineering in Madras – audio/visual presentation – Aug. 20, 2011

– an audio/visual presentation tracing the 217 year old history of how a modest “old Madras” survey school that began on May 14, 1794 became the principal seat of Technical education in the State & the oldest Technical institution in India … the College of Engineering Guindy!
Venue: AACEG Alumni Center (Opp. Ladies Hostel), College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University.
Time: Evening 5.15 pm, Saturday, August 20, 2011
Entry Free. Open to Public. But Register in Advance.
Call: +91 9840959730 | 9840461333 | 9962548982 Or Email: cegalumni@annauniv.edu
Organized by: Alumni Association of College of Engineering Guindy (AACEG)


Architectural Styles of Madras- From the Colonial to the Post Modern – Talk by Dr. K. R. Sitalakshmi – Aug. 17, 2011

Organised by Rotary Club of Madras Centenary Commemoration
Venue: Presidency Club , Egmore, Chennai 600 008 (opp. Ethiraj College)
Talk by Dr.K.R.Sitalakshmi, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai.
Open only to Rotarians and their guests.