International Week-2008 Food fair

Hello everyone,

Hope everyone is busy and doing well in their winter session.

This is to inform everyone, that our association is setting up a food stall on 31st of Jan (thursday) following International week-2008. Our stall will be in the global commons in lower Place Riel from 11.30am - 1.30 pm.

We will be serving delicious Indian food.

This year on our menu we have Vegetable Biryani, Chickpea masala and samosas.

We request everyone in the association to inform their friends and lab-mates about our stall, as it is one of the biggest fund raising event for India Student Association (ISA).

We are looking forward to see you all on our stall.

Please make a note of the place & time and dont miss a chance to have delicious lunch together on thursday.

Thanking you.

ISA committee.

Annual chess & carrom competition

Hello guys,

I hope everyone is looking forward towards having a good time for Christmas and New year.
Indian Students Association is happy to announce the annual Chess and Carrom competition commencing on 29th December till 30th December 2007. We are also arranging a Movie and Pizza night on 1st of Jan-08.

Everyone is invited to take part in the games. Anyone interested to participate is requested to send an email to the ids given below not later than 27th of December. Draws, timing and location of the scheduled games will be posted on gradusask on 28th of december.


prizes for the games are as follows:


1st prize for chess and carrom(singles): 75 dollars.


2nd prize for chess and carrom(singles): 50 dollars.


Please send an email with your name and contact details as soon as possible to the following ID:

dratulvet@yahoo.co.in - Atul Desai

vsubramaniyan@gmail.com- Venkat


This is a nice opportunity to show your skills and have fun at the same time.

Hoping to see everyone.

Thanking you,
ISA committee.

Important: Anyone with who has chess boards are requested to bring them on the day of their game. Please let us know if you are willing to give it to us for two days. They will be kept in safe hands and retured as soon as games are over.

Adapting to Canada Survey

Dear India Student Association Members,

A Master’s student is psychology is looking for participants for his Adapting to Canada Survey. He is looking for any individuals who were born and raised outside of North America or Europe and came to Canada any time after their 13th birthday. While there has been some support for this study, the researcher needs more support. In the next month, he will need to find 100 international students and 100 immigrant students that are willing to complete the 30-minute survey. Each participant is entered into a draw of $100 and has a 1 in 75 chance of winning. The information that participants supply will be used to better help and support international students adjust to Canadian society.

If you were born and raised outside of North America or Europe, or you know someone who was, then please support this survey. Come to the International Student Office in the Global Commons, Room 60 Place Riel and ask for a survey. Or for further information or to request a package, you may also contact the researcher directly at: stryker.calvez@usask.ca.

Stryker is currently handing out surveys at the Global Commons International Student Office and can answer any questions about the survey during the following times.

Monday – Wednesday – Friday: 10am to 2pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 1pm to 4pm

Thank you for your support,

Stryker S. Calvez
Department of Psychology
University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Louise Alexitch

Seminar on Public Speaking

Dear Friends,
There is a seminar on public speaking on october 25, 2007. Go through the poster for details.



Regards
Venkat.

PARICHAY-2007

Dear friends,

After a successful start of the year, we are proudly announcing the day of this year's welcome function, PARICHAY -2007. The main aim of this cultural gathering is to make new members of our family feel home away from home. We welcome everybody to make this function a big success. Lets be a part of this event to make it a great memory.

Different committees have been formed as follows

1. Cultural Committee

2. Food committee

3. Stage Management committee (decoration, slide presentation and Anchoring)

4. Fund raising, Tickets and Sales committee

5. Reception Committee

We are looking for Volunteers (members) to each of these committees and anybody who is interested in making PARICHAY successful by becoming volunteers/members to any/all of the committees can contact following individuals.

Atul Desai - atd609@mail.usask.ca (881-5882)

Pardeep Garg - pardeep_174@yahoo.com (382-6130)

Chirayu Soni - chs332@mail.usask.ca

Lakshminarayanarao Bachu - inbachu@yahoo.co.in

Varun Bangar - vab539@mail.usask.ca

PS: To cover all new students we request all members of this group to inform all new students in your contact ( from PARICHAY 2006-07)

Regards
Venkat

India Student's Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada

http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com

BALVIKAS 2007-2008

Dear Friends/Parents
Information about this year BALVIKAS 2007-2008

SRI SATHYA SAI EDUCARE/ EDUCATION IN HUMAN VALUES PROGRAM

Non-religious, Universal, Value-based Education

FREE PROGRAM

Open to Everyone

For the children of age group 5-15 yrs

Organized By:

Sri Satya Sai Baba Centre of Saskatoon

Love All Serve All

Help ever Hurt never

The word Education comes from the Latin root word "Educare" which means "to elicit" or "to draw out". Thus, the main aim of this program is to develop and nurture the spiritual and moral values in the child that help to unfold the inherent "Divinity" and let it blossom in all directions to the best of its ability.

This educational movement was launched by Sri Sathya Sai Baba to blossom today’s children into citizens and leaders of tomorrow. Founded in 1969 it has grown into an international movement. It trains children from the age of 5 to the age of 15. It complements the school education. The primary objective of this program is to develop character based on Love, Peace, Non-violence, Truth and Right Conduct.

Sathya Sai Baba asserts that the purpose of education is not for the acquisition of knowledge or material possessions, but first and foremost for moral character development and service to humanity. Before academic and scientific knowledge can be of use to the individual, the basic human values of truth, right action, love, non-violence and peace must be inculcated from a young age. Only then can the worldly knowledge gained through education be of positive, constructive use to the individual and society.

Broad outline of the curriculum includes:

• Teaching and practising Human values
• Stories from all culture and heritage, Stories from other religions and religious leaders, emphasizing the underlying unity of all religions e.g., Christianity, Buddhism, First Nation’s Spirituality, Judaism, Sikhism, Islam and Hinduism,
• Importance and Inner significance of various festivals,
• Value Songs
• Silent Sitting
• Group Activities e.g., Role-play, value games, debates etc.

Classes start from Sept. 8^th, 2007.

Time: Every Saturday

1½ hrs: 2.30PM to 4.30PM

Venue: Presbyterian Church

925 Mckercher Drive

For further details about registration please email at sssbcentre.saskatoon@ yahoo.ca / baluvalar@yahoo.ca

Or contact the following persons

Umashankar, Das -373-6105(H), 966-6358(Off)

Valarmathi Balakrishnan – 477-1717

Kumudini Lakshman – 374-1413

Ranganathan, Ranga – 244-1568

Eshwari Selvaraj -955 -0467

This year "DYANAMIC VALUE PARENTING" course will be given along with the Balvikas classes at the same time, same venue, every saturday. This course is strongly suggested for all parents registering their children. This class is a good "HUMAN VALUES" experience for all youth and adults. This practical training enables everyone to understand and practise human values of truth, right action, love, peace and non-violence. Gurus Ranga and Lakshman will be teaching this course. For further details contact Ranga at 244-1568.

Regards,

Venkat.

Canadian open International 2007

Dear friends

Canadian Open Badminton Championships

World class badminton is coming to Saskatoon this fall with the Canadian Open, a major international event sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation, Pan-Am Badminton Federation and Badminton Canada. The Canadian Open is part of the World Badminton Federation’s International Challenge Series and participants will be competing for prize money totaling $15,000 USD and qualification points for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The tournament includes draws for both men and women in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. Preliminary qualifying rounds for all events will take place on Monday September 3rd and Tuesday September 4th. The main event draws begin on Wednesday September 5th, with quarter final rounds taking place on Thursday September 6th, semi final rounds on Friday September 7th, and all finals being played on Saturday September 8th.

Volunteer positions available for driving, looking after the venue, working at the draw desk, etc. Volunteers who work more than 12 hours will get an event pass for free.

For more information visit www.saskbadminton.ca/co or contact c.loi@usask.ca for details.

Regards
Venkat.

Folk festival

Dear friends,

FOLKFEST 2007

AUGUST 16, 17, & 18!
Saskatoon Saskatchewan

Your Passport To The World

For three days every year Saskatoon comes alive with the sights, sounds and tastes of Saskatchewan's nationally recognized cultural heritage! Come visit each pavilion and discover the unique traditions of other countries.

Marvel at the timeless art of skilled craftsmen. Shop for unique souveniers and gifts. Catch the exuberance of spectacular folk dancers talented singers and musicians. Learn new skills from volunteer demonstrations. Savor the exquisite tastes of authentic cuisine
from around the world.

for further details visit http://www.saskatoon.com/folkfest/

India pavillion needs volunteers during folk festival
Timings for all 3 days:
For food services :4.30 pm - 8.30 pm & 8.30 pm - 12.00 am
Passport and booking stall : 4.30 pm - 8.30 pm & 8.30 pm - 12.00 am


Please contact Ashok Jadhav as early as possible for further details asj300@mail.usask.ca ; ph : 477-2714.


Regards
Venkat.

Independance Day Celebration 2007

Dear Friends,

India student`s Association is Celebrating India`s 61st Independance Day on wednesday 15th august 2007 at Souris Hall, University High rises. ISA cordially invites everyone to attend the function. Please see the below attachment for further details. Also visit ISA website http://isa.uofs.googlepages.com


Regards
Venkat.

ISA Executive members (2007-2008)

Dear Friends,
Thanks one and all for the support and co-operation during the pike lake trip on Saturday and New ISA committee members introduction meeting on Sunday. I hope we had a nice time at Pike Lake. Below are the details of the new executive member list 2007-2008. I wish them good luck in their future endeavors.

President - Ashok Jadhav (PhD student, Department of Medical Physiology - Health Science) vetashpath2003@yahoo.co.uk

Vice-President -Atul Desai (PhD student, Veterinary Microbiology - Western college of Veterinary Medicine) dratulvet@yahoo.co.in

General secretary - Pardeep Kumar Garg (PhD student, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering) pak409@mail.usask.ca

Treasurer - Raghavun Premkumar (Master student, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Building) rap573@mail.usask.ca

Social Secretary -Varun Bangar (Undergraduate final year student, Biotechnology) vab539@mail.usask.ca

Member-at-Large 1. Cheerayu Soni (Master student, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering) chs332@mail.usask.ca
2. Laksminarayanarao Bacchu (Master student, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering) lnbachu@yahoo.co.in

Cultural Co-ordinator - Mita Dasog (Undergraduate final year student, Chemistry)

Web-master - Venkatasubramaniyan (Master student, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering) vsubramaniyan@gmail.com

Thanks.

Regards,
Srinivas Seekallu

Reminder: Pike lake trip-July 28th

INDIA STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL PICNIC

WHEN: July 28^th, 2007

WHERE: PIKE LAKE

TIME: 9.30AM TO 6PM

TRANSPORTATION: Bus will start near Assiniboine hall (University Hi-risers) at 9.30AM.

COST: $10.00/person which includes transportation, food and a complimentary ISA T-shirt. Please have exact change to give before you board the bus.

MENU: Burgers---Drinks---Salads.

You are welcome to bring whatever else you wish to eat.

LOTS AND LOTS OF FUN---DON’T MISS OUT---MINGLE AND HAVE FUN

For more information contact: Srinivas Seekallu @ drsvsrini@yahoo.com or call 477-2289.

Thanks.

Regards,
Srinivas Seekallu
President, ISA

Re: ISA Elections 2007-2008

Dear Friends,

Greetings!

As President of India Students Association, I like to update the nominations received for the following positions of the upcoming ISA executive body. This is final. No more nominations will be received. Thanks a lot for all the nominees for the interest towards working for ISA. I wish you all a very Good Luck.

Two nominations for the President - 1. Ashok Jadhav

2. Kiran Doranalli

Two nominations for the Vice-President - 1. Atul Desai

2. Rachna K. Saini

Two nominations for the General secretary - 1. Pardeep Kumar

2. Manjunath Munegowda

Two nominations for the Treasurer - 1. Chirayu Soni

2. Raghavun Premkumar

One nomination for the Social Secretary - 1. Varun Bangar

One nomination for the Member-at-Large – 1. Laksminarayanarao Bacchu

Two nominations for the Web-master– 1. Roshan Thomas

2. Venkatasubramaniyan

The Elections will be on 29^th July 2007 at 4:00PM in Souris Hall Lounge. All current students and Post-Docs are eligible to vote in person.

Please take this opportunity to participate in this important election by carefully reviewing the credentials of this year's candidates and by casting your vote.


Thanks.

Regards,

Srinivas Seekallu

President, India Students Association,

U of S.

Re: ISA Elections 2007-2008

Dear ISA friends,

I hope you guys are enjoying the summer!! As president of the India Student Association, I would like to request your participation in the 2007-2008 ISA elections to be held on Sunday 29^th July, 2007 in Souris hall lounge at 4:00 PM. Please mark your calendar for this important event. The executives selected in this election will represent the interests of more than 150 students of Indian origin residing in Saskatoon, Canada. The Executive members of the ISA comprising the Executive Committee shall consist of the following:
President
Vice-President
General Secretary
Treasurer
Social Secretary
Member-at-Large
Web-Master

The nominations for the above positions can be forwarded to srinivas.seekallu@usask.ca till midnight of Friday, 20^th July 2007. Please note that the nominations will not be accepted after the dead line. All current Indian students and Post-Docs of U of S are only eligible to vote in person. We hope that you will take this opportunity to participate in this important election by carefully reviewing the credentials of the candidates and by casting your vote. As a member, you are an essential part of the ISA community, and it is important to us that your interests are well represented.

The success of an Association depends on your support and participation, so let us all help each other repeat the achievements of past years and make way to new ones and hope to have the commitment and involvement of all in the upcoming social events and activities.

The final list of nominations will be updated after the dead line.

P.S: Free pizza and pop will be provided to all attendees.

Thanking you all sincerely,

Srinivas Seekallu,

President, India Student Association,

University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Re: International Biology Olympiad participation

Dear Friends,

From Sunday, July 15, 2007 to Sunday, July 22, 2007, the University of Saskatchewan will be a title sponsor to the 18th Annual International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Hosting the IBO is an opportunity for the U of S to showcase itself to top high school students and their advisors fromup to 62 countries. The IBO Planning Committee is still in need of Team Guides to ensure that each country has the support that it requires during their stay in Canada.

Are you between the ages of 18 – 25? Want an opportunity to meet students from 55 countries around the world? The IBO Planning Committee is in need of Team Guides who are available the entire week of July 15 – 22, 2007 to act as ambassadors for these international biology teams. Team Guides are required to: - escort their team within the U of S campus and participate in all social activities, ceremonies, and tourist events. This includes an overnight trip to Wanuskewin and a day trip to Prince Albert National Park. - stay in a U of S Residence with their team for the week -Team Guides will receive free room and board, as well as meals. - be on campus from approximately 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. for the week, but will have a chance to leave their Team Guide duties on Tuesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 19 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

There are many benefits of being a Team Guide! You can:
-interact with international students and professionals
-practice your 2nd language
-receive free room and board for a week
-attend a volunteer appreciation event!

Team Guides are required to have completed a Criminal Record Check and submit an IBO Volunteer Application form.

Register as a volunteer today, by visiting:
http://ibo2007.usask.ca/volunteers.html

A schedule of the week is available online at:
http://ibo2007.usask.ca/events.html

For more information contact Vanessa Ross Young by e-mail at vkry.ibo@gmail.com or by telephone at 306-966-1799.

Regards,
Srinivas Seekallu
President, India Students Association,
U of S.

Re: Radio Show on July 7th, 2007

Dear Friends,

Mamatha Srinivas will be hosting the Radio show (Sangeetmala program) in 90.5FM from 11Am to 12.30Pm on Saturday, 7th July 2007. 11 to 12 will be in Hindi and 12-12.30PM will be in Kannada.
You can also visit www.cfcr.ca to listen to the radio program. There will also be some easy quiz questions for which you can win exiting prizes.
Those interested in hosting the radio shows in any Indian languages can contact Mamatha Srinivas @ mam_nis1@yahoo.co.in.
I hope you enjoy the program.

Thanks.

Regards,
Srinivas Seekallu
India students Association

Re: Postponement of Pike Lake trip to 28th July, 2007.

Dear friends,

Thanks for promptly registering for the Pike Lake trip. 30 students have already registered. I am very happy about the response. I appreciate it.
I am very sorry to inform you guys that our Pike Lake trip which was scheduled to July 14th should be postponed to July 28th, 2007 due to the clash of events from two associations. Hindu Society of Saskatchewan (HSS) is organizing a Garage sale at the temple premises on July 14th and July 15th. The HSS committee requested us to postpone our event so that both the events would be successful. So We decided to postpone the trip to July 28th, 2007. We are very sorry for the inconvenience. The registrations are still open. Please e mail to srinivas.seekallu@usask.ca asap so that we can order T-shirts and make other proper arrangements. If the response is good, we may go to book one more bus.
The bus will board at 9.30AM near Assiniboine Hall (101, Cumberland Avenue South).
I wish everyone to note the change in trip schedule and mark 28th July on your calender for ISA. The elections for the next executive body will be on 28th or 29th July, which will be confirmed later. I request those individuals who are interested to become an ISA executive member to mail me asap.

Thanks.

Have a nice weekend.

Regards,
Srinivas seekallu
President,
India Students Association

Informal meeting with Father of Green Revolution in India - Dr Swaminathan

Dear Friends,

ISA is organising an informal meeting with Dr Swaminathan on

July 5th Thursday at 10.30 Am - 11.30 Am in Biology 148.4

His contribution to help the rural poor has been phenomenal. His wisdom might teach us ways to take on the world and to contribute in adding value to the society we belong.

Please make use of this opportunity meet one of the internationally acclaimed scientists in agricultural science and agricultural economics. Bring him questions.

Let us meet a man whose leadership has shaped the dream of self sufficiency of food in India.

See you on Thursday at 10.30 Am - 11.30 Am in Biology 148.4.

~rAGU
For ISA

Re: ISA elections for 2007-2008

Dear ISA friends,

Greetings!

This mail is to inform everybody that the present ISA Executive Committee (2006-2007) will be successfully completing its one year term shortly. With all your support we were able to initiate and organize some new events this year. Personally and on behalf of the Executive Committee, I thank everyone for the support and ever-willingness in promoting Indian Students activities.

Now is the time to have the ISA elections to elect new committee for 2007-2008. The elections would be held for the following positions:

1. President
2. Vice-President
3. Treasurer
4. General secretary
5. Social secretary
6. Member-at-large
7. Web master

Anyone interested in standing for any of the above positions must e mail me @ drsvsrini@yahoo.com or isa_usask@hotmail.com ASAP.

We may have elections if there is more than one person standing for a particular position. Otherwise the committee will be formed unanimously. As you are aware by now, ISA is organizing the trip to Pike Lake on July 14^th to celebrate the success of the present ISA committee 2006-2007. We are also planning to have the elections to elect the new committee for 2007-2008 on the same day at Pike Lake.

We apologize for the short notice and expect the nominees as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Regards,

Srinivas Seekallu

President, India Students Association.

University of Saskatchewan.

Pike Lake Trip 2007

Dear all,
ISA is organising Pike Lake trip on July 14th Saturday, 2007, There are seats for around 50 individuals.

The cost of the trip is $10 per individual ($5 for kids above 5).
This includes;
A complementary ISA T-shirt worth 20$, for free. (T-shirts only for adults)
Lunch (Barbeque) at Pike Lake


Please send an email to srinivas.seekallu@usask.ca on or before July 6th Friday, to register. Please include following details.

First Name:
Last Name:
T-shirt size:(S,M,L,XL)

In case of overbooking alternative transport arrangements will be made. Those not wanting to buy T-shirts may pay $5 for the trip. However, those who want to buy only T-shirt may d so by paying $15 after the trip.

Please register before Friday so that ISA can order enough T-shirts and make proper arrangements for the trip.

You may find information about Pike Lake in www.saskatoon.ca
Please inform you friends. More details will be posted soon after registration.

Waiting to hear from you.

~rAGU
For
ISA

Please attend Dr Swaminathn talk on World Hunger and Food Security

ISA invites you to come to a talk

by

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

Leader of Green Revolution in India

on

World Hunger and Food Security

Wednesday July 4, 7:00 pm

Biology Lecture Theatre – Room 106

More information can be found here.

http://www.arts.usask.ca/news/event.php?newsid=341

Please come in large numbers and make this programme a success.