The New Nation - Internet Edition

The Techno Fun Fair 2008, organised by North South University Computer Club (NSUCC) came to an end with the closing ceremony in the afternoon on July 30 at NSU.

MA Awal, Chairman, NSU Foundation, attended the ceremony as chief guest. Vice Chancellor Dr Hafiz GA Siddiqi attended the seminar as special guest.

Also attended and spoke at the event, Dr M Ali Rashid, Dean, School of Arts and Social Science and Dr Abul L Haque, Chairman, Dept of CSE, as the guests of honor and faculty advisor K Shajadul Hasan.

Though the fair has come to an end, there is still a workshop which took place yesterday and is also taking place today where Microsoft is showcasing their product Share Point.

MA Awal congratulated the students and faculty and the NSU Computer Club for organizing the fair, which was fun and academic at the same time. He recognised the creativity of the students and also emphasised the fact that by having workshop like this can help bringing the academics and the industry together where both sides can get a feel for the one another.

Dr. Siddiqi, besides thanking everyone, elaborated the fact that NSU as an institution not 'only put importance on education but also help students develop leadership skills and expand their creativity by encouraging them in extra curricular activities such as the Techno Fun Fair. He also said that NSU is committed to support all good ideas from NSU student clubs.

Dr. Rashid and Dr. Haque congratulated the participants and mentioned how proud they were of the organizer and the participants for doing such a great job with the Techno Fun Fair '08. K Shajadul Hasan also praised the involved students for their effort to make the event a success.

At the end of the seminar there was a prize distribution ceremony where the top three programmers were rewarded with plaques recognizing their excellence in programming.