Welcome To. The 3 rd ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. American Society of Nepalese. July 03-04, 2010/Boston, MA.

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1 Welcome To The 3 rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING of American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr) July 03-04, 2010/Boston, MA PO Box 39524/Baltimore, MD

2 General Body Meeting American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr) Annual General Membership & Board of Directors Meeting Date: Sunday, July 04, 2010 Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EST) Venue: Holiday Inn Boston Park Plaza (venue of 2010 ANA Convention)

3 Meeting Agenda 1. Meeting Call to Order: Ramesh Malla, Ph.D. 2. Self Introduction of Meeting Attendees: All 3. Approval of Minutes of July 04, 2009 Meeting 4. President s Report: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D. 5. Vice President s Report: Rajendra Shrestha, Ph.D 6. General Secretary s Report: Jagannath Ghimire, P.E.

4 Meeting Agenda (Cont d..) 7. Joint Secretary s Report: Prakash Khanal 8. Treasurer s Report: Pratibha Phuyal 9. Various Committee Updates: (i) Outreach and Membership Recruitment committee [Chair: Bishnu Phuyal (IL)] (ii) Programs Committee [Chair: Pradeep Khanal (CA)] (iii) Newsletter/ Publication Committee [Chair: Pradhumna Shrestha, P.E. (TX)] (iv) Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Committee [Chair: Prahlad Pant, Ph.D. (GA)]

5 Meeting Agenda (Cont d..) 9. Various Committee Updates (Cont d..): (v) Bylaws Amendment and Membership Standard Committee [Chair: Rajendra Shrestha, Ph.D. (TX)] (vi) Society IRS Tax Exempt Committee [Officers] (vii) Website/Database Committee [Chair: Komal Dutta (IL) (viii) Technical Committee(s) [Chair: Ambika Adhikari, Dr. Des, AICP (AZ)]

6 Meeting Agenda (Cont d..) 9. Various Committee Updates (Cont d d..): (ix) Membership Review [ASNEngr Officers/ Executive Committee] (x) Nepal Liaison Committee [Chair: Himal Karmacharya (MA)] (xi) Liaison i Committee [Chair: Upendra Karna, D.Eng, P.E. (NJ)] (xii) Nomination o and Election Committee, Dr. Pant

7 Meeting Agenda (Cont d..) 11. ASNEngr 2010 Election: Prahlad Pant, Ph.D. 12. Miscellaneous Discussions 13. Old Business 14. New Business 15. Next Annual Meeting of General Member 16. Adjournment

8 President s Report PRESIDENT S REPORT by Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D. American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr)

9 A Brief Introduction of American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr)

10 BRIEF HISTORY ASNEngr Website Launched/Draft By-Laws published for comments - July 2007 Society formed/steering Committee officers elected Sept 02, 2007 (NASeA-ANMA Convention, Atlanta, GA) Registered non-profit in South Carolina, Sept 24, 2007 Bylaws approved by Steering Committee 01 Jan st Annual Conference and meeting: July 4-5, 2008 at ANA Convention, Hunt valley/baltimore, MD Election of the 1st Slate of Officers and Board of Directors in July 5, 2008 Currently BOD members, including 11 Executive Committee members (6 Officers)

11 BRIEF HISTORY CONTD. 2 nd Annual Conference and Meeting, Oakladn, CA; July 03-04, 2009 Total members = 154 (14 Life, 23 Students)) Currently ASNEngr members from most of the States in the U.S. and some provinces in Canada National organization Has applied for Federal IRS Tax Exempt status t 501 c(3) Published Society s First Newsletter (June 2009) Visit 2 nd Newsletter e e soon to be published (July 2 nd week)

12 Objectives and Purposes Objectives: To provide a common platform for people of Nepalese background and interest in Nepal, who have expertise and training in any engineering, scientific and technical areas to come together and share knowledge To facilitate for their increased contribution to the research, training, practice, and technology transfer for the benefit of humanity The Society shall operate for scientific and engineering research and educational purposes.

13 Purposes Objectives and Purposes To bring together people p of Nepalese heritage and culture and other interested individuals pursuing profession in engineering, or closely related scientific and technical areas (for exchange and sharing of research, educational and practice related knowledge and experience, professional interaction, and collaborative activities, iti and provide opportunities to enhance their technical and professional competence.) To collect, disseminate and exchange technical knowledge through publications, conferences, seminars and workshops.

14 Objectives and Purposes (Cont d ) To inspire and empower members to maintain a high standard of Professional conduct, achievements accomplishment, and sense of pride. To advance the professional well-being, and success of its members. (cont d..)

15 Objectives and Purposes (Cont d ) To foster the spirit of scientific and engineering research, education and life- long learning throughout its membership base. To foster collaboration between its members and researchers, academicians, and practitioners worldwide.. (cont d...)

16 Objectives and Purposes (Cont d...) To recognize its members, other individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to the welfare of the society. To promote engineering, scientific, and technological advancement in Nepal. To provide advice to public, corporate and government agencies.

17 Membership Grades Membership Grades: Student Member (no dues) Member ($20 per year) Senior Member ($25/year) Fellow ($30/year) Life membership: Member ($500); Senior Member ($400), and Fellow ($300)

18 Executive Committee (ExCom) Executive Committee Members (11) Officers (6): President: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D. (CT) Vice President: Rajendra K. Shrestha, Ph.D. (TX) General Secretary: Jagannath Ghimire (MD) Joint Secretary: Prakash Khanal (SC) Information Secretary: Komal Dutta (IL) Treasurer: Pratibha Chaulagai Phuyal (IL) Members-at-Large (5): Rajesh Bajracharya (ON, Canada) Himal Karmacharya (MA) Upendra Karna, D. Eng., P.E. (NJ) Pradhumna Shrestha,P.E. (TX) Binod Tiwari, Ph.D. (CA)/Pradeep ) Khanal (CA)

19 Board of Directors (BOD) BOD Members (36) Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D. (CT) -- Chair Devendra M. Amatya, Ph.D., P.E. (SC) Rajendra Bajracharya, Ph.D.. P.L.S. (ID) Rajesh Bajracharya (ON, Canada) Subodh Bhandari, Ph.D. (CA) Rishi Bhattarai, P.E. (TX) Yubaraj Budhathoki, P.E. (VA) Komal Dutta (IL) Naveen Dutta (CO) Bimal Devkota, P.E. (MD) Laxman M. Devkota, Ph.D., P.E. (AZ) Jagannath Ghimire (MD) Sukh Gurung, Ph.D. (NY) Upendra L. Joshi, P.E. (CA) Bimal Karki, P.E. (SC) Himal Karmacharya (MA) Pradeep Karna (AZ) Upendra Karna, D. Eng., P.E. (NJ) Prakash Khanal (SC) Raju Kharel (GA) Prakash B. Malla, Ph.D. (GA) Usha Neupane (WI) Sushil Poudyal (ON, Canada ) Bishnu Phuyal, Ph.D. (IL) Pratibha Phuyal (IL)

20 Board of Directors (Cont d..) BOD Members (36), Cont d Jambala Ruit, P.E. (PA) Gopal Shah h (Kathmandu, Nepal) Manish Shakya (SC) Shyam L. Sharma, Ph.D. (OR) Pradhumna Shrestha,P.E. (TX) Pramen Shrestha, Ph.D, P.E. (NV) Rajendra Shrestha, P.E. (FL) Rajendra Shrestha, Ph.D. (TX) Khagendra Thapa, Ph.D. (MI) Binod Tiwari, i Ph.D. (CA)/Pradeep Khanal (CA) Upendra Wagley, P.E. (NY

21 Standing Committees Outreach and Membership Recruitment Committee Chair: Bishnu Phuyal, Ph.D. (IL)/ Vice Chair: Sukh Gurung, Ph.D. (NY)/ Program Committee Chair: Binod Tiwari, Ph.D.(TX) ( Vice Chair: Pradeep Khanal ( Publication/Newsletter Committee Chair: Pradhumna Shrestha, P.E. (TX) ( Vice Chairs: Samana D. Gimire ( and Pradeep Khanal ( Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Committee Chair: Prahlad Pant, Ph.D. (GA)/ Vice Chair: Upendra Joshi (CA)/ uljoshi@hotmail.com

22 Standing Committees Bylaws Amendment and Membership Standard Committee Chair: Rejendra K. Shrestha, Ph.D. (TX) / RShrestha1234@yahoo.com Vice Chair: Lok Darshan Shrestha (VA)/ Lokds579@hotmail.com Society Tax Exempt Committee Officers/ (Ms. Pratibha Phuyal (IL), Treasurer, ASNEngr ( pchaulagai@gmail.com ) Website/Database Committee Chair: Ms. Komal Dutta, Information Secretary, ASNEngr ( komaldutta@hotmail.com) Vice Chair: Rajesh Bajracharya ( Rajesh.Bajracharya@cgi.com) com) Technical Committees Chair: Ambika Adhikari, Dr. Des., AICP (AZ)/ Ambika@alum.mit.edu Vice Chair: Kanhaiya Kayastha, P.E.,S.E., E SECB., F.ASCE. (CA)/ kkayastha@aol.com

23 Standing Committees Membership Review and Standard Committee: Chair: Prakash Khanal, Joint Secretary/ Nepal Liaison Committee Chair: Himal Karmacharya (MA)/ Vice Chair: Gopal Shah h (Nepal)/ shah_gap@yahoo.com h h Liaison Committee Chair: Upendra Karna, D. Eng., P.E. (NJ)/ upendra.rekha@gmail.com, ukarna@usengr.com Vice Chair: Naveen Dutta (CO)/ ndutta@avaya.com Nomination and Election Committee: TBD

24 3 ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE Joint ASNEngr/CAN-USA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010 Park Plaza Hotel 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA (with 2010 ANA Convention) Saturday, July 03 & Sunday, July 05, 2010

25 Organizing Committee Conference Organizing Committee: General Chairs: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., President, ASNEngr University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Bineet Sharma, President, CAN-USA OnTick, LLC, Pleasanton, CA Technical Chairs: Pradeep Khanal, Chair Program Committee and Member, Board of Directors, ASNEngr INTEL, Santa Clara, CA Amod Pokhrel, Ph.D., Member, CAN-USA Executive Board University of California, Berkeley, CA

26 Organizing Committee Organizing Committee Members: Komal Dutta (IL) Pramod Dhakal, Ph.D. (ON, Canada) Mandeep Guragain (CA Jagannath Ghimire (MD) Pujan Joshi (CT) Upendra Karna, D. Eng., P.E. (NJ) Prakash Khanal (MD) Pukar Malla, Ph.D. (MA) Rajan Pant (Nepal) Kishor Panth (Nepal) Bishnu Phuyal, Ph.D. (IL) Pratibha C. Phuyal (IL) Ananta Risal (NJ) Rajendra Shrestha, PhD. (TX)

27 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Program at-a-glance Saturday, July 3 rd, :30 PM 1:30 PM: Conference Opening Gandaki (Terrace Room/Basement) 1:45 PM 3:30 PM: Technical Session I - Joint ANMF/ASNEngr/ CAN-USA Panel Discussion on Earthquake Disaster Preparedness in Nepal Gandaki (Terrace Room/Basement) e 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Technical Session II - (Open Forum) Koshi (Whittier Rm, 4th FL)

28 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Program at-a-glance (Cont d..) Sunday, July 04 th, :30 AM 12:00 PM: Technical Session III - Clean Technology Karnali (Georgian Rm, Mezzanine Level) 12:00 PM 1:30 PM: Joint Professional Networking (TBA) (Jointly hosted by ASNEngr, CAN-USA, ANMF, and NKY) 1:30 PM 3:00 PM: Technical Session IV - General Engineering & Scientific Topics Karnali (Georgian Rm, Mezzanine Level) 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: ASNEngr Annual General Membership/BOD Meeting Rapti (Gems Rm, 4th FL)

29 DETAIL PROGRAM SCHEDULE Saturday, July 03, 2010 Conference Opening 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Gandaki (Terrace Room/Basement) Conference Opening Remarks, Introduction and Volunteer of the Year Award Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D, President, ASNEngr and Conference General Chair, and Pukar Malla, Ph.D., Vice- President, CAN-USA

30 TECHNICAL SESSION I Technical Session I Panel Discussion 1:45 PM 3:30 PM Gandaki (Terrace Room/Basement) Session Title: Panel Discussion on Earthquake Disaster Preparedness in Nepal Session Chairs: Pramod Dhakal, Ph.D., Executive Director, Canada Foundation for Nepal, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA and Jagannath Ghimire, P.E., Engineer, RK&K, LLC, Baltimore, MD Panelists: Ramesh Malla, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and Kanhaiya Kayastha, P.E., S.E., La. Habra, CA (ASNEngr) --"On Preparing Nepal s Infrastructures for Earthquake Event" Prabudhda Dahal, Luftin, TX (CAN-USA) -- Communications in Disaster Preparedness (Webinar) Rajan R. Pant, Office of Controller of Certification, Ministry of Science & Technology, Nepal -- Cooperation for Disaster Preparedness: A case for Nepal

31 TECHNICAL SESSION II Technical Session II Session Title: Open Forum 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Koshi (Whittier Rm, 4th FL) Session Chair: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (** All who have education, training, experience and interest in engineering, scientific and technology areas are welcome to attend, introduce themselves, and share their experience and knowledge with others in attendance in the session. Students are particularly invited and most welcome to this Open Forum session! **)

32 TECHNICAL SESSION III Sunday, July 04 th, 2010 Technical Session III -- Clean Technology 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Karnali (Georgian Rm, Mezzanine Level) Session Chairs: Upendra Karna, D. Eng., P.E., President, U&S Engineers, P.C., Lambertville, NJ and Rajan R. Pant, Controller, Office of Controller of Certification, Ministry of Science & Technology, Nepal 10:30 AM 10:52 AM: Energy Generation using Reciprocating Small Scale Hydropower System by Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D.; Binu Shrestha; and Amvrossios C. Bagtzoglou, g Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 10:52 AM 11:14 AM: Stoves, Health and Technologies (Webinar) by Amod Pokhrel, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, CA 11:14 AM 11:37 AM -- High altitude Wireless networks in Himalayan Region by Kishor Panth, Computer Association of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal 11:37 AM 12:00 PM -- Got Sun? Get Electricity!- Gham Power s Solar PV Systems End Load-Shedding for Homes and Businesses Alike (Webinar) by Sandeep Giri, Gham Power (Solar Company), Kathmandu, Nepal

33 Sunday, July 04 th, 2010 (Cont d..) Joint Professional Networking Event TECHNICAL SESSION IV 12:00 PM 01:30 PM (TBA) (Jointly i hosted by ASNEngr, CAN-USA, ANMF and NKY) Technical Session IV 01:30 PM 3:00 PM Karnali (Georgian Rm, Mezzanine Level) Session Title: General Engineering & Scientific Topics Session Chairs: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and President, American Society of Nepalese Engineers; and Kishor Panth, 2 nd Vice President, Computer Association of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal 1:30 PM 1:52 PM Science and Education for a Sustainable World by Pramod Dhakal, Ph.D., Canada Foundation for Nepal, Ottawa, Canada 1:52 PM 2:14 PM -- Meta Analysis on Gene Expression Micro-array data by Pujan Joshi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

34 TECHNICAL SESSION IV Sunday, July 04 th, 2010 (Cont d..) Technical Session IV 01:30 PM 3:00 PM Karnali (Georgian Rm, Mezzanine Level) Session Title: General Engineering & Scientific Topics 214PM 2:14 237PM 2:37 PM- Search and Rescue using Cell Phones and Mobile Base Station by Bishal Thapa, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 237PM 2:37 300PM 3:00 Bid Bridge Foundation Design in Tidal lwaterway" "by Upendra Karna, D. Eng, P.E., U&S Engineers, P.C., Lambertville, NJ Annual ASNEngr General Membership Meeting and Closing Rapti (Gems Rm, 4th FL) 3:00 PM 5:00 PM: ASNEngr Annual General Membership/BOD Meeting and Closing

35 GENERAL MEETING Annual ASNEngr General Membership Meeting and Closing Rapti (Gems Room, 4 th Fl) 3:00 PM 5:00 PM - Election of a New slate of officers and Board members. - Discuss on the Society s achievement and lesson learned this past year and brain storm and make decisions on various activities for the coming year(s)

36 ACTIVITIES SOME MAJOR ACTIVITIES ACCOMPLISHED, ON-GOING AND PLANNED

37 Activities Some major activities accomplished in : Online New and Renewal Application form and database with payment option via PayPal & online Conference abstract collection developed. (Thanks to Information Secretary, Ms. Komal Dutta) Organized 2 Membership drive programs in Chicago, IL (Thanks to Dr. Bishnu Phuyal,BOD member; Ms. Komal Dutta, and Ms. Pratibha Phuyal)

38 Activities (Cont d..) Some major activities accomplished in (Cont d..): Organized 2 membership drive programs in Tuscon/Tempe/Glendale area, AZ (Thanks to Dr. Laxman Devekota (BOD member), Dr. Amibika Adhikari (Chair, Technical Committee), and Mr. Pradeep Karna (BOD member) Had Membership drive meetings in Vancouver, Canada and Denver, CO (Thanks ot Dr. Rajendra Shrestha, Vice President)

39 Activities (Cont d..) Some major activities accomplished in (Cont d..): Liaison activities in Nepal with Nepal Engineering Association and Nepal Engineering Council -- Thanks to Dr. Rajendra Shrestha; Mr. Himal Karmacharya (Chair, Nepal Liaison i Committee); Gopal Shah (Vice Chair, Nepal Liaison Committee); and Mr. Jagannath Ghimire (General Secretary) Applied for Federal IRS Tax Exempt status 501 c(3) May 22, 2009 (Thanks to Ms. Pratibha Phuyal, Treasurer; Dr. Rajendra Shrestha, Vice President, and Mr. Jagannath Ghimire, General Secretary and other Executive Committee members.)

40 Activities (Cont d..) Some major activities accomplished in (Cont d..): Published Society s First Newslette (June 2009) Visit (Thanks to Mr. Pradhumna Shrestha, P.E., Chair; Ms. Samana Ghimire, i Vice Chair; Mr. Pradeep Khanal, Co-Vice Chair, Newsletter Committee) Organized 2 nd Annual Conference in Oakland, CA during July 03-04, 2009 (Thanks to Dr. Binod Tiwari, Technical Chair; Mr. Pradeep Khanal, Technical Co-Chair Chair and organizing committee members. Published Conference Proceedings with a book of abstracts t

41 Activities (Cont d..) Some major activities accomplished in (Cont d..): Launched a joint initiative on Earthquake Preparedness and Disaster Relief for Nepal along with ANMF and CAN-USA. Organized 3rd Annual Conference (Jointly with CAN- USA), Boston, MA July 03-04, 2010 (From ASNEngr - Gen. Chair: R. Malla and Technical Chair: Pradeep Khanal.) 2 nd issue of the Newsletter ette is being finalized (Thanks to Mr. Pradhumna Shrestha, P.E., Chair; Ms. Samana Ghimire, Vice Chair; Mr. Pradeep Khanal, Co-Vice Chair, Newsletter Committee)

42 Activities (Cont d..) Some major activities accomplished in (Cont d..): Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for broad range of cooperation for education and research in the areas of engineering, science and technology with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Government of Nepal is drafted and submitted with America Nepal Medical Foundation (ANMF) and Computer Association of been currently Nepal-USA (CAN-USA). It is reviewed/considered by MOST.

43 Ongoing & Future Activities Some Ongoing and Planned Future activities: Establish General Scholarship for students for education and research purpose Establish Scholarships & Faculty Research grant/activities in Nepal Sponsor senior year design project in engineering colleges/institutions in Nepal Earthquake Emergency Preparedness Program Technical conference/ workshop in Nepal ASNEngr Conference in Create logo for ASNEngr Redesign Society s website

44 Welcome To Vice President s Report ( ) Dr. Rajendra K. Shrestha PO Box Baltimore, MD

45 Earthquake Preparedness Panel Discussion on May 28, 2010 Panelists: Dr. Rajendra Shrestha (ASNEngr), Dr. Gaury Adhikary (ANMF), and Mr. Prabudhda Dahal (CAN-USA), from left to right

46 General Contributions Contributed to the day-to-day operation, successful execution of various activities iti / programs, policy implementation, and growth of ASNEngr Participated in all teleconferences and General Body Meetings, to date

47 Other Responsibilities Assumed responsibility for preparation, editing, proof-reading reading all kinds of documents related to ASNEngr Covered the duties of the Society s President during Dr. Ramesh Malla s absence, Dec. 18, 2009 Jan. 19, 2010 Served as a Member of the ASNEngr/ANMF/CAN- USA Joint Initiative on Earthquake Preparedness and Disaster Relief in Nepal Committee

48 Presentations Petroleum Exploration in Nepal, July 4, 2008, Baltimore, MD Petroleum Engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry, July 4, 2009, Oakland, CA

49 Presentation Introduced ASNEngr and called for bilateral g relationship and cooperation with Nepal Engineers Association (NEA) at the 11 th NEA Convention, May 14, 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

50 Panel Discussion Participations Knowledge g Sharing for Career Advancement, July 3, 2009, ANA Conference, Oakland, CA Earthquake Disaster Preparedness for Nepal, May 28, 2010, 4 th NRN Regional Conference, Houston, TX

51 Publication Necessity of Earthquake Preparedness in Nepal : Aug. 16, 2010 in Voice of Asia, Houston, TX and The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu, Nepal; May 28, 2010, Souvenir (A NRN Publication); May 31, 2010, Laskus (A Newah Organization of America Publication)

52 Community Outreach Meetings Meeting with Nepali Community in: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 9, 2008 Denver, Colorado, June 7, 2009 Anchorage, Alaska, June 6, 2010

53 Bylaws Amendments Contributed to: Preparing the draft and proposing the 1st Amendment, approved by the ASNEngr BOD on May 15, nd Amendment approved on Feb. 26, 2010, as Chair of the Bylaws Amendment Committee 3 rd Amendment approved on June 16, 2010, as Chair of the Bylaws Amendment Committee

54 IRS Tax Exemption Application Contributed to Tax Exempt application to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the IRS Code 501(C)(3), since the initiation in Sept Assumed the key role in drafting five consecutive responses to the IRS related to the IRS Tax Exempt application Managed to obtain support in the process from Mr. Laxman Pradhan, CPA and Mr. Mukesh Singh, Attorney at Law

55 Welcome To General Secretary s Report ( ) Jagannath Ghimire, i PE PO Box Baltimore, MD

56 General Contributions BOD/Executive Committee Meeting: Following Decisions Made Publication of ASNEngr Newsletter To hold international Conference in 2011 Kathmandu, Nepal Formation of Earthquake Emergency Preparedness Committee Publication of ASNEngr 2010 Calendar New Website Design (currently being tested)

57 General Contributions IRS 501 ( c ) (3) Tax Exempt Application Application was filed with IRS in June 2009 Received 5 comments Waiting for Final Approval

58 General Contributions ASNEngr New Website Being designed by YoungMinds, Nepal Cost of Design is $300 Will launch the website by Mid August 2010

59 General Contributions New Website Sample

60 Treasurer s Report Financial Activities Report by Ms. Pratibha C. Phuyal, Treasurer PO Box Baltimore, MD

61 Treasurer s Report (Cont d..) The main accomplishment during this time period is to file IRS Tax Exempt application form 501(c) on May 22, The 2009 TAX for IRS was filed on May 13 th. Pay Pall amount from membership has been transferring to ASNEngr. Bank account time to time.

62 Treasurer s Report (Cont d..) GROSS REVENUE AS OF 6/17/09: $ Total Amount in the bank as of 6/17/09 after deducting all the expenses: $ Total Expenses as of 6/17/09: $ Total Expenses in Detail: Check Number Date Amount Written to For /10/2008 $ Yubaraj Budhathoki Reimbursement /15/2008 $ Manish Shakya Banner & Post /15/2008 $ Manish Shakya Banner & Post The above checks were written by previous treasurer of ASNEngr.

63 Treasurer s Report (Cont d..) Total Expenses in Detail (Cont d ): Check Number Date Amount Written to For /09/2009 $60.00 Jagannath Ghimire PO BOX /09/2009 $59.00 Komal Dutta Pay Pall Test Refund 1006 Voided /30/2008 $ Jagannath Ghimire Reimbursement /09/2009 $12.95 Pratibha Phuyal Reopened suspended d web site /18/2009 $ IRS IRS Application Fee Debit Card 01/09 to 06/09 $12.95x6 = $ Paid to Yahoo website hosting Fee for 6 months

64 Treasurer s Report (Cont d..) GROSS Total saving as of 6/30/2010 after deducting all the expenses: $ Total Expenses as of 6/30/2010: $ The Source of Income other than new memberships and membership renewals are: Calendar Sale, and Donation to purchase Computer parts in Chicago. REVENUE AS OF 6/30/2010: $ Total Expenses in Detail: Check Number Date Amount Written to For /29/2009 $ Ankur Sharma Chicago Nepali Mela Donation /23/2009 $ Myron Corp. Invoice # /17/2010 $ Lekhan Lkh Bhandari NRN Publication /02/2010 $24.85 Prakash Khanal FedEX Expenses /02/2010 $39.15 Binod Tiwari Conference Expenses Debit Card 06/09 to 05/10 $12.95x12 = $155.4 Paid to Yahoo website hosting Fee

65 Treasurer s Report (Cont d..) Donation in Chicago, IL The following income and expenses were added to the total revenue in previous slide. 1. Funds collected in a get together gathering $ Donated computer/hard drive sell $50 3. Individual donations a. Dr. Ramesh Malla $50 b. Ms. Pratibha Phuyal $25 c. Dr. Bishnu Phuyal $50 d. Mr. Sagar Regmi $25 e. Ms. Neema Jha $100 f. Mr. Deepak Khanal $50 g. Mr. Ramakant Kharel $50 h. Mr. Ankur Sharma $25 Total $675

66 Treasurer s Report (Cont d..) Donation in Chicago (Cont d ) 4. Hard ddi drive purchase a. 7 new hard drives purchased on 10/18/2009 $ b. 7 used hard drive purchased on 01/04/2010 $ Total $ Balance $ Income from Calendar Sale: Rajesh Bajracharya $ Ramesh Malla $ Rajendra K Shrestha $10.00

67 Joint Secretary s Report Membership Statistics Report by Mr. Prakash Khanal Joint Secretary PO Box Baltimore, MD

68 American Society of Nepalese Engineers Membership Report 2010 By Prakash Khanal Joint Secretary ASNEngr

69 American Society of Nepalese Engineers Membership Data Student Member = 23 General Member = 89 Senior Member =27 Fellow =14 Life Member =11 Total Member =153 Processing = 1 Male = 137 Female =16 Grand Total =154

70 American Society of Nepalese Engineers Membership Chart Student Member General Member 27 Senior Member 14 Fellow 11 Life Member Total Member 1 16 Processing Male Female Grand Total

71 Information Secretary s Report Website/Database Activities Report by Ms. Komal Dutta Information Secretary We have the following features available on our website: 1. Online Membership Application 2. Online Membership Renewal 3. Online payment using PayPal 4. Online Abstract submission

72 Our Sincere Thanks To all our fellow Nepalese who helped us with their valuable comments and suggestions To All Members of the Society for their participation To ANA and ANA Convention Organizers for their Generosity yproviding meeting venue Dhanyabad! THANK YOU!