BITSians' day 2014
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BITSians' Day is an annual event held on the first Friday of August organized by BITSAA to bring together the global BITS Pilani alumni community and foster networking. The 2014 event involved over 7,500 alumni participating in informal gatherings at over 100 office locations worldwide as well as chapter meets across 45 cities. Key highlights included participation from remote locations, media coverage, growth in participation over the previous year, and viral social media activity with the #BITSMemories hashtag. The event was deemed a success in strengthening the BITS Pilani alumni network around the world.
BITSians' day 2014
- 2. www.bitsaa.org The global BITS-Pilani Alumni Community 501(C)(3) Registered in New Jersey, USA 80G Registered in Hyderabad, India HISTORY • One of a kind event by an alumni association • Aim: Bring the BITSian community even closer and foster networking and friendship between BITSians of various Batches • Celebrated on the first Friday of every August. The first Friday of august signifies the commencement of a new academic year at BITS
- 3. www.bitsaa.org The global BITS-Pilani Alumni Community 501(C)(3) Registered in New Jersey, USA 80G Registered in Hyderabad, India Event 1: BITSians At Office • BITSians donned their BITS tee to their workplace. • A small informal get together was arranged in every office. BITSians met at a common place in their workplace and celebrated the occasion. Some offices even cut cakes to celebrate! • The event was held in over 100 office locations globally, and saw a participation of over 2500 BITSians. • Link to the Photo Album: – https://www.flickr.com/photos/bitsaa/sets/72157647 513414164/
- 4. www.bitsaa.org The global BITS-Pilani Alumni Community 501(C)(3) Registered in New Jersey, USA 80G Registered in Hyderabad, India Event 2: Chapter Meets • BITSians met across 45 chapters across the globe for an evening dinner/party. • Some chapters had multiple locations within the city • Events ranged from a formal dinner to informal parties. • 4000+ BITSians took part across the globe.
- 5. www.bitsaa.org The global BITS-Pilani Alumni Community 501(C)(3) Registered in New Jersey, USA 80G Registered in Hyderabad, India Highlights of BITSians’ Day 2014 • Event saw participation from remote locations, such as Ganjam, Orissa and Tanzania • TOI covered BITSians’ day at Udaipur • A new chapter, BITSAA Hong Kong, was born out of this event. • Microsoft re-tweeted our photo of BITSians at their office • The participation of BITSians increased to 1.5 times compared to BITSians’ day 2014 • The number of chapters celebrating the dayincreased from 30 to 45
- 6. www.bitsaa.org The global BITS-Pilani Alumni Community 501(C)(3) Registered in New Jersey, USA 80G Registered in Hyderabad, India Social Media Statistics • #BITSMemories went viral on Facebook • Over 3000 posts on #BITSMemories. • BITSians from all batches posted on Facebook using #BITSMemories
- 7. www.bitsaa.org The global BITS-Pilani Alumni Community 501(C)(3) Registered in New Jersey, USA 80G Registered in Hyderabad, India Acknowledgements BITSAA International thanks all the volunteers who made this event a grand success. BITSAA International also thanks all the BITSians who came out in large numbers and participated in this event, there by making this event a grand success. We will see you all on a bigger and better BITSians’ Day 2015!