On August 20th through the 22nd, NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals) hosted their annual conference at the Hyatt, Downtown Seattle.
With 24 chapters and thousands of members, they are the premier networking organization for South Asians for professional development, cultural awareness, community service and political awareness.
NetIP rang in 20 years at their Annual conference bouyed by a new generation of young professional making a difference in the lives of thousands. As a diversity story, NetIP is run entirely by volunteers, and supports social responsibility.
The Conference is a unique one of a kind event the likes of which Seattle has never seen before, and they are hoping you will think so too. The theme is 'Unique by Nature', and quite apt as we are celebrating the unique mix of qualities that the South Asian crowd brings to North America. NetIP hosted a great variety of guests and have even garnered the attention of ZeeTV who hosted a panel on cultural affairs with actor Kunal Nayar from CBS's The Big Bang Theory.
NetIP has been getting a lot of support after the recent controversial TIME Magazine article by Joel Stein, which attacked Indian immigrants in the United States. NetIP continues to be a major voice for South Asians, you can view their response to Stein's article on their sites www.netip.org; www.netipconference.org and has also been featured in various media outlets including Yahoo and CBS.
NetIP's philanthropy initiatives in the past have included support of the Clinton Aids Foundation. Today they proudly support the Grameen Foundation.
NetIP has partnered with SAALT (South Asian Americans leading together) on their nationwide be the change initiative.
NetIP is the ONLY non-profit that hosts a radio show on HD service, Prime Time with NetIP. Past guests include Tony Fernandes (CEO Air Asia, owner of Lotus in the F1 Grand Prix), Shibani Joshi (FOX business reporter and one of the top influential South Asian women in media today. Craig Newmark (Founder, Craigslist), Robert Chatwani (CEO & Founder eBay worldofgood.com), Seema Shah (GM, eBay giving works), Ramit Sethi (author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You To Be Rich), Surya Yalamanchilli (Candidate for Congress, Ohio) and Simran Sethi (Top 10 Eco-hero of the planet, environmentalist for Oprah.com). They will be broadcasting live on HD radio during the conference. Podcasts of their past radio shows can be heard here:www.netip.org/primetime
Feel free to follow them on twitter: #netipconf.
For more information on NetIP feel free to view their site:
www.netip.org; www.netipconference.org
Twitter: twitter.com/netipna; twitter.com/netipconference
Sourre: netip.org, grameenfoundation.org, and worldofgood.com
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