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Govind Agarwal, general secretary, RCOEM, Rajendra Purohit, secretary, RS Pande, principal, AA Khurshid and MA Hasamnis were present.Applauding the organizers for providing a platform, Dhekane said the onus now was on students, researchers and academicians to showcase their findings and make them fruitful. He spoke about the importance of having imagination and said since it has no bounds, it is the best tool to help devise hypothesis and turn thoughts into reality.“Anything you know today is insufficient for tomorrow and therefore always keep learning and updating yourself,” Thakar told students. He urged those present to apply their mind to work for the betterment of the society and the common man.Governor of Tamil Nadu and founder chairman of RCOEM Banwarilal Purohit and dean of the University of District of Columbia Devdas Shetty sent messages for holding the event. A ‘Book of Abstracts’ in which abstracts from the plenary talks of various speakers of the conference had been written, was also released.Thakar reminisced about how communication has changed over a period of time, starting from messengers to post offices, telegrams, telephone and finally, the Internet. Giving the example of Intel, which produced revolutionary Pentium chip in 2003 by engaging a group of fresh graduates, he urged the students to do better and go an extra mile to achieve the goal.In his inaugural address, Pande briefed participants about the schedule of the conference which has attracted delegates from prestigious research organizations and academic institution..