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Mr. P. Seshasayi addresses the gathering, 1988

Administrators , Faculty , Visiting VIPs

In this photograph, the distinguished guests and visitors from Germany along with some of the IIT Madras administrators are seen at the new Computer Centre, listening to Mr. P. Seshasayi (Manager, Computer Centre).

The reason for the visit of the Germans was to officially hand over the Siemens 7580-E Computer System to IIT Madras. It was done in a grand manner, with a function held at the Central Lecture Theatre (CLT). Mr. Hans Klein was the chief guest for the occasion. After the event, the officials were taken to the newly constructed Computer Science Block.

Seen in the photograph, from right, Prof. L. S. Srinath (Director of IIT Madras, second from right), Mrs. Pushpa Srinath (Director’s wife, fourth from right), Mr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors, sixth from right), Mrs. Eva Seitz (ninth from right), Dr. Konrad Seitz (Ambassador, Federal Republic of Germany, tenth from right), Mr. Hans Klein (Minister for Economic Co-operation, Federal Republic of Germany, in brown shirt and trousers) and Mr. P. Seshasayi (Manager, Computer Centre, in white shirt). The other persons are yet to be identified.

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Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0068/IMG_2122_1
Album ID:
Date:
22 March 1988
Event:
Handing Over Siemens 7580-E Computer System to IIT Madras
Place:
Computer Sciences Block

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