But in the recent times due to some unavoidable circumstances, the meetings got cancelled. It had been approximately six months since the last meet and 363 days since the last time it had been hosted at Amity. There was an urgent need for one now. Considering the fact that this is the last year and we(Students of Amity, as our semesters get over really early) would have busy months ahead, we decided to take the responsibility of organizing the meet in our campus this month. As the day when i would become a "Alumni" is getting closer, it makes me a little Nostalgic about the things that have been so close to me in the past. Me being the Vice-president of our tech club ALIAS (Amity Linux Assistance Sapience) was getting a little uneasy about the thoughts of the future of the club. We have students that are enthusiastic about Open source and like to learn more about it, but they haven't really got much of chance to interact with the real wizards. Hence this meet not only gave us the opportunity to bring the g33ks together, it also allowed us to introduce them to our juniors who would take various posts in ALiAS and take on the legacy forward. It was then that a thought occurred to me. Why not let the future leaders have a real experience of organizing an event. And so they did!
The meeting turned out to be the one with a good participation. Now only the old contributers, but also the freshers(who joined the college this year) took part in the event. This allowed the new comers to interact with the community which in turn enhanced their enthusiasm and exposed them to a whole new world. I am sure that the open source culture that had been initiated during my tenure will continue to flourish in the campus long after I am gone.
http://lug-iitd.org/Geek_meetup_-_14_Jan_2012
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