<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div> <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> ‘National Symposium on
Industry Academia Collaboration for Geospatial Technologies – 2017’ </span></b>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">DURING 15-16 DECEMBER 2017</span></b></p>
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<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">INVITATION
LETTER</span></b></p>
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<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Dear Sir/Madam,</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.75in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"><span> </span>Greetings</span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">I take this opportunity to
introduce CEPT University, Ahmedabad which is a leading institution offering
Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoralprogramme in the areas of natural and
built environment related disciplines in Architecture, Planning, Technology,
Design, and Management. The University engages in academic, research,
consultancy and outreach activities. It organizes national and international
events periodically for the knowledge exchange, dissemination as well as
networking for the young students. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">This December, CEPT University
is organizing a ‘National Symposium on Industry Academia Collaboration for
Geospatial Technologies – 2017’ during 15-16 December 2017. The details on the
events are available </span><a href="https://geomaticsindia-cept.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">https://geomaticsindia-cept.org</span></a><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The collaboration <b>symposium</b> will focus
on setting out innovative trends and technology driven attitude through the
ideas shared by industry and academia experts. Focus will be made in
understanding the concepts of Geospatial technology and how it can be useful in
bringing the world together through participation of both academia and
industry.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Experts</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> from academia and industry
will join hands and discuss about the emerging trends in <b>geospatial
thosegoals </b>industry and the role of academia in reaching. Vision on GIS
industries and trends, deciding roadmaps in GIS and have better visibility in
working together for the benefit of both academia and industry. A special
session is organized for the industry to discuss with the students and the
academia on their requirements and the respective changes needed in the
academic system. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">This event is open for geospatial
industry, academia, government and NGO. It is expected to provide an excellent
platform for the discussion on need, limitations, challenges and opportunities
for establishing the collaboration between the geospatial industry and the
academia, the scientists, and the government. The University expects large
number of participants from geospatial industry, academia and government. Two
days long discussion will open the opportunities to the geospatial industries, through
interaction, sharing of innovations and showcasing the products and respective
upgrades to the core group of academia, students, government officials,
scientists and other interested groups. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">This symposium is intended
to open the gates for the collaboration and strengthening the ecosystem of
Geospatial Technology. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">I am very glad to
personally invite you to participate in 2-Day event. Please block the dates for
these events. We shall be happy to welcome you.</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"></span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">May I request you to kindly
circulate this information to your colleagues for their participation in this
Symposium. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:27.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Thanking you</span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">With best regards.</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Prof. Anjana Vyas, Ph D</span></b></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Executive
Director, Centre for Advanced Geomatics</span></p>
<p class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Adjunct
Professor, Faculty of Technology, CEPT University</span></p>
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09825522844</span></p>
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<div class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Encl:
Conference Brochure</span></div><div class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"><br></span></div><div class="ydpe50c4c19MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Ashish Upadhyay<br></span></div>
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