AGM Report SUTA Board of Directors

February 2021www.suta.org

Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA)

• Global, Non-profit organization • Formed in 2000 to facilitate communication and

collaboration among the graduates, faculty and staff of the Sharif University.

• Registered in the state of California, USA as a 501C tax exempt organization, and has many chapters and affiliates around the world.

• If you have studied, taught or worked at the Sharif University of Technology since its formation in 1965, you belong here.

SUTA Mission

Build a global community of Sharif University alumni and associates to connect all members with each

other and with the university

• SUTA community: alumni, students, faculty and staff• SUTA promotes professional, scientific, and social engagement

and collaboration among members• SUTA carries its mission as an independent organization based

on common interests of its stakeholders without engaging in political, ethnic, religious activities.

SUTA’s Culture is about connecting people and giving back to the community of Sharif University

MembersAlumni, Faculty, StudentsIdeas, Time, Resources

Sharif UniversityFaculty, Students, StaffEducational and Research Programs & Facilities

SUTA BoD & ChaptersNetwork, Communities, Means of engagement

SUTA

SUTA Board of Directors2011- 2012

Farrokh Malihi, President (Virginia)

Shahriar Makerchi, Secretary (Virginia)

Farzad Khomizadeh, Vice President (Toronto)

Shiva Davoudpour, Treasurer (Washington DC)

Dariush Alipour, Director (Sweden)

Siamak Aram, Director (Washington DC)

Reza Motamed, Director (Vancouver)

SUTA Past Presidents/ AdvisorsDr. Fraidon Hojabri, Founding member, Sr. Advisor

Dr. Fariba Aria, Founding member (Guidelines Committee, SUTA Planning)

Dr. Jalil Kamali, Founding member (Awards Committee, Guidelines Committee)

Dr. Zahed Sheikholeslami, Founding member (Guidelines Committee)

Dr. Bahram Zahir Azami (Awards Committee, Guidelines Committee)

Dr. Masoud Olfat (SUTA Planning, Webinars)

SUTA Local ChaptersToronto, Canada- Mahshid Agir, Firoozeh Vosough, Mahboob Bolandi

Sweden- Majid Zolfaghari, Dariush Alipour, Keyvan Hajari

Wahington DC, USA- Mehrdad Sarfaraz, Siamak Aram, Niloofar Shadab

Seattle, USA- Houman Bedayat, Bahram Zahir

Tehran, Iran- Reza Kianmehr, Forooz Tabibi, Simin Ebnsajad, Ahamad Tafaghodi

* North California, USA- Fariba Aria, Jalil Kamali, Farimah Vahabzadeh, Ali Rajaei

• Vancouver, Canada- Ali Ahrari, Mojgan Ellioon, Reza Motamed

• Germany - Ali Ahrari, Mojgan Ellioon, Reza Motamed* Re-started, New chapter

SUTA Committees

Membership Committee (S. Makarechi, F. Khomami, R. Motamed, F. Malihi)

Chapters Committee (S. Aram, D, Alipour, F. Malihi))

Communications Committee (S. Makarechi, F. Khomami, F. Malihi, S. Aram, R. Motamed)

Awards Committee (J. Kamali, B. Zahir, E. Enssani, F. Malihi)

Reunions/Events Committee (S. Makarechi, S. Davoudpour, S. Aram, F. Malihi)

Webinars/ Education (F. Malihi, S. Makarechi, F. Khomamizadeh))

Guidelines/ Procedures (F. Aria, J, Kamali, F. Sadough, B. Zahir, Zahed Sheikholeslami)

Progress Report 2019- 2020- Highlights• Board held twenty monthly meetings during 2019 and 2020 for planning, decision making,

organization and coordination of ongoing projects, and approvals of board decisions. Minutes of these reports are available for all members on SUTA website www.suta.org.

• Registration of SUTA as a non-profit organization in the state of California was renewed.

• With assistance from our accountant Federal and State taxes for 2018 and 2019 were paid and past due taxes were taken care of. We are now current with all Federal and State taxes. Quarterly Financial Reports were prepared. These reports are available for members on SUTA website www.suta.org

$6440 was raised from donations provided by SUTA members in the US.

• Membership increased from 85 members to 216 members, 2.5 times in less than two years

• A virtual ceremony was held on Zoom for celebration of 20th Anniversary of SUTA for SUTA members, and SUT alumni and faculty. This program is available on YouTube.

• SUTA Awards ceremony was held in October to recognize notable alumni, faculty and staff of our university. This program is available on YouTube

Progress Report 2019- 2020- Highlights

A new project was initiated to support graduate students with financial aid and travel expenses to attend professional and scientific meetings

Board coordinated the start of a new SUTA chapter in Germany and re-start of activities for Vancouver and Northern California Chapters. Other active chapters include Toronto, Sweden, Washington DC and Seattle

.

A proposal by Dr. Fariba Aria former SUTA president and her team ” Proposed Plan for Future of SUTA “ was submitted and approved by the board. This proposal included ideas and programs for mentorship to help younger members.

Documents for operating procedures for SUTA elections and roles and responsibilities of board executives was prepared by SUTA advisers and sent to the Election Board.

Educational programs including six webinars were held on Zoom during 2020. These presentations were attended by many SUTA members, SUT faculty and alumni and are available on YouTube.

Three quarterly Newsletters were published which cover news and events from our board, SUTA chapters and articles of interest to our members

Progress Report 2019- 2020- Highlights

SUTA website www.suta.org was upgraded and new sections were added to include educational programs and webinars, SUTA Awards, and introduction of notable SUT alumni

SUTA presence was expanded in professional and social media. SUTA Linkedin Group, SUTA Telegram Network, SUTA Members

Planning and coordination of elections for the upcoming SUTA board was completed in December 2020.

Membership Committee (S. Makarechi, F. Khomami, R. Motamed, F. Malihi)

SUTA membership increased from 87 members in April 2019 to 216 in February 2021, 2.5 times increase in less than two years.

Periodic communications with membership on SUTA activities and events

Register new members, and membership renewal

Conduct surveys to receive feedback from membership on SUTA programs and activities

Communications Committee (S. Makarechi, F. Khomami, F. Malihi, S. Aram, R. Motamed)

Upgrade SUTA Website (www.suta.org, info@suta.org)

SUTA Newsletters: Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020

SUTA Telegram Network ( Established: June 2019, over 1000 members)Networking, technical news, art, poetry, memories and photos

SUTA Members Group (Established: Dec. 2020, 150 members)News about SUTA, and elections

Linkedin Group (Established: 2016, over 2200 members)News about SUTA, Sharif University, Science & Technology

Awards Committee (J. Kamali, B. Zahir, E. Enssani, F. Malihi)Dr. Amin’s Lifetime Achievement AwardProfessor Mohammad Durali, the long serving professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, SUT

Alumni Achievement AwardDr. Adel Ferdosipour, the anchorman of the popular TV program ‘Navad’ and a lecturer at the Industrial Engineering Department, SUT

Distinguished Service AwardMs. Mehrnoush Naderi, lab manager Chemistry Department, SUT

Events/ Reunion Committee (S. Davoudpour, S. Aram, S, Makarechi, F. Malihi)

SUTA 20th Anniversary Ceremony, August 2020. Two hours live program via Zoom. Over 100 members attended. Available on YouTube

Several virtual events were held for SUTA members interested in Poetry, Music, Film, during 2020

Webinars/ Education (S. Makerichi, F. Malihi)

Creativity and Innovation- Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis, Contour Crafting Co., USC

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Artificial Intelligence- Dr. Farrokh Mohamadi, Tialinx Inc.

Water Resources Management- Dr. Elahe Enssani, UCSF

5G Communication Technologies- Dr. Masoud Olfat, Federated Telecomm

Developments in Education and Industry in Iran- Dr. Mehdi Zarghamee

Puzzles to Unravel Universe- Professor Cumrun Vafa, Harvard University

Dr. Zargamee Dr. Cumrun Vafa

Webinars/ Education (F. Malihi, F. Malihi)

Dr. Farrokh Mohamadi, SUTA Webinar, October 2020

Webinars/ Education (F. Malihi, S. Makarechi)

Professor Cumrun Vafa, SUTA Webinar, January 2021

SUTA Student Grant Award- Dr. Dariush Alipour

To help SUTA members who are currently pursuing theirpost graduate studies in universities in North Americaand Europe. The program provides student grants for attending

scientific conferences and events and for travel expenses.

Announced: August 04, 2020Deadline: December 31, 2020

Applicants must be a SUTA member, and currently enrolled in graduate studies and research (Masters, PhD) in an accredited university in North America and Europe.

15 applicants

14/15 under 30

13/15 new member to SUTA14/15 for expenses

13/15 Bachelor from SUTA

15/15 Engineering

Recognitions

•3 members share the grant for 2020

Ehsan Banayan Esfahani : PhD student in Chemical EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia

Fatemeh Asadi Zeidabadi: PhD student in Chemical EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia

Shahab Mousavi: Master Student in Computer ScienceStanford University

Guidelines Committee (F. Aria, J, Kamali, F. Sadough, B. Zahir)

• Formed by the BoD to develop guidelines to

• Identify the sources of the recent problem surfaced on the Telegram group

• Develop guidelines to prevent it from happing in the future• Suggest changes to Bylaws empowering SUTA to deal with further

conflicts

• Guideline Committee started the work on January 5th

• Invited all members to discussion• Interviewed 20+ people• Summarized the points and issued a report

• Message to the membership• Discussed the root cause• Suggested guidelines• Proposed constitutional changes

Chapters Committee (D. Alipour, S. Aram, R. Motamed, F. Malihi)

Chapter events in Toronto (Mahshid Agir, Firoozeh Sadough)

Chapter events in Sweden (Majid Zolfaghari, Dariush Alipour, Keyvan Hajari)

Chapter events in Seattle (Houman Bedayat, Bahram Zahir)

Chapter events in Washington DC (Mehrdad Sarfaraz, Siamak Aram)

Chapter events in Tehran (Reza Kianmehr, Forooz Tabibi, Ahmad Tafaghodi, Simin Ebnsajad)

Chapter in Vancouver (Ali Ahrari, Mojgan Elyoon, Reza Motamed)

Chapter in South California (Fariba Aria, Jalil Kamali, Farimah Vahabzadeh, Ali Rejaee)

Chapter Elections in Germany

Toronto Chapter (Mahshid Agir, Firoozeh Sadough, Mahboob Bolandi)2019

" خانمهای مهاجر کارآفرين در کانادا"نشستی دوستانه و گفتگو درباره •

برنامه دورهمی اعضای سوتا در ماه جون •

-Bridgesهمکاری شاخه تورنتو در کنفرانس • I تورنتو

در اول ماه آگوست " Networkingعصر "برنامه دورهمی •

پيک نيک تابستانی شاخه تورنتو•

SUTA Toronto Chapter (Mahshid Agir, Firoozeh Sadough, Mahboob Bolandi)

2020١٣٩٩گردهمايی نوروز •

مراسم بزرگداشت زندگی و دستاوردهای پروفسور رضا رياست سابق دانشگاه شريف•

طرح همكارى علمى، فرهنگى و اجتماعى سوتا با كانون مهندس، کانون فنى انتاريو، انجمن فارغ •التحصيالن دانشكده صنعت نفت و انجمن فارغ التحصيالن فنى تبريز

برنامه شب يلدا•

SUTA Sweden Chapter 2019-2020- Majid Zolfaghari, Dariush Alipour, Keyvan Hajari

اعضای فعاليت متمرکزی برای گردآوری دانش آموختگان دانشگاهمان در سوتای سوئد داشتيم که به دوبرابر شدنانجمن، و همزمان کاهش متوسط سنی منجر شد

Hagapaken پيک نيک جمعی از اعضای انجمن برای ديدار با يکديگر در فضای باز، در محل -دوم ماه آگوست

مجمع عمومی امسال همزمان بطور مجازی، برای کسانی که اينطور ترجيح ميدهند، و نيز حضوری، و با رعايت .آگوست برگزار شود ٢٩پروتکل های مربوط به همه گيری، در

SUTA Seattle Chapter 2019-2021- Houman Bedayat

2020-10: Trivia Night

2020-07: Behrooz Parhami: Recursive Methods for Synthesizing Digital Circuits

2020-06: Trivia Night

2020-01: Arefeh Nasri: Big data and emerging technologies in travel behavior analysis

2019-12: Alire Jazayeri: Crossroad Journalism, Earth, Climate and Agriculture

2019-10: Mohammad Afshar: Planning your technology career paths and pitfals

2019-09: Roozbeh Mottaghi: Understanding the visual world by interacting with it

2019-08: Vahid Golkhoo: Astrophysical ML Uncovering the mysteries of the universe

2019-07: Mohammad Rastegari: Trends and challenges in developing modern AI technology

2019-06: Meet & Coffee

SUTA Washington DC Chapter, 2019- 2020 (Mehrdad Sarfaraz, Siamak Aram)

• Periodic gatherings of local members in Washington DC

• Webinars

• Elections

SUTA Tehran Chapter2019- 2020 (Reza Kianmehr, Forooz Tabibi, Ahmad Tafaghodi)

• Periodic gatherings of local members in Tehran

• SUTA Awards Ceremony at Sharif University

• Link to SUT Alumni Association

SUTA 2019-2020 Financial Report- Board 10

Shiva Davoodpour, SUTA Treasurer 2019- 2020

SUTA Goals & Strategies

Goal 1. Connect worldwide communities of Sharif University alumni, faculty, students

Strategy 1. Develop programs and resources to support the growth of a spectrum of communities and groups: Regional Chapters, Professional Groups, Academic Majors, Class-Year, Sports, Art

Strategy 2. Develop and sustain events that serve to link alumni communities with their members

Strategy 3. Use of technology to enhance social and professional networking among members. Develop ways to help groups interact based on social media

SUTA Goals & Strategies

Goal 2. Educational Programs for Sharif University Alumni and Students

Strategy 1. Develop a global database of SUT alumni with information on: Education, Area of Expertise, Knowledge/Skills, and Technical contributions

Strategy 2. Organize seminars and webinars on technical and social topics of interest to members

Strategy 3. Organize talks and conversation sessions on topics of interest to members

SUTA Goals & Strategies

Goal 3. Mentorship Programs for Sharif University Alumni and Students *

Strategy 4. Create a database of members willing to be mentors in academic and industry settings in different discipline.

Strategy 5. Create a database of members willing to be mentors in different areas of a startup growth.

Strategy 6. Create a database of members willing to be mentors for job seekers in different discipline

* Recommended by the Advisors Committee

SUTA Goals & Strategies

Goal 4. Create Lasting Pride of Sharif University for alumni throughout their lives. Cultivate a Culture of Volunteerism

Strategy 1. Communication & Networking via Chapters and Groups

Strategy 2. Provide peer recognition for outstanding alumni and their accomplishments

Strategy 3. Develop training tools that make volunteers more effective

Strategy 4. Recognition of volunteers

تشکر و قدردانی از حاميان انجمن سوتا

مهندس علی احراریدکتر الهه انسانیدکتر محمد اکبر

دکتر بهرخ خوشنويسدکتر شهرام تفضلی

دکتر بابک پرويزدکتر منصور کرامت

دکتر شهريار مکارچیدکتر جليل کمالی

دکتر حسين نيلی دکتر فريدون هژبری

تشکر و قدردانی از همکاران انجمن سوتا

)خبرنامه -تدوين آيين نامه ها -تدوين برنامه راهبردی سوتا (دکترفريبا آريا )برنامه های انجمن سوتا در تهران(سيمين ابن سجاد

)بورد انتخابات -تدوين آيين نامه ها -تدوين برنامه راهبردی سوتا (مهشيد آژير )برنامه شعرخوانی سوتا( بابک اسگويی

)خبرنامه -سخنران وبينار تخصصی سوتا ( دکترمسعود الفت)کميته جوايز سوتا –سخنران وبينار تخصصی سوتا ( دکتر الهه انسانی

)خبرنامه سوتا –بورد انتخابات ( محبوب بلندی)خبرنامه سوتا –شاخه محلی سياتل ( دکتر هومن بدايت

)ادمين گروه تلگرام سوتا( کيوان حجری)مديريت جلسه اعضای سوتا( عليرضا حمزه لويی

)سخنران وبينار تخصصی سوتا(دکتر بهرخ خوشنويس )برنامه های انجمن سوتا در تهران(احمد تفقدی

)خبرنامه سوتا –شاخه محلی سويد ( مجيد ذولفقاری)ادمين گروه تلگرام سوتا( فرزين رادکانی

)ادمين گروه تلگرام سوتا( مهرداد زنگنه حبيبی)شاخه محلی واشنگتن(دکتر مهرداد سرفراز

)تدوين برنامه راهبردی سوتا(نيلوفر شاداب

تشکر و قدردانی از همکاران انجمن سوتا

)خبرنامه سوتا –سخنران گروه تلگرام -تدوين آيين نامه ها ( دکتر زاهد شيخ االسالمی)مديريت جلسه اعضا -تدوين آيين نامه ها -شاخه محلی تورنتو(فيروزه عباسيان

)بورد انتخابات( محمود عالم رجبی)ادمين گروه تلگرام سوتا( مژگان عليون

)آمار گروه تلگرام سوتا -خبرنامه سوتا ( شايان قطبی)تدوين آيين نامه ها(ندا صالحی راد

)خبرنامه سوتا –تدوين آيين نامه ها -کميته جوايز سوتا (دکتر بهرام ظهير اعظمی )ادمين گروه تلگرام سوتا(فروزنده طبيبی )تدوين برنامه راهبردی(بهنام کامرانی

)خبرنامه سوتا –تدوين آيين نامه ها -کميته جوايز سوتا (دکتر جليل کمالی )خبرنامه سوتا(دکتر سهيال کمال

)برنامه جوايز سوتا در تهران(رضا کيانمهر )خبرنامه سوتا –سخنران وبينار تخصصی سوتا (دکتر فرخ محمدی

)خبرنامه سوتا(دکتر نجم الدين مشکوتی )تدوين برنامه راهبردی(نگار متوريان

)شاخه محلی سويد(داود نواييان )شاخه محلی کاليفرنيا(فريماه وهابزاده

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