MEANT

Malayalee Engineers Association of North Texas
A Professional-Socio Organization
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MEANT provides an infrastructure for the professional and personal involvement in America for present and future engineers of Kerala. Our activities extend to all communities especially to young students who want to pursue a career in Engineering.  It also fosters social and cultural bonds among the members and families by providing a forum for interaction.

 
MEANT 2013 Programs and Events
MEANT Kids Event- Perot Museum Visit on March 24, 2013 (2:00PM - 5:00PM) (Click here to Register.)
Visit to Dallas's brand new Perot Museum of Nature and Science for MEANT kids. Inspiring curiosity in all ages and boasting as a living science lesson, this new Museum opened its doors to the public on December 1, 2012. Stimulate curiosity in the revolutionary Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Five floors house 11 permanent exhibit halls containing state-of-the-art video and 3D computer animation with thrilling, life-like simulations where visitors can exercise their brains through hands-on activities, interactive kiosks and educational games. The extraordinary building and outdoor space serves as a living science lesson, offering provocative illustrations of engineering, technology and conservation.

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 2:00PM to 5:00PM (Click here to Register.)
Venue: 2201 N. Field Street
Dallas, Texas 75201-1704
MEANT 2012 Programs and Events
MEANT Banquet on March 02, 2013 (6 pm-10pm)
MEANT Annual Banquet will be held at Reflections on Spring Creek, 1901 E Spring Creek Pkwy Plano, TX 75074 on March 02, 2013 at 6pm. Please register for the annual banquet and also renew your MEANT annual membership ((URL)).
Math Olympiad – 2012
Date: Saturday October 13th 2012, 10.00AM to 12.30PM
Venue: UTD Jindal School of Management
(Room 2.106, 2nd Floor) 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080
7th Annual MATH OLYMPIAD, a competition in mathematics to encourage young America to learn Mathematics and Engineering and promote mathematics skills among students. This annual event is open for students of DFW Metroplex from 5th through 10th grades. Any student currently enrolled in 2012-2013 school year will be eligible to enroll in the competition. Contestants must be present at the venue by 10:00 AM on the day of the contest. If you have any questions, please contact us at communications@meant.org.
Click here to read flyer.
Event Sponsor: AT&T
Photography Club
Meant is glad to announce our new club. This club is dedicated to our members who have interest in Photography. We invite entries to be published each month as photo of the year on our website. This club is created to
  • Share photography experience
  • Provide MEANT members photography showcase
  • Conduct Photography contest Club
  • will have many outings and other sessions planned and we can reach out to members who are interested. Please send an email to communications@meant.org, if y, if you want to be included in this club communication.
    MEANT Fest 2012
    MEANTFEST will be held on October 20th 2012, it'll be showcasesing various artistic talents of the members. If you have any questions, please contact us at communications@meant.org.
     
    MEANT Past Programs and Events
     
    Music Club Program - Music Night
    Date: Saturday, August 11 from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
    Venue: 5513 Tribune way Plano, TX 75094

    Second Music Night event was held on August 11th. This was a family event and had friends and other well-wishers of MEANT too. If you need more information please do send an email to communications@meant.org or music@meant.org.
     
    Music Club Program - Music Night
    Date: Saturday, April 28 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
    Venue: 2013 Burnside Drive, Allen, TX 75013

    First Music Night event was held on April 24th. We will communicate the venue and send out evite soon. Please train your voice and be ready to rock and roll. This is a family event so please bring your friends and other well-wishers of MEANT too. If you need more information please do send an email to communications@meant.org or music@meant.org.
     
    Professional Event - PMI (Click here to register)
    Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:00am to 11:00am
    Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Allen 705 Central Expressway South Allen, TX 75013

    Please block your calendar for March 10th morning for the first MEANT Professional event. Breakfast meeting includes networking and will have special guests /speakers from PMI [Project Management Institute].
    Please make sure you avail this great opportunity to network with many industry leaders and PMI officials will be there to guide you through PMP and other certifications you may need for your career.
    Seats are limited and we encourage you to sign up early. If you need more information please do send an email to communications@meant.org.
     
    6th Annual Math Olympiad for Grades 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 (Click here to see the results, Click here to see the pictures.)
    We are extremely happy to announce that the 6th Annual Math Olympiad held at UTDallas on Nov 12, 2011 was a huge success. We had a turnout of around 175 contestants from over 10 Independent School Districts for Scholarships totalling $3000. This was the biggest Math Olympiad done ever by MEANT as well as by any other organization in DFW in the past 10 years.
    At this time, we would like to thank all the BOD/committee members and volunteers of MEANT who helped us relentlessly with this event. Our Sincere thanks to management of UT Dallas, IEEE, the management of FunAsia Media, the various Math Coaching schools in the DFW metroplex, all schools and participating ISDs, and every one who spread the word about this event.

    We have got a lot of appreciation from parents of participants as well as schools and would like to share our gratitude to all of you who made this a proud event of MEANT.
    Thanks
    MEANT Math Olympiad Committee
    MEANTFEST 2011 Videos
  • Dance - 1: Click here!.
  • Dance - 2 Click here!.
  • Dance - 3: Click here!.
  • Dance - 4: Click here!.
  • Dance - 5: Click here!.
  • Ladies Dance:Click here!.
  • Magic Show - Part 1:Click here!.
  • Magic Show - Part 2: Click here!.
  • Announcements
    MEANT will continue with the Job Leads Sharing Program
    If you are a current MEANT member and do not receive our emails regularly, please let us know at communications@meant.org and confirm that we have your correct email address on file.

    Meant Annual Picnic
     Our 14th annual picnic at Frisco Commons Park (Pavillion # 2) on Saturday, April 30 was a grand success. We had 103 people attend the picnic, the largest attendance of all MEANT picnics, so far. MEANT would like to thank you all for participating in the picnic and making it a fun event. Special thanks to all who attendees who brought in canned food for the food drive and gave donations for food purchase to North Texas Food Bank.

    Click here for the photos of the event.

     

    Professional Event - Entrepreneurship and Financial Planning for Individual & Start-up set up
    Date: Saturday, July 7 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
    Venue: Embassy Suites, 7600 John Q. Hammons Drive Frisco, TX 75034
    Expert to help with advice on
  • Setting up a new company
  • Securing Finance for start up
  • Securing Loans / Funding for existing company
  • Financial planning for individuals and corporations
  • Small business set up / registration and entrepreneurial skills development.
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    Kids Club Program - Dallas Kids Expo
    Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 10:00am to 5:00pm
    Venue: Dallas Market Hall 2200 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207

    Please register for the Kids club program on March 24th at www.meant.org for special tickets and offers from MEANT. Expo to have programs and fun activities for kid and teenagers. For one day only, the 4th annual 2012 Dallas Kids Expo will be the resource for everything DFW & KIDS with unique exhibitors and services, educational seminars for parents (and kids), jammed-packed entertainment and great deals for all the things families are looking for! If you need more information please do send an email to communications@meant.org.
     
    MEANT 2012 Annual Banquet Souvenir - Celebrating 15 years: Click here to read Souvenir.

    MEANT Camping on Nov 5/6, 2011
    MEANT Camping at GrandPappy Point Marina, Denison, TX was a huge success with over 125 people attending the event in pleasant weather. We had a lot of activities including campfire till early morning. There was a great variety of food and a lot of games to pump up the spirits.

    MEANTFest 2011 on October 22, 2011
    We had a great turnout of over 200 people. MEANT would like to thank all its members and families, our guests, all participants, and their parents and everyone who supported us. We would also like to thank you for your generosity towards the scholarship fund.

    Junior Science Club Activity @ Legoland Discovery Center
    The Third Junior Science Club Activity of 2011 was held at Lego Land Discovery Center in Grapevine Mills on September 25,2011. This was an interesting fun and learning event.
    Third Entertainment Night
    The Third Entertainment Nite of 2011 was held on August 6th at Rajeev and Roshni's residence. This was yet another entertainment night with a great participation of around 100 people. The evening was enjoyed with melodious music and sumptuous food.

    Kids Summer Bash
    The Kids Summer Bash was held on July 31st at the Interskate Roller Skate Rink in Lewisville. More than 20 kids between the age of 3 to 15 participated in the event. It was the nice indoor activity for the kids as it kept them moving on the rollers with the music in the background and a nice venue to hang out with their friends.

     
    2nd National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (NCETE 2011) was held on April 2,2011
    Thanks to all those who participated in Envision 2020 and making it a great success. We had a turn out of attendees above planned limits.

    The companies that participated in the Career Fair were very happy with the quality of candidate pool. (Click here for the photos of the event.)

    Scholarship Program
    This program is to help the deserving engineering students in Kerala needing financial assistance through scholarships. To learn more about this project, please visit Scholarship Program under Programs and Activities. We encourage you to participate in this project by contributing to our Scholarship program.
     
     
     
     
     
     
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