ITB alumni to elect chairman

ITB alumni to elect chairman

JAKARTA (JP): The 32,000-strong alumni association of the
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) begins its fifth congress
today to elect a new chairman.

In a statement issued here yesterday, the alumni association
said the leading candidates for the seat include businessman
Fadel Muhammad, head of the Agency for the Assessment and
Application of Technology Zoehal, head of the Indonesian
Institute of Sciences Cahyono and former head of the state-owned
telephone company Cacuk Sudaryanto.

The election of the new chairman for the 1997/2001 term will
be held at the end of the congress on Friday in Bandung, West
Java.

President Soeharto is scheduled to open the congress at the
State Palace here today.

ITB is one of the country's most prestigious schools with a
long list of celebrated alumnis who have either left their mark
on Indonesian history or have distinguished themselves in their
respective fields.

They include Indonesia's first president Soekarno, head of the
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aburizal Bakrie,
business tycoon Ciputra along with no less than eight members of
the current cabinet, among them State Minister of National
Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita and the Coordinating Minister for
People's Welfare Azwar Anas.

The congress, held under the theme Indonesia Rises, ITB is
Ready, will be attended by 350 representatives from various ITB
alumni branches across the country.

A slew of activities, including alumni meetings and seminars,
will also be held during the week in Bandung. (mds)