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Makhdom SEFI Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:25 am Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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Hemantha,
I need some more explanation if possible please,
Subject: [SEFI] Re: Time to give back to SEFI
From: forum@sefindia.org
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 22:06:53 +0530
To: announcement@sefindia.org
-- Dear Alpa
I do not anything about this forum. In fact I never heard of it even. Please inform me where its HQ is, when it has been established and who have established the forum. I am associated with many associations of structural engineers like IIBE, IABSE, ISET and IstructE-India. Nobody ever told me about SEFI. I have never come across any publication of this forum even. Please let me know procedures of registering membership. I shall become life member.
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Hemantha forum@sefindia.org)> wrote:
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debayan ...
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Time to give back to SEFI |
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gautam chattopadhyay wrote: | Dear Alpa
I do not anything about this forum. In fact I never heard of it even. Please inform me where its HQ is, when it has been established and who have established the forum. I am associated with many associations of structural engineers like IIBE, IABSE, ISET and IstructE-India. Nobody ever told me about SEFI. I have never come across any publication of this forum even. Please let me know procedures of registering membership. I shall become life member. |
Dear Gautam Sir,
I don't know whether SEFI is a registered body or not...but the thing is it is a platform floated by the admins of this group (M/s Alpa Sheth of VMS consultants and Mr Rajeev of Phoenix webtech are the ones I know of).
It is basically an online platform for technical discussions amongst fellow engineers usually regarding to structural engineering, site related problems etc. It is also a tool to share the problems faced by engineers and the solutions provided by engineers who have encountered similar problems before.
It is a non-hierarchical group. No one is president, no one is treasurer, no one is general secretary etc.
It is a online platform for two way discussions amongst fellow engineers.
SEFI as a group have not published papers simply because it is a collection of individuals and does not represent anybody. Though I might add that some of the best brains in this country who have written countless research papers are part of this group.
The contribution demanded is voluntary and not a 'Membership Fee' or 'Registration fee' as demanded by some of the groups that you have mentioned.
SEFI is a group which uses the power of the internet for maximum benefit of its members with regards to enhancing their professional knowledge at virtually no material costs.
Hope I have been able to give my views clearly.
Regards,
Debayan |
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lkjain.ngp SEFI Regulars
Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 37
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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I wish that I could have used sefi site.
I couls not eccess the site for want of a proper pass word.
L. K. JAIN
On 7 October 2010 08:54, debayan <forum@sefindia.org (forum@sefindia.org)> wrote:
Quote: | Dear Alpa Madam,
My small contribution has been sent to you via online transfer.
My amount is small but my support is sincere.
And for the others who are commenting that they are not happy that SEFI is asking for contributions either because server upgradation is not the only issue or the time is not ripe, I have just one thing to say. Please don't contribute. Nobody is putting a gun to your head and asking you to contribute. It is just a simple request from the admins side. Even if your contribution is not there I am sure you will still enjoy full support from the SEFI website if they reach their target irrespective of whether certain individuals have contributed or not.
It is best if people refrain from giving reasons as to why they are NOT contributing.
I am using this site for close to three years now and I know whats its worth.
Regards,
Debayan
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vikram.jeet General Sponsor
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:53 am Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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Dear Er ,
Sefi is beneficial to one and all .Every engineer has lauded its role--irrespective
of fact whether he is fresher or veteran.
A strange remark from your end .Can you kindly enlighten why it is not worth to you.
Contribution to sefi is only voluntary, but thankfulness is also a form of contribution.
best wishes
vikramjeet
Dear Sefi,
Stil nw i did not fond Sefi.org as worth to myself, wen ever i feel up to tat level i wil contribute.
Regards
Chandrashekar
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vikram.jeet General Sponsor
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:34 am Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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Regarding SEFI( As I know during on- line discussions these years)
Dear Sir
Er Debyan has already provided the information but to supplement further,
I think sefi, the Structural Engineering Forum of India, is a registered body
for on-line discussions on structural/civil engineering matters.
It is absolutely free and contribution offered are voluntary.
It was started by a group of three Engineers ,aftermath of Bhuj EQ
(they also interct in forum time to time)
namely Prof SK Jain , Madam Alpa Sheth and Mr Pankaj Gupta.They
have spent/spending lot of time and money for this noble cause and we
must be highly grateful to them as also to Mr Rajeev , Admin .
Presently 8500+ engineers on on - line discussions,
Some top Eminent sefi members with experience of over four / five decades
are Dr N Subramanian, Prof AR Chadrasekhar, Prof Ajit Bhattacharya,
Prof KG Bhatia, Sh UH Varyani , Sh Indrjeet Barua Sh Umesh Rao
and some more.
No Publications , since It is only a discussion forum.
Inception since Jan 2003, aftermath of Gujarat EQ
Purpose : On line Knowledge sharing in very frank and free environment
especially aimed for safe(though economical) design of structures,
construction problems etc.
Registration - - On line
Admin may kindly correct anything not spelt correctly.
best regards
vikramjeet
Dear Alpa
I do not anything about this forum. In fact I never heard of it even. Please inform me where its HQ is, when it has been established and who have established the forum. I am associated with many associations of structural engineers like IIBE, IABSE, ISET and IstructE-India. Nobody ever told me about SEFI. I have never come across any publication of this forum even. Please let me know procedures of registering membership. I shall become life member.
Dear Gautam Sir,
I don't know whether SEFI is a registered body or not...but the thing is it is a platform floated by the admins of this group (M/s Alpa Sheth of VMS consultants and Mr Rajeev of Phoenix webtech are the ones I know of).
It is basically an online platform for technical discussions amongst fellow engineers usually regarding to structural engineering, site related problems etc. It is also a tool to share the problems faced by engineers and the solutions provided by engineers who have encountered similar problems before.
It is a non-hierarchical group. No one is president, no one is treasurer, no one is general secretary etc.
It is a online platform for two way discussions amongst fellow engineers.
SEFI as a group have not published papers simply because it is a collection of individuals and does not represent anybody. Though I might add that some of the best brains in this country who have written countless research papers are part of this group.
The contribution demanded is voluntary and not a 'Membership Fee' or 'Registration fee' as demanded by some of the groups that you have mentioned.
SEFI is a group which uses the power of the internet for maximum benefit of its members with regards to enhancing their professional knowledge at virtually no material costs.
Hope I have been able to give my views clearly.
Regards,
Debayan
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francis chacko General Sponsor
Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 94
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:08 am Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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Dear sir,
I SHALL SEND PAYMENT SHORTLY. IAM PLANNING TO SEND IT BY NEFT.
AFTER TRANSFERRING HOW CAN I CONFIRM YOU OR HOW YOU WILL ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW CAN I HAVE MY REGISTERED NUMBER OR REFERENCE
THANKS
K C FRANCIS
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 11:47 PM, francis chacko <febyconsultants@gmail.com (febyconsultants@gmail.com)> wrote:
Quote: | pl.send the email id to show in the neft transaction
francis chacko
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:01 PM, francis chacko <febyconsultants@gmail.com (febyconsultants@gmail.com)> wrote:
Quote: | dear alpha sheth,
pl.send the following details to send the money by neft:
name of the account holder
is it s/b or current
namwe of the bank ,correct and full address
e mail id of sefi
tel. no.
on receipt of these details ishall send Rs.500.00
francis chacko
ernakulam
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 4:10 PM, paramarthasom <forum@sefindia.org (forum@sefindia.org)> wrote:
Quote: | Please arrange for online paying systems.
From: alpa_sheth [mailto:forum@sefindia.org (forum@sefindia.org)]
Sent: 04 October 2010 13:30
To: announcement@sefindia.org (announcement@sefindia.org)
Subject: [SEFI] Time to give back to SEFI
Dear All:
SEFI subscribers have swelled to over 8500 . I do not think there is any structural engineering associationwhich has had such a meteoric rise as SEFI. And this has been because of the democratic, inclusive and non- hierarchical model of SEFI. This is a big achievement for each one of us personally. It shows healthy interest in our country towards structural engineering. The diversity in subjects discussed has increased over the years. Some of the discussions are of exceptional quality. There is also a laudable tolerance in the group for accommodating the very banal comment alongwith the most insightful one.
Until now, we have a loyal group of three who pay Rs 20,000 per year and another member who pays Rs 10,000 p.a. Together, they are the backbone of SEFI funding without which we would have folded up a long time ago. Besides these four members, we have about 10-15 members paying between 2000-5000 per year. We have put up the list of contributors on the website. Pl take a moment to see the list. We thank all of these members alongwith those who have paid between Rs 500/ to Rs 2000/-. Your support is crucial for SEFI's survival.
We feel that as the benefits of SEFI are being enjoyed by one and all, it is not fair to burden the same members year on year to keep SEFI running. The expenses have in recent past skyrocketted due to increased subscribers requiring larger meory requirements. We also need to ugrade the server. Funding by the loyalists is not enough to sustain SEFI. We need more funds. URGENTLY. If each and every one of you decides to pay Rs 500/- each, we will build up adequate corpus from who's interest we can sustain SEFI and we will not time and again have to appeal for funds.
I hope all of you will rise to the occassion and donate generously. Rs 500/- is less than what you pay for your family to see a movie in the cinema hall - so let's see all of us for once setting our priorities right. If we donnot get the requisite donations, we may be constrained to bring in some restrictions and limit some of the privileges to paying members only. We do not wish to do it- and will not need to if we get sufficient funds. So please helpus to keep SEFI the way it has always been and the way we all love it.
regards,
Alpa Sheth
Admin, SEFI
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anandsohani SEFI Member
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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Dear Sir, I'm ready to pay the fees (Rs. 1000/-), but can some one from the organisation collect money in person from me(with receipt)? Currently I'm in mumbai & get hardly time to managae to go to bank for DD or Pay-order. Kindly try to arrange for the said. & Please do not get this mail in any wrong sense, its really time problem, as on weekends I go out of mumbai for personal or professional work! Regards, Anand Sohani Mobile: 09372 165099 Vikhroli, Mumbai On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:40:00 +0530 wrote > Regarding SEFI( As I know during on- line discussions these years) > > Dear Sir > > Er Debyan has already provided the information but to supplement further, > > > I think sefi, the Structural Engineering Forum of India, is a registered body > for on-line discussions on structural/civil engineering matters. > It is absolutely free and contribution offered are voluntary. > It was started by a group of three Engineers ,aftermath of Bhuj EQ > (they also interct in forum time to time) > namely Prof SK Jain , Madam Alpa Sheth and Mr Pankaj Gupta.They > have spent/spending lot of time and money for this noble cause and we > must be highly grateful to them as also to Mr Rajeev , Admin . > > Presently 8500+ engineers on on - line discussions, > > Some top Eminent sefi members with experience of over four / five decades > are Dr N Subramanian, Prof AR Chadrasekhar, Prof Ajit Bhattacharya, > Prof KG Bhatia, Sh UH Varyani , Sh Indrjeet Barua Sh Umesh Rao > and some more. > > No Publications , since It is only a discussion forum. > > Inception since Jan 2003, aftermath of Gujarat EQ > > Purpose : On line Knowledge sharing in very frank and free environment > especially aimed for safe(though economical) design of structures, > construction problems etc. > > Registration - - On line > > Admin may kindly correct anything not spelt correctly. > > > best regards > > vikramjeet > > > > > Dear Alpa > I do not anything about this forum. In fact I never heard of it even. Please inform me where its HQ is, when it has been established and who have established the forum. I am associated with many associations of structural engineers like IIBE, IABSE, ISET and IstructE-India. Nobody ever told me about SEFI. I have never come across any publication of this forum even. Please let me know procedures of registering membership. I shall become life member. > > > Dear Gautam Sir, > > I don't know whether SEFI is a registered body or not...but the thing is it is a platform floated by the admins of this group (M/s Alpa Sheth of VMS consultants and Mr Rajeev of Phoenix webtech are the ones I know of). > > It is basically an online platform for technical discussions amongst fellow engineers usually regarding to structural engineering, site related problems etc. It is also a tool to share the problems faced by engineers and the solutions provided by engineers who have encountered similar problems before. > > It is a non-hierarchical group. No one is president, no one is treasurer, no one is general secretary etc. > > It is a online platform for two way discussions amongst fellow engineers. > > SEFI as a group have not published papers simply because it is a collection of individuals and does not represent anybody. Though I might add that some of the best brains in this country who have written countless research papers are part of this group. > > The contribution demanded is voluntary and not a 'Membership Fee' or 'Registration fee' as demanded by some of the groups that you have mentioned. > > SEFI is a group which uses the power of the internet for maximum benefit of its members with regards to enhancing their professional knowledge at virtually no material costs. > > Hope I have been able to give my views clearly. > > Regards, > Debayan > -- ÂÂ > > > > > --------------
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francis chacko General Sponsor
Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 94
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: Time to give back to SEFI |
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DEAR SIR,
TO DAY I HAD SENT RS.1000.00BY NEFT FROM MY HDFC PALARIVATTAM BRANCH ACCOUNT TO YOUR ACCOUNT NO.006010000635
TRANCFER DESCRIPTION FRANCIS CHACKO
REF.NO.0087 A1
KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT
THANKS AND REGARDS,
K C FRANCIS
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 3:38 PM, francis chacko <febyconsultants@gmail.com (febyconsultants@gmail.com)> wrote:
Quote: | Dear sir,
I SHALL SEND PAYMENT SHORTLY. IAM PLANNING TO SEND IT BY NEFT.
AFTER TRANSFERRING HOW CAN I CONFIRM YOU OR HOW YOU WILL ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW CAN I HAVE MY REGISTERED NUMBER OR REFERENCE
THANKS
K C FRANCIS
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 11:47 PM, francis chacko <febyconsultants@gmail.com (febyconsultants@gmail.com)> wrote:
Quote: | pl.send the email id to show in the neft transaction
francis chacko
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:01 PM, francis chacko <febyconsultants@gmail.com (febyconsultants@gmail.com)> wrote:
Quote: | dear alpha sheth,
pl.send the following details to send the money by neft:
name of the account holder
is it s/b or current
namwe of the bank ,correct and full address
e mail id of sefi
tel. no.
on receipt of these details ishall send Rs.500.00
francis chacko
ernakulam
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 4:10 PM, paramarthasom <forum@sefindia.org (forum@sefindia.org)> wrote:
Quote: | Please arrange for online paying systems.
From: alpa_sheth [mailto:forum@sefindia.org (forum@sefindia.org)]
Sent: 04 October 2010 13:30
To: announcement@sefindia.org (announcement@sefindia.org)
Subject: [SEFI] Time to give back to SEFI
Dear All:
SEFI subscribers have swelled to over 8500 . I do not think there is any structural engineering associationwhich has had such a meteoric rise as SEFI. And this has been because of the democratic, inclusive and non- hierarchical model of SEFI. This is a big achievement for each one of us personally. It shows healthy interest in our country towards structural engineering. The diversity in subjects discussed has increased over the years. Some of the discussions are of exceptional quality. There is also a laudable tolerance in the group for accommodating the very banal comment alongwith the most insightful one.
Until now, we have a loyal group of three who pay Rs 20,000 per year and another member who pays Rs 10,000 p.a. Together, they are the backbone of SEFI funding without which we would have folded up a long time ago. Besides these four members, we have about 10-15 members paying between 2000-5000 per year. We have put up the list of contributors on the website. Pl take a moment to see the list. We thank all of these members alongwith those who have paid between Rs 500/ to Rs 2000/-. Your support is crucial for SEFI's survival.
We feel that as the benefits of SEFI are being enjoyed by one and all, it is not fair to burden the same members year on year to keep SEFI running. The expenses have in recent past skyrocketted due to increased subscribers requiring larger meory requirements. We also need to ugrade the server. Funding by the loyalists is not enough to sustain SEFI. We need more funds. URGENTLY. If each and every one of you decides to pay Rs 500/- each, we will build up adequate corpus from who's interest we can sustain SEFI and we will not time and again have to appeal for funds.
I hope all of you will rise to the occassion and donate generously. Rs 500/- is less than what you pay for your family to see a movie in the cinema hall - so let's see all of us for once setting our priorities right. If we donnot get the requisite donations, we may be constrained to bring in some restrictions and limit some of the privileges to paying members only. We do not wish to do it- and will not need to if we get sufficient funds. So please helpus to keep SEFI the way it has always been and the way we all love it.
regards,
Alpa Sheth
Admin, SEFI
"This Message and its contents is intended solely for the addressee and is proprietary.Information in this mail is for L&T Business Usage only. Any Use to other than the addressee is misuse and infringement to Proprietorship of L&T ECC.If you are not the addressee please return the mail to the sender.L&T ECC DIVISION"
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Alpha Seth,
How you are tracking the paid persons,
whether we have to mail the paid amount to you?
or
we have to post it in the SEFI to get it notified to you?
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admin Site Admin
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Hi gpsarathyy
Pls forward details to contributions@sefindia.org
Such as:
Transaction Date, amount, sefi username, bank/branch etc. If using NEFT you can send receipt as well.
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