Office of the President....
Rafael Reif Honorary guest of the event serves as the 17th President of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since July 2012.
In his inaugural speech, Dr. Reif outlined the threats and opportunities presented by the sudden rise of credible, low-cost online learning alternatives and challenged MIT to use the campus as a lab to explore the future of higher education.
Dr. Reif strove to celebrate and strengthen MIT as a community
united in mission, values and caring, from his appointment of MIT’s first
Institute Community and Equity Officer to his leadership in the aftermath of
the Boston Marathon bombing. 
A member of the MIT faculty since 1980, Dr. Reif has served as director of
MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories, as associate department head for
Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science (EECS), and as EECS department head.
It was all inspiring to hear from a personnel of such stature on how we can make a difference; and indeed everybody can!... In their very own way, my crew at the event worked in complete harmony of skilled craftsmen, starting in various segments, like that of a jigsaw puzzle and coming to a completion of a fantastic image almost seamless as a whole
in our own way further glamorizing the the welcome of a man of such stature, I truly thank Christopher who manged the project, looking after install and operate with his crew of merry men, Adil, Cossy, Lal, Micheal, & Shafaqat, who aided in the technicalities of this event, with zest and fervor for success.
I appreciate Dion's help and assistance mediating, on all grounds specially between the artwork and technicalities for the event. It cannot go unmentioned assistance from behind the scenes operations crew Darryl & Savio the unsung heroes for most if not all of my jobs, I have to mention "Charlie's little angels!!!" Sherin, Charlotte and Nikita for carrying out; difficult behind the scene task, with perfections and with a smile on their face.
Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen for making me proud!
