Our Bureau
Stamford, CT
GOPIO’s 2025 Convention will take place in Brisbane, Australia from March 28-30, 2025 at the Brisbane Marriott. The Convention theme is “The Indian Diaspora’s Role in Shaping Future Technologies.” The convention will be inaugurated on March 28th evening.
Discussion topics on March 29th will include Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Computing and Internet of Things (IoT); Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and Electronic/Photonic Devices; Pharmaceutical and Food Supplements; Medical Devices and Biomedical Innovations and Energy Generation and Storage Devices.
A second track of conference sessions will cover NRIs and PIOs Working Closer to Achieve Common Goals; Diaspora Women and their Growing Contributions in Various Sectors; GOPIO Academic Council Roundtable; and Diaspora Youth & Young Achievers: The role they can play in the Diaspora Movement. Anyone interested to be a speaker/panelist in any session may email to gopio.
The convention will end with an awards banquet on March 29th evening where NRIs and PIOs who have excelled in various professional fields such as science, engineering, technology, medicine, legal, arts and letters, performing arts, public service and business as well as entertainers and entrepreneurs will be honored. Those who have done outstanding community service will also be honored. Please send in a bio listing outstanding achievements, awards and contact details by email to GOPIO by March 1st.
Early Registration is open now. Visit the website of GOPIO Queensland for further information. After registration is complete, one will receive a letter for Australian visa, if needed.
After the GOPIO convention, from March 31st to April 6th, a tailored group trip is planned to visit Fiji, New Zealand and Sydney with sightseeing and meeting with our GOPIO communities. Register your interest at the link for GOPIO Convention in Brisbane.
For more information on the GOPIO convention, contact its Convener Umesh Chandra in Australia.
Founded in 1989, GOPIO is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, secular organization with Individual Life Members and chapter delegates from over 100 chapters in 35 countries. GOPIO’s volunteers are committed to enhancing cooperation and communication between NRIs/PIOs and the local communities, building networks, bonds, friendships, alliances, and the camaraderie of citizens and colleagues alike. GOPIO volunteers believe that when they help network the global Indian community, they facilitate making tomorrow a better world for the Indian Diaspora, the countries they live in and India.
