CONTENTS Preface Messages The details of previous Karnataka Convention Commemorative Lectures (I-IV) Lectures : 1. Management Development in Technical Education 1 2. Engineering Education in Transition 17 3. Energy Management 23 4. Engineers and Engineering Societies 35 5. Technical Education - Need for Reorientation 45 6. Chemical Industry Development - Demands on Education 59 7. India's Electronics and Manpower Development 65 8. Towards more Effective Utilisation of Science and Technology for 77 Rural Development 9. Training for Sustained Development 85 10. Eco-Technology and the Conquest of Hunger 87 11. Technical Education 101 12. The Global Economy : Challenges for Engineers in the 107 Twentyfirst Century 13. Technical Education for Nation Development : A Vision 117 14. Information Needs of 21st Century - Challenges and Prospects 125 15. New Challenges in Engineering Education 137 16. Engineering Education and Information Revolution 151 17. Technology, Technical Education and Technology-Enhanced 157 Technical Education 18.Emerging Trends within Canadian Community Colleges 169 19. Academia-lndustry Collaboration : Partnership in Innovation 173 20. Ancient Culture'for Raising India to be a World Class R & D Leader- 179 Converting Industries to R&D Universities .