BITSAA-SVC Miles ProgramBITSAA-SVC Miles Program

Mission – To enhance BITS brand to continue attracting quality faculty and Mission – To enhance BITS brand to continue attracting quality faculty and

students students

BITS brand BITS brand

A sum of several outstanding achievements and unique innovations (Practice A sum of several outstanding achievements and unique innovations (Practice

School Program is a prime example) School Program is a prime example)

Characterized by pride and passion for BITS among all alumni, students and Characterized by pride and passion for BITS among all alumni, students and

facultyfaculty

Miles Program InitiativeMiles Program Initiative

Funded through donated airline miles to support student and faculty travel to Funded through donated airline miles to support student and faculty travel to

renowned conferences renowned conferences

Exposes BITS +vely to the world in a persistent and consistent way Exposes BITS +vely to the world in a persistent and consistent way

Thought behind Miles Program Thought behind Miles Program

Participation in prestigious conferencesParticipation in prestigious conferences

Provides opportunity for valuable research experience Provides opportunity for valuable research experience

BITSians get to interact with the best around the worldBITSians get to interact with the best around the world

Raises profile of BITS as a research instituteRaises profile of BITS as a research institute

Elevates BITS brand and benefits the whole BITS communityElevates BITS brand and benefits the whole BITS community

Substantial investment is involved ($2500 or more) in participating in a single conferenceSubstantial investment is involved ($2500 or more) in participating in a single conference

Miles Program is based on three-way funding to encourage deserving candidates to participate Miles Program is based on three-way funding to encourage deserving candidates to participate

BITS institute is committed to funding part of travel expensesBITS institute is committed to funding part of travel expenses

Air miles donated by BITS Alumni for award ticketsAir miles donated by BITS Alumni for award tickets

Participant is responsible for the remaining expenseParticipant is responsible for the remaining expense

BITSAA-SVC Miles Program BITSAA-SVC Miles Program DetailsDetails

BITSAA-SVC collects air miles as donations to sponsor travel awardsBITSAA-SVC collects air miles as donations to sponsor travel awards

A relationship is established with Rotary International so that donated miles are A relationship is established with Rotary International so that donated miles are

consolidated into single charity accountconsolidated into single charity account

Miles Program utilizes United Airlines Foundation Charity Miles Program. So Miles Program utilizes United Airlines Foundation Charity Miles Program. So

every donated mile will countevery donated mile will count

Miles once donated to Charity Account will not expireMiles once donated to Charity Account will not expire

All Star Alliance Airlines can be used for award travelAll Star Alliance Airlines can be used for award travel

Program will award travel tickets to deserving candidatesProgram will award travel tickets to deserving candidates for participation in for participation in

selected handful of conferencesselected handful of conferences

Value-Add to BITS brand will be essential selection criteriaValue-Add to BITS brand will be essential selection criteria

Donor names and details will be published on websiteDonor names and details will be published on website

BITSAA-SVC Miles ProgramBITSAA-SVC Miles Program

Qualifying travel and selection processQualifying travel and selection process Award program will restrict to specific conferences in fields of Award program will restrict to specific conferences in fields of

engineering, sciences, management and economicsengineering, sciences, management and economics

Program will cover Professors’ travel to prestigious conferences such as Program will cover Professors’ travel to prestigious conferences such as

MIT’s Technology Review MIT’s Technology Review

Participant is required to line-up all other items before ticket purchaseParticipant is required to line-up all other items before ticket purchase

Selection committee, comprising of BITS faculty is in charge of reviewing Selection committee, comprising of BITS faculty is in charge of reviewing

applications and administering travel awards applications and administering travel awards

Selection is based purely on merit of the proposalSelection is based purely on merit of the proposal in adding value to BITS in adding value to BITS

reputationreputation

Ways To ContributeWays To Contribute

Donate Miles: Pledge United Mileage Plus account miles in the donation form and Donate Miles: Pledge United Mileage Plus account miles in the donation form and

email to email to milesadmin@bitsaa.orgmilesadmin@bitsaa.org

If If miles in your account are soon expiringmiles in your account are soon expiring, making a donation will also re-, making a donation will also re-

activate account and remaining miles will be good for next 18 months.activate account and remaining miles will be good for next 18 months.

If you didn’t request miles credit, get retro credit If you didn’t request miles credit, get retro credit (link)(link) and donate any Star and donate any Star

Alliance travel miles and non-air partner miles in past year Alliance travel miles and non-air partner miles in past year

Credit Card Points: Rewards Credit Card points can be converted to United miles Credit Card Points: Rewards Credit Card points can be converted to United miles

and donatedand donated

Sponsor an award travel to your favorite conference: If you have a great idea to Sponsor an award travel to your favorite conference: If you have a great idea to

sponsor travel to a particular event, we can work out the details with you– email tosponsor travel to a particular event, we can work out the details with you– email to

milesadmin@bitsaa.orgmilesadmin@bitsaa.org