The American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr) and Computer Association of NepalUSA (CAN-USA) held their second joint Annual Conference on July 9-10, 2011 at University of
Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. For both organizations, this was their 4th annual
conference. This was a landmark conference for both organizations because it was organized
stand-alone, independent of other Nepali organizations, for the first time. The conference was
attended by a diverse mix of about 50 practicing engineers, scientists and students from the
industry, government agencies, and academia and 30 accompanying guests and student
volunteers, adding the total number to about 80 participants The conference drew participants
from far and near places, including the states of Arizona, California, Connecticut,
Maryland/Washington D.C., and Washington, in the U.S., as well as two from Kathmandu,
Nepal, who presented their research results remotely via the Skype connection.