A Video Conference between Professor J R Choudhury, VC, BU and Professor Saifur Rahman of Virginia Tech, USA took place from the BU Video Conference Center at Aarong House on December 18, 2003 from 7:50 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. Dhaka time. Dr. Yousuf M Islam, Chairperson, CSE, BU, Dr. Sayeed Salam, Department of CSE, BU and Registrar BU were present in the meeting.