• Founded by SF Bay Area Alumni led by Saya Allen Htay (GBNF) and several interested alumni (notably U Khin Maung Zaw, webmaster based in Seattle Washington).
• Primary objective : to host the First Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe.
• In the early days, we had volunteers to collect data and activities for selected Classes and Areas.

Class Representatives

For example

• Saya U Myat Htoo (C68) for the Class of 68
• U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69) for the Class of 69

Area Representatives

For example

• U Thet Tun (Henry, M75) for Australia
• Dr. Myo Khin (C70) for Japan

Designing and maintaining the first RIT web site

• U Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, EC76), then working four 10-hour days, spent weekends and nights on the project.
• Good for him, but bad for us, KMZ moved to Microsoft and later founded a loving family.
• Version 2.0 of the promised web remained a vaporware.

Contributing to the operating cost of the RIT web site

The following defrayed some of the costs

• The 10+ founding members of RIT Alumni International
• U Khin Maung Oo (Ivan Lee, M69) from New Jersey
• U Tint Lwin (Daniel, M69) and U Aung Myint (M69) from Singapore

Core Organizers for SPZP-2000

• They did not mind Saya U Nyo Win’s Law.
• The law fortunately was not needed.
• Thanks to Saya Allen Htay’s classic article, “Brother, can you spare US $500?”

Golden Sponsors for SPZP-2000

• U Thaung Sein (Steeve Kay, EC70) from Southern California
• Benny Tan (Yu Beng, M70) from Northern California
• U Tin Myint (David Ko, M67, GBNF) from Northern California
• U Khin Maung Oo (Ivan Lee, M69) from New Jersey
• U Maung Maung Than (M79) from Texas

Sponsors for Sayas to attend SPZP-2000

Three Groups sponsored

• Sayagyi U Ba Toke (Maths)
• Saya U Khin Aung Kyi (ChE)
• Saya Dr. San Tint (EE)

Contributing photos to “Photo Gallery”

They include

• Sayagyi Dr. Ba Hli
• Saya Allen Htay and the Class of C58
• Saya U San Tun and the Class of M59
• Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67)
• Saya U Htun Aung Kyaw (ChE67)

Sharing memories via “RIT Alumni International Newsletter”
and ex-rit,org web pages

• Letters to the Editor
• Looking for
• GBNF for Sayas and Sayamas
• GBNF for Alumni
• GBNF for Spouses

Writing articles

The Contributors include

• Sayagyi Dr. Freddie Ba Hli
• Sayagyi U Aung Khin
• Sayagyi U Min Wun
• Saya Dr. San Hla Aung
• Saya U Soe Paing

I wrote 64 “Countdown to the Reunion” and 36 “Post-Reunion”.

I incorporated the emails and correspondences from sayas and alumni

Design mementos (mugs, tee-shirts, calculator/clocks, …)
for SPZP-2000

• Benny Tan designed them and ordered them with special discount from his suppliers (of his Gift Shop at the SFO International Airport)
• Some were given to eligible attendees (per request of U Thaung Sein, who provided the seed money for the project)
• Others were put on sale for fund raising.

Biographies of the attending sayagyis and sayamagyis

• Saya U Thein Aung (Met72) did the most part.
• U Myint Thin (Peter, M71, GBNF) wrote some.

Culinary expertise for the pre-SPZP and post-SPZP activities

SPZP-2000 would not have been possible with the support of spouses, family members and well-wishers.