Editing Goa Engineering College (section)

==== Other notable events ====

* [[Richard M Stallman]], founder of the [[GNU Project]] and the [[Free Software Foundation]], visited the college Linux User Group in November 2001.<ref>{{cite mailing list|url=https://mailman.apnic.net/mailing-lists/s-asia-it/archive/2004/08/msg00033.html|title=GOA: Software needs its freedom to grow, students and techies agree|date=Aug 29, 2004|last=Noronha|first=Frederick|work=South Asia Information Technology Mailing List|author-link=Frederick Noronha|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210015/https://mailman.apnic.net/mailing-lists/s-asia-it/archive/2004/08/msg00033.html|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The college celebrated its golden jubilee year in 2016–2017. A clock tower, funded by alumni, was erected on this occasion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/year-round-celebrations-to-mark-gec-golden-jubilee/|title=Year-round celebrations to mark GEC golden jubilee {{!}} Navhind Times|work=Navhind Times|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205758/http://www.navhindtimes.in/year-round-celebrations-to-mark-gec-golden-jubilee/|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/GEC-golden-jubilee-to-be-monumental-/103262.html|title=GEC golden jubilee to be monumental {{!}} Herald Goa|work=Herald Goa|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205918/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/GEC-golden-jubilee-to-be-monumental-/103262.html|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
* AICSSYC (All India IEEE Computer Society Students and Young Professionals Congress) 2018 was hosted by [[IEEE]] GEC Chapter.<ref name="IEEE-AICSSYC" />