ETF BAFA Purpose

The primary objectives and purposes of ETF BAFA are:

A. Charitable, educational and professional assistance to the ETF Belgrade alumni immigrating to this country, as well as all alumni, students and faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department (ETF) of the University in Belgrade, Serbia, and the Department itself.

B. Help in finding jobs, research exchange, the holding of lectures and meetings for the reading and discussion of professional papers, publication and circulation of professional literature and the collaboration with similar societies

C. To promote mutual acquaintance and fellowship among ETF alumni and friends in this country and students and faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department (ETF) in Belgrade, Serbia.

(from ETF BAFA Bylaws, article 2, purposes)

Qualification of Members

The qualifications for membership in this organization are as follows:

1. Alumni of the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Belgrade (ETF Belgrade).
2. Friends of the ETF Belgrade can be admitted as members upon a recommendation of an active member.
3. Graduates of other engineering schools and colleges, who express the desire to be members of the ETF Belgrade Alumni and Friends Association
4. Trusts, nonprofit organizations and legal entities can be admitted upon a recommendation of an active member.

Admission of Members

Applicants shall be admitted to membership upon the payment of initiation fee and the first annual dues, as specified in the following sections of the Bylaw.

Fees Dues and Assesments

(a) The initiation fee payable to the corporation by members shall be $20.00. The fee for the student members shall be $10.00.

(a) The annual dues payable to the corporation by members shall be $30.00. The annual dues for the student members shall be $15.00.

(b) Any increase in the fees or dues shall be announced to the membership no less than thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the increase becomes effective.

Termination of Membership

(a) Grounds for Termination. The membership of a member shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1) Upon his or her notice of such termination delivered to the President or Secretary of the corporation personally or by regular/electronic mail. Such membership to terminate upon the date of delivery of the notice, or date of deposit in the mail.

(2) Upon a determination by the Board of Directors that the member has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the interests or purposes of the corporation.

(3) If this corporation has provided for the payment of dues by members, upon a failure to renew his or her membership by paying dues on or before their due date, such termination to be effective thirty (30) days after a written notification of delinquency is given personally or mailed to such member by the Secretary of the corporation. A member may avoid such termination by paying the amount of delinquent dues within a thirty (30)-day period following the member's receipt of the written notification of delinquency.

(4) Upon member's death.

(b) Expulsion: Members may be expelled from the Corporation only upon a simple majority approval of the full Board of Directors.

(c) Responsibility for Charges: Termination of membership shall not relieve the member of responsibility for payment of accrued charges.

(from ETF BAFA Bylaws, article 6)

To become our member please visit our membership page.

Iva Obradovic Fundraiser

At the recent fundraising event organized by "Friends of Cal Crew" (501-c-3 organization) Mita Postich, ETF-BAFA treasurer, has presented the donation of $3,300 that our organization has collected from its members, with a 1-1 matching from the organization itself.

The purpose of this donation is to support Iva Obradovic, student at UC Berkeley, for her participation at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand, from October 31st to November 7th.

Iva has placed as high as 7th in the World, and continues to improve as she looks towards the 2012 Olympics in London. She was 11th at the Olympic games in Beijing.


One of ETF BAFA goals is to promote mutual acquaintance and fellowship among ETF alumni and friends in the US.

Pictures from ETF BAFA Open

ETF BAFA Open Tennis Tournament

Dear members and friends,

ETF BAFA is inviting you and your family to participate in the doubles tennis tournament on September 18 at Gunn High School in Palo Alto - at noon. The address is: 780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto CA, 94306.

This is a family event: Participants range from non-players to intermediate, including children - please bring everyone!

The format of this doubles tournament is chosen accordingly: each doubles match lasts for 10-15 minutes. We then record the match score for each player individually, shuffle players into new teams, and start over: play for another 10 minutes, and so on.This way, each time you will play with a different partner and against a different team for about 10-15 minutes. The tournament lasts up to 2 hours, including water-breaks and about 8 breaks (one after each and every match). You may bail out earlier, but usually nobody does - because it's fun! At the tournament end, for each and every participant we add score from all her/his 10-minute doubles matches, and call winners. Winners will receive a certificate and a special prize.

Check out the team picture from the event this year in May:

After the event, if you are interested to participate, we are organizing the social lunch at Chicago Pizza in Palo Alto. Transportation has been secured from Gunn High School parking lot restaurant and back, no need to move your car at all.

If you are a Facebook user, you may register for this event or share the invitation with your friends at ETF BAFA OPEN.

See you there!

Видимо се на тенису...

Your sincerely,
ETF BAFA Board of Directors

Професор Славољуб Цаја Марјановић

Са тугом смо примили вест да је прeминуо наш цењени професор Цаја.  У име нашег удружења у Сједињеним Америчким Државама, упућујемо искрено саучешће породици и колегама на Електротехничком факултету у Београду.

Генерације наших колега наставиће да се сећају Цаје, његових предавања, усменог испита из Електронике I и прича из ресторана „Домовина“. На ЕТФ-у се деценијама говорило да је потребан и довољан услов за добијање дипломе ЕТФ-а, положити Електронику I код Цаје.

Вредности које је професор Марјановић демонстрирао на својим предавањима, укључујући модерни приступ настави, повезаност факултета са привредом и високе критеријуме на испитима, схватали смо тек када смо годинама по завршетку студија и доласка у Америку постајали цењени инжењери, стручњаци, професори, председници компанија и пословни партнери у Силиконској долини и широм Америке. A oд Цаје смо научили нешто много важније од електронике, научили смо да се до великих резултата долази само дугорочним радом, и да се за све вредно у животу морате добро потрудити, и никада не смете одустати, ма колико циљ изгледао далек и недостижан.

Професор Цаја је био далеко испред свог временa, а људе који су испред свог времена потпуно разумете тек када њихово време дође.

Искрено саучешће породици професора Марјановића, професорима и студентима ЕТФ-а у Београду.

Студенти професора Марјановића из Америке
Силиконска долина, Калифорнија, 12.09.2010

ETF BAFA Election Results

ETF BAFA Board of Directors has approved the election results at its meeting on September 9. 2010 in San Ramon, CA. The Board has elected new executive officers in line with election results and the organization Bylaws. The new Board of Directors will have five executives:

• Vladeta Marjanovic, President
• Sveta Djurich, Secretary
• Mita Postich, Treasurer
• Aleksandar Veselinovic, Vice President
• Milos Jorgovanovic, Vice President

The Board will present organization's plans at the annual meeting which will be held on October 23, 2010 at South Beach Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA.