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December
3, 2003
CSI to organise XXXVIII National Convention
2003
NEW
DELHI -- The Computer Society of India (CSI), Delhi
Chapter, is organising the XXXVIII (38th) National Convention
from 11-13 December 2003, at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT-D), Delhi. To be inaugurated by Vijai
Kapoor, Lt. Governor of Delhi, the theme of the convention
is "Information, Computers and Telecommunications
(ICT) for the prosperity of mankind."
Brig.
Jagdish Malhotra, VSM, Chair, Organising Committee,
said: "Every year we have the national convention
in one of the metros, including Bangalore, Chennai,
Delhi and Mumbai. The endeavour has always been to attract
as many IT professionals as possible, with the sole
aim of promoting the latest trends in IT and convergence.
Everything is converging. There is no point in having
a standalone PC if you cannot run applications on it.
Applications run on databases that run on data reservoirs
located at various locations. Therefore, you need good
means of communications to reach to the database, run
data and develop the required applications. Two factors
are necessary for data -- media and access methods."
The
aims of the CSI, he added, include highlighting the
latest trends in this game, try and get the experts
from the emerging fields so that a large number of IT
professionals can be trained, and arrange for tutorials.
"We expect a large number of students to participate.
Therefore, the fee structure is such that a student
only pays Rs. 1,300 for the tutorials, as well as the
convention, including free membership for the next 18
months. We endeavour to spread knowledge that can be
practically utilised," he added.
The theme areas for the convention include: distributed
and network based computing; database management systems;
microprocessors and computer architecture; artificial
intelligence; image processing; remote sensing; digital
signal processing; bio-informatics and biotechnology;
VLSI; computer vision and robotics; multimedia computing;
weather forecasting; mobile computing; knowledge management;
embedded technologies and bilingual computing.
Brig.
Malhotra continued: "The theme has a lot to it.
CSI believes that no campaign can be successful if it
does not reach the grassroot levels and the masses.
Our aim is to propagate and take on topics where the
knowledge will help the common man to apply ICT in his
or her daily life." CSI is organising the event
at IIT-D to give the event an academic aura and to involve
the IITans with the CSI, as they are partners in progress
and co-sponsors. Two departments from IIT-D are actively
participating with CSI as well. These are the Department
of Mathematics and the Department of Electrical Engineering,
respectively.
CSI
recently organised a five-day awareness program for
Web designing, wherein 50 candidates from the oil sector
participated. It also organised a seminar on e-governance
at the India Habitat Center. B. Raghunath, principal
secretary, government of India, said at the seminar
that CSI should become the leading institute or certification
authority for computer awareness in India. Brig. Malhotra
said, "We now wish to run a course in basic computer
training for teachers of government schools in Delhi."
CSI
has also invited the industry to put up stalls and display
the latest hardware, software and applications. It is
looking at 50-odd exhibitors. It has given a free stall
to one of the NGOs for imparting basic computer education
to illiterate women. "This is a very good opportunity
for people to come in contact with computer professionals
and the industry, and learn as much as possible in three
days under one roof," he added.
Contact:
Computer Society of India
Tel: +91-11-2569-2020/1632
jagdish_malhotra@hotmail.com
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