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Volume : 6 Issue : 11 November 2009 Price : Rs. 3.00

Chairman’s MessageDr. S. Salivahanan

[email protected]@ssn.edu.in

Mobile: 94441 89433

From The Editor’s DeskH.R. Mohan

[email protected]

Editorial TeamMr. H.R. Mohan, Dr. S. Salivahanan, Dr. M. Ponnavaikko,

Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, Mr. T.S. Rangarajan, Mrs. M. Ramalatha

Dear Friends,

LINK joins with the Chairman, IEEE MadrasSection in congratulating the recently elevated seniormembers – Mr. HR Mohan, Mr. Raju Darwin Joshand Mr. A. Subramaniyan.

We draw the attention of the members to theslate for the year 2010 for the office bearers and

executive committee of IEEE Madras Section. Also, Call for Volunteersfrom the Technology Management Council, Power & Energy Society andComputer Society has been published for wider participation of themembers in the society activities.

LINK requests the student readers to utilize the new combinedand cost effective membership offer for the year 2010 in IEEE & IEEE CSwith access to the IEEE CS Digital Library at USD 40 per year.

LINK is pleased to report on a no. of events held at the variousstudent branches which include: Inauguration of student branch activitiesat Adhiparasakthi College of Engg, Membership drive by Arunai EnggCollege, IEEE Leadership Meet at Kongu Engg College, Inauguration ofstudent branch and WIT Group at Sri Ramakrishnan Engg College, Seminarand membership drive programme at Coimbatore Inst. of Engg & InfoTech, Inauguration of student branch at KSR College of Engg, Inaugurationof WIE Group at VIT University, and Student branch inauguration atAsan Memorial College of Engg & Tech.

Brief reports of the events oragnised by the IEEE Computer Societysuch as NACLIN 2009: National Convention on Knowledge, Libraryand Information Networking, Workshop on “eHealth”, CIO Meet on“JasperReports – Business Analytics, Business Intelligence” andPresentation on “Business Intelligence – The Decision Maker’s Tool” arealso appear in this issue of LINK

LINK congratulates Mr. V.T. Lakshminarayanana of HCLTechnologies and Ms. P. Sivaram Krishnan of Sri Venkateswara Collegeof Engineering, the winners of Info Contest - 0910 who will receive aprize of Rs. 500/= each sponsored by SRA Systems.

LINK draws the attention of readers to the international conferencesbeing planned at Chennai – three in Dec 2009 and one in Jan 2010,workshop on “RF & Microwave Circiuts & Systems”, conf. on “RecentIssues in Network Galaxy”, and staff development progarmme on PURAfor participation. Readers may pl. respond to the call for papers for theconferences on “Information and Software Engineering”, “AdvancedComputing”, “Advances and Emerging Trends in ComputingTechnologies”, and “Recent Advances in Electrical Sciences”

LINK still gets contributions (for publishing) without followingthe recommended guidelines. We request the contributors to adhere to theguidelines (available at Section website at www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/madras)while submitting the materials for publication, failing which, they mayget ignored.

Dear Friends,

On behalf of IEEE Madras Section, Icongratulate Mr. H.R. Mohan, Mr. Raju DarwinJosh and Mr. A. Subramaniyan for their elevationto IEEE Senior Member Grade, in appreciationof their sincere and hard work for the benefit ofhumanity and the profession.

I am happy to mention that IEEE Computer Society - Madras Chapterin association with Computer Society of India - Chennai Chapter organizeda talk on “Web 2.0 / Web 3.0 - Hope or Hype” by Dr. K. Satya Sai Prakash,Managing Director, Amphisoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Dean - SoC,SKR Engineering College, Chennai on 14 Nov 2009. Also, a workshopon “Communicate to Conquer!” was organized by IEEE CS in associationwith Hi Talent Training to equip the participants with basics of publicspeaking; ability to deal with peer groups; interviewers and large audiences;inputs for drafting speeches & reports; improving reading andcomprehension skills; enhancing listening skills through mind unlockinggroup activities and discussions; enhancing people skills; exploring hiddenleadership potentials & talents; and overall self-development.

IEEE Bangalore Section presents IEEE Region 10 GOLD Congress2009 with the theme “Addressing the Challenges of Young Professionals& Next Generation Leaders” during 05 & 06 December 2009 at DayanandaSagar College of Engineering, Bangalore.

A delegation of IEEE-MTT Society which includes Dr. BarryPerlman (President of MTT Society-2009), Prof. Samir El-Ghazaly(MTT President Elect- 2009), Prof. Madhu S. Gupta (Chair, MTT-SPublications Committee) and Vijay Nair (Chair, MTT-S India Initiative)will visit Chennai in December 2009. It provides an excellent opportunityfor academicians, engineers and students working in the area of RF circuitsand systems to listen and interact with some of the leading experts in thefield. IEEE Madras Section has taken this opportunity to organize IEEEWorkshop on RF & Microwave Circuits & Systems on 14th Decemberfor the benefit of its members and other interested delegates at SAMEER-Centre for Electromagnetics, CIT Campus, 2nd Cross Road, Taramani,Chennai - 600113. The details of the Workshop and Registration Formare available at IEEE Madras section website: http://ewh.ieee.org/r10/madras/. The IEEE Members are welcome to participate in this specialevent which will include seven technical presentations and a presentationby Prof. M.S. Gupta, IEEE MTT Society Publication Chair onpreparation of technical papers for publication in IEEE MTT-S andother scholarly journals, which will be very useful for all aspiring topublish in IEEE journals. Please convey the above information tointerested colleagues/students.

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IEEE-MAS Link Volume : 6 Issue : 11 November 2009

Inauguration of IEEE Student Branch Activities atAdhiparasakthi College of Engineering

The activities of the IEEE Student Branchof Adhiparasakthi College of Engineering,G.B.Nagar, Kalavai, Vellore District wasinaugurated on Wednesday, 7th of September2009 by Dr.P.Suresh Chandar Pal, Chairman,Student Activities, IEEE Madras Section.

The function was started with a prayer.The IEEE student chairman Mr.B. Murugesanwelcomed the gathering. Dr. P. Suresh Chandar Palinaugurated the student branch by lighting theKuthuvilaku and delivered the inaugural address.Prof. Dr. Vra.Saathappan, Principal, deliveredthe presidential address. In his speech heexplained the origin and development of IEEE

and also mentioned the importance of involvementto be made by the members of student branch.Mr.A. Kalai Muruagan, HeOD, EEE and the IEEEStudent Branch Counselor introduced the chiefguest Dr. P. Suresh Chandar Pal, a man of incrediblehard work and enthusiasm, who has been themajor source for the success of IEEE in the stateof Tamil Nadu for over a decade to the audience.

Dr. P. Suresh Chandar Pal started hisinaugural address by interacting with the studentswith the help of motivating questions. Hementioned the qualities and the virtues one musthave in this competitive world and attributedthese characteristics to success of the person in

one’s field. He also mentioned the importanceof confidence and the way how to approach theinterviewer for the success in the interview. He,then listed out the details about the IEEE Regionsand Student Chapters and also briefly explainedhow students can avail the benefits from theIEEE. He formed the different operationalcommittees and explained their duties. Thecommittee and the respective heads are as under.

Program Committee- Ms.K.Sudha Rani,III Yr ECE

Publicity Committee - Mr.B.Murugesan,III Yr EEE

Membership Committee - Ms. N. Mohana,III Yr ECE

GINI - Ms.O.P. Surojana, III Yr EEE GOLD - Mr.P. Ragavan, IV Yr EEE News Letter - Mr. S. Vijayakumar, III Yr

IT & Ms. K. Vidhya , III Yr IT Website Committee - Ms. K. Sharavanti,

III Yr IT & Mr. Karthick, III Yr CSE. Women In Engineering - Ms. M.Vanitha ,

III Yr CSE & Ms.R.Sowmiya,III Yr CSE

Ms.K.Saravanti, Student Secretarydelivered the vote of thanks. The program wascompeered by Ms.K.Sudha Rani (III year ECE),Ms.O.P.Surojana (III Year EEE). The programended with national anthem.

Membership Drive by Arunai IEEE Student Branch

On 26th Oct 2009, one of the veryimportant events of a Student Branch, theMembership Drive was conducted by thesucceeding office bearers of Arunai IEEE StudentBranch in the A/C Auditorium of ArunaiEngineering College, Tiruvannamalai-3.

The drive was conducted to the first yearstudents in two sessions, dividing them intotwo batches. The morning session was presidedover by Dr. Mohanavelu, Principal, Arunai Eng.College, Dr. M. Arumugam, Academic Director,Arunai Eng. College and Mrs. VijayaRavichandran, Branch Counselor, Arunai IEEEStudent Branch.

The morning session started at 11.00 a.m.with the welcome address by the branch

counselor, followed by felicitations of thePrincipal and the Academic Director. Ms. M.Papitha made a presentation briefing on IEEE’shistory, benefits of membership, values of IEEE,benefits of Student Branch, etc. She elaboratedon full IEEE awareness. She was followed byMr. D.Praveen Kumar who expressed his viewsabout benefits of IEEE and his personal benefitsof becoming a member of IEEE. This wasfollowed by the distribution of applicationforms to the interested students. The morningsession was concluded with a Vote of Thanksby Ms. A.Arthi at about 12.00pm.

The afternoon session started at 1.30p.m. onlookers being the other batch of the firstyear students. Mrs. Vijaya Ravichandran inher short speech told on the benefits ofmembership and values of IEEE. Ms. A. Arthitook over to the remaining of the sessionelaborating on IEEE’s history, benefits ofmembership, values of IEEE, benefits ofStudent Branch etc., with the help of full IEEEawareness presentation. Application formswere distributed to the interested students. Theday concluded at exactly 2.30 p.m.

IEEE gives an array of resources toenhance insight and knowledge in every aspectof work. From continuing education courses andcertifications, to conferences and competitions,one will be able to learn more, create more, andachieve more of what matters in life and career.Once again I request all the members of IEEE,who have not renewed the memberships so far,to renew their memberships for the year 2010.Visit www.ieee.org for further details.

IEEE TMC Madras Chapter

Call for Volunteer Officers

Members of IEEE TMC Madras Chapterare requested to volunteer for the following

positions for 2010:

Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer,3 Execom Members.

Work is not quite heavy but willneed involvement & sparing some time.

Reply may please be emailed to [email protected]

before 3rd Dec 2009

Dr. S. Salivahanan

Chairman’s Message continued....

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There are no impossible dreamsThere are no unachievable goalsGreat dreams of great dreamers are alwaystranscended.

The dreams of networking people turnedinto reality, with the inaugural function of theIEEE Leadership Meet 2009, organized by IEEEstudent branch of Kongu Engineering college inassociation with IEEE Madras Section GlobalIntegrated Network of IEEE (GINI MAS). Atotal of 57 delegates from 21 different collegeswith the greatest enthusiasm, turned up to thistwo days meet held on 19th and 20th ofSeptember, 2009. The session geared up withthe welcome address by Prof K. Narayanan,Staff Advisor of Kongu Engineering College,IEEE Student Branch. The guest of the day, Dr.P. Suresh Chander Pal, Student ActivitiesChairman, IEEE Madras section addressed thegathering in his élan style. The Inaugural sessioncame to an end with the thanking note byMr.V.N. Somesharun, Chairman, KonguEngineering College IEEE Student Branch.

The Inaugural session was followed by theice breaking session which was moderated byMr. Barnabas and Ganesh, GINI MASCoordinators, which helped the participants toknow each other better. The participants weregrouped into teams.

The first session was a workshop on“Communication Skills” and the session washandled by Dr. P.Suresh Chander Pal and Prof.Elangovan, Vice Chairman, GINI MAS jointly.It was a vibrant session which kindled the spiritsof all the delegates.

This was followed by a Leadership Sessionby Prof. Elangovan and Mr.Prasanna Venkatesan.

Mr. Ranjit R. Nair, Coordinator, GINI MAS,handled the first part of the afternoon session.He gave a detailed explanation about the benefitsof IEEE, values of IEEE, membership and in allabout IEEE. The session turned out to be an

interactive one with queries from the delegates.

The session was then continued by Mr.Barnabas, Coordinator, GINI MAS, whobriefed about the branch operations. Prof S.Kuppuswami, Principal & Branch Counsellorof IEEE, KEC gave his estranged presence andlistened to the session.

Then, the delegates, as per the team wereinvolved in a presentation event for 4 minuteseach on Branch Operations. Each teampresented their ideas as per the rules; the juryfor this event was Prof. K.Narayanan, Mr.Prasanna Venkatesan and Prof. Elangovan.

The day closed with an assignment to allthe teams, to come up with a title for their teamand theme for their team.

The second day of Leadership meetindeed had a vibrant starting with Dr. P.Sureshchander Pal indulged the delegates to have a selfevaluation. Dr P.Suresh Chander Pal handedover the session to Mr. Ranjit R.Nair, whoexplained on how to handle MembershipDrives. The speaker turned out the session asan interactive one. Each member of a team wasasked to do a presentation about “IEEE Benefits”.Then the team was assigned to discuss aboutthe issues faced by his student branch whichwould be presented by a team member. The issueswere discussed and the solutions were given tothe delegates by all the speakers. This interactivesession was carried around for 40 minutes. MrS. Elangovan continued the session for 20minutes by bringing awareness about the GOLDaffinity group of IEEE. He discussed about thecriteria for starting the GOLD affinity group.

Mr. Ramkumareshan, joint secretary ofIEEE Student Branch, KEC popped up with aidea for Student Membership retention fromthroughout the academic life by givingresponsibility to every batch students in thebranch operations.

Mr. Ganesh.V, Coordinator, GINI MAStook over the session for 20 minutes in whichthe delegates were given a new perception ofrunning a student branch without issues. Themeet was then adjourned for lunch break.

The session then continued with a videoclipping from IEEE.tv which portrayed theRegion 10 Student Congress 2008 held inChennai. The New team of GINI MAS wassworn in with an official oath. Mr. PrasannaVenkatesan, then continued the session, he madethe session as interactive one by discussing aboutthe benefits of IEEE by networking and theresponsibilities of hub leaders. Mr. V. Ganeshalong with Mr. Prasanna Venkatesan, briefedthe delegates about ‘How GINI was motivatedto come to existence’. The two days leadershipmeet came to an end with the slide show ofGINI Volunteers contact profile.

The valedictory session for the leadershipmeet 2009 was started with Dr M.A Veluswami,Dean (R&D), KEC welcoming the gathering.Prof S. Kuppuswami, Principal gave thepresidential address. Dr. P. Suresh Chander Palthen addressed the gathering about the successof the Leadership Meet 2009.The delegates werethen asked to give their feedback about the event.An amazing prize was given to the team whoexcelled in the team activities by Prof S.Kuppuswami. The Valedictory session, thusended in a vote of thanks by Ms. SheetalBhararia, Sectary, IEEE Student branch, KonguEngineering College.

“Nothing ever built arose to touch the skies unlessSomeone dreamed that it shouldSomeone believed that it couldAnd someone willed that it must”

Report by: R. Shankari,Chairman,WIE, IEEE Student Branch, Kongu

Engineering College,[email protected]

The IEEE Leadership Meet - 2009

Section Membership as on15th November 2009

Life Fellow - 1Fellow - 1Life Senior - 7Senior Member - 73Life Member - 4Member - 1576Associate - 98Affliate - 38Graduate Student Member - 751Student Member - 4538

Total - 7,087

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Seminar and Membership Drive Program atCoimbatore Institute of Engineering and InformationTechnology

The IEEE Students Branch of our collegehas organized a one day seminar for all the IEEEStudent Members on 6th November 2009.

Mr. B. Saravanan, IEEE Student BranchCounselor inaugurated the programme. Ms. S.Vinodhini, (Microsoft Student Partner of ourcollege) currently pursuing III Year BE –Computer Science and Engineering delivered theseminar on the topic “Internet Explorer 8” and“Windows 7”. She described the various

Inauguration of Student Branch and WIE group atSri Ramakrishna Engineering College

The inaugural function of the IEEEStudent Branch and Women in EngineeringAffinity Group was organized in SriRamakrishna Engineering College on 15thSeptember 2009. The branch and WIE Group

was inaugurated by Prof. RamalathaMarimuthu, IEEE Region 10, WIE Coordinator,IEEE Madras Section, WIE Chair. Prof. S. P.Rajkumar welcomed the gathering and Dr. R.Rangarajan, Principal and Branch Counselordelivered the presidential address. He stressedthat IEEE was a common forum and asked thestudents of all departments in engineering tojoin IEEE and get benefited. Dr. A. EbenezerJeyakumar, Director - Academics of the collegeoffered felicitations. The student ChairpersonS. Santhana Bharathi presented the annual reportof IEEE Student Branch Activities.

Prof. Ramalatha Marimuthu delivered akeynote address on the benefits of being a

member of IEEE and WIE. She stated that WIEwas a societal program which allowed men alsoto participate. She acknowledged that menshould come forward and join in WIE andencourage women to rise to greater heights. Theanimation on the benefits of IEEE prepared bythe students was viewed by the audience andwas well appreciated.

Later on the day, the Student BranchCounselors and Chairmen Meet was held withProf. Ramalatha Marimuthu. It was aninteractive session where she explained aboutthe project SANGAMAM which aims atdelivering appropriate technology to rural areas.She also answered queries from the audienceand the session was very useful for bothcounselors and chair persons. Finally, Prof. R.Shanmugasundram proposed the vote of thanks.

In the same day, the IEEE Student Branchconducted a Awareness Programme andMembership Drive for the First Year BE / BTechStudents admitted in the academic year 2009-2010. IEEE Student Volunteers Mr. P.Veluprabhakaran, III year BE – EEE, Ms. U.Bhuvaneshwari, III Year BTech – IT, Mr. S. S.Sudharshan Raju, III Year BE – ECE addressedthe first year students with the details of Whatis IEEE, Benefits of IEEE, Programmesconducted under IEEE till now, How to becomea member, etc. At the end of the programme,Mr.B.Saravanan, IEEE Branch Counselorproposed the vote of thanks. features, functionalities and advantages of

Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7.

Inauguration of IEEE Student Branch atK.S.R. College of Engineering

The IEEE Student Branch at K.S.R.College of Engineering was inaugurated on 6thOctober 2009, by Dr. B. Viswanathan,Director, Academic Course, Anna University,Coimbatore who was the Chief Guest.

The function started with a prayer song.IEEE student branch chairperson Mr. S. Raja,Final year ECE welcomed the gathering. Dr. N.Rengarajan, Principal delivered the preseidential

address, Dr. A. Krishan, Dean felicitated thefunction. Mr. R. B. Rajkumar, IEEE studentbranch vice chairperson introduced the ChiefGuest. Dr. B. Viswanathan. In his inauguraladdress Dr. Viswanathan, gave usefulinformation on benefits of being an IEEEmember and branch operation. Mr. S. Ramesh,Assistant Professor/ EEE and IEEE BranchCounselor introduced the office bearers.

The student branch office bearers include:

Chair Person - Mr.S. Raja / Final Year -ECE

Vice Chairperson - Mr.R.P. Rajkumar /Third Year - EEE

Treasurer - Ms.S. Shamly /Final Year - EEE

Secretary - Ms.S. Janani /Third Year - EEE

IEEE student branch activities plan forthe year and the vote of thanks were presentedby Ms. S. Janani, Secretary.

ICRAES-10International Conference onRecent Advancements in

Electrical Sciences8 – 9, January 2010 at Tiruchengode

Organised byDepts.of EEE & ECE

K.S.R. College of Engineering

For details contact:Dr. N. Kanagaraj, Convener.

Cell: 9443543784, Phone 04288- 274757Email: [email protected]: www.icraes.ksrce.ac.in

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IEEE MAS LINKSRA Systems

Info ContestH.R. Mohan

Chairman, IEEE CS, Madras ChapterEditor, IEEE MAS LINK

AVP (Systems), The Hindu, Chennai

This is the 19th edition in the series ofInfo Contest – a regular column in our newsletterIEEE MAS LINK. The content mix nowincludes some General Knowledge questions inaddition to IT related. This, we believe wouldprovide an overall exposure and also facilitatemore participation.

TWO lucky winners who answer tomaximum no. of questions and early (selected bylot if multiple entries qualify) will receive an awardof Rs. 500/= each, sponsored by SRA Systems.

Members are encouraged to participatein the contest and win prizes. Answers are tobe sent by EMAIL ONLY. Please follow theguidelines provided at the end of the questions.

Info Contest – 0911This contest has 25 questions in five

sections — A, B, C, D & E — each having fivequestions.

A. In the following acronyms/abbreviations “C” stands for what.

A1. CTI

A2. CNA

A3. CMYK

A4. CXML

A5. CLIST

B. Provide the answer.

B1. Name the Venture Capital Fund being setup by Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy,Founder and Chief Mentor of Infosys

B2. Clickfree is a Portable Hard Drive /Digital Camera. Select the correct answer

B3. Name the online collaborative toolrecently launched by Google

B4. Identify the company from the tagline“Inspiring Innovation. PersistentPerfection”

B5. Elitebook is a business notebook fromLenova. State True or False.

C. Provide the answer / Fill in the blanks.

C1. ——— is the creative Google logo thatappears on some special days tocommemorate scientific & artisticachievements, historic or special eventsand other local events.

C2. Amazon : Kindle = Barnes & Noble :———

C3. Reliance : Net Connect Broadband+ =Tata : ———

C4. Omnia : Samsung := Hero : ———

C5. ——— is a wearable gestural interfacethat augments the physical world aroundus with digital information and lets ususe natural hand gestures to interact withthat information.

D. Select the correct answer.

D1. Country to have launched the first satellitefor monitoring green house gas emissionis USA / Japan.

D2. World’s longest river is Amazon / Nile

D3. World’s largest wind power generatingcountry is India / Germany.

D4. First 100% e-literate city in India isKozhikode / Chandigarh

D5. Camel was cloned first at Saudi Arabia /Dubai

E. Fill in the blanks / Provide the answer.

E1. ——— is the rice variety developed byIndian scientists that needs no cooking

E2. Chandigarh is the capital of Panjab,Hariyana and ———

E3. Find the odd man out: Bahrain, Spain,Denmark, Bhutan (clue: Head of thecountry)

E4. ——— is the first linguistic state of India

E5. ——— is the first women speaker of LokSabha

Guidelines to submit the answers to the InfoContest by email.

In the Subject,

Write the Contest No. (Info Contest –0911) in the subject line.

In the body of the mail,

In the first line, write the contest No:Info Contest – 0911

In the second line, write your membershipno.

In the third line, write your email id.

In the fourth line, write your name.

In the fifth line, write your college /organization name

In the sixth line, write the answers to thefive questions of Section A, separatedby comma.

In the seventh line, write the answers tothe five questions of Section B, separatedby comma.

In the eighth line, write the answers tothe five questions of Section C, separatedby comma.

In the ninth line, write the answers to thefive questions of Section D, separatedby comma.

In the tenth line, write the answers to thefive questions of Section E, separatedby comma.

As the evaluation of the entries isautomated, pl. ensure the above guidelines arefollowed.

Email the answers to:[email protected]

The last date to receive the answers by emailis 5th Dec 2009.

Info Contest – 0910Answers & Winners

Answers:

Telephony, Type, Test, Task, TransistorFuji Film, HDD, Spoken Web, TataCommunications, ProBookMark Zuckerberg, oktatabyebye.com,firstnaukri.com, Sashi Tharoor, circinfo.comObama, Chidambaram, Economics, This Is It,Bank of BarodaSaat Hindustani, Nissan, Judge, Zee, Venus

Winners:

Mr. V.T. LakshminarayananHCL TechnologiesMem No.: 90392451Email: [email protected]

Mr. P. Sivaram KrishnanSri Venkateswara College ofEngineeringMem No. : 90679655Email : [email protected]

Both the above will beawarded a prize of Rs. 500/= each. LINKacknowledges with thanks the sponsorship of theawards by SRA Systems (www.srasystems.com).

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NACLIN 2009: National Convention on Knowledge,Library and Information Networking

The Twelfth National Convention onKnowledge, Library and InformationNetworking –NACLIN 2009 organised byDELNET in collaboration with A C JoshiLibrary, Panjab University, Chandigarh wasinaugurated by the Chief Guest Shri H K Dua,Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune Group ofNewspapers on 22nd Sep 2009.

NACLIN 2009 was supported by theIEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter, DivII on Software of the Computer Society of India,DRDO, Central News Agency and sponsoredby Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundationand Balani Infotech Pvt Ltd and IGroupPublishing Ltd, Emerald Group Publishing Ltdand 3 M India Ltd.

Dr Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager,DELNET welcomed the delegates. In hisIntroductory Address, Dr H K Kaul, Director,DELNET apprised that 54,000 Public Librariesneeded to get networked and the support formodernization of college libraries was notflowing fast, though the Government of India

had taken initiatives but the desired change wasnot coming through. It was followed by a releaseof pre-convention publication of NACLIN2009, Souvenir and the Talking Points by ShriH K Dua who focused upon the need to getinstant information. He shared a fact that out of1.3 billion people, only 54,000 libraries wereavailable in the country. He added that thoughIndia is economically and politically powerful,we are very inadequately equipped withinformation and knowledge. According to him,there is a digital divide in the country, which isalso leading to the economic and social divide.He laid emphasis on the fact that the library andinformation professionals should have a rightattitude to provide information to the users andthe libraries have to contribute for building upnew knowledge content.

Professor S S Bari, Registrar, PanjabUniversity, Chandigarh said that knowledge is arenewable resource and the scientists, doctors,scholars and researchers should share their ideaswith others. Prof. S C Vaidya, Dean UniversityInstruction, Panjab University,. Chandigarh inhis Presidential Address said that there is agreater need for sharing knowledge and with thehelp of facilitators it can get promoted further.Dr V K Anand, Organising Secretary, NACLIN2009 and the University Librarian, A C JoshiLibrary, Panjab University, Chandigarh deliveredthe vote of thanks. It was followed by theinauguration of the “Exhibition Pavilion”wherein companies were exhibiting theirproducts.

On the first day (22nd Sep 2009), atutorial on Koha – an open source IntegratedLibrary System and MARC 21 was conductedby Dr Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager,DELNET. Koha is an open source softwarehaving a great potential with its unique featuresand facilities to get implemented in the Libraries.

On the second day (23rd Sep 2009) therewas a tutorial on RFID Applications in Librariesby 3 M India Ltd, Bangalore and Rapid RadioSolutions, Pvt Ltd and another tutorial onBuilding Digital Resources by Dr P VenkataRao, Librarian, MGSIPA, Chandigarh.

On the third and fourth days (24th &25th Sep 2009) of the conference, there werekeynote addresses by eminent academicians andworking professionals and paper presentationsunder six technical sessions covering the themessuch as: “Digital Libraries”, “NetworkingKnowledge”, “Copyright and IPR”, “PublicAccess to Digital Resources”, “Managing Changein Libraries” and “Archiving and Web 2.0Technologies”. A panel Discussion on “ManagingKnowledge, Technology and Change in Libraries”was also a part of the conference. The ValedictoryAddress was delivered by Dr. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

During the conference, productdemonstrations were made by IGroup InfotechIndia Pvt Ltd, Emerald Group Publishing,SIMPL Consulting, DELNET Services, EBSCOPublishing and 3M India Ltd.

NACLIN 2009 was well attended byover 200 delegates from all over thecountry. The presentations of the conferenceare available at http://www.naclin.orgconference_Presentation09.html

Inauguration of WIE Affinity Group at VIT University

The IEEE Women in Engineering AffinityGroup at VIT University was inaugurated on26th August 2009 in the presence of Prof. Dr.Mini Shaji Thomas, IEEE Asia Pacific (R10)Student Activities Coordinator. It was followedby the encouraging words by the ViceChancellor, VIT University, Dr. D. P. Kothari.

In the address by the Chief Guest on theissue of “Women in Technology: Some GenderIssues & IEEE”, the importance of Women inEngineering was conveyed. “The number ofwomen in IEEE is just 8%. There must be an equalrepresentation. They have creative thinking andintuition which is not on the same lines as manypeople but much more. They have lot of patienceand are needed in a group because they bringout a different viewpoint. Women should thinkthat nothing is impossible and should not use thetag ‘I am a woman’ as an excuse. IEEE has close to617 branches in the Asia Pacific region out of which410 are from India. IEEE gives a very valuablenetwork which will make a person’s activitiesvisible”, said Prof. Dr. Mini Shaji Thomas.

The potential and capabilities of womenin various fields, the benefits of being an IEEE

member and its importance were discussed.“Networking is the most essential factor in anyfield” was the message given.

The double STAR (Student Teacher andResearch Engineer/Scientist) was emphasizedupon, which actually is the collaboration of theIEEE STAR with the IEEE – WIE VIT AffinityGroup STAR.

Both male and female studentsparticipated in large number. This was followedby the introduction to the office bearers. Thecurrent Executive Committee for IEEE – WIEVIT Affinity Group is headed by Ms.Vijayalakshmi S, Chair, IEEE – WIE andAssistant Professor (Sr), School of ComputingSciences, VIT University and Madhuri Kota ofMS (Software Engineering) as Student President.

Report by : Ms. Vijayalakshmi S,Chair, IEEE – WIE

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Student Branch Inauguration at Asan MemorialCollege of Engineering and Technology

The IEEE Student Branch was inauguratedat Asan Memorial College of Engineering andTechnology (AMCET) on October 7, 2009.With a total of around 100 students and facultymembers, the IEEE Student Branch of AMCET,had taken the privilege of having the inaugurationdone by Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal, Chair,Student Activity, IEEE Madras section. Ms. V.Anagha, Student Branch Chair, welcomed thegathering. Dr. T. C. Peter, felicitated the branch.

Mrs. B. Shanthi, Student Branch Counselor,presented the IEEE proceedings, during thefunction. The keynote address was given byMr. Karthikeyan, HOD/ECE.

Dr. P. Suresh Chander Pal interacted withthe students, explaining the importance of IEEEand its global functioning. His inspirationalspeech made the entire hall feel young.

The inauguration was followed by atechnical talk by Mrs. Shubha Murthy, SeniorTraining Officer, Nuclear Training Centre,Madras Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam, on“Electrical Systems in Nuclear Science”. Mr. V.S. Srinivasan, HOD/EEE honored the chiefguests with memento and shawl.

As a part of the inaugural function, paperpresentation session was also organized and thefollowing were awarded prizes.

D. Siva and G. Santhosh (IV CSE)S. Preethi (II CSE)S. Revathi and S. Deepika (III EEE)

Mr. D. Siva, Student Branch Secretary,proposed a hearty vote of thanks.

The AMCET Student Branch office bearersinclude:

Counselor : Ms. B. Shanthi(Sr.Lect/EEE)

Coordinator-I : Mr. M. Subrsamanian(Sr.Lect/EEE)

Coordinator-II : Mr. K. Gokulakrishnan(Lect/ECE)

Chair : Ms. V. Anagha (IV EEE)

Vice-Chair : Mr. R. Varun (IV EEE)

Secretary : Mr. D. Siva (IV CSE)

Treasurer : Mr. M. Poovarasan(IV CSE)

The purpose of the competition is topromote excellence in the design of a systemby a team of students. The IEEE ComputerSociety has constructed a realistic and non-trivial task that requires a group of studentsto solve a real-world problem.

Judging will be carried out according tothe following criteria:o Originality of the architecture designedo Functionality, quality, and versatility of

the simulatoro The use of software engineering in the

design of the simulatorThe simulator must be able to run on

typical PCs under Windows. We appreciatethat some may find this restriction restrictive.However, not all judges, evaluators, and userswill have alternative operating systems ontheir home computers.

Each team must certify that their reportsand software are their own work and havenot been derived (with or withoutpermission) from other sources.

IEEE Workshop onRF & Microwave Circuits &

Systems14th Dec 2009

Venue: SAMEER, Centre for Electromagnetics,CIT Campus, 2nd Cross Road, Taramani,

Chennai - 600113

The workshop provides an excellentopportunity for academicians, engineers andstudents working in the area of RF circuitsand systems to listen and interact with someof the leading experts in the field and willinclude seven technical presentations and apresentation by Prof. M.S. Gupta, IEEEMTT Society Publication Chair onpreparation of technical papers forpublication in IEEE MTT-S and otherscholarly journals, which will be very usefulfor all aspiring to publish in IEEE journals

It is being organized during the visit ofthe delegation of IEEE-MTT Society whichincludes Dr. Barry Perlman (President ofMTT Society-2009), Prof. Samir El-Ghazaly(MTT President Elect-2009), Prof. MadhuS. Gupta (Chair, MTT-S PublicationsCommittee) and Vijay Nair (Chair, - MTT-SIndia Initiative).

For registration, pl. get in touch withIEEE Madras Section Office at 044 – 24423939 / 93823 28776 or by email [email protected]

A team may consist of three to fivestudents at an institution of higher education.All members of the team must be on a courseleading to a first degree. Note that teammembers do not necessarily have to be on acomputer science degree course – the onlyrestriction is that they are students.

A top prize of $7,000 will be awarded tothe team the judges declare the overall winner.

Prizes of $1,000 will be awarded to thewinning team in each of these categories:o Originality of the architecture designedo Functionality, quality, and versatility of

the simulatoro The use of software engineering in the

design of the simulatorThe deadline for registration is 11

January 2010 & for the submission is 9 April2010.

For more details, pl. visit: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/competition/home

IEEE PES Madras ChapterCall for Volunteer Officers

Members of IEEE PES Madras Chapter are requested to volunteer for the following positions for 2010:Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, 3 Execom Members.

Work is not quite heavy but will need involvement & sparing some time.

Reply may please be emailed to [email protected] before 3rd Dec 2009

IEEE Computer Society System Competition

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Workshop on “eHEALTH: The Emerging Scenario”

IEEE Computer Society, MadrasChapter, the CIO Forum of CSI Chennai &joined with Apollo Telemedicine NetworkingFoundation & Apollo Hospitals Educational andResearch Foundation in the workshop on“eHEALTH: The Emerging Scenario” organizedin collaboration with Indian Council of MedicalResearch & Tuberculosis Research Center onTuesday, 15th September.

Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, Minister forInformation Technology, Govt. of Tamil Naduwhile inaugurating the workshop said that theresources of the Information CommunicationTechnology Academy of Tamil Nadu (ICTAM)could be used to train educators in the healthsector and added that Tamil Nadu is a pioneer

in twinning health and IT services and explained,highlighting the achievements of the HealthInformation Management System introduced insome districts in the State. The EMRIambulances use embedded GPS facilities forlocating patients. A lot of information is beingcollected via the HMIS and EMRI and this islikely to have much medico-legal significance.She also said that the information will be storedfor years and it is important to use the statisticsfor effective health interventions.

Apollo Hospitals Managing DirectorPreetha Reddy while speaking about theemerging eHealth scenario in India, commendedthe TN Govt. for the tremendous strides theyhave made to enhance the quality of healthcarewith innovative partnerships and health schemes.Dr. V. Kumaraswamy, director-in-charge,Tuberculosis Research Centre, made a presentationof the scope of IT applications in medicalresearch. He said that IT is changing the waywe design and manage clinical trials, highlightingthe many opportunities in clinical sciences, imagingsciences, bio informatics and public health.

The technical sessions during the day longprogramme included the following:

Information Technology and it’s relevancein Health Care by Prof. K. Ganapathy, PresidentATNF; Information Resources and Tools in HealthCare by Sri. N V Sathyanarayana, ManagingDirector, Informatics (India) Ltd; HospitalInformation Systems and EMR by Dr. SumanthRaman, Head, Healthcare Innovation, TCS;eHealth Initiatives of Govt. of Tamil Nadu byDr. S.M. Chandra Mohan, Nodal Officer -Telemedicine, Govt. of Tamil Nadu; ClinicalTelemedicine & Mobile Health by Prof. K.Ganapathy, President ATNF; InformationTechnology in Medical Research by Dr V.Kumaraswamy, Director In- Charge, TuberculosisResearch Center; Managing a HospitalElectronically by Dr. Shenoy Robinson, COO,Apollo Hospitals, Chennai; Computers in ClinicalPractice by Dr. V. Balaji, Sr. Consultant,VascularSurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai; WirelessTelemedicine in Rural Healthcare A PreliminaryReport by Ms. Aditi Ravindra, Manager, ApolloTelemedicine Networking Foundation and aPanel Discussion: eHealth The Way Forwardcahaired by Ms. Sangita Reddy, ExecutiveDirector, Apollo Hospitals Group.

IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter& CIO Forum of CSI Chennai jointly organizeda CIO Meet and a presentation on “JasperReports– Business Analytics Business Intelligence –The Decision Maker’s Tool” by M r. J o s eMorales, VP (Business Development), JasperSoft,San Francisco, USA on Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009in association with Essentia Soft Solutions.

Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS inhis introductory remarks said BusinessIntelligence is attracting significant investementsand tops in the list of priority items being consideredby CIOs across the globe. While the proprietyBI solutions are expensive both in the initialcost and subsequent support charges, the opensource solutions such as Jaspersoft BI suite isquite affordable and eliminates vendor lock-in.

Dr. Gopi Ganapathy, CEO and Directorof Essentia Soft Solutions in his address spokeabout the role of Essentia in promoting opensource solutions in the country and thenintroduced the speaker Mr. Jose Morales.

Mr. Jose Morales, in his presentation saidthat Jaspersoft’s open source businessintelligence suite is the world’s most widely

CIO Meet on “JasperReports – Business AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence – The Decision Maker’s Tool”

used BI software, with nearly 9 million totaldownloads worldwide and more than 10,000commercial customers in 96 countries. TheJaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite providesa web-based, open and modular approach tothe evolving business intelligence needs of theenterprise. Futher, Jaspersoft’s software israpidly updated by a community of more than100,000 registered members working on morethan 350 projects, which represents the world’slargest business intelligence community. Hispresentation also covered the BusinessIntelligence Challenges and Opportunities andhow Jaspersoft solutions address them. Formore information on the product and thefeatures, pl. visit www.jaspersoft.com and www.jasperforge.org.

IEEE Computer SocietyMadras Chapter

Call for Volunteer Officers

Members of IEEE CS Madras Chapter arerequested to volunteer for the following

positions for 2010:

Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer,3 Execom Members.

IEEE CS had organized 44 events in 2008and till end Oct 2009 over 45 events andhas the distinction of being the society

chapter with largest no. of events across theglobe. Pl. refer the website http://ieeecs-

madras.managedbiz.com/for the activities of IEEE CS.

It is expected that the volunteers mayhave to devote time and involve

maintaining the benchmark already set.

Reply may please be emailed to [email protected] before 3rd Dec 2009

Join IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society,and receive FREE access to the ComputerSociety Digital Library (CSDL) for only$40. The 2010 membership year begins earlySeptember 2009 — mark your calendar now tobecome a member of IEEE and the IEEEComputer Society for just $40, and get accessto the Computer Society Digital Library.Pl. visith t tp : / /www2.compu ter.org/p or ta l /web /membership/join

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ICOGCAC - 09First International Conference on

Global Computing and Communications9 – 11, December 2009, Chennai, India

Organized by

Faculty of Computing Sciences Hindustan University, Padur, Chennai, India

Supported by

IEEE Computer Society — Madras ChapterIEEE Communications Society, Madras Chapter

Computer Society of India — Div II & Div IV

CALL FOR REGISTRATION

Pl. contact

Dr. M. Roberts MasillamaniConference Chair-ICOGCAC’09

Hindustan UniversityP.B No: 1, Rajiv Gandhi Salai

Padur, Chennai-603103

Phone: 044-27474395 / 252Email: [email protected]

Website: www.hindustanuniv.ac.in/ICOGCAC09

CONSEG - 09International Conference on

Software EngineeringDecember 17 – 19, 2009, Chennai, India

Organized by

Computer Society of India, Div II (Software) and

Chennai Chapter

Supported by

IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter

Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN), Chennai

Bangalore Software Process Improvement Network (BSPIN)


Pl. contact:

Mr. K. AdhivarahanChairman, Registration, CONSEG-09

Mobile: +91 9444275315Email: [email protected]

Website: www.csi-chennai.org/conseg09

International Conference on

Millennium Developmental Goals: The Role ofInformation and Communications Technologies

27 – 29 December 2009, Chennai, India

Organized by

R.M.K. & R.M.D. Engineering Colleges

In association with

IEEE Computer Society — Madras ChapterComputer Society of India — Div II (Software) &

Chennai Chapter


Pl. contact

Dr. R. M. SureshProfessor & Vice-PrincipalR.M.D.Engineering College

Kavaraipettai-601206.Email: [email protected] OR

[email protected]: www.rmkec.ac.in/mdgict

ICWCSC - 2010International Conference on

Wireless Communication and Sensor ComputingJanuary 02 – 04, 2010, Chennai, India

Organized bySSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam – 603 110,

Chennai, India

In association withIEEE Madras Section

IEEE Computer Society — Madras ChapterIEEE Communications Society — Madras Chapter

Indian Nuclear SocietyCognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai

HCL Technologies Ltd., Chennai andInfosys, Chennai


Pl. contact

Organizing SecretaryICWCSC - 2010

SSN College of EngineeringOld Mahabalipuram Road, Kalavakkam – 603 110, Chennai.

Phone: +91-44-27475063/64/65. E-Mail: [email protected]: www.ssn.edu.in/icwcsc2010

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NCISE-10: 2nd National Conference onInformation and Software Engineering

26 – 27, February 2010, Chennai

Organized byIEEE Computer Society - Madras Chapter

IEEE Computer Society Branch Chapter-AVITDepartment of Information Technology

Aarupadai Veedu Institute of TechnologyVinayaka Missions University

In association withDiv II (Software) - Computer Society of India

CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION

Programme Highlights: This two days national conference will havetwo main theme tracks presenting papers and special lectures by eminentpersons from industries and academia on various topics as detailedbelow:

Theme 1: Information Engineering

Information and Communication System; IT Applications in PollutionControl and Sensor Networks; Advanced Database Technologies;Internet Information System; Information Security and Privacy; 3G/4GInformation Systems; Cloud Computing; Service Oriented Architectures;Data Mining and Warehousing; Management Information Systems

Theme 2: Software Engineering

Software Requirement Engineering; Software Metrics, Quality andReliability; Software Safety, Security and Dependability; Software Project& Process Management; Software Testing, Verification & Validation;Software Performance Engineering; Formal methods in SoftwareEngineering; Model driven Software Architecture; Advanced Softwaredevelopment models; People issues in Software Engineering

Call for Papers: Papers are invited relating to the above theme topics.

Important Dates: Paper submission: 10th Jan 2010; Intimation ofacceptance: 20th Jan 2010; Camera ready paper: 31st Jan 2010.

Registration Fee: Industrial Delegates: Rs. 1000/-; AcademicStaff: Rs. 750/-; Students & Research Scholars: Rs. 600/-; IEEE/CSIMembers: Rs. 600/-

The registration fee is to be paid through Demand Draft drawn in favorof “The Principal, AVIT”, payable at Chennai. The applicants shouldsend the filled in Registration form, DD, copy of ID card and a copy ofIEEE/CSI membership card (if applicable) to the program chair on orbefore 10th Feb 2010.

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. A. Anthony IrudhayarajProgram Chair - NCISE 2010Department of Information TechnologyAarupadai Veedu Institute of TechnologyOld Mahabalipuram Road, ChennaiPaiyanoor – 603104, Tamil NaduMobile: 09443884732, 09444812756Email: [email protected]: www.avit.ac.in

ICAET-10: International Conference On

“ADVANCES AND EMERGING TRENDS INCOMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES”21 – 24, June 2010, Chennai, India

Organised bySchool of Computer Science & Engineering

SRM University

in association withUniversity of Arkansas, Little Rock, USA,Div II & Div IV, Computer Society of IndiaIEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter

CALL FOR PAPERS

Computer Science is an area that is characterized, by continued advancesin existing technologies, pioneering trends and new theories at a rapidpace than most areas of science and technology. A conference is anideal forum for researchers to exchange their findings and thoughtswith their fellow researchers across the globe. The highlight of theconference will be keynote addresses and plenary lectures to bedelivered by internationally renowned experts and very enrichingtutorials. The organizers intend the conference to be a platform forfruitful interaction among the participants.

Research and review papers are solicited in the following areas.

Grid Computing ; Cloud Computing; Optical Computing; AutonomicComputing; Peer-to-Peer Computing; Location/Context AwareComputing; Security - Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing; Bots,Web Crawlers and other agents in Computing; WiMax; SAAS; SANand NAS; Semantic Web; Virtualization; Complex Events Processing;Natural Language Processing; Bio computing and Biometrics

The proceedings of the conference will be published in print form bya leading publisher.

Pre conference tutorials will be conducted in the following areas.Semantic Web; Cloud Computing; Bots and Web C crawlers; Biometrics;Cyber Forensics

IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstracts (300 words max.) due by: January 15, 2010; Full Papersdue by: February 15, 2010. Notification of Acceptance by: April 1,2010; Camera ready paper is due on: May 1, 2010

REGISTRATION:

Members of Industry: Rs. 3000 (US $ 100); Academicians: Rs. 1500(US $ 50); Students: Rs. 750 (US $ 25)

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION:

Dr. S. Chellaiah, Conference Chair ICAET-10Professor of Computer Science and EngineeringSRM UniversitySRM Nagar, KattankulathurChennai 603203, India.Email: [email protected]: http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/events.php?page=icaet10

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The Slate For The Year 2010For The Offices of the Executive Committee

of the IEEE Madras Section

The nominations of the Nomination Committee for the officesof the Executive committee for the year 2010 has been received. Therecommended slate for the year 2010 is announced today, the 10thNovember 2009, as detailed below :

A minimum period of 28 days is allowed from this date for themembers to make additional nominations by petition, signed by 15 ormore voting members. If no petitions are received, election will beannounced at the Annual Meeting. If additional nominations are made,election will be by ballot mailed to the membership by 7th December2009. With the vote counted by a Tellers committee appointment bythe Section Chairman.

Dr. S. Salivahanan, Chair, IEEE Madras Section.

RING – 09: National Conference onRecent Issues in Network Galaxy 2009

7– 8, December 2009Organised by

Department of Computer Science & EngineeringRMD Engineering College

In association withDiv II & Div IV, Computer Society of India,

CSI Chennai ChapterIEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter,

ISTE Chennai Chapter andInstitution of Engineers India, Chennai

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: The objective of the conference is toprovide a platform and an opportunity to come out with innovative ideasbased on their interdisciplinary explorative work / research on Networks.It will provide a forum for researchers and practioners to present theircontributions results related to network programming. In addition topresenting paper, this conference will include keynote addresses byleading researchers from academic institutions and industry. Thisconference promotes various research issues involved in resource sharingin a transparent, open, fault tolerant, scalable and secured way.

The importance of research in “Issues in Network Galaxy” is notsurprising due to the continuing growth in the ICT Industry, and thehigher expectations in these cutting edge technologies.

SESSIONS: The various keynote sessions in the conference will coverthe key concepts of networks and will be delivered by eminent speakers:Dr. P Nagabhushan, University of Mysore on Optical Networking; Dr.Dipti Prasad Mukherjee, ISI, Kolkatta on Network & Inter-connectArchitecture; Dr. G. Ashwin, IIT, Mumbai on Wireless & SensorNetwork; Dr. Thamarai Selvi, MIT, Chennai on Hybrid Network; Dr.Seshadri, S.V. University, Tirupathi on Network Issues and Dr. P.Thrimurthy, Acharya Nagarjuna Univ.on Research Directions inNetworking

TARGET AUDIENCE: The conference is targeted towards NetworkSystem Engineers, Network Design Engineers, Network ServiceEngineers, Computer Scientists, Researchers, Academic FacultyMembers, and Students interested in careers in networking areas.

VENUE: RMD Engineering College, Kavaraipettai – 601206

DATE & TIMINGS: 7 – 8, December 2009

REGISTRATION FEE: Academicians: Rs. 750/=; Industry Delegates:Rs. 750/= ; Students: Rs. 500/=.

PAYMENT DETAILS: The registration fee should be paid in the formof Demand Draft drawn in favour of “The Principal, RMDEngineering College” and payable at Chennai and to be sent alongwith the registration form. For multiple registrations, please photocopythe form. The payment may be combined and made by a single DD.

FOR REGISTRATION AND OTHER INFORMATION, PLEASECONTACTDr. R.M. Suresh, Vice-Principal, Professor & Head, Computer Science& Engineering, RMD Engineering College, Kavaraipettai,Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District. – 601 206

Phone: (044) 27925562, 63, 64 and 27925911, Fax: (044) 27925561.Email: [email protected] OR [email protected] :: Website:www.rmd.ac.in

80460476MMemberMr.V.V.S. Srinivasa Rao16

2922391MMemberMrs. Sheila Anand15

41439409SMMemberMrs. M. Ramalatha14

90307049MMemberMr. P. A. Manoharan13

41385764SMMemberDr.N.Kumarappan12

4142691SMMemberMr. H.R. Mohan11

90275297MMemberDr. G.A. Ramdas10

8329112SMMemberMr. R. Chellappan9

02085595MMemberDr. Amitava Das Gupta8

00207274SMMemberDr. P. Suresh Chander Pal7

0932590SMImmediatePast ChairDr. S.Salivahanan6

41302471SMTreasurerMajor.V.V. Chandrasekharan5

90361485MSecretaryDr. N.R. Alamelu4

85026728MVice-Chair - IIMr. S. Rajvel3

01109545MVice-Chair - I Mr. T.S. Rangarajan2

80335631SMChairmanDr. T. Thyagarajan1

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80460476MMemberMr.V.V.S. Srinivasa Rao16

2922391MMemberMrs. Sheila Anand15

41439409SMMemberMrs. M. Ramalatha14

90307049MMemberMr. P. A. Manoharan13

41385764SMMemberDr.N.Kumarappan12

4142691SMMemberMr. H.R. Mohan11

90275297MMemberDr. G.A. Ramdas10

8329112SMMemberMr. R. Chellappan9

02085595MMemberDr. Amitava Das Gupta8

00207274SMMemberDr. P. Suresh Chander Pal7

0932590SMImmediatePast ChairDr. S.Salivahanan6

41302471SMTreasurerMajor.V.V. Chandrasekharan5

90361485MSecretaryDr. N.R. Alamelu4

85026728MVice-Chair - IIMr. S. Rajvel3

01109545MVice-Chair - I Mr. T.S. Rangarajan2

80335631SMChairmanDr. T. Thyagarajan1

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AICTE sponsoredNational Level Staff Development Programme

Provision Of Urban Amenities In Rural Area (PURA) 30th November 2009 – 11th December 2009

Organised byDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering

RMD Engineering College

For details contact:Dr. R.M. Suresh, Vice-Principal

Professor & Head, CSERMD Engineering College, Kavaraipettai - 601206.

Phone:(044) 27925562, 63, 64 and 27925911Email: [email protected]

Visit our Websitewww.ewh.ieee.org/r10/madras

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Presentation on “Business Intelligence - TheDecision Maker’s Tool” — A Case Study

A presentationo n “ B u s i n e s sIntelligence - TheDecision Maker’sTool” — A CaseStudy by Ms. P.Shobhana Ravi, ChiefInformation andLearning officer,Tractors & FarmEquipment Limited,

Chennai was organised jointly by IEEEComputer Society, Madras Chapter, ChennaiChapter of Computer Society of India and ISASouth India Section on 19th Sep 2009.

Mr. H.R. Mohan, while welcoming thegathering said that BI is one of the top 10 itemsin the priority list of CIOs for implantation intheir organisations and major investments arebeing made for such activities across the globe.Mr. Ramesh Bhashyam, management committeemember of CSI Chennai introduced the speakerMs. Shobhana Ravi.

In her presentation, Ms. Shobhana Ravi

gave a brief introduction about BusinessIntelligence and its benefits to the organisations.Her talk was more of a case study on theimplementation of SAP BI solution at Tractors& Farm Equipment Limited. She compared thescenario before and after the introduction of theBI solution and highlighted the benefits itbrought to the organisation in terms of improvingtheir market share and customer satisfactionlevel. She also explained on the issues involvedin the project implementation. Her teammembers, then explained the solutionarchitecture and sample reports and datamodelling, interface designs for both input andoutputs etc. Overall the presentation providedan insight on how to go about in a BI project.

After the presentation, Dr. RanganathMuthu, President, ISA, South India Section,presented a memento to the speaker MsShobhana Ravi. The meeting was attended byover 45 professionals and academic facultymembers and the participants shared theirexperiences while appreciating the efforts bythe team of Ms Shobhana Ravi

Forthcoming Events

Seminar on KOHA: Open SourceLibrary Management Software:Saturday, 28th November 2009 at MITLibrary, Anna University, Chennai.Organised by Madras Library Association(MALA), MIT Library, Anna University,Chennai and NRCFOSS, AU-KBCResearch Centre. For further details, pl.visit: http://mala.managedbiz.com/events/koha-ws.pdf

NCAC-10: National Conference on AD-VANCED COMPUTING: 20-22, Janu-ary, 2010, Aluva, Cochin; Organized byDepartment of Computer Applications,Union Christian College, Aluva, Cochin,Kerala; In association with ComputerSociety of India (CSI) Div II on Softwareand CSI Cochin Chapter. For the detailsrelating to call for papers & registration,pl. visit the conference website atwww.mcaucc.org OR contact Dr. SunnyKuriakose, Convener (NCAC-10)at [email protected] OR Mr. ShynuP. G. C o o r d i n a t o r ( N C AC - 1 0 ) a [email protected]

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