[LIS-Forum] CONNECT 2013 - 2 Day Conference & Exhibition on ICT : 24-25 September 2013 at Chennai Trade Centre Chennai.

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Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:23:50 +0530
From: Mohan Hr <hrmohan at gmail.com>

Dear All,

*CONNECT-2013,* the premier annual Conference cum Exposition on
Information and Communication Technology focusing on Tamil Nadu’s
growth in ICT Sector is being organised by CII & Govt. of TN during
24-25, Sep 2013 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai.

*Computer Society of India & IEEE Computer Society are supporting the
event CONNECT-2013 as Supporting Associations.*

*The Theme of CONNECT 2013 is “Towards Scaling New Frontiers in ICT”.*

*The Conference cum Expo will include the following sessions apart from
the Inauguration, Awards & Valedictory.*

-- New Frontiers in Technology: SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics &
Cloud Technology )

-- New Frontiers in creating an eco system of VCs and start-ups to
foster innovation and entrepreneurship

-- New Frontiers in Tech Reach : E Governance & Citizen Empowerment

-- New Frontiers in Sustainability : Energy Efficiency, Smart
Transportation, Green Manufacturing, Micro Grids etc.

-- Policies & Frameworks for the growth of ICT sector

*CONNECT-2013 will feature key addresses by eminent speakers such as*

-- Mr S Mahalingam, Former Executive Director & CFO, Tata Consultancy
Services Ltd

-- Mr M F Farooqui IAS, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India

-- Mr R Chandrasekaran, Group Chief Executive – Technology & Operations,
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd

-- Mr Mike Nithavrianakis, Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy
High Commission

-- Mr Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions

-- Mr Amit Gupta, Senior Technical Advisor, InMobile

-- Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala, professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

-- Mr Bikram Bedi Singh, Head India Sales from Amazon

-- Ms Chitra Ravi, Founder & CEO, EZ Vidya

-- Dr Harish Hande, Managing Director, SELCO - India

-- Mr Khalid Isar,  Country Head of Alibaba.com

-- Mr Krishna Giri, Managing Director – Health & Public Service, Asia
Pacific,Accenture India

-- Mr Lakshmanan Narayan (LUX), CEO & Co Founder, Unmetric Inc

-- Mr Milan Rao, CEO, Airtel

-- Mr T C Meenakshi Sundaram, Managing Director, IDG Ventures India

-- Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India

-- Mr Philip Heah, Senior Director, Government of Singapore

-- Dr Prasad Modak, Chief Sustainability Officer and Dean , IL&FS Academy
for Applied Development (IAAD)

-- Mr Rajan Anandan, MD, Google India

-- Mr Shirish Deodhar, CEO and Co-Founder, Sapience

-- Dr S Sadagopan, Director, International Institute of Information
Technology, Bengaluru

-- Mr Ronnie Lee, Director, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
(IDA)

-- Mr Tanmoy Chakraborty, Head Global Government Business, TCS

This year, United Kingdom  has been invited to be the partner country.
KPMG Advisory Services P Ltd has agreed to partner with CII as
Knowledge Partner for CONNECT-2013.

The exhibition, a part of CONNECT-2013 will consist of exhibitors from
IT & ITES Companies , International Partner Country Pavilion,
Educational Institutions, Telecommunication Companies, Network Providers
etc.

***As the members of the supporting organization, the members of CSI &
IEEE are eligible for concessional registration fee for this two days
event CONNECT-2013 as under.*

-- Members: Rs.1250/= (per person)
(Pl. select the participant type CII / Yi Members)

-- Academic Faculty & Students: Rs.1000/= (per person)
(Pl. select the participant type Academic Institutions & NGO)

In addition, Group Discount of 10% is applicable when 3 or more
register together.

You can register for CONNECT-2013 at
http://www.cii.in/OnlineRegistration.aspx?Event_ID=E000016081

For more details regarding the event, please feel free to contact
john.pravin at cii.in  /  sandhya.ramesh at cii.in  / Ph.044-42444 555.

Website: http://www.ciiconnect.com

For a detailed brochure, pl. visit
http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2013/connect-2013.pdf

As the seats are limited, pl. register at the earliest.

Look forward to your participation and confirmation.

With regards
HR Mohan
VP, CSI & Chairman, IEEE CS

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