Bangalore to hosts CSI-2007 Annual National Convention from Nov 28

Bangalore, Nov 12 (UNI) Computer Society of India (CSI), the oldest and largest organization of IT professionals in India, will be holding its 42nd Annual Convention from November 28.

The Theme of the four-day Convention would be 'GenNext India - Harnessing the Power of IT', Programme Committee Chairman Vinay Deshpande said today.

Speaking to newsmen here, he said that the Convention would focus on "IT Now" and "GenNext"both the present and the upcoming technologies and "Applications of IT".

Claiming that 42nd edition of the Convention as the much sought-after event, he said that it was packed with a high-quality programme featuring high-profile speakers. "It will be the event to listen, learn, network and profit for every IT Professionals" he added.

Mr Deshpande said that a special session on "Remembering Prof R Narasimhan" the doyen of Indian Computer Science would be held on 29th as a tribute to the Professor who passed away recently.

"Almost all IT leaders in India were expected to participate and speak during the event" he added.

He said that the Convention also would witness a panel discussion on "Women in IT" and also hosts a pre-convention tutorials for students, it includes presentation of papers on the subject by experts, poster presentation, talks by academicians and industry personalities.

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