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Entry for Outstanding Chapter Award From IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Submitted by H.R. Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS, Madras [email protected]

The IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter was one of the early chapters in the IEEE Madras Section of the Region 10. It was re-activated in late Dec 2006 with two events. From then onwards it journey in servicing the members , professionals, students and academic faculty has been steady and phenomenal. The CS chapter had organised many events and a summary includes:        

2007: A total of 20 activities were organized. Details 2008: A total of 44 events were organized. Details 2009: A total of 61 events were organized and the IEEE CS Madras Chapter had become the first chapter in the world to have organised so many events and received a special mention. Details 2010: A total of 41 events were organized. Details 2011: A total of 37 events were organized. Details 2012: A total of 34 events were organised. Details 2013: A total of 25 events were organised. Details 2014: A total of 30 events were organised. Details

In the current year of 2015, till Nov 14 th the IEEE CS Madras Chapter as per details given belowhad organised 32 events Comprising of 13 Technical Meetings, 9 Research & Education related programmes, two Self-Development events, one Societal Impact programme, three Book Launches/Releases, supported seven Conferences / Seminars, two special programmes – Student Essay Contest and Celebration of 10th Anniversary of YouTube with crowd sourced contributions from members and two special lecture programmes involving IEEE DVP speakers. The IEEE CS Madras Chapter has also been receiving the best performing society chapter in the Madras Section for the last five years. In terms of membership, the society has been adding members. However, the higher membership fee in a developing economy with lower affordability has been deterring many to become members. As on Nov 2015, the chapter has 291 members with break-up as under: Life Senior: 3 Senior Members: 23 Members: 127 Graduate Students: 42 Associate: 3 Affiliate: 4 Student Members: 89 The Madras Section also has 10 student branch chapters of the IEEE CS and recently, the Sri Muthukumaran Intitute of Technology SB Chapter received the best student branch of IEEE CS and FIVE student members of the Madras Chapter have received the prestigious Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship. The CS Madras Chapter has an active website at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/ and all the events announcements are posted there. Though the IEEE CS CS Madras Chapter has been performing consistently over eight years, this the first time, we are competing for the Outstanding Chapter Award and we trust meet the required criteria and will be considered for the award to sustain our activity level do better in the future

Events of 2015 Technical Meetings 6th Feb 2015: Presentation on "Intelligent Transport Systems" by Dr. Lelitha Devi Vanajakshi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. The abstract of talk: Traffic congestion in India arises from the fact that road capacity and infrastructure have not improved on par with the traffic. The direct solution for this problem – improvements in physical infrastructure – is constrained by space availability and other logistic issues. There is however scope for capacity improvements through the adoption of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). ITS activities help establish a sustainable, multi-modal surface transportation system that connects vehicles and management systems through well-established technologies. Intelligent Transport Systems combine tools for automated acquisition, communication, and analysis of road data and techniques to disseminate useful information to the public/traveller. The main challenges for the implementation of a full scale Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in India are the lack of automated traffic data collection systems and lack of theoretical models suitable for the Indian traffic conditions. Thus, automated real time traffic data collection and development of models to characterize the heterogeneous and less lane disciplined traffic conditions are the immediate requirements for ITS implementations under Indian scenario. This talk will elaborate on these two challenges and will discuss some of the initiatives taken at IIT Madras to tackle these problems with specific emphasis on the Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) and Advanced Traveller Information Systems (ATIS) applications. 24th Feb 2015: Presentation on "Digital Future, Innovation and Build India Campaign" by Dr. Prof. K. Subramanian, Founder Director, Advanced Center for Informatics and Innovative Learning, IGNOU & Former Sr. DDG, NIC, Ministry of Communication & IT & IT Adviser to CAG of India The abstract of the talk: This talk describes developments in computing and cyber technologies breaking the barriers and the global trends to make the whole world as a connected village. The economic, social, political, technological drivers show a stronger relationship between Information and Economy. There is going to be a sea change in the workplace, workforce and the future enterprises have to devise a new generation HR policies to retain and sustain global Knowledge workforce. The green computing and the environmental protection and sustainable development assumes a greater significance and trends in the Internet of Things drives and demands a collaborative, cooperative and coexisting workforce for sustainable development of the national and world growth. Creativity, Innovation, and Productivity are the three major factors to be nurtured and practiced by the People, Enterprises, and the Nation for sustainable growth. A new era of cognitive systems where machines will learn, reason and engage with us in a more natural and personalized way. These innovations are beginning to emerge enabled by cloud computing, big data analytics and learning technologies all coming together, with the appropriate privacy and security considerations, for consumers, citizens, students and organizations for a better living in this Planet. In the next five years, the following Societal Transformations are predicted and possible through Emerging ICT (source IBM COG Lab): Smart Health Care coupled with Genomics and analytics, Digital Guardian for Online Protection, Promotion of Buying Local with Watson line Application Development Platforms, Future Learning Classrooms with new Learning Paradigms, Smart Cities with Dynamically Adjustable to the Citizens’ needs will be facilitating and supporting the Societal Transformations. To build a strong, vibrant and developed India, we have to start build India campaign and would like to describe the desirable attributes and characteristics of Good Ideal Professional Engineer/Graduate, and the respective role models to follow. 30th Mar 2015: Presentation on “Computers in Healthcare” by Dr. G.S. Bhuvaneshwar, Director, Innovations and Research, Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, IITM Research Park, Chennai. Photos The presentation included the use of computers (also microprocessors and microcontrollers) in the healthcare technology space today covering areas such as: •Data management in hospitals and clinics • Homecare monitoring and telemedicine • High power computing in imaging - CT, MRI, PET, X-ray, OCT and Ultrasound • Application of microcontrollers and smartphone • Personalised healthcare - 3D printers, bioinformatics and drug therapy • The Future - IOT in healthcare. 18th Apr 2015: Programme on “CMMI & AGILE -- Contradict or Complement...?” by Mr. Rajamanickam, Managing Partner, ProXL Consulting & Enterprise agile Coach and CMMI Lead Appraiser

7th Jul 2015: Presentation on "Digital Signature – the need, how to get, preserve and use it effectively" by Mr. D. Sathish Kumar, Manager – Operations, eMudhra Limited, Bangalore. Photos 16th Jul 2015: Seminar on “Latest Trends in IT Industry : Agile, Cloud, Analytics and Internet of Things” 19th Aug 2015: Presentation on "Imaging Arithmetic: Physics U Math > Physics + Math" by Prof. Gaurav Sharma Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, USA. Photos Abstract of the talk: For several real-world problems, signal and image processing approaches are most successful when they combine the insight offered by the physics underlying the problem with the mathematical framework and tools inherent in digital signal and image processing. Electronic imaging systems are a particularly fertile ground for problems in this class because they deal specifically with the capture of physical scenes and with the reproduction of images on physical devices. In this presentation, we highlight specific examples of problems in electronic imaging for which the combination of physical insight, mathematical tools, and engineering ingenuity leads to particularly elegant and effective solutions. We illustrate the above ideas in some depth using a number of case studies drawn from our research in electronic imaging, in each case highlighting how the combination of physical modeling/insight with mathematical analysis enables solutions that each of these tools alone is unable to address adequately. The examples cover a wide range of applications, including methods for show-through cancelation in scanning, color barcodes for mobile applications, print watermarks detectable by viewers without using any viewing aids, multiplexed images that revealed under varying illumination, improved metrics for the accuracy of color capture devices, and color halftone separation estimation from scans. 28th Aug 2015: Presentation on "GST, Its Impact on Industry and Enterprise Information Systems" by CA. Sumathi Mohan, Chairperson & Director, Arunarchis Consulting Pvt Ltd. Photos About the Presentation: The buzz word in India today is GST (Goods and Services Tax) , the greatest reform in indirect taxation in the history of India. There are a whole lot of discussions going on the subject matter. Today’s presentation will focus on the  Salient features of GST (Goods and Services Tax)  The changes and advantages expected of their implementation  Impact on industry  And how beyond being a tax reform, it also brings about business opportunity nd  Its effect on IT industry in specific 28th Sep 2015: Presentation on "Make Analysis Enchanting: Visual Analytics" by Mr. Deepak Ghodke, Country Manager (India) & Senior Strategic Sales Director, Tableau Asia Pacific. Photos About the Presentation: Humans think visually and those who hone these skills are superior problem solvers. Most business data analysis requires skills and practices involving the use of graphs, charts and other visualization types. Yet, resources that teach them are almost difficult to find and often require expensive travel and training fees. This BI session aims to educate everyone to be a better thinkers and analyst. In this presentation, the speaker will walk through the following concepts. • • • •

Understand concepts of visualization and why they are important Understand the many options for connecting to data. How to author powerful visualizations that allow data to convey a story. Create basic calculations including string manipulation, basic arithmetic calculations, custom aggregations and ratios, date math, logic statements and quick table calculations.



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Able to represent your data using the following visualization types: o Map & Geographic map o Heat map & Density Charts o Options for drill down and drill across o Dual Axis and Combo Charts with different mark types o Small Multiples o Scatter Plots How to use Trend Lines, Reference Lines and statistical techniques to describe your data. Understanding how to use group, bin, hierarchy, sort, set and filter options effectively. Understand how to deal with data changes in your data source such as field addition, deletion or name change. Understand all of your options for sharing your visualizations with others. Combine your visualizations into Interactive Dashboards and publish them to the web.

5th OCT 2015: Technical Meeting on "Tackling Online Hate and Extremism in Social Media" by Dr. Andre Oboler, CEO, Online Hate Prevention Institute, Australia and Student Awards Chair & IEEE Region 10 Coordinator, IEEE Computer Society, MGAB. Abstract of the talk: Social media connects and empowers us. Unfortunately, it does the same for trolls, haters and extremists. The abuse of social media to harm individuals or the public is a growing area of concern. Social media platforms at present strongly favour protecting individual freedom over preventing harm to others, or protecting national security. Creating change requires greater transparency over the way social media companies respond to user complaints. It also requires external systems, independent of the interests of social media companies, and capable of rapidly drawing attention to harmful content so appropriate action can be taken. New approaches must overcome significant technical, human and ethical challenges. This talk presents one new approach and the associated challenges, results and details of a new live campaign 19th Oct 2015: Presentation on "Architecting Software – A Journey to Cloud" by Mr. Sankaran Prithviraj,Independent Technology Strategist, Author of the book “Architecting Cloud SaaS Software”. About the Presentation: In this talk the speaker will trace the origin and growth of ‘architecting software.’ This subject has been growing through the paths of various kinds of architecting techniques such as pattern oriented architecture, aspect oriented architecture, service oriented architecture; On its sides, related knowledge such as architecture evaluation techniques is also developing. Architecting software was made easy with architectural blue prints, domain architectures etc., and the same also looked like the subject coming to dead-end of the road. But, the cloud computing especially demanded a new set of thinking which forced architects to invent a lot of new principles to architect software as cloud SaaS software. Various nuances of architecting software within cloud computing paradigm demanded a lot of variations of some general but newer techniques. A few of them will be reviewed in this presentation. ‘Where the subject does now heads to’ is also another interesting question, which will also get explored. 27th Oct 2015: Exhibition cum Seminar on "Technologies and Software of Distributied and High Performance Computing Systems".Announcement .... Invite (2.2 MB) .... Few select photos The seminar resource persons are the distinguished researchers from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, The National University of Science and Technology "Misis" & Lomonosov Moscow State University and are a part of the Russian Delegation visiting Chennai during 26-28, Oct 2015 from the Ministry of Education and Science for the conducting a seminar on Russian Technology on the software distribution for high performance computing. The seminar was free and open for Academic faculty members, Researchers and Supercomputer Developers.

13th Nov 2015: Presentation on "State of the art ALM – Overview of KOVAIR Tools" by Mr. Bipin Shah, Chairman, KOVAIR Software Inc. About the Presentation: Kovair Integrated ALM provides you a centralized web based integrated platform that helps you in having an end-to-end visibility on the entire application or product development. The stakeholders while remaining in their existing external tools can still collaborate in a real-time manner. This helps organizations to make the development process faster with better quality. This presentation will give an overview of these tools that are offered by KOVAIR

Research & Education related 31st Jan 2015: Supported the CSI Research Symposim. This was organised to encourage the scholars to showcase the core details and highlights of their research initiatives to the academic and industrial communities. This event was organised to reveal the emerging trends in technology, and point towards the future requirements and possibilities. The interactions were aimed to yield direct relations of the researchers with the industry and with prospective users of the technology. 10th Feb 2015: Presentation on "Reinventing Education" by Dr. Anant Agarwal, Professor, EE & CS, MIT, USA and President & CEO, edX. The abstract of the talk: Digital technology has transformed countless areas of life from healthcare to workplace productivity to entertainment and publishing. But education hasn't changed a whole lot. EdX is a MOOC (massive open online course) initiative that aspires to reinvent education through online learning. EdX's mission is to dramatically increase access to education for students worldwide through MOOCs, while substantially enhancing campus education in both quality and efficiency through blended online approaches. This talk will provide an overview of MOOCs and edX, and share student stories that reveal how they are increasing access to education worldwide. The talk will also discuss where MOOC technologies are headed, and how they can enhance campus education. Finally, the talk will provide some recent research results that will allow us to improve education online and on campus, and discuss how MOOCs might evolve in the future. 28th Feb 2015: Presentation on "College to Career – Crossing the Chasm" by Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Author, Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras. The abstract of the talk: While the number of students graduating out of engineering colleges has shot up to more than 15 lakhs, only 10-25% can be gainfully and readily employed in the industry. The main cause of this gap is the absence of soft skills. Studies of Fortune 500 companies have reaffirmed the findings that 75% of long term success in career depends on people and soft skills and only 25% in technical skills. As a student moves out of the protected environment of a college into the demanding world of industry, it requires cultivating excellent personal and professional attitudes and develop the ability to adapt to changing situations. This presentation by the author of the book “From College to Career – How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful Professional”, Gopalaswamy Ramesh will highlight the skills required and some practical tips to achieving those skills and provide a brief overview of the book which captures the essence of such career building by focusing on several important topics, ranging all the way from initial job hunting and the placement process to communication skills and social responsibility. The contents of this book have been developed based on successful execution of courses on Soft Skills and Professional Development at IIT, Madras and other places 17th Mar 2015: Presentation on "How to make most out of the IEEE Xplore Digital Library" by Mr. Dhanu Pattanashetti, IEEE Client Services / University Partnership Program Manager, IEEE. The presentation session highlighted the following:      

Overview of the IEEE Xplore Digital Library How to approach IEEE Xplore when given a project or research title? How to conduct a comprehensive literature review in my area of interest? How can I collect more relevant papers as fast as possible? How to access future publications in my area of interest? How to find best papers out of a bunch of articles?

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How to look for additional articles which are related to an article of your interest? How to find experts in a technical area of your interest and in your location? How can I stay current and competitive by using the IEEE Xplore? How to save my favorite documents to relevant projects folders for future reference? How to read a scientific paper more efficiently in an interactive HTML format? What are the resources available if I want to author a journal or a conference paper? How to find a good conference to publish my work? Where to find online resources which will assist in learning more about IEEE Xplore?

20th Mar 2015: Webinar on "Ten Steps to Prepare for your Dream Job” by Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Author, Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras. View it on You Tube The webinar covered the following aspects:     

What are your goals, strengths and weaknesses? What do companies look for? Which are the right companies to target/apply? How do you put together a compelling resume? What are the ideal preparations for an interview?

4th Apr 2015: RSSDA-2015 - Research Scholar's Symposium on Data Analytics at SSN College of Engineering, Chennai. Brochure 22nd Aug 2015: Presentation on "Imparting Essential IT Skills for Employment Using Lab Simulators" by Ravikumar P, DnA Digiterati and Jeyanthi S, Guru Digiterati. Photos About the Presentation: Digiterati’s objective is to “Create Skilled, Bench Marked and Employable Citizens” as part of its contribution to Skilling India Mission. Digiterati is happy to introduce TestOut, world’s first & only Lab Simulator used for acquiring skills in Infrastructure Management Services of Information Technology. TestOut is a 21st Century state-of the art Multi-modal Complete Learning Solution with a simulator making skills training available, accessible and affordable for all. Most importantly, TestOut provides a level playing field for all the citizens of India particularly the marginalized, the women and the rural population. Skills need practice and practice makes perfection. TestOut provides practice sessions on any glass pane 24x7. There are no other competing products matching TestOut. 20th Aug 2015: Authorship workshop on “How to Publish a Technical Paper with IEEE.” By Prof. Gaurav Sharma, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rochester University, United States.

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pitfalls Authorship tools available from IEEE

Benefits of getting published How to choose where to publish a paper What editors look for in a submission Why editors and reviewers reject papers Aiding discovery with the right title, abstracts, and keywords Paper structure and organization Ethics and avoiding misconduct

24th Oct 2015: IEEE Xtreme Programming Competition 9.0. Held globally from 5 a.m. on 24th Oct to 5.00 a.m. on 25th Oct. This international competition had attracted over 7500 participants representing around 2500+ teams. First time it was organised at Section level at Freshdesk in SP Info City, Velacherry, Chennai. This event was supported by IEEE CS, PCS, COMSOC. YP, PSE and Madras Section apart from few corporate companies such as Simple Labs, MyCopie, Inkmonk apart from Freshdesk. Few select photos

Self-Development 7th Jan 2015: Presentation on "Vedic Self-Management" by Dr. S. Kannan, Senior Consulant, Tata Consultance Services, Chennai. About the presentation: Vedic self-management refers to the art of managing the self as a wholesome entity at the physical, emotional, intellectual and creative levels. At the micro level, the individual human being has to manage oneself properly in terms of his body, mind and intellect throughout his existence. The inherent Vasanas and the individual qualities constituting one’s core personality have to be clearly understood through self-introspection for tapping and harnessing the vast potentials. Vedic self-management is built on a holistic understanding of the nuances of Vedic scriptures for achieving internal transformation. 20th Jun 2015: Presentation on "Enjoying Life with Abundant Happiness" by Mr. K. Adhivarahan, Past Chairman & Patron, CSI Chennai Chapter, Psychological Counsellor & Facilitator for Facing the Challenges. About the presentation: Life is too short. To be healthier, we have to enjoy life with happiness in abundance (more of positive qualities than what we may think we need). How we can achieve happiness followed by abundant happiness in simple ways? What are the advantages of happiness in abundance? The session will be interactive after the initial presentation for about 30 minutes. The presentation will also provide few tips to reduce stress, anxiety and tension. There will be a practical relaxation exercise too.

Societal Impact Events 6th Mar 2015: Presentation on "Sexual Harassment Act @ Workplace" by Ms. Mahalakshmi Ravisankar, Legal Counsel & Company Secretary, Mumbai. The presentation addressed the following points:  Is sexual harassment law, a tool to protect or a weapon to fight?  The peril of being a 'man' in sexual harassment complaint  The defining line between consensual relationship and sexual harassment  Better to be safe, than being sorry - some safeguards to be protected from sexual harassment complaint  The 'tooth and nail' of sexual harassment legislation.

Conferences The IEEE CS Madras Chapter extended technical support to the following conference by the way of structuring the conf. sessions, identifying and helping the speakers to select sessions and publicizing the event among members and professional and academic communities. 21st Mar 2015: NCIT-2K15: National Conference on Information Technology at SSN College of Engg., Chennai Brochure 10th Apr 2015: NAC-CISS 2015 – The 5th National Conf. on Computational Intelligence, Security & Systems at Sona College of Technology. Website

6-8, May 2015: ICSTM-2015 – International Conference on Smart Technologies and Management for Computing, Communication, Controls, Energy and Materials at Vel Tech University, Chennai. 20-21, May 2015: NCCCEE-2015 – National Conference on Computing, Communication and Energy Engineering & Project Expo at Vel Tech University, Chennai. Brochure 7-8, Aug 2015: InCyCon – India Cyber Conference – 2015: International Conference for Cyber Security Solutions at B. S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai, India. Announcement & Invite 14h Oct 2015: 3rd National Conference on Recent Advances in Computing and Communications at Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai. Announcement …. Photos 28th Oct 2015: Technical Seminar on “Digital India, Make in India, Skill India, Consumer Electronics Product Safety and Recent Innovations in Nanotechnology” at Priyadarshini Engineering College (PEC), Vaniyambadi. Report

Book Launches/Releases The IEEE CS Chapter, Madras organised three book launches in association with Pearson Education India in which books written by seasoned authors on topics related to current needs were formally released at Chennai. Members and professionals attended the these launches. Speacil discounts were offered to the books which were launched. 28th Feb 2015: Launch of the book " From College to Career – How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful Professional" authored by Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Author, Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras. Prof. C.R. Muthukrishnan, Former Dy. Director & Prof. of CSE, IIT Madras, Past President, and Computer Society of India & Consulting Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services Limited was the guest of honour to release the book and offer felicitation. In the photo from left to right – H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS, Prof. C.R Muthukrihnan, Guest of Honour, Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Author, Ms. Snhita, Assistant Editor, Pearson India Education, Pearson & Mr. Pramod Mooriah, Chairman, CSI Chennai. 16th Jul 2015: Release of the books “Software Engineering” Written by Chandramouli Subramanian, Saikat Dutt, Chandramouli Seetharaman & B. G. Geethaand and "Software Project Management" Written by Chandramouli Subramanian & Saikat Dutt. Mr. Bala Shanmugham, Vice President and Head of Information and Media BU, Cognizant Technology Services was the guest of honour at the release of the book. As a part of the pgm, a seminar on Seminar on “Latest Trends in IT Industry : Agile, Cloud, Analytics and Internet of Things was also conducted.

19th Oct 2015: Launch of the book "Architecting Cloud SaaS Software – Solutions or Products" by Mr. Sankaran Prithviraj,Independent Technology Strategist Few select photos Dr. D. Janakiram, Professor of CSE, IIT Madras & Chairman, ACM India, Chennai Chapter was the guest of honour who formally released the book and briefed the participants on the trends in Cloud Computing and appreciated the author for coming out with a book dealing with the architecture which can be of use by the researchers,

faculty and professionals. In the picture: Mr. Bhaskar Krishnamurthy, Chairman, CSI Chennai, Mr. Prithviraj, Author, Dr. D. Janakiram, Prof of CSE, IIT Madras, H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS Madras and Mr. Sojan, Publishing Manager, Pearson Education.

Special Programmes 30th Mar 2015: Felicitation and prize distribution to the winners of the Student Essay Contest by Mr. S. Mahalingam, Past President, CSI, Director and Former Executive Vice President & CFO, TCS. Article & Report on Prize Distribution .... Photos About the contest: Student Essay Contest on “ Harnessing the Power of ICT for our New Initiatives” IEEE Computer Society, Madras in association with IEEE Professional Communication Society and Computer Society f India conducted an Essay Contest on the role of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in India for school and college students in two streams:  

Stream 1: Open to School Students (from 8th Standard to Plus 2) Stream 2: Open to College Students

(UG students of all disciplines) Now ICT has ubiquitous presence in India and other parts of the world, and it is being applied in various fields such as Manufacturing, Banking & Finance, Telecom, Healthcare, Hospitality, Transportation, Education, Agriculture, Environment, eGovernance, eCommerce, and Defence for quality and productivity improvements. India is a major force in the global IT landscape. ICT is a key driver of our economic development and accounts for about 6.5% of our GDP and provides employments to over 3 million people. The Government of India has recently launched three major initiatives – Digital India, Make in India, and Clean India, in which ICT can – and should - play significant roles. Through this contest, we seek your thoughts, innovative ideas and solutions on how ICT could support and help these initiatives. Participants were required to submit his/her essay on any one of the following topics: 1. ICT for Digital India 2. ICT for Make in India 3. ICT for Clean India Submissions were assessed by a panel of experts on criteria such as originality, novelty, applicability, potential value of the proposed idea(s) and clarity and style of presentation and the the contest winners in each stream were awarded the following prizes & certificates:     

One 1st Prize: Rs. 10000 Two 2nd Prizes: Rs. 5000 of each Four 3rd Prizes: Rs. 2500 of each Ten Consolation Prizes: Amazon gift voucher of Rs. 1000 each Certificate of Merit: For 25 short listed essays over and the above prize winning essays

18th May 2015: 10th Anniversary Celebrations of YouTube. Screening and Discussions on “Best of YouTube”. A select no. of video clips crowd sourced from our members of our societies and supporting organisations and others will be screened. Invite ........ Presentation, Video Clips, Quiz & Answers. About the Programme: YouTube, the largest video sharing site allows billions of people to discover, watch and share videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. YouTube was officially launched / opened to public access in May 2005, though on 23rd Apr 2005, the first-ever video was

posted on the site. According to the official site of YouTube, as on 25th Apr 2015, it has more than 1 billion users and everyday people watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube and generate billions of views. It may be of interest to note that 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute and about 60% of a creator's views come from outside their home country. YouTube is localized in 75 countries and available in 61 languages. YouTube has millions of video clips and deal with a variety of themes like entertainment, education, music, technology, medicine, science, motivation, skill development, cuisine, travel, advertisement to name a few. These clips satisfy the needs of people of different age groups and other demographics. This programme is being organised to celebrate the 10th anniversary of YouTube by screening some crowd sourced video clips from our members/participants.

Special Lecture Programmes Dec 2014 / Jan 2015: IEEE CS Distinguished Visitor & Lecture Program in Dec 2014 / Jan 2015: By Dr. K Subramanian (Dr KS), Distinguished Visitor of IEEE Computer Society, Sr Member of CSI & Founder Director and Professor of Advanced Center for Informatics and Innovative Learning at IGNOU, Former Sr DDG (NIC), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Information Technology and Former Adviser to CAG of India. Announcement Nov 2014 / Feb 2015: IEEE CS/ACM Distinguished Speaker/Visitor Program in Computer Science: By Dr. San Murugesan, Distinguished Visitor of IEEE Computer Society & Director, BRITE Professional Resources & Adjunct Professor, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Announcement