ACM Hyderabad Chapter hosts ACM India Annual Conference 2011
Conference aimed at uniting the coutry's computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire exchange of ideas. Discussions will include the current science and technology trends and India's accomplishment in computing.
- (1888PressRelease) January 27, 2011 - Hyderabad - ACM India Council, part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) which is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society for the Computer Science/IT community, is conducting the ACM India Annual Conference 2011 on January 28th & 29th, at the Indian School of Business (ISB). The conference that will be hosted by ACM India's Hyderabad Chapter will have about 500 computing professionals, academics, and students attending the 2 day event.
ACM India Council focuses on serving as a professional network for individuals who are involved with the science and technology of computing and encouraging students to take an active interest in the emerging and exciting world of computing
This conference will bring in the world's best computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire exchange of ideas, share resources and address the challenges. As India has contributed significantly in the field of Computer and Science, ACM aims to grow its presence in the country and create a large network of computer science and information technology professionals.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Alain Chesnais, President, ACM and Founder Visual Transitions said, "India is very important to ACM's future plans as a lot of computing is happening there, in teaching, research and profession. We hope to make ACM relevant to India with activities tat are unique to the country. The formation of the ACM India Council is a step towards that. The India council has been doing to tremendous job to increase the activities and visibility of ACM in India. The annual conference that takes place this week will further enhance the activities."
Mr. P J Narayanan, Co - Chair, ACM India and Professor and Dean of Research at the International institute of information Technology (IIIT-H), Hyderabad said, "ACM is the largest professional body in the world devoted to computing. India has started its journey in computing well, but have a long way to go to establish itself as a base for high quality research, design and product development ACM offers a large number of resources for students, researchers and professionals in the computing area. Their journals and conferences are among the most widely respected in the world. ACM also has very generous licensing policies for its digital library that Indian academia an professionals can take advantage of. ACM India council is driving up activities in India through its chapters and members. The number of professional chapters has increased in media from a bout 1 to 10 in the last 15 months. The growth in the number of student chapters is similar. We want the members and its chapters to take full advantage of the resources available at ACM and increase their activities in their locality. The ACM India event features some of the highest achievers in the world. This is a rare opportunity for the Indian computing fraternity to interact with the global leaders, to learn from them and to influence them."
The conference which is sponsored by tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Progress Software, Persistent, TCS, ISB, Trillion, DreamWorks and so on and is supported by IIIT Hyderabad, will have distinguished computer scientists and practitioners, including recipients of the prestigious Turing Award (called the "Nobel Prize of Computing," by Wired magazine) - Charles P. Thacker, ACM Infosys Award in the Computing Sciences - Mr. Eric Brewer, and President of the ACM - Mr. Alain Chesnais addressing the audiences on various topics like Computing Technology in 21st Century, Blended Program Analysis, Diversity Leading to Greater Innovation and Business Success, Technology for Development and the rise of 'Cloud' and so on.
The highlight of the conference will be a Presentation & Panel Discussion on the Retrospective on Computing in India by Dr. Mathai Joseph, internationally Renowned Executive, Researcher, Technology Advisor, and Distinguished Computer Scientist.
About Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ACM is widely recognized as the premier membership organization for computing professionals comprising of about 1,00,000 members worldwide, delivering resources that advance computing as a science and a profession; enable professional development; and promote policies and research that benefit society. The ACM India Council, a new organization within ACM, comprises a cross section of the computer science and information technology community committed to increasing the visibility and relevance of ACM in India. ACM India can be contacted at acmindia ( @ ) acm dot org
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