Thursday 30 July 2020

Information resources on "Connected Learning"

As we all know that in this Internet Era, the practice of “Connected Learning” has become the way of life for the Learners, particularly for the “Youth” from across the globe!

In this context, you may like to refer to the following interesting information resources on the subject “Connected Learning”, that are available online:

1) Connected Learning, by the Center for the Future of Libraries, ALA (Updated March 5, 2019)
Source Link: http://www.ala.org/tools/future/trends/connectedlearning

2) Connected Learning in the Classroom (May 23, 2019)
Source Link https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/connected-learning-in-the-classroom/

3) Connected Learning: The Power Of Social Learning Models (Updated November 24, 2019)
Source Link https://www.teachthought.com/learning/connected-learning-the-power-of-social-learning-models/

4) The Connected Learning Research Network: Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship, published by the Connected Learning Alliance (February, 2020)
Source Link https://clalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CLRN_Report.pdf

5) What Is Connected Learning? by National Writing Project (Updated in July 2020)
Source Link https://lead.nwp.org/knowledgebase/what-is-connected-learning/

Saturday 25 July 2020

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras Events Scheduled in Sep 2020

Dear friends

The Chennai / Madras Chapters of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS will be organising Eleven webinars in Sep 2020.

Pl find  below, the details of the presentations & speakers, flyers and the links to register.

This page will be continuosly updated as and when the webinar details are finalised.

We request you to register using tye relevant links and get benefited from these webinars.

With regards -- hrmohan
E&OE

Schedule Summary

1st Sep -- Effective Presentations Using Outlines in PowerPoint

5th Sep -- Machine Learning for non Coders: Your turn to become a ML Expert

8th Sep -- IEEE Standards Overview

12th Sep -- Artificial Intelligence in Modern Power and Energy Systems

15th Sep -- Data Visualization and Qlik Sense Demo

19th Sep -- The Framework for Lifetime Employability and Successful Leadership

22nd Sep -- Academic Document Creation Using LaTeX

24th Sep  --  Virtual Launch of the book "Breakthrough Inventions in Information and Communication Technology" by Prof. V. Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor, IISc Bangalore.

26th Sep -- Navigating You to Happy Career

29th Sep -- Web Design Using WordPress

30th Sep -- Wireless Network Planning and Performance Analysis for 5G


Details of the Events
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1st Sep 2020 at 4.30 pm IST

ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai jointly present a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic:  Effective Presentations using Outlines in PowerPoint

Speaker: Mr. Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP,  Board Director of the Presentation Guild, Technical Specialist at the Presentation Summit, Head of Indezine.com

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2CMpUVq

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2OYz0Re

Register at https://bit.ly/3hv382U


5th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

ACM Chennai,  CSI Chennai & IEEE CS Madras  jointly present a webinar

Topic: Machine Learning for non-Coders: 
Your turn to become a ML Expert

Speaker: Dr. Rik Das, Assistant Professor, Program of Information Technology, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2By4Rp3 

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/302wsbj

Register at https://bit.ly/3g36bPA 


8th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai jointly present a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic:  IEEE Standards Overview

Speaker: Mr. Munir Mohammed, Sr. Program Manager, IEEE Standards Association, Bangalore

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/3g3PdRl

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2OTV0Ng

Register at https://bit.ly/3eZkaVl


12th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai  jointly present a webinar

Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Modern Power and Energy Systems

Speaker: Dr. Mostafa Farrokhabadi, Sr Director (Technology), BluWave-ai, Ottawa, Canada

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/3fbpu8a

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3hCGW72 



15th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai &  IEEE CS Madras 
cordially invite you to the webinar 

Topic: Data Visualisation and Qlik Sense Demo

Speaker: Mr. Pankaj Muthe, Academic Program Manager (Asia Pacific) Qlik

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/31erWaa

Pl. register at https://bit.ly/32gQBuh


19th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai jointly present a webinar

Topic: The Framework for Lifetime Employability 
and Successful Leadership

Speaker: Mr Dileep Srinivasan, Founding Partner & CEO of PowerFluence, Co-author of the book "Achieving Lifetime Employability"

Webinar flyer at https://bit.ly/3gBWrMx

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/39Zx0SP


Note: All the attendees of the webinar on 19th Sep, will be provided a summary of the book "Achieving Lifetime Employability" co-authored by the speaker.


22nd Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai present a webinar

Topic: Academic Document Creation Using LaTeX

Speaker: Dr. A. Neela Madheswari, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamilnadu, 

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2EyMjGn

Pl. register at https://bit.ly/336LoqM


24th Sep  2020 at 6 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras Cordially invite you for the release of the book “Groundbreaking Inventions in Information and Communication Technology”

Dr. S. Ramani
Former Professor, IIIT Bangalore

has kindly consented to release the book and offer felicitation

Following the book release, a presentation will be made by

Dr. V. Rajaraman
Emeritus Professor, SERC, IISc, Bangalore & Author of the book “Groundbreaking Inventions in ICT” 

on “Groundbreaking Inventions in ICT”

Date & Time: Thursday, 24th Sep 2020 at 6.00 p.m. IST

The event will be held on virtual mode using Google Meet meeting
(The meeting credentials will be emailed to those registered for the event)

Pl see the  formal PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3hSdFGb

Pl register at Register at https://forms.gle/NTGkS4Y7K1HBqQLB9
 

Note: 
All registered participants will receive a free copy of Chapter 1 of the book in pdf format at the time of receiving the Google Meet meeting credentials to join the event. 

All attendees of the event on 24th Sep 2020 will get a special discount of 35% on the cover price while purchasing the book at the PHI website. 


26th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you to a webinar

Topic: Navigating You To Happy Career

Speaker: Mr. A. Lakshman Pillai,  Chief Reinventor at Holistic Innovations Lab, Chief Architect of Smipio,  Author of Holistic Workplace for Excellence

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/339Mmml

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2X6ooo1



29th Sep 2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai &  CSI Chennai 
cordially invite you to the webinar 

Topic: Web Design Using WordPress

Speaker: Mr. B Ashvanth, System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services, Treasurer, IEEE Madras Young Professionals

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3hp0wUY

Pl. register at https://bit.ly/3283xT2


30th Sep 2020 at 5.30 pm IST

SETS, Chennai, ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & IETE Delhi cordially invite you to a special talk.

Topic:  Wireless Network Planning and Performance Analysis for 5G

Speaker: Dr. C. J. Reddy, Fellow IEEE, Vice President - Business Development, Electromagnetics, Altair

For webinar abstract & speaker's profie, pl see the pdf brochure at https://setsindia.in/PdfDocs/spltalk.pdf

Pl register at http://bit.ly/WNP-5G





Thursday 23 July 2020

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras Events Scheduled in Aug 2020

Dear friends

The Chennai / Madras chapters of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS will be organising ELEVEN  webinars in Aug 2020.

Pl find  below, the details of the presentation & speakers, flyer and the link to register.

This page will be continuosly updated as and when the webinar details are finalised. Pl keep visiting.

We request you to register and get benefited. Also, pl  share the information with your colleagues,  
friends and contacts and encourage them to participate.

With regards -- hrmohan
E&OE

Schedule Summary

1st Aug -- Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Education Using Affordable Technology and Crowdsourcing Model

4th Aug -- Graphic Design Using Canva

8th Aug -- Scope of 3D Printing: Use Cases around
Healthcare Sector in handling COVID

11th Aug -- Demystifying Hadoop & Map Reduce

15th Aug -- Game Based Education and Training

18th Aug -- Data Analytics Using R

20th Aug -- Preparing for Work: CV Writing & Interview Skills

22nd Aug -- 5G: The Game Changer, from myth to reality

25th Aug -- Enhancing Web Applications Using AngularJS  and React

27th Aug -- Panel Discussion on "ONLINE EDUCATION: Challenges in Assessment and Open Book Examinations"

29th Aug -- Landscape of Practical Blockchain Systems and their Applications


Details of the Events
==================

1st Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras jointly present a webinar

Topic: Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Education Using Affordable Technology and Crowdsourcing Model

Speaker: Mr. Prem Kumar Gokuladasan, Founder and Managing Trustee, BumbleB Trust (NGO)

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/3jpbY4g

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/39f22FW

Register at https://bit.ly/2ZNGcGt 

Join the meeting at https://meet.google.com/umf-cayo-dgh 


4th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai jointly present a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic: Graphic Design Using Canva

Speaker:  Mr. M A Vignesh, Chairperson, IEEE SB Jeppiaar Engineering College & Student Ambassador, IEEE Xtreme 14.0

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2BkkDUr

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/30MXXoD

To participate, pl register at https://bit.ly/30vJk8V 


8th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST 

ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai jointly present a webinar

Topic: Scope of 3D Printing: Use Cases around
Healthcare Sector in handling COVID

Speaker: Mr. Surendranath Reddy, CEO, CTO & Founder, 3Ding / REDDX Technologies

Webinar Flyer at

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at

Register at https://bit.ly/3hKLU1N   


11th Aug 2020 from 6 pm to 7.30 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras jointly present a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic: Demystifying Hadoop & Map Reduce

Speaker: Mr. Basheer Ahamed Fazal,
Engineering Manager, Freshworks, Chennai

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/3fTZ5Nr

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please  see the PDF invite at  https://bit.ly/3eWrnWa 

To participate, pl register at https://bit.ly/3fUwRlt


15th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai, jointly present a webinar

Topic:  Gaming Based Education and Training

Speaker: Mr. Kartic Vaidyanathan, Founder of LetsPlayToLearn http://letsplaytolearn.com/

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2WO1MIC

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3fUoir5

Register at https://bit.ly/3hrfcCh


18th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras jointly present a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic:  Data Analytics Using R

Speaker: Mr. P. V. Subramanian, Visiting Faculty, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/39rFDoG

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/30NeGI5

Register at https://bit.ly/2Eb4LEC


20th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST 

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai, CSI Chennai & Cambridge Assessment English jointly present a webinar under the series "Gain the skills required to excel in your career"

Topic: Preparing for work (CV Writing & Interview Skills)

Presenter: Mr. Ian Cawley, Global Product Manager for Business (BEC) Qualifications,  Cambridge, UK

Moderator:  Mr. Joshua Gnanakkan, Cambridge Assessment English, India

Webinar flyer at https://bit.ly/3fgoe3E



22nd Aug  2020 at 6 pm IST

IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai, CSI Chennai & IEEE COMSOC  jointly present a webinar

Topic: 5G: The Game Changer, from myth to reality

Speaker: Mr. Gautam Hazari, Technical Director, GSM Association, UK

Webinar flyer at https://bit.ly/3hNRznT

For details of the presentation and speaker profile, please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3gjhHX6



25th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS jointly present a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic:  Enhancing Web Applications Using AngularJS and React

Speakers: 

Mr. A. Senthil Nayagam, Chief Technology Officer, Agira Technologies 

Mr. S. Gurumoorthy, Senior Software Engineer, Agira technologies

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2CNC5Bc
For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2OPk342



27th Aug 2020 from 6 pm to 7.30 pm IST

ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai jointly host a Panel Discussion

Topic:  ONLINE EDUCATION: Challenges in Assessment and Open Book Examinations

Moderator: Prof. CR Muthukrishnan, Former Deputy Director & Prof.  of CSE, IIT Madras

Panelists:

Prof. S Sadagopan, Director, IIIT, Bangalore

Prof. NJ Rao, Former Prof. & Chairman, CEDT & Dept. of Management Studies, IISc, Bangalore

Dr. M Sasikumar, Executive Director, CDAC, Mumbai & Head, Educational Tech Unit, CDAC, Mumbai 

Mr. Janardhan Santhanam, Global Head, Talent Development, TCS

Date & Time: 27th Aug 2020 :: 6 pm to 7.30 pm IST

For the panelists profile, pl see the PDF invite at 

Register at https://bit.ly/3gTajCf                  


29th Aug 2020 at 7.30 pm IST

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras jointly present a webinar

Topic:  Landscape of Practical Blockchain Systemsand their Applications

Speaker: Dr. C. Mohan, Distinguished Visiting Professor (Tsinghua Univ), Honorary Advisor (TNeGA), Retired IBM Fellow. More at http://bit.ly/CMbiod

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2WLzG0T

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3hqa1CC




Wednesday 22 July 2020

Forthcoming Events -- 200722

Dear friends

Pl find a select list of TWENTY forthcoming virtual events / webinars scheduled in Jul - Aug 2020

Pl register and get benefited

Pl note some timings are NOT in IST. Pl check for the local IST timings for these events.

With regards -- hrmohan
E&OE

==== Start of the list ====

23rd Jul 2020 at 7 pm  (18 sessions on Thursdays & Fridays)
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ISKCON Perambur conducts  free online course  in 18 parts on YouTube on Thursdays & Fridays

Topic: Geethai Kaatum Paathai 

For more details, contact 7358423100 or visit www.iskconperambur.org



23rd Jul 2020 at 5 pm IST
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IIT Madras HTIC MedTech Incubator presents a session in  Ask Me Anything Series

Topic: ASK ME ANYTHING - ON PIVOTING

Speaker: Mr. Shankar V, Founder, Computer Age Management Services (CAMS), Director, Acsys Investments 



23-24 Jul 2020
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St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology organises a Two Days 5th International Online Conference on Big Data and IoT

Sessions & Speakers: 

23rd Jul sessions

Inaugural Address  by Dr. Biren Prasad, Editor-in-Chief: Concurrent Engineering (Sci Indexed Journal), SAGE Publication. President and CEO at Knowledge Solution, PLM consulting & KBE service company, USA

Real Time Projects in Big Data and IoT by Dr.Carolyn McGregor, Professor Carolyn McGregor AM is the Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics based at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, USA

24th Jul sessions

Mathematical Perspective of Machine Learning by Dr.Sathya Arumugam, Department of Mathematics, Government College Daman

Immersive Technologies for Virtual and Augmented Reality by Dr. Hoshang Kolivand, 
Computer Science, Liverpool John Moores University ,United Kingdom

Register at 


24th Jul 2020 at 5.30 pm IST
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TiE Chennai presents a webinar

Topic: The Indic Way - Power Series | Should I, Shouldn't ...

Speakers: Mr J Krishnan, MD and CEO, UniMity Solutions & Mr R Ramaraj, Senior Advisor, Elevar Equity



24th Jul 2020 from 4 pm to 6 pm IST
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Data Security Council of India  (DSCI) of  Nasscom presents a virtual panel discussion

Topic: Innovation in Network Security: Startups

Panelists: 
1. Murugavel Muthu, CEO & Founder, COSGrid Networks
2. Rakesh Goyal, CEO, Infinity Labs India
3. Sonit Jain, CEO, GajShield Infotech (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Moderated by: Vinayak Godse, VP, Data Security Council of India 

Register at  https://bit.ly/3h18rXQ

25th Jul 2020 at 6.30 pm IST
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ACM Chennai, CSI Chennai & IEEE CS Madras host a webinar

Topic: Using ML and Data Science to Combat Covid-19

Speaker: Dr. Vijayalakshmi Saravanan, ACM Distinguished Speaker, Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Software Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3gDSI0w



25th Jul 2020 from 5 pm to 5.39 pm IST
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Newz School (One news. Many subjects) A weekly educative session for students and public based on a news.

Topic: UAE sends unmanned probe to Mars 

Presenter: Mr  G Sankaranarayanan www.sankarg.com

Join the Zoom meeting at

Meeting ID: 816 1511 6704
Password: Ae04Bw


25th Jul 2020  at 7 pm IST
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IEEE YESIST12-2020 presents a webinar under Innovation Challenge Track 

Topic: Understanding Customers is the Key to Disruptive Innovation

Speaker: Dr. Chetna Priti, Assistant Professor at Amity University, Patna, Bihar, India



26th Jul 2020 at 6.30 pm IST
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Vedanta TV presents an online lecture

Topic: Personal Rehabilitation
From Concern to Composure

Speaker: Swami Parthasarathy



27th Jul 2020 from 6.30 am IST
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SAI Global Mission (USA) and Prime Point Foundation (India) jointly organise a webinar

Topic: Dr Abdul Kalam Anniversary event - Action 2020

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon'ble MOS Parliamentary Affairs will be the Chief Guest and will present awards to the organisations / individuals who carry on the vision of Dr Kalam.

Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, an eminent Scientist and a close associate of Dr Abdul kalam will be the Guest of Honour.  

Register at


27th Jul 2020 at 5.30 pm IST
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Dept of ECE, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad presents a webinar

Topic: Wireless AI: A New Sixth Sense to Deciphering our World 

Speaker:  Dr. K. J. Ray Liu, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park and Origin Wireless 


27th  Jul - 1st Aug 2020
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Dept. of ECE, St Joseph's Institute of Technology presents an international Facuty Developmt Program

Topic:  PERSPECTIVES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS

For more details and to register https://forms.gle/PTiRMzqiywcBh87z9


28th Jul 2020 at 5 pm IST
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Digital Security Association of India (DiSAI) presents a webinar

Topic: Recent Trends in cyber crimes

Speaker: Dr. S. Murugan, I.P.S., Inspector General of Police, South Zone, Madurai



29th Jul 2020 at 5 30 pm IST
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TIFR  presents the JRD Tata Memorial Lecture

Topic: Vikram Sarabhai and Beyond: India into the New Space Age

Speaker: Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur and Former Chairman, Space Commission



29th Jul 2020 at 2 pm AEST
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Signavio presents a webinar

Topic: How Deloitte created a business transformation solution by combining two platforms

Speaker: Graham Hart, S/4HANA Architect,  Deloitte Consulting



30th  Jul 2020 from 3.30 pm to 5 pm IST 
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IEEE Standards Association presents a webinar under IoT Up in Action Webinar Series

IoT, Edge and Robotics for Designing Modern Healthcare System

Speakers: Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS) & Dr. Madhav Rao (IIIT-B)

Register at https://bit.ly/3eRGosr


1st Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST
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CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras jointly present a webinar

Topic: Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Education Using Affordable Technology and Crowdsourcing Model

Speaker: Mr. Prem Kumar Gokuladasan, Founder and Managing Trustee, BumbleB Trust (NGO)

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/3jpbY4g

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/39f22FW



1st Aug 2020 at  6:30 pm IST
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National Institute of Industrial Engineering presents a webinar

Topic: Supply Chain Resilience and Need for Stress-Tests

Speaker: Prof. David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Head of the MIT Data Science Lab

More info at 


4th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST
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IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai cordially invite you for a webinar under "Tools Tuesday Series"

Topic: Graphic Design Using Canva

Speaker: Mr. M A Vignesh, Chairperson, IEEE SB Jeppiaar Engineering College & Student Ambassador, IEEE Xtreme 14.0

Webinar Flyer at https://bit.ly/2BkkDUr

For details of the presentation and speaker profile please see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/30MXXoD



13th Aug 2020 from 11.30 am to 12.15 pm IST
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Adobe presents a webinar

Topic: Harness the power of creativity for business success in the new customer environment

Speakers:

Michael Stoddart, Director, Strategic Business Development, Adobe, Asia Pacific

Jamie Ragen, Manager Solution Consultant, Digital Media, Adobe, Australia and New Zealand

Jason Grant, Senior Solution Consultant, Adobe, Australia and New Zealand



====== Earlier lists ======

Pl also refer to earlier list of events for some  of the events which are included in those list but not repeated in the above current list of 22nd  Jul 2020