Hello all, Thanks to everyone who wrote in or called to confirm your participation in the Access India meet. The response, both from within Bangalore as well as from other parts of the country, has been overwhelming and has well exceeded our expectations. We sincerely hope you will benefit from the diverse presentations and interactions at the meet.
Below are details about the meet- Date: Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Time: 2 PM to 5PM Venue: Center for Internet and Society, Cunningham Road Postal address: Centre for Internet and Society No. D2, 3rd Floor, Sheriff Chambers 14, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560 052 Phone: +91 80 4092 6283 Directions to get to the venue: CIS is located in Wockhardt building, next to Sigma Mall; Go to the back entrance and enter the second building. Take the lift to the third floor. If you come by stairs, the office is on the fifth floor of the building. If you take the lift, come out on to the third floor, take a right and CIS is the first office on the left. It has a board outside to the left of the door and incidentally is on the same floor as the Company Secretaries office and the BCIC, both of which are very famous. Any auto driver should be able to get you here without a problem, considering that this is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Since we have a packed agenda, the proceedings will begin at 2 PM sharp. Please ensure that you assemble at the venue by 1:45 PM, so that the meeting can begin on time. Agenda: 1. 2 PM: Welcome address by CIS, hosts of the meet. 2. 2:05 PM: A round of introduction by participants. 3. 2:30 PM: Presentation by representatives from AreaPal, a Bangalore-based social networking group founded by students. areapal allows users to locate and connect with people on the basis of their area and neighborhood. It is a genuine neighbourhood networking service. Apart from that, they also provide user-generated news, events and marketplace based information about a user’s area. For further information, please visit www.areapal.com 2:40 PM: Questiontime. 4. 2:50 PM: Presentation by representatives from 3I Infotech, a company which recently launched e-Mudhra, an initiative to roll out digital signatures. The main focus of the discussion will be the accessibility of their product. For additional information, please visit http://www.e-mudhra.com/ 3:00 PM: Questiontime. 5. 3:10 PM: Presentation by representatives from iVolunteer, an organization that matches volunteers seeking volunteering opportunities with organizations and individuals looking for volunteers in Bangalore. To learn more about the organization, please visit www.ivolunteer.in 3:20 PM: Questiontime. 6. 3:30 PM: Introduction to Inclusive planet. Inclusive Planet is in the process of building the largest online portal for disabled persons in India. It is intended to be a comprehensive portal containing various resources including employment resources, educational resources, a matrimonial channel, accessible books section, discussion boards, resources for medical facilities, sports and entertainment center, etc. We hope to have a representative from Inclusive Planet demonstrate the site for us, inform us about its scope and expansion plans, and tell us about how we can contribute toward making the site totally accessible. Please visit http://www.inclusiveplanet.org/ 3:50 PM: Question time. 7. 4:00 PM: Tea followed by Open discussion on technology. 8. 4:45 PM: Vote of thanks and conclusion. We look forward to your participation in the meet. Nirmita, Subramani and Geetha To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
