Prof. Klaus Brunnstein,
IFIP President
Dear Prof. Brunnstein,
Many thanks for your mail regarding hosting the IFIP World Computer Congress 2010 in India together with the traditional TC-6 conference "Networking".
The Computer Society of India will be honoured to get the opportunity to host the IFIP WCC in IFIP's 50th year, as also the TC-6 Networks Conference.
We have had many of our senior members working with IFIP and its TCs over these 50 years and we will marshal all our resources and the support of our government to make the World Computer Congress 2010 a grand success.
Professor S V Raghavan of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras will work with me and our Manager - Conference Management Services to prepare a formal bid for this purpose.
You will recall that I met you at the SEARCC EXCO at Sydney last year. We are happy to have your support; we will surely gear up to put up a good set of conferences / events.
With regards,
Lalit Sawhney
On 03/11/06, S V Raghavan <svr@cs.iitm.ernet.in
> wrote:
Dear Klaus Brunnstein,
I vividly remember your brilliant Inaugural Lecture in Colonge during the
IFIP Conference on IT in Sports. The anecdotes based on your sailing
experience were more than a delight to hear.
India is on TOP GEAR right now. My colleagues in TC6 are extremely happy to
be in India for WCC and Networking 2007. We hope to win the bid for 2010 for
both events. Our President (CSI) has said that he will do all that is
required to make it a memorable one.
It is nice to know the historical importance of 2010. We will be honored. Dr
Lalit Sawhney, President, Computer Society of India, will be taking the
initiative forward.
Professor S V Raghavan
Email: svr@cs.iitm.ernet.in
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600036 INDIA
Tel: +91 44 2257 4359/4350 (Messages)
Fax:+91 44 2257 0563
-----Original Message-----
From: Klaus Brunnstein [mailto:
brunnstein@informatik.uni-hamburg.de
]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:41 PM
To: president@csi-india.org
Cc: Eduard Dundler; Klaus Brunnstein; 'S V Raghavan'
Subject: [IFIP Member Societies/CSI] FYI: inviting bids for IFIP World
Computer Congress 2010
Importance: High
Dear president of CSI, dear Mr. Sawhney,
with much interest, I have received an email from the Indian representative
in IFIP TC-6, Prof. Raghavan that India may be interested to hold IFIP World
Computer Congress 2010 together with the traditional TC-6 conference
"Networking". While the Networking event in 2010 will be discussed in TC-6,
I use this opportunity to send the invitation letter (which has been sent to
CSI office via email and, duely adressed and signed, via traditional post)
as advance information directly to you. We are well aware of the excellent
and strong contributions which CSI dedicated to IFIP in earlier years, and
it is my sincere hope that India will again play, based on itīs excellent
status in IT developments, its leading role in the world community of the
Informatics and Information Technology societies.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any question.
Best wishes: Klaus Brunnstein, IFIP president (October 31, 2006)
-----Original Message-----
From: Klaus Brunnstein [mailto:
brunnstein@informatik.uni-hamburg.de
]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:01 PM
To: 'ifip_memsocs@ifip.org'
Cc: Eduard Dundler (
eduard.dundler@ifip.or.at); Klaus Brunnstein
(brunnstein@informatik.uni-hamburg.de);
r.johnson@bcs.org.uk; Basie von
Solms
Subject: [IFIP Member Societies] inviting bids for IFIP World Computer
Congress 2010
Importance: High
Ladies and gentlemen, dear members of the IFIP family,
in 2010, IFIP will commemorate the 50th year of itīs foundation in Paris
1960. Following a decision of General Assembly 2006, it is my privilege and
honour to invite you with the appended letter (the original of which has
been sent to all member societies, duely adressed and signed, by traditional
post) to submit a bid for holding IFIP World Computer Congress 2010.
Please feel free to contact IFIP secretariat (Eduard Dundler) or me if you
have any question or need any advice.
Best wishes: Klaus Brunnstein, IFIP president (October 31, 2006)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Otto Spaniol <
spaniol@informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
Date: 31-Oct-2006 14:17
Subject: Re: WCC 2010 and Networking 2010
To:
S V Raghavan <svr@cs.iitm.ernet.in>,
ifip-tc6@informatik.rwth-aachen.de,
eduard.dundler@ifip.org,
brunnstein@informatik.uni-hamburg.de
Cc:
president@csi-india.org,
Hemant Sonawala <hss@hinditron.com>, Priyalata Pal
<csi@bom2.vsnl.net.in>, unni <
unni@cs.iitm.ernet.in>, "HR.
Mohan" <hrmohan@vsnl.com>
Dear Raghavan,
>
>As TC-6 Representative from India, I would like to formally request IFIP and
>IFIP TC6 to hold WCC 2010 and Networking 2010 in India. I did mention it
>informally while we were together in Paris last month.
>
>After the Paris meeting, I have discussed the possibilities with President,
>Computer Society of India (CSI) and he conveyed that CSI supports this idea.
>
>Computer Society of India will be formally approaching IFIP GA and Council
>for WCC 2010 and I have been authorized to approach TC6 and the Working
>Group for Networking 2010. Our (CSI) Public Relations will make the Country
>Presentation whenever it is scheduled.
>
>The current thinking is that we will make it a unique showcasing experience
>of Technology, Service, and India. Perhaps, multiple locations, video walls,
>and immersion technologies!
>
Thank you very much for your offer to organise WCC 2010 and networking 2010
in India.
I have forwarded your request to Klaus brunnstein (IFIP president
and chairman of the congress selection committee)
and to Eduard Dundler (IFIP secretariat); both of them get a copy of
tis message, too.
Eduard told me on the phone that exactly today the official procedure
concerning bids for WCC 2010 will be started by informing the
National Societies. Thus an official reply and a formal bid for WCC 2010
would have to come from the National GA Representative of India.
With respect to Networking 2010 the committee TC6 will discuss your
request at the occasion of the next meeting in May 2007. As you know,
Networking
2008 will be held in Asia already (Singapore), Networking 2009 is still
open (maybe in London). There might be some discussion whether we should
return
to Asia just two years after 2008. But, personally I think that this would
be a possible option.
Another discussion point is that traditionally Networking XXXX is held in May
whereas WCC YYYY must be held in end of August or in early September together
with a IFIP GA Meeting. We would have to discuss with TC6 whether we go
away from our
traditional date and whether we want to combine Networking with WCC;
here I see some
potential for conflicting views.
A last point is the weather situation in India during August/September;
as you told me
in Paris, there is still some heavy monsoon rain in some parts of the country
during that time of the year; this would make the organisation of a large
congress less convenient. On the other hand, you said that
in some other parts of India the weather would be quite good at that
time of the year. You didn't indicate a town where WCC 2010 should be held.
So you see that this and other points deserve thorough discussion.
Thanks once again for your initiative. I look very much forward to it.
Best regards
Otto
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: S V Raghavan <svr@cs.iitm.ernet.in>
Date: 31-Oct-2006 12:31
Subject: WCC 2010 and Networking 2010
To: Otto Spaniol <
spaniol@informatik.rwth-aachen.de>,
ifip-tc6@informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Cc:
president@csi-india.org, Hemant Sonawala <
hss@hinditron.com>,
Priyalata Pal <csi@bom2.vsnl.net.in>, unni
<unni@cs.iitm.ernet.in>, "HR. Mohan" <
hrmohan@vsnl.com>
Dear Otto,
As TC-6 Representative from India, I would like to formally request IFIP and
IFIP TC6 to hold WCC 2010 and Networking 2010 in India. I did mention it
informally while we were together in Paris last month.
After the Paris meeting, I have discussed the possibilities with President,
Computer Society of India (CSI) and he conveyed that CSI supports this idea.
Computer Society of India will be formally approaching IFIP GA and Council
for WCC 2010 and I have been authorized to approach TC6 and the Working
Group for Networking 2010. Our (CSI) Public Relations will make the Country
Presentation whenever it is scheduled.
The current thinking is that we will make it a unique showcasing experience
of Technology, Service, and India. Perhaps, multiple locations, video walls,
and immersion technologies!
Kindly guide me as to what needs to be done next. CSI is in the process of
forming the Steering Committee to prepare for 2010.
Professor S V Raghavan
Email: svr@cs.iitm.ernet.in
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600036 INDIA
Tel: +91 44 2257 4359/4350 (Messages)
Fax:+91 44 2257 0563
--
Lalit Sawhney
Telephones: Office - (022) 4021 0002, 4021 0000, Residence - (022) 2413 5985, Mobile No. (0)93222 17406, 98676 17406
E-Mail:
lalit.sawhney@gmail.com, lsawhney@citi-in.com,
president@csi-india.org