Agenda for Techshare India 2008 Road Show at Bangalore
Techshare India Bangalore Road Show 2008 has been planned as a one day event on 29th August 2008.
The day will start with keynote address.
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 9.00 AM - 10.00 AM | Registrations |
| 10.00 AM - 10.45 AM | India Perspective on Persons with disabilities Keynote Address
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| 10.45 AM - 11.15 AM | My Story Session - by individuals who have made their own path way and achieved success through their abilities |
| 11.15 AM - 11.45 AM | Tea Break |
| 11.45 AM - 12.30 PM | Ice breaker activity - Feeling Disabled, a few insights into the lives of persons with disabilities |
Following the keynote, papers will be presented in 2 different rooms parallely.
- Track 1: The Road Ahead - Envision the Accessibility Road Map.
- Track 2: Making a Difference.
- Track 3: Bridging the Digital Divide.
| Time | Track Name | Presentation | Presenter/Organization | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.45 AM - 12.30 PM | Track 1 | Enabling People with Disabilities to contribute at the workplace - IBM perspective | Melita George, IBM India Pvt. Ltd. | Diversity People with Disabilities Constituency Lead - IBM Asia Pacific |
| 12.45 PM - 1.30 PM | Track 2 | Access beyond the Ramps | Vikas Sharma, AccessAbility | Chief Access Consultant |
| 12.45 PM - 1.30 PM | Track 3 | Revolution of DAISY | Ganesh Prasad, DAISY Forum India | "State Co-Ordinator" - DAISY Production in Karnataka in DFI |
| 1.30 PM - 2.30 PM | Networking Lunch | |||
| 2.30 PM - 3.15 PM | Track 1 | Accessibility Options in Vista and Office 2007 | Priti Rohra and Mamta Tandel, BarrierBreak Technologies | Access Consultant |
| 2.30 PM - 3.15 PM | Track 3 | Open Source Assistive Technologies | Dr. Poonam Gupta, CDAC Noida | Head, School of Informatics |
| 3.15 PM - 4.00 PM | Track 1 | Restructuring the Work environment for people with mental retardation. | B Ashok, NIMH | Asst. Professor |
| 3.15 PM - 4.00 PM | Track 3 | Basics of Web Accessibility | Shilpi Kapoor, BarrierBreak Technologies | Director |
| 4.00 PM - 4.30 PM | Tea Break | |||
| 4.30 PM - 5.15 PM | Track 1 | Employability Initiatives for PWD | Rohit Mallick, ITC, Windsor Manor | Chairman CII Disability Networking Forum, Karnataka |
| 4.30 PM - 5.15 PM | Track 3 | Building Accessibility into Large Scale Web Applications - The Experience of Yahoo! Mail | Omprakash Subbarao, Yahoo! | Director - Consulting |
| 5.15 PM - 6.00 PM | Track 2 | Building AAC devices: One person at a time | Dr. Anil Prabhakar, Chetana Charitable Trust | Trustee |
| 5.15 PM - 6.00 PM | Track 3 | Flash and Accessibility | Vivek Gaikwad, BarrierBreak Technologies | Team Lead - Flash Accessibility |
