Kerala Microsoft Users Group (K-MUG) Launch on 25th Oct 2008

Agenda
- 08.30 AM - 09.45 AM : Registration /Confirmation
- 10.00 AM - 10.15 AM : Welcome speach
- 10.15 AM - 10.45 AM : Users Group Introduction
- 10.45 AM - 11.00 AM : K-MUG official launch
- 11.00 AM - 11.30 AM : 4.5 Crore Rs scholarship program launch
- 11.30 AM - 12.00 PM : Honoring MVPs of Kerala
- 12.00 PM - 12.30 PM : Microsoft Academic Programs
- 12.30 PM - 01:30 PM : Lunch
- 01.30 PM - 04.30 PM
- Technical sessions by Microsoft officials & MVPs
- Learning Computer Science
- Windows Vista programming
- Career Guidance sessions
- Gifts, Meterials for all attendees
Speakers
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MP Veerendra KumarMember of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
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Moorthy UppaluriGeneral Manager for Microsoft DPE India |
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Abhishek KantAbhishek is Microsoft Community Program Manager for India and MVP Lead for South Asia. He is passionate about empowering and enabling the communities. He has worked with BizTalk Server and the Solution Accelerators team in Microsoft. He likes to ponder on business issues as much as the technical intricacies. |
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Sanjay ShettyINETA (International .Net Association) Asia Pacific Regional Manager and CEO Wireless Strategist. He has been a regular speaker at various industry forums across India on topics ranging from development, design, Internet enabling of business, to wireless strategies. He is the Microsoft MSDN Regional Director for Mumbai. |
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Mark D’SouzaMark D’Souza is a Senior Evangelist at Microsoft and focuses on enabling the Academic community in India. He has been with Microsoft for 5 years and has also managed a portfolio of IT applications as a Senior Lead Program Manager at the Business Intelligence Center of Excellence, Microsoft IT India, Hyderabad. |
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Binoy KHe has been with IT Industry for last ten years and recently started aviation consulting as well. Currently CEO for Viable Technologies which is into Software Development, Recruitment and Corporate Training. Always taken an active role to empower the youngsters of Kerala. he is the vice president of K-MUG. |
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JayakrishnanJayakrishnan is the Director of Xtend Technologies (P) Ltd. Cochin. His interest in programming started in the early 90’s , when he wrote his first anti-virus program,in 1996 he co-authored and ran the first BBS in Kerala, In 1997 he co-authored ShellSock, a winsock replacement that enabled internet shell accounts to view graphics. He has been recognised as a Most Valuable Professional by Microsoft for his expertise in VC++. |
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SreejumonSreejumon is working as system architect at Nokia India. He has been awarderd as Microsoft MVP for last 7 years. He was the founding member of Trivandrum Microsoft Users Group and currently the president of K-MUG |






















I am very happy to know that K-MUG is going to be a reality.
I am Biju Joseph from Kozhikode (kunnamnanglam), now working as a s/w engineer in a US based software company in Cochin. I have a masters degree in computer applications.
I wish all the best for the new venture.