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44th Annual Report 2008-2009 Computer Society of india Executive Committee Prof. K K Aggarwal Mr. S Mahalingam Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta Mr. Saurabh H. Sonawala Mr. Lalit Sawhney Mr. M P Goel Mr. Rabindra Nath Lahiri Prof. S G Shah Dr. Sanjay Mohapatra Ms. Sudha Raju Mr. V L Mehta Dr. S Arumugam Prof. S. V. Raghavan Prof. Swarnalatha Rao Mr. H R Mohan Mr. Deepak Shikarpur Dr. C R Chakravarthy Prof. H R Vishwakarma Mr. P R Rangaswami Mr. Satish Doshi Col. Shivraj Kumar (Retd.) 2008-2009 President Secretariat Vice-President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer Immd. Past President Regional Vice-President, (Region I) Regional Vice-President, (Region II) Regional Vice-President, (Region III) Regional Vice-President, (Region IV) Regional Vice-President, (Region V) Regional Vice-President, (Region VI) Regional Vice-President, (Region VII) Regional Vice-President, (Region VIII) Chairperson, Division-I (Hardware) Chairman, Division-II (Software) Chairman, Division-III (Sc. Appln.) Chairman, Division-IV (Communications) Chairman, Division-V (Edu. & Research) Chairman, NC Member, NC Member, NC Ms. Priyalata Pal & Mr. Suchit Gogwekar Executive Secretary Mr. S Mahalingam Prof. P Thrimurthy Mr. Bipin Mehta Mr. Saurabh H. Sonawala Prof. K K Aggarwal Mr. M P Goel Mr. Rabindra Nath Lahiri Prof. S G Shah Dr. Sanjay Mohapatra Dr. D B V Sarma Mr. V L Mehta Mr. S Ramanathan Prof. S V Raghavan Dr. Deepak Shikarpur Mr. H R Mohan Dr. S Subramanian Dr. C R Chakravarthy Prof. Swarnalatha Rao Mr. Lalit Sawhney Dr. A K Nayak Dr. D D Sarma 2009-2010 President Vice-President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer Immd. Past President Regional Vice-President, (Region I) Regional Vice-President, (Region II) Regional Vice-President, (Region III) Regional Vice-President, (Region IV) Regional Vice-President, (Region V) Regional Vice-President, (Region VI) Regional Vice-President, (Region VII) Regional Vice-President, (Region VIII) Chairperson, Division-I (Hardware) Chairman, Division-II (Software) Chairman, Division-III (Applications) Chairman, Division-IV (Communications) Chairman, Division-V (Education & Research) Chairman, NC Member, NC Member, NC Education Directorate Prof. N Ramanathan Regional Director 1

Computer Society of India Annual Report for the year 2008-2009 Dear Members, I have great pleasure in presenting this Forty Fourth Report of the Computer Society of India for the year 2008-09. The Indian economy during the year 2008-09 showed declining trend of growth. Due to rising fuel and commodities prices the rate of growth was reduced to some extent. The year has been a significant and successful year for the Computer Society of India in terms of achieving various performance milestones which it had set upon itself at the commencement of the year. Operational Highlights 1. The Executive Committee (ExecCom) of the Society consisting of seventeen elected members and the immediate past President, entrusted with the responsibility of successfully running the Society met five times during the year at various locations across the country to review the functioning and activities of the Society and took decisions on important matters. The members of the ExecCom attended these meetings as follows: Name Position No. of meetings held No. of meetings attended Prof. K. K. Aggarwal President 5 5 Mr S. Mahalingam Vice President 5 5 Mr R K Gupta Hon Secretary 5 4 Mr Saurabh Sonawala Hon. Treasurer 5 5 Mr M. P. Goel RVP - I 5 5 Mr Rabindra Nath Lahiri RVP - II 5 4 Prof. S. G. Shah RVP - III 5 5 Mr. Sanjay Mohapatra RVP - IV 5 2 Ms. Sudha Raju RVP - V 5 4 Mr V L Mehta RVP - VI 5 4 Dr S Arumugam RVP - VII 5 - Dr. S V Raghavan RVP - VIII 5 1 Prof Swarnalatha R Rao Division Chair - I 5 5 Mr H R Mohan Division Chair - II 5 4 Mr Deepak Shikarpur Division Chair - III 5 5 Dr C R Chakravarthy Division Chair - IV 5 5 Prof. H R Vishwakarma Division Chair - V 5 2 Mr Lalit K. Sawhney Imm. Past President 5 5 2

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 The Corporate Officers who are entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the day to day operations of the Society on behalf of the ExecCom had also met from time to time depending on the exigencies to consider important matters and ensure implementation of decisions in accordance with the strategic directions and policies of the ExecCom. 2. Some of the Regional Vice Presidents conducted regional meetings of their Chapters which facilitated interaction between them and the concerned Chapters and Divisional Chairmen. Additionally, the Regional Vice Presidents and Divisional Chairmen also met the Chapter representatives during the CSI Annual National Convention held in September 2008 at Chennai which provided them an opportunity for mutual interaction and drawing up plans for organizing conferences, seminars and workshops at various locations in association with the local Chapters. 3. The National Council of the Society consisting of the ExecCom members and Chairmen of Chapters normally meets once a year to review the functioning of the Society. Accordingly, the Council met during the CSI Annual National Convention held in September 2008 at Chennai. 4. The Forty Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Society was held on 12.09.2008 at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, the venue of the CSI-2008 Annual National Convention. 5. The CSI Think Tank is a core group of past Presidents and Fellows of the Society most of whom are very eminent and highly experienced professionals. The Think Tank normally meets the ExecCom during the CSI Annual National Convention and accordingly the group met the ExecCom on 11.09.2008 during the CSI-2008 Convention and gave valuable advice, guidance and suggestions. Some of which were as follows: a) The objectives of CSI are all encompassing and hence the areas of primary and secondary focus must be identified. b) Needs of potential and regular members should be assessed regularly and value to members should be enhanced. A model of survey should be considered. Concentrated efforts should be made to enrol IT professionals who can take ahead the mission and vision of CSI in tune with the growing pace of IT industry. Have a mix of media tools to attract the young and potential IT professionals. Institutions and academicians should be closely associated with CSI. c) Presently the cost of service to CSI Life Members is much more than the Life Membership fee paid by Life Members. A workable solution to overcome this problem need to be considered. d) Efforts should be made to involve Academicians in the activities of Education Directorate which should establish itself as the highest level certification and accrediting institute and expanded to more job market skills. Also, the Directorate should have a number of faculty persons to give advice on project to project basis. e) One National Student Convention should be held every year. The society should provide counselling and also assist in projects. Regular lectures by specialists should be conducted. f) Consider introduction of Industry Specific courses. g) Inter-disciplinary winning ideas and good content should be integral part of CSI. Good content should be available on the website. h) Voluntary services are the main principle and foundation of the Society. Members should fix up targets and have module to measure their work and activities to enable them to assess the achievement of their goals. Members should write articles regularly. i) CSI s nine TC (IFIP) Representatives must provide a leadership role in IT. j) Check the non-accountability of Chapters and Regions. There should be better pooling and sharing of resources from Chapters. k) Activate the CSI Special Interest Groups for organising programmes for members. l) Get International IT events to India. m) E-governance Awards should continue. The ExecCom has already implemented most of the above suggestions and also initiated steps to implement the other suggestions. Membership Highlights The success of any professional society like CSI primarily depends on the quality of the activities it conducts for the 3

Computer Society of India benefit of its members. Growth in membership is, to a very large extent, a reflection of the quality of activities conducted which provides satisfaction and thus acts as a driving force to attract new members. It is a matter of satisfaction that there was an all-round increase in membership during the year. The total membership increased from 46,461 as on to 48,772 as on 31.03.2009 i.e. an increase of 5%. While there was increase in every category of membership the increase in student membership was significant as can be seen from the following Tables 1 & 2 which give membership details for the last five years. Grade Table 1 : Individual Members including Life Members and Institutional Nominees As on 30.06.2005 As on 30.06.2006 As on 31.03.2007 As on As on 31.03.2009 Associate 7,150 6,909 7,487 8,046 8,452 Member 726 713 708 702 706 Senior Member 917 924 951 956 965 Fellows 86 86 91 91 98 Sub Total-1 8,879 8,632 9,237 9,794 10,221 Institutional Nominees 2,495 2,135 2,226 2,153 1,817 Sub Total-2 11,374 10,767 11,463 11,947 12,038 Students 20,887 19,422 25,342 34,514 36,734 Total 32,261 30,189 36,805 46,461 48,772 Grade As on 30.06.2005 Table 2 : Life Members As on 30.06.2006 As on 31.03.2007 As on As on 31.03.2009 Associate 4,641 5,002 5,541 6,160 6,596 Member 644 651 655 662 669 Senior Member 862 878 909 922 937 Fellows 86 86 91 95 98 Total 6,233 6,617 7,196 7,839 8,300 Though the membership has increased it is definitely not a cause to be complimented as the ExecCom is strongly of the view that the increase achieved is insignificant considering that there are hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and students spread across the country and there is tremendous scope to increase our membership many fold with some more efforts, especially by the Chapters. The ExecCom wishes to record its appreciation of the vigorous efforts made by some Chapters and Education Directorate who were successful in increasing the membership. CSI Fellowships During the year the Society took pride and pleasure in conferring its Fellowships on the following senior life members in appreciation and recognition of their significant contribution to the growth of the Society and Information Technology in the country. 1. Prof. B. D. Chaudhary 2. Dr. Debesh Das 3. Mr. Ashank Desai 4. Mr. Vinay Deshpande 5. Mr. J. Satyanarayana Chapters As at the end of the year 2008-09 the Society had 66 Chapters some of which conducted events regularly and were quite vibrant during the year. Brief details of activities conducted by some of these Chapters and reported to HQ are given below; Ahmedabad The Chapter organized a National Conference on Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) for Differently Abled People (DAP) during Sept. 19-20, 2008 at Ahmedabad with the support of Blind People's Association (India), Ahmedabad. The Chapter organised a Inter School Computer Quiz-2008 on 21.12.2008 in association with C N Vidyavihar Computer Centre, Ahmedabad. A workshop on effective teaching was organised on 11.01.2009 4

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 at Chapter office. Allahabad On 14.12.2008, the Chapter conducted Software Quiz & Essay Competition at UPTEC, Allahabad. Bangalore An evening Lecture by Mr. Nithin Suresh was held on 4.04.2009 at the CSI-BC premises on Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The Chapter in association with Business Continuity Management (BCM) Institute, India organized a one day certification program on Business Continuity Management Fundamentals & Awareness on 11.04.2008. The Chapter organized an evening lecture by Mr. Naresh Cuntoor, Research Engineer in the Signal Innovations Group on the Technical talk on Advances in face and gait recognition and Modeling activities in video streams on 21.04.2008. The Chapter organised a demo of an easy to use tool for test/ quiz generation and administration of online tests, called Testgen1. The Chapter arranged CSI-Rural activity for the residential tribal school children of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement [SVYM] organization in Heggada Devana Kote village, Mysore District on 27.11.2008. Calicut Mr. G P Sajeev, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Government Engineering College, Calicut delivered a talk on Some Unfamiliar GNU Tools The monthly program was conducted on 05.07.2008. Prof. (Dr.) N K Narayanan, Department of Information Science & Technology, Kannur University, Kerala delivered a talk on "Speech Technology, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". Coimbatore The chapter organized a Free Orientation Programme on how to face the professional courses counseling on 29.06.2008 at Government college of Technology, Coimbatore. A lecture meeting on the topic Smart Solutions for Business using Embedded Systems jointly with Coimbatore Management Association on 05.09.2008. A lecture meeting on the topic "Face Recognition Tech." conducted on 24.09.2008 at Chapter Hall, Coimbatore. A lecture meeting on the topic Software Test Automation- Architecture & Implementation conducted on 22.10.2008 at Chapter Hall, Coimbatore. The Chapter along with Confederation of Indian Industry & young India had conducted a Special Monthly Lecture meeting on 09.01.2009 on the topic The Journey of a Successful IT Entrepreneur. Delhi The Chapter and IETE Delhi Centre jointly organized half day event on the theme Cyber Attacks: Technologies and Techniques and Digital Archiving on 23.05.2008 at India Internatioal Centre (IIC), New Delhi. Prof. K K Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi and President CSI delivered the Presidential address on the occasion. Ghaziabad A workshop on Managing Information Security Risks using Information System Audit on 26.04.08. The Chapter also organized a workshop on Agile Software Development Methodology on 03.05.08. Gwalior The Chapter also organized a Computer Quiz (CQ-2008) for the student of High school of Gwalior region at the Dr. Hargovind Khurana block of Institute of Technology Management (ITM), Sithouli, Gwalior on 27.09.2008. Kolkata The Chapter & Div-I (Hardware & Systems) in association with Dept. of Information Technology, Govt. of West Bengal organized National Conference on Research and Development in Hardware and Systems on 20-21.06.2008 at Kolkatta. The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Debesh Das, Ministerin-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Government of West Bengal. The Chapter organized Computer Day on 13.12.2008 at CSI, Kolkata Chapter Office, sponsored by RCCIIT. Late Amal Roy Memorial Lecture was delivered by veteran IBM Engineer Mr. Amol Roy Chaudhury. The Chapter and Bengal Industrial Training Centre (a unit of the Science Association of Bengal) organized a seminar on Digital Library Management and Services in CSI auditorium. The Seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Sundar Sekhar, Secretary, Mass Education Dept. Govt. of West Bengal. Lucknow The Chapter organized a Lecture on Intelligent City on 11.04.2008 at TCS Hall, Lucknow. The Lecture was delivered by Dr. Sarfarz Ahmed, Retd. Chief Architect Planner, UPAVP, Lucknow. Mumbai The Chapter CIO Club organized an event to showcase how Customer Interaction Management (CIM) can make a big difference in effective servicing of customers. A keynote address was delivered by Prof. D B Phatak, IIT Bombay. The Chapter organised a seminar on the "Business Benefits of Software Asset Management (SAM)" on 29.08.2008. The Chapter under the auspices of its CIO Club along with The Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry had organised the Conference on Mobile Applications for Business on 30.09.2008. A special seminar was organized on Role of Information Security Professionals in Tackling Terrorism by the Interest Group on Security of CSI Mumbai Chapter jointly with ISACA, Mumbai Chapter. The Chapter organized a workshop on Transition requirements from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008. 5

Computer Society of India A national conference INDIA IT 2020 was held on 27 to 29.01.2009. Nashik An industrial visit was organised to the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) at New Mumbai on 24.05.2008. The Chapter organized a presentation by TUV, India on Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) on 17.06.2008. A seminar on Project Management on 31.08.2008 in association with Vinsys IT Services India Pvt. Ltd. A national seminar on IT Enabled Education Transformation (IEET) on 12-13.12.2008 in association with the Ashoka Institute of Management & Technology (AIMT), Nashik and CSI Div.-III. Noida The Chapter along with Noida chapter of Cost Accounts and NIRC conducted a seminar on Financial Risk Management and Assessment on 05.12.2008. Rourkela The Chapter also organized a Computer Quiz and an Elocution competition on 23.11.2008 for students. A technical talk IT Security-Technology & Psychology was delivered by Mr. N Bhattacharya, HOD (C&IT) Dept. of Rourkela Steel Plant on 12.12.2008. A technical talk Application of Nano Technology in Computers was delivered by Dr. R K Kotnala, Scientist F, NPL, New Delhi on 07.02.09. Solapur A seminar on Information Technology an Effective Tool for Progress on 03.05.2008. The chapter also published it s first bulletin named SCSI which stands for Solapur Chapter Computer Society of India. The Chapter organized a session on Antivirus A must for Computer for all CSI members. A special seminar on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) was held at Laxmi Hydraulics Ltd. for all entrepreneurs businessmen and CSI members. Surat The Chapter invited various domain experts to talk on General Science Stream, a Medical and Paramedical Courses, Engineering Disciplines for engineering admissions in NIT's. Trichy A Lecture Programme on Dispersed Power Generators in association with The Institution of Engineers (India), Trichirapalli Local Centre. During the year some of the Chapters were inactive and not functioning in accordance with the guidelines of the Society resulting in problems and handicaps in the smooth and efficient functioning of the Society. The ExecCom had requested the Regional Vice Presidents concerned to contact and / or visit such Chapters to try and reactivate them. The ExecCom had also agreed to provide financial grants to needy Chapters for revival based on the recommendations of the Regional Vice Presidents. The relentless efforts were fruitful in few cases and the efforts for revival of other inactive Chapters are continuing. Though the ExecCom has the easier option of closing down such inactive Chapters, it is strongly of the view that all possible efforts of revival should be made in the larger interest of servicing the members of those Chapters. Division II on Software, CSI Activities organized during the year 2008-09 Conferences / Seminars / Training Programmes: A national conference on VLSI, Embedded Systems and Signal Processing (NCVESCOM 08) during 08 to 09.05.2008 was organised in association with the Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Tech., Chennai. National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2008 was organized on the theme Digital Futures: strategies for developing world class libraries by DELNET - Developing Library Network at Karunya University, Coimbatore from 04 to 07.11.2008. NCSOF 08: National Conference in Software Engineering; 04 to 05.12.2008, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi. Seminar on "Leveraging Information Infrastructure for Business Growth" on 16.12.2008. ICETiC 2009: International conference on Emerging Trends in Computing; 08 to 10.01.2009, Virudhunagar. ICWIS-09: International Conference on Web Intelligent Systems; 08 to 10.01.2009, Chennai, India; Organized by: Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai. WEB SCIENCES 2009: International Conference on Web Sciences. 10 to 11.01.2009 at Vijayawada. Organised by K. L. College of Engg. & Koneru Chapter. Seminar on COMSOL Multiphysics simulation environment on 28.01.2009. NCCSE 2009: National Conference On Computational Science And Engineering: 06 to 07.02.2009 at Kochi. Organized by: School of Computer Science, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Cochin. NCISE: National Conference on Information and Software Engineering, 13 to 14.02.2009 at Chennai. Organized by Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology. Open Source Software & Products Development Forum was launched and an one day orientation programme was held in open source development processes and methodologies to promote the development of OSS & products using collaborative development tools in association with Essentia Soft Solutions & CDAC, Chennai on 20.02.2009. One day seminar on Open Source Software and Applications at RMD College of Engineering on 16.03.2009. CIO Focus Meetings : A panel discussion on the topic Homogeneous versus 6

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 Heterogeneous Storage Infrastructure was organized on Friday, 04.04.2008. Meeting on Enterprise Infrastructure and panel discussion on the topic "Can CIOs stop paying the IT complexity tax? was organized on 21.05.2008. Meeting on Security and panel discussion on the topic Which is more essential compliance, security or operability? was organized on 23.07.2008. Meet on Open Source Solutions for better ROI in association with Red Hat India on 13.02.2009. Meet on leveraging IT Investments in association with Clover Infotech & Oracle on 18.02.2009. Meet on "Email Archiving" on 04.03.2009 in association with Hitachi Data Systems. Meet on Performance excellence through insight and innovation on 13.03.2009 in association with Team Computers. Talk on Everything you should know about LINUX on 16.07.2008 at Easwari Engg. College. Talk on Personal Security and Privacy on the Web on 17.07.2008 at Aarupadai Veedu Inst. Of Tech., Chennai. Talk on Everything you should know about Linux on 18.07.2008 at Rajalakshmi Engg. College, Chennai. Hands on session on Creating Live USB on 18.07.2008 at Rajalakshmi Engg. College, Chennai. Talk on Software without Security Holes on 19.07.2008 at RMK & RMD College of Engg., Chennai. Interaction with the faculty members on The need for a change in learning methodology and research opportunities on 19.07.2008 at RMK & RMD College of Engg, Chennai. Technical meeting on the topic Personal Security and Privacy on the Web for CSI members was organized on 19.07.2008. Talk on Everything you need to know about Linux on 24.07.2008 at KLN College of Engg. at Madurai. Talk on Everything you should know about Linux on 25.07.2008 at National Engg. College, Kovilpatti. Talk on Cluster Computing using LINUX on 26.07.2008 at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. Talk on Importance of Linux on 30.07.2008 at The Kavery Engineering College, Mecheri, Salem. Inaugural Address on Trends in Computing at the inauguration of the Computer Science Associations on 31.07.2008 at K.S.Rangasamy College of Arts & Science, Tiruchengode. Faculty Development Programme on Personal Security and Privacy on the Web on 31.07.2008 at K.S.Rangasamy College of Arts & Science, Tiruchengode. Talk on Everything You Should Know About Linux on 1.08.2008 at Kongu Engineering College, Erode. Talk on All About Linux on 2.08.2008 at Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. Tutorial on open source software on 20.08.2008 at VIT University, Vellore. Talk on The Computer, Society and You on 20.08.2008 at VIT University, Vellore. Talk on Booting Linux through USB on 21.08.2008 at Dept. Computer Science and Engineering, Annamalai University, Chidambaram. Talk on "Everything You Should Know About Linux" on 22.08.2008 at Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. Talk on Cluster Computing With Linux on 22.08.2008 at Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. A talk on 29.04.2008 on Enhance Your IT Skills and Career at Singapore by Dr. Venkat Ramanathan from the Institute of System Sciences, National University of Singapore An open forum meeting on Work Related Stress on 05.06.2008. The lead speaker was Dr EA Campbell President, British Psychological Society, Head of Section of Psychological Medicine Division of Community Based Sciences, University of Glasgow Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow. Presentation on IT Governance by Mr. N.S.N. Pillai, Head Risk Management & Information Security at Ashok Leyland and the President of ISACA, Chennai Chapter on 08.08.2008. Presentation on Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT), an IT governance framework by Mr. R. Vittal Raj, Chartered Accountant & Director Certification, ISACA Chennai Chapter on 08.08.2008. A presentation on IPTV Internet Protocol Television by Mr. A. Ganesan, Past Chairman IETE & Dy. General Manager, BSNL (Retd.) was organized on 30.08.2008. Talk on Trends in Computer Architectures on Saturday, 15.11.2008 by Prof. B. Govindarajulu, Dean (IT), Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai. Talk on Open Source: myths, facts and opportunities by Mr. Jordi Mas, Director of Community Development, Openbravo (Open ERP Company) on 17.12.2008. Talk on Open Source Community Development by Mr. Rajesh Iyer, Vice President, IT, Essentia Soft Solutions on 17.12.2008. Talk on E-procurement & Material Management in Railways by Mr. B. Srinivasan, Sr. EDP Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai on 27.12.2008. Technical meeting on Data Mining and Business Intelligence by Dr. T.V. Subramanian on 17.01.2009. Technical Meeting on Developing Service Oriented Solutions Using Industry Standards & Models on 16.02.2009 by Mr. K. Lakshminarayanan, Software Architect, IBM Software Group, Austin, Texas, USA. Technical meeting on Business Process Excellence through 7

Computer Society of India BPM and SOA on 14.03.2009 by Mr. Sandeep Shisodia Principal Consultant (BPM Practice), Cuecent, Bahwan CyberTek, Bangalore. Technical Meeting on IT Industry at Crossroads by Prof. C R Muthukrishnan on 23.03.2009. Student Branches During the year ExecCom had approved formation of 147 CSI Student Branches at the following educational institutions. 1. Vivekananda College of Engineering for Women, Elayampalayam, Namakkal 2. Dettajirao Kadam Technical Education Society s Textile & Engg. Inst., Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra 3. Pragati Engineering College, Surampalem, A.P. 4. G.R. Govinda Rajulu School of Applied Computer Technology, P S G R Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 5. S R Engg. College, Hasanparthy, Warangal, A.P. 6. Truba College of Engineering and Technology, Rau, Indore, M.P. 7. Aurora s Post Graduate College, Ramanathapuram, Hyderabad, A.P. 8. K K Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik, Maharashtra 9. Lakshmi Narayan College of Tech., Indore, M.P. 10. Valliammai Engineering College, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 11. M I T College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra 12. Hindustan College of Engg., Padur, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu 13. Jaypee Institute of Engg. and Tech., Guna, M.P. 14. Regency Institute of Technology, Yanam, A.P. 15. Mookambigai College of Engg., Keeranur, Tamil Nadu 16. Kumaraguru College of Tech., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 17. NITTE Meenakshi Inst. of Tech., Bangalore, Karnataka 18. Vellore Institute of Tech., Vellore, Tamil Nadu 19. Sri Venkateswara College of Engg. and Technology, Tirupathi, A.P. 20. R N S Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka 21. St. Martins Engg. College, Secunderabad, A.P. 22. Vallurapalli Nageshwara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engg. and Technology, Hyderabad, A.P. 23. Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu 24. Haji C H Mohammed Koya Memorial College for Advanced Studies (MCA), Palayamkunnu, Kerala 25. Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, New Delhi 26. Dharamsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat 27. Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Engg., Pune, Maharashtra 28. Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engg. College, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu 29. Jawaharlal Darda Inst. of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal, Maharashtra 30. Government College of Engg., Salem, Tamil Nadu 31. Sri Krishna College of Engg. and Tech., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 32. Ajay Kumar Garg Engg. College, Ghaziabad, U.P. 33. Vel Tech, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 34. Sri Siddhartha Inst. of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka 35. Saranathan College of Engg., Trichy, Tamil Nadu 36. Viswanadha Inst. of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam, A.P. 37. Jayaram College of Engg. and Technology, Thuraiyur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 38. Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engg., Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu 39. Velammal Engg. College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 40. Bahubali College of Engg., Shravanabelagola, Karnataka 41. Government Engg. College, Trivandrum, Kerala 42. Umrer College of Engg., Umrer, Maharashtra 43. Dev Bhoomi Institute of Technology, Dehradun 44. Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka 45. Syed Ammal Engg. College, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 46. Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu 47. Centre for Computer Studies, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 48. P A Aziz College of Engg., Trivandrum, Kerala 49. University Inst. of Engg. and Technology, Chandigarh 50. B V C Engg. College, Odalarevu, Andhra Pradesh 51. National Engg. College, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu 52. Tagore College of Engg. and Tech., Mumbai, Maharashtra 53. G Pulla Reddy Engg. College (Autonomous), Kurnool, A.P. 54. Vignan s Inst. of Info. Technology Visakhapatnam, AP 55. SMK Fomra Institute of Technology, Kelambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 56. Vidhyavardhini s College of Engineering & Tech, Thane, Maharashtra 57. Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, Madhuranthagam, Tamil Nadu 58. Maharaja Agrasen Instiute of Technology, New Delhi 59. Chatrapati Shivaji Institute of Technology, Kolihapuri, Post Pisegaon 60. Sarvajanik Education Society, Sarvajanik College of Engg & Tech, Surat 61. Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engig & Information Tech. Shiroda, Goa. 62. Ramrao Adik Institute of Tech, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. 63. Bonam Venkata Chalamayya Institute of Technology & Science. Amalapuram. A.P. 64. Chaitanya Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, A.P. 8

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 65. K B Joshi Inst. of IT, BCA College, Karvenagar, Pune. 66. L.B.S. Institute of Technology For Women, Thiruvananthapuram, 67. B S A Cresent Engg. College, Vandalur, Chennai. 68. B P Poddar Institute of Mgmt. and Technology, Kolkata 69. Institute of Aeronautical Engg., Hyderabad. 70. Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engg., Nagpur. 71. CMS College of Sc. & Commerce, Coimbatore. 72. Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore 73. Karunya University, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore 74. M. Kumarasamy College of Engg., Thalavapalayam, Karur. 75. Shambhunath Inst. of Engg. & Tech. (SIET), Allahabad. 76. Vel High Tech Sri Rangarajan Sakunthala Engg. College, Chennai 77. NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE, Karnataka. 78. Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Rajalakshmi Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai 79. Gudlavalleru Engg. College, Gudlavalleru, A.P. 80. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow. 81. Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Leo Nagar, West Tambaram, Chennai 82. Amrapali Inst. Shiksha Nagar, Lamachaur, Haldwani, Nainital 83. Institute of Mgmt. Studies, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, 84. Usha Mittal Inst. of Tech., Santacruz (W), Mumbai. 85. International Institute of Information Tech, Pune 86. Vidya Academy of Sc. And Tech, Thrissur, Kerala, 87. Dr. Mahalingam College of Engg. and Tech., Pollachi. 88. Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research, Indore. 89. L J Inst. of Computer Applications, Ahmedabad 90. P A College of Engineering, Mangalore. 91. Thakur College of Sc. & Comm., Kandivli (E), Mumbai. 92. Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad. 93. Muffakham Jah College of Engg. & Tech., Hyderabad, 94. P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 95. Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode. 96. Dr. M.G.R. Educational And Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai 97. Banasthali University, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, 98. Sir C.R. Reddy College of Engineering, Eluru, A.P. 99. Panipat Inst. of Engg. & Technology, Panipat, Haryana 100. Viswajyothi College of Engg., Vazhakulam, Muvattupuzha, Kerala. 101. Jyothi Engg. College, Vettikkattiri, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Kerala. 102. S.R.E.S. College of Engineering, Shingnapur. Kopargaon, Dist. Ahmednagar 103. Annai Mathammal Sheela Engg College, Erumapatty, Namakkal Dt. T.N. 104. Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 105. Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar. 106. Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Thudupathi, Erode, Tamil Nadu. 107. V.S.B. Engg. College, Karudayampalayam, Karur, Tamil Nadu 108. Musaliar College of Engineering & Technology, Pathanamthitta, Kerala 109. St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivli (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra. 110. NMIMS University, MPSTME Campus, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra. 111. Graphic Era Institute of Technology, Dehradun. 112. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib. 113. Tagore Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 114. Chandigarh Engineering College, Mohali. 115. Thiagarajar College of Engg., Madurai, Tamil Nadu 116. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 117. Amritsar College of Engg. & Technology, Amritsar. 118. Institute of Technology & Management, Gwalior 119. C.M.R. College of Engineering & Tech., Kandlakoya (V), Hyderabad, A.P. 120. BITS, Pilani-Goa Campus, Zuarinagar. Goa. 121. Saintgits College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, Kottayam Dist, Kerala 122. Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering & Computer Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra. 123. Pioneer Inst. of Professional Studies, Indore, M.P. 124. Jerusalem College of Engineering, Pallikkaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 125. Integral University, Lucknow, U.P.. 126. S.A. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 127. Sarabhai Inst. of Science & Tech. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 128. ANITS, Visakhapatnam, A.P. 129. Thadomal Shahani Engg. College, Mumbai, Maharashtra. 130. Sri Vasavi Engineering College, Tadepalligudem, W.G. Dist., (A.P).v 131. Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Tambaram West, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 132. Oxford Engineering College, Karumandapam, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 133. Annasaheb Chudaman Patil College of Engg., Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 134. Prathyusha Institute of Tech. & Management, Aranvoyalkuppam, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu 135. Vel Sri Ranga Sanku College (Arts & Science), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 136. R.M.K. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai, Thiruvallur 9

Computer Society of India Dist, Tamil Nadu. 137. Infotech Education Society, Bhopal, M.P. 138. Netaji Subhash Inst of Tech, New Delhi. 139. Aditya Institute of Tech. and Management, Tekkali, A.P. 140. Toc H Institute of Science & Technology, Arakkunnam, Ernakulam Dist, Kerala 141. D. J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Vile Parle-West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 142. Velammal Institute of Technology, Panchetti, Thiruvallur Dist, Tamil Nadu 143. Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 144. DMI College of Engg., Nazarethpet, Kancheepuram Dist, Tamil Nadu 145. PES College of Computer Apps., Bangalore, Karnataka. 146. KGISL Institute of Information Mgmt., Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 147. Gurgaon Inst. of Tech and Management, Gurgaon With the approval of the above Student Branches the number of CSI Student Branches as on 31st March, 2009 stood at 380. Regions Region I Region II Territory Table : 3 Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and other areas in Northern India Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, North Eastern States and other areas in East and North-East India No. of Student Branches As on 31/03/2008 % of Total 26 7% 21 6% Region III Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and other areas in Western India 24 6% Region IV Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Orissa and other areas in Central & South Eastern India 20 5% Region V Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh 88 23% Region VI Maharashtra and Goa 76 20% Region VII Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Kerala & Lakshadweep 125 33% Total 380 100% Most of the Student Branches were active during the year and conducted activities beneficial to the students. Brief details of some of the activities conducted and reported to CSI HQs are given below : AES Inst. of Computer Studies, Ahmedabad A Seminar on Career Opportunities in Multimedia and Videoediting was organized on 6.10.2008. A seminar on MS SharePoint was organized 16.10.2008. A lecture on Career Development in Open Source Technology by Mr. Kartik Sankar Iyer, Sun Microsystems was organized 22.10.2008. A lecture on ICT for Competitive Advantage was delivered by Dr. Nilay Yajnik, Professor of Information Systems, School of Business Management, NMIMS University of Mumbai on 23.10.2008. Seminar on Career Development in Management and Technology was organized on 19.01.2009 by Prof. Ravindra Joshi, International Institute of Information Technology, Pune. Prof. K K Aggarwal, President, Computer Society of India and Vice Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, Prof. P Thrimurthy, Vice President (elect), CSI and Prof. S G Shah, Regional Vice President. Regions 3, CSI visited AES Institute of Computer Studies on 07.02.2009. A talk on Modern Programming Approach by Shri Shreyans Soni, was organized on 10.02.2009. Seminar on DRUPAL - Open Source Content Management System was organized in April,2008. A four day training program on IBM Rational Suite for faculty members was organized in April, 2008. A Faculty Development Program on Software Testing and Automation using IBM Rational Robot and Clear Quest was organized in August, 2008. AAMSSOI, Hyderabad Adhyayan 2008, the 8th consecutive IT meet and the 2nd Regional Level meet for Women ITians was conducted from 17 to 18.10.2008 in association with AMS School of Informatics. A lecture on project, Hyperplex was organised on 21.02.2009. ABES Engg. College, Ghaziabad The branch organized a workshop on Computational Intelligence on 05.04.2008 at the College premises. AAISSMS College of Engineering, Pune The Branch organized Faculty Development program on Core Java in association with the Chapter, Software Exporters Association of Pune (SEAP) and Board of Studies (BOS) for 10

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 Computer Engineering, University of Pune from 30 June to 04.07.2008. Acharya Inst. of Tech., Bangalore The inauguration of student branch was organized on 28.04.2008. Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Guest of Honor, IT Specialist from IBM, Bangalore delivered a technical talk on performance measures. Anil Neerukonda Inst. of Tec. & Sciences, Visakhapatnam The department of computer Science under the banner of CSI student branch of ANITS conducted inhouse Robotics talent search program. Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow One day function to inaugurate the Student branch at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University on 18.02.2009. Prof. N Ramanathan delivered a talk on Effective teaching Methodology. A Quiz Competition and Seminar was also organized by the MCA Students. Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Application, Gopal Vidyanagar, Gujarat Organized Visual Studio 2008 Launch event on 19.04.2008 at Gopal Vidyanagar, Gujarat. CMR College of Engg. & Technology, Hyderabad The CMRCET organised an event called the Samisty 08, on 6.08.2008. Chhatrapati Shivaji Inst. of Tech., Bhilai The Branch was inaugurated on 17.01.09 under the leadership of Chairman CSIT and Computer Science & Engineering Department faculty members. Prof. Sipi Dubey, HOD, CSE delivered the welcome speech and gave a brief introduction of Chief guest Mr. Tanmay Roy, G.M, C& IT Bhilai Steel Plant and Guest of Honor Mrs. Ranjana Mule, Vice Chairman CSI Bhilai Chapter & D.G.M., Bhilai Steel Plant. Delhi College of Engg., Delhi Techno Aptitude Test was organized on 21.08.2008 in the Exposition Hall, DCE. C++ Programming Contest Preliminary was organised on 04.09.2008. NAPPA (Counter Strike) LAN Gamming event was organised on 25.09.2008. Tech-Week-Avantgarde 2008 was organized on the 15-17.10.2008. Pulla Reddy Engg. College, Chennai The Branch organized a One-day National Level Technical Symposium Aavishkar-2009 on 31.01.09 in association with the Chennai Chapter. Paper Presentation Contest & Software Contest were organised. IARE, Hyderabad The inaugural function of the branch was held on 03.01.2009 at the Institute premises. Jayaram College of Engg. & Technology, Trichy The Dept. of Computer Science & Engg. organized a One Day Workshop on Wi-Fi Networking and Laptop Service in the Branch. Karunya University, Tamilnadu The First Tamilnadu state level student convention was organised by the CSI and Karunya University with The Hindu as the sponsors on the 30.01.2009. The event was well attended by participants from over 30 colleges in Tamilnadu. Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputhur National Conference on Advances in Computing (NCAC- 09) organized by branch of Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputhur. K.L.N. College of Engineering, Madurai The branch was inaugurated on 02.04.2008 at K.L.N. College of Engineering. A Programming Contest was organized on 27.06.2008. K.K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education And Research (Kkwieer), Nashik The chapter organized the IT Quiz competition on 04.10.2008 at the branch affiliated to the K K Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research (KKWIEER), Nashik. The branch organized an awareness lecture on Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) on 23.08.2008. The Branch organised a session on Career Opportunities For Japanese Language Learners. This was arranged on 28.01.2009 for computer engineering students of third and final year.. On 04.02.2009, the student branch in association with the Debuggers club had arranged a session on the topic How To Crack MBA-CET Essay Competition for the school students was held at the Rungtha High School, Nashik and R J C Girls High School, Nashik Road on 07.02.2009. K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai The K J Somaiya College of Engineering Activity Centre organized their annual technical festival "Tatva Convergence 2008". Dr. Nilay Yajnik, Mumbai Chapter M C member inaugurated the event. KGISL Institute of Information Management, Coimbatore A student branch KGiSL Institute of information Management, Coimbatore, was inaugurated by Mr. Ranga Rajagopal, Chapter Secretary, Director Operations and CEO of Acenet Technologies India P. Ltd., and many other dignitaries of the college graced this occasion. K.S.R. College of Engg., Tamil Nadu The branch conducted One Day Workshop on Virtual 11

Computer Society of India Private Network (VPN) on 03.01.2009 at K.S.R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode. Loyola College, Chennai A seminar on Wonders of the.net for the migrants of Visual Basic was conducted by the Students branch on 19-11-08. The Students Branch had organized its 10th programme under the topic 'Aptitude & Attitude for excellence' on 19.01.2009 On 07.02.2009 the Branch organized a Student-Industry Interaction Program for the second and third year students of the Computer Science Department at Cognizant Technology Solutions. A two day workshop on "Tamil Computing Technology" was jointly organized by Tamil Virtual University, Kani Thamizh Sangam and Loyola College. MAIT, Delhi The Branch for Maharaja Agrasen institute of Techonlogy was inaugurated on 25.02.2009. This event was followed by a session on Ethical Hacking. Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, Chennai The Students Branch of the Dept. of Computer Science of Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute conducted the first workshop on "Empowerment and Soft Skills" on 08.01.2009. Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management And Engineering (Mpstme), Mumbai The Activity Centre of the NMIMS University Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering (MPSTME) has set up a Microsoft Special Interest Group. National Engineering College, Kovilpatti The Branch organized a Debate on the topic Indian Education on 04.04.2008 for students. The Branch organized a seminar exclusively for first year post graduate students on the topic Data Mining and Data Warehousing on 14.05.2008. The Branch organized a seminar exclusively for the faculty members on the topic Role of Faculty for Employable Engineers on 21.06.2008. A General Debate on the topic How to eradicate terrorism? Through Bapuji way or Nethaji way on 06.10.2008. NMAMIT, Karnataka The Department of CSE & ISE, NMAMIT, Nitte and Computer Society of India Bangalore Chapter jointly organized the 22nd Computer Society of India Karnataka Student Convention on 07 to 08.11.2008. About 48 technical papers were presented by students of various Engineering Colleges of Karnataka. The Branch of Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore in association with CSI Bangalore Chapter organized a Conference on 16.02.2009 at NMIT, Yalahanka, Bangalore. The theme of the conference was Multimedia Computing. Oxford Engg. College, Pirattiyur, Tiruchirappalli A Two Days workshop on the topic Computer Fundamentals was conducted for the Heads of all Higher Secondary Schools in and around Trichy on 30 to 31.12.2008 at college campus. Totally 54 participants were present for the workshop. Pioneer Institute of Professional Studies, Indore Student Branch organized a two days Workshop on Core JAVA during 25-26.02.2009. R C Patel Institute of Management, Research and Development, Shirpur The inauguration of student branch at R C Patel Institute of Management, Research and Development, Shirpur was held on 22.09.2008. RNST, Bangalore The Student Branch was inaugurated at RNS Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 21.03.2009. Dr. R K Ramanathan delivered the keynote address on the topic Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). R.V. College of Engg., Bangalore A State Level Technical Quiz(IT related) competition organized jointly with CSI Bangalore Chapter on 18-10-2008 in the college auditorium. The branch organized a State Level Technical Quiz(IT related) competition jointly with CSI Bangalore Chapter on 18-10- 2008 in the college auditorium. Saranathan College of Engineering, Triuchirapalli The students branch was inaugurated on 4-9-2008. SCET-CSI Student Branch, Surat A technical lecture was organized jointly with Computer Engineering Department on Microsoft s Emerging Technologies on 04.10.2008. SRKR Engg. College, Bhimavaram Techfleet-08, 7th annual conference hosted by the Student Branch and Department of IT during this academic year. The branch organised Technical quiz on 22.08.2008. The student Branch organized Software Contest on 09.09.2008 which is a programming contest based on C - language. The most interesting part of the chapter s efforts was the IBM Great Mind Challenges Project Workshop conducted on 11.09.2008 and 26.09.2008 and General Quiz on 22.12.2008. Just A Minute program was organized on 30.12.2008 to bring out the spontaneous ideas in students. SBBSIET, Khiala, Jalandhar The Student Branch organized a two day conference on Research and Applications of Information & Technolgy on 7 to 8.11.2008. Six eminent computer professionals from Delhi 12

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 participated in the conference Shirdi Sai Engg. College, Bangalore The inaugural function of the Branch was held on 15.05.2008. The Branch organized a seminar on Communication and Network Security on 06.10.2008. A National Level Technical Symposium ADVAYA2008 with a theme of Future of IT in India was organized in association with Bangalore Chapter on 23.10.2008. The various events held were Paper presentation,technical Quiz, Software Debugging. SRES College of Engg., Kopargaon CSI Student Branch, SRES College of Engineering Kopargaon and CSI Nashik Chapter had jointly organized a Software Project competition PROFEST 2K8 for the final year students of computer Engineering and Information Technology on 07.04.2008. Shri Angalamman College of Engg. & Tech., Siruganoor, Trichy The department of Computer Science and Engineering organized one day technical Exhibition DARSHAN 09 on 31.01.2009. Sir C R Reddy College of Engg., Eluru The branch and Symposium SCINTILLA-2009 was inaugurated on 20.03.2009 by Prof. (Dr.) P Thrimurthi, Fellow, CSI, Vice President & President (Elect.). SNCE, Kalavakkam, Tamilnadu On 20.02.2009 three events were organised Technical Aptitude test, Double your money quiz and Technical dumb charades. SYED Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram The inauguration was organized on 19.07.2008. A Technical seminar on Storage Devices & on FOSS was organised. Two days National level Technical Symposium C-Epoch 08 was organized on 05 and 06.09.2008. Thiagarajar College of Engg., Madurai The branch organized a guest lecture on Computer security and ethical hacking on 07.07.2008. The branch organized a C Debugging Contest for both the second year and pre-final year students on 21.07.2008. A Intra-department Hardware Contest organized on 08.09.2008. A Guest Lecture on How To Become An Effective Professional & Good Citizen organized on 24.11.2008. The Branch hosted a Three-day National Conference on Free/ Open Source Software FOSSConf 09 between 27.02.2009 to 01.03.2009. Velammal Engineering College, Chennai The Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Master of Computer Applications of Velammal Engineering College,Chennai inaugurated the Student Branch on 16.07.2008. Watumull Inst. of Electronic Engg. and Computer Tech., Mumbai The Branch of Watumull Institute of Electronic Engineering and Computer Technology was Inaugurated on 05.03.2009. The CSI students committee felicitated Prof. Mane of Homi Bhabha Science Centre who was invited as Chief Guest for the function. Yavatmal The Student Branch organized Quiz Competition on C and JAVA on 15.01.2009. Reports of the activities received from the Student Branches concerned were published during the year in CSI Communications. However, it may be noted that many activities conducted by the Student Branches during the year could not be reported here due to non receipt of reports. National Student Convention-2009 S V Institute of Computer Studies in association with Ahmedabad Chapter hosted the National Student Convention under the series ENVISION at institute premises, Kadi during 07 to 08.02.2009. The convention was inaugurated on 07.02.2008 by Mr. Raj Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat. The inaugural function was presided by Mr. Maneklal M Patel, Chairman, Sarva Vidyalaya Kelavani Mandal, Kadi & President, Kadi Sarva Vishvavidyalaya, Gandhinagar. Prof. K K Aggarwal, President, CSI & Vice Chancellor, G.G.I.P. University, Delhi graced the event as a Chief Guest, Mr. P K Anand, Officiating Executive Director AM, ONGC, Mehsana was the Guest of Honor and Prof. (Dr.) P. Thrimurty, Head, Department of Computer Science, Acharya Nagarjun University, graced the occasion as a Keynote Speaker. In the convention Prof. K K Aggarwal released the CSI Student Branch Manual compiled by Mr. Bipin Mehta, National Student Co-ordinator, CSI. Support for Student Activities The Society is conscious of the fact that students of Engineering and Technology colleges are going to be the professional. The ExecCom decided to support Student Branches by which student members can conduct various activities and interact with industry and IT experts. This will help them in domain knowledge. It is expected that student members, on completion of the course, will enrolled themselves as associate members of Society. The important decisions taken by ExecCom are : Provide financial support upto 1/3rd amount of annual student membership fee received from the Branch to conduct activities. Provide 50,000 (including seed money of 15,000) to every Region to conduct Regional Student Convention 13

Computer Society of India at least once a year. Provide 1,00,000 (including seed money of 30,000) to organise an Annual National Student Convention once a year. To encourage research, provide funding for research projects of students which are identified and approved by CSI. Provide 50,000 to design and develop a portal for CSI Adhyayan for students. Nominate a National Student Coordinator (NSC)who will coordinate student activities with the assistance of Regional Student Coordinators. NSC will be a permanent invitee to all meetings of the ExecCom. Provide additional budgetary support if needed, to Regional student Coordinators to make student branches more active. The above decisions are expected to result in heavy financial implications to the Society but the ExecCom is strongly of the view that financial support is essential to ensure increase in student activities for the progress and growth of the students. CSI Events: The Society conducted National, Regional, Divisional and International events during the year at various locations across the country. Reports were published in CSI Communications regularly. Research Activities As part of its research activities the Society launched its scheme for R & D funding to help in carrying out minor research projects by Academicians / PG Students (Engineering Colleges and Technological Institutions) during the year. Details of the scheme were announced in CSI Communications and on CSI website. The Expert Committee of CSI scrutinized the applications received and based on its recommendations, the ExecCom approved to fund the research projects. The CSI Education Directorate was entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the implementation and progress of the research projects in coordination with the Research Division of CSI. During the year the Dept. of Science & Indl. Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, decided to accord renewal of recognition of Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to CSI for the period 01.04.2006 to 31.03.2009. Based on the renewal of recognition the Society has applied to the revenue authorities to grant the Society renewal of exemption for the period 01.04.2006 to 31.03.2009 from payment of income-tax. MOU with Computer Societies of other countries CSI s MOUs with Australian Computer Society, British Computer Society, Computer Society of Sri Lanka, and Singapore Computer Society continued during the year. These MOUs primarily provide for reciprocal membership arrangements besides certain other facilities to each others members. CSI Publications CSI Communications, the monthly publication of the Society, was regularly published with the active assistance of Dr T V Gopal, Chief Editor, who strived hard to improve the quality of the publication and brought out the following Special Theme Issues during the year. 1 E-Development April 2008 2 ICT For Corporate Branding May 2008 3 Handhelds June 2008 4 Role of ICT in SMEs July 2008 5 Web Intelligence August 2008 6 PURA September 2008 7 Information Assurance October 2008 8 ROBOTICS November 2008 9 Digital Geographics December 2008 10 Brand Your CSI January 2009 11 Brand Your CSI February 2009 12 Building The Brand CSI March 2009 Dr. Gopal exerted considerable effort in bringing out the special theme issues with the assistance of the Guest Editors concerned. The theme issues have not only contributed to enhancing the quality of the publication but also provided great value and knowledge to our members. Since the special issues essentially contain more number of pages than normal, it has considerably increased the cost of the publication and contributed to the overall increase in the cost of servicing the membership. CSI Communications were also hosted on the CSI website for the benefit of the members. Prof. K K Aggarwal, President (2008-09) CSI, through his column From the President s Desk in CSI Communications regularly appraised the members about the plans, programmes and activities of the Society. Computer Science and Informatics, the quarterly Journal of the Computer Society of India, continued to enjoy its pride of place in the eyes of its readers because of the dedicated effort and hard work of Prof. P V S Rao, Editor. CSI Building at Chennai The project implemented during the previous year for strengthening, renovating and expanding the existing CSI National Head Quarters Building at Taramani, Chennai made considerable progress during the year. The Society has allocated sufficient funds to make Education Directorate a hub of learning and Research activities. The project when completed will enable the Society to provide additional infrastructure to successfully increase the educational, student, research and other activities of the Society. 14

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 Educational Activities : Software Testing Examinations: During the year CSI Education Directorate conducted the Software Testing Examinations at Bangalore, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune in which 401 candidates participated. BCS Professional Examinations : The Education Directorate has been conducting since 2003, BCS Professional Examinations on behalf of the British Computer Society. During the year examinations were held at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi centres in which 21 candidates appeared. M S E B Examinations : CSI Education Directorate is conducting examinations for the employees of Maharashtra State Electricity Board and its Corporation. CSI Nagpur Chapter is conducting courses for them. Education Directorate conducts examination and awards certificates. During the year 14 candidates appeared for these examinations. VMS Examinations for the Visually Challenged Students : Education Directorate conducted examination in VMS premises, Mumbai on WORD & EXCEL for the Visually Challenged of Victoria Memorial School for the Blind, Mumbai and total 22 students had registered for the examination of which 18 qualified. Young Talent Search In Computer Programming & SEARCC International Student Software Competition : During the year Education Directorate conducted the CSI Young Talent Search Contest in Computer Programming. A total of 120 school teams across the country, each of 3 students registered for the contest. After the first level regional contest held at 17 centres across the country, the final national level contest was held at Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Chennai. Two teams i.e. Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai (Team-A) and Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, Chennai (Team-B) were selected for the SEARCC International Competion. During the year the International Competition was hosted by CSI at Chennai along with the CSI Annual Convention. Two teams from India, one team from Australia and two teams from Sri Lanka participated. Australian Team won the First Prize and Indian Team (Team-B) bagged the second prize. Award function was held on 12th September 2008 at Chennai Trade Centre to present Dr. F C Kohli Award to the winning teams. The first and second prizes were sponsored by TCS @ $1000 and $500 respectively. Cognizant Technologies Solutions, Chennai came forward and sponsored 3,00,000/- for the event. Workshop : CSI Education Directorate & Division-V (Education & Research) of CSI jointly organized a Technology Appreciation workshop on "Enterprise Network Architecture and Design" on 29th & 30th August 2008 at CSI NHQ, Chennai. Special Preview Talk in India by ISS-NUS : Institute of Systems Science (ISS), a centre at National University of Singapore (NUS) has been conducting the NUS Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis programme for the past 25 years. ISS-NUS has sought for the support of CSI in promoting this progarmme among the student community in India thru Mr.H.R. Mohan, Chairman, Division-II, CSI. The faculty member Dr. Ramanathan from ISS/NUS addressed potential students, their parents and teachers at five centres (New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore & Chennai) in India between 21.04.2008 and 29.04.2008. The respective CSI Chapters conducted the Preview talk. An amount of 1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) received from ISS-NUS by CSI Education Directorate was distributed to each of CSI Chapter for making arrangements for the Preview Talk. MOU with Infycareer : CSI Education Directorate entered into an MOU with M/S Infycareer, Chennai on 11.09.2008 for imparting Finishing School training apart from other technical training to final year Engineering College students. The training closes the gap between requirement of IT industry and the finished material at Engineering Colleges, particularly in terms of English language and soft skills. The programme will focused on students from CSI Intuitional members. R & D Project for the year 2008-2009 : CSI received 5 project proposals from Professional Colleges. The project reports were evaluated by Prof. H R Vishwakarma and Prof. N. Ramanathan and have been approved. Total amount sanctioned for the year is 38,500/-. International Activities 1. IFIP IFIP Executive Board meeting was held at New Delhi during 03 to 06.03.2009. TC3 meeting on Life Long Learning was also held during this period 2. SEARCC The Twenty Fourth Conference of SEARCC 2008 was held during August 2008 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. President Prof. K K Aggarwal attended this conference on behalf of CSI. SEARCC Student Software Programming Contest was organised during CSI 2008 Convention at Chennai. Five Teams, one from Australia and two each from Sri Lanka and India had participated. Celebrations of Independence Day and Republic Day : Independence Day was celebrated in CSI National Head Quarters Building at Taramani, Chennai on 15.08.2008. All the Officials of CSI at Chennai along with CSI members attended the function. 15

Computer Society of India Republic Day was celebrated in CSI National Head Quarters Building on 26.01.2009. Several members from Chennai Region attended the function. Special Interest Groups of CSI: SIG by its very nature is a focused group and its activity is national in character. The SIG membership is through groups and essentially to enthuse academic and research community to participate. Though the SIG is having functional autonomy it is essentially working with the concerned Division to be within the frame work of the CSI Constitution & Byelaws. During the year the following SIGs were active. SIG Convnors 1. CSI-SIG-AI Prof. PVS Rao & (Artificial Intelligence) Dr. S Ramani 2. CSI-SIG-SE Prof. Pankaj Jalote (Software Engineering) 3. CSI-SIG-GC Prof. Janakiraman (Grid Computing) 4. CSI-SIG-OSC Mr. Satish Babu (Open Source Computing) 5. CSI-SIG-EG Dr. Ashok Agarwal (E-Governance) 6. CSI-SIG-BI Dr. Achuthsankar Nair (Bio Informatics) Besides, proposals to form the following SIGs were under various stages of consideration. 1. CSI-SIG-NLC (Natural Language Computing) 2. CSI-SIG-IS (Information Security) 3. CSI-SIG-CS (Computing Standards) CSI ANNUAL AWARDS CSI Nihilent e-governance Awards : The main objective of the CSI-Nihilent e-governance Awards is to recognize and appreciate the successful efforts of states and organizations in achieving good governance using ICT. The awards for the year 2007-08 were announced and presented to the following winners at a function held on 18.12.2008 during the 6th International Conference on e-governance held at IIT, Delhi. 1. Best e-governance State (Overall category) Award Chattisgarh State Joint Runner-up: Madhya Pradesh & Kerala 2. Special Jury Award (Outstanding National Effort) Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) 3. Best e-governed Departments (Joint Winners) Motor Vehicle Department, Kerala Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Chattisgarh Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh 5. Best e-governance Projects Award Special Jury Award (Joint Winners) e-arik, Arunachal Pradesh and EverAlert, Lakshadweep 6. Outstanding Projects (Joint Winners) e-gram Viswa Gram, Gujarat; e-procurement, Chattisgarh; Integrated Prisons Management, Jharkhand and Rojgar Vahini, Maharashtra. 7. Excellent Projects (Joint winners) Computerisation of Mantralaya, Madhya Pradesh; Adminstration of Today and Tomorrow (KM-ATOM), Andhra Pradesh; Integrated Work Flow System for Paperless Administration, Haryana; Digital Workflow using Message, Kerala;Municipal Property Tax, New Delhi and e-enabled Employee Integral Coach Factory An encouraging feature of the e-governance awards for 2007-08 was an overwhelming response of over 100 entries. Other Annual Awards of CSI The annual Awards for the year 2007-08 were presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Society held during CSI- 2008 Annual National Convention of CSI held at Chennai in September 2008. Chapter Patron Awards 1. Mr. Amar Deb, Kolkata 2. Mr. Shripad Khedekar, Goa 3. Mr. Hiren Shah, Chennai 4. Mr. R A S Tyagi, Lucknow 5. Mr. Arun Kumar Mishra, Rourkela 6. Dr. Hamid Hasan, Delhi 7. Mr Ajit Sahu, Cuttack 8. Mr. Ravi Raman, Mumbai 9. Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary, Ahmedabad 10. Mr. Monish Darda, Pune Best Chapter Newsletter Eastern Region : Western Region : Best Student Branch HARDCOPY of Kolkata Chapter Gwalior Chapter 1. Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, Region-I 2. AES Institute of Computer Studies, Ahmedabad, Region- III 3. D R Institute of Engineering and Management Studies, Cuttack, Region-IV. 4. R V College of Engineering, Bangalore, Region-V. 5. K K Wagh Institute of Engg. Education and Research, Region-IV. 6. National College of Engg., Kovilpatti, Region-VII. Vandana Goyal Award for female candidate securing highest marks in software testing examination held during 2006-07. Ms. Smitha Moorthy, Coimbatore. 16

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 Best Chapter Awards Category-I : Delhi Chapter, Kolkata Chapter Category-II : Ahmedabad Chapter, Tiruchirapalli Chapter Category-III : Allahabad Chapter, Coimbatore Chapter, Gwalior Chapter, Nashik Chapter, Ranchi Chapter Elections As in the previous year the CSI elections at the national level for the various elective offices for the year 2009-10 / 2010-11 were conducted electronically during the year. Simultaneously, some of the proposed amendments to the CSI Constitution were also balloted and approved electronically. With the experience gained during the last two years in successfully conducting the CSI elections electronically the ExecCom is strongly felt that Chapter elections too should be concurrently conducted electronically. Accordingly the Chapter elections were initiated along with ExecCom Elections. However, only 15 Chapters participated in the process. CSI Website During the year a contract was entrusted to M/s. Sakshay, Delhi for the design and deployment of CSI website. The new website was commissioned after successful trials in July 2008. Remembrance Prof. A K Pathak, Past President, CSI passed away on September 6, 2008. Prof. Pathak was also a Chairman of Research Committee of CSI. The Society has lost a prominent IT Professional & a dedicated member who will ever be remembered for his contribution and sustained support to CSI & IT industry. Many CSI veterans and others paid rich tributes to his outstanding contribution to the CSI and the society at large. Felicitation of Mrs. Priyalata Pal After 27 years of dedicated and selfless service to Computer Society of India, Executive Secretary Mrs. Priyalata Pal retired from the Society in July 2008 on health ground. Many Past Presidents, Fellows, Chairperson of the Chapters and Senior Members attended the felicitation function organised by CSI Mumbai Chapter on 23.05.2009. Members appreciated the outstanding contribution of Mrs. Pal to CSI and its members by her efforts and dedicated service to transform the Society into a successful professional body. Many Senior Members shared their experiences of Mrs. Pal s support for the benefit of CSI. Acknowledgement The overall performance of the Society during the year 2008-09 was quite satisfactory in spite of several limitation and unforeseen circumstances. The ExecCom has been making relentless efforts at improving the performance and enhancing the image of the Society further, and counts on the contribution and support of its members and all others concerned. In conclusion, I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the members, bankers, auditors, employees and all others concerned for their contribution, support and cooperation during the year. Bipin Mehta Hon. Secretary, CSI 17

Computer Society of India Treasurer's Report It gives me great pleasure to present the audited annual accounts of the Society for the year ending March 31, 2009 along with the Auditor s Report. Members will kindly observe from the Auditors Report that the quality and procedure adopted for maintenance of accounts are in conformity with the requirements of the Public Societies Registration Act No. 1 of 1350. Total assets of the Society have increased to Rs 1296.11 lakhs as on 31.3.2009 as against Rs 1090.99 lakhs as on 31.3.2008 registering an increase of Rs 205.12 lakhs during the year. The revenue surplus during the year was Rs 96.34 lakhs as compared to Rs 29.40 lakhs in the previous year. Lastly, I take this opportunity to express my grateful thanks to the Executive Committee, Managing Committees of the various Chapters of the Society and the Finance Committees of major events for the co-operation extended during the year. I also thank the National & Regional Auditors and all the employees of the Society for their valuable service and support during the year. Saurabh Sonawala Hon.Treasurer CSI Attention Members! Any query related to accounts, to be forwarded to CSI HQ 7 days in advance of AGM, which shall be replied at the AGM, when concerned agenda item is taken up. Executive Secretary, CSI 18

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 M/s. Pruthviraj Shah & Co. Chartered Accountants P. C. Shah B.Com. (Hon.) F.C.A. Auditors Report for CSI (Consolidated) 1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of the Computer Society of India as at 31st March, 2009 and also the annexed Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended on that date, in which are incorporated the audited accounts of all its Chapters and we report as under: 2. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purposes of our audit. 3. In our opinion, the Accounts are maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Public Societies Registration Act No.1 of 1350. 4. Accounts of all active chapters are being incorporated and the chapters who were not having any activity are being either incorporated on the basis of available data and / or excluded as per information provided to us. 5. As regards Region 2 & 4 chapters accounts are consolidated relying on audit report of regional auditor, M/s Dutta Gosh & Associates, Chartered Accountants of 4, Ripon Street, 2nd Floor, Kolkata-700016 and regions 5 & 7 are consolidated relying on report of regional auditor, M/s N. Sivaprasad Associates, Chartered Accountants of No.22, Sir Madhavan Nair Road, Mahalingapuram, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034. 6. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit. Place : Mumbai Date : 12.09.2009 7. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and subject to para 4 herein above and read with notes to accounts, give a true and fair view- (a) In the case of the Balance Sheet of the affairs as at 31st March, 2009; and (b) In the case of Income and Expenditure Account of the Excess of Income over Expenditure for the year ended on that date. Sd/- P. C. SHAH F.C.A. - (M. No.11682) Prop. M/S. Pruthviraj Shah & Co. Chartered Accountants Office : 202, Modi Chambers, Radhe Vallabh Co.Op. Housing Soc. Ltd., French Bridge Corner, Opp. Opera House, Mumbai 400 004. Tel: 23888579 Consulting 2, Songadh Appartment, 48, N.S. Patkar Marg, Hughes Road, Mumbai 400 007. Office : Tel: 23696069 BDB Office: E Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Next to ICICI Bldg., Bandra (E,) Mumbai 400 051. 19

Computer Society of India Previous Year Ended CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 Assets Schedule Current Year FIXED ASSETS 11586242 Buildings 16054803 677034 Office Furniture & Fittings 874700 2367241 Office Equipments 2162237 137326 Books 136137 72335235 INVESTMENTS B 80357507 21995981 CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES C 30026243 109099059 Total 129611627 Previous Year Ended Liabilities SCHEDULE Current Year 100926119 RESERVES & EARMARKED FUNDS D 113257947 7517774 CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS E 7035004 655166 CHAPTER BALANCES 9318676 109099059 Total 129611627 A For COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer As per our report of even date annexed Mumbai Dated : 12th September, 2009 Sd/- P. C. SHAH, F.C.A. (M. No. 11682) FOR PRUTHVIRAJ SHAH & CO., Chartered Accountants Proprietor 20

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2009 Previous INCOME SCH. Current Annual HQ Chapters Year Ended Year Convention (As Per Statement) 10545373 Membership Fees 13993763 0 13993763 0 5913477 Conferences concerned with 11809989 5316300 2559884 3933805 Development of Technology & Education Courses & Examinations in Advance 5740759 Technical Areas 3264627 0 885163 2379464 271500 Advertisements 18500 0 0 18500 890889 Publications 759950 0 759950 0 5754009 Interest 6192534 13622 4199670 1979242 4418108 Sponsorships, Donations & Contributions 231592 0 0 231592 3343 Profit on sale of Fixed Assets 2288 0 0 2288 180220 Prior period adjustments 61901 0 20603 41298 705759 Miscellaneous 534889 0 38158 496731 34423437 Total 36870033 5329922 22457191 9082920 Previous Year Ended EXPENDITURE SCH. Current Year Annual Convention HQ Chapters (As Per Statement) 7285024 4291492 319212 2674320 5778517 Conferences concerned with Development of Technology & Education 5458565 Courses & Examinations in Advance 2791393 0 1689443 1101950 Technical Areas 4786233 Publications 2729941 0 2558594 171347 10715139 Administrative Expenses F 9409808 11300 6720172 2678335 2914843 Establishment Expenses G 3354530 0 1943508 1411022 1489501 Depreciation 1420792 0 617279 803513 92797 Prior period adjustments 160437 0 122787 37650 246995 Bad debts written off 84095 0 0 84095 2940849 Excess of Income over Expenditure transferred to various reserves 9634014 1027130 8486196 120688 34423437 Total 36870033 5329922 22457191 9082920 For COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer As per our report of even date annexed Mumbai Dated : 12th September, 2009 Sd/- P. C. SHAH, F.C.A. (M. No. 11682) FOR PRUTHVIRAJ SHAH & CO., Chartered Accountants Proprietor 21

Computer Society of India ANNEXURE TO CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2009 INCOME Total Region I Region II Region III Region IV Region V Region VI Region VII Membership Fees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conferences concerned with Development 3933805 13330 149652 404830 96700 334245 2532328 402720 of Technology & Education Courses & Examinations in Advance 2379464 58400 628260 48400 321660 925 1321819 0 Technical Areas Advertisements 18500 0 0 4000 14500 0 0 0 Publications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interest 1979242 415076 132897 415041 182362 67939 328851 437076 Sponsorships, Donations & 231592 122017 0 35075 24500 0 50000 0 Contributions Profit on sale of Fixed Assets 2288 0 0 0 288 0 0 2000 Prior period adjustments 41298 0 0 0 6582 27744 6972 0 Miscellaneous 496731 2600 254651 2627 1000 67200 60853 107800 Total 9082920 611423 1165460 909973 647592 498053 4300823 949596 EXPENDITURE Total Region I Conferences concerned with Development of Technology & Education Courses & Examinations in Advance Technical Areas Region II Region III Region IV Region V Region VI Region VII 2674320 266859 9890 445547 21814 208626 1350765 370818 1101950 17074 148110 28200 133463 0 775103 0 Publications 171347 0 39523 0 12000 0 119824 0 Administrative Expenses 2678335 343748 288034 348128 320041 414110 731819 232456 Establishment Expenses 1411022 20250 335402 0 104100 260082 633413 57775 Depreciation 803513 34370 147033 229519 128593 188109 49945 25944 Prior period adjustments 37650 2175 0 6056 0 29253 166 0 Bad debts written off 84095 22040 0 0 0 62055 0 0 Excess of Income over Expenditure 120688 (95093) 197468 (147478) (72418) (664181) 639787 262603 transferred to various reserves Total 9082920 611423 1165460 909973 647592 498053 4300823 949596 22

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 A) Buildings SCHEDULE - A SCHEDULE OF FIXED ASSETS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 Previous Year Ended Chapter Opening WDV Additions / Sales / Discarded Depreciation for the year Closing WDV 72408 Ahmedabad 72408 0 7241 65167 548462 Bangalore 548462 0 54846 493616 131345 Cochin 131345 0 13135 118210 1263626 Hyderabad 1263626-3000 126063 1134563 1320072 Mumbai 1320072 0 132007 1188065 492571 Mumbai H.Q. 492571 0 49257 443314 349458 Kolkata 349458 0 34946 314512 142773 Coimbatore 142773 0 14277 128496 172910 Goa 172910 0 17291 155619 141277 Chennai Edu Dir. 141277 0 14128 127149 2055268 Chennai New WIP 2055268 0 0 2055268 4615901 Delhi Bldg WIP 4615901 512031 0 5127932 0 Visakhapatnam Bldg WIP 0 1210088 0 1210088 0 Lucknow 0 3240651 0 3240651 201465 Pune 201465 0 20147 181318 78706 Trivandrum 78706 0 7871 70835 11586242 TOTAL 11586242 4959770 491209 16054803 23

Computer Society of India B) Office Furniture & Fittings Previous Year Ended Chapter Opening WDV Additions / Sales / Discarded Depreciation for the year Closing WDV 137951 HQ 137951 0 13796 124155 47450 Ahmedabad 47450 0 4896 42554 34557 Goa 34557 0 0 34557 76532 Mumbai 76532 0 7653 68879 4418 Nagpur 4418 0 0 4418 14889 Pune 14889 0 2307 12582 35211 Bangalore 35211 0 3521 31690 3851 Chennai 3851 0 385 3466 5537 Cochin 5537 0 0 5537 43045 Coimbatore 43045 0 4304 38741 0 Delhi 0 49000 4900 44100 74002 Hyderabad 74002 0 7400 66602 12009 Pondicherry 12009 0 0 12009 3919 Tiruchirapalli 3919 0 0 3919 21163 Trivandrum 21163 0 0 21163 15239 Vijayawada 15239 0 1524 13715 0 Visakhapatnam 214626 0 0 214626 4481 Bhilai 4481 0 672 3809 4031 Lucknow 4031 0 403 3628 14661 Mankapur 14661 0 1466 13195 44128 Mhow 44128 0 4413 39715 3596 Bokaro 3236 0 324 2913 2435 Bhopal 2435 0 244 2191 70697 Kolkata 70697 0 7070 63627 3232 Durgapur 3232 0 323 2909 677034 TOTAL 891300 49000 65601 874700 24

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 C) Office Equipments Previous Chapter Year Ended D) Books Opening WDV Additions / Sales / Discarded Depreciation for the year Closing WDV 277070 HQ 277070 136783 112274 301579 22325 Ahmedabad 22325 0 12646 9679 1680 Goa 1680 0 0 1680 153979 Mumbai 153979 3600 29625 127954 8987 Nagpur 8987 0 0 8987 33742 Nasik 33742 0 8481 25261 5752 Pune 5752 0 1879 3873 335338 Bangalore 335338 0 67428 267910 10214 Chennai 10214 0 1580 8634 360 Cochin 360 0 0 360 106521 Coimbatore 106521 0 19675 86846 0 Delhi 0 116888 17666 99222 247921 Hyderabad 247921 0 108236 139685 25308 Pondicherry 25308 0 0 25308 1472 Tiruchirapalli 1472 0 0 1472 24265 Trivandrum 24265 0 0 24265 39185 Bhilai 39185 0 5878 33307 68 Lucknow 68 0 10 58 62849 Mankapur 62849 0 9925 52924 60922 Mhow 60922 330000 207272 183650 24967 Bokaro 9987 0 5992 3995 719465 Kolkata 719465 50710 121786 648389 46005 Durgapur 46005 0 16665 29340 317 Bhopal 317 0 48 269 158529 Ranchi 158529 34788 115727 77590 2367241 TOTAL 2352261 672769 862793 2162237 Previous Year Ended Chapter Opening WDV Additions / Sales / Discarded Depreciation for the year Closing WDV 18621 HQ 18621 0 0 18621 3438 Goa 3438 0 0 3438 34238 Mumbai 34238 0 0 34238 3026 Nagpur 3026 0 0 3026 59420 Calicut 59420 0 0 59420 6688 Trivandrum 6688 0 0 6688 11894 Kolkata 11894 0 1189 10705 1 Durgapur 1 0 0 1 137326 TOTAL 137326 0 1189 136137 14767843 Total Fixed Assets 14967129 5681539 1420792 19227877 25

Computer Society of India As at PARTICULARS SCHEDULE - B INVESTMENTS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 EARMARKED INVESTMENTS: FD with Banks Accrued Interest As at 31.03.2009 2827568 IT Award Fund 3286325 437093 3723418 15876568 Life Membership Fund 16253433 2317211 18570644 756295 Chapters Fund 1407728 255248 1662976 16154 Vandana Goyal Award Fund 15000 1098 16098 477275 TDC Project 421384 83071 504455 1823250 CSI Professional Dev. Corpus 1889732 13397 1903129 2314492 CSI VLDB Endowment 2497265 27429 2524694 1104570 CSI PDC ICDE 2003 (IEEE) 1000000 195540 1195540 1425371 Apsec06 (Sig - Se) Fund 1409466 135070 1544536 OTHER INVESTMENTS: 45523738 In Fixed Deposits with banks 45487686 3094420 48582106 189953 In Fixed Deposits with Public Sector Cos. 129912 0 129912 72335235 Total 73797930 6559577 80357507 Previous Year ended SCHEDULE - C CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS AND ADVANCES AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 PARTICULARS ADVANCES & RECEIVABLES Current Year 2629902 Debtors/Receivables 8134468 3280669 Advances & Deposits 5409828 305835 Prepaid expenses 407537 6216405 Sub-Total (A) 13951833 CURRENT ASSETS 34280 Stock of Kits, Tie & Tie Pins, etc. 36545 CASH & BANK BALANCES 141844 Cash, Cheques & Postage in hand 153095 15603452 Bank Balances in Savings & Current Accounts 15884772 15779576 Sub-Total (B) 16074412 21995981 Grand Total (A + B) 30026243 26

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 SCHEDULE - D RESERVES & EARMARKED FUNDS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 Previous Year ended PARTICULARS 47453646 01. GENERAL RESERVE Add: Excess of Income over Expenditure BUILDING FUNDS 4907529 02. BUILDING FUNDS - CHAPTERS Less: Transfer From Building Fund 7477898 03. BUILDING & FACILITIES Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 1188594 04. BUILDING MAINTENANCE Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account CSI OBJECTS & RESEARCH FUNDS 4760974 05. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 2386279 06. ADMINISTRATIVE Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 1188593 07. CONTINUING EDUCATION & VISITING LECTURES Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 1183895 08. LIBRARY FACILITIES Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 1188593 09. PUBLICATIONS Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account Current Year 46590882 3845748 50436630 4907529 0 4907529 7477898 2757404 10235302 1188594 348118 1536712 4760974 1400559 6161533 2386279 704327 3090606 1188593 348118 1536711 1183895 348118 1532013 1188593 348118 1536711 71736001 Balance Carried Forward 80973747 27

Computer Society of India Previous Year ended SCHEDULE - D (Contd.) RESERVES & EARMARKED FUNDS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 PARTICULARS Current Year 71736001 Balance Brought Down 80973747 1188595 10. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 1188594 11. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 2233584 12. CHAPTERS Balance as per last B/S Add:Transfer from Income & Expenditure Account 1686986 13. MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS - CHAPTERS Balance as per last B/S Add:Addition to other funds 1188595 348118 1536713 1188594 348118 1536712 2494282 0 2494282 1686986 269466 1956452 14. AWARD FUNDS 10000 (a) Anita Khanna 10000 10000 (b) Kewal Dubey 10000 5000 (c) Raizada 5000 5000 (d) Students 5000 30000 EARMARKED FUNDS 3960869 15. I T Award Fund 3960869 1524753 16. VLDB '96 1524753 14621194 17. Life Membership Fund Opening balance Add: Life Membership Fee Received during the year 14621194 1632239 16253433 15000 18. Vandana Goyal Award Fund 15000 1282510 19. ICDE - CSI - 2003 (IEEE) Fund 1385105 1458032 20. APSEC06(SIG SE) Fund 1590880 100926119 Total 113257947 SCHEDULE - E CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2009 Previous PARTICULARS Current Year ended Year CURRENT LIABILITIES 4341243 Liability for expenses & Creditors 5106368 3176531 Provision for Expenses & Other Liabilities 1928636 7517774 Total 7035004 28

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 Previous Year ended PARTICULARS SCHEDULE - F ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Current Year 379801 Printing & Stationery 316845 562793 Postage & Telegram 352272 386487 Telephone, Telex/Fax 333519 215040 Rent, Rates and Taxes 196376 367830 Electricity 369295 0 Photo / Video Exp. 580 91120 Membership & Subscription & Donation 81180 713521 Student Chapter Share 1142986 177371 Travelling Expenses 65265 599206 Manager CMS Expenses 121515 0 Executive Secretary Expenses 567567 583920 Regional Director, Education Directorate Expenses 744241 70000 Financial Controller Expenses 0 58843 OB's Expenses 54621 435289 Conveyance 178658 589191 Advertisement 15612 0 Secretarial Assistance Expenses 1500 27484 Accountancy Charges 25265 66459 Staff Welfare 88512 2115636 Meeting Expenses 1810990 349226 Election Expenses 394249 12000 Library (Honorarium to Librarian) 0 Repairs & Maintenance 191356 Building 139049 678249 Office Equipment, furniture and fixtures 593126 2278 Newspaper & Periodicals 32647 1012 Momento / Gifts 69636 91250 Honorarium 29500 543797 Celebrations/Functions (e.g.computer Day, AGM etc.) 509181 243681 Office Maintenance Expenses (e.g. conservancy, etc.) 267008 102600 Professional & Consultancy Fees 136200 59837 Bank Charges 65939 78604 Internet E-mail & Web Site Development Exps. 21467 27617 Insurance 22691 676026 Other Misc. expenses 477941 1000 Profession Tax 500 Auditors Remuneration 144707 Audit Fees 128500 29908 For expenses 55375 42000 Hire Charges Machinery 0 10715139 Total 9409808 29

Computer Society of India Previous Year ended PARTICULARS SCHEDULE - G ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES Current Year 2503759 Salaries & Wages & Honorarium 2317354 600 Conveyance Reimbursement 26400 0 Ex-gratia 98862 79224 Leave Travel Allowance 69008 102110 Medical Reimbursement 71331 76884 Gratuity 408688 0 Special Allowance 206312 152266 Provident Fund (Chapter's Contribution) 156575 2914843 Total 3354530 30

44th Annual Report 2008-2009 SCHEDULE - H NOTES ANNEXED TO AND FORMING PART OF CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2009 1. Disclosure of Accounting Policies: a) Previous year accounts have been re-grouped wherever necessary. b) 41 Chapters are consolidated. The previous year figures are not comparable as consolidated chapters are not same. c) Assets are carried on the basis of closing written down value and no historical cost details exist, other than for building block. Depreciation is charged on written down value as per rates prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961. d) Accounts are maintained on accrual basis, except that Membership fee is accounted on receipt basis. e) As per EXECOM resolution the audit fees for National and Regional Auditors for all chapters are charged to CSI- HQ accounts. 2. Contingencies and events occurring after the Balance Sheet date: a) As per information given to us the Kanpur, Patna, Jaipur & Raipur Chapters are put under probation, having no activity. b) The Income-tax Exemption u/s 35 is pending under renewal (Applied) from 01-4-2003. We expect the exemption certificate to be received. However, there is no tax liability u/s 11 and or section 44A and all IT Return are filed up to date. 3. Prior Period items and changes in accounting policies: There are no changes in accounting policies followed by the Head Quarters or the Chapters. 4. Depreciation Accounting: a) This accounting standard is discussed in note 1 above. b) The quantum of depreciation provided is adequate considering the lifetime of the assets. 5. Revenue Recognition: Membership subscriptions are accounted on receipt basis. 6. Accounting for Fixed Assets: (a) Fixed assets are valued at cost less depreciation. (b) Fixed Assets of CSI-SIG egovernance is consolidated as per accounts given to us, audited by CSI-SIG egovernance Auditor. 7. Accounting for effects of changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Receipts in foreign exchange are accounted on the basis of credit given by bank. 8. Accounting for Investments: Investments are made in Fixed Deposits with Banks and public sector companies. These investments are stated at cost price. 9. Disbursement of Expenses: Hon. Treasurer is authorised to conduct the fiscal affairs of the society and maintain records thereof, who will also be executing withdrawals of society funds under authority of EXECOM (vide Rule 4.3.2. read with 4.4.2.d.) subject to overall legislative directive and guidance and authority of general body (vide Rule 4.1.2.) and during course of audit disbursement are verified in the background of these provisions. 10. General Remarks: The accounts of CSI-SIG egovernance, for the year ended 31st March, 2009,are consolidated relying on Audit Report of auditor other than the National Auditor. For COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA Mumbai Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- Dated: 12.09.2009 President Hon-Secretary Hon-Treasurer 31

Computer Society of India ESTD.1965 Computer Society of India 45th Annual General Meeting Notice The 45th Annual General Meeting of the Computer Society of India will be held at 17.30 p.m. on Friday 9th October, 2009 at VITS Hotel, Pune, Adjacent to Shiv Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex, Pune-Mumbai Express Highway, Balewadi, Pune-411045. Tel. +91 20 39140000/39411010 Agenda Item 1 : To Confirm the minutes of the 44th Annual General Meeting held on 12th September, 2008 at Chennai Trade Center, Chennai. (Minutes published in June, 2009 issue of CSI Communications). Item 2 : To receive and adopt the Annual Report for the Financial Year 2008-09. Item 3 : To receive and adopt the Audited Accounts for the Financial year 2008-09. Item 4 : To Appoint the Auditors for FY 2009-10 and to fix their remuneration. Item 5 : To ratify the establishment of Student Branches approved during year 2008-09. Item 6 : Any other business with the permission of the Chair. Bipin Mehta Hon. Secretary, CSI 32