Saturday, 8th of May, from 10 - 1.30pm

IIT EU AA Office, Saint Denis We had 13 attendees in total, 12 speakers and 1 spectator. We began at a few minutes past 10 and ended a little past 1.30. We had a 5 minute rest break in between. Barcamp Paris format was introduced, followed by speakers introducing themselves as we went around the table. Attendees were then invited to walk up to the butcher paper to find an empty slot and describe their topics using just three keywords.

Overall Impressions:

There was general agreement that there was value in Barcamp. Diversity of topics and user participation were the major points that keep interest and enthusiasm levels high. However, as the initial presentations and their question time ran a little overtime and we had a couple of attendees come in late after the Barcamp had begun and topics had been structured, we had to find space to squeeze their topics in which created a rush towards the end.

Suggestions for improvement for future Barcamps include: To limit the number of presentation to 10 of 10 mins each with 5 minutes of question times That only questions are to be asked of the speaker rather than allowing also for extended comments from participants which limits the value in information exchange Any comments can be left for during the rest breaks or for the lunch session

In order of talks

1. Deepak Rajput spoke about software systems that automate business travel planning, booking, and review by management, and how their implementation allow for potential savings time, money, and resources
2. S.K.Mazumder spoke broadly about India’s rapidly growing energy needs within the context of climate change and the contribution that nuclear power can make to meeting these energy needs whilst also being climate friendly
3. Amit Mangotra spoke about Databases and their central role in eliminating redundancy and duplication and allowing for automation and centralisation of data
4. Writtwik Banerjee spoke about some of the developments and challenges in language translation systems within specific contexts, such as technical documentation, particularly those around Indian languages
5. Rohit Arora spoke about his research work using software that models the environment of a biological system to combat HIV/AIDS and the wider role that these software-modelled systems play in determining drug efficacy
6. Sharad Tripathi spoke about the need for philosophy in the teaching of science and rational approaches in constructing society such as the “BRIGHT” movement
7. Vinod Kumar spoke about the “Internet of Things”, the pervasiveness of sensor networks, and the development of a continuity between physical and virtual worlds as we move from “Web 1.0” through to “Web 3.0”
8. Sriram Reddy spoke about the role of mobile technology and their application in a range of contexts from education through to social activism
9. Surender Bhandari spoke about trade barriers and regulatory hurdles that countries impose which retards standardisation processes and used the example of debates over crack propagation in airplane bodies to illustrate the bigger picture
10. Balaji Renukumar spoke about how home-based smart energy systems using wireless sensor networks and Internet access via power line technology allow for energy savings via better monitoring on a personal level, and for better planning by energy companies at a grid level
11. Shashi Dharmadhikari spoke about broadly carbon sequestration and renewable energy systems based solar and wind
12. Nagapraveen Jayaprakash spoke about innovation and used the example of Apple to illustrate the’ central role of Steve Jobs in fostering innovation unlike Microsoft and IBM for example who did not have similarly innovative leaders
13. Anuradha Kanniganti spoke about technological societies, interlocking systems, and stressed the need to be more ecologically aware using India as an example
14. Sourubhi, from IBM, was a spectator