‘Made for India’ forum at VLSI 2009: your chance to submit a paper

by Rajiv Kapur, managing director, Broadcom India
Chairperson, Special Sessions, VLSI 2009

India is an emerging market that is being noticed and taken seriously the world over. The >1 billion population is very young (35 percent under the age of 15) with an ever-expanding middle class. Sustained 8 percent GDP growth, rapid urbanisation, increasing dispensable income, changing lifestyles, opening economic policy, democratic society are fuelling ‘explosive’ consumerism in India resulting in persistent demand for latest goods and services.

India as a market encourages/requires creative product design or business models to meet its needs. This uniqueness comes from its demographics, its economics, and its inherent diversity. Hence this transmogrification of the India story: from “Made in India” of yester years - “Made for India” today - “Made by India” tomorrow.

In this context we have created a platform at the International Conference on VLSI design – VLSI2009, titled “Made For India”. This is a platform to help identify and promote products that are centred around semiconductors, electronics and embedded software, designed for the Indian market. We invite proposals for a 30 minute speaking opportunity to present your product that is made for India.

Presentations must start with the end market and showcase use of technology, business models/services that were established to meet its needs.

VLSI2009 is now in its 22nd year and is India’s premier conference on semiconductors and embedded software. This attracts almost 1000 students, academicians and industry experts from across the country and to some extent the whole globe. This year with the conference being in New Delhi, it will be closest to the regulators, decision makers and the media.

Please send in your proposals and questions. Proposals need to be accompanied with a (1) Title and (2) An abstract (not exceeding 200 words) describing the market and its unique traits, solutions with technologies/business models implemented, its status (3) Name and title of the presenter(s). Slots will be filled at the discretion of the organising committee, with a goal to maximise diversity of verticals from the list of proposals received that meet the desired objectives. Please hurry, as we only have a few slots to showcase the good work being done all around.

Come participate in creating New India, For India, By India, In India!

[Editor’s note: Please send your proposal to Rajiv Kapur via The Chilli – email: editor [at] thechilli.com, with ‘Made for India – VLSI2009’ in the subject line. Please make sure you put this in the subject line.]