IEEE 802.1 Interim January 2011 Bangalore, India M Vinod Kumar Abhay Karandikar, IITB Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Destination – Bangalore, India India • Emerging Technology hub • 2nd Largest Telecom Market in the World • Emerging Market of Carrier Ethernet Deployments Bangalore –Silicon Valley of the East or Garden city of India • Juxtaposed with the old palaces and gardens of Bangalore is the hub of Technology Development in India • Offices of: Broadcom, Cisco, Huawei, ZTE, Nortel, Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper, IBM, Intel, Infosys, Motorola, TI, Wipro, etc. Vidhan Souda Bangalore Palace Infosys Tejas 2 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Other compelling reasons to be in India • If you break journey at Delhi Taj Mahal Qutb Minar India Gate Red Fort Jama Masjid • Around Bangalore Ooty Mysore Palace Munnar 3 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Golden Palms Hotel & Spa Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Le Meridien 5 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Golden Palms Le Meridian Goa Registration fee $200 $200 $200 Room Rent $200 $200 $200 Break-fast Complimentary Complimentary Complimentary Lunch Complimentary Complimentary Complimentary Dinner Complimentary Under negotiation Complimentary Socials/Snacks Tejas Tejas Tejas 6 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Some points to consider • IEEE-SA recently organized several seminars in India in various cities in various Indian companies and academia – To encourage participation from Indians in various IEEE standards • IEEE 802.16 holding its Interim in May this year • 802.1 Interim in India will serve the larger objectives of IEEE-SA as well – So do vote in favor !! 7 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Attractions Opportunity to meet some of the largest service providers at the networking social – Tejas to sponsor networking cocktail and dinner 8 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 Connectivity to Bangalore Possible to Reach Bangalore with just one stop! • Los Angeles, CA (LAX) –BLR: Cathay Pacific, Luftansa, Malaysian Airlines (With a stop at DEL | Frankfurt | KL | CDG | LHR| HK ) • NYC –BLR: Air India, Jet Airways, American Airlines, Continental (With a stop at DEL | BOM) • Chicago (CHI) –BLR: Continental, American Airlines, Air India, British Airways (With a stop at DEL | LHR | EWR) • Atlanta –BLR: Continental (2 Stops) • Paris, France (CDG) –BLR: Air France (Non Stop) • London (LHR) –BLR: British Airways (Non Stop) • Frankfurt –BLR: Lufthansa (Non Stop) • Many Domestic flights from Mumbai/Delhi 9 Tejas Networks Ltd 2009 See you in Bangalore! 10.