Under the auspices of ITU-APT Foundation of India, the following workshops/seminars have been held:
(a) A workshop on ‘World Radio communication Conference 2003 (WRC-03)’ was organized in May 2003 at Imperial Hotel, New Delhi. More than 100 participants attended it from telecom industry, service sector as well as government sector. The dignitaries who participated include,
Mr. Shyamal Ghosh, former Telecom Secretary and currently USO Fund Administrator, Govt. of India.
Mr. P.K. Garg, Wireless Advisor to the Govt. of India.
Dr. D.K. Ghosh, Exe. Director, Siemens PCN Ltd.
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication Services
Mr. V.P. Chandan, President, Qualcomm India
Mr. T.V. Ramachandran, Chairman, Asia Pacific Region of ITU’s TDAG
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Dr. S.K. Hajela, Senior Consultant, TRAI & former Coordinator of ITU, ASP Regional Office, Bangkok.
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola Singapore
Mr. Anil Kumar, Deputy Technical Director, International Regulatory Affairs, Boeing, USA
(b) A seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Broadband Services’ was organized in Feb. 2004 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi which was attended by more than 100 experts from their Govt and Private Sectors involved in Telecommunication and Cable TV including the following:
Mr. Pradip Baijal, Chairperson, TRAI
Mr. Amrendra Narayan, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Telecommunity, Bangkok.
Mr. P.K. Chanda, Member (Services), Telecom Commission of India
Mr. Sujit Kumar, Chairman, CII National Broadband Committee
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola, Singapore
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Mr. T.V. Ramachandran, Chairman, Asia Pacific Region of ITU’s TDAG
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Dr. S.K. Hajela, Senior Consultant, TRAI & former Coordinator of ITU, ASP Regional Office, Bangkok
(c) A Seminar on ‘Government Industry Cooperation on Spectrum Issues – Challenges and Opportunities’ was organized in May 2004 at India International Centre, New Delhi in collaboration with Core Group of Telecom Industry Associations (CTIA), which was attended by over 80 participants representing a broad spectrum of professionals from the government and industry. The participants included
Mr. Nripendra Misra, Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Dr. DPS Seth, Member, TRAI
Lt. General Davinder Kumar, Signal Officer in Chief, Indian Army
Mr. P.K. Garg, Wireless Advisor to the Govt. of India
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Mr. T.V. Ramachandran, Chairman, Asia Pacific Region of ITU’s TDAG
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. A.K. Bhatnagar, Director, All India Radio
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola Singapore
Mr. Anil Kumar, Deputy Technical Director, International Regulatory Affairs, Boeing, USA
Brigdier P.K. Sachdev, Director, Joint Communications and Electronics Staff (JCES)
Mr. Kamlesh Deka, Director, Directorate of Coordination Police Wireless
(d) A workshop on ‘World Radio Communication Conference 2007 (WRC-07)’ was organized in February 2005 at Naval Complex, Kota House, New Delhi. More than 100 participants attended it from telecom industry, service sector as well as government sector. The dignitaries who participated include
Mr. K.L. Jain, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication, Govt. of India
Mr. P.K. Garg, Wireless Advisor to the Govt. of India
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Col. Bony Mathews, Director, Joint Communications and Electronics Staff, Ministry of Defence
Mr. J.S. Kushvaha, Chairman, National Preparatory Committee on WRC-07
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola India Pvt. Limited
Mr. T.R.Dua, Advisor, Bharti Televentures Limited
(e) Interactive Workshop on ‘NFAP 2005’ was organized at Naval Complex, Kota House, New Delhi on June 2, 2005, presided over by Member(Technology), Department of Telecommunications and attended by about 80 participants from government and industry. The dignitaries who participated include
Mr. K.L. Jain, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication, Govt. of India
Mr. P.K. Garg, Wireless Advisor to the Govt. of India
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Chennai
Col. Bony Mathews, Director, Joint Communications and Electronics Staff, Ministry of Defence
Mr. B.B.Anand, President, Reliance Infocomm Limited
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola India Pvt. Limited
Mr. T.R.Dua, Advisor, Bharti Televentures Limited
(f) International Workshop on ‘Standardising National Regulations on Health Effects of Mobile Phones Exposure’ was organized on October 25, 2005 at Assocham House, New Delhi. The Workshop was presided over by Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT, India and attended by about 100 participants including international experts from Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF) and professionals from government and industry in India. The dignitaries who participated include
Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT, India
Dr. Ken Joyner, Chairman, MMF Regulatory Working Group, Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Sakari Lang, Chairman, MMF Bio-effects Working Group, Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Vijaylaxmi, Health Science Centre, University of Texas, USA
Mr. A.K. Saxena, Member (Services), Department of Telecom, India
Mr. P.K. Garg, Wireless Advisor to the Govt. of India
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. Vijay Madan, Executive Director, C-DOT, India
Mr. TV Ramachandran, Director General, COAI, India
Mr. Sudhir Gupta, Advisor, TRAI, India
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola India Pvt. Limited
Mr. T.R.Dua, Advisor, Bharti Televentures Limited
(g) Workshop on Broadband Wireless Technolgies – Spectrum Strategies for India was organized on February 3, 2006 Complex, Kota House, New Delhi. The Workshop was presided over by Dr. DPS Seth, Member TRAI and attended by about 100 participants from government and industry. The dignitaries who participated include:
Dr. DPS Seth, Member TRAI
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication Services
Dr. S.K. Hajela, Senior Consultant, TRAI & former Coordinator of ITU, ASP Regional
Office, Bangkok
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. Vijay Madan, Executive Director, C-DOT, India
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola India Pvt. Limited
Mr. R.J.S. Kushvaha, Joint Wireless Advisor, WPC
Mr. Anuj K Srivastava, General Manager, MTNL
(h) National Seminar on Roadmap for WiMAX in India was organized on July 18, 2006 at Le Meridien, New Delhi in association with WiMAX Forum. The seminar was very well attended by about 140 telecom experts from India and abroad. The event was presided over by Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications and IT. Hon’ble Minister also launched the WiMAX Forum India Chapter. The dignitaries who participated include:
Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications and IT
Mr. A.K. Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL
Mr. RSP Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director, MTNL
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication Services
Dr. S.K. Hajela, Senior Consultant, TRAI & former Coordinator of ITU, ASP Regional
Office, Bangkok
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. P.K. Garg, Wireless Advisor, Govt. of India
Mr. S.N. Gupta, Principal Advisor, TRAI
Mr. Tajit V Mehta, Sprint USA
Mr. Aditya Agrawal, Chair, CWG, WiMAX Forum & Director of Marketing, Beceem
Communications
Mr. Hendrik Prins, Regulatory Working Group, WiMAX Forum
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, President, CTIA, India
Mr. R.J.S. Kushvaha, Joint wireless Advisor, Govt of India
Mr. James Campbell, Motorola, Australia
Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Director, Intel
Mr. Anuj K. Srivastava, General Manager, MTNL
Mr. Deepak Maheshwari, Secretary ISPAI
Mr. Tajit V Mehta, Sprint USA
Mr. Sunil Kumar, WiMAX Forum, India Liason
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Jt.DDG (Strategic Planning), BSNL
(i) 2nd International Workshop on ‘Standardising National Regulations on Health Effects of Mobile Phones Exposure’ was organized on October 17, 2006 at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi. The Workshop was presided over by Mr. A.K. Saxena, Member (Services), Department of Telecommunication, Government of India and attended by about 80 participants including international experts from Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF) and professionals from telecom and medical research from India and abroad. The dignitaries who participated include
Mr. A.K. Saxena, Member (Services), Department of Telecommunication, Govt. of India
Dr N.K. Ganguly, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Dr. Ken Joyner, Chairman, MMF Regulatory Working Group, Brussels, Belgium
Mr. Michael Milligan, Secretary General, Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF)
Mr. Ralf Grafe MMF Regional Representative Europe
Dr. B.C. Das, Director, Institute of Cytology & Preventive Oncology, Noida
Dr. Ashok Chandra, Jt. Wireless Advisor to the Govt. of India
Ms. Maya Saxena, DDG, Telecommunication Engineering Centre
Mr. P.S. Saran, former Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola India Pvt. Limited
(j) Round Table Conference on “Role of WiMAX in Next Generation Services” was organized at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi on 07 December, 2006. The Conference was very well attended by telecom experts from India and abroad. The event was presided over by Mr. R.N. Agarwal, President, ITU-APT Foundation of India and Theme Presentation was delivered by Mr. Peter Pitsch, INTEL. The dignitaries who participated include:
Mr. K. Sridhara, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication, Govt. of India
Mr. A.K. Saxena, Member (Services), Department of Telecommunication, Govt. of India
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. Peter Pitsch, INTEL
Mr. R.N. Padukone, Sr. DDG, TEC
Mr. S.N. Gupta, Former Principal Advisor, TRAI
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Director, Motorola
Mr Anuj K. Srivastava, GM, MTNL
Mr. Vishesh Gupta, CMO, Alcatel
Mr. J.P. Garg, Nokia
Mr. T.V. Sriram, Bharti
Col. R.S. Perhar, Secretary, ISPAI
Mr. Sandeep Sibal, Reliance
Mr. R.J.S. Kushvaha, Joint wireless Advisor, Govt of India
Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Director, Intel
(k) 2nd National Workshop on WRC-07 was organized at India International Centre, New Delhi on 21st December, 2006. The Conference was very well attended by telecom experts from India and abroad. The event was presided over by Mr K. Sridhara, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication. An Overview of WRC-07 and APT Preparatory activities (APG-07) was presented by Mr. R.N. Agarwal, President ITU-APT Foundation & Chairman, APT Preparatory Group. Keynote address was delivered by Mr. Amarendra Narayan, Executive Director, APT and Mr. P.K.Garg, Wireless Advisor to Govt. of India. The dignitaries who participated include:
Mr K. Sridhara, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication
Mr. Amarendra Narayan, Executive Director, APT
Mr. P.K.Garg, Wireless Advisor to Govt. of India
Mr. P.S. Saran, Chairperson, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Dr. S.K. Hajela, Co-Chairperson, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) and President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. R.J.S. Kushvaha, Joint Wireless Advisor to Government of India, WPC, & Chairman,
National Preparatory Committee on WRC-07
Mr. T.R. Dua, Senior Director, COAI
Col. P.K. Sharma, Joint Communication and Electronics Staff
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Vice President, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Mr. Arif Khan, Sr. Manager Govt. Affairs, Qualcomm
Mr. J.P. Garg, Principal Advisor, Nokia
(l) National Conference on Cyber Security was organized by ITU-APT Foundation on 9th & 10th March 2007 at Bangalore in association with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a deemed University. Tutorials on the subject were held on 8th March 2007 for professionals and students. The conference was presided over by Dr. C Rao, Kasrabada, Chairman, UTL, Bangalore. More than 200 IT and telecom experts from India and abroad participated in the event. The objective of this conference was to focus on awareness, education and vision for the future in all areas of Cyber Security. The dignitaries who participated in the event include:
Dr. Sateesh& Dr. Karthik Sivakumar, IBM Bangalore
Mr. Rakesh Dharmala, CISSP, Bangalore
Prof. C. E. Veni Madhavan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. M. Sethumadhavan, Amrita-TIFAC CORE
Mr. Siva Kumar, A. Kavitha and Ms. Hemavathy, Bharat Electronics, Bangalore
Dr. P. V. Ananda Mohan, ECIL
Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University
Prof. H. Raghav Rao from SUNY Buffalo
Mr. G.K. Patra of CMMACS, Bangalore
Dr. C.R. Chakravarthy (Former Director, SAG, DRDO
Mr. M.Chandrasekhar, Vice President (UTL)
Prof. K.V.V. Murthy, , Amrita University.
Mr.Vijayashankar (Naavi), Director, Cyber Law College
Dr. Chandan Mazumdar, Prof & Head, Distributed Computing Dept.Jadavpur University,
Calcutta
Prof. C.E.Veni Madhavan , IISc-Bangalore)
Mr. S. S. Choudhary, General Manager, ITI Ltd, Bangalore
Prof. S.K. Manocha, Former Charman, Indian Telephone Industry
(m) National Workshop on Next Generation IMT Technologies was held ar Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on April 11, 2007. The Workshop was very well attended by more than 100 telecom experts from India and abroad. The Keynote addresses were delivered by Mr K. Sridhara, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication and Mr. G.S. Grover, Member (Services), Department of Telecommunication. An Overview of Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) was presented by Dr. Avneesh Agrawal, Sr. Vice President, Qualcomm and An Overview of Long Term Evolution (LTE) ) was presented by Dr Erik Dahlman, Ericsson Research, Stockholm. The dignitaries who participated include:
Mr K. Sridhara, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunication
Mr. G.S. Grover, Member (Services), Department of Telecommunication
Mr. P.K.Garg, Wireless Advisor to Govt. of India
Mr. P.S. Saran, Chairperson, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Dr. S.K. Hajela, Co-Chairperson, ITU-APT Foundation of India
Dr. DPS Seth, Former Member, TRAI
Mr. R.N. Agarwal, Former Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU and presently Chairman, APG(APT) ) and President ITU-APT Foundation of India
Dr. Avneesh Agrawal, Sr. Vice President, Qualcomm
Dr Erik Dahlman, Ericsson Research, Stockholm
Mr. R.N. Padukone, Sr. DDG, TEC
Mr. T.R. Dua, Senior Director, COAI
Mrs. Deepa Tyagi, DDG, TEC
Dr. Koilpillai, IIT, Chennai
Mr. Arif Khan, Sr. Manager Govt. Affairs, Qualcomm