Tech Events, Jan 2011

Attending a tech event – If you are a technology enthusiast, there is no better way to kick start a new year. There are lots of exciting events lined up for this month. The first event, which most of you guys are eagerly waiting for, is CES (Consumer Electronics Show). CES is one of the biggest electronics show held each January to show case the new electronic products from different companies. The next biggest event happening this month is Facebook Hacker Cup. There is also a TEDx event organized by VIT University - TEDxVIT.

Events in January 2011

• Consumer Electronics Show 2011. January 6-9, 2011. CES is one of the biggest electronics show held each January to show case the new electronic products from different companies. Many cool products and technologies have been introduced in the CES previous years. Some of the expectations for this year include – 1. Windows 8 from Microsoft 2. Sandy Bridge processors from Intel. Watch the event live here or here or here.
• Facebook Hacker Cup. The Facebook Hacker Cup is an annual worldwide programming competition where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the title of world champion. The competition commences with a 72-hour Qualification Round on January 7, 2011. Register yourself for the event here.
• TEDxVIT. January 23, 2011. TEDx event organized by VIT University. Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, the project director of Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2 is one of the speakers for the event. More info here.
• Titanium Week Webcasts. January 5-7, 2011. If you are a mobile application developer, this will be an useful one for you. Appcelerator Titanium is a mobile web based application framework solutions allowing web developers to create native applications for iPhone and Android. Appcelerator Inc is organizing a free webcast series to get you started on the Titanium framework. There are three different webcasts planned – Titanium for Web developers, What’s new in Titanium Mobile 1.5, Developing native Android apps with Titanium. Register here.

If you are based in Chennai, you can check out events in Chennai during January 2011.

-- Varun

TEDxChennai, 2010

Series of short talks by achievers from various fields to inspire you with Ideas worth Spreading. After the tremendous success of the first edition in 2009, TEDxChennai 2010 is going to be a bigger and better one. An event to celebrate The Passion To ‘Do!’  Check out the list of speakers here. Also, a workshop about organizing TEDx events has been arranged on 09-10-10.

 Event Details

TEDx Workshop Date: 09-10-10 Time: 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM Venue: IC & SR auditorium, IIT Madras, Chennai

TEDx Event Date: 10-10-10 Time: 08:00 AM – 06:00 PM Venue: IC & SR auditorium, IIT Madras, Chennai

What are you waiting for? Register yourself and get a chance to network with some wonderful people. For registrations, please visit this page. For more details, visit the official website of TEDxChennai. I will be live blogging from the event. Follow my blog or follow me (@varunkumar) on  Twitter. You can also follow the official hash tag #TEDxChennai

-- Varun