*Microsoft Research India
TechVista<http://research.microsoft.com/india/techvista/default.aspx>
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TechVista, MSR India's flagship event, is a research symposium that brings
together the research community, academia and government onto a common
platform. TechVista features some of the best recognized scientists from
across the world as speakers. The speakers at the first two editions of
TechVista (2005 and 2006) include Turing award winners Dr. Butler Lampson,
Dr. Raj Reddy and Sir Tony Hoare, in addition to world renowned scientists
like Prof. Maria Klawe, Prof. Takeo Kanade and well known Indian scientists
like Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala.

TechVista highlights the impact research has had in various fields and
demonstrates the benefits and rewards of taking up research as a career, in
addition to bringing the latest developments in various research areas to
the audience through the speakers. The first edition of TechVista, held in
2005, was attended by more than 250 people. The second edition of of
TechVista, held in 2006, attracted close to 500 people, a testament to the
value participants see in the symposium.

TechVista 2007 will be held on *January 23, 2007* in Bangalore at the *JN
Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science.* The speakers at TechVista
2007 include*:

   - Prof. Ken Perlin <http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/>, Media Research
   Laboratory, Dept. of Computer Science, New York University and Academy award
   winner
   - Prof. Mriganka Sur <http://www.mit.edu/~msur/>, Sherman Fairchild
   Professor of Neuroscience, and Head, Dept of Brain and Cognitive Science,
   MIT
   - Prof. Jeannette Wing <http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~wing/>, President's
   Professor of Computer Science, Computer Science Department Head, CMU
   - Prof. N Balakrishnan <http://swati.dli.ernet.in/balki/>, Associate
   Director, IISc
   - Dr. Rick Rashid<http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/rick/default.mspx>,
   Senior VP, Microsoft Research
   - Bill Buxton <http://www.billbuxton.com/>, Principal Researcher,
   Microsoft Research

*Currently confirmed. May change in future.

The inaugural session of TechVista 2007 will be themed "Making India a
Powerhouse in Research", and the event will also feature a panel discussion
consisting of eminent scientists and academicians on the same theme.

*Click here to register for TechVista
2007<http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032323571...>
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