Speakers from Texas Univ, Infosys, Gartner among others to address IT and Management conference at MDI

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon is organizing the seventh edition of the Information Technology Panorama the Conference on Information Systems, Technology and Management (CISTM) at its campus from July 13 to July 15, 2009. This year the conference has moved to MDI Gurgaon from IIT Delhi. The CISTM is organized every year by the Information Institute USA in different parts of the world.

Speakers at the CISTM conference include Prof. Gurpreet Dhillon, Virginia Commonwealth University; Prof. MP Jaiswal, MDI Gurgaon; Dr. Rahul Singh, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA; Dr. Alemayehu Molla, School of Business Information Technology, RMIT University; Prof. KBC Saxena, MDI Gurgaon; Prof. Mikko Ruohonen, University of Tampere, Finland; Dr. Jai Ganesh, Principal Researcher, Web 2.0 Research Lab, SETLabs, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore and Milind Govekar, Vice President (Research), Gartner.

These eminent speakers from leading industrial and academic institutions like Virginia Commonwealth University, University of North Carolina, University of Texas at El Paso, Infosys, and Gartner will present papers and discuss technology issues at the forefront worldwide. This year the CISTM conference is unique as the focus will be on blending of technology and management issues, making it relevant for both managers and technologists. Research on topics such as Web 2.0, Cloud Computing, Green IT, and Knowledge Economy will also be presented at the conference.

The CISTM aims to bring together academics and practitioners who have an interest in Information Science Technology and Management. Such an interaction is important for furthering knowledge and ensures a balance between relevance and rigor.