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Kathmandu Monday January 21, 2002 Magh 08 2058.
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Mega IT event all set to
repeat earlier success
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: With just four days remaining
for the Eighth CAN Info-Tech and Nepal Information Technology Show & Conference 2002,
the much-touted IT event of the country to begin, the organiser, Computer Association of
Nepal (CAN), is upbeat that the event will be a grand success.
Both the participants and the organiser are busy
preparing for the mega event, emboldened by the success of the same event organised last
year. The mega IT show is to be held from January 25 to 29, 2002 at the Birendra
International Convention Centre (BICC).
More than 70 companies have booked space for
exhibition by today, which is almost the total number of exhibitors of the previous event,
ensuring that the number of participating companies would not go down this year.
Atma Ram Ghimire, General Secretary of CAN,
talking to The Kathmandu Post said that an avalanche of inquiries is pouring in from
inside and outside the valley regarding the event and they are eagerly waiting for the
event.
He said that 30 participants from 10 countries
have confirmed their participation in the two-day IT Conference, which is one of the major
attractions of the mega IT event. IT experts of international repute would present papers
on IT policy formulation, e-commerce and the role of IT in the overall development.
Lochan Lal Amatya, President of CAN, said that
TEMENOS, the world’s number one banking software producer, and the Asian-Oceanian
Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) are participating in the event, which has added
importance to and enhanced the image of the Info-Tech.
Besides, Network Society in the 21st Century and
Software Outsourcing are the two major topics of the Eighth CAN Info-Tech and Nepal
Information Technology Show & Conference 2002, he added.
Lasse Laaksonen, President of InbitOn and George
Koukis, Chairman of TEMENOS Holding are the two keynote speakers of the IT Conference.
As most of the exhibitors have kept their latest
products and services secret for the event, it is difficult for us to say what new
products and services would be on display, but Internet banking and web card, used in
e-commerce are going to feature in the event, said Ghimire.
The organiser has made special arrangements to
encourage the participants from outside the valley. They are entitled to 35 per cent
discount on land transportation and ten per cent discount on conference fee, he said.
Similarly, the CAN members outside the valley
would get 20 per cent discount on conference fee and free transportation facility, he
added.
Students, the major target of the IT show and
conference, are also given special offer to encourage their participation in the event.
Students are given 66 per cent discount on conference fee and 50 per cent on entry fee for
which they have to produce their valid identity cards.
CAN expects a total of 150,000 visitors during
the five-day event. CAN started to organise the international IT conference since last
year.
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Royal
Thai Embassy, Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC), Federation of Nepalese Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC), Institute of
Engineering and Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) are supporting the
event.
TEMENOS Software, College of Software
Engineering (CSE) and Brother, Computer Advance System are the Platinum, Gold and Silver
sponsors of this year respectively.
Channel Nepal, Kumari Bank Ltd, Nepal Insurance
Company Ltd, Mercantile Communications Pvt Ltd, Makalu Yatayat Sewa Pvt Ltd, bitarak.com,
Kantipur FM 96.1, Kantipur Publications, PC World, Spectrum Adv & Media Consultant and
Hotel de L’Annapurna are the official sponsors of the event.
CAN has been organising the event annually in
the capital since 1995 with an objective of promoting the information technology (IT) and
creating awareness among the people about IT.
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