Dear Sir,
I will be grateful if you please publish the
enclosed in your issue and oblige.
With many thanks and kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sá
PRINCIPAL
St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science & Commerce,
Xaviernagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA.
Press Note
A One day State Level Seminar on the topic,
Post-Liberation Advances in Technology:
Implementation of GPS and GSM Modems in Embedded
Systems was organized by the departments of
Electronics and BCA of St. Xaviers College,
Mapusa, Goa, in association with the Directorate
of Art and Culture, Government of Goa on 26th November 2011.
The Chief Guest for the Inaugural function, Mr.
Deepak Chodankar, Vice President of SmartLink
Network System Ltd, Goa well versed in the field
of Embedded Systems spoke on the three dimensions
: Time, Tide and Technology, that waits for
nobody. He spoke of the abundance use of Embedded
Systems in our lives and that technology is at
our disposal to be used at the right time and in the right way.
The Principal, Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sa, addressed
the gathering sharing few thoughts on how
technology has engulfed humans in day to day
life. He also urged the students to use
technology for the betterment of humanity and not to be slaves to it.
Mrs. Vilma Fernandes , Coordinator of the Seminar
introduced the topics of the Seminar and spoke on
the benefits of this technology to society.
Mr. Daryl Gonsalves, Associate Professor, proposed the Vote of thanks.
To get our young enthusiastic minds started the
first session was presented by our Keynote
Speaker, Mr. S. Natarajan, Country Business
Manager, Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.,
speaking about the vision of Intel to increase
the number of internet users in the country and
the productivity of the number of devices. He
linked four basic elements that are used in
todays technology world, i.e., internet
connection, port of choice, ease of design and
intelligence updating our knowledge on the latest
Intel products and technology. He explained the
features of Intels Atom Processor CE 4200
series, that fuels innovation across many mobile
devices focusing on security, a need for the hour
in the years to come. He gave a detailed
knowledge about Intel VPro TXT, a hardware
based mechanism to protect systems from attack.
He also informed the students of various Intels
programmes conducted in the field of education.
The delegates participated enthusiastically during the Question Answer Session.
The second session was a complete breakthrough
and truly enriching as it gave the participants a
hands on experience on the Embedded hand held
device,i.e., UHD, showcased by a team of members
from SmartLink Network Sys. Ltd. Mr. Deepak
Chodankar briefed us on the device giving its
uses, specification, parts and modules.
It was followed by information sessions on
Embedded Devices like GPS(Global Positioning
System), RFID(Radio Frequency Identification
)presented by Mr. Amish Pai Dukle, Fingerprint
sensor and Smart cards presented by Mr. Avner
Madeira , GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) and
its applications presented by Mr. Victor
Silveira, General Manager, SmartLink Network Sys.
Ltd. Mr. Deshpande, Sales Manager, spoke on
safety standard RoHS implemented by SmartLink. He
also spoke on the proper way to dispose the
e-waste in the factory according to the standards.
The practical session was the most enriching
since the delegates got a hands on experience
with the handheld Embedded System, which included
RFID, GPS, GSM, SmartCard Reader and many more peripherals attached.
The Chief Guest for the valedictory session, Mr.
Antonio Mascarenhas, Sr. Scientist and Engineer,
spoke on the technology and motivated the
delegates to participate in these kinds of
seminars and hands on training should also be
incorporated. He advised the students to follow
three rules (i) Understanding the concept (ii)
Know your tools well (iii) to write the
application. He also told the audience that to be
perfect criticism was essential.
The mementos were presented to the speakers and
certificates to the delegates were presented by Father.
Mr. Caje Pinto, proposed the Vote of thanks.
The participants enthusiastically participated in
the practical session which concluded the one day seminar.
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Dr. (Fr.) Walter de Sá
PRINCIPAL
St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science & Commerce,
Xaviernagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA.
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