Professional Bodies

COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA  (CSI)        

CSI Student of India was  formed in 1965, the CSI has been instrumental in guiding the Indian IT industry down the right path during its formative years. Today, the CSI has 66 Chapters all over India, 381 Student Branches, and more than 40,000 members, including India’s most famous IT industry leaders, brilliant Scientists and dedicated Academicians. Now, you have the opportunity to be a part of this distinguished fraternity too.
 
The Mission of the CSI is to facilitate Research, Knowledge Sharing, Learning and Career Enhancement for all categories of IT professionals, while simultaneously inspiring and nurturing new entrants into the industry and helping them to integrate into the IT community. The CSI is also working closely with other Industry Associations, Government Bodies and Academia to ensure that the benefits of IT advancement ultimately percolate down to every single citizen of India.

The Honorable Directors Mr. Marie Johnson B.E., MBA.,(Ph.D.) and Mrs.Mariazeena Johnson B.E., MBA.,(Ph.D.) inaugurated the  CSI Students Chapter  on August 10^th, 2009 with total number of 267 students of CSE and IT Department. Mr. Marie Johnson motivated the gathering by his presidential address. The function was honored by the University Vice-Chancellor Dr.N.Manoharan, Registrar Dr.S.S.Rau, Controller of Examinations Dr.K.V.Narayanan                                       

The Chief guest  Prof.N.Ramanathan ,Regional Director (Education) Computer Society of India, delivered the inaugural address to the delegates and  emphasized the importance of CSI chapter, the need for innovation and hard work among students.    

INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF INDIA   ( ISOI)    

The Society of Instrumentation professionals was established in the year 1970, with head quarters at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Today it has six chapters at Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Dehradun and Pune. It strives to act as a link between Academic Institutions and the Instrumentation Industry, by organizing several programs. It also conducts programs for students and Working professionals in the form of Short term courses, Symposia and Topical reviews.

The Mission of ISOI is to provide a forum for pooling the knowledge and experience of Individuals, Participants from Scientific Institutions and Industrial Organizations interested in promoting development of Instruments and Instrumentation Systems. The ISOI also act as an exchange bureau for dissemination of technical information by way of periodic and special publications, appraising the technical and scientific personnel in the Industries as well as in Research Institutions, of the requirements in the field of Instrumentation by the Industries and the Educational and Scientific Institutions mutually. ISOI also organize liaison between interested entrepreneurs with technical problems in their Instrumentation activities and the experts who offer to act as consultants and to engage in such activities as shall contribute towards promoting Instrumentation activities.

Honorable Chancellor Dr.Jeppiaar, M.A., B.L.,Ph.D.,Directors Mr. Marie Johnson B.E., MBA.,(Ph.D.) and Mrs.Mariazeena Johnson B.E., MBA.,(Ph.D) and the Chief Guest of the day Dr.G.Kannan, Project Director, CVRDE, Avadi inaugurated the  ISOI Students Chapter  on September 15^th, 2008. A total number of 287 students of E&I Department haveregistered themselves under this chapter. 

INDIAN  SOCIETY OF REMOTE SENSING (ISRS) - Chennai Chapter     

Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) was established in 1969 as "Indian Society of Photo-interpretation" with the main objective of advancement and dissemination of remote sensing technology and education by conjunctive use of remote sensing with conventional methods in the fields of survey, planning and management of natural resources and environment by organising seminars/ symposia and by publishing journal JISRS, bulletins, proceedings, etc.

The Journal of the Society, JISRS, a quarterly publication, is the only journal in the country exclusively dealing with remote sensing technology and its applications. The Society has been organizing annual conventions and national symposia regularly since 1981, giving opportunities to the remote sensing community in the country to present their papers and discuss the problems and methods of applications of remote sensing in development and management of resources.

ISRS has 22 regional chapters covering entire India. Chennai Chapter is one among them that is functioning at Sathyabama University, Chennai from the year 2008 onwards. The former President of ISRS Chennai Chapter (2008-2010) Dr. JEPPIAAR was once again unanimously elected as the president of the ISRS Executive Council – Chennai chapter for the term 2010-2012 also. The members of the Executive Council discussed about the various activities that are to be initiated for the term 2010-2012.

(L to R)  Dr. M. Ramalingam, Director, IRS, Anna University, The  Honorable  Chancellor  Dr. Jeppiaar, M.A. B.L. Ph.D.,                           Dr. A. Ramachandaran, Director, CCC&AR, Anna University and Dr. K. Venugopal, Chief Scientist, Centre for Water   Research, Sathyabama University officiating the ISRS Executive council function that held on 08^th of August 2010.