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Joint ITU-GISFI Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap: Sustainable Rural Communications
Bangalore, India, 17-18 December 2012
Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int

Day 1, Monday, 17 December

THEME: SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNICATIONS
08:00 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 10:30	Opening ITU/GISFI Conference and 11^th GISFI Standardization Meeting Welcome: Gilbert Millicent Nathan, PR Director, Huawei, India Introduction: Ramjee Prasad, Founding Chairman, GISFI [ Biography ] Malcolm Johnson, Director TSB, ITU-T [ Biography ] International Guest: Akio Motai, President of YRP R&D PC, Japan Keynote Speaker: A Sethuraman, Executive Director, Huawei, Telecommunications India Inaugural Speaker: Shri R. K. Arnold, Member, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chief Guest: Shri I.S.N. Prasad, Principal Secretary to Government, Dept. of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka Wrap-up & Vote of Thanks: T.R. Dua, Vice Chairman, GISFI [ Biography ]
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30	Session 1: Sustainable Broadband Communications Due to an increasing political awareness of the importance of ICT for development, not least due to the explosive expansion of the mobile phone networks, rural areas are getting more attention also regarding broadband infrastructure. This session will examine the main challenges faced by telcos to bring broadband to rural areas and discuss what is meant by the concept of sustainable broadband communications. The example of India will be examined. Moderator: Debu Nayak, HUAWEI, India [ Biography ] Speaker 1: Sustainable Rural Telecom Infrastructure, Krishna Sirohi, I2TB-SPPL , India [ Presentation ] Speaker 2: Sustainable Rural Communication - New Approach to Green Telecom, Mr Tilak Raj Dua, Vice Chairman, GISFI, India [ Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ]
12:35 - 12:55	Special Talk: Shri N K Goyal, Chairman, Computer and Communication Manufacturer Association of India (CMAI) on Demystifying Rural Communication: Much Talk Less Achieved [ Presentation ]
12:55 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 16:00	Session 2: Sustainable Broadband Communications: International Perspective Moderator: Anand R. Prasad, NEC, Japan Speaker 1: Sustainable Broadband Communications: International Perspective - Common Criteria, David J. Martin, CCDB and CESG, UK [ Presentation ] Speaker 2: Sustainable Rural Broadband Communications, Seth Newberry and Eshwar Pittampalli, OMA, USA [ Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] Speaker 3: LTE Advanced ENB Small Cell System Design Challenges, Network Topologies and Applications for Rural Communications, Venkat Rayapati, SAI Technology, USA [ Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ]
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00	Session 3: Tutorial on ITU Activities on ICT, Environment and Climate Change Moderator: Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman ITU-T Study Group 5 : Environment and Climate Change This session will discuss the standardization work which is taking place in ITU in the area of ICT, environment and climate change. Speaker 1: ITU-T Methodologies to assess the environmental impact of ICT, Kevin Houston, Carbon Masters, Member of the independent expert panel advising the European Commission on ICT standardization [ Biography \| Presentation ] Speaker 2: ITU-T Activities on ICT's, the Environment and Climate Change, Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman ITU-T Study Group 5 [ Presentation ]
18:00 - 18:30	Summary of Key Points Discussed Speaker: Highlights and Way Forward, Kiritkumar Lathia, CTIF, Denmark [ Biography \| Presentation ]
19:30 - 23:00	Cocktail Reception + Gala Dinner HOSTED BY Huawei, Chief Guest: Mr Thomas Lee, HUAWEI, China

Day 2, Tuesday, 18 December

THEME: SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNICATIONS
08:30 - 09:00	Inaugural Speaker: Broadband for Masses – way forward, Dr. Surendra Pal, President (IETE) & Former Associate Director, ISRO.
09:00 - 11:00	Session 4: Bridging the Standardization Gap and Standards Education The objective of this session is to present ITU-T’s programme on Bridging the Standardization Gap and examine the role that academia can play in standards education and bridging the standardization gap. Moderator: Balamuralidhar P., TCS, India Speaker 1: Teaching standardization to Engineers - CMI experience, Knud Erik Skouby, CTIF-Copenhagen, AAU, Denmark [ Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] Speaker 2: Bridging Standardization Gap (BSG) Program, Toby Johnson, Senior Communications Officer, TSB, ITU [ Biography \| Presentation ] Speaker 3: Spectrum for mobile broadband wireless access, Colin Langtry, Chief Study Group Department, BR, ITU [ Biography \| Presentation ]
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30	Session 5: Standardization Challenges for Indian Indigenous companies The objective is to give a view on what standardization challenges are being faced by Indian-based ICT companies and how to strengthen their impact. Moderator: P. K. Garg, Member, Radio Regulations Board, ITU; Former Wireless Advisor, Government of India, Spectrum requirement for broadband Speaker 1: Standardization Opportunity for India- Forces Changing our World, Mahbubul Alam, CISCO, USA [ Presentation ] Speaker 2: Standardization Challenges/Opportunities for India: Improving the Probability of Success!, Sudhir Dixit, Director, Hewlett Packard Laboratories India, Bangalore, India [ Presentation ]
12:30 - 13:00	Special Talk: Sustainable Rural Communication Through Broadband, Shri Anil Kaushal, Sr. DDG, Telecommunication Engineering Centre, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India [ Presentation ]
13:00 - 13:30	Conclusions: Ramjee Prasad [ Biography ]
13:30 - 14:30	Lunch
THEME: GISFI Standardization Series meeting #11
14:30 - 15:45	Session 1: GISFI Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Security and Privacy Chair: Anand R. Prasad, NEC Vice Chair: Debu Nayak, Huawei [ Biography ] Secretary: Balwant Sharma, BIT, Noida
15:45 - 16:15	Coffee break
16:15 - 17:30	Session 1: Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Security and Privacy (contd.)
17:30 - 20:00	Session 2: Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Cloud Service Oriented Network (CSeON) Chair: Parag Pruthi, NIKSUN Vice Chair: Niranth Amogh, Huawei
20:00	Dinner hosted by Huawei

Day 3, 19 December 2012

THEME: GISFI Standardization Series meeting #11
09:00 - 10:00	Session 3: GISFI Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Green ICT Chair: Arvind Mathur, CISCO Vice Chair: Basavaraj Hooli, Individual member Special Contribution: Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman ITU-T Study Group 5 [ Biography ]
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00	Session 3: GISFI Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Green ICT (contd.)
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch
13:00 - 15:30	Session 4: Standardisation Series Discussions Topic: Internet of Things Chair: Balamuralidhar P., TCS Vice Chair: Mini Vasudevan, Ericsson
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 18:30	Session 5: Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Special Interest Group Chair: Debu Nayak, HUAWEI [ Biography ] Vice Chair: Ashutosh Dutta, NIKSUN and Ajay Ranjan Mishra, Bridging the Gap: From Innovations to Standards [ Presentation ]
19:30 - 23:00	Dinner hosted by Huawei

Day 4, Thursday, 20 December

THEME: GISFI Standardization Series meeting #11
09:00 - 11:00	Session 6: Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Future Radio Network Chair: Rakesh Agrawal, VNL Vice Chair: Mini Vasudevan, Ericsson
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 - 13:30	Session 7: Standardization Series Discussions Topic: Spectrum Chair: Pawan K. Garg, Member, Radio Regulations Board, ITU; Former Wireless Advisor, Government of India Vice Chair: Tilak Raj Dua, GISFI Secretary: Sanjay Kumar, BIT Mesra
13:30 - 14:00	Closing Plenary: Krishna Sirohi Conclusions and Action Points Ramjee Prasad and Tilak Raj Dua, GISFI [ Biography: Prasad \| Biography: Dua ]
14:00 - 15:00	Lunch