6th National Conference on Virtual Instrumentation in Engineering Education

Bangalore – 19th October 2007 – National Instruments , a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation for measurement and automation solutions, to organise the 6th National Conference on Virtual Instrumentation in Engineering Education on 26th October 2007, from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm, at the Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore.

This Free one day conference will focus on using the latest in Virtual Instrumentation technology to teach various engineering concepts. The conference is the ideal platform for educators and academicians to share innovative approaches to solve technical challenges. It is targeted at the Head of Institutions, Principals, and Head of Departments, Professors, Lecturers, Academic Consultants, Research Scholars from engineering colleges, polytechnics and research institutes.

Highlights of the conference

* Launch of the latest edition of LabVIEW software – LabVIEW 8.5
* Keynote by Mr. Tony Vento, Vice President, Applications Engineering, National Instruments
* Panel Discussion on Experiential Education by thought leaders – IBM, NI, Intel, Solidworks, IIT, and others
* 3 parallel sessions on Design, Control and Test by leading academicians and industry experts
* Launch of the book ‘Control Engineering with LabVIEW’ by Dr. Ram Kalyan, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
* Live demonstrations and poster sessions
* VI Mantra Paper 2007 Paper Contets Presentations
* LabVIEW Hands On booth, Academic Partner booths, Training and Certification consultation

In its five years of staging, the National Conference on Virtual Instrumentation in Engineering Education has seen an overwhelming response from the academic fraternity and in 2006 alone, witnessed participation of more than 300 professors from different parts of India. National Instruments has always supported the cause of Experimental Education, which is the key element in bridging the gap between industry requirements and university learning.

To register, please visit www.ni.com/India or

Call Free: 1 800 4257070 Tel: 9180 41190000 Email ni.india {at} ni(.)com Fax: 91 80 41190010.

About National Instruments:

For the past 30 years, National Instruments has been a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government, and academia approach measurement and automation. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,900 employees with direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2005, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries.