August 2009 appointments

August 2009
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2 - Samsung trip; New York - 2 pm; *Jung Soo Shin - 5.30 pm; *V. Vijaya Kumar - 10.30 pm
3 - *Rajiv Makhni - 10 am; *Angelo Vicari - 10.30 am; *Timothy E. Baxter - 11.30 am; *Hudson River cruise - 2 pm; Top of the Rock
4 - Zutshi - 9 am; *Woodbury - 12 noon; *Washington, DC - 10.30 pm
5 - *Susan Bennett - 11.30 am; *Newseum - 12 noon; *National Air and Space Museum - 4 pm
6 - *US Capitol - 4 pm
7 - *John B. Catoe, Jr. - 2pm; *National Portrait Gallery - 2.30 pm; *Ingrid B. Henick - 3 pm; *National Museum of Natural History - 5.30 pm
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10 – Back to work http://bit.ly/NetHudson
11 - *Namas Chandra- 4 pm
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18 - *K. K. Raman - 11.30 am; *M. J. Prabu - 3 pm; *T. M. Krishna - 10 pm
19 - *Susan Hyland, George Langley - 12 noon; *A. P. S. Bhalla - 3 pm; *Vikram Srinivas, Vikas Suresh Kumar - 5 pm
20 - *Milan Saini - 10 am; *Jolly Jose - 1 pm; *Poonam Barua - 4.30 pm
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23 - Holiday
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25 - *A. Devaraj, P. S. Sudarsan - 7.30 am
26 - CII-EY Event - 1 pm
27 - *Nishanth Chandran - 7.30 am; *Joseph Cherian - 1 pm
28 - *Sankaran P. Raghunathan- 1.30 pm
29 - *Biju Savindran- 7.30 am
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(* means 'met/spoke'; $$ Awaiting confirmation; ? Didn't happen)

Arun Subramony

Arun Subramony, Vice President (Global Delivery), UST Global, New York (www.ust-global.com)
August 30, 2009, 3.30 pm

Biju Savindran

Biju Savindran, MD, SA Metroplots Pvt Ltd, Chennai (http://www.metroplots.com/)
August 29, 2009, 7.30 am (Nageswara Rao Park)

Joseph Cherian

Joseph Cherian, CEO, GFA India
August 27, 2009, 1 pm
Joseph Cherian

Nishanth Chandran

Nishanth Chandran, Executive Director, E Billing Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Chennai (http://www.ebs.in/)
August 27, 2009, 7.30 am (Nageswara Rao Park)

K. K. Raman - DLF - Videos

Views on the status of infrastructure sector

Real-estate is a politically-connected industry

DLF setting a benchmark in real-estate

Use of ERP in real-estate brings standardisation

From accommodation to specifications to life-style -- evolution of customer preferences when buying apartments

Upcoming projects, and the challenges in Chennai market

Impact of economic crisis on real-estate investments

Media coverage of real-estate developments

For the first time in about 80 years, real-estate demand collapsed in all countries

Affordable housing can be created only in the suburbs, not within the city

Government has to look at real-estate as an industry

If enough purchasing power is put in people's hands, no incentives may be required for real-estate investment

On the extent of regulation of real-estate industry

Specifications of affordable housing complexes

Do customers ask for life-style facilities in housing complexes

Are we witnessing an increasing synchronisation of Government's infrastructure policies and real-estate industry

Average age of home-buyer has been steadily declining

Some of the quick decisions that DLF took when crisis hit the economy

Cost reduction is always a priority area

Savings through volume purchases

Greater mechanisation in work sites

Urban renewal is happening in pockets

Difficulties in urban renewal of residential complexes

Energy saving potential in residential units

Payback of green buildings through carbon credits

Technology absorption in real-estate industry

Rules inhibit the building of skyscrapers

Advantages of living in gated communities

Indian GDP was held together by rural demand

Temple renovation initiatives in my village

Urbanisation in the West and in India

Have the living conditions of construction labour improved

A. Devaraj, P. S. Sudarsan

A. Devaraj, Author, 'K.B. Jothida Muraiyil Vidhiyum Madhiyum', Chennai, and P. S. Sudarsan, K.B. Astrologer, Chennai
August 25, 2009, 7.30 am (Nageswara Rao Park)

Chart House - Videos

Arriving at the pier

A view from the middle of the river

A lit-up skyline

White House - Videos

White House

Washington, DC - Videos

On a road towards Washington, DC

Drumming bliss

Walking past sculptures

A rainy morning

View from the sidewalk

V. Vijaya Kumar - Videos

New projects soon

Balancing business and acting

Strengths of Tamil movie industry

How 'recession' has impacted Indian consumer mind-set

Unpredictability of consumer electronics market does lead to confusion in choice

Dealers face challenges in stocking multiple brands and models

Why the popularity of hire-purchase system has declined

Interest vs Processing fees

Branch expansion plan in Tamil Nadu

My views about Woodbury

Relevance of Woodbury format to India

Advice to youngsters who dream of working in movies

How to develop acting skills

Story of how I got into cine field

What I do to get the feedback of common people watching movies

New initiatives in business as a second-generation entrepreneur

Do the big-format retail stores suit Indian conditions