The three-day14th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT) organised at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) here concluded on Wednesday.
Organised by the Orissa Information Technology Societies (OITs) in collaboration with different institutes, the event witnessed congregation of many intellectual minds. The three-day conference had eminent speakers like Prof Brajendra Panda from the University of Arkansas, USA, Prof Mainak Chatterjee from the University of Central Florida, USA and Prof Bhawani Sankar Panda from the IIT, Delhi.
Chief Guest TCS Bhubaneswar Centre head Manoj Panda spoke about how information technology is shaping the world today and his experiences of the same at his workplace. XIMB Dean (Academics) Prof BS Misra also spoke.
The three-day event comprised several keynote addresses, some invited talks and paper presentations. Out of these presented papers, the best three were conferred with due recommendations from the programme committee. Each of these three awards carried cash prize and citations.
For XIMB, the conference signifies a milestone in keeping up with the fast-paced world, progressing each day with the help of Information Technology, said Organizing chairman Prof Sanjay Mohapatra.