Conference City Hyderabad
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About the city
Hyderabad is the fourth most populated city in India and has 425+ years of rich heritage. The city is also known as “The City of Pearls” and “Cyberabad” with a balanced composition of heritage and technology. The presence of large multinational technology companies such as Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, Facebook, etc. and services companies such as TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, etc. has made Hyderabad a destination for techies. Some of the large IT users in India such as ICICI and SBI in the Banking sector and government organisations have a strong presence in Hyderabad. Top academic and research institutes such as IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, etc have large campuses and student bases. Hyderabad has also been a strong contender with Silicon Valley and Bangalore with a vibrant and innovative start-up environment.
Hyderabad is the fifth largest urban economy in India, and is home to almost 10 million residents. Its more than 500 years old history is evidences in its heritage sites like Charminar, Falaknuma Palace, Salar Jung Museum and Golconda Fort.
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About the venue (IIIT Hyderabad)
Located in Gachibowli, IIIT Hyderabad is one of the most prestigious private research universities in India. Gachibowli is an ideal location with the right mix of academic institutes, technology companies and IT organisations of the government. Several world-renowned centres of excellence are part of IIIT Hyderabad’s research portfolio. It has established various collaboration and co-innovation models with an industry outreach spanning significant national and multinational companies.
The institute spans an area of 66 acres (approx. 267,000 m2) with an ample number of classrooms, activity rooms, etc. with varying city capacities that could be used to conduct tutorials, keynote sessions, paper presentations, poster halls, etc. All the rooms are equipped with the latest and state-of-the-art digital facilities making it an ideal choice for meetings, workshops, and conference sessions.