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Future Focus is at: No 11 Haddows Road, Nungambakkam.
Location: First floor of the Central BAnk Of India ATM

This is closer to the Nungambakkam High Road end of Haddows Road. As you come down Haddows Road from the Shastri Bhavan end towards Nungambakkam High Road it is on your left. It is a few buildings before the Haddows Road Telephone exchange (which is on the RIGHT side of the road).

Bus Routes:
From Adyar: 47, 147
From Tambaram: No direct Buses, though Trains are available.

Lateral Softwares is located at 86,Lateral Softwares, Ttk Road, Alwarpet. The best notable Landmark near Lateral is the "fly-Over". Lateral is situated at the base of the fly-over. Lateral is a two storeyed building with a picture of a "well-fed" penguin on it.

Reaching the Venue

Lateral is a few KMs off the "Tirumailai" Railway Station. Taking an auto to Ttk Road will help. People coming in Vehicles can park their vehicles on the road diagonally opposite to the building.

People coming by buses from places like Tambaram, Guindy, Gandhimandapam can board 21G (not 21PP) to reach the "Park Sheraton" stop. The road (on the left) around park sheraton leads to Lateral. Its worth mentioning that walking to Lateral from here would take about 15 Mins. So "less strong" ppl can take an auto from here.

IITM is located on Sardar Patel Road,connecting Guindy/Saidapet and Adyar , next to Ghandi Mandapam. If you come by bus from Guindy/Saidapet you can get down at CLRI stop . If coming from Adyar get down at CLRI/CPT stop or Gandhi Mandap stop and reach the main gate of IIT.

Reaching the Venue

From the gate you can take IIT bus and get down at Gajendra Circle or Open air theatre stop and walk towards the hostels. On reaching the badminton court,take the road on your right, walk down for a few minutes to reach the Computer centre ,the venue of our monthly meetings. The meeting are usually held in the first floor.

Some detailed directions:

1. Get in to the IIT-Madras MAIN IN gate.
2. If you came WITHOUT any vehicle, take a Mini Battery Bus and get down at Gajendra Circle (GC). The cost of the ticket is Rs.1/-. Then go to step 6.
3. If you have a vehicle, speak to the security and tell then you need to go to the Electrical Sciences Block (ESB). They will give you a slip that *you have to return* when you come out. So don't lose it.
4. Go straight, the road takes a fork with one going about 135 degrees to your right and goes to the OUT gate. The other gradually turns left. Unless you decide in the last minute not to attend take the "left". Its really not a left turn but I've seen confused people going the wrong way.