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Tips and Tricks for New Delhi

8 de febrero de 2008
Por
Veni Markovski

Veni Markovski

VP, Government Engagement - UN NY and Interim Head of Government and IGO Engagement

Veni Markovski is based in New York, and is responsible for the relations with the United Nations, the UN Agencies in New York, and the Permanent Missions to the United Nations.

Veni Markovski has graduated law, but before that, back in September 1990 he started his work on the Internet, as a system operator of the first Sofia-based bulletin-board system, part of FidoNet.
In 1993 Mr. Markovski formed with another of the Bulgarian Internet pioneers, Mr. Dimitar Ganchev, their company - bol.bg, the first commercial Internet service provider in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Veni Markovski was President and CEO of bol.bg for nine years. The two owners sold the company successfully in 2008 to an international investment fund
In 1995 he co-founded the Bulgarian Internet Society, a non-profit, of which he serves as President and chairman of the Board.
In March 2002 Mr. Markovski was appointed as Chairman of the Bulgarian President's IT Advisory Council, a position he held until the President stepped down from office at the end of his second term on January 22, 2012.
In 2005 he was invited to be the senior international projects adviser to the chairman of the governmental Agency for Information Technologies and communications, a position that he held until 2009. He was also adviser to the Bulgarian national cybersecurity coordinator from 2009 till 2013.

Since the beginning of his career, Veni has been involved in different international organizations and programs on different levels - as project manager, adviser, senior adviser, advocate for policy changes, mediator, board member, etc. He has served on the Boards of CPSR, ISOC, ICANN, among others.
Widely recognized as a computer geek and expert in cyber, Mr. Markovski is a frequent speaker at international conferences, and is often being approached for advice by companies, organizations, and governments.

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Since the ICANN meeting starts in New Delhi, I decided to inform you about the cool places to go, while you are here.

Places to see:
The Friday Mosk, the President’s Palace, the old city, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar. There are many more, but these are some of the ones you will not miss.

Restaurants and bars:
Threesixty
 at the Oberoi Hotel,
Veda Delhi restaurant at H27 Connaught Place
Baci restaurant and bar at
23, Sunder Nagar Market, Sunder Nagar
and of course, the Bukhara at the Maurya ITC hotel (300 meters from the meeting venue)

It’s recommended that you make reservations for each of these places, just to be on the safe side.

Art Galleries: the Delhi Art Gallery is for old Indian artists, established ones, and it is pretty expensive. The one really to not miss, if you are interested in modern Indian art, is the Art Alive, which is an impressive gallery of modern Indian artists. You can visit them at S-221 Panchsheel Park in New Delhi, and their phones are (+91-11) 41639000 or (+91-11) 41638050. It is not easy to find it, but it is definitely worth the efforts. It has a great number of artists’ work there.

Tips and tricks:
For cars, arrange a black-and-yellow taxi from the hotel, waiting time for 1 hour is approx. Rs 30-40 (less than USD 1), so it’s worth having the taxi waiting for you, if you are going out for dinner. Usual tip: Rs. 40; for food – 10 % tips are OK, but no less than Rs 40)
For people with respiratory problems – the air is quite polluted, so wear masks, if you can, and bring some medicines, if you need such under normal conditions (asthma), you will need it for sure in Delhi.

General observation
: people are extremely friendly, service is excellent. India is a beautiful country.


Note: You can see pictures from Delhi, Agra, Taj Mahal and Jaipur (visit all these places, if you can!) at my flickr.

Authors

Veni Markovski

Veni Markovski

VP, Government Engagement - UN NY and Interim Head of Government and IGO Engagement
Veni Markovski

Veni Markovski

VP, Government Engagement - UN NY and Interim Head of Government and IGO Engagement

Veni Markovski is based in New York, and is responsible for the relations with the United Nations, the UN Agencies in New York, and the Permanent Missions to the United Nations.

Veni Markovski has graduated law, but before that, back in September 1990 he started his work on the Internet, as a system operator of the first Sofia-based bulletin-board system, part of FidoNet.
In 1993 Mr. Markovski formed with another of the Bulgarian Internet pioneers, Mr. Dimitar Ganchev, their company - bol.bg, the first commercial Internet service provider in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Veni Markovski was President and CEO of bol.bg for nine years. The two owners sold the company successfully in 2008 to an international investment fund
In 1995 he co-founded the Bulgarian Internet Society, a non-profit, of which he serves as President and chairman of the Board.
In March 2002 Mr. Markovski was appointed as Chairman of the Bulgarian President's IT Advisory Council, a position he held until the President stepped down from office at the end of his second term on January 22, 2012.
In 2005 he was invited to be the senior international projects adviser to the chairman of the governmental Agency for Information Technologies and communications, a position that he held until 2009. He was also adviser to the Bulgarian national cybersecurity coordinator from 2009 till 2013.

Since the beginning of his career, Veni has been involved in different international organizations and programs on different levels - as project manager, adviser, senior adviser, advocate for policy changes, mediator, board member, etc. He has served on the Boards of CPSR, ISOC, ICANN, among others.
Widely recognized as a computer geek and expert in cyber, Mr. Markovski is a frequent speaker at international conferences, and is often being approached for advice by companies, organizations, and governments.