[LIS-Forum] Invitation to Seminar on Footprints in the Sands of Info-Times

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Dear Friends:

On the occasion of Informatics competing its 25th Year,  we have organised a
one-day seminar the details of which are given below. You are cordially
invited.   Please register for the seminar at www.informindia.co.in


Thank you.

N V Sathyanarayana
Chiarman & Managing Director
Informatics (India) Ltd
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Footprints in the sands of Info-Times

Informatics’ Silver Jubilee Seminar  and  InfoQuiz 2005
on
5-5-2005,
at
Taj Residency, Bangalore, 9.30 to 5.00 pm


Inaugural Address


Dr N Seshagiri
Emeritus Scientist, CSIR Centre for Mathematical
Modeling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore
(Former Director General,  National Informatics Centre, New Delhi)

“Looking Back to Look Ahead: A glimpse at
25 years of information revolution in India”


Guest  of  Honour

Mr H K Patil
Hon. Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs
Govt. of Karnataka

“Right of Access to Information: Karnataka leads the nation “

Presided by

Dr M S Thimmappa
Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University, Bangalore


Programme Schedule:

9.30 to 11.00 am:   Inaugural Session
11.30 to 1.00 pm:   Session-1:  Information Times:  Today & Tomorrow

Speakers:

Mr Terry MacManus, Director, Ovid Technologies,. Australia
“Information Access Paradigms Today”

Dr N Balakrishnan, Chairman, Information Sciences Division, Indian Instt. Of
Science, Bangalore
“ The Next Generation of Information Revolution”

Chaired by
Prof. N Yathindra, Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied
Biotechnology, Bangalore



2.00 to 3.15 pm:  Session-2:   InfoQuiz 2005

3.45 to 5.00 pm:  Session -3:  Google Vs Libraries - A Debate

Panelists:

Dr Jayant Haritsa
Associate Professor, SERC, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Dr Gangan Prathap
Scientisit-In-Charge,  CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer
Simulation, Bangalore

Dr T B Rajashekar
Associate Chairman, National Centre for Science Information, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore

Moderator:

Prof. Shalini R Urs, Chairperson, Dept of Library & Inf. Science, University
of Mysore, Mysore


Register for the seminar @ www.informindia.co.in
<http://www.informindia.co.in>  or  email to amit at informindia.co.in
<mailto:amit at informindia.co.in>

Phone: 91 80 23365940  Fax: 91 80 23344598