[LIS-Forum] Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages

[Puna Das]

Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages
24 November, 2008
Federation House, New Delhi, India

Dear Sir/ Madam

I am pleased to inform you that FICCI is organizing its annual Higher Education Summit 2008 titled “Higher Education at the Crossroads: Imperatives for Policy & Practice” on November 25 & 26, 2008 in New Delhi with the support of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
 
 A delegation of more than 40 Canadian institutions is participating in the event. As a pre-conference activity, we are organizing a Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T/Innovation Cooperation & Linkages on November 24, 2008 with University experts from India and Canada sharing their views about the existing collaborations, emerging technologies and future roadmap followed by discussions and one to one interactions. The Seminar is scheduled at 1.30 pm at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.
 
 We are happy to invite you for this programme. Enclosed are the tentative programme and the registration proforma for your kind perusal. May I request you to kindly send in your confirmation to Ms Rashmi Sarita / Ms Arpita Subhash (Phone: 91-11- 23736306, email – indiarnd[at]ficci.com).

  Looking forward to your kind confirmation.
 
  With best regards,

Yours Sincerely

(V K TOPA)
Adviser to Secretary General, FICCI
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Tentative Programme
1: 30 – 2:00 pm	Registration
2:00 – 2:10 pm	Introductory remarks 
Mr. Y P Kumar, Head International Division, DST, Government of India
David McKinnon, Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian High Commissioner, India 
2:10 – 2:35 pm	Canadian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies 
Prof David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo 
Speaker from Canadian Govt /Industry/association
2:35 – 2:55 pm	Indian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies 
Mr. R Saha, Adviser, DST, Government of India
Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Adviser & Scientist-G, TIFAC, DST
2:55 – 3:35 pm
Presentations by Canadian Research Institutes
Dr Januz A. Kozinski, Dean and Prof, Univ of Saskatchewan 
Dr. B. Mario Pinto, the Vice-President, Research, Simon Fraser University 
Robert Schad, University of Regina
Richard Poulin, Director – Bureau International, Univ of Laval 
(Presentation to cover India Strategy, Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration)
3:35 – 3:50 pm	Tea Break 
3:50 – 4:30 pm
Presentation by Indian research institutes.
Dr. Naresh Kumar, Head R & D Planning Division, CSIR
Prof. S N Singh, Dean- R&D, IIT Delhi
Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Executive Director, TERI 
Dr. P B Sharma, Director, Delhi College of Engineering 
Dinesh Singh, Director, South Campus, Delhi University
(Presentation to covering Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration)
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Q & A and discussions
5:00 – 5:10 pm	Summary and follow up action points
5:10 – 5: 30 pm	Networking 

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Registration Proforma

Seminar on Indo-Canadian S & T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages
24 November, 2008, 
Federation House, New Delhi, India

Name: 
Designation:
Organisation:
Address: 
Tel.(with city code)	:
Fax:
Mobile:
Email:
Delegate Fee: NO FEE

Signature

Contact:
Rashmi Sarita
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Federation House, Tansen Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Tel: 011-23736306 (D); 23738760-70 Extn. 212
Fax: 011-23765333, 23721504, 23320714
Email: rashmisarita[at]ficci.com

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 Anup Kumar Das
 New Delhi, India
 http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com 
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