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Call for Participation --1st Intl Conf on Urban Data Science Theme: Smart Cities
by Mohan Hr 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Dear all, Pl. find the call for participation in the First International Conference on Urban Data Science: Theme: Smart Cities being held at IIT Madras during 20-21, Jan 2020. The delegates registration is open at a special Early Bird rate till 320th Dec 2019. There will be an increase in the regn.fee after 20th Dec 2019. As seats are limited, early registration is suggested. With regards HR Mohan OC Team, UDS-2020 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ====================== *Call for Participation* *First International Conference on Urban Data Science Theme: Smart Cities* With increasing urbanization and its related challenges and opportunities, governments all over the world are focusing on Smart Cities. Data will play a big role in the cities of tomorrow. We are pleased to announce the first international conference focused on Urban Data Science and Smart Cities. The conference aims to gather researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts from academia, industry, and city administration to address a number of research themes arising out of building future smart cities. The conference has a great mix of eminent keynote speakers, research track papers, practitioner track papers and a startup track. We have invited leading industry and academic experts. Some of the confirmed keynote speakers include: · Hari Vasudev, Country Head, Walmart Labs · Mark S. Fox, Associate Director (Research), School of Cities, University of Toronto · Anand Sivasubramaniam, TCS Research · Raghu Krishnapuram, Indian Institute of Science There are 8 research track papers, and a startup showcase by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and IIT Madras Research Park. This event is supported by eminent organizations such as ACM Chennai Chapter, ACM India IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, IEEE Smart Cities, IEEE Standards Assn, IEEE TEMS, SETS, CloudMOOL CII and IIT Madras Research Park. For pgm schedule (which gets updated regularly) pl. visit the conference website: http://dos.iitm.ac.in/UDS2020/ The delegate registration is open with Early Bird offer till 20th Dec 2019 at the following rates PLUS applicable taxes and charges. . · Indian Delegates (Members of supporting organisations & authors) : Rs. 2500/- · Indian Delegates (Others): Rs. 3000/- · Indian Delegates (Research Students): Rs. 2000/- · International Delegates (Members of supporting organisations & authors) : USD 150/- · International Delegates (Others): USD 200/- · International Delegates (Research Students) : USD 100/- Pl. note that there will be an increase in the registration fee after 20th Dec 2019. You can register for the conference at https://in.explara.com/e/uds-2020 If you need any clarifications, pl. contact the organising team by email at uds.iit.rit(a)gmail.com or on mobile at +91 9841432179

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Request for Participation in an Online Survey on " Use and Perception of Sci-Hub by Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals: From an Indian Perspective"
by Vasanth 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Dear Sir/Madam, I have taken up a small survey on “Use and Perception of Sci-Hub by Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals: From an Indian Perspective” to understand the use of Sci-Hub for downloading pirated research articles from an Indian LIS perspective. Participation in this survey is anonymous. I kindly request all the LIS professionals to participate in this Survey. This survey is very brief and takes five to ten minutes to complete. If you have any questions about the survey please feel free to contact me at: vasanthrz(a)gmail.com. Following Link will lead you to the survey: https://forms.gle/cyyh273CRUcKN6Cx5 Please complete the survey by December 12, 2019. Your assistance in providing invaluable information about this topic is much appreciated. Thank you in anticipation Vasantha Raju N.LibrarianGFGC-TalakadMysore vasanthrz(a)gmail.com

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Need article
by Manjunath K.S. 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Dear colleagues one my faculty member wants this article can you please send this if you have access to it. 1. Climate change and women in South Asia: a review and future policy implications https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/WJSTSD-10-2018-0059/ful…

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Update from International Conference DigiTTAL 2019, NITK Surathkal.
by Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

Dear Moderator, Please share the below announcement among the members. *Dear Sir/Madam,* *Greetings from NITK Surathkal, MANGALORE ! * We take this opportunity to thank all the professional friends and colleagues for the *overwhelming response* to paper submission and interest shown to participate in the conference. We have updated the list of ACCEPTED PAPERS on the conference website along with various accommodation options. Eminent speakers from France, USA, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and India will be delivering the keynote addresses and sharing their experience in this mega event. *BEAUTIFUL BEACHES OF SURATHKAL & MANGALORE AWAITS YOUR PARTICIPATION IN* *DigiTTAL 2019* Please visit the conference website at *http://digittal2019.wixsite.com/index <http://digittal2019.wixsite.com/index>* for more information. With best wishes, ____________________________________________ *Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi* *Librarian | Central Library * National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Srinivasanagar MANAGALORE 575 025 Ph: 0824-247 3061 / 4062 | Cell: 9892907384 e-Mail: mallikarjun(a)nitk.edu.in | URL: http://library.nitk.ac.in Profile: http://mallikarjunangadi.wordpress.com ____________________________________________

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