Dear All, A half-day free workshop on 'Six Sigma for LIS Professionals' is being organized by NCSI-Net Foundation in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and Raman Research Institute (RRI). Six Sigma Black Belt experts from the industry will be sharing their expertise knowledge during the workshop. Fellow professionals are encouraged to attend the seminar and get to understand the set of techniques and tools for process improvement. The detail of the event follows: Title: Six Sigma for LIS Professionals Venue: Raman Research Institute (RRI), CV Raman Avenue, Sadashivnagar (Near Mekhri Circle), Bangalore - 560080 Date and Time: 28 June 2014; 2.00 to 5.00 PM Registration: Free Workshop Objective/Coverage: This workshop will introduce the concept of Six-Sigma, its application in Library Science with specific examples and focus on designing Digital Library by using Six-Sigma approach. At the end, a case study on Six-Sigma will also be presented. The workshop will be participant driven where based on audience response/questions, speakers will try to give a six-sigma way of solving problems. Speakers - Lakshmeesha S Lakshmeesha is leading a team of professionals focusing on Intellectual Property, Technology and Market analysis, at GE Global Research, JFWTC, Bangalore. He has over 20 years of professional experience spanning Research, People Management, Software Program execution and Technology strategy. He has been associated with the Six Sigma activities for the last 14 years and is a Certified DFSS Master Black Belt. He has mentored many Black Belts and Green Belts both in technology as well as functions. He is also an active coach in many of the six sigma training sessions. He has led many Lean work outs, which aim at simplifying the existing process. He has a master's degree in Bio Medical Engineering and Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation technology. He has deep interest in Healthcare technologies, TRIZ for problem solving, Lean Six sigma, apart from Intellectual Property Strategy. He has been an invited speaker in various forums focusing on Quality and Intellectual Property. Ananda Byrappa Ananda Byrappa has 15 plus years of industry experience in IT, Media and R & D sectors. He is currently serving at GE as Global Leader for GE's Knowledge Center. He is leading global teams of information professionals and providing cutting edge information sources, state of the art services in the areas of information and intellectual property for GE worldwide. Ananda is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He has guided Six-Sigma projects and mentored many Green Belts. He has delivered key note addresses, lectures, plenary talks, chaired technical sessions and panel discussions in national and international events both in India and abroad. You are invited to attend this workshop. Regards Madhuresh Singhal (on behalf of NCSI-Net Foundation) Senior Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Ltd (A TATA Enterprise) 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 98861 82822 Meet us at BIO International Convention | June 23-26, 2014 | San Diego, CA | Booth # 5323 ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.