Dear Members World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on April 26th of every year to raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks etc., impact on daily life and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe. On the eve of IP day celebration CSIR-NAL has organized half day event (Key note address and panel discussion) on “Intellectual property rights for scholarly communication: Copyright, Plagiarism, and Fair Use” on 23rd of April 2015 between 2PM – 4PM at Dr. Valluri Auditorium, CSIR-NAL. Objective of the program is to create awareness about Copyright infringement and plagiarism concepts among Authors/Scientists and library professionals. Key note lecture will high light issues related copyright, plagiarism and Fair use. Panel discussion will comprise of experts representing Author, Editor, IPR, Publisher and Librarian perspective. Event registration is free and open to all library professionals. However participation mail to shivaram@nal.res.in is mandatory because of security reasons and arranging visitor’s pass. Participants are advised to carry their identity cards. Programme Details: Keynote lecture: Title: “Driving Copyright Compliance in Organizations: Policies, Practices & Tools” Speaker: Mr. Ananda Byrappa, Global Leader, Whiteny Knowledge Center, GE John F Welch Technology Center Panel Discussion on “Copyright, Plagiarism, and Fair Use” Panelists: Dr. L Venkatakrisnan (Moderator) Head, Experimental Aerodynamics Division, CSIR-NAL Dr.S.Rama murthy IPR Expert & Faculty, Jain University Mr. Ananda Byrappa Global Leader, Whiteny Knowledge Center, GE John F Welch Technology Center Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna ST Principal Scientist Surface Engineering Division, CSIR-NAL Prof. N Periasamy, Chief Editor, Journal of Chemical Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences C. V. Raman Avenue Post Box No. 8005 Sadashivanagar Bangalore 560 080 Further Details Contact: Shivaram BS 080-25086083 shivaram@nal.res.in with warm regards Dr. Poornima Narayana +91-80-25086083(W) Fulbright Scholar +91-80-26682781 (R) Head, ICAST poornima.narayan@gmail.com National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) Bangalore 560017 INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.