Important Announcement Managing Information in the Digital Age: a training programme on information management and web based outreach using open source tools. (Aug 25-28 2009, CSE, New Delhi) Managing information, in the internet era with explosive information availability demands special skills and calls for investments in strengthening the information infrastructure and skills of an organisation. This specially designed course will teach participants on how to manage all aspects and types of information, at an institutional level and develop a virtual resource centre using open source tools and technologies. Conducted by: Centre for Science and Environment, the developer and the manager of India Environment Portal built on an open-source platform. Course will be led by the centre's documentation specialists with more than 25 years of experience in managing thousands books, articles, news clippings, video films, photographs and contact addresses. Course content Developingresource centres in the digital age Sourcinginformation (print/electronic, internet for research) OrganisingInformation: Classification & Indexing (including Digitizedresources) Managingaudio-visual resources (films, photos, CDs, etc.) Digitisationand documentation of news clippings, articles, reports and documents Buildingcontact databases Potentialof E-mail based communication (mass mail using open source s/w) Knowledgecreation and dissemination (Information Services/Products) Onlinepresence : Developing a portal and reaching out through the web Web 2.0 for social networking and communication Course fee NGOs: Rs. 4,400 per participant (USD 125) Corporate, government and others: Rs 8,800 per participant (USD225) Accomodation and related costs are not included in the cost. However, CSE can help you find a place to stay. Nominations are invited from information professionals in NGOs/ Government /International Organisations/ Corporate/ Individuals interested in quality information management and strengthening their organizational capacities. Programme Schedule Date: August 25-28, 2009; Time: 10.30 am to 5.00 pm Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-62 Nominations accepted online http://www.cseindia.org/aagc/managinginformation.asp For details contact: Kiran Pandey Coordinator-Environment Resources Unit Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62 Phone: +91 (011) 29955124/125 (Ext. 287) Fax: +91 (011) 29955879 Email: kiran@cseindia.org Last Date for Applying: August 16, 2009 Ms. Kiran Pandey ************************************************************** ** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran@cseindia.org ext:233 ************************************************************** ** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.