Dear Professionals, The top quality event LTC2019 is fast approaching (23-25 Jan 2019). Well known Resource Persons in the field listed below will deliver Keynotes, Session talks, Panel discussions, etc. Venue: Cochin University of Science of Technology, Cochin, Kerala Theme: eBooks to eLearning: Libraries as Learning Hubs Those planning to send Nominations for Two Prestigious Awards (Best Koha Implementation and Best Technology Enabled Library), please act immediately (Last date for Nomination is 15 Dec 2018) Please note that Audience Poll carries good weightage for selection of LibTech Award Winner. Enjoy Delegates Session: Spark All details at Website: http://www.ltc2019.com/ Keep visiting Conclave for Minute to minute Schedule and new developments. Resource Persons for Talks/Keynotes: 1. Prof. Marshall Breeding, Former Director, Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University Libraries, Nashville, TN, USA 2. Mr. Christopher Cormac, Development Head, Koha Group, Catalyst IT, New Zealand 3. Dr. Prasad Ram, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Gooru, USA 4. Ms Natasha Jog, Journalist, NDTV Anchor (Need to confirm) 5. Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, Inter University Consortium of Technology Enabled Flexible Education, IGNOU, New Delhi 6. Dr. Sandhya Shekhar, Consultant, Aptech Ltd. and NIIT Ltd. 7. Prof. Viraj Kumar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangaluru 8. Dr. Jagadish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad 9. Mr. Mark Alcock, Director, Product Management, Folio Partnership, EBSCO, USA 10. Mr. Shashi Kiran, Vice President, AI Products, Jio, Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd., Mumbai 11. Prof. Shalini Urs, Founder and Chairperson, MYRA School of Business, Mysore 12. Prof. Santosh G Kumar, Department of Computer Science, CUSAT, Cochin 13. Dr. Rama Patnaik, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 14 Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay , Kalyani University 15. Prof. K.P. Vijayakumar, President, Kerala Library Assoiation (Valedictory Address) Presiding authorities for Inaugural and Valedictory Sessions: 1.Prof. R. Sasidharan, Vice Chancellor, CUSAT, Cochin 2.Prof. David Peter S., Registrar, CUSAT Chairpersons/Moderators for Technical Sessions: 1. Dr. Sree Kumar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Kozikode 2. Mr. P. Jayarajan, Mr. P. Jayarajan. Library Advisor (Hon). Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University. Kerala and Ex. Head of the British Council Libraries (Yet to confirm) 2. Prof. H. S. Siddamallaiah, Ex. Principal Library and Information Officer, NIMHANS, Ambedkar School of Economics, Bengaluru 3. Dr. Anand Byrappa, Librarian, Indian Institute of Science (Moderator for Session on Spark, Delegates Session) 3. Mr. B P Prakash, Ex. Global Head, Information Resources Centre, TCS Regards, Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Program Chair, LTC2019 "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar@gmail.com Mob: 91+9611165781 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.