Dear Friends: On the occasion of Informatics competing its 25th Year, we have organised a one-day seminar the details of which are given below. You are cordially invited. Please register for the seminar at www.informindia.co.in Thank you. N V Sathyanarayana Chiarman & Managing Director Informatics (India) Ltd ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ Footprints in the sands of Info-Times Informatics’ Silver Jubilee Seminar and InfoQuiz 2005 on 5-5-2005, at Taj Residency, Bangalore, 9.30 to 5.00 pm Inaugural Address Dr N Seshagiri Emeritus Scientist, CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore (Former Director General, National Informatics Centre, New Delhi) “Looking Back to Look Ahead: A glimpse at 25 years of information revolution in India” Guest of Honour Mr H K Patil Hon. Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs Govt. of Karnataka “Right of Access to Information: Karnataka leads the nation “ Presided by Dr M S Thimmappa Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University, Bangalore Programme Schedule: 9.30 to 11.00 am: Inaugural Session 11.30 to 1.00 pm: Session-1: Information Times: Today & Tomorrow Speakers: Mr Terry MacManus, Director, Ovid Technologies,. Australia “Information Access Paradigms Today” Dr N Balakrishnan, Chairman, Information Sciences Division, Indian Instt. Of Science, Bangalore “ The Next Generation of Information Revolution” Chaired by Prof. N Yathindra, Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore 2.00 to 3.15 pm: Session-2: InfoQuiz 2005 3.45 to 5.00 pm: Session -3: Google Vs Libraries - A Debate Panelists: Dr Jayant Haritsa Associate Professor, SERC, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Dr Gangan Prathap Scientisit-In-Charge, CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore Dr T B Rajashekar Associate Chairman, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Moderator: Prof. Shalini R Urs, Chairperson, Dept of Library & Inf. Science, University of Mysore, Mysore Register for the seminar @ www.informindia.co.in http://www.informindia.co.in or email to amit@informindia.co.in mailto:amit@informindia.co.in Phone: 91 80 23365940 Fax: 91 80 23344598