Essay Competition: Mindful Leadership 2012

Essay Competition: Mindful Leadership 2012
Theme: “Eco-Innovation: Time to Wake up!”

Organiser/s: Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai (T.N.), INDIA and University of Dayton, Dayton, USA.

Deadline: 12^th December, 2011.

Prizes: A trip to University of Dayton, Dayton, USA and many more attractive prizes!!!

Please Visit: http://liba.edu/mindfulleadership/rules.php

Training Course: Ten Day Training Course on “Research Methodology and Computer Application in Social Science”.

Training Course: Ten Day Training Course on “Research Methodology and Computer Application in Social Science”.
Organiser: Department of Economics, Periyar University, Salem (T.N.), INDIA and Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) New Delhi, INDIA.

Dates: 9-18 November, 2011

Venue: Department of Economics, Periyar University, Salem (T.N.), INDIA

About: The lectures have both theory and practical components throughout the training course. The M.Phil.,/ Ph.D Scholars / Faculty Members are eligible to participate in the training course and only 25 seats are available.

Registration: The registration fee will be charged from the participants as follows:

@ Rs.800 for Lecturer / equivalent

@ Rs.400 for Scholars getting fellowship

@ Rs. 200 for those without any financial support.

The participants should give from one to two page write up on their research (methodology) along with their application. Interested candidates can send the registration form and fee in the form of Demand Draft in favour of The Course Director, Department of Economics, Periyar University, Salem – 636 011. Lunch, refreshment and course materials will be provided. For any information contact the Course Director. The amount will be refunded to the candidate not selected for the training course.

Last Date: The filled in application should reach to the Course Director on or before 28th October 2011.

Topics: The following topics will be taught to the participants;

_ Research Problem formulation and research design

_ Methods of data collection and sampling techniques

_ Testing of hypothesis

_ Correlation and regression

_ Multivariate analysis

_ Dummy variable regression model

_ Data reduction and reliability

_ Cluster analysis

_ Time series (stationary and non-stationary)

_ Cost Benefit analysis

_ Data Envelopment analysis (DEA).

Conference: ICCBRCC 2011

Conference: “International Conference on CORPORATE AND BUSINESS RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE – FROM AWARENESS TO ADOPTION”
Organiser: Department of Commerce, Periyar University, Salem (T.N.), INDIA.

Dates: 7-9 December, 2011

Venue: Department of Commerce, Periyar University, Salem (T.N.), INDIA.

Email: cbrcc2011@gmail.com

Seminar: National Seminar on ‘Atrocities on Dalits: Nature Factors and Responses’

National Seminar on ‘Atrocities on Dalits: Nature Factors and Responses’
Date: 16^th November 2011

Organisers: Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow - 226 025 (UP), INDIA. and Oxfam India.

Venue: Conference Hall SAS, Babasaheb, Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow - 226 025 (UP), INDIA.

Seminar: “National Seminar on ‘Processes of Exclusion and Adivasi Rights in India’”

Seminar: “National Seminar on ‘Processes of Exclusion and Adivasi Rights in India’”
Organiser/s: 'Centre for Human Rights (CHR)' and 'Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP)', University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (A.P.) INDIA.

Dates: 15-16 February, 2012

Venue: C.V. Raman Auditorium, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (A.P.) INDIA.

Call for Papers: Abstracts are invited from faculty, independent researchers, students and other delegates in the areas relevant to Processes of Adivasi Exclusion and Their Rights in India. Submissions should include title, author affiliation (s), contact details, and an abstract of not more than 250 words. Submissions should be sent to the Seminar Coordinator by 31st October, 2011.

iSite: http://172.16.1.100/uploads/events/Concept_Note_Feb2012.pdf

Seminar Coordinator: Dr. V. Srinivasa Rao

Mobile: 09492293299

Email: vasanthacnu@gmail.com OR vsrss@uohyd.ernet.in

Admission: Applications for Masters Degree programs for 2012-2014 (TISS, Mumbai)

INSTITUTE: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, INDIA

IMPORTANT DATES (for Indian students only)

1.    Last Date for Receipt of Completed Forms at the Institute by Post and in Person: October 29, 2011

2.    Last Date for Receipt of Completed Forms at the Institute from Remote Areas/Regions: November 04, 2011

3.    Written Test (at Different Centres) December 04, 2011

4.    Announcement of Eligible Candidates on TISS website for Group Discussion/Personal Interview for all Programmes: January 20, 2012

5.    Group Discussion/Personal Interview at TISS Mumbai Campus for all the Programmes: March 12–20, 2012

6.    Announcement of Selection on TISS website for all the Programmes: April 06, 2012

7.    Commencement of the Academic Session 2011–2013

M.A. Education (Elementary): May 14, 2012

All Other Programmes: June 11, 2012

Brochure: https://admissions.tiss.edu/uploads/TISSUploads/MA-Brochure-12-14.pdf

Study Program: “Study India Programme on Urban Health in India”.

Study Program: “Study India Programme on Urban Health in India”.

Dates: Jan 02, 2012 12:00 AM to Jan 21, 2012 12:00 AM

Organiser/s: Centre for Public Health, School of Health System Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences in collaboration with TN Topiwala Medical College and Nair Hospital, Mumbai, INDIA.

About: With the increasing urbanisation, public health is an increasing area of interest. The clinical health cannot be separated from the complex socio-cultural and economic context. The health care systems have become very dynamic to meet this challenging situation. The programme intends to have the following objectives:

• To understand the issues of urban public health in India and the practices of public and private health care systems,

• To provide opportunity for cross-cultural experiences on Urban health issues through Group study, Seminar and Field based internship,

• To provide exposure to multifaceted culture in India.

Course Duration: January 2 - 21, 2012

Eligibility: Master's students of Public Health or related disciplines from any US, UK, Australia & Europe based Universities.

No. of seats : Limited to 15 only

Award of Credits : 3 credits @ 1 credit for 1 week

Facilities available on Campus:

a)     Food: Institute Dining Hall- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will cost about 5USD a day, nearby restaurants will cost about 10-15US a day.

b)     Transportation: Airport pick up /drop will be provided on request which will cost about 20USD

c)      Accommodation: Guest House- Single occupancy room (USD800), Doubled occupancy (USD400)

Fees: Internship Fees USD300

Application: Interested candidates may send C.V and the Statement of Purpose describing interest areas with a covering letter of request to iso@tiss.edu

Contact for Queries: International Students Office,

Phone: 91-22-25525427/25525511

Email: iso@tiss.edu

Last Date: 15^th October 2011 (receiving the application)

Shortlisted Candidates will be informed by the end of October 2011.

Workshop: October Urban Aspirations workshop: Mumbai

Theme: “Transcendence and Control in a Global Mega City“

Dates: October 3–5, 2011

Venue: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Sponsored by: ●PUKAR ●Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity ●Tata Institute of Social Sciences

This second Mumbai workshop on urban aspirations proceeds from the insight that the very notion of aspiration implies dissatisfaction with the limitation of given realities (session 4), and that the real or symbolic transcendence of these limits by one section of society often entails the active constraint of others (session 1).  By turning from the metaphor of space (spaces of belonging, imagination, movement) to the non-metaphoric realities of physical space as an inherently limited resource, we confront the problem of mutually exclusive claims to occupancy and use (session 2).  The rise of the mega city is closely associated with that of a new elite whose access to global cultural forms contributes to the appearance of having escaped the specificities of place.  This transcendence of locality depends on an accumulation of social capital, which simultaneously implies regimes of distinction and other techniques of social differentiation.   These do not go unchallenged (session 3).  By what logics are some constrained to labor, that others may be free (session 6)?  Transcendence, moreover, is not the sole purview of elites.  Claims to the universal are made as well by groups rendered marginal in the dominant national imaginary (sessions 4 & 5), and the form of the claims they make often contain an implicit challenge to national modes of belonging as well as to the consumerist cosmopolitanism of urban elites.

Brochure: http://www.mmg.mpg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/Pdf/2011-10-03_Urban-Aspirations-Workshop.pdf