Workshop: Three-day Training Workshop on Strategic Planning and Management of Information Resources and Technology.

Three-day Training Workshop on Strategic Planning and Management of Information Resources and Technology.

Dates: March 1 and 3, 2012, at M.P. Institute of Social Science Research, Ujjain.

Organiser/s: The M.P. Institute of Social Science Research, Ujjain, in collaboration with the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.

About: The workshop will focus on the renewed role of libraries in promoting information resources in social sciences. In view of the ICSSR/ NASSDOC’s emphasis on training and skill development of researchers/library professionals in the country, this workshop is an attempt in providing effective information services to the wider network of social science researchers in India. Participants to this workshop will be librarians, researchers in social sciences, and information managers working in research institutions in India. Participants will not be required to pay any course fee. No T.A. will be reimbursed to outstation participants. The participants will be provided with free lodging and boarding at Institute's Guest House. A separate request should be made in the registration form for accommodation.

Last Date: February 15, 2012.

Contact: Dr. S.S. Chandel, M.P.I.S.S.R.,  6, Bharatpuri Administrative Zone, Ujjain (M.P.) INDIA.

Tel: 0734-2510978, 2524019

Email: chandelsunil01@yahoo.co.uk

Award: Prof. M.V.Pylee Award 2012 for the Distinguished University Teacher of India

CUSAT invites Nominations for the
Prof. M.V.Pylee Award 2012 for the Distinguished University Teacher of India.

Nominations are invited for the CUSAT’s prestigious Prof.M.V.Pylee Award for the distinguished Academician of India-2012. Distinguished personalities, Vice Chancellors, University and College teachers, research students and other personalities may nominate a distinguished teacher for this award.  Self-nominations are not acceptable. The triennial award is given to an excellent teacher, a good researcher, research guide, an educationist, an educational planner and a visionary of future programmes in higher education. The age-limit fixed for earlier awards has now been lifted.

Prize: Cash Award of Rs.TWO LAKHS, Citation and Memento!Closing Date: The last date for the receipt of nominations is 31-03-2012.

For further details and nomination proforma, contact:

Dr. K.G. Nair, Director, Centre for Science in Society, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin - 682 022, Kerala with a long, stamped (15/-) and self addressed envelope (23x16 c.m.). Phone:0484-2575039.

For the attention of Nominators:

Criteria to be followed for Nominating a Candidate for the

MVP Award for the Distinguished Academician-2012

The MVP Award of CUSAT is to be given to a University professor in India, who has performed well in all fields he/she has entered.  The candidate should have a combination of the following “factors”:-

1.  a good teacher

2. a good researcher

3.  a good research guide

4.  a great institution builder, who recognized the need for building up new institutions (Departments, Schools, Institutes, Centres etc.) for Teaching & Research and accomplishes these by his efforts.

5. a great team leader/organizer.

6. a national leader in higher education, as recognized by UGC, AICTE, or other All India Organisations/ Academies/Associations etc., by including his/her name in the expert and Special Committees.

7. an educationist

8. a planner, planning for developing higher education in the country.

9. a visionary, in the sense that he visualizes or dreams things that should happen for the benefit of society.

10. a successful personality who has made his mark in any area where he worked in various capacities.  A model of his category of people.
Please Visit: http://www.c-sis.org/award2012.html
Good Luck!

meet: International Greening Education Event, 10-12 Oct 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany

A three-day International Greening Education Event will be held from 10^th to 12^th of October 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academia, policy makers, representatives of government and international development agencies, senior members of academic institutions, school administrators and teachers, sustainable development practitioners, environmental management professionals and other stakeholders from around the world.

The event provides an exclusive forum to: examine how climate change, depleting natural resources, loss of biodiversity and other environmental threats are affecting education sector; deliberate on why and how to embed sustainability in curricula, courses and teaching material; debate on the ways to make educational institutions a part of the solution to address the evolving environmental, social and economic issues; discuss success stories, challenges and best practices for greening education; and get insights on how education is being reshaped to meet the requirements of the 21st century.

Further to knowledge sharing, the upcoming event also provides an excellent networking opportunity with academia, sustainable development practitioners, members of government agencies and development organisations and other stakeholders in Europe and beyond. An excursion (optional) on Saturday the 13th of October, 2012 is planned which will also provide an additional and informal networking opportunity.

You are cordially invited to attend this international event and/ or nominate the member(s) of your institution.

For further information, please see the event details.

http://www.etechgermany.com/IGEE2012.pdf

Or contact via email: mail@etechgermany.com

Sincerely,

Organizing Committee

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Initiative, Duerkheimer Str. 24

76187 Karlsruhe, Germany

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Fax.:    0049-721- 476 89 53

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Congress: International Congress on Emergency Medical Service Systems - EMS 2012

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Hospital Administration, in continuance of its pursuit for excellence in healthcare delivery and capacity building, is organizing an “International Congress on Emergency Medical Service Systems - EMS 2012” from 9th - 11th February, 2012 at Jawaharlal Auditorium, AIIMS, New Delhi -110029, INDIA Approximately 1000 experts and delegates from diverse fields are expected to participate in this mega event from across the globe.
Brochure: http://www.emergencymedicine.in/current/images/articles/ems2012.pdf

Conference and Workshop on IPRs

Conference: International Conference on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS, 24^th – 25^th, Feb. 2012.

Workshop:   Advanced Level Workshop on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS 26^th – 27^th, Feb. 2012.

Organiser/s: Law Center-I, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi, INDIA.

Venue: Law Center-I, Conference Hal, University of Delhi, Delhi, INDIA.

Conference: International Conference on Communication in Healthcare 2012

European Association for Communication in Healthcare International Conference on Communication in Healthcare 2012 4-7 September 2012, St Andrews, UK TWO WEEKS ONLY TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS Oral, poster and workshop abstract deadline: 27 January 2012 Call for Abstracts Please remember to submit your abstracts for oral and poster presentations and workshop sessions by 27 January 2012. Full guidelines on submitting a abstract are available here. Contributions are invited on the following topics: Basic and applied research in clinical communication Teaching clinical communication skills Shared decision making in general and hospital practice Communication and emotion Communication in chronic conditions including cancer care Intercultural communication Patient participation and perspectives Communication technology and e-learning Psychophysiology and communication Research methodology Ethical issues in communication The 2012 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare is organised by the European Association for Communication in Healthcare in association with: Patient Education and Counseling / Elsevier and ICCH. the conference is hosted by St Andrews University. For further information, please visit www.each-conference.com or contact the Conference Secretariat

Conference: Marathi Manasshastra Parishad’s 26th Annual Conference

Conference: Marathi Manasshastra Parishad’s 26^th Annual Conference

Theme: ‘Positive Psychology and Social Change’

Dates: 10^th - 11^th Feb, 2012.

Organiser/s: Marathi Manasshastra Parishad and Chetana's Hazarimal Somani Collegel of Commerce & Economics & Smt. Kusumati Chaudhari College of Arts, Mumbai (Maharashtra) INDIA.

Venue: Chetana's Institute of Management and Research, Bandra (East), Mumbai, (Maharashtra) INDIA.

 

Workshop: Workshop on "Statistical Analysis of Research Data", Mysore

SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) a premier Business School in the Palace City – Mysore is organizing a Two-Day Workshop on “Statistical Analysis of Research Data” on February 3 & 4, 2012.

This hands-on workshop is designed for Social Scientists in the field of Management, Library and Information Science and Social Work.  The workshop provides hands-on experience on using Microsoft Excel and RExcel for data compilation and statistical analysis. Further, it also aims at introducing
the participants to various data exploration possibilities.

Please contact the undersigned for any clarification:
Mr.Sunil M.V.
Librarian, SDM Institute for Management Development, No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post, Mysore - 570 011, KARNATAKA
Mobile: 9986439832
Email: mailto:sunilmysore@gmail.com

Conference: “National Conference on Exploring the Linkages between Drug Usage and Criminal Victimization.”

Conference: “National Conference on Exploring the Linkages between Drug Usage and Criminal Victimization.”

Dates: 8-10 March, 2012.

Organiser/s: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (DOCCJ), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU), Tirunelveli, (T. N.), and National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GoI, New Delhi, INDIA.

Venue:  Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU), Tirunelveli, (T. N.), INDIA.

Deadline: 10^th February, 2012.

Email: msudoccj@gmail.com

Seminar: “Two Days National Seminar on Human Rights of Women and Children of Scheduled Caste in India”

Seminar: “Two Days National Seminar on Human Rights of Women and Children of Scheduled Caste in India”

Dates: 27^th & 28^th February, 2012

Organiser/s: Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram - 624 302, Dindigul District, (T.N.) INDIA.

Venue: Silver Jubilee Hall, GRI, Gandhigram.

Deadline: January 30^th 2012.

Email: c.ramanujam@rediffmail.com

Conference: 4th International Conference on Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Libraries

Conference: 4^th International Conference on Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Libraries

Dates: 22-25 May, 2012.

Organiser/s: ISAST/Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Republic of Ireland.

Venue: Absolute Hotel, Limerick IRELAND.

Deadline: 20^th January, 2012 (Abstract submission).

Email: secretariat@isast.org

Conference: International Conference on Technology and Business Management

Conference: International Conference on Technology and Business Management

Dates: March 26-28, 2012

Organiser/s: SZABIST Dubai and International Forum of Management Scholars (INFOMS).

Venue: University of Wollongong in Dubai.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!

Dear Everyone!
May this new year 2012 bring you love, peace and personal and professional growth!
Wishing a very special HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!

Warm regards,
Puttaraj.