Speakers, CALIBER 2009: Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research

7^th I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research

February 25-27, 2009

T h e m e

e-C O N T E N T M A N A G E M E N T : Challenges and Strategies

Hosts

V E N U E
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
(A Central University)
R.VENKATARAMAN NAGAR, KALAPET
PUDUCHERRY - 605 014, INDIA

Speakers

CALIBER 2009: Speakers

Inaugural Session

Presidential address	Prof. J.A.K. Tareen, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Inaugural address	Dr Gulshan Rai, Director General, CERT-In
Keynote address	Prof G Sivakumar, Professor, Deptt. of Science and Engg. IIT Bombay

Tutorials	Resource Persons
Web Content Management Systems	Dr. M G Sreekumar, Librarian and Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK).
Access Management	Mr. John Paschoud, InfoSystems Engineer and Projects Manager, Library of the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Main Theme: E-Content Management: Challenges and Strategies

Theme Papers	Resource Persons
Subtheme-I Digital Preservation and Digital Persistence	Dr. R K Chadha, Joint Secretary (Lok Sabha), Parliament of India, New Delhi.
Subtheme -II Web Content Management (WCM)	Dr. Usha Munshi, Librarian, Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi.
Subtheme - III Web 2.0/Library 2.0	Prof. G Sivakumar, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT, Bombay.
Subtheme - IV E-Resources	Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, Dean, Visitor - Academic Programmes and Chairman, National Steering Committee - UGC-Infonet, Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune. Dr. S Venkadesan, Librarian, J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library (IISc), Bangalore.

Other Eminent Speakers:

Mr. Alan Hopkinson, Technical Manager, Middlesex University Library, London Fellow, British Computer Society and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
Mr. Wouter van der Velde working with Springer as eProduct Manager: eBooks in the division of Products Management & Innovation

Panel Discussion - Panelists

Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, Dean, Visitor - Academic Programmes and Chairman, National Steering Committee - UGC-Infonet, Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune.
Prof. Suranjan Das, Pro.VC for Academic Affairs & Member, UGC, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
Prof Santosh K Kar, Professor, Dept. of Centre for Biotech. Centre for Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Prof. D G Kanhere, Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Pune, Pune.
Prof. Ashok Raina, Professor,Theoretical Physics Group, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
Dr. R K Chauhan, Addl. Secretary & Financial Advisor (UGC), New Delhi.
Dr. Renu Batra, Jt.Secretary (IUC of UGC), New Delhi.
Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad.
Prof. Jagtar Singh, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Panjabi University Patiala.
Dr. R B Gaddagimath, Librarian, Gulberga University Gulabarga.
Dr. Dinesh K Gupta , Asso. Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Kota Open University Kota, Rajasthan.
Dr. Pawan Gupta, Librarian I/C, Rajasthan University Jaipur.

Director of Conference	Dr. A. Amudhavalli, Professor & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras
Rapporteur General	Dr. M. Koteswara Rao, University Librarian University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad