[Asis-l] FW: Call for Participation: ICDL 2006 - International Conference onDigital Libraries, 5-8 Dec 2006, New Delhi

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Call for Participation: ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December 2006, New Delhi, INDIA.   

TERI is organizing ICDL 2006 from 5-8 December 2006 in Association with TIFP, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and UNESCO and in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. (Ministry of Culture and Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India have also principally agreed to associate with this conference. The theme of the conference is Digital Libraries: Information Management for Global Access and it will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries (DL), e-learning and knowledge society. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl   

TERI had earlier organized the first ICDL in the year 2004, which was inaugurated by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Hon'ble President of India. The theme of the Conference was Digital Libraries: Knowledge Creation, Preservation, Access, and Management. The conference received an overwhelming response and more than 750 delegates including 105 foreign delegates from 36 countries attended the conference.     

The ICDL 2006 will aim at further strengthening the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world and is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies and issues. This conference would, therefore, facilitate exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap in these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is also expected to become a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics, students, and others.   

You are invited to attend and register to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006. This conference is going to be a very high standard. We have invited many world renowned digital library experts. About 50 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad has already accepted to share their experiences. The papers we have received so far are all cutting edge researches and practical experiences. We believe you and your colleagues will benefit tremendously from this conference. We encourage you and your colleagues and students to attend and share experiences with others in the conference.   

Registration Information:     
For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and participants and other registration information, please refer to the conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl)   

For any queries contact at -   

Debal C Kar   
Organising Secretary   
ICDL2006 Conference Secretariat   
TERI, Darbari Seth Block   
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road   
New Delhi - 110 003, India   
Phone - 91-11-24682141, 24682111 or 24682100 
Fax - 91-11-24682144, 2468 2145 
E-mail ICDL at teri.res.in   
Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl