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INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS=20

ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi      http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl=
 =20

International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, =
preservation, access and management

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 We would appreciate disseminating this mail to your colleagues.
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TERI in partnership with the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism =
and Culture, Government of India intends to organize a four-day Internation=
al Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL). CIEMCA/ COL is  also an =
associate.=20

ICDL 2004 will facilitate interaction between experts and others, bridge =
knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries, and initiate =
capacity building activities in DLs (digital libraries). The deliberations =
of globally renowned experts - and subsequent discussions - during and =
after the conference, will help develop a road map for the digitization of =
archives, manuscripts, and libraries. ICDL 2004 will also provide =
directions on available technologies, digitization acts, DL policies, =
knowledge-sharing mechanisms, multilingual issues, etc.

Who should participate?
----------------------
ICDL 2004 will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, =
information scientists, and professionals involved in DL research and =
practice across the world. It would particularly interest the following.

       Policy-makers=20
       Library and information science professionals=20
       IT professionals=20
       Archivists and museologists=20
       Content developers and knowledge managers=20
       IT service providers=20
       Information providers and vendors=20
       Professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic  =
communities=20
       All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business.


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Tutorials: 24 February 2004
---------------------------
Call for Tutorials:
The main aim of these tutorials will allow participants to become familiar =
with basic principles of the field, to receive technical training in the =
area of Digital Libraries and making them aware of the potential of =
digital libraries in the current scenario.

   Tutorial 1: Overview of Digital Libraries=20

   Tutorial 2: Build Digital Library Using Open Source Software

   Tutorial 3: Dublin Core Metadata=20

   Tutorial 4: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management   =
Systems

   Tutorial 5: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management   =
Systems

   Tutorial 6: Thesauri and Ontologies in Digital Libraries




Conference 25-27 Feb 2004
-------------------------

Call for papers:

Theme: Knowledge creation, preservation, access, and management

Topics:
-----------=20
 Digital libraries: conceptual and theoretical aspects

 Planning, development, architecture, and management

 Archiving cultural heritage and history through digitization

 Content organization and knowledge management: discovery,   organization, =
retrieval, and models

 System scalability and interoperability

 Mediation and user interaction

 Metadata issues

 Digital library policy and strategic planning


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Paper submission guidelines:
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Extended abstracts (500 words) in English are to be submitted in=20
MS Word format. The review committee will take the final decision =
regarding paper acceptance. Once accepted, the complete papers (5000 =
words) are to be submitted within the scheduled time frame. All papers =
must be original contributions and authors of the accepted papers are =
expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Authors are requested to visit =
the ICDL web site for more details.


Dates to remember:
-----------------

Extended date for submission of extended abstracts - 30 September 2003
   =95
Last date for communication of acceptance of papers - 30 October 2003
   =95
Last date for submission of full papers (soft copy) - 15 December 2003

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Registration:=20
------------
The registration fee covers the conference kit, conference proceedings, =
lunches, inaugural dinner, and tea. It does not include other meals and =
accommodation.=20

Registration fee*
----------------
For registrations done on or before 30 November 2003                       =
    =20

Indian Delegates:=20
 Tutorials Rs 2000;=20
 Conference Rs 5000;          =20
 Conference and tutorials Rs 6000       =20

Foreign Delegates:=20
 Tutorials US$ 75;=20
 Conference US$ 200;=20
 Conference and tutorials US$ 225


For registrations done after 30 November 2003

Indian Delegates:=20
 Tutorials Rs 2500;=20
 Conference Rs 5500;=20
 Conference and tutorials Rs 6500

Foreign Delegates:=20
 Tutorials US$ 100;=20
 ConferenceUS$ 225;=20
 Conference and tutorials US$ 250         =20

* Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for a 10% =
discount .

* Students (Ph.D. and Masters) can avail of a 50% discount.


Registration options:
The registration form can also be downloaded from the conference web site. =
The completed form can be sent along with the registration fee through =
local cheque / bank draft favouring TERI and payable at New Delhi. Visit =
our web site for online registration.

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For paper submission and registration, please contact:

Debal C Kar
Conference Coordinator
ICDL 2004 Secretariat
TERI
Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place,=20
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India

Telephone    +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211
Fax  +91 11 2468 2133
E-mail  ICDL2004@teri.res.in
Web  www.teriin.org/events/icdl
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Committees
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   International Programme Committee:
   ---------------------------------
Prof. Jos* Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, =
National Library of Portugal, Portugal=20

Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS; Director, Artificial =
Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman eCommerce Lab, University of Arizona, =
Tucson, USA=20

Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and =
Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland=20

Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives F*d*rales Suisses, =
Archivstrasse, Switzerland (invited)=20

Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of =
Technology, Braunchweig, Germany=20

Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit,=20
Monash University Library, Victoria, Australia=20

Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian =
Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia=20

Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of =
Communication Information and Library Science,=20
Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut, USA=20

Prof. Gary Marchioni, Distinguished Professor, University of North =
Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA=20

Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; =
Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany=20

Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University =
Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium=20

Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information =
Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political =
Science, London, UK=20

Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center, Copyright =
Librarian, Michigan State University, USA=20

Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, Department of Education and Skills, =
London, UK=20

Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, =
OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, USA=20

Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, =
UK=20

Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, =
New Zealand
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                  Advisory Committee
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Conference Co-Chairs
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Mr Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism =
and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi

Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi; Chairman,=20
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva


Members
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Prof N Balakrishnan, Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, =
Bangalore; and=20
Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, =
Pittsburgh, USA=20

Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts=
, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of =
India, New Delhi=20

Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of =
Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi=20

Mr Yateendra Joshi, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi, India=20

Mr Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM, New Delhi, India (invited)=20

Dr Abhijit Lahiri, Adviser, Department of Scientific and Industrial =
Research, Government of India, New Delhi=20

Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, =
New Delhi=20

Dr S S Murthy, Former Director, Defence Scientific Information and =
Documentation Centre, Government of India, New Delhi=20

Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, =
Ahmedabad, India=20

Dr Usha Reddi, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, =
The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi=20

Dr S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, =
Bangalore, India=20

Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of =
India, New Delhi=20

Prof. M Tawfik, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, =
Maldives, and Sri Lanka, New Delhi=20

Dr N Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government=
 of India, New Delhi=20

Dr Om Vikas, Scientist 'G' and Head, Computer Development Division, =
Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and =
Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi

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   Steering Committee:
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Co-Chairs
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Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of =
Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi=20
Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, New Delhi

Conference Coordinator
----------------------
Mr Debal C Kar, Fellow and Area Convener, Library and Information Centre, =
TERI, New Delhi

Members
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Ms Martina Bartel, Head, Information Department and Library; Regional =
Coordinator, South Asia, Goethe Institut, Maxmuller Bhavan, New Delhi =
(invited)=20

Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts=
, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of =
India, New Delhi=20

Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, =
Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, New =
Delhi=20

Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, =
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India=20

Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information Services (India), British =
Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi=20

Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi=20

Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, =
New Delhi=20

Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Officer (Bangladesh, India, =
Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Public Affairs - US Embassy, American Centre, New =
Delhi=20

Mr M Moni, Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government=
 of India, New Delhi=20

Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Librarian, Indian National Science Academy, New =
Delhi=20

Mr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications), Centre for Development of =
Advanced Computing, Noida, India=20

Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of =
India, New Delhi=20

Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information =
Science, Mysore University, Mysore, India

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   Some of the selected speakers:
   ----------------
Several globally renowned experts are expected to participate in and share =
their experiences at the conference. It will be an excellent opportunity =
for associated professionals to interact with these experts and enrich =
their knowledge base.

Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor, Head, Division of =
Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang =
Technological University, Singapore=20

Prof. Jos* Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, =
National Library of Portugal, Portugal=20

Dr  Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and =
Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland=20

Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives F*d*rales Suisses, =
Archivstrasse, Switzerland=20

Prof. Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of =
Technology, Germany=20

Dr Amarnath Gupta, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, USA=20
Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University =
Library, Australia=20

Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian =
Academy of Sciences, Russia=20

Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST, Consortium, =
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India=20

Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of =
Communication, Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State =
University, USA=20

Dr Javed Mostafa, Victor H Yngve Associate Professor of Information =
Science, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana University, USA=20

Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, =
India=20
Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; =
Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany=20

Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University =
Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium=20

Dr Harsha Parekh, Librarian and Professor of Library Science, SNDT, =
Women=92s University, India=20

Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information =
Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political =
Science, UK=20

Dr Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and Media Services, Humboldt-Uni=
versity,Berlin, Germany=20

Dr Michael Seadle Head, Digital and Multimedia Center; Copyright Librarian,=
 Michigan State University Libraries; Editor, Library  Hi Tech, USA=20

Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department =
of Education and Skills, UK=20

Dr Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library =
and Information Science, Japan=20

Dr Stuart Weibel , Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, =
OCLC Office of Research, USA=20

Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, =
UK=20

Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, =
New Zealand=20

Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia Information =
Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan

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Contacts:
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Conference Coordinator
ICDL 2004 Secretariat
TERI
Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place,=20
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India

Telephone    +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211
Fax  +91 11 2468 2133
E-mail  ICDL2004@teri.res.in
Web  www.teriin.org/events/icdl
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>TERI in partnership with the Department of Culture, =
Ministry=20
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  during and after the conference, will help develop a road map for the=20
  digitization of archives, manuscripts, and libraries. ICDL 2004 will =
also=20
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policies,=20
  knowledge-sharing mechanisms, multilingual issues, etc.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Who should participate?<BR>----------------------<BR>=
ICDL=20
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  information scientists, and professionals involved in DL research and =
practice=20
  across the world. It would particularly interest the following.</FONT></D=
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knowledge=20
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  <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Information providers and =
vendors=20
  <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Professionals from electronic=20=

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  <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All stakeholders in the =
digitization=20
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Tutorials: 24 February=20
  2004<BR>---------------------------<BR>Call for Tutorials:<BR>The main =
aim of=20
  these tutorials will allow participants to become familiar with basic=20
  principles of the field, to receive technical training in the area of =
Digital=20
  Libraries and making them aware of the potential of digital libraries in =
the=20
  current scenario.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Tutorial 1: Overview of Digital =
Libraries=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Tutorial 2: Build Digital Library Using =
Open=20
  Source Software</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Tutorial 3: Dublin Core Metadata =
</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Tutorial 4: Development and Application =
of=20
  Knowledge Base Management&nbsp;&nbsp; Systems</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Tutorial 5: Development and Application =
of=20
  Knowledge Base Management&nbsp;&nbsp; Systems</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Tutorial 6: Thesauri and Ontologies in =
Digital=20
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1><BR>Conference 25-27 Feb=20
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Call for papers:</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Theme: Knowledge creation, preservation, access, =
and=20
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  <DIV>Topics:</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Digital libraries: conceptual and theoretical=
=20
  aspects</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Planning, development, architecture, and=20
  management</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Archiving cultural heritage and history =
through=20
  digitization</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Content organization and knowledge management:=
=20
  discovery,&nbsp;&nbsp; organization, retrieval, and models</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;System scalability and interoperability</FONT><=
/DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Mediation and user interaction</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Metadata issues</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;Digital library policy and strategic=20
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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the=20
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submission of=20
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  5000;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  <BR>&nbsp;Conference and tutorials Rs=20
  6000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Foreign Delegates: <BR>&nbsp;Tutorials US$ 75;=20
  <BR>&nbsp;Conference US$ 200; <BR>&nbsp;Conference and tutorials US$=20
  225</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1><BR>For registrations done after 30 November=20
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Indian Delegates: <BR>&nbsp;Tutorials Rs 2500;=20
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  6500</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Foreign Delegates: <BR>&nbsp;Tutorials US$ 100;=20
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></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Debal C Kar<BR>Conference Coordinator<BR>ICDL =
2004=20
  Secretariat<BR>TERI<BR>Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, <BR>Lodhi =
Road, New=20
  Delhi - 110 003 / India</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Telephone&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 =
2468=20
  2100, or +91 11 2468 211<BR>Fax&nbsp; +91 11 2468 2133<BR>E-mail&nbsp; =
<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:ICDL2004@teri.res.in">ICDL2004@teri.res.in</A><BR>Web&nbsp=
; <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl">www.teriin.org/events/icdl</A>=
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Committees<BR>------------------<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  International Programme Committee:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  ---------------------------------<BR>Prof. Jos=E9 Luis Borbinha, =
Director for=20
  Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS; =
Director,=20
  Artificial Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman eCommerce Lab, University =
of=20
  Arizona, Tucson, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department =
of=20
  Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland=20=

  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, =
Archives=20
  F=E9d=E9rales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland (invited) </FONT></DIV>=

  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer =
Graphics,=20
  University of Technology, Braunchweig, Germany </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support =
Unit,=20
  <BR>Monash University Library, Victoria, Australia </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics=
=20
  Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and =
Library=20
  Science, School of Communication Information and Library Science, =
<BR>Southern=20
  Connecticut State University, Connecticut, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Gary Marchioni, Distinguished Professor, =
University of=20
  North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee =
on=20
  Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and=20
  Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, =
Belgium=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, =
SECURE,=20
  Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics =
and=20
  Political Science, London, UK </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia =
Center,=20
  Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, Department of =
Education=20
  and Skills, London, UK </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core =
Metadata=20
  Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, =
University of=20
  Nottingham, UK </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer =
Science,=20
  University of Waikato, New=20
  Zealand<BR>--------------------------------------------------------------=
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Conference Co-Chairs<BR>--------------------<BR>Mr =
Dhanendra=20
  Kumar, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and =
Culture,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi<BR><BR>Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, =
TERI,=20
  New Delhi; Chairman, <BR>Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,=20
  Geneva</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1><BR>Members<BR>--------------<BR>Prof N Balakrishnan,=
=20
  Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, Bangalore; and=20
  <BR>Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University,=20=

  Pittsburgh, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National =
Mission=20
  for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and =
Culture,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of =
Culture,=20
  Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi =
</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr Yateendra Joshi, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi, =
India=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM, New Delhi, =
India=20
  (invited) </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Abhijit Lahiri, Adviser, Department of Scientific =
and=20
  Industrial Research, Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat =
Library,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr S S Murthy, Former Director, Defence Scientific=20=

  Information and Documentation Centre, Government of India, New Delhi=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library =
Network=20
  Centre, Ahmedabad, India </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Usha Reddi, Director, Commonwealth Educational =
Media=20
  Centre for Asia, The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of =
Information=20
  Technology, Bangalore, India </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of =
India,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. M Tawfik, Director and UNESCO Representative =
to=20
  Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr N Vijayaditya, Director-General, National =
Informatics=20
  Centre, Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Om Vikas, Scientist 'G' and Head, Computer =
Development=20
  Division, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication=
s and=20
  Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT=20
  size=3D1>----------------------------------------------------------------=
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Steering Committee:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  ------------------<BR>Co-Chairs<BR>---------<BR>Mr K Jayakumar, Joint=20
  Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, =
Government=20
  of India, New Delhi <BR>Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, =
New=20
  Delhi</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Conference Coordinator<BR>----------------------<BR>M=
r Debal=20
  C Kar, Fellow and Area Convener, Library and Information Centre, TERI, =
New=20
  Delhi</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Members<BR>-------<BR>Ms Martina Bartel, Head, =
Information=20
  Department and Library; Regional Coordinator, South Asia, Goethe =
Institut,=20
  Maxmuller Bhavan, New Delhi (invited) </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National =
Mission=20
  for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and =
Culture,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science=20
  Documentation Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, =
Government of=20
  India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator,=
 INDEST=20
  Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information =
Services=20
  (India), British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi </FONT></DIV=
>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat =
Library,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Officer=20
  (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Public Affairs - US Embassy,=20=

  American Centre, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr M Moni, Deputy Director-General, National =
Informatics=20
  Centre, Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Librarian, Indian National =
Science=20
  Academy, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications), =
Centre for=20
  Development of Advanced Computing, Noida, India </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of =
India,=20
  Government of India, New Delhi </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of =
Library=20
  and Information Science, Mysore University, Mysore, India</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT=20
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-----------</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp; Some of the selected speakers:<BR>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;=20
  ----------------<BR>Several globally renowned experts are expected to=20
  participate in and share their experiences at the conference. It will be =
an=20
  excellent opportunity for associated professionals to interact with =
these=20
  experts and enrich their knowledge base.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor, =
Head,=20
  Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information,=
=20
  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Jos=E9 Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation =
and=20
  Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr&nbsp; Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, =
Department of=20
  Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland=20=

  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, =
Archives=20
  F=E9d=E9rales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer =
Graphics,=20
  University of Technology, Germany </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Amarnath Gupta, San Diego Supercomputer Center, =
San=20
  Diego, USA <BR>Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, =
Monash=20
  University Library, Australia </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics=
=20
  Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator,=
=20
  INDEST, Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India =
</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and =
Library=20
  Science, School of Communication, Information and Library Science, =
Southern=20
  Connecticut State University, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Javed Mostafa, Victor H Yngve Associate Professor =
of=20
  Information Science, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana =
University,=20
  USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library =
Network=20
  Centre, India <BR>Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee =
on=20
  Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and=20
  Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, =
Belgium=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Harsha Parekh, Librarian and Professor of =
Library=20
  Science, SNDT, Women=92s University, India </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, =
SECURE,=20
  Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics =
and=20
  Political Science, UK </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and =
Media=20
  Services, Humboldt-University,Berlin, Germany </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Michael Seadle Head, Digital and Multimedia =
Center;=20
  Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries; Editor,=20
  Library&nbsp; Hi Tech, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning =
Strategy=20
  Unit, Department of Education and Skills, UK </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi,=
=20
  University of Library and Information Science, Japan </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Stuart Weibel , Executive Director, Dublin Core =
Metadata=20
  Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, USA </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, =
University of=20
  Nottingham, UK </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer =
Science,=20
  University of Waikato, New Zealand </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia=
=20
  Information Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan</FONT></DI=
V>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Contacts:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>-------------<BR>Conference Coordinator<BR>ICDL =
2004=20
  Secretariat<BR>TERI<BR>Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, <BR>Lodhi =
Road, New=20
  Delhi - 110 003 / India</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Telephone&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 =
2468=20
  2100, or +91 11 2468 211<BR>Fax&nbsp; +91 11 2468 2133<BR>E-mail&nbsp; =
<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:ICDL2004@teri.res.in">ICDL2004@teri.res.in</A><BR>Web&nbsp=
; <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.teriin.org/events/ic">www.teriin.org/events/ic</A>dl<B=
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