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 Invitation
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 Programme
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 Anniversary Seminar Series:
 Call for Papers
::.  Development & ICT Fair
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 Anniversary Evening
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 Fund Raising Dinner:
 Computer Literacy Programme
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 Anniversary Secretariat
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 Register for Participation
   

Programme Schedule

 

Fifth Anniversary Programme of D.Net

BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka
January 28-29, 2006

 

Programme Schedule
 

Development and ICT Fair

January 28, 2006

Place: BRAC Center Inn

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

0945

Inauguration of Development and ICT Fair

 Prof. Jamilur Reza Chowdhury (To be confirmed)

 

Seminar on Access to Information for Development: Role of ICTs

January 28, 2006

Place : BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

1000-1020

Welcome address on Five Year Plan of D.Net

Dr. Ananya Raihan

Executive Director, D.Net

1021-1045

Key Note Paper presentation

D.Net’s research experiences on impact of ICTs carried livelihood information on the poverty alleviation

Mahmud Hasan

Program Director, D.Net

1045-1100

Tea/Coffee

1100-1110

Panel Discussion

Dr. Abdur Razzak

Assistant Professor, Dhaka University (to be confirmed)

1110-1120

Panel Discussion

Shahin Anam

(to be confirmed)

1120-1140

Panel Discussion

Hamida Hossain

(to be confirmed)

1140-1150

Panel Discussion

Rasheda K. Chowdhury

(to be confirmed)

1150-1200

Panel Discussion

Imran Matin

(to be confirmed)

1200-1215

Speech of Special Guest

A H M Abul Qasem

Secretary

Local Govt. Division

Ministry of LGRD and Cooperative

Bangladesh Secretariat

 (To be confirmed)

1215-1230

Speech of  Chief  Guest

Chief Guest:  Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Minister, Ministry of LGRD and Cooperatives. (To be confirmed)

1230-1245

Speech of Chairperson

Chair: Prof. Rehman Sobhan. (To be confirmed)

 

1300-1400

Lunch

Place: BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali

3rd Floor

 

Seminar Series: Youth and ICTs

Place: BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

Session 1: ICTs and Human Rights

Date: January 28, 2006

Place : BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

Time: 1400 hrs

1400-1410

Best Paper presentation

Presentor (Author of best paper)

1410-1430

Panel Discussion

Elina Khan. (To be confirmed)

1430-1450

Panel Discussion

 

1450-1510

Speech of  Special Guest

Special Guest: Salma Khan

BNWLA  (To be confirmed)

1510-15300

Speech of  Chief Guest

Chief Guest: Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Minister,
Ministry of Law. (To be confirmed)

1530-1550

Speech of Chairperson

Chair: Dr. Shamsul Bari. (To be confirmed)

Session 2: ICTs  and Human Resource Development

Date: January29, 2006

Place: : BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

Time: 1000 hrs

1000-1020

Best Paper presentation

Presentor (Author of best paper)

1020-1040

Panel Discussion

Dr. Rokonuzzaman Khan(To be confirmed)

1040-1100

Panel Discussion

Panelist: Professor Dr. Zafar Iqbal. (To be confirmed)

 

1100-1120

Open Discussion

 

1120-1140

Speech of  Special Guest

Special Guest: Md. Abdul Aziz

Secretary

Ministry for Education

Government of Bangladesh

(To be confirmed)

1140-1200

Speech of  Chief Guest

Chief Guest: Dr. Osman Farruk, MP

Hon’ble Minister for Education

Government of Bangladesh

. (To be confirmed)

1200-1220

Speech of Chairperson

Chair: Dr. Jamilur Reza Chowdhury. (To be confirmed)

 

Session 3: ICTs  and Localization

Date: January 29, 2006

Place :BRAC Center Inn, Mohakahali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

Time: 1400 hrs

1400-1420

Best Paper presentation

Presentor (Author of best paper)

1420-1440

Panel Discussion

Mridul Choudhury

1440-1500

Panel Discussion

Masum Billah

1500-1520

Open Discussion

 
1520-1540 Speech of  Special Guest

Special Guest: Mian  Mushtaque Ahmed , Secretary

Minister for Science and Information and
Communication Technology

Government of Bangladesh

(To be confirmed)

1540-1600

Speech of  Chief Guest

Chief Guest: Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, M P, Hon’ble Minister for Science and Information and
Communication Technology

Government of Bangladesh

(To be confirmed)

   

 

 

   

1600-1620
 

Speech of Chairperson

Chair: Dr. Mumit Khan (BRAC University). (To be confirmed)

 

 

Anniversary Evening

Date: January 28, 2005

Time: 1800 hrs

Place: BRAC Center Inn, Mohakahali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

Chief Guest: Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan. (To be confirmed)

Special Guest: Dr. Debapriya Bhattachariya. (To be confirmed)

 

1800-1804

*        Awarding Ceremony:

o         Best paper authors on ICTs and Youth

o         Best mobile lady, the lady who brought ICTs at the door step of poor village women

 

To be confirmed

1804-1808

*        Launching of the Book “Pallitathya Help Line: A Precursor to People’s Call centre” – a story about Global Gender and ICT Award 2005 winner project of D.Net

To be confirmed

1800-1804

*        Launching of the Book “Poverty and Human Rights” – a translation of sensational book published by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

To be confirmed

1808-1812

*        Launching of livelihood CDs – the globally acclaimed local language livelihood contents for the poor in nine areas: agriculture, non-farm economic activities, health, education, legal and human rights, disaster management, appropriate technology, awareness, rural employment

 

1812-1814

*        Law

Hamida Hussain(to be confirmed)

1814-1816

*        Agriculture

Shaikh Siraz. (To be confirmed)

1816-1818

*        Health

MR Khan. (To be confirmed)

1818-1820

*        Non farm

 Rafiqul Islam. (To be confirmed)

1820-1822

*        Education

Zillur Rahman Sidduque. (To be confirmed)

1822-1824

*        Appropriate Technology

Saidur Rahman. (To be confirmed)

1824-1826

*        Disaster management

Ainun Nishat (To be confirmed)

1826-1828

*        Awareness

Mahfuz Anam.. (To be confirmed)

1828-1830

*        Rural Employment

*         

Professor Muhammad Yunus

 (To be confirmed)

1830-1845

*        Pallitathya Film Show

 

1845-1945

*        Cultural Show: Pot Gaan, Gamvira, Play

 

 

Fund Raising Dinner program for CLP

January 29, 2006

Time: 1800 hrs

Place: BRAC Center Inn

Auditorium  (3rd Floor)

Chief Guest: Dr. Osman Faruk

. (To be confirmed)

Special Guest: Prof. Md. Yunus. (To be confirmed)

Chair: Prof. Taufic Ahmad Choudhury (To be confirmed)

1800-1820

*        Film show on CLP

 

1820-1840

*        Present Status of the program

 

1840-1900

*        Future Plan (Vision 2010 and establishing 1000 centers)

 

1900-1905

*        Experience from a teacher

 

1905-1910

*        Experience from a student

 

1910-1925

*        Announcement of donation

 

1925-1940

*        Crest giving to donation announcers

 

1940-1955

*        Speech of Special Guest

Professor Muhammad Yunus

2000-2040

*        Dinner

 

2040-2035

*        Speech of Chief Guest

Dr. Osman Faruk

2035-2045

*        Thanks giving by chair of D.Net

Prof. Toufic Ahmad Choudhury