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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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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

Venue: BRAC Center INN

Auditorium

0930

Inauguration of Development and ICT Fair

 Mr. Taufic A Chowdhury, Chairman D.Net

0935

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Ananya Raihan

Executive Director, D.Net

0938

Speech of the Special  Guest

Mr. Sarwar Alam

President, BASIS

0941

Mr. Feroz Mahmud

Country Manager, Microsoft Bangladesh
0944

Speech of the Chief Guest

 Mr. Taufic A Chowdhury, Chairman D.Net

 

Seminar on Access to Information for Development: Role of ICTs

January 28, 2006

Venue : BRAC Center INN, Mohakhali

Auditorium

Time: 1000-1300 hrs

1000-1015

Welcome address

Dr. Ananya Raihan

Executive Director, D.Net

1015-1045

Key Note Paper presentation

"Access to Information for Development: Role of ICTs"

Mr. Mahmud Hasan

Program Director, D.Net

1045-1100

Tea/Coffee

1100-1110

Panel Discussion

Mr. Reza Salim

Associate Director, BFES

1110-1120

Panel Discussion

Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman

Chairman, PPRC

1120-1130

Panel Discussion

Ms. Rasheda K. Chowdhury

Director, CAMPE
1130-1140

Panel Discussion

Mr. Imran Matin

Research Director, BRAC
1140-1220

Open Floor

1220-1240

 Speech of the Special Guest

Ms. Shaheen Anam

Teamleader, Manusher Jonno
1240-1300

Speech of the Chairperson

Prof. Rehman Sobhan

Chairman, CPD
1330-1400

Break

 

Seminar Series: Youth and ICTs

Venue: BRAC Center INN, Mohakhali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

Session: ICTs and Human Resource Development

Date: January29, 2006

Venue: : BRAC Center INN, Mohakhali

Auditorium

Time: 1000 hrs Session:

1000-1020

Best Paper presentation

Author of best paper

1020-1035

Panel Discussion

Dr. Rokonuzzaman

Coordinator, SEDF

1035-1050

Panel Discussion

Mr. Zakaria Swapan

Director, RanksTel
1050-1150

Open Floor  Discussion

1150-1210

Speech of  the Special Guest

Professor Zafar Iqbal

SUST

 
1210-1230

Speech of the Chairperson

Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury

Vice-Chancellor, BRAC University

Session: ICTs  and Localization

 Date: January 29, 2006

Venue: BRAC Center INN, Mohakhali

Auditorium

Time: 1400 hrs
1400-1420 Best Paper presentation Author of best paper
1420-1435 Panel Discussion

Mr. Masum Billah

SRA, D.Net
1435-1450 Panel Discussion

Mr. KAM Morshed

Programme Manager (ICT4D), UNDP
1450-1550

Open Floor Discussion
1550-1610

Speech of  the Chief Guest

Mr. Mian  Mushtaque Ahmed , Secretary

Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology

Government of Bangladesh

1610-1630

Speech of the Chairperson

Dr. Mumit Khan

Associate Professor, BRAC University
Break

Session: ICTs and Human Rights

Date: January 29, 2006

Venue : BRAC Center INN, Mohakhali

Meeting Room

Time: 1430 hrs
1430-1450

Best Paper presentation

 Author of best paper
1450-1505 Panel Discussion

Advocate Alena Khan

Executive Director

Manobadhikar Bastobaiyon Shongstha
1505-1520 Panel Discussion

Barister Tanjib Ul Alam

Deputy Executive Director, BRAC
1520-1620

Open Floor discussion
1620-1640 Speech of the  Special Guest

Ms. Khushi Kabir

Cordinator, Nijera Kori 
1640-1700 Concluding Remarks  of the  Chairperson

Dr. Shamsul Bari

Chairman, RIB

 

Grand Anniversary Evening

Date: January 28, 2005

Time: 1800 hrs

Venue: BRAC Center INN, Mohakhali

Auditorium (3rd Floor)

1800-1810

  • Awarding Ceremony:

  • Best paper authors on ICTs and Youth

Professor Zafar Iqbal

SUST

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

Ms. Rokia Afzal Rahman

1810-1815

  •  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

Dr. Hameeda Hossain

Director, ASK
1815-1820 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
1820-1825
  • Law

Advocate Sultana Kamal (ED, ASK)

Rokeya Sattar (Human Rights Worker)
1825-1830
  • Agriculture

Dr. Hasanuzzaman

Md. Helalluddin (Farmer’s Leader, Maheshwarchanda village, Jhenaidah)
1830-1835
  • Health

Ms.Valerie Taylor (Coordinator, CRP)

Dr. Khaleda ( A village medical physician of Rahshahi)
1835-1840
  • Non farm

Ms. Veena Khaleque (CD, Practical Action)

Moyna (Businesswoman for Lodging and fooding of low income earners)
1840-1845
  • Education

Professor Zafar Iqbal (Professor, SUST)

Mr. Nurul Alam (Successful Head Master, Shibram Primary School, Sundarganj, Gaibandha)
1845-1850
  • Appropriate Technology

Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim

Mr. Kenu Mia(Rural agricultural equipment innovator, Koltapara Village, Gouripur, Mymensingh)
1850-1855
  • Disaster management

Dr. Ainun Nishat (CD, IUCN Bangladesh)

Mr. Abdul Hadi (Successful disaster information disseminator in Nijhum Dip)
1855-1900
  • Awareness

Ms. Selina Hossain (Renowned Novelist)

Mr. Nitish (cyclist and social mobilizer, Mymensingh)
1900-1905
  • Thikana
 Dr. Shamsul Bari (Chairman, RIB)
1905-1910
  • Mission 2010
 Founding members of D.Net
1910-1920
  • Speech of Chief Guest
 Justice Habibur Rahman
1920-1922
  • Vote of Thanks
 Mahmud Hasan (Program Director, D.Net)
1930-2015
  • Cultural Show: Pot Gaan, Solo Concert

Members of Pallitathya Kendra, Shelabunia, Bagerhat and

Bappa Majumdar,