Workshop on Open Science for Higher Education and Research

Brought to you through collaboration between Creative Commons and Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) Institute of Informatics and Communication, University of Delhi South Campus October 3, 2013 at 9:30 AM Room #115, University of Delhi South Campus Register by October 1, 2013 workshop.andc@gmail.com

Acharya Narendra Dev College in collaboration with Creative Commons, US and the Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Delhi South Campus, is organizing a one-day Workshop on 'Open science for higher education and research' at the University of Delhi South Campus (Room # 115), on 3 October 2013, for young researchers. 9:30 a.m.

Led by CC-India's Dr. Savithri Singh of Acharya Narendra Dev College, Delhi University. We have confirmed participation from:

• Gnowledge Lab of the Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai
• Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) group from the Coucil of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi
• The Sarai Programme, CSDS, New Delhi and HasGeek Media LLP, Bangalore

 9:30 AM-10:00 AM   Registration    
10:00 AM-10:15 AM   Welcome and Introductory Remarks
                    Dr Savithri Singh
                    Principal, Acharya Narendra Dev College
10:15 AM-10:45 AM   Rationale and Strategy for Open Citizen Science
                    Dr. G. Nagarjuna
                    Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
10:45 AM-11:15 AM   Open Data Policy and Activism in India
                    Sumandra Chattapadhyay
                    The Sarai, CSDS, New Delhi and HasGeek
11:15 AM-11:30 AM   Tea Break   
11:30 AM-12:00 PM   Role of Open Licensing in Open Science
                    Puneet Kishor
                    Creative Commons, US
12:00 PM-1:00 PM    Open House
                    Dr Sanjeev Singh
                    IIC, UDSC
 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM   Lunch   
 2:00 PM- 2:30 PM   Open Source Drug Discovery
                    OSDD Team, CSIR
 2:30 PM- 3:30 PM   Panel discussion: issues and challenges in 
                    bulding an information commons of science for 
                    teaching and research
                    Dr Sanjeev Singh, Dr Savithri Singh, Dr. Pradeep Burma, Dr. G. Nagarjuna
                    Moderator: Puneet Kishor
 3:30 PM- 3:45 PM   Concluding remarks
                    Dr. Savithri Singh
 3:45 PM- 4:30 PM   Tea, networking 

Interested faculty who are doing research are encouraged to participate. Teachers/Research students may register by sending mail toworkshop.andc@gmail.com giving - Name, College, Department, by October 1, 2013.