Our Villages, Our World: What Can We Offer? A two-day summit of renowned scientists, social-leaders, academicians, entrepreneurs and administrators titled “Our Villages – Our World: What Can We Offer?” will take place during Amritavarsham 60. The summit will be inaugurated by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former president of India. The participants will includeDr.Leland H Hartwell, Nobel Laureate; Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, Father of the Green Revolution in India; Dr. Suresh Subramani, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UCSD. Ideas generated during the Summit will be implemented into the village-adoption programme which is aimed at uplifting India’s rural village communities. The topics covered will be in the following three broad areas: 1. Rural Development 2. Rural Education 3. Spiritual, Social and Cultural Development What do we want from the conference, we are seeking – “Innovative Technology and practices, cost effective, rugged, easy to use and maintain, and sustainable”. These technologies should be ready to be put into practice in the village adoption program of MAM. Would you like to participate? Register here.. Day 1: Wednesday, 25-September-2013 9.00 am – 10.30 am @ Amriteshwari Hall – Hall A Panel A1: To Our Villagers: Healthcare, Safety, Agriculture, Employment, Economic empowerment, etc.Panel Chair: 10 minutes Panel members: 5 minutes each Open panel discussion: 45 minutesPanel Chair: Ms. Nita Chowdhury, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development Moderator: Prof. Jay Misra. Panel Members: Shri. Satyananda Mishra, IAS Dr. Suresh Subramani, Senior Vice Chancellor –Academic Affairs, Distinguished Professor Section of Molecular Biology, UCSD Mr. Ravi Kumar, General Manager, Southern Region, National Small Industries Corporation Shri. G. Vasudev, Director, Vivekananda Kendra-NARDEP CRK Nair, Jt. Secy, Ministry of Rural Development Dr. Nagarjun Konduru Venkata, Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health Dr. Prem Nair Dr. Bipin Nair Other participants: Swami Jnanamritananda Puri, Br. Sankara Chaitanya Michelle L. Hermas, Director, International Affairs, UCSD Dr. Vivek Joshi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development Shri. Venkatnarayana Chekuri, Joint Secretary, Karuna Trust, Bangalore 9.00 am – 10.30 am @ Acharya Hall – Hall B Panel B1: Schools in Villages:Learner Centric Methodologies (ICT), Blending Skill Development: Existing Infrastructure and other challenges in schools in villages; Blended Learning: Combining Methodologies, Innovative Solutions with/without ICT, Broad plan for India, Proposed Pilots. Panel Members: Nobel Laureate Dr. Leland Hartwell Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Chairman, Board of Governors,IIT-Delhi Prof. S. V. Raghavan, Scientific Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India Shri. Amarjit Singh, Additional Secretary, Elementary Education, Government of India, MHRD Smt. Radha Chauhan, Joint Secretary, Secondary Education, Government of India Dr. Rajaram Sharma, Joint Director, NCERT Dr. Mary Jane Parmentier, Global Technology and Development Program, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University There will be a set of topics to be discussed which will be handed out to all in advance. For each topic, panel member/s will provide an introduction followed by a discussion. Panel members will provide a 5 minute talk on their area of interest as it pertains to their track. This will be followed by a 45 minute discussion and Q and A (distributed to different speakers). Inaugural Event: @ 11:00 – 12:30 September 25- 2013 Inaugural Function Begins with a Prayer 11:00 – 11:02 Welcome Address by Br. Abhayamrita Chaithanya, Pro-Chancellor and Dr. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University 11:02 – 11:05 New initiatives by Mata Amritanandamayi Math – Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri 11:05 – 11:20 Inaugural Address by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 11:20 – 11:45 Address by Dr. MS Swaminathan, Father of the Green Revolution in India 11:45 – 12:00 Vote of Thanks 12:00 – 12:03 14:00 – 15:30 September 25- 2013 @ Amriteshwari Hall – Hall APanel A2: To Our World: Environment: Water, Energy, Waste Management Panel Chair: 10 minutes Panel members: 5 minutes each Open panel discussion: 45 minutes Panel Chair: Moderator – Dr. Balakrishnan Shankar Panel Members: Dr P. Nandakumaran, Regional Director, Kerala Region, Central Ground Water Board. Ms. Almitra Patel, Member, Supreme Court Committee for Solid Waste Dr. Walter Suemitsu, UFRJ, Brazil Narayanan, Head, Energy Divison, Kerala Govt. Dr. Chandra Pillai, Los Alamos National Laboratory Dr. Shanti Nair Dr. Maneesha Sudheer Other Participants: Dr. Masahiro Fujita, University of Tokyo Dr. Sasi, Amrita, Ettimadai Dr. Chandramohan, Amrita, Amritapuri Dr. Sriram/Prof. Subba Rao Panel members will provide a 5 minute talk on their area of interest as it pertains to their track. This will be followed by a 45 minute discussion and Qand A distributed to each speaker. 14:00 – 15:30 September 25- 2013 @ Acharya Hall – Hall B Panel B2: Scalable and Sustainable Approaches for Teacher Training in Schools in Villages: Evaluate various models of Teacher Training, Training existing rural citizens and students to be teachers, Train the Trainers: traditional vs ICT approaches. Broad recommendations for India, Proposed Pilots Panel Members: Nobel Laureate Dr. Leland Hartwell Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT-Delhi Shri. Amarjit Singh, Additional Secretary, Elementary Education, Government of India Smt. Radha Chauhan, Joint Secretary, Secondary, Education, Government of India Dr. Rajaram Sharma, Joint Director, NCERT Dr. Mary Jane Parmentier, Global Technology and Development Program, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Dr. Venu Govindaraju, UB Day 2: Thursday, 26-September-2013 14:30 – 16:00 Sep 26 – 2013Panel A4: Glimpses into AMMA, as Universal Mother, Sathguru, CEO, Vedantic Luminary, Guide and Friend Moderator: Dr. Balakrishnan Shankar Panel Chair: Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri Panel Members: Swami Amritageetananda Puri Swamini Krishnamrita Prana Swami Prajnanamritananda Puri Br. Dayamrita Chaitanya 14:30 – 16:00 Sep 26 – 2013 Panel B3: Existing Challenges in Skill Development inVillages, Employment and Markets for Skill workers and SMEs; Can training and jobs be created; Ma Broad plan for India, Proposed Pilots Innovative Solutions with/without ICT Broad plan for India, Proposed Pilots Panel Panel Members: Nobel Laureate Dr. Leland Hartwell Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT-Delhi Shri. Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD, National Skill Development Corporation Dr. Rajaram Sharma, Joint Director, NCERT 16:15 – 17:15 Sep 26 – 2013 Panel A5: Towards Spiritual, Social and Cultural Development and Awareness, through the Wisdom of the Rishis, Saints and Sages Panel Moderator: Dr. Bharat Jayaraman Panel Chair: Dr. Manohar Shinde, Chairman & Founding Trustee, Dharma Civilization Foundation Panel Members: Br. Abhayamrita Chaitanya Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya Frank Xue, Director, Preparatory Committee, Strategic Development and Partnerships, China and Asia South Pacific Region of United Nations Alliance of Civilization Dr. Ramaswamy Iyengar, Former Director of Chinmaya International Foundation Dr. Ram Manohar, Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Research Foundation Other Panel participants: Dr. Murali Vallabhan, Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram Dr. Lakshmi Sanker, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayoor Dr. Madhusudanan Pillai, Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram Dr. Karunakaran Pillai, Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram Radhakrishnan Pillai, Director – Chanakya Institute of Public leadership, University of Mumbai Dr. Amitabhan 16:15 – 17:15 Sep 26 – 2013 Panel B4: Role of Simulators in Skill Training (like flight simulator); Learner Centric Methodologies, Innovative ICT based Approaches, Blended Learning: Combining Methodologies, Innovative Solutions with/without ICT Panel Members: Nobel Laureate Dr. Leland Hartwell Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT-Delhi Shri. Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD, National Skill Development Corporation Dr. Rajaram Sharma, Joint Director, NCERT Dr. Venu Govindaraju, UB amrita.edu/transform-india-now/registrationtest.html
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