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Workshop on " Software Copyrights, Licensing and Reuse of Open Source Products " on Monday, 5 February 2007

With the rapidly increasing role of IT and usage of diverse software products and e-content in everyday life, in our workplaces, all concerned - users, developers, service providers, SMEs and organizations in general have to be aware of the several issues connected with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). IPRs affect the freedom, scope and scalability of services or use of software and applications. With the ever-growing number of developers, systems and solutions integrators, there is also the inevitable mix of packages - from varieties of Free and Open Source licenses often mixing with proprietary solutions. The workshop is intended to sensitize the participants to the implications of using, developing or providing services with solutions that have components ranging from Free and Open Source to the minefield of copyrighted and proprietary software mixing with them. The workshop will also educate the participants on how not to surrender the freedom of using one's own work by others that arise by surrendering

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We request your organization to nominate a few participants for the workshop by return of the duly filled nomination form to our Institute. Payment for the workshop may be made by DD/Cheque/cash at the venue as given in the nomination form.

Mailing List Service Provided by KEG

We are providing mailing lists for the courses taught in the colleges. Incase any group of faculties are interested in starting a mailing list, we are glad to provide the service and they are requested to contact us at egiiitmk.ac.in. The mailing lists for the following courses are now available as a service from us.

• Analysis and Design of Algorithms
• Artificial Intelligence
• Compiler Design
• Computational Chemistry
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Networks
• Database Management System
• Operating System
• Software Engineering
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Workshop on "Technology Enhanced Learning and Quality Improvement in Higher Education" on 20th December, 2005 at CUSAT

Thiruvananthapuram; 23rd December 2005: The IIITM-K and CUSAT Education Grid Resource Centres and the National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) jointly organised a workshop on "Technology Enhanced Learning and Quality Improvement in Higher Education" on 20th Dec. 2005 at CUSAT, Kochi. The workshop was attended by Principals of Engineering Colleges and faculty members. Prof. K R Srivathsan, Director, IIITM-K presented on "Education Grid Consortium for enhancing the quality of education in the college". Dr Bani Bhattacharya, Scientific Officer, Centre for Education Technology, IIT-Kharagpur presented on "Instructional Design and Management using Technology Enhanced Learning". Details of the NPTEL and the demonstration of a sample course developed at IIITM-K were also presented to the participants.

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Workshop on "XML Databases" on 10th and 11th December, 2005

Thiruvananthapuram; 24th November 2005: Kerala Education Grid Resource Centre at the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (IIITM-K) conducted a two-day workshop on XML Databases which was co-organized by IEEE - Computer Society Kerala Section

Dates: 10th and 11th of December 2005
Time: 9.30 AM to 1.00 PM and 2.00 PM to 5.30 PM
Venue: Travancore Hall, Park Centre, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581

Key Resource Persons:

• Dr. P. Sreenivasa Kumar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras
• Dr. Arijit Sengupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University
• Dr. Venkatesh Choppella, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kerala, India

Participation fee for members from Govt. Engineering colleges in Kerala was sponsored by the Kerala Education Grid project. The registration fee for faculty members from other Engg/Science colleges was Rs 500/- and for IEEE memebrs it was Rs. 750/-. The fee for industries and commercial organizations was Rs. 1500/- per participant. If there were more than 4 participants from the same industry then the fee for each participant was reduced to Rs 1000/-. The total number of participants was limited to 100. IIITM-K issued a certificate of participation for those who participated in the workshop for both the days.

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Workshop on "Analysis and Design of Algorithms - Part II " on 26th and 27th August, 2005

Thiruvananthapuram; 28th July 2005: Kerala Education Grid Resource Centre at the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (IIITM-K) conducted a two-day workshop on Analysis and Design of Algorithms - Part II which was co-organized by IEEE - Computer Society Kerala Section

Dates: 26th and 27th of August 2005
Time: 9.00 AM to 1.00 PM and 2.00 PM to 5.30 PM
Venue: Travancore Hall, Park Centre, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581

Key Resource Person: Dr. C. Pandu Rangan, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras

Participation fee for members from Govt. Engineering colleges in Kerala was sponsored by the Kerala Education Grid project. The registration fee for faculty members from other Engg/Science colleges/IEEE members was Rs 400/- and from industries and commercial organizations was Rs. 1000/- per participant. The total number of participants was limited to 100. IIITM-K issued a certificate of participation for those who participated in the workshop.

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Intensive Industry Induction Training Program

IIIT Program is targeted at fresh engineering graduates, MCAs and postgraduates in sciences. IT industries are invited to sponsor such graduates and fresh recruits to undergo this training. Graduates not selected by the IT industry, but keen on enhancing their employability substantially will benefit much from this program.

The intensive training program is intended to put fresh graduates through a series of intensive classes, interactive group work and practice sessions and immerse them as much as possible in activities that inculcate the soft-skills capabilities. The practice sessions will be conducted in the hi-tech facilities of IIITM-K supported by advanced learning management systems, digital library and multimedia facilities with broadband Internet access. The Intensive Training Program has been designed in consultation with the Technopark industries and from the experiences gleaned from the TCS Induction Training Program. It is closely aligned with the expectations from fresh graduates as expressed by leading IT companies. The program is organized in several capsules with each capsule covered through several learning modules.

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Workshop on "Analysis and Design of Algorithms" on 2nd and 3rd April, 2005

Thiruvananthapuram; 24th February 2005: Kerala Education Grid Resource Centre at the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (IIITM-K) and IEEE-Computer Science, Kerala Chapter conducted a two-day workshop on Analysis and Design of Algorithms.

Dates: 2nd and 3rd of April 2005
Time: 9.30 AM to 1.00 PM and 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM
Venue: Travancore Hall, Park Centre, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581

Key Resource Person: Dr. C. Pandu Rangan, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Madras

Participation fee for members from Govt. Engineering colleges in Kerala was sponsored by the Kerala Education Grid project. The registration fee for faculty members from other Engg/Science colleges was Rs 400/- and from industries and commercial organizations was Rs. 1000/- per participant. The duly filled registration form should reach IIITM-K on or before March 31st, 2005. The total number of participants had been limited to 60. IIITM-K issued a certificate of participation for those who participated in the workshop.

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• Nominees
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Workshop on Computational Portal in Chemistry on 18th & 19th of March 2005

Thiruvananthapuram; 11th February: This workshop was organized jointly by the Kerala Education Grid Resource Centre at Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) and the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology – Madras. The workshop aims at a group of college/university teachers and research scholars interested in using computational chemistry tools in their teaching/research.

The maximum number of seats was limited to 25 and was filled in first come first serve basis. Five seats was reserved for participants from the industry. Participation fee for members from academic & research institutions would be sponsored by the KEG project. The registration fee for participants from industries and commercial organizations is Rs. 5000/- per participant. The fee is to be paid in the form of DD in favour of Director, IIITM-K, payable at Thiruvananthapuram.

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DBMS workshop on 20th November 2004

Thiruvananthapuram; 11th October: Kerala Education Grid (KEG) conducted a one-day workshop on Database Management System (DBMS)on 20th November 2004. The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala (IIITM-K) hosted and the Course Expert Group constituted for the course under the project unleashed the first version of the E-courseware on DBMS in the workshop.

There was no entry fee for the workshop, the only criteria was that the participant must have the authorisation from the principal or HOD of the concerned college. The total number of participants was limited to 40. The confirmation of participation was based on first-come first-serve basis and that was communicated to the participants. The main target group for the workshop was the faculty members teaching DBMS for graduate and postgraduate course and IIITM-K issued a certificate of participation for those who attended the workshop.

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The KEG Resource Centers to meet by the end of July 2004 at CUSAT

Thiruvananthapuram;6th July:A brainstorming session of the Resource Centers of Kerala Education Grid was held by the end of July 2004 at CUSAT - Cochin.

In the meeting the KEG Resource Centers like NIT- Calicut, Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management - Kerala, College of Engineering -Thiruvananthapuram and CUSAT discussed on the future plan and the prospects of the KEG and also emphasised the role of the resource centres in the Education Grid.

The meeting chalked out the plans to popularise the concept, to accelerate the development of e-courseware and also to establish the KEG network statewide.

Develop e-courseware in standard template with KEG

Thiruvananthapuram; 6th July: The Kerala Education Grid has introduced a downloadable template to assist e-courseware development. Faculty members who are keen to develop e-courseware can download the same from here. Faculty members using this template are requested to acknowledge the Kerala Education Grid by retaining the footer in the pages. A user manual on the template is also available with the downloading material. Your feedback and valuable suggestions on the template are welcome.

The joint meeting of Governing Council and Apex Project Coordinating Unit to be held on July 3rd 2004

Thiruvananthapuram; 18th May: The joint meeting of Governing council (GC) and Apex Project Coordinating Unit (APCU) was scheduled to be held on 3rd July at the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management- Kerala, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram.

Mar Ivanios college team visits EGOC

Thiruvananthapuram; 15th June: Dr. Jayakumar and Dr. Alex of Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram visited IIITM-K, Technopark on June 14th 2004 to explore the possibilities of making Mar Ivanios college a role model in the State in IT-enabled education.

The team was given an overview of the KEG project and on how the project could contribute in improving the quality of education. Discussions took place on the possibilities of enhancing the IT infrastructure facility in the college. It was decided to conduct a workshop on Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching (TELT) in the college by the KEG team

CET to develop proto course under KEG

Thiruvananthapuram; 15th June: The Electronics Department of College of Engineering would develop a protocourse on Solid State Devices under the Kerala Education Grid. The decision to develop a protocourse in the above subject was reached after a joint meeting of the KEG EGOC team and the faculty from Electronics Dept. consisting of David Solomon George and Ajayan K.R. held on June 15th at the CET campus.