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Sambodhi - an initiative catering to research and allied service needs of the social sector for design and development of state-of-art knowledge ware products and provision of knowledge-based services is organising a training programme for trainers!

Programme title: Basic & Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS
Duration: From 15th to 18th July 2008
Venue: New Delhi

The training is aimed at informing and capacitating practitioners and researchers to the use of SPSS for informed decision-making.

This will be the eighth offering of this module. Sambodhi’s previous programmes in this series have been subscribed by personnel from leading development organizations and projects including Action Aid, APMAS, BBC WST, CARE India, CRY, EHA, IFAD, MPRLP, Naandi Foundation, Oxfam GB, SKS Microfinance, UNICEF, UNDP, WaterAid (India) and Winrock International (India) as well as independent professionals.

Specifically, the training is aimed at:

• Developing better understanding of basic concepts of statistics
• Providing an overview of the computer assisted data analysis and statistical softwares
• Developing requisite skills for bringing in data into SPSS and data transformations
• Enhancing knowledge base and develop skills for selecting appropriate analyses and performing the analyses
• Augmenting knowledge and skills for interpretation of analyses and presenatation in user friendly formats

Upon completion of the training programme, participants would be able to Input data into SPSS, select appropriate data analysis techniques, perform requisite analyses using SPSS, interpret the data output for various decision- making needs and present output to specific users in user friendly manner.

Fees: The fee for training programme is Rs. 12,000/- per participant which includes tuition fee, reading material, lunch at the training venue and other training expenses.

 Interested individuals/ organisations can download and read the Flyer for the programme containing further details by clicking here

For more details, please contact:

Sunil Kumar Singh
Senior Executive,
Sambodhi Research & Communications
B-136, Left Wing, Third Floor
Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019
Ph. No.- +91-11-40560734, 65492502

Streetlights still on at 1.30 PM around the University of Delhi Metro Station. As per recorded observation, they remained on all day on the 22nd and 23rd of June, 2008.

Are you passionate about the global debate on climate change? Do you want to learn about and help influence international policy on the matter?

The IYCN Agents of Change (AoC) program is now accepting applications for its delegation to the UN Climate Negotiations, COP14, happening in Poznan, Poland this December. COP14 will determine the future of international policy on climate change, and youth must make their voices heard. The Agents of Change delegation will comprise of youth leaders and those passionate about the cause of climate change and sustainable development from across the country.

In the months leading up to the conference, the following will be required of delegates if selected:

The purpose of the Agents of Change is to show to the world that Indian youth are aware of and active on the topic of climate change. Indian youth will serve as an important bridge as they will provide the voices of youth from not only India but those from large nation of the global South. These youth will have the unique opportunity to bring the voices of the Indian youth to the negotiators (including the official Indian negotiators) at the crucial talks.

IYCN will make every effort to secure funding for the AoC delegation, however due to the high cost of traveling to Poland, financial support is not guaranteed. Upon confirmation of involvement in the program, delegates will be required to submit a draft plan for individual fundraising and to stick to that plan. IYCN will work with each participant to identify and contact potential funding sources, and will do what it can to ensure that financial need is not an obstacle to participation.

COP14 Agents of Change Application

Deadline: 5:00pm IST, July 31, 2008

The Indian Blog & New Media Society is pleased to invite you to a 3-day Blogging workshop at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi. Following up on last month’s BlogCamp, this is another effort by IBNMS to enable blogging enthusiasts - both rookie and experienced - leverage this medium for both personal and professional reasons.

All sessions will be highly interactive, allowing participants to raise specific queries and also to try their hand at what is being discussed (you will need to carry a laptop and datacard if possible for this).

The necessary information is given below. We look forward to having you join us at the event.

The Schedule
 
The sessions will take place in the Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi from 6.30 - 8.30 pm on the dates given along with sessions below:

• Session I, Saturday, June 28: Blogging Technology: How To Set Up And Manage A Blog

What is a blog? How to set it up on platforms like Blogger, Wordpress etc? How do you get your own domain like www.myname.com? Hosting on your own servers. Custom options. Adding photos and videos. Adding subscriber sign up boxes. Using tools like LiveWriter. And more…

• Session II, Sunday, June 29: Marketing Your Blog

How do you make your blog more visible? How do you generate greater traffic? How do you get comments on your blog? What is SEO? How do you generate advertising for your blog?

• Session III, Monday, June 30

Benefits Of Blogging For Executives, Businesses And Professionals; How to Make Money As A Blogger, Using blogs for personal and corporate branding. Engaging with stakeholders through blogs. Using blogs as a PR and communication tool.

Register / Volunteer / Sponsor

HOW TO REGISTER
There is no attendance or registration fee. You can register on the spot, or in advance by sending a mail to ibnms.in@gmail.com. You may attend one or more sessions.

WANT TO VOLUNTEER / SPEAK?
If you would like to speak at any of the sessions above, do let us know and we will be happy to consider you for the same. And we are always looking for volunteers - call us if you can spare some time.

And do help us by spreading the word around. Any sponsorships are always welcome.
 
Indian Blog and New Media Society
B-130 (SFS) Sheikh Sarai I
New Delhi, 110017
 
For further information, contact:

Ajay Jain, President, +91.99100 44476, ajay@ibnms.com
Abhishek Kant, General Secretary, +91.9899115375, abhishek@ibnms.com
Ashish Chopra, Director (Communication & PR), +91.9891977333, ashish@ibnms.com
Amit Gupta, Director (Technology), +91.9868445814, amit@ibnms.com

Toxics Link’s Environment & Health Public Lecture Series

Toxics Link, in collaoration with the India International Center, invites concerned citizens to a Pubilc Lecture on “Gharial—on the verge of extinction?”

The reason behind the death of more than 100 gharials in the National Chambal Sanctuary is yet to be traced. Gharial is threatened by human pressure and is fighting a battle for survival today. It is threatened by shrinking pray-base, illegal sand mining, river - bed cultivation, fishing and river pollution. The gharial also gets killed by fishermen and turtle hunters. The documentary is a telling commentary on the status of the special crocodilian - the endangered Gharial.

It showcases the natural grandeur of the Chambal River that has remained a perfect habitat for Gharials over millions of years. It is also home for smooth coatedotters, gangetic dolphins and few rare species of turtles. A 400 kilometer stretch of the Chambal River has been declared as the National Chambal Sanctuary. Today the gharial is threatened like never before. According to the IUCN’s Red List, Gharial is the most threatened of all crocodilian species.

Date: 27th June, 2008
Time: 6.30 PM
Venue: Conference Room 1, Indian International Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Panelists:

• Lalit Shastri, Principal Correspondent, The Hindu
• Ravi Singh, SG & CEO, WWFINDIA

The discussion will be moderated by Satish Sinha, Associate Director, Toxics Link

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“In a complete reversal of international trends, new cars in India are spewing more greenhouse gases than older models, pushing up emissions in Delhi alone by 72% in five years (2002-07), the Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday, releasing its analysis of emission data accessed from the Automotive Research Association of India.” (Times of India, 03/06/08).

Fuel guzzling cars hit the road in Delhi with fuel efficiency having dropped for post-2005 models even with engine sizes having remained the same. This in the back drop of 1,000 vehicles a day being added to the streets of the capital and a strong negative media campaign to scrap the much needed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system launched this April. The BRT when completed would cater to approximately 80% of the city’s commuters (including pedestrians and cyclists). For the first time, connections are being drawn between the rise in the number of cars and not just particulate emissions, but also carbon emissions.

May 28th, 2008: Delhi’s youth and young professionals convene for the first ever, Delhi Youth Summit on Climate (DYSoC) to debate the fate of the city’s developmental future in the backdrop of a climate constrained world. Here everything from water supply to waste management, and energy & transportation to new urbanism were discussed. Solutions from the youth were drafted into a Delhi Youth Charter on Climate. Youth and young professionals from all over the National Capital Region (NCR) and from many other cities including as far away from Hyderabad and Chennai descended on the capital and broke out into working groups to debate the solutions. Insights were also given on the role of youth in policy making and how to move forward with the charter for effective action. Over 150 participants including observers from various NGOs were present and the atmosphere was charged with positive “can-do-ism.”

The real question is whether or not youth can take effective action for change in a society so riddled with a “youth should have the same views as their elders” attitude. This is something the nascent youth movement on climate change in India will hopefully be able to indirectly address. After all, with the nation being 75% below the age of 35, it is the future of the youth that is being negotiated by the elders. It’s time their say is taken into account. One thing is for sure: increasingly the connections between rapid development and climate change are being made in a nation that is still struggling to come to terms with per-capita emissions (1/20th of the US per-capita emissions) and its own growing responsibility in this global challenge.

The draft Delhi Youth Charter on Climate can be found here: Draft Delhi Youth Charter on Climate

Balipara Tract & Frontier Foundation, in collaboration with The Climate Project-India (TCP-I), Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN)/Delhi Greens, Kids for Tiger/Sanctuary Magazine and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) proudly invite you to a panel discussion with the eminent Lester R. Brown, President and Founder of the Earth Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C. based independent environmental research organization - on “PLAN B” AND YOUNG INDIA.

Event Details:
Veune: Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti Bhawan
Date: 13th June, 2008
Time: 10.30 AM to 1.00 PM

The panel discussion will be a real opportunity to get insights from a man who has been at the forefront of environmental activism.

Accompanying Mr. Brown will be the much inspiring, Bittu Sahgal, Editor of Sanctuary Magazine.  The enthusiasm of Mr. Brown and Mr. Sahgal should make for an electric session. The event is particularly aimed at the youth of India who wish to take leadership on this critical issue.

In the words of Mr. Brown himself, “Plan B 3.0 is a comprehensive plan for reversing the trends that are fast undermining our future. Its four overriding goals are to stabilize climate, stabilize population, eradicate poverty, and restore the earth’s damaged ecosystems. Failure to reach any one of these goals will likely mean failure to reach the others as well.”

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Mr. Brown is one of the word’s most influential thinkers on environmental sustainability.  He has authored and/or coauthored 50 books. One of the world’s most widely published authors, his books have appeared in some 40 languages. Among his earlier books are Man, Land and Food, World Without Borders, and Building a Sustainable Society. His 1995 book Who Will Feed China? challenged the official view of China’s food prospect, spawning hundreds of conferences and seminars.

In May 2001, he founded the Earth Policy Institute to provide a vision and a road map for achieving an environmentally sustainable economy. In November 2001, he published Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth, which was hailed by E.O. Wilson as “an instant classic.” His most recent book is Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.

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All are cordially invited for the event. Since the event is youth-oriented, please inform/motivate and get along as many youth-citizens that you can. Tea/Snacks will be served.

Find a browsable road-map to the venue here: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=28.6037391&lon=77.2044897&z=15&l=0&m=m&v=1

TAKE THE BUS to the venue. Find out which one, here: http://delhigovt.nic.in/dtcbusroute/dtc/Find_Route/getroute.asp