Important Dates

14 September, 2000

Deadline for submission of 500 word abstract

14 October, 2000

Communication of acceptance of abstract

14 November, 2000

Deadline for pre-registration*

14 December, 2000

Registration and Inauguration of the Convention

* It is essential that at least one of the authors pre-register by sending the applicable registration charges for the paper to be scheduled.

Topics

The convention hopes to emphasize OR in Agri-business and their synergy in various applications. The following representative (though not exhaustive) application areas are envisaged.

Mathematical Programming

Artificial Intelligence

Queuing Theory

Project Management

Simulation Models

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Network Models

Yield Management

Stochastic Processes

Inventory Management

Decision Theory & Support Systems

Quality Management

Game Theory

E-Commerce

Fuzzy Sets

Manufacturing Management

Statistical Methods

Services Management

Reliability

Agri-Business Management

Neural Networks

A publication of the abstracts will be brought out.

Asian Platform - Forum Information Environment Society, New Delhi
FORUM ENGELBURG
Origin at CERN since 1986. An International Scientific and Non-Profit organisation drawn by the scientific committee which is composed of leading scientist and many Nobel laureates

In collaboration with Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi
Organises An International Conference on
INFORMATION SECURITY :
Managerial and Technology Challenges
12-13 February 2001
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (India)

Technical Sessions :
Information Security Technologies, Legal and regulatory framework,
Information security in E-commerce, Defense and Scientific Data Security,
IT in Development and Sustainability, Information security planning

Presided by :
Mr. Walter Gyger - Swiss Ambassador to India

Speakers

Mr. Bernard Ecoffey - Founder Forum Engelburg
Prof. Devi Singh - Director-MDI, Gurgaon
Dr. D.P. Rao - Group Director ISRO
Prof. Gerard Page - Switzerland
Mr. H.M. Sinor - MD and CEO ICICI Bank
Mr. Herwig Hasse - President Forum Engelbug
Prof. H.M. Gupta - IIT Delhi
Prof. Jyoti Gupta - President ESCP-EAP, Paris
Dr. Jurg Lindecker - CEO OMINISEC AG, Switzerland
Prof. Jean Louis Armand - President AIT Bangkok
Prof. Karmeshu - JNU Delhi
Mr. K.N. Gupta - CCA, Govt. of India
Prof. Kuldeep Kumar - Florida University, USA
Dr.K.Subramanian - IT Advisor to CAG
Prof. M.P. Jaiswal - MDI Gurgaon
Prof. M. Villet - Switzerland
Mr. Neel Ratan - Partner PWC, New Delhi
Prof. Nagib Harabi - Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland
Ms. Ogoti Annapoorna - Nishith Desai Associates
Mr. Pavan Duggal - President Cyber Laws Net
Prof. Patrick Brezillon - University of Paris
Prof. Pritam Singh - Director IIM, Lucknow
Mr. Roselyn Crausaz - Paris
Mr. Shashi Ullal - President and MD, HECL
Prof. Songchun Moon - Korea
Prof. Veni Madhavan - IISc Bangalore
Dr. V. Balaji - SRF Chennai
Mr. Vincent Blum Bangkok
Prof. Vinod Tewari - Director NIUA New Delhi

Who Should Attend ?
CEO's, CIO's, CTO's, Scientists and Top Management from Corporate, Government,
Scientific, Defense, and Space Applications, Engineering and Management Institutes,
and International Organisations

Registration Fees :
Rs.7500/- (Non refundable) by DD/Cheque in favour of MDI Gurgaon

Confirm your participation through fax or e-mail and contact for details :
Scientific Convenor : Prof. M.P. Jaiswal
Management Development Institute
P.B.No.60, Sukhrauli, Mehruali, Gurgaon-122 001
Phone : 91-124-6340158, 6340153, 6340166, Fax : 91-124-6340147, 6341189
URL : www.mdi.ac.in/infosec2001.html E-mail : infosec2001@mdi.ac.in

Organisers :
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi

For details see Economic Times (Ahmedabad) 29 January 2001, pg.3

International School of Business
Presents
NATIONAL HR SHARE - 2001

An Intellectual Consortium on
Business Drivers in HR - Soft Issues & Hard Processes
Chief Guest : Mr.Raj Nair (Chairman BCG)
Special Guest : Mr.S.C. Basu (MD Bank of Maharastra)

Mr.M Raphel : C.E.O. William M Mercer
Mr.Pandya Rajan : MD Ma foi
Dr.Y.V. Verma : VP (HR & MS) - L G Electronics
Mr.Shantanu Banerjee : Exe-VP HR-Electrolux
Ms.Ujjwal Sarav : Associate Dir. HR - ESPN STAR
Mr.Rahul Verma : Country HR Manager Accenture
Mr.Ram Kumar : GM HR - ICI
Dr.C.M. Dwivedi : VP Corporate HRD - Datamatics
* Mr.S.A. Narayan : Director HR, BPCL
Mr.Ramesh Sharma : VP HR - Whirlpool of India Ltd.
Mr.Raymond Arogya Swamy : VP HR-Polaris Software
Mr.Bhaskar Das : VP-HR Cognizant Technologies Ltd.
Mr.R.B. Nirantar : VP HR-ICICI Bank
Mr.Paramjeet Pabby : Dir. HR-Piaggio Greaves
Mr.Soumitra Kr. Das : Country Manager HR-Compaq
Ms.Matangi Gowrishankar : VP HR (Org. Dev.) Cummins (I) Ltd.
* Mr.Rakesh Pandey : Chief Manager HR-Marico
* Mr.P Dwarkanath : Director HR-S.B.C.H.
Mr.Allen Sequeria : VP HR-Tata Sons
Mr.Ranu Gupta : Asst. VP GE Caps
Mr.Awadesh Krishna : VP HR-Godrej Appliances
Mr.Ernest Louis : Director HR Monsanto
Mr.Anand Shukla : VP HR-B.D.
Mr.Marcel Parker : VP HR-SAP India
Mr.Jayram Philkana : HR Manager - Cargill Foods
Mr.Anil Sinha : Director HR - Timken

The Conference will focus on :
Current problems and future challenges facing HR
Learning from Global trends
Emerging role of HR
Innovative HR practices and systems
Dr. Pramod Kumar
Director ISB, Pune

Delegate fee : Rs. 3,000

Date : March 9 & 10, 2001
Venue : Taj, Blue Diamond-Pune

For Delegate Participation & Further Details Contact :
Prof. Ms. Papori T.
Faculty Co-ordinator - National HR Share - 2001
International School of Business
Ashoka Plaza, Next to Weikfield, Nagar Road,
 Pune-14
Phone : 91-020-6614444/5/6  Fax : 91-020-6614445
E-mail : isbhrshare@usa.net

* Confirmation Awaited

A 3-day workshop on
Maximising Customer Satisfaction
Success in Customer Relationship Management

Faculty :
Shyam Makhija CMC , OMNI Consultancy Services, Mumbai

Fee :
Rs.5600/- per participant. Concession for members 10%, Patron 20%. Fee includes course fee, cost of two individual feedback reports, cost of lunch and refreshments.

April 12, 13 & 14, 2001 - 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Venue : AMA Complex, ATIRA Campus, Ahmedabad-380 015

Workshop on Case Method of Teaching

Faculty :
Dr. A.H. Kalro, Director, IIM, Calicut
Professor S. Sreenivas Rao

Coverage :
Teaching through case method - Conceptual Framework,
Case Discussion-I, Discussion and Evaluation, Case Discussion-II, Conclusion and Summing-up

For whom :
The workshop has been designed for trainers and academicians who wish to sharpen their skills of using the dase method in management training and education. It should be of benefit of HR personnel associated with the training function.

Fee :
Rs.3000/- per participant

April 29, 2001 - 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Venue : AMA Complex, ATIRA Campus, Ahmedabad-380 015

Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA)

A 3-day live video workshop on
The New Sales Manager - 21st Century

June 14, 15 & 16, 2001 - 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Faculty :
Shyam Makhija, CMC (USA)

Fee :
Rs.5500/- per participant (Concession for members 10%, Petron 20%)

Venue :
Ahmedabad Management Association
ATIRA Campus, Ahmedabad-380 015
Phone : 079-6308601-2-3. Fax 079-6308606.
E-mail : ama@ad1.vsnl.net.in Website : www.amaindia.org