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joint collaboration of the Government of India and the Government of Mauritius.
Ref: WHS/fSWl21t2l16
Date:09.03.2012
Dear Professor, Eminent Scholar, Students & Friends,
The World Hindi Secretariat, Mauritius is organising an International Seminar/Workshop on Hindi ICT blogging and e-journalism scheduled for 23-27 April 2ot2 in Mauritius. The seminar/workshop will comprise of one-day seminar and four-day workshop on the following themes ,,Websites, blogging, Sociol Networking Sites and e-journolism in Hindi,, The main objective of the Seminar-workshop conducted by resource persons of international renown is to familiarise and train young Hindi students, teachers, academics and other users of the language across the globe with the latest trends and technology in the field of Hindi and ICT so as to empower them towards creating their own blogs, e-journals, websites in Hindi thus, enhancing the presence of the language worldwide on the internet. A detailed information brochure on the seminar/workshop is enclosed.
The World Hindi Secretariat is pleased to extend an invitation University/lnstitution to participate in the semina r/workshop.
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Participants will have to incur costs towards their airfare. The secretariat undertakes to facilitate the accommodation for participants at the Mahatma Gandhi lnstitute Guest House at very convenient rates provided timely confirmation of participation. Reservation may also be made on behalf of participants in hotels or other guest houses. International participants shall benefit from a waiver of the registration fees and will be provided lunch and afternoon tea during the workshop. Transport facilities on cost sharing basis will also be provided from the guest house to the venue of the seminar/workshop. Given the limited number of seats available for the workshop, participants will be registered on a first come first serve basis. we would be grateful if you could kindly confirm your participation or that of students/academics from your University at latest by L0th April 2012. All
registration should be
accompanied with a current CV of the participant.
You may contact the course coordinator, Mr. G. sooklall on 230-2504112 or r,rahsmauritius@smail.com for any other information you may require.
With warm regards,
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Each Session shall comprise of 45 minutes presentation by one of the resource persons followed by 30/45 minutes Working Session. Practicum session shall comprise of targeted practical work in groups (of Maximum 5 participants) aimed at creating at least one Hindi blog/ejournalism portal/ online discussion platform etc per group. Last session on day 5 (27.04.2012) shall be the closing ceremony.
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Participants shall be provided:
A joint collaboration of the Government of India and the Government of Mauritius.
Stationery Seminar Carry bag. Printing facilities Copies of Freeware Hindi CDRoms.
Internet Access (Wireless LAN) for the duration of the workshop.
All participants are required to bring their own laptop Computer equipped with Wi-Fi
Seminar cum Workshop on Hindi ICT, E-Journalism and Blogging. 23-27 April, 2012
Mauritius For any Additional Information kindly contact: Mr. Gangadharsing Sooklall Course Coordinator
Information Brochure
Tel: 00230-676-1196, 00230-6765026, 00230-2504112
E-mail : whsmauritius@gmail.com, gulshansooklall@gmail.com
स्विफ़्ट लेन, फ़ॉरे वट साइड, मॉरीशस/ Swift Lane, Forest Side, Mauritius दरू भाष/Tel: 230-6761196 ** फ़ैक्स / Fax : 230-6761224 **
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ई-मेल/e-mail: whsmauritius@gmail.com
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Rationale ICT and electronic platforms such as blogs and e-journals as well as e-communities are fast becoming the most widespread and effective vector of knowledge and propagation of ideas and languages and the Secretariat shall imperatively make optimum use of modern technologies as well as promote the use of these modern platforms in activities areas related to Hindi. Recent statistics show that despite global Hindi speaking population of around one billion, the presence of Hindi on the web has not yet reached the desirable stage. Analysts state that “Hindi is used by less than 0.1% of all the websites whose content language”. The Secretariat is of opinion that one of the most effective ways to increase the presence of Hindi on the web is by empowering the upcoming generation of Hindi users towards the optimum use of the modern ICT tools. Hence, the WHS is organising a seminar cum workshop on Hindi ICT, e-journalism and blogging with the participation of scholars/resource persons of international renown who have extensive experience in the field namely Mr. Balendu Sharma Dadhich, Mrs. Poornima Varman and Mr. Lalit Kumar.
Target Group The Seminar/Workshop shall include local and international participants with priority given to university students and other Hindi users who show keen interest in the use of modern ICT Tools. These include Tertiary Sector Students, Tertiary Sector Academics, Primary & Secondary Sector Educators, Religious Personalities, Creative Writers, Journalists & Media Person and Government & Parastatal Officials
Objectives
To educate and train young Hindi students, teachers , academics and other users of the language to empower them towards creating their own blogs, ejournals, websites in Hindi thus enhancing the presence of the language on the web. To familiarise the target group with the latest trends and technology in the field of Hindi and ICT. Pg 2
Providing the necessary training to the target group to empower them towards the effective use of the digital platforms of expression such as blogs and e-magazines to enhance the visibility of their creations as well as that of the language.
Initiating the local and international Hindi academia and community in general towards joining the wave of Hindi e-journalism and blogging to increase the visibility of Hindi literature worldwide as well as other forms of expressions in the language.
Outline of Seminar/Workshop The seminar (23.04.2012):One day seminar including opening Ceremony and presentation of research papers on the theme by the resource persons and local academics as follows: Time 10.00 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.30 11.30 -12.45 12.45 - 13.00 13.00 -14.30
Item Opening Ceremony Refreshments Session One Lunch Session Two
Workshop Daily Programme (24.04.2012 – 27.04.2012) :Time 09.30 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.15 11.15 -12.30 12.30 - 13.15 13.15 -14.45 14.45 – 15.00 15.00 – 16.00
Item Session One Refreshments Session Two Lunch Session Three Tea Practicum
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