Planning Meeting: Enhancing Research and Education Connectivity to and within South Asia
Video Conference Participant Information
26 April 2007
From 12 noon UTC/GMT
(8:00 Washington DC/1630 Kabul/1700 Islamabad/1730 Delhi, Colombo/ 1745 Kathmandu/
1800 Thimphu, Dhaka)
The first part of the meeting will feature reports from each of the South Asian countries about the status of inter-university and research and education networking infrastructure. Broad participation from each country is encouraged - particularly by researchers, teachers, university and government administrators, network managers and others who may be involved in utilizing or implementing university and research networks.
Please see the following countries for Video Conference participation information:
Afghanistan
World Bank Office, External Affairs
House 19, Street 15, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul
Contact: Abdul Raouf Zia
Tel: +93 (0) 700280800
Bangladesh
BRAC University
66, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
Contact: Ali Salman
Tel: +880-2-9881265 Ext 4047
e-mail: salman@bracuniversity.ac.bd
Bhutan
Liaison Office of Denmark
Thimphu, Bhutan
Contact Helle Hansen
Tel: +975 2 323331 ext:151
e-mail: helhan@um.dk
India
National Informatics Center
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology
A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003, India
Contact: Subhendu Dey Choudhury
Tel: +91-11- 24364821 / 24365810 / 24305779 (Direct)
e-mail: subhendu@nic.in
Nepal
Poverty Reduction Strategy Resource Center
Heritage Plaza I, 1st Floor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact: Reena Shrestha
Tel: +977-1-424-9731
e-mail: rshrestha1@worldbank.org
Pakistan
Higher Education Commission Sector H-9, Islamabad
Contact: Mr. Nazeer Hussain
Room: Lecture Hall
Contact: Nazeer Hussain
Tel: +92 -51-904 0433
e-mail: nhussain@hec.gov.pk
HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, University Road, Karachi
Contact: Mr Imran Hameed
Room: Video Conferencing Room
NED University of Engineering & Technology, University Road, Karachi
Contact: Mr. Muhammad Nasir
Room: Auditorium Hall
Fatima Jinnah Women University , Old Presidency, The Mall, Rawalpindi
Contact: Mr. Sohail Rasheed Abid
Room: Video Conferencing Room
Air University, PAF Complex, Sector E-9, Islamabad
Contact: Mr. Farooq Arshad
Room: Video Conferencing Room
NWFP University of Engineering Technology / Peshawar
Contact: Dr. Anayat Ullah Baber
Room: Video Conferencing Room
NWFP University of Agriculture, P.O. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Contact: Dr. Muhammad Afzal Khan
Room: Video Conferencing Room
Quaid-i - Azam University , Islamabad
Contact: Dr. Abdul Hameed Toor
Room: Video Conferencing Room
University of Health Sciences, Shaikh Zayed Hospital Medical Complex, Khayaban-e-Jamia-Punjab, Lahore
Contact: Mr. Faisal Amin
Room: Video Conferencing Room
University of Engineering and Technology, G.T. Road Lahore
Contact: Mr. Muhammad Fazal
Room: Video Conferencing Room
University of Balochistan, Quetta
Contact: Mr. Muhammad Salal Khan
Room: Video Conferencing Room
University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar
Contact: Prof. Dr. Hafiz Zahid
Room: Video Conferencing Room
COMSTECH, 33 Constitutional Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad
Contact: Mr. Asim Iqbal
Room: Video Conferencing Room
Virtual University, M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Contact: Mr. Ehsan Puree
Room: Video Conferencing Room
Sri Lanka
University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)
35 Reid Avenue, Colombo 7
First floor (Get out of the elevator and enter the second door on your right.)
Contact: Dr. Ajantha Atukorale
Tel: +94 11 250 3149, +94 77 383 2929 (Mobile)
e-mail: aja@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk
For more information about participating in the meeting via videoconference, please contact your local participating site, or Michael Foley at <mfoley@worldbank.org>.
For agenda information, click here
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