Past Events
- A.I. Hype Cycles and Artistic Subversions Jan 22, 2016 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — The Centre for Internet and Society, No.194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071 (Near to TERI Complex and Domlur Club), — by Sharath Chandra Ram
- Gene Kogan will give a talk on "A.I. hype cycles and artistic subversions" on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Centre for Internet and Society office, 6 pm - 8 pm.
- Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing Jan 22, 2016 from 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM — The Energy Resources Institute, Domlur, Bangalore - 560071, — by Prasad Krishna
- The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a roundtable on ‘Network Neutrality Regulation Across South Asia: Aspects of Differential Pricing” that will take place on January 22, 2016 from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at TERI in Bangalore.
- RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' Jan 13, 2016 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — The Centre for Internet and Society, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071 (opposite Domlur Club and very near to TERI complex), — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay
- Anil Menon will give a talk on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' at the Centre for Internet and Society's office in Bangalore on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 6 pm. Please join us for tea and coffee before the lecture at 5.30 pm.
- Telugu Wikipedia Education Program at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada from Jan 12, 2016 12:00 AM to Jan 13, 2016 12:00 AM — Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, — by Pavan Santosh
- In collaboration with Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada, Access to Knowledge programme (CIS-A2K) of the Centre for Internet and Society is opening up a Wikipedia Digital Centre in the college so that students and local Wikimedians could grow Wikipedia and other Wikimedia content in Telugu and other Indian languages. To begin with this, a two-day long Wikipedia Education Program is also being initiated which will continue to grow further by expanding local content on Wikipedia.
- Telugu Wikipedia workshop for librarians at Osmania University, Hyderabad Jan 11, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 05:50 PM — Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telengana, — by Pavan Santosh
- This 11th, a Telugu Wikipedia workshop for librarians is going to be organised at Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telengana. Telugu Wikimedia community and the Centre for Internet and Soceity's Access to Knowledge programme (CIS-A2K) are collaborating in helping librarians learn about improving Wikipedia content related to publication and library science. Telugu Wikimedian Bhaskara Naidu is leading the event with support from Academician and Librarian Dr. Achala Munigal. CIS-A2K member Pavan Santosh will be presenting about the Telugu WikiProjects for collaborating with libraries and would be coordinating the event.
- Seminar on Open Access in Research Area: A Strategic Approach Dec 22, 2015 from 01:45 PM to 05:30 PM — Seminar Hall, TERI, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, is organising a seminar on open access in research on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. The seminar will focus on: 1) wider access to scientific publications and research data, 2) access to scientific information, and 3) challenges and opportunities of research data. The Centre for Internet and Society is supporting the event as a Knowledge Partner.
- English and Telugu Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Hyderabad Dec 20, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — by Pavan Santosh
- After a long time, a collaborative Telugu and English Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being organised in Hyderabad on December 20.
- Odia Wikipedia Workshop to be organised in Puri Dec 20, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Premier Institute Of Computer Studies (PICS), Puri, Odisha, — by Sailesh Patnaik
- In collaboration with the the Google Local guides group, the first ever Odia Wikipedia workshop in Puri is being organised on this December 20.
- Net Neutrality across South Asia Dec 12, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, — by Prasad Krishna
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) and the Observer Research Foundation in association with Centre for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennnsylvania and Internet Policy Observatory is organizing this event at the Observer Research Foundation's office in New Delhi from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on December 12, 2015.
- Consultation on 'Digital Futures of Indian Languages' Dec 12, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — The Centre for Internet and Society, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071 (opposite Domlur Club and very near to TERI complex), — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay
- A consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' will be held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It is being led by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), and Tanveer Hasan, A2K programme at CIS; and is supported by CDIF.
- Odia Wikimedia community meetup at Cuttack Dec 03, 2015 from 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM — by Sailesh Patnaik
- Odia Wikimedians are planning to gather in Cuttack and discuss about future project ideas for the community.
- Sau Dhuni Teen Project: December Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Women's Studies Centre, University of Pune Dec 03, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — by Abhinav Garule
- As part of the "Sau Dhuni Teen Project" a multilingual Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being organised at the Women's Studies Centre, University of Pune.
- Bangalore Chapter Meet - DSCI Dec 01, 2015 from 02:30 PM to 05:30 PM — The Centre for Internet & Society, No.194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071 (Near to TERI Complex and Domlur Club), — by Prasad Krishna
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is glad to host the Bangalore Chapter Meet of DSCI on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
- Talk on bringing 1000 books about the culture of Maharashtra on Marathi Wikipedia Dec 01, 2015 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM — The Energy Resources Institute(TERI), near Domlur Club, Domlur, Bangalore 560071, — by Subhashish Panigrahi
- Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha, a Pune based non-profit that was founded in Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade and colleagues in 1894, has recently announced to digitise their 1000 volumes of books centred around Peshwa culture. A discussion about digitising these books and making them available online on Marathi Wikisource is being organised on December 1 at the Energy Resources Institute(TERI), Bengaluru. Avinash Chaphekar, Joint Secretary of MGS will be addressing this talk.
- Launch of Silicon Plateau Vol-1 Nov 27, 2015 from 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM — T.A.J. Residency, No. 21 (New No. 53), 2nd Cross, Wheeler Road Extension, Cooke Town, Bangalore, 560084, — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay
- Please join us on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 6.30 pm for the book launch of Silicon Plateau Vol-1.
- Big Data in the Global South International Workshop from Nov 16, 2015 08:30 AM to Nov 17, 2015 05:00 PM — Hotel Windsor Florida, Rua Ferreira Viana, Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, — by Prasad Krishna
- Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro welcomes you to an international workshop on Big Data at Hotel Windsor Florida, Rua Ferreira Viana, Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 16 and 17, 2015. Open Society Foundations and British Embassy Brasilia are sponsors for the event. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is a research partner. Sunil Abraham, Pranesh Prakash and Vipul Kharbanda will be speaking at this event.
- Workshop on Digital Annotation and Content Generation with research scholars in Pune from Oct 30, 2015 11:00 AM to Oct 31, 2015 05:00 PM — KSP Women’s Studies Centre, Pune, — by Abhinav Garule
- The Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education (CILHE) is conducting a two-day workshop on Digital Annotation and Content Generation with research scholars at KSP Women’s Studies Centre, Pune on October 30-31, 2015.
- Communication Rights in the Age of Digital Technology Oct 30, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Deck Suite Hall, 5th Floor, Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, Near Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi - 110003, — by rakesh
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) invites you to a conference to discuss the evolution of privacy and surveillance in India on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Deck Suite Hall, 5th Floor, Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, Near Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi - 110003, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Cyber Security Policy Research Oct 18, 2015 from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM — The Centre for Internet & Society, G15, Hauz Khas, Near G Block Market, Next to Crunch, New Delhi, 110016, — by Prasad Krishna
- Tim Maurer will give a presentation on cybersecurity policy research at the Centre for Internet & Society's New Delhi office on October 18, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Geetha Hariharan and Sunil Abraham will participate in this event.
- Wikipedia workshop at Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science, Pune Oct 09, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science, Opp. Bank of Maharashtra, Narhe, Pune, — by Abhinav Garule
- The goal of this Wikipedia workshop is to increase awareness about Wikipedia and equip its participants with the rudiments of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them. The participants will be learn about Wikipedia and its sister projects. Furthermore, they will be encouraged to contribute in these projects.
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