Indo-US Advanced Networking Education Program on HIV/AIDS

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INVITATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT

Indo-US Advanced Networking Education Program on HIV/AIDS

Date: 3 October 2006, 17:30-19:30 India Standard Time (08:00-10:00AM

US EDT)

http://codian.oar.net (Conference ID 9087).

Sponsored by:

Internet2

The World Bank

ERNET, Ministry of Communications and IT, GOI

Indian Council of Medical Research, MOHFW, GOI

National AIDS Research Institute (NARI)

s Hopkins University (JHU)

s Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE)

Capital Technology Information Services (CTIS)

The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)

BJ Medical College (BJMC)

EDSEARCH

Participating Institutions:

India NARI and the BJMC (Pune)

ERNET (New Delhi)

US s Hopkins University (Baltimore)

World Bank and Internet 2 (Washington, DC)

Program Summary:

Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led

by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2

facilitates the development, deployment and use of revolutionary

Internet technologies by bringing the U.S. research and academic

community together with technology leaders from industry, government

and the international community. Recently, the Government of India

and ERNET, the research and education networking organization of

India, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Internet2 to

facilitate advanced networking collaboration between the U.S. and

Indian research and education communities.

To highlight the inauguration of India's partnership with Internet2,

the World Bank, ERNET, NARI and JHU CCHGE will host an Indo-US

Advanced Networking Program that will provide an enhanced platform

for a unique educational exchange on HIV/AIDS. This program will

link key partner organizations via a high bandwidth network. High

resolution multi-point video conferencing, digital microscopy, 3-D

imaging, as well as other unique e-learning tools will be utilized

during this 2-hour program to demonstrate the capacity and value of

advanced networking that can support international collaborative

health education and research activities.

HIV/AIDS expert faculty from India and the U.S., will conduct this

unique interactive program, which will also be web broadcast live

and accessible for viewing by standard internet connection at

http://codian.oar.net (Conference ID 9087). Participants at the key

partner institutions will have the opportunity to interact via live

video conference with the faculty.

Agenda Summary (India Standard Time):

17:30-17:45 Introductory and Inaugural Remarks

RS Paranjape and RC Bollinger

Representatives of the GOI, USG, Internet2

and WB

17:45-18:10 Ophthalmology and HIV/AIDS

S Kedhar and TBN (INDIA)

18:10-18:35 Pathology of HIV-associated Diseases

D. and TBN (INDIA)

18:35-19:00 HIV/AIDS Neurological Complications

J McArthur and RS Wadia

19:00-19:25 HIV Drug Resistance

RS Siliciano and SP Tripathy

19.:25-19:30 Closing Comments and Vote of Thanks

Participating Faculty India Ramesh S. Paranjape PhD

Director, National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

RS Wadia MD

Professor of Neurology, Ruby Hall, Pune

Srikanth P. Tripathy, MD

Deputy Director, National AIDS Research Institute

TBN

Professor of Ophthalmology

TBN

Professor of Pathology

USA

C. Bollinger MD, MPH

Professor of Infectious Diseases, s Hopkins U.

Director, Center for Clinical Global Health Education

P. MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

s Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore

Sanjay Kedhar MD

Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology

Wilmer Eye Institute, s Hopkins School of Medicine

McArthur MBBS, MPH

Professor and Neurologist-in-Chief

s Hopkins School of Medicine

F. Siliciano MD, PhD

Professor and Medical Institute Investigator

s Hopkins School of Medicine

If you would like to attend this unique, live, Internet2 educational

program or would like additional information, please contact:

Pune India: NARI- Radhika Brahme rbrahme@... or RS Paranjape

rparanjape@...

Tel: 011-91-20-2712-1072

Pune, India: BJMC- Nikhil Gupe PhD nikhil@... Tel: 011-91-

98220-70853

New Delhi, India: ERNET, CGO Complex- Dr. Gulshan Rai

grai@... Tel: 011-91-11-2436-3081

Baltimore, land: s Hopkins CCGHE-RC Bollinger MD, MPH

rcb@... Tel: 001-410-614-0936

Gaithersburg, land: CTIS-Parasuram Iyer piyer@... 001-

301-948-3033 extension 2165

Los Angeles, California: World Bank e-Health Task Force- Ed Johansen

wedjohansen@...

Internet2: J. McGill, PhD mmcgill@... Tel: 001-614-

844-4200

For Media/Press Inquiries

NARI: Ramesh S. Paranjape PhD, rparanjape@... Tel: 011-91-

20-2712-1072

Internet2: Rotman, @..., Tel: 001-202-331-5345

s Hopkins Medicine Media Relations: Vohr, evohr1@...]

Tel: 001-410-955-8665

The World Bank: Gray, GDLN, Dgray1@... Tel: 001-202-

458-2992

_______________________

Bob Bollinger MD, MPH

Professor, Infect.Diseases & International Health

Director,Center for Clinical Global Health Education

s Hopkins School of Medicine

Phipps Building 540

Baltimore, land 21287

Phone 410 614 0936

Fax 410 614 9775

email: rcb@...

www.ccghe.jhmi. edu